My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 82 Wood Escape Technique

"With the light of the Yellow Spring Lamp, you can clearly see the appearance of this black shadow. It is vaguely similar to the mummy."

"Could it be that this dark shadow is the ghost of that mummy?"

"This black shadow walks up to you and asks you to write an eight-part essay. If you can't write it, you will have to stay here forever."

Jiang Xinghuo was delighted. What he thought came true. He really wanted to know how the other party would react if he wrote an eight-part essay.

"When you heard the shadow's words, you immediately walked to the table, picked up the paper and pen, and wrote hundreds of words. A neatly-argued eight-part essay appeared on the paper."

"When the black shadow saw this, he let out a sharp roar and rushed towards you."

“But before it could get close, countless iron chains flew out from the darkness of the graveyard and dragged the shadow into the darkness.”

Looking at the text description, Jiang Xinghuo was confused and didn't understand what was going on.

When I failed to write the eight-part essay yesterday, it brought me to this grave and got into trouble. Now that I have written the essay, something has happened to the other party.

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it for a while, but had no clue at all, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

for the rest of the time.

He controlled the game character to walk around the tomb several times, and after making sure that nothing was left out, he walked out of the tomb and returned to the tribute hall.

"What are you going to do next?"

"Should we continue to explore the Imperial Academy, or leave the Imperial Academy and explore other places?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it. Although he knew that there were still secrets in the Imperial Examination Hall, he might not gain anything if he continued to explore it now.

It would be better to go to other places and maybe trigger subsequent plots related to the Imperial Examination Hall.

"You left the Imperial Academy."

"You came to Lao Wang's water supply shop."

"Guandong City is located in the north of the secular world. It has always been a bitter and cold place. Therefore, the people of Guandong are used to drinking hot tea in the morning to wash away the turbid air and cold air in their bodies."

"But it's not worth it to light the stove early to boil water, so there are water shops that provide boiled water. People can buy water at any time if they want to drink it, or they can have hot water delivered monthly. It doesn't cost much to fill a large copper pot with hot water."

"Nowadays, Guandong City has become prosperous and wealthy, and it is no longer what it used to be, but the habit of drinking hot water in the morning has been well maintained."

"There are several shops in the city that specialize in providing hot water. No matter if you are rich or poor, someone will come to deliver water every morning."

"Among them, the water quality of Lao Wang's water supply shop is the best. The cold water tastes sweet and delicious when you drink it, and the boiled water for making tea is also fragrant and lingers for a long time."

"As for why this is the case, outsiders don't know. This is also a trade secret of the water supply store."

"You walked into the water supply store."

"You found that there was no one in the yard. Even the shopkeeper and his staff were gone. There was only a hunchbacked old man who was guarding the door, basking in the sun in the yard."

"The old man was smoking his pipe and said that there were too many places to deliver water today, and the shopkeeper and the clerk were out, so he asked you to walk around by yourself. If you have anything to say, wait until the shopkeeper comes back."

"You explored the water supply store and found a tiger-head guillotine, a water dragon, a water burial sutra, a water storage pot, two Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings, a bottle of truth water, and a wood escape technique." Jiang Xinghuo counted his gains and found that he got quite a lot. Fortunately, the shopkeeper and the clerk were not here. If they were here, he would have no chance of finding these things.

"Tiger-head guillotine (excellent tool), a large guillotine used by the water supply shop to chop grass and boil water. It may seem ordinary, but it is actually a torture device left over from the previous dynasty. It is specially used to behead corrupt officials, and can also be used to behead monsters and demons."

"Water dragon (common item), a fire extinguisher made by the water supply shop for the police station. It can store half a ton of water and has a range of about a hundred steps. However, the water dragon in your hand is only a semi-finished product. You can go to the Taoist master to improve it."

"Water Burial Sutra (Ordinary), a Feng Shui technique from the lineage of Geomancer, specializing in the wonders of flat water techniques. Most of the content recorded in it is about Feng Shui situating positions using rivers, lakes, and seas as the medium."

"Water storage pot (common item), the water supply pot of the water supply shop can keep the internal temperature constant and can hold about 100 tons of water."

Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the text, and a water bottle appeared in his hand. Its shape was similar to a cowhide water bag. According to the function described in the text, it was equivalent to an extra-large thermos.

"Dragon Boat Festival Zongzi (Ordinary Consumable Item). Zongzi used to worship gods during the Dragon Boat Festival. After swallowing it, you can restore 70% of your mana. It can only be used three times a day."

Jiang Xinghuo took it out and looked at it. He saw that the rice dumpling exuded the fragrance of bamboo leaves. It was tied with five-colored silk threads and was about the size of a fist.

"Why is it so big..."

Jiang Xinghuo was dumbfounded. He looked at the text again, which said that eating rice dumplings could restore 70% of his mana.

He couldn't help but recall a scene where he was fighting with the enemy and suddenly his magic power ran out. Then he took out a rice dumpling and continued fighting the enemy while eating it?

Even if I win, I'm afraid I'll be laughed to death by the other side.

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head, put the rice dumplings into the magic bag, and looked at the last two things.

"Truth Serum (common consumable item), spring water mixed with psychedelic drugs. After taking it, you can see the person you want to see the most."

"Wood Release Technique (Excellent Technique), one of the Five Elements Release Techniques, uses wood as a medium. Its advantages are low consumption, high speed, and long range. Its disadvantage is that it is restricted by geographical location and can only be used in places with wood."

Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the text, and a swirling emerald green tornado appeared in his hand. After integrating it into his body, a sense of vital power filled every corner of his body.

At this moment, Jiang Xinghuo and all the "wood" elements in nature resonated with each other, achieving unity inside and out.

Jiang Xinghuo placed his hand on the wooden coffee table in front of him and his figure disappeared instantly. When he reappeared, he had already arrived at the forest park more than ten miles away.

"So fast……"

Jiang Xinghuo was also startled. He put his hand on the tree again and disappeared again, returning home.

A round trip of more than ten miles takes only two or three seconds. Such speed is truly appalling.

Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts in his mind. If he could master all five elements of escape technique in the future, he would be able to go anywhere in the world.

At this time, a new message popped up on the phone.

"You stayed in the water supply shop for too long. The owner is not a good person to talk to. You took his things. It's best to leave here temporarily."

"You get up and go outside."

"But just as you were about to leave the water supply shop, you heard sobbing sounds coming from the well behind you..."

(End of this chapter)