My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 753 Four Institutions
Having learned the secret of Breath-Retention and Prolonging Cicada Technique, Jiang Xinghuo had one less shortcoming, and he continued to move forward with the text.

He originally wanted to see if he could get some information about Rakshasa City from Hu Tou Tai Bao, but the game text was rambling and didn't rely on this. There was no way. Jiang Xinghuo also knew that it was impossible to find a breakthrough point from Hu Tou Tai Bao, so he could only control the game character to leave the Wulin Alliance.

"Where do you choose to go next?"

"You chose to go to Rakshasa City."

"On the way, please wait..."

"It is estimated that we will arrive at the destination in about two hours. If there is a way to speed up the journey, the travel time can be greatly shortened."

Jiang Xinghuo took out the land dragon boat from his magic bag, not caring about attracting attention or anything else.

Anyway, he was driving a land dragon boat, so other players wouldn't know about it. Even if the monsters he met on the way wanted to cause trouble for him, it would be because of his identity as an exile, which would not make much difference to what he used to travel.

"You used the land dragon boat to speed up your journey."

"The travel time has been greatly shortened. It is estimated that you can reach your destination in about 20 minutes."

Jiang Xinghuo waited for about twenty minutes, during which time no interactive options were triggered, nor did he encounter any robbers.

Twenty minutes later.

The phone screen flashed, and the land dragon boat arrived at its destination on time.

"You have arrived at Rakshasa City."

"You stand outside the walls of Luosha City, looking at the bustling city in front of you. It's hard to associate it with a vicious creature like Luosha."

"Because the people in the city don't look strange at all, and they are completely different from the ferocious appearance of the bloodthirsty Rakshasa. Although you know that you can't judge a thing simply by your naked eyes, you still feel that what you see is a little unbelievable."

"What are your plans for the next step?"

"Will you choose to enter the city and explore again? Or will you choose to stay outside the city for the time being and try to find out the real secrets of Rakshasa City?"

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a moment and chose the second answer. He did not rush into the city to explore immediately.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo opened the skill panel again, found the Breath-Retention and Prolonging Technique he had just learned, and clicked on it to use it.

"You used the Breath-Retention Technique."

"Please select the sense you want to block:"

The game text listed several options. Jiang Xinghuo simply closed all five senses and only used his consciousness to observe the Rakshasa City in front of him.

"You used the Breath-Retention Technique to block your five senses. The energy of your 'mind root' was maximized. The outline and aura of Luosha City and its people were all projected into your mind."

"This time, you finally discovered the secret hidden in Luosha City. In your consciousness, Luosha City is extremely fierce and evil. The resentment in the whole city is enough to rival the cities in the underworld."

"Moreover, those seemingly ordinary Rakshasa citizens have also revealed their true colors in your consciousness. They are actually Rakshasa evil spirits with green faces and fangs and hideous appearances!"

"In addition, you can sense that there are two places in this city where the evil spirit is the thickest, almost tangible. I think every out-of-control incident on a full moon night is caused by these two places."

"You have discovered some clues to the true secrets of Rakshasa City."

"You have stopped the effect of the Breath-Retention and Cicada-Prolonging Technique."

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Do you want to choose to enter Rakshasa City?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the description in the game text, he thought that he had finally found the root of the problem and he absolutely could not miss this opportunity.

He wanted to see what secrets these evil monsters who escaped from the Forbidden City had!
"You chose to enter Rakshasa City."

"You walked into the gate of Luosha City. The two places of resentment that you sensed earlier are one in the east and one in the west of the city. Which one do you plan to explore first?"

"Or do you plan to explore other places instead of going to those two places where evil spirits gather?"

The game gives three options: east of the city, west of the city, and other places.

When Jiang Xinghuo was about to make a choice, the screen suddenly flashed, the interactive option disappeared, and was replaced by a new text content.

"You have triggered the red seal of the Lord of the Secular World."

"The Red Book and Iron Certificate of the Lord of the Secular World (special item). The Red Book and Iron Certificate that the Lord of the Secular World gave to Xuankong Taoist in the past, in addition to its symbolic meaning of appreciation for his contributions, also has another function, which is that it can sense the things left behind by the Lord of the Secular World. No matter whether it is a living thing or a dead thing, as long as it is sensed by this Red Book and Iron Certificate, it can automatically guide you to find it, and it can also exempt you from the pressure and damage left by the Lord of the Secular World."

"You sensed something left behind by the Lord of the Secular World in Rakshasa City, and it automatically formed a marked route in front of your eyes, guiding you to find the place where the corresponding items were stored."

"Moreover, you discovered that the Danshu Tiequan gave two routes, one east and one west, which are exactly the same as the two evil places you sensed before."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo immediately understood that everything was due to this reason.

The great power of the Lord of the World once protected the entire world. Although he has been gone for countless years, the things he left behind during his lifetime must not be ordinary and must contain unknown mysteries.

"Where do you choose to go now?" Jiang Xinghuo chose to go to the east of the city.

With this red book and iron certificate protecting him, he doesn't have to worry about being hurt by the pressure left by the Lord of the Secular World. Besides, he still has fragments of the Golden Law in his body, so even without this red book and iron certificate, he will not be restricted.

"You followed the marked route given by the Red Book and Iron Certificate and came to a courtyard on the east side of Luosha City. However, you saw that the courtyard was surrounded by people who were watching the excitement. They were pointing at the courtyard and discussing something. There were also several people dressed as patrol officers investigating the courtyard. There were more than a dozen corpses on the ground. Although they were covered with white cloth stained with blood, you could vaguely see the outlines from the bottom. There were old and young, men and women, and two children."

It can't be such a coincidence, right?

Looking at the description of this in the game text, Jiang Xinghuo remembered the old Rakshasa he met on the road. In his last words, the other party said that he killed all his family members, then fled from Rakshasa City at night, and it is suspected that he also peeled off the skin of all his family members.

Could it be that this yard is the old Rakshasa’s home?
Are those corpses lying on the ground the old Rakshasa’s family members?

"You hear people nearby discussing this matter. Do you want to go over and listen?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes.

"You quietly blended into the crowd that was gossiping, and learned the identity of the deceased in the yard from the mouths of several long-tongued Rakshasas."

"According to what these long-tongued Rakshasas said, this courtyard was the home of the old Rakshasas, and the people who died in the courtyard were all the old Rakshasas' family members. However, all the people in the family, young and old, died here, but there was no body of the old Rakshasas. So the onlookers speculated that the old Rakshasas killed his own family members."

"They are not making such a guess without reason. It's mainly because the old Luosha has been behaving very abnormally recently. He often talks nonsense, saying that everyone in the city is dead and that everyone has died several times. He also confidently says that everyone is a monster and that he is also a monster. He has also killed many people he knows."

"This nonsense reached the ears of the police station, and they called a doctor from the city to examine him. He said that the fever had damaged his brain and he was crazy. All he said was crazy. And because his brain was damaged, even medicine couldn't cure it. He could only be left to continue to be crazy."

"The old Luosha's children were quite filial. After learning that he was insane, they did not drive him out of the house. Instead, they locked him up in a quiet place at home and took good care of him three times a day. Everyone thought that the matter was over, but who knew that such a thing would happen today."

"Early in the morning, the night incense man who walked the streets came here to collect the night incense. However, he smelled a strong smell of blood before he knocked on the door twice. He bravely pushed the door and walked into the yard. He saw more than a dozen bloody corpses, with iron hooks piercing their jaws and hanging under the eaves. The skin on their bodies had been peeled off, and the blood dyed the entire yard red."

"Ye Xiangfu then ran to report to the police, and then the body collection team from the police station rushed over."

"You were silent in the crowd, listening to the long-tongued Rakshasa's explanation of what happened. Just as you were wondering what was going on, the long-tongued Rakshasa suddenly pointed at you and started shouting, saying that you might be the murderer's accomplice, and immediately attracted the patrol officers in the yard."

"The long-tongued Rakshasa looked at the policemen with wisdom, and pointed out that you were the suspect of this murder. According to its experience in detective novels, murderers often return to the scene to observe their own work, and you are a new face that has never appeared before. Maybe you colluded with the crazy old Rakshasa to commit this unscrupulous murder."

"When the police heard the wise words of the long-tongued Rakshasa, they nodded their heads and thought it made sense. They walked towards you waving their batons."

Jiang Xinghuo: ???

What the hell is this!
This clever guy considered himself an accomplice based on this point, but those useless policemen thought he was justified and wanted to attack him right away.

"What are you going to do now?"

"Will you choose to surrender and go to the police station for a stroll? Or will you fight back and kill these wise and smart people?"

Jiang Xinghuo originally wanted to choose the latter, but then he changed his mind and thought that it was broad daylight now, and there were so many people gathered around. Even if there was really a problem here, he couldn't explore it openly. It would be better to wait until night. He might as well take a walk around the prison first, just in case he found some unexpected gains.

But to be on the safe side, Jiang Xinghuo still threw a disposable teleportation shrine next to him, so that even if he died in the prison of the police station, he would not have to run the map again.

"You chose to surrender without any resistance."

"You were taken to the prison by the police station and locked up. You heard the conversation between the police officers who were holding you. It turns out that they also knew that you were not the murderer. However, such a big case would have a bad influence, so they had to find a scapegoat to appease people's hearts. That's why they took advantage of the situation and put you in the prison. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame your bad luck. If they can catch the real murderer, they can still release you. But if they can't catch the real murderer, you will have to be a scapegoat no matter what. You will die anyway."

Tsk, he really underestimated these Rakshasas. He thought they were all good-for-nothings, but he didn't expect that some of them could be useful.

However, if this plan was used on someone else, it might have really worked. Unfortunately, a mere prison in a police station could not do anything to him.

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to walk around in the cell without triggering any interactive options. Then he ate another gold-thread wedding candy and lit two lucky incense sticks.

"Your luck has received a temporary and significant improvement."

"You found some messy carvings under the straw on the floor of the cell. After careful exploration, you discovered that it seemed to be a kind of hieroglyphics that has been lost."

"You have triggered the effect of the Longtan Inkstone."

"You used the unique talent of Longtan Inkstone to decipher the hieroglyphs carved on the ground. They were left by a great scholar who was imprisoned here. He was once the chief priest of the Imperial Academy. After the night of dawn, he came to Luosha City to avoid being hunted down. He wanted to take advantage of the unique environment here to escape disaster, but he didn't expect to fall into a bigger conspiracy."

"The various strange phenomena in Luosha City reminded it of a story circulating in the Forbidden City. This story has been circulated among the rich and powerful for many years, but no one has ever been able to verify the truth of these stories."

"It is said that the Lord of the Secular World once secretly established four institutions and organizations. These four institutions and organizations are above all other court departments and only obey the orders of the Lord of the Secular World. Even the three ministers and prime ministers of the current dynasty do not know whether these four departments exist."

"These four departments are the Demon Hunting Department, which specializes in killing evil spirits, the mysterious Dragon Guarding Court, the Internal Affairs Office, which monitors all officials in the court, and the Tianlu Pavilion, which manages the world's money."

"These four organizations only obey the orders of the Lord of the Secular World. Their headquarters are located in the four corners of the Forbidden City. They use their own evil spirits, dragon spirits, yin spirits, and noble spirits to suppress the evil spirits in the Forbidden City."

"According to the guess of the Imperial College Priest, the Rakshasas in Rakshasas City are most likely the monsters that escaped from the Demon Hunting Bureau's prison."

"And they were released artificially, because the prison of the Demon Hunting Division has countless restrictions. Except for the commander-in-chief and the two deputy commanders, no one else has the authority to remove those restrictions."

"So, the Imperial College Priest suspects that the real mastermind behind this Rakshasa City is one of the three commanders of the Monster Hunting Division."

(End of this chapter)