My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 712 Human Skin Alley
"According to what this senior monk Long Po said, the elder of the voodoo cult is probably hiding in the Human Skin Alley. If you want to help Blood Lady get rid of the curse on her body, then it's best to go to the Human Skin Alley. Maybe you will gain something."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Will you go to the Human Skin Alley to look for the voodoo elder? Or will you give up and not get involved in this matter?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose to go directly to the Human Skin Alley. As he said before, there is no reason to refuse a task that is delivered to your door.

Moreover, he had come across a clue related to the name of Renpi Lane as early as when he was in Daliang City.

That was when he met the priest of the Temple of the Goddess of Childbirth. He fished out a drowned body from the bottom of the river. The priest said that the body came from the Human Skin Alley.

At that time, he kept this incident in mind and planned to investigate the Renpi Lane when he came to Jiangnan in the future.

This time I happened to come across this opportunity, and I definitely can’t miss it.

"You promised this monk Luang Po to go to the Human Skin Alley to find out the whereabouts of the voodoo elder. Luang Po said that he would also stay here and try his best to delay the outbreak of the poison curse in Lady Blood."

"And when you left the Rouge Shop and headed for the Human Skin Alley, the monk Luang Po gave you something, saying that it might be of some help to you."

"You have obtained the Nanyang Four-Faced Guardian Buddha Amulet (rare)."

"Nanyang Four-Faced Guardian Buddha Amulet (rare item), a gold-plated Buddha amulet inlaid with the image of the Four-Faced Buddha. The four faces of the Four-Faced God correspond to the four expressions of joy, anger, sorrow and happiness. It can automatically sense whether there is danger around. If the joyful expression rushes forward, it means that the surroundings are safe. If the sad and angry expression rushes forward, it means that there is danger around and you need to be careful."

"The four-faced deity of the Nanyang Dharma lineage is also known as the Four-Faced Buddha. It is said to be a native demon in the Nanyang region, and is considered an extremely vicious evil deity."

"Later, Buddhism was introduced to Southeast Asia, and great monks took the Four-Faced God as their guardian deity, turning him from evil to good and enabling him to protect all living beings."

"Later, the eminent monk attained Buddhahood, and the Four-Faced Deity was promoted to the Four-Faced Buddha. From a guardian deity, he became the main deity of the Nanyang Buddhist lineage, with the ability to ward off evil spirits, suppress evil spirits and attract wealth."

"It is said that as long as you sincerely worship the Four-Faced Buddha, you will have the chance to attract the Four-Faced Buddha's true body and spirit to descend, which can suppress all evil spirits."

Jiang Xinghuo equipped his game character with this Four-Faced Buddha amulet, which can be used to warn himself whether there is any hidden danger around him. This item is quite useful.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to leave the Rouge Shop, but he did not immediately go to explore the Human Skin Alley. Instead, he took out the Tai Sui Box and the thing he touched on the coffin bearer's body from his magic bag.

He didn't know what these two things were yet, so he took this opportunity to take a careful inventory and see if they could be used in the next exploration.

"Do you want to open the Tai Sui box immediately?"

"You opened the Tai Sui box and received the gift given to you by Tai Sui God. You discovered something and gained something."

"You have obtained a female Rakshasa jade figurine (consumable), a Tai Sui flag (excellent), a hundred-year-old Tai Sui bone (excellent), a Tai Sui blessing technique (excellent), and a Tai Sui Tianguan Order (special)."

"Rakshasa Jade Figurine (consumable item). After crushing it, you can create a Rakshasa statue by your side. It has the effects of regulating emotions, healing injuries, and relaxing muscles and bones. Duration: two hours."

"Number of times it can be used: 7 times."

"Be careful, Rakshasa women are extremely beautiful and have the ability to absorb people's essence. Although they can heal injuries, if you indulge in them for a long time, it will be difficult to protect your own essence. You must know how to control yourself, otherwise you may easily become impotent."

Ok?
After Jiang Xinghuo saw the description of the game text, his eyebrows immediately raised, thinking that Tai Sui God was really generous enough to directly give him an 18+ item.

However, Jiang Xinghuo was not very interested in such illusory things.

The jade figurine is not a real entity. To put it bluntly, it is an object for venting one's own desires, and it also has the function of recovering injuries and physical strength.

Jiang Xinghuo threw it directly into the magic bag without any intention of using it immediately, and then looked at other things.

"Taisui Flag (Excellent Item), a large flag made from the skin shed by Taisui. It can be used as a weapon or as a magical tool. It has the ability to turn a person's bones and body into blood."

"Hundred-year-old Tai Sui bone (excellent item). Tai Sui is a creature with an extremely long lifespan, often hundreds of years at a time. However, it is extremely difficult for them to transform into human form. Only a few Tai Sui have the ability to transform into human form."

"This Tai Sui bone is the bone left behind by a Tai Sui who was struck by lightning after transforming. It was then nourished by the earth's energy for a hundred years. Although no new spiritual power was born, its texture has become extremely tough. It can be used as a material for refining certain elixirs, and can also be used as a material for forging weapons."

"Taisui Blessing Technique (Excellent Item), an advanced technique of the Taisui God lineage. Through prayer, one can obtain some blessings from the Taisui God, which temporarily improves all aspects of one's attributes."

"Be careful. Once you use the Tai Sui Blessing Spell to receive a blessing from the Tai Sui God, you will be anchored by the Tai Sui God and there is a chance that you will become a puppet of the other party."

"Do you want to use this item?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose no without even thinking about it. What a joke! Even if this thing was really given by the Tai Sui God, he wouldn't dare to touch it, not to mention that it was a fake with an ominous identity. How brave would he have to be to use this prop and practice the Tai Sui blessing technique?

"You refused to use this item."

Jiang Xinghuo threw the secret book of Tai Sui blessing technique into the magic bag, and had no intention of hanging it in the niche shop for sale. In short, I won’t use it but I won’t pass it on either.

Finally, there is still one token of Tai Sui Tianguan left.

"Taisui Tianguan Token (special item), the identity symbol of Taisui Tianguan under the Taisui throne. As long as you hold this token, you can enjoy all the rights of Taisui Tianguan." Hmm?
Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly. He was now unsure of the attitude of the fake Tai Sui God. What did it think of him?
First, he gave me the Tai Sui blessing technique, apparently wanting to turn me into his puppet.

But now he has been given a token of Tai Sui Tian Guan, which allows him to enjoy all the rights of Tai Sui Tian Guan. This may be hard to say in other places, but in Jiangnan, it can definitely be said to be a special pass. With the token of Tai Sui Tian Guan, there should not be many places in Jiangnan that can stop him.

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with any clue, so he had to put the token away first. After all, it was something good for him, so he didn't care what the fake Tai Sui God thought, as long as he could use it.

The things in the Tai Sui box have been counted. It can be said that there is no gain at all. The things found are not just for decoration, but it can't be said that the gain is that big either.

The only useful thing is the token, which might come in handy when exploring the Human Skin Alley.

After sorting out the things given to him by the fake Tai Sui God, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the things he touched from the sedan bearer.

"Notice of the Coffin Shop in the Human Skin Lane (Ordinary Props). The Coffin Shop in the Human Skin Lane is busy recently and is recruiting helpers. Anyone with the strength to work will be accepted. No one will be rejected, no matter where they come from or where they have been. The number is limited, so first come first served. You can enter the Coffin Shop to help with this notice."

"The coffin bearer relied on the connections he had made while carrying coffins to obtain a notice from the coffin shop. Although the coffin bearer earned a lot of money, it was not a respectable job after all. The coffin shop was not a good place either, but at least he had a family and a business, so it was not difficult for him to find a wife."

"The coffin bearer originally wanted to work as a clerk in a coffin shop for a few years after finishing his business as a Yin Tailor, so that he could learn the skills of making coffins. Then he would leave Jiangnan and go to other places where no one would know about his past. He would open a coffin shop and marry two wives, so that he could live a comfortable life with a wife and children. But he didn't expect that he would die in your hands in the end."

"If you want to learn a skill to settle down, or want to have a covert identity, the coffin shop is undoubtedly the best choice."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the game text thoughtfully, not knowing whether the search for the voodoo elder would go smoothly. Perhaps this notice could really come in handy.

Jiang Xinghuo put away these things and began to control the character to go to the Human Skin Alley.

"You chose to go to the Human Skin Alley."

"On the way, please wait..."

"You have arrived at the Human Skin Alley."

"The Human Skin Lane is a place in Jiangnan that specializes in white funerals and other related industries. Paper money, coffins, and shrouds are sewn, funerals are buried in the funeral room, wreaths are made, tombs are sold, and golden boys and jade girls are sent away..."

"There is the funeral clothing shop of the Yin tailor, the paper-making house of the paper-making craftsman, the coffin alley of the dead carpenter, the funeral music of the great funeral god, and in addition, the lonely and widowed room where the coffin bearers gather, the funeral home where the undertaker often lingers, and the Yin Debt Hall of the human skin fairy are all located in this wide alley."

"The manager of this alley is the Human Skin Fairy. He came here from outside and obtained the permission of the God Tai Sui. He gathered all the funeral businesses together to form a market. He is the manager of this market, and that's why the alley got its name."

"You walked in the Human Skin Alley and soon attracted the attention of those evil spirits. Several corpse collectors came over with sacks and looked unfriendly, as if they wanted to treat you as an ominous creature. Once you are tied up tightly with a sack, there will be only two endings for you: either you will be thrown into the crematorium's crematorium, or you will be skinned by the dead skinners in the Yin Debt Hall."

"You didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble, so you planned to hide from the corpse collectors. But you didn't expect that while you were hiding from trouble, trouble would find you. When the corpse collectors saw that you wanted to hide, they thought you were afraid of them, so they became more confident and ran towards you instead of retreating."

Tsk, this trouble has come and there is no way to avoid it. Tell me what this is.

Jiang Xinghuo had no choice but to fight these corpse collectors. As expected, these corpse collectors were no match for him and were knocked down in a few moves and burned to ashes, leaving only two things.

"You have received incense +290."

"Corpse rope (common item), a rough hemp rope used by corpse collectors to tie up corpses. It has the ability to suppress corpses and ward off evil spirits, but it is stained with a lot of dark red marks, like dried blood. I guess this rope is not only used to tie up corpses, but also a lot of living people."

"Corpse bag (common item), a sack used by corpse collectors to cover corpses. It also has the ability to suppress corpses and evil spirits. When used in conjunction with the corpse rope, even the most vicious creatures that have revived their corpses will have no choice but to surrender and not cause any major trouble."

After killing these corpse collectors, Jiang Xinghuo obtained two props against zombies. He took a casual look at them, threw the things into the magic bag, and continued to move forward with the plot.

"Where are you going now?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it. According to what the monk Luang Po said, the voodoo elder wanted to find a suitable skin to practice an evil magic. So the place he was going to must be related to skinning.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at those sub-maps carefully. There were only a few that were related to skinning, namely the Yin Tailor's funeral clothing shop, the undertaker's funeral home, and the Yin Debt Hall of the Human Skin Fairy.

It’s not that such things don’t happen in other places, but at least the probability is relatively much lower.

Jiang Xinghuo first chose to go to Yin Tailor’s funeral clothing shop.

"You walked into the funeral clothing shop of Yin Tailor, and several of the guys immediately looked at you nervously. They all saw you kill those corpse collectors just now. They thought you were a foreigner who was easy to bully, but they didn't expect you to be so powerful. They also coveted your body, but now they don't have that idea at all."

"What are your options next?"

"Will you come straight to the point and ask directly about the whereabouts of the voodoo elder? Or will you choose to find out indirectly?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment and chose to ask directly. Things had come to this point and there was no point in beating around the bush.

"You asked these guys if they had seen the voodoo elders from Southeast Asia. When they heard that you wanted to find out about this, they nodded and said that a wizard from Southeast Asia had indeed come a few days ago and wanted to buy a fine leather bag from them, but such good goods were hard to come by, and their tailor shop couldn't do this business, so they pushed the wizard to another shop to buy it."

"If you want to find that wizard from Southeast Asia, you can go to the undertaker's funeral home. There are endless bodies being burned there every day. Maybe you can find the wizard from Southeast Asia."

(End of this chapter)