My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 660 Sacrifice
"Please choose where you would like to go next?"

"Will you choose to continue exploring the ruins of Guifan Tower? Or will you choose to find the coroner to complete the commission he has given you?"

"You chose to go to the coroner's autopsy room."

"On the way, please wait..."

"You have triggered the effect of the Kirin's Blessing."

"When you were on your way to the coroner's office, you found a rotting corpse in the sewer. The corpse seemed to be holding something in its hands. Do you want to take a closer look?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw that an unexpected plot had been triggered, he immediately controlled the character to go over and check it out.

"You came to the rotting corpse and triggered the ability of the coroner to perform an autopsy. You found out that the cause of death was that all the internal organs were shattered by the powerful sound waves."

"You pried open the corpse's stiff fingers and found that what was held in its palm was actually a glittering silver ring."

"No matter the shape or style, it is exactly the same as the Kirin Boy Necklace you obtained not long ago. It should be an accessory worn by the same person."

"You have found the ring of the Qilin boy."

"The Kirin Boy's Ring (special item), a ring blessed by the Kirin Boy. It should be a personal item of a Kirin Boy. It has the aura of a Kirin Boy left on it, but it is not known which Kirin Boy it corresponds to."

"You can use the power of the Qilin technique to activate the remaining aura on this ring, and perhaps find the whereabouts of the Qilin boy."

"It has been detected that you have both of the Kirin Boy's tokens. The side quest 'Kirin Boy's Redemption' has been automatically started."

"You can use the remaining aura on these two tokens at any time to find the Qilin boy who is hiding somewhere unknown."

Started the side quest?

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the name of the mission and instinctively felt that it was a bit dangerous. This mission might not be as simple as he imagined.

Without sacrificing a few lives, we will not be able to get to the core of this mission, nor find the Qilin boy.

"Do you want to go and look for the Qilin boy immediately?"

"Or do you choose to go back to the coroner's room first and complete the coroner's commission?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and decided to finish the coroner's task first before starting the exploration of this side quest.

"You still insisted on your choice and went to the coroner's autopsy room."

"We are still on our way. Please wait..."

"You have arrived at the coroner's autopsy room."

"Do you want to go into the autopsy room and return the corpse room to the coroner?"

"If you choose to regret now, you can just leave here with the Corpse Collection Hall, and then go find Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian to erase the mark on it. Then the Corpse Collection Hall and the things inside will become yours, and at the very least you can sell them for a very reasonable price."

Tsk, why does this game text always frame him as making mistakes and running away with the things? He is not one of those middlemen, so there is no need to be so persistent.

"You gave up the option of taking your stuff and running away."

"I have to say, this is a very regrettable thing. You chose to return the corpse collection hall and the things inside to the coroner. You missed a chance to make a fortune, but your behavior can also make you gain the coroner's favor."

“Good fortunes are closely related to misfortunes, and misfortunes are closely related to good fortunes. Sometimes giving up something may not be a bad thing, and you may even get some unexpected gains.”

"You walked into the autopsy room, took out the corpse collection hall and returned it to the coroner. When it saw the coroner apprentices and the bodies of a large number of forensic apprentices inside, it was very surprised at your efficiency. It didn't expect you to rescue the abducted apprentices so quickly, and it didn't expect you to bring back many bodies of forensic apprentices. These bodies are enough for it to continue its research."

"In addition, you also took out the body of the Western forensic doctor. When the coroner saw his old enemy, he had a new understanding of your abilities."

"However, the coroner also saw that you killed the Western forensic doctor by poisoning him. But no matter what, you have fulfilled the promise between you two. Although you are an exile, you cannot fail to keep your promise."

"The coroner invites you into his autopsy room. Do you want to follow him in?"

"You killed the Western medical examiner who had been the enemy of the coroner for many years, which means that you might also kill the coroner. It would be a lie to say that it has no fear of an exile like you. It might be deliberately trying to lure you into its autopsy room and find an opportunity to kill you to solve its own worries."

"So, do you still want to come in with us?"

Jiang Xinghuo read the contents of the game text twice, but still chose to go in with the coroner without hesitation.

Since the coroner knows that he is an exile, he should know that death is of no use to him.

The end result is that you offend an enemy who has the ability to kill you and may come to kill you at any time.

The coroner shouldn't be so stupid.

Let’s take a step back.

Even if the coroner killed me out of ignorance, it would not have any impact on me.

It's nothing more than a loss of a chance to revive the scapegoat.

"You followed the coroner into the autopsy room. As soon as you entered the room, you saw a corpse hanging by the wall. It looked somewhat familiar."

"Now you remember, isn't this corpse the fellow exile 'Bianshanjun' you met that day?"

Jiang Xinghuo remembered that when he took on the mission and headed to the Forensic House that day, he met a player named Bian Shanjun on the way.

The other party also invited him to carry out the mission together, but he was hesitant at the time and ignored the other party.

So this person's mission is to kill the coroner?
Jiang Xinghuo scrolled through the text again and noticed that the Western forensic doctor mentioned that he would send his body to the coroner, but the coroner might not be able to see his body.

Could it be that this Whip Mountain Man was also hired like himself to deal with the other party?

Jiang Xinghuo felt that this possibility was very high, but his luck was not good. Not only did he fail to kill the coroner, but he was instead defeated by him.

"You entered the coroner's autopsy room and saw him take out something from his research table. It was two black metal arms."

"These two metal arms were forged by the coroner at the request of the Master of Heavenly Creations. They can forcibly absorb the vitality of other monsters and demons for their own use, while also filtering out all impurities and filth."

"The reason why the coroner can deal with corpses all year round and not be affected by corpse qi is all thanks to these two metal arms." "Now, these two arms are no longer useful to the coroner. They can only be placed in the cabinet as collections. I can give them to you as a gift, just as a thank you for killing that Western forensic doctor."

"You have obtained the coroner's soul-stealing hand."

"The Coroner's Soul-Sucking Hand (special item). After you equip yourself with it, you can absorb the vitality of other evil spirits and use it for your own benefit. It can also filter out the impurities and filth contained in them, without causing any hidden dangers to the user."

"Pay attention, the power that these two soul-stealing arms can exert is closely related to the user's cultivation. The stronger the user's cultivation, the stronger the power that can be exerted, and vice versa."

Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the text content, brought his two arms into reality, and a transparent ball of light immediately appeared in his palms.

Two metal arms engraved with scriptures were floating inside the light ball.

With a thought.

The two metal arms immediately turned into two black lights and merged into Jiang Xinghuo's flesh and blood body.

next moment.

Jiang Xinghuo found that his two arms were emitting a black metallic luster, and looked like a pair of iron arms made of pig iron.

But there is no feeling of stiffness when moving.

clang! clang!
Jiang Xinghuo controlled his two arms and knocked them against each other, which immediately produced a metallic clanging sound.

Unfortunately, there is no suitable target around for the time being, so I cannot test the true capabilities of these two arms.

after awhile.

Jiang Xinghuo removed the two soul-catching hands, and his arms turned into normal flesh and blood.

This is all thanks to me finding a way to kill the Western forensic doctor.

Otherwise, the coroner would not give this thing to him, unless he killed the coroner here with the Dragon Yin poison just like he killed the Western forensic doctor.

"The coroner gave you the Soul-stealing Hand that he once used. Now he will fulfill his second promise."

"The coroner walked to the wall of the autopsy room, moved the shelf against the wall, and revealed a secret door to a secret room. He motioned for you to go in with him. Do you want to follow him in?"

"After you followed the coroner into the secret door, a strong herbal smell immediately hit you, mixed with an unmistakable stench of decay."

"After walking through the winding secret passage, you came to a secret room. In the middle of the secret room, a Tai Sui was wriggling. Its tentacle-like vine roots had rolled into a wooden cocoon, tightly wrapping a figure inside. Only one arm and a head were exposed."

"The coroner said this is the person you are looking for. He is also the inspector of the police station that has attracted the attention of the entire Guifan Building."

"It was surrounded and killed by its enemies in Guifan Tower. It desperately escaped and came to me, but its injuries were too severe to be cured by ordinary methods. I can only use the power of this thousand-year-old Tai Sui to prolong its life and wait until later to find a way to cure its injuries."

Jiang Xinghuo was not surprised by this. This was a prior agreement between him and the coroner. As long as he could bring back the abducted coroner apprentices, he would be able to see the people he wanted to see.

However, Jiang Xinghuo did not expect that the other party's injuries were so serious that even a surgical expert like the coroner could not cure him, and he could only use a plant of Tai Sui to save his life.

He estimated that the current condition of the police chief was similar to that of a character in a movie he had seen. Both relied on the power of Tai Sui to maintain their lives, but could not be completely cured.

I don't know if that bottle of 'immortality' alchemical potion can save the life of the inspector of the police station.

But this bottle of potion only has one portion, and it will be gone after it is used up. If there is any extra, he wouldn't mind giving one to the other party.

Of course, the prerequisite is that it has to pay a sufficient price.

"At this moment, the voice of the inspector of the police station sounded in your heart. Because of the severe injuries, his vocal cords were damaged, so he could only communicate with you through telepathy."

"It knows that you are here to look for the painting of the crane playing with the sun, so it gave you the painting without any hesitation. But before you leave, it has something to say to you."

"The inspector of the police station said that the reason why he stole the painting of cranes playing with the sun was because the chief inspector of the police station wanted to use this painting as a medium to carry out a big conspiracy."

"That old guy wants to sacrifice all the citizens of Beiping to those unspeakable terrifying beings in the starry sky in exchange for the ability of immortality and extraordinary power."

"It accidentally discovered the old man's plot, and took advantage of the other party's inattention to steal the most important medium, but it was discovered and injured by the old man."

"It dragged its seriously injured body away from the police station and came to Guifan Tower. The routes to Guifan Tower are complicated, and there are countless old monsters hidden in the old ruins. As long as it can escape here, the old guy will not be able to find it again."

"But it still underestimated the old guy's ability. Not only did he lock onto its location in Guifan Tower, he also notified the enemies who had been chasing it. It's just like the proverb that goes, 'If you drive a carriage through a ditch, you'll encounter bumps at every step.'"

"It was able to survive because it prepared in advance and risked half its life to escape the encirclement and came to its old friend, the coroner, for help."

"It knows it has no way to stop the old man, but it sees some shadows of its old friend in you."

"Although you are a being despised and cursed by the secular world, it hopes that you will consider this place as your hometown and find a way to completely destroy the old man's conspiracy. Otherwise, once it obtains a new medium, it will be too late."

"You have triggered the hidden mission - Qilin's Sorrow."

"Do you want to accept this mission?"

"Please note that whether you choose to give up or accept this mission, you only have one chance to choose. After making a choice, you cannot change it, and you will not have the chance to regret it."

The sorrow of Qilin.

Jiang Xinghuo remembered the necklace and ring he picked up, which were all dropped by the Qilin Boy.

Now such a hidden task has been triggered, and it is also related to the word "Qilin". Jiang Xinghuo doesn't quite believe that there is no connection between them.

It can't be a mere coincidence.

Besides, there was no reason to reject the task that was delivered to the door, so he chose to accept it directly.

"You have received the hidden mission - Qilin's Sorrow."

"You accepted the request of the inspector of the police station and obtained the painting of the crane playing with the sun from him."

"You have obtained the painting of the crane playing with the sun..."

(End of this chapter)