Mythology

Chapter 3 Three Optional Identities
The fire in the earthen stove crackled and smoke rose from the chimney.

Yang He summoned the panel under the cover of night.

[Vulgar things: Lotus-born lotus]

[Related allusion: "Ghost Lotus", whether to consume 1 point of spiritual vision to enter the allusion world]

"Try it."

The moment Yang He confirmed it, the smoke and dust froze in mid-air, the city became completely silent, and all the evil spirits seemed to have disappeared.

"Time pause? That's good too. I don't have to worry about the old man finding out."

【Please select the role you play in the story】

Yang He saw countless lines converging on the panel, eventually forming three black and white faces. They looked unfamiliar, but their eyebrows were somewhat similar to his own.

[Coffin bearer (white): The general's young son died young, his head and body were separated, and he died with his eyes open. His body was sealed in a dark wooden coffin and was transported by eight coffin bearers, and you are one of them.]

[Constable (White): Cailian Town is located in a remote area, close to the Qinghu Lake where lotus is abundant. Lotus root is the specialty of the town. As a constable in Cailian Town, you have discovered that strange things have been happening in the town since the arrival of the coffin from the General's Mansion.]

[Lotus root pickers (in white): The lotuses in Qinghu Lake have just bloomed, and some people have already started buying lotus roots. The old people in the town say that they can’t be impatient, but there are always a group of greedy lotus root pickers who have no taboos.]

[White quality identity does not require additional spiritual vision consumption]

[If you do not choose an identity, you will go to the world of allusions in your true form]

Yang He felt relieved, it seemed that his life would not be in danger when playing the role of Dian Gu, and the pause in time was the best opportunity to catch his breath.

"No matter what the allusion involves, I just hope to find a way to protect myself."

He did not dare to delay, and after thinking it over, he first eliminated the coffin bearer.

The allusion to the ghost lotus obviously revolves around the coffin. The danger of the coffin-pressor far exceeds that of the other identities, and it is very likely that the spiritual vision will be wasted.

The job of a constable is slightly better, but he also has to come into contact with the coffin.

"The lotus root picker seems to be outside the allusion, a bit weird, but definitely safer than the other two identities."

"Choose [Lotus Picker]."

As soon as Yang He locked onto Cai Lian, he felt the world spinning around him.

When he came to his senses, he was no longer in Peibai City.

.........

The thatched house is ventilated on all sides and the bed is made of earth bricks.

Yang He opened his eyes in the house and noticed the red sunset outside the window.

He found himself calmer than expected, and hurried to figure out the current situation, "Ancient background, but the world of allusions is already hot."

Yang He stretched out his limbs and felt around his body.

"Although I have changed my body, I haven't felt uncomfortable at all. Well, the age of the person picking lotus roots is a little younger, about fourteen or fifteen years old."

He looked around but didn't find any tools for picking lotus roots.

boom.

The door was kicked open.

The sturdy man walked into the house, holding a rooster that had just died in his hand. The blood dripped onto the burning sunset, looking eerie and terrifying.

"Yang He, hurry up, if you don't leave now you won't be able to leave town!"

Seeing Yang He in a daze, the strong man added, "I agreed with them a few days ago that I was going to Qinghu to pick lotus roots tomorrow night."

He looked apprehensive. "But there have been a lot of strange things happening in this town recently, and the government is planning to impose a curfew. Damn it, we might as well move it forward to tonight."

Yang He could roughly guess the cause and effect. The character he played was probably one who wanted to steal lotus roots while the town was in chaos.

I just don't know if lotus root is special.

"Yang He, don't run away from the battlefield, go, go, go!"

Yang He didn't expect that in the world of allusions, his name had not changed.

"Okay, I'll pack my things."

"Don't clean up! I, Xu Dabao, have known you for a long time. How much wealth can you save by working as a temporary worker for others? If I hadn't helped you, you would have ruined our ancestral home."

Yang He was pulled up by Xu Dabao, and as soon as he went out, he smelled a burnt odor.

"Brother Dabao, what strange thing happened in this town?"

"Harmful."

Xu Dabao lowered his voice and said, "Four people died last night!!"

A cool breeze blew by, and the pale paper money scattered all over the alley.

"Damn it, Captain Wang found five bodies in the town. The bodies were unrecognizable. God knows whose the extra one belonged to."

As he spoke, he brought the rooster close to his mouth and squeezed out some blood.

After swallowing, Xu Dabao handed it to Yang He and explained in a deep voice: "Drink it quickly. It's a dark and windy night. Chicken blood can sustain your yang energy."

Yang He’s spiritual vision was not good enough, and he still felt that there were ghosts around him.

He didn't care about so much, and forced himself to suppress his nausea and imitate Xu Dabao in swallowing chicken blood. Suddenly, a faint warm current spread from his stomach and intestines throughout his body.

The two ran out of Cailian Town along the path.

There were four funerals being held in the town, and the streets and alleys were extremely deserted.

The constables did not stop the two men, which showed that the government had no time to care about anything else. They quickly followed the path to the nearby mountains. "Yang He, we are almost there."

Yang He looked back, his 0.2 point spiritual vision was really limited.

I just felt that the town was eerie and scary, with passers-by walking through the streets in a daze, and some coffins were placed in front of the doors.

.........

It's getting late.

Xu Dabao took Yang He through a large area of ​​terraced fields before they saw the Qinghu Lake.

In the daytime, the clear lake is dotted with lotus leaves, which is a beautiful sight for the eyes. But now under the cover of night, it seems so dark that you can't see the bottom.

There were six people who met Xu Dabao and Yang He, all of them were around 30 years old.

"Big bag."

Xu Dabao said earnestly, "Brother Zhang, you can take care of the two of us."

Zhang Kai looked at Yang He suspiciously, "Da Bao, didn't I ask you to find someone in her early twenties? What if she gets contaminated by something dirty?"

Xu Dabao said helplessly: "All the strong laborers in each family are related to each other. Brother Zhang, you know that the government is investigating strictly now."

"Forget it, it won't take long to pick lotus roots."

Zhang Kai threw the purse out, Yang Heyi weighed it and estimated that there were at least ten taels of money in it.

"There will be another twenty taels if the deal is done, but we have to wait for the customer to settle the bill."

Yang He was secretly shocked.

After all, he was familiar with the prices of seasonal vegetables from Old Man Yang, and lotus root was not a rare commodity. Ten taels of lotus root could provide enough meat for several months.

"Come closer one by one and remember what I am going to say next."

"Did you see the red string?"

Zhang Kai took out a red rope and tied it around the ankles of the seven people.

"Lotus roots are most afraid of the red string. If we feel the red string tightening, we should immediately move towards the source of the noise. Remember not to be too hasty. Once the red string breaks, we will be in trouble."

Yang He's scalp tingled after hearing this. Are you sure there are lotus roots in the lake?

Why does it feel like something weird?
Without waiting for Yang He to think too much, Zhang Kai lit three incense sticks on the shore, muttered a few words incoherently, and immediately prepared to enter the water.

Xu Dabao frowned slightly, somewhat confused.

Zhang Kai signaled everyone to stand a certain distance away from each other in the lake before entering the water. They should not bend their joints when walking and should imitate the movements of lotus roots.

They groped their way forward bit by bit.

After Yang He went deep into the lake, the biting cold rushed straight to his spine.

His feet stepped on the dense aquatic plants, which felt extremely strange. It reminded him of a woman's hair. At first glance, the bottom of the water seemed to be covered with corpses.

"Something's wrong."

Yang He stared at the panel with his peripheral vision, and his spiritual vision increased without any warning.

[Spiritual Vision: 0.3 points]

His heart was in his throat; Qinghu was obviously a little abnormal.

Zhang Kai shouted, "Be gentle with your movements! Lotus roots won't run away when they hear the sound, but they can't stand the waves in the water."

They walked deeper and deeper into the lake, and the water soon reached their waists.

Xu Dabao didn't know how to swim, so he inevitably wanted to back down. However, the temptation of twenty taels was too great, so he had no choice but to follow.

Yang He had seen countless evil spirits and monsters, and he managed to remain calm.

"Yes! Yes!"

Suddenly, Yang He heard a lotus root picker shouting in surprise, and the latter reached his hands into the lake, "I caught it!!"

"Quick, tie it with a red rope!"

The rest of the people moved towards the lotus root as agreed.

Only Yang He seemed a little hesitant, and at this moment his spiritual vision suddenly reached 0.5 points.

Zhang Kai was the closest and had more experience, so he arrived in three or two steps, while the lotus picker had already curled up in the water.

"Don't worry, I..."

puff.

Zhang Kai lost consciousness when he saw the remains of limbs and flesh floating on the water.

next moment.

Zhang Kai stumbled, and the red ropes on the ankles of the others were stretched straight.

They noticed that the open arms seemed to be holding something...

[Spiritual Vision: 0.7 points]

Yang He froze in place. As his spiritual vision improved, the sound of a baby crying suddenly rang out.

He looked dazed as he saw the bodies of babies floating in the clear lake, their hair swaying like water plants.

The tender white limbs are exactly like...lotus roots.

(End of this chapter)