My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 777 The Whereabouts of the Divine Machine Bailian Taoist

"You told Huagaixing the truth behind the celebration, but you didn't tell him about the Yaksha King and the Rakshasa King. You also didn't tell him that you knew how to make the talisman. You just said that if you got a talisman, you could mix it into the offerings of the celebration and ruin the ceremony."

"Do you want to submit the talisman on your body to Huagaixing?"

Jiang Xinghuo directly chose yes.

The reason why he chose not to submit the talisman-making method was because he was unsure of Huagaixing's position. Although he now seemed to be hostile to the six-day ghosts and gods, it is better to be cautious. In this way, even if Huagaixing defected to the six-day ghost god 'Sui', he would not have to worry about his retreat being completely blocked.

Huagaixing is the first line of defense. If he is not a lackey of the six heavenly ghosts and gods, then mixing talismans into the offerings would naturally be the easiest thing to do.

The Rakshasas King and the Yaksha King are considered the second line of defense. If these two can successfully mix talismans into the offerings, it will provide an extra layer of protection.

But as the saying goes, it is better to rely on yourself than on others. Instead of pinning your hopes on others, it is safer and more appropriate to rely on yourself. So you have to find a way to infiltrate the celebration workers and mix this talisman into the offerings.

"You handed the Dianlu Poyi Talisman on your body to Huagaixing, and explained in detail how to use it. After hearing it, Huagaixing said that he could mix the talisman into the offerings, but he couldn't do it now, because all offerings must be personally inspected by the six-day ghost god 'Sui' before they can be used. Only after it has finished its inspection and before the celebration, can you put the talisman into the offerings."

Jiang Xinghuo was slightly startled. He didn't expect there would be such a thing. Normally, he could just find a subordinate to do such a small matter of checking items. The fact that the other party would personally inspect it was enough to show how serious the matter was. Fortunately, he got the news from Huagaixing. Otherwise, not only would it be a waste of time, but it would also be easy to alert the other party and let them discover the problem.

"Do you want to tell this news to the Yaksha King through the Binding God Immortal Talisman?"

Jiang Xinghuo quickly clicked and selected yes.

There is nothing to worry about here for the time being. I hope there won't be any more trouble with the Yaksha King. In short, we should be cautious now.

"You passed the message over, and soon you received a reply from the Yaksha King. The other party received your message. Fortunately, you passed the message in time, otherwise they would have taken action by now. They disguised themselves as servants at the celebration ceremony, and it would be easy for them to mix something into the other party's offerings."

"What are your plans for the next step?"

"Would you like to stay here on Huagai Star and chat? Or would you like to leave here and go somewhere else?"

Jiang Xinghuo tried to choose the former and stayed on Huagai Star to chat and see if any new plot would be triggered.

But in the end, there was no gain. The interaction that Huagaixing triggered over and over again was the above paragraph.

Jiang Xinghuo simply decided not to waste any more time here, but controlled the character to leave the hall.

"You chose to leave the palace of Huagai Star."

"Please choose where you want to go next:"

"You chose to go to the funeral home."

"On the way, please wait..."

Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that this trip was not in vain, as the plots triggered and the gains he made were much more than the last time he came here, especially the opening of the Wuji gene chain and the creation of the so-called Yuanshen Dharma Image.

He is now going further and further on the road to becoming a god. On the way to the funeral home, Jiang Xinghuo did the same old thing and called the Public Opinion Survey Bureau, but no one answered the call as it was out of service area.

He was not in a hurry. The message had already been sent. When they were free, they would naturally reply to his message.

Instead of worrying about what might happen in the future, it is better to look to the present and find the power to change the future.

Hasn't someone said this: the past is fixed but the future can be changed? It doesn't matter whether it was said by Brother Xun or not, but the logic is not wrong.

ten minutes later.

A subsequent text came from the game.

"You have arrived at the Human Skin Alley."

"You come to the Human Skin Alley again. Compared to the last time you came here, there is no change here. The wide streets are filled with smoke, and the air is filled with the smell of burning paper money and incense. It seems to be out of tune with the festive atmosphere in the city and is full of a completely different charm. But you feel a little relieved. Compared with the undercurrents in the outside world, everything here seems so straightforward. If they say they want to kill you, they will kill you."

"You were targeted by a few leather tailors. Two of them came over with sacks and sticks and hit you on the head. They seemed to want to knock you out and drag you into the tailor shop, then peel off your skin to make clothes."

"How are you going to deal with this situation?"

"Will you let them do what they want, or will you kill them?"

"You chose to fight back."

"Two streaks of red-gold flames flew out like spirit snakes, silently entering the nostrils of the two men and moving around their seven orifices. The two men were instantly burned to ashes."

"You have killed the tailor shop apprentice +2."

"You gained incense +300."

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Are you going to look for the bad luck of those leather tailors? Or do you choose to ignore them and let them go like farts?"

Jiang Xinghuo saw that it was impossible to get such a good deal. You wanted to kill me, and now you want me to let you go?

You'll be so beautiful!

"You walked into the tailor shop, and several leather tailors were trembling with fear. They thought they had found the best materials, but unexpectedly they had offended someone they shouldn't have offended. So they hurriedly begged for mercy from you, hoping that you could let them go. As long as you could let them go, they would be willing to do anything for you."

"Are you willing to let them go?"

But before Jiang Xinghuo could make a choice, new game text popped up on the screen. "At this time, you noticed that there were some iron tools piled up in the corners of the tailor shop. They were all hammers of various shapes. You looked carefully and found that these things looked quite familiar. It seemed that you had seen them somewhere before. Ah, you remembered that these were the forging items of the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian. Those hammers were what he often used. There was also dragon-patterned gold mixed in them. It was exactly what you found for the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian on the Yellow River Ancient Road that day."

Ok?
When Jiang Xinghuo saw this, he was shocked and thought, could it be that the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian was killed by these leather tailors? ?

But then he overturned his idea. The distress message sent to him by Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian was somewhere in the Tai Sui Cave, not in this human skin alley, so it was most likely that these leatherworkers got it from somewhere else.

"You've let these leather tailors off for now."

"But you didn't completely spare them. Instead, you pointed to the pile of hammers on the ground and asked where they found these things?"

"These leather tailors didn't dare to hide anything and told the whole story. These hammers were indeed not theirs, but someone else's to trade with them. That person was the owner of the Zhazhitang, the eighth from the end of the Human Skin Alley. Two days ago, the owner of the Zhazhitang took these things to the tailor shop and exchanged them for several pieces of leather. As a result, they are now short of materials, so they didn't recognize the real treasure and offended you, sir. They looked down on others and offended you. I hope you can be magnanimous and spare their lives. If you like those things, you can take them all. Don't be polite."

"You have obtained the Divine Machine Forging Set."

"The Divine Machine Forging Set (rare item), a forging tool developed by Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian himself. It consists of eighteen large and small tools, and incorporates a large amount of rare metals. For those who delve into forging skills, it is a rare treasure, but for others, it is just an ordinary heavy tool with no particular use."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Will you choose to root out the problem, kill these leather tailors, and burn down the tailor shop? Or will you choose to leave now and go to Zhazhitang to ask the shopkeeper for advice?"

Jiang Xinghuo originally wanted to leave here, but the following text made him give up the idea.

"You've noticed that although these leather tailors appear respectful and fearful on the surface, they all have hatred hidden in their eyes. These evil spirits are usually arrogant and only want to harm others. There is no reason for others to cause trouble to them. But now they are in a weaker position than others, so they have no choice but to be submissive. If they have the chance in the future, they will not hesitate to seek revenge and kill you in the most cruel way."

When Jiang Xinghuo read the description in the text, he thought, if that's the case, then there's no point in keeping you around. There are so many big shots who have capsized in the gutter, why should a little Kara like me join in the fun? I might as well kill you.

"You set off the Kitchen God's fire."

"The blazing golden-red flames rolled over like waves, instantly enveloping the leather tailors."

"You have successfully killed the enemy, Leather Tailor +5."

"You gained incense +1000."

"The fire you set off burned down the entire tailor shop and burned everything here to ashes. However, you found something that can resist the burning attack of the fire. Do you want to go over and pick it up?"

"You chose to go over and pick up something like that."

"You have obtained Ba Duan Jin."

"Eight-section Brocade (rare material), this is a piece of cloth made from the skins of eight different kinds of monsters. It has extremely strong toughness and can resist damage from water and fire. It is a good material for making sails and a medicine for repairing skin injuries. It is said that the pill made from this material can make a person have an eternal youthful appearance. Even if a person's appearance is destroyed, it will be repaired and restored on its own."

Jiang Xinghuo put away the Eight-Section Brocade and wandered around the tailor shop for a while. Seeing that no subsequent text popped up, he did not stay here any longer, but controlled the character to leave here and walked straight into the depths of the Human Skin Alley.

"Where are you going next? Are you going to the Zhazhi Hall? Or are you going to the funeral home?"

"You chose to go to Zhazhitang."

Jiang Xinghuo has always kept the matter of the Taoist Master of Divine Machines and Hundred Refinements in mind. Last time in Taisui Cave, he also wanted to find the whereabouts of the Taoist Master of Divine Machines and Hundred Refinements. However, due to the incomplete map and the complicated routes in Taisui Cave, he did not trigger the relevant options and was unable to find a road that matched the map.

Now that I have found an opportunity here in the tailor shop, I must not miss it. I hope to get clues from the owner of the paper-making hall.

"On the way, please wait..."

"You have arrived at Zhazhitang."

"Zhazhitang is the largest paper craft shop in Jiangnan. The paper figures they make are lifelike and everyone who has used them says they are good. Moreover, the shopkeeper of Zhazhitang is also a master who is proficient in magic. He is also one of the most famous monsters in Jiangnan. Although he is not very powerful, he can't resist the endless emergence of various paper figures, making it hard to guard against."

"You walked into the shop, and a clerk immediately came up to you and asked what you wanted to do."

"You told me your purpose, saying that you wanted to find the owner of Zhazhitang, and you also gave the clerk 20 incense sticks as a reward for his running errands."

"You have lost the incense - 20."

"The clerk ran to the back room and told the shopkeeper your purpose. Not long after, the shopkeeper came out from the back and asked with a smile, "What do you want?"

"How are you going to answer that?"

"Will you choose to get straight to the point and ask about the whereabouts of the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian? Or will you choose to attack indirectly and approach the topic from other angles?"

"You chose to ask directly."

"When the shopkeeper of Zhazhitang heard what you said, he looked you up and down, then took you to the back room and took out a letter from his body."

"This letter was left here by the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian. He said that only one person can open it. If you can open this letter, it means that you are a friend of the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian. Only then can he tell you the whereabouts of the other party."

"You took the secret letter and found a puzzle on it. The mechanism is not complicated. It is exactly the same as the pattern left by the evil star's bite. You only need to restore the puzzle lock according to the pattern left by the evil star's bite, and you can open the letter."

"You have opened the secret letter left by Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian."

"You have read the secret letter. The Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian said in the letter that the owner of Zha Zhi Tang is his old friend and someone he can trust."

"It came to Jiangnan City at the invitation of an acquaintance, but its future is uncertain because the other party has not contacted it for many years. Now he suddenly contacted it and agreed to meet in a place like Tai Sui Cave. There may be problems, so it left this secret letter."

"If it really encounters danger in Tai Sui Cave, it will find a way to tell you through the Divine Machine Order. If you come to Jiangnan City and want to save it, the owner of Zhazhi Hall will go to look for you on his own. Then, as long as you can open this letter, the owner of Zhazhi Hall will tell you how to find it."

(End of this chapter)