My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 858: The Lord in Mourning

When Jiang Xinghuo saw this game text, he was stunned at first, always feeling that something was not right.

But then he realized that the old coffin maker didn't know where this place was?
This is interesting.

Jiang Xinghuo originally thought that they knew this was Yang Town.

But now it seems that although these funeral practitioners were extradited here after their death, they did not know where this place was. If they had not told themselves where this place was, they probably would not have known that they had come to Yang Town.

"The old coffin maker learned from you that this is the town of disasters that are relics of the old secular world, and he told you why they appeared here."

"You learned some inside information from the coffin maker. It is a story that is only circulated among the older generation of funeral practitioners."

"It is said that the funeral customs in the secular world today were all passed down by a great god named Pi Ma Dai Xiao Zhu. They don't know whether this great god exists or not, and they don't know when this legend became popular. It is just passed down by word of mouth and is widely circulated among these unconventional industries."

"This Lord in Sackcloth and Mourning is the master of the Town of Misfortune. He is also the god who holds the power of death. All the evildoers who engage in unconventional business will be extradited to the Town of Misfortune after death and become the slaves and dependents of the Lord in Sackcloth and Mourning."

"And there is a little story circulating among the people as to why this happened."

"It is said that these evil spirits who engage in shady trades will also enter the underworld after death, but because they have destroyed too many good deeds during their lifetime, most of them will be thrown into the blood pond hell to suffer after death."

"So, some evil spirits and demons came to the Blood Pond Hell and tried to ask for help from the legendary Lord in mourning, hoping that the Lord in mourning could save them from suffering."

"As a result, its prayers were really answered by the Lord of mourning. Some mourners came to the Blood Pond Hell in the underworld and snatched away the monsters and demons imprisoned in the blood pond. The Lord of the Blood Pond Hell was unable to stop them and could only watch them leave."

"Since then, all those who do unconventional work in the secular world will not enter the underworld after death. Instead, they will regard the underworld as a transit station and will be directly led to the town of disaster."

"But this is, after all, a story that is passed down among the side jobs. No one can be sure whether it is true or not. After coming here, the old coffin maker had some guesses in his mind, but he did not dare to make any rash assertions before obtaining definite evidence. It was not until he learned from you that this was really the Town of Disaster that he dared to confirm his thoughts."

After reading the text message spoken by the old coffin maker, Jiang Xinghuo looked thoughtful. This man in mourning was most likely still alive, otherwise he would not be able to snatch the dead soul from the underworld.

I just don't know if this man in mourning is still in the town of disaster.

If I were here, maybe I would have a chance to meet you.

"You learned these past events from the old coffin maker, and then you asked about the teachers and students of the medical school, asking it whether it knew or heard any relevant information."

"But the old coffin maker has not been here for long. The introduction of teachers and students from the medical school to Yang Town happened many years ago. The old coffin maker naturally has not heard of it. However, he recommended someone to you."

"That is, there is an old executioner on the street next door. It is said that he has been here for a long time, but he cannot leave this street. It does not know the specific residence of the old executioner. It only heard people talk about him during casual conversations. It is said that the old executioner is not restricted in movement like them, but can freely shuttle through the streets and alleys in the town."

"If you want to find out about the past, it's best to find the old executioner. He should be able to give you some answers."

"You've said goodbye to the old coffin maker. What are you going to do next?"

"Will you continue wandering on this street? Or will you go to the next street to look for the old executioner?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and decided to continue strolling on this street. Since he was already here, it would not be a waste of time to spend some time exploring the place.

"You chose to continue wandering the streets..."

"You have triggered the Qilin Blessing."

"You found a blind ghost doctor on the street. He was sitting on the steps and looking up at the sky. There was nothing in his two black holes, but he seemed to be able to see everything in the world."

"Do you want to go over and have a conversation with him?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes.

"You came to the ghost doctor. He seemed to hear your footsteps, or perhaps he sensed your presence. The ghost doctor slowly turned his head, looked at you with his two dark eyes, and asked with a smile, "Are you new here?"

"How are you going to answer the ghost doctor's question?"

"Will you tell the truth and tell the ghost doctor your identity? Or will you lie and say that you are a new ghost who has arrived here?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and realized that there was nothing to hide about his identity, so why bother deceiving a blind man? He could just tell it directly. Maybe he could get some unexpected gains.

"You chose to speak frankly."

"You told the ghost doctor in front of you your identity. When it learned that you were a living person who came here from the outside world, a flash of excitement flashed across its face. It said that it had finally waited for a living person from the outside world, and it wanted to entrust you with something. I wonder if you are willing to agree?"

"You learned about the ghost doctor's background during your conversation with him. Although he is a doctor, he does not treat real diseases, but virtual diseases caused by ghosts and demons. Therefore, he is also classified as a side job. He is particularly good at the Thirteen Ghost Needles, and all the ghosts and demons that possess the body cannot resist it. Unfortunately, this action was contaminated with too many causes and conditions, and he ended up dying on the street. He did not pass on his skills to his son, leaving his wife, children and parents alone in the world."

"The ghost doctor hopes that you can take the ghost doctor book he compiled and go to a place called Wufu Town in the secular world. His father opened a Baicaotang in Wufu Town. You can find it as long as you go there."

"You can copy down the contents of the Ghost Doctor's Book. You can choose any medical technique from it to learn. I hope you can leave this Ghost Doctor's Book written by it as a keepsake for its father and son."

"You have obtained the Ghost Doctor's Book."

"Ghost Doctor's Book (rare item), a medical book written by Ghost Doctor himself, which contains a large number of methods for curing diseases caused by evil spirits, including the secrets of the Thirteen Ghost Needles. You don't need strong mana, you can easily master the methods by following the instructions."

"Do you want to use this prop?" Jiang Xinghuo chose no, clicked on the text, and took the Ghost Doctor Book into reality. A black leather booklet appeared in his palm, with three big characters "Ghost Doctor Book" written on it in three secular ghost characters.

When I opened it, I found that most of the contents were strange and bizarre, all of which were various methods of treating diseases caused by evil spirits.

Although it is still pretty good, it is indeed a bit useless for him, because with the thunder magic he has, he can ignore any conditions and directly transfer the thunder magic into the patient's body to eliminate the evil spirits lingering in his body.

There is no need to use those messy methods.

What surprised Jiang Xinghuo was that this ghost doctor was actually from Wufu Town. After he came out of Shiva Village, he went to Wufu Town. That was a legacy left by the King of Medicine, and he gained a lot of benefits in the town.

Now that I have received another mission related to Wufu Town, I would take this opportunity to go back and see if I can trigger some new plot missions.

"You agreed to Gui Langzhong's condition and promised to send its remains back to Wufu Town and give them to its parents, wife and children."

"After hearing this, the ghost doctor was overjoyed and said that he had no way to repay you, so he would kowtow to you."

"Do you want to stop Gui Langzhong's actions?"

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking to himself, it's just a simple act of kowtowing, is there any difference between stopping it and not stopping it?

Are there any different options later?

Jiang Xinghuo subconsciously chose yes.

"You stepped forward and supported the ghost doctor as he bowed. Taking this opportunity, you felt the ghost doctor stuff something into your hand, and a line of words appeared in your empty eye sockets, asking you to use the ghost doctor's book to check the object in your hand, but the line of words disappeared in an instant, as if it had never appeared."

"What are your options next?"

"Do you want to use the Ghost Doctor's Book to check what the Ghost Doctor secretly gave you?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the text, he thought there was indeed a problem. He knew that this option was not that simple.

So I just chose yes.

"The ghost doctor returned to his previous state, lying on the steps and looking at the sky with empty eyes. You said goodbye to the ghost doctor and came to a place. You pretended to be very interested in the ghost doctor's book and opened the medical book in your hand. In fact, you were checking the letter that the ghost doctor stuffed into your hand."

"You read the letter from the ghost doctor, which contains information about the Lord of Mourning. In this town, everyone's actions and behaviors are under the surveillance of the Lord of Mourning, including your arrival. Only this ghost doctor's book is made of Zhishilang's skin, which can block the Lord of Mourning's perception."

"The ghost doctor said that he once mistakenly entered the underworld and found the burial place of Zhishilang. He also obtained Zhishilang's Zhishi Law, which allowed him to peek into various things in the past and future. He also saw the cause of his own death and your arrival."

"However, although the Zhishi Law can see the past and the future, the future is not immutable. Just like when it knelt down to you just now, if you accepted this gift calmly, then it would not be able to hand you this letter, let alone tell you any information about Zhishi Lang."

"But you didn't accept its gift, so this letter naturally fell into your hands. The ghost doctor marked a location on the letter. That's where it buried the Law of the World. It has the remains of Zhishi Lang buried in a top-secret place in the underworld. After you leave here, you can go to the underworld to find the Law of the World. It's its way of repaying you."

"However, Gui Langzhong warned you in his letter that you should not blindly believe in the power of the law. You can use the law to your advantage, but you must not become dependent on the law. Otherwise, you will be retaliated against sooner or later."

"In the past, Zhi Shilang claimed that he knew the past 500 years and the future 500 years. There was nothing in the world that he didn't know. But what did it matter? He was still like a frightened dog that had lost its home. He fled to the dark underworld and ended up with a sad ending. He couldn't even bury his own body. It could only be scattered on the ground like dead wood and rotten bones."

"You have obtained the location of Chishiro's burial place."

Jiang Xinghuo was deeply surprised. He didn't expect that there would be such a big surprise waiting for him.

Zhishilang's Zhishi Law is a partial fragment separated from the Dayan Law. Only when it is combined with the secluded law of the reclusive immortal can it be the perfect Dayan Law.

It was because of this that Jiang Xinghuo removed the fragments of the Law of the World from his body and placed them in the laboratory of the old secular ruins, not wanting to leave any handle for the real holder of the Law of Dayan.

Now that we have obtained the whereabouts of a nearly complete fragment of the Law of the World, even if we cannot use it temporarily, we must never give it to others.

"After you finished reading the letter left by the ghost doctor, you put away the ghost doctor's book. Under the cover of the aura emitted by Zhi Shilang's skin, you did not attract anyone's attention, and the mourning master did not seem to notice it either."

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to continue on his way and came to another street.

"You have arrived at Soul Street."

"Although Yang Town is a gathering place for people engaged in unconventional trades, there are five types of unconventional trades. Among them, executioners, corpse sewers, paper craftsmen, and coroners are also called the Four Yin Sects. They are completely different from ordinary unconventional trades. They basically deal with wronged souls and evil spirits all year round. Therefore, they are surrounded by evil spirits and it is difficult for them to interact with ordinary people. Therefore, most of them are entrenched on this street."

"The moment you walked into Soul Street, you felt some hot gazes. Although this place is full of dead ghosts, your popularity is enough to attract people. When you saw a corpse sewist coming over with a needle and thread to show off his skills, you opened your mouth and asked:"

"What are you going to say? Are you going to ask if you've had your supper? Or where the old executioner is?"

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head, thinking, where do all these jokes come from? Let's get down to business first. It won't be too late to hang out with these people when we come back.

"You asked the old executioner where he lived. When the corpse-stitcher heard your words, his face suddenly changed, as if he had heard something taboo. He pointed forward and hurriedly retreated into his room."

"Look around you. The other ghosts who heard what you said have all closed their doors and windows, as if they were afraid that you would bring up this topic with them again."

"What are you going to choose now?"

(End of this chapter)