My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 832 Gushe Immortal
At this point, everything obtained from the descendants of the criminal officer has been counted.

I have to say that the descendant of the criminal officer is much stronger than the criminal officer's apprentice. At least he was well prepared. Although he failed to escape the disaster in the end, at least he showed his attitude and prepared all kinds of magical instruments.

Unlike that criminal officer, who dared to rush in with a ghost-head knife and ended up getting himself in that state. He could only leave a suicide note to explain the truth, and his true spirit had long disappeared without a trace.

Just as Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about this, a new text message suddenly popped up on the phone screen.

"You are touching this mahogany carved mask of the God of War in your hand, and suddenly you feel that this mask is much thicker than ordinary masks. I don't know if it is due to the unique craftsmanship of the mask of the God of War, or some other reason. Do you want to try to explore it?"

Jiang Xinghuo immediately realized what was going on when he saw the description in the game text. Could it be that this Wandering God Mask had a layer? ?

"You have triggered the talent of Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils."

"A golden light flashed through your eyes, and your pupils were like two rotating suns. You slowly looked at the Wandering God Mask in your hand, and soon you saw through the secret hidden under the mask. As you expected, under the plain appearance of this mask, there is actually a layer, and there seems to be a silk scroll hidden inside. However, this layer can only be opened according to a special method. Otherwise, there will be no abnormality from the naked eye."

"Based on the traces you spied on with your Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, you used your Sky-Watcher's Eye to deduce and quickly figured out how to open the interlayer."

"You tap the mask gently in a certain order, and finally tap the eyes of the God of Gods. With a click, the mask of the God of Gods breaks into two pieces, and a light yellow silk scroll falls to the ground. Do you want to pick it up?"

"You closed the torn mask of the wandering god and picked up the scroll on the ground."

"Look carefully at the scroll in your hand and you will find a complex map drawn on it. There is also a pattern flashing on the surface. It is exactly the same as the parade mask in your hand, but it is shrunk dozens of times and is only the size of a soybean. Starting from this shrunk parade mask pattern, there are two routes divided. They are located in completely different places, but the destinations are the same place. Or, it should be said that they are different places, but the names are the same, and they both point to a place called "Parade Village."

"However, the difference between the two Youshen Villages pointed to on this map is still unknown. You can only find out after you explore them yourself."

Looking at the description given in the game text, Jiang Xinghuo was not too surprised. When he saw the text saying that the mask had a interlayer and a silk scroll hidden inside, he guessed that this might be a map or some secret treasure map.

But he didn't expect that this map would cause some trouble. It actually pointed to two villages with the same name but in different locations.

It seems that just as the game text says, if you want to know the difference between these two places, you can only wait until you go there and explore them yourself.

But before that, I still have to check the relevant entries about "Youshen Village".

Jiang Xinghuo tapped the red flashing characters on the screen, immediately triggering the storyteller's golden box collection of books.

"You have triggered the storyteller's golden collection of books."

"You want to search for information about 'Yushen Village'."

"Searching for terms, please wait..."

"Search complete."

"Entries related to "Youshen Village" have been found."

"Editing the entry for you, please wait..."

"Entry editing completed."

"Please read:"

"Youshen Village is a village in Fujian in the secular world. Although it is called a village, it is actually a town. However, most of the people in the town are relatives of the same family, which is very similar to the village form. In addition, it evolved from a village, so it is called Youshen Village."

"According to secular folklore, Youshen Village is the birthplace of Youshen, and it is also the place where all the secular gods who protect the land in Fujian Province became enlightened. All secular gods who become Youshen will hold a ceremony in Youshen Village."

"But the villagers in Youshen Village don't know what the specific ceremony is. It's all handled by the secular gods who protect the area. All we know is that after each enlightenment ceremony, the villagers of Youshen Village will automatically know the name of the secular god, the offerings required to invite the god, and the power and authority that the god possesses."

"So Youshen Village is the holy land of the Youshen lineage. There are countless secrets hidden in the village, but no one has been able to discover them. Even those villagers who were born and raised in Youshen Village don't know what these secrets are."

The Jinkui Collection of Books gave information about Youshen Village, but there was not too much detail. It just talked about the mystery of Youshen Village in general. If you want to know the specific situation, you have to go in and explore it yourself.

"What are your options next?"

"Will you continue to explore the abandoned medical school? Or will you leave Lingnan City and explore Youshen Village in Fujian?"

"Please note that it will take at least three days to reach the southern Fujian region from here. This is assuming you travel day and night using the divine movement method. Otherwise, it will take even longer. At least you will be delayed on the road for about ten days."

As soon as Jiang Xinghuo saw the hint given in the game text, he immediately decided to stay in Lingnan City and explore.

He had just unlocked the map of Lingnan City, and there were still many tasks waiting for him to do. There was no need to go far away to Youshen Village in Fujian. It would not be too late to explore there after he had almost finished the tasks here.

"You still chose to stay in Lingnan City to explore."

"You walk forward along the stone road covered with weeds. After turning a corner, you can vaguely see a dilapidated building covering a large area in front of you. It is the abandoned medical school you want to explore." "But just as you were about to walk over, you suddenly heard an old and kind voice behind you. Do you want to turn around and take a look?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought that given the hostility of this game towards players, if he chose to look back, he would most likely be killed by the person who called him. But after some thought, he still chose to look back, not for anything else, but just to see who was calling behind him, maybe he could trigger some unexpected plot.

"You chose to turn around to check on the person who called you from behind."

"You turned around slowly, ready to attack, but to your surprise, the person standing behind you was not some vicious monster, but a very kind old lady."

"The old lady had a gentle and kind smile on her face, looking at you like an old person at home. On her arm was an exquisite bamboo basket covered with a cotton mat, and you could faintly smell a light sweet fragrance in the air."

"You have discovered it, Granny Chestnut."

"Grandma Chestnut is a benevolent deity in the folklore of Lingnan. She looks like a neighbor's grandmother. She carries a bamboo basket filled with sugar-roasted chestnuts. Anyone who sees her can get a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts from Grandma Chestnut without spending any incense."

"But whether you can meet Granny Chestnut depends entirely on your luck. If you are destined to meet Granny Chestnut, you can meet her by just looking up. If you are not destined to meet Granny Chestnut, you will not be able to meet her in person even if you meet her in person."

"Moreover, Granny Chestnut's sugar-roasted chestnuts are not ordinary things. Not only can they cure diseases and injuries, regulate breathing and vitality, but they can also be used to restore one's consumed mana and part of one's lifespan. However, only those chosen by Granny Chestnut can have such magical effects. For others, they are just ordinary sugar-roasted chestnuts. If someone forcibly seizes the chestnuts, they will become highly poisonous. If you swallow one, you will die immediately and no medicine can cure you."

"Now, Granny Chestnut has taken the initiative to show her presence in front of you, so you are the destined person chosen by Granny Chestnut."

"Do you want to go up and say hello to Granny Chestnut?"

Jiang Xinghuo read the text content. If it is based on the description in the text, this Chestnut Granny is not a vicious ghost, but a secular god with good intentions towards humans.

But there must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Granny Chestnut would not just come out and give sugar-roasted chestnuts to random people just to do good deeds or kill time. She must have her own purpose and ideas.

Now that he had triggered this plot, he absolutely could not miss this clue, so Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without thinking too much.

"You relaxed your guard a little, walked up to Granny Chestnut and greeted her. Granny Chestnut nodded with a smile on her face, lifted the cotton mat on the bamboo basket, took out a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts and handed it to you."

"Granny Chestnut said she knows where you are going. Those two young men had been there before, but they refused her sugar-roasted chestnuts and thought she was an evil ghost who wanted to kill them for money, so they met with misfortune. Although her sugar-roasted chestnuts cannot directly help you find the truth about that place, it can at least save you from so much trouble, and may even be able to help you in certain situations."

"If you encounter danger there, you can go and look for the legacy left by Gushe Immortal. It should be enough to guarantee your safety and allow you to leave there alive."

"After saying this, Granny Li Zi took out a broken copper bowl the size of a wine glass from her bosom and said that if you could find the remaining half of the copper bowl there and put the two pieces together, you could also save your life and even receive the legacy of the Gushe Immortal."

"Granny Chestnut handed the two things to you, and then a thin white mist appeared on the street, and your vision suddenly became confused. When the white mist dissipated, you regained your sight and saw that Granny Chestnut had disappeared without a trace. Only the faint smell of firewood and the sweet fragrance of chestnuts filled your nose, which could not be dissipated for a long time."

"You have obtained Granny Chestnut's sugar-roasted chestnuts."

"You have been given a broken copper bowl."

"Grandma Chestnut's Sugar-Roasted Chestnuts (consumable item). Grandma Chestnut roasted the sugar-roasted chestnuts herself. They have many uses and can fully restore the user's various states, including the consumed part of lifespan and the soul power that was taken away."

"Be careful, Granny Chestnut's sugar-roasted chestnuts are only effective for the chosen ones. They have no effect on ordinary people. They can only be eaten as a snack. They are even more poisonous to those who have malicious intentions to take them by force."

"Broken copper bowl (junk item). This old copper bowl given to you by Granny Li Zi has no value in itself. But from Granny Li Zi's description, this copper bowl is suspected to be related to the Gu She Immortal. Perhaps only after you repair this copper bowl, you will know its true use."

Gushe Immortal?

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and seemed like he had never heard it before.

He then opened the text record and searched for these four words, confirming that he had never come across any information related to these four words during his exploration before today.

Out of curiosity, Jiang Xinghuo activated the ability of the Golden Box Book Collection and found the entries related to the Gushe Immortal.

"Gushe Immortal is an ancient Taoist master from the ancient times of the secular world. She holds the authority of the "Law of Snow" and the "Law of Harvest". In the era when the Lord of the Secular World ruled, Gushe Immortal was also known as the Marquis of Lingnan. Although she is a woman, she possesses extremely strong power and protects all the secular beings in the Lingnan area."

"But when the Lord of the Secular World was in his later years and became senile, the Immortal Gushe was betrayed by his guardians. King Taiping committed treason and killed the Immortal Gushe. He took the Dao that Gushe controlled for himself and became the new master of Dao. At the same time, he used tyrannical and bloody means to quickly unify and integrate the Lingnan region, and participated in the action of besieging and killing the Lord of the Secular World at dawn."

"However, Gushe Immortal was already a master of the Dao Lord level. Even after being killed by King Taiping, she did not truly perish. Her Dao symbol did not collapse, but still stood tall in the secular world. No one knows what Gushe Immortal's true Dao symbol is. All we know is that Gushe Immortal did not truly disappear, but is still lingering on somewhere in the secular world."

"King Taiping searched almost all of Lingnan for this purpose, hoping to find the landmark of Gushe Immortal and truly kill him, but unfortunately he never succeeded. I didn't expect that you would have obtained some clues now."

"It is very likely that Granny Li Zi has a close relationship with the Immortal Gushe. Even if she is not his disciple, she may have received favors from the Immortal Gushe."

After reading this text description, Jiang Xinghuo had an understanding of the Gushe Immortal. He did not expect that the other party was also a Taoist master, but was killed by King Taiping. This matter became interesting.

Could it be that the abandoned medical school is related to the immortal Gushe?

(End of this chapter)