My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 646: The Incomplete Art of Immortality

"The enchanting lady said that the old witch caught a cold after drinking at night, and because of his old age and frail body, he was no longer as strong as he was in his youth, so he fell ill and died. He didn't even get to see his nephew for the last time."

"The enchanting girl's sad expression deceived everyone, and many neighbors are trying to comfort her. What are you going to do next?"

"Would you choose to directly tear off the disguises of the enchanting woman and the South Asian wizard and expose their affair to all the citizens?"

"Or do you choose to pretend that you don't know about the dirty things that happened between them, and come back to help the old witch get rid of her guilt when it's late at night?"

"Be careful. Since your status as an exile is rejected in the secular world, it is difficult for these people to believe your right to speak. You might even be bitten back and put yourself in an unjust situation. In this way, you are likely to be besieged and abused by others."

Tsk, Jiang Xinghuo took a look at the content of the text and thought about it carefully. Anyway, the old witch only entrusted him to help it get rid of it and get rid of the two culprits who killed it.

So as long as you achieve your goal, there is no need to tear off their disguise in public.

"You chose to wait until night to come."

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to leave the old witch's house and continued to wander around the city of Beiping.

Until closing the store at night, there was no new plot.

I just explored around the city and opened up a few small maps, but the gains were not of much value. Some of the things I found were either ordinary items or waste.

eight pm.

Jiang Xinghuo lay on the sofa, opened the game and logged into his account.

"The night of the secular world has already arrived, and the evil spirits hiding in the darkness are beginning to stir and jump out. What choice do you plan to make now?"

"Would you choose to find a place to rest and wait for the sun to come out tomorrow morning before taking action? Or would you take advantage of the night to explore around the city of Beiping?"

Jiang Xinghuo ignored these two options, opened the map directly to find the old witch's home, and controlled the game character to walk towards that place.

"You chose to go to the old witch's home."

"On the way, please wait..."

"You have arrived at the home of the old witch."

"All those who came to pay their respects during the day have already left. In the dead of night, only the house is still lit. You quietly come to the yard. Before you get close to the house, you hear waves of obscene sounds coming from it. Two figures in the house are entangled with each other in love."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Would you choose to watch the spectacle here and suddenly break in when they are most relaxed? Or would you go to the wooden puppet and rescue the old witch whose soul is trapped inside while no one is paying attention?"

When these two options popped up, it was not difficult for Jiang Xinghuo to make a choice. He had no great interest in the Western scene before him, and he had no idea what the enchanting woman and the South Asian wizard looked like.

There are all kinds of strange creatures in the world. Even if they are similar to humans, there is still a big gap between them. He would not have any unreasonable thoughts about this.

"You chose to go to the wooden doll in the corner of the yard to rescue the old witch whose soul was trapped inside."

"Go to the wooden doll, take out a 'Talisman for Breaking Laws and Ritual' from your backpack and stick it on the wooden doll. Do you want to activate the effect of this talisman immediately?"

"A talisman that can destroy magic and rituals (excellent consumable item), a talisman from the Lushan Dao, specifically targeting spells such as witchcraft and incantations, and has the ability to destroy the corresponding spells."

Jiang Xinghuo specially went to the niche shop to buy this talisman, which cost him 500 incense sticks. It can only be used once and is a consumable item that will be automatically destroyed after use.

He didn't know whether the benefits of saving the old witch could be worth the 500 incense sticks, but it didn't matter to him. Even if there was no reward after saving someone, he would not regret it and would just regard it as a good deed.

"You have activated the effect of the 'Talisman for Breaking Laws and Ritual'. This talisman will take effect in five minutes. Where do you choose to go now?"

"Will you choose to hide in the dark and wait and see what happens, or will you choose to leave here immediately?"

"Because after the talisman takes effect, the old witch's soul will naturally enter the underworld. Then you will have plenty of time to clean up this pair of unethical and dirty things."

There are two options, and it seems that the results will not change much. One is just waiting here, and the other is waiting somewhere else.

After thinking it over for a while, Jiang Xinghuo decided to stay in the yard and wait.

He felt that some other plots might be triggered, or some new mission clues might be discovered. If he left the yard, he might miss these things.

"You chose to hide in the shadows and watch what happens."

"Time is passing by."

"Your 'Talisman for Breaking Laws and Ritual' is effective."

"The black magic that the Nanyang wizard cast on the old witch was ineffective. The wooden doll exploded into pieces and debris all over the sky. The old witch's soul was freed from the torment of the black magic."

"But because of the great resentment and anger in his heart, the old witch's soul has a tendency to transform into a fierce ghost after it escapes."

"But before it completely turned into a fierce ghost, you saw a cold wind sweeping through the courtyard, and several blurry ghost figures appeared in the courtyard, dispersing the resentment of the old witch and leading him to the underworld."

"Before leaving, the old witch didn't forget to thank you for your kindness. He pointed to the door of the lower house and indicated that all of its assets and treasures were there. You can go and collect them yourself."

"At the same time, the Nanyang wizard in the house also realized that his black magic had been broken, and immediately left the gentle place and ran outside. When he found that the wooden doll was destroyed, he walked over to check it carefully."

"After a while, the Nanyang wizard stood up with the remnants of the 'Talisman for Breaking Laws and Ritual'. His face turned very ugly, and he immediately ran into the house to take out his magic weapon."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw this, he thought he was going to run away, but he didn't expect the following text to surprise him. "The Nanyang wizard took out his magic weapon and performed various black magic and witchcraft outside the yard. If an outsider breaks in without knowing it, he will be immediately attacked by dozens of evil auras, and will die miserably on the spot if he is not careful."

Tsk, he has a pretty good mental quality. Even at this point, he not only doesn't think about running away, but also wants to use witchcraft to kill his opponent.

Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but look at this South Asian wizard differently, but the key was that it was useless because he was hiding in the yard at the moment. The South Asian wizard had set up those means outside the yard to prevent people from coming in from outside.

He is now in the yard, and even if the South Asian wizard plays some tricks, it will not have the slightest impact on him.

"What are you going to do now?"

"Will you take this opportunity to sneak into the bedroom of the South Sea Wizard and the Enchanting Woman? Or will you just hide in the shadow corner of the yard and wait for the right time to act?"

Jiang Xinghuo pondered in his mind. The South Asian wizard had set up defenses outside the yard. Who knew if he would do the same inside the yard? He should sneak into the house first. He couldn't possibly turn his sleeping place into a trap, right?
"You quietly entered their bedroom under the cover of the wind, but you staggered as soon as you entered the room due to the fragrance that filled the room. At the same time, you felt your blood boiling and your internal organs were hot."

"You just realized that the fragrance in the room is actually the Six Desires Incense that has the effect of assisting sexual intercourse."

"You locked your eyes on the incense burner on the table. You walked over and saw that the six desire incense was burning in the burner. Most of it had been burned, and there was still a small part that had not been burned. Do you want to put it away?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and put away the half of the Six Desires Incense. Although he didn't need it, he might have a chance to use it when exploring other places in the future.

"You have obtained the Six Desires Incense (incomplete)."

"Six Desires Incense·Remnant (Excellent Consumable Item), a kind of medicinal incense developed by the incense master, which can mobilize the seven emotions and six desires in the human body. Even a wooden man with a heart of stone will be attracted by this medicine and fall into an irresistible lust."

"It was originally used by young couples to make ends meet, but was later used by criminals to do evil things. The incense ancestor took back most of the Six Desire Incense and prohibited anyone from refining it privately, so it became a rare item. In the secular world, one less item is needed."

"Fortunately, this Six Desires Incense burns long enough. Even if you have collected the remaining half of the incense, the fragrance in the room will not dissipate for a while and will not attract the attention of the South Asian wizard."

"At this time, you found that the Nanyang wizard and the enchanting woman also walked into the house. The Nanyang wizard also set a trap outside the house to prevent anyone from breaking through the defenses at the gate."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at it and thought to himself that it was quite a thief, but what did it want to do? You said the people have already been killed, you just take the property and leave Peking, and no one will bother to catch you.

But this South Asian wizard and the enchanting woman seemed to have other plans. Not only did they hold a grand funeral, they also arranged an identity of heir for the South Asian wizard.

While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about it, the new game text popped up.

"The South Sea Wizard and Enchanting Girl came in, both with panic on their faces. Enchanting Girl suggested that she and the South Sea Wizard leave overnight to avoid unnecessary trouble."

"But the Nanyang wizard rejected the proposal of the Enchanting Lady, saying that the things hidden by the old wizard have not been found yet. If they leave now, all their efforts will be wasted. They must find the immortality technique left by the old wizard, and asked the Enchanting Lady if there is anything they haven't found yet."

The art of immortality?

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly. Isn't this tone a bit too arrogant? The South Sea wizard and the enchanting woman colluded with each other, is it just for this so-called immortality technique?

Let’s not talk about whether this art of immortality really exists.

If the old witch really had the art of immortality, how could he die at the hands of these two? I'm afraid he would have killed these two people long ago.

"The enchanting woman said that she had searched everywhere in the house and the lower room several times, but there was no such thing as an immortality technique. If such a heaven-defying method really existed, it would be impossible for the old witch to poison it to death so easily. It is better to leave Peking as soon as possible."

"After hearing what the Enchanting Woman said, the Nanyang wizard also fell into deep thought. It seemed that he was moved by what the Enchanting Woman said. If the old wizard Zhu really had the art of immortality, it would be impossible for him to die on his sickbed in such a confused manner."

"The Nanyang wizard immediately asked the enchanting girl to get dressed and pack her things, and the two of them left Beiping City overnight. If there is anything else, they can talk about it later."

"What are you going to choose next?"

"Will you choose to let them leave here on their own, not to interfere with each other, and not to take the initiative to provoke any conflict? Or will you simply stop these two people and torture them for information about the art of immortality?"

Of course Jiang Xinghuo would not choose the first option, and directly chose the second answer. He showed up and started fighting with the South Sea wizard.

"Your sudden appearance startled the two of them, but the Nanyang wizard reacted immediately and cast more than a dozen vicious black magic spells on you, including the heart-piercing spell, the thousand-knife spell, the dismemberment spell, the poison spell, etc."

"But these black magic can't cause any harm to you. You just use the Nine Death Cicada to weaken your body, and all the black magic will be in vain."

"After a battle that was not too strenuous, you used lightning magic to chopped this South Asian wizard into charcoal."

"You have obtained, Incense +550."

"You killed the wizard from the South Seas."

"The enchanting girl kneels on the ground and begs you to spare her life. As long as you can let her go, she can do anything for you and meet all your requests and conditions."

"Do you want to let the other person go?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes. He was not greedy for anything from this enchanting woman, but mainly wanted to find out the information about the art of immortality.

"You ask about the immortality technique and let the enchanting girl tell you all the information she knows. As long as she cooperates, you can spare her life."

"You also learned the root of the matter from the enchanting woman. It turns out that the old witch really had a nephew who was sent to the South Sea witch master to learn skills since he was a child. He was from the same school as the South Sea wizard you killed."

"Once, when he was drunk, the old witch's nephew revealed a piece of news to the Nanyang wizard, saying that his family had an ancestral immortality technique that could allow people to remain in the world forever."

"But when he woke up the next day, the old witch's nephew denied the incident. But the Nanyang wizard kept it in mind and used indirect methods to find out information about the old witch. Then he asked his lover to come to Peking and marry the old witch."

"And the old witch's nephew did not escape the clutches of the murderer either. When his master's sect was fighting with other sects, the Nanyang wizard used a shady trick to kill him. He also came to Peking under the pretext of paying his respects and sending his ashes back home, hoping to find out about the immortality technique..."

(End of this chapter)