My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 99 Underworld
“You wandered around the White Water River.”

"I saw that the river temple on the shore had regained its former bustle, with countless people coming to burn incense and offer sacrifices."

"Do you want to go in and take a look?"

Jiang Xinghuo took a look at the text. Since there was no time wasting, he wanted to take a look at who this newly appointed Baishui River God was.

"You have entered the temple of the White Water River God."

"The captain of the new corpse recovery team is tattooing river gods on his team members, but you feel that this corpse recovery captain looks familiar."

"When the corpse recovery captain saw you walk in, he immediately smiled and hurried forward to bow to you."

"You now remember the identity of this corpse recovery captain. He is the head of the Yan Family Martial Arts School on Wuguan Street."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the text, he also reacted in his heart.

It turned out that the new captain of the corpse recovery team was the NPC that he met in Wuguan Street when he first entered the game.

When he first entered the underworld, he saw the father of the martial arts gym owner and brought a message for him, telling him where the secret book was hidden. He didn't expect that he would now join the corpse recovery team.

"At this time, you found that the river god statue on the altar looked familiar. After studying it for a long time, you realized that this new Baishui River God was actually the compassionate monk who gave you the [Vajra Power] that day."

"You learned the whole story from the captain of the corpse recovery team. It turns out that since the resentment of the Baishui River God disappeared, the water ghosts in the river are no longer as vicious as before."

"The compassionate monk took this opportunity to invite his fellow disciples to come through dreams, and with their help, he saved all the water ghosts and, with the help of incense, established the status of the White Water River God."

"Because the Yan Family Martial Arts School has some relationship with the Shifang Zen Temple, it has become the captain of the new corpse recovery team."

"The captain of the corpse recovery team asked you what you are doing here?"

"You explained your purpose. After hearing that, the captain of the corpse recovery team took out a talisman and told him that as long as you stick the talisman on the bow of the boat and go downstream along the Baishui River, you can enter the underworld city of the dead after one stick of incense."

"You have obtained it, walk the Yin Talisman."

"The Yin-walking Talisman (a common consumable item), a talisman used by the souls of the underworld, can allow the living to go to the underworld."

"You came to the bank of the Baishui River and saw a corpse retriever driving a boat. He had already prepared a black-sailed boat for you."

"You stepped onto the boat and pasted the talisman on the bow. Strangely enough, even though no one was rowing, the boat rushed forward like flying."

"Soon, you'll see thick fog rising around you."

"A chilling aura that belongs only to the underworld permeates the surroundings of the boat."

"You have entered Hades."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the text prompt, he thought that the underworld map had finally been opened. He had been in the game for such a long time, but the underworld map had never been opened.

According to that old man, the little old man's soul was thrown into the City of the Dead. Presumably, that is the branch of the map of the underworld. I wonder if he can find some good things there.

"You entered the underworld."

"On the move..."

"Continuing to move forward..."

"You have arrived at the City of the Dead."

"This is a big city in the underworld. Anyone who dies before the end of their life span will first enter the City of Wrongful Death and wait until the end of their life span before going to reincarnation."

"So the City of the Dead is no different from the world of the living. It has everything it needs. Some people don't even know they are dead and still think they are alive in the world of the living."

"You came to the outside of the City of the Dead, walked around carefully, and found the shrine left by Fengdu in an inconspicuous patch of grass." "You have lit up the shrine of the City of the Dead."

Jiang Xinghuo read the description carefully. The shrine in the City of the Dead was slightly different from the shrine in the world of the living. He didn't know if it was because it was damaged, but it could only be used for one-way transmission.

In other words, one can teleport from the underworld back to the world of the living, but cannot teleport from the world of the living to the underworld.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have to go to Baishui River, he could go directly to the shrine in the big temple to activate the teleportation function and come to the underworld.

"You walked into the City of the Dead."

"The busy streets are bustling and bustling. If it weren't for the dark sky and the chilly atmosphere, you would have thought you were back in the world of the living."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text description and couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Such a large city of wrongful death must contain countless ghosts. Trying to find an ordinary ghost here is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

At this moment, the game text suddenly changed.

"You were walking on the street of Wrongful Death City and saw a Fuchun Teahouse on the side of the street."

"You might try your luck here."

Jiang Xinghuo was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Fuchun Teahouse's business was not only spread across the secular world, but there were also traces of its existence in the underworld.

"You walked into the Fuchun Teahouse."

"The teahouse is still full of guests, the storyteller is talking on the high platform, and you gave him 100 incense ashes as a reward."

"The storyteller stood up from his chair, walked down the platform, bowed and thanked you for the generous gift, and asked if there was anything you needed help with."

"You did not hide your purpose and told the storyteller the truth. The storyteller nodded and said that such a ghost had indeed come to the teahouse some time ago."

"But he was captured by the Great Pharmacy in the north of the city. I don't know if he has been made into medicine now."

"When you hear this, leave the teahouse immediately and rush to the medicine house mentioned by the storyteller."

"This medicine house is located in the north of the city. The techniques and raw materials used to refine medicines are completely different from those in the living world. It is a strange craft that is unique to the underworld."

"You have come to the Great Medicine House in the north of the city."

"Are you going to go in directly and explain your intentions? Or are you going to sneak into the backyard quietly?"

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't have the time to argue, so he decided to just do it. He opened the inventory, found the invisibility cloak, and chose to use it.

"You used the invisibility cloak."

"You walked into the medicine room openly, and used your cloak to cover your body, and came to the medicine room in the backyard."

"You saw many jars in the alchemy room. With the help of your Tathagatagarbha talent, you learned the functions of those jars."

"It turns out that those jars are actually magical instruments to imprison the souls of the dead. The City of the Dead is not like the human world. Ordinary prisons cannot trap souls and spirits at all. Only this kind of magical instrument can ensure that souls and spirits cannot escape."

"You searched carefully on the shelf and finally found a jar in the corner. Inside was the sealed little old man."

"You have found the trace of the little old man."

"Do you want to explore the house?"

Jiang Xinghuo put the jar into the magic bag, and controlled the game character to explore the medicine house. He indeed found a lot of useful things.

(End of this chapter)