Maoshan Taoist priests practice falsehood and become reality

Chapter 173 The Origin of Evil Spirits

Inoue Iori drove here, and the car stopped at a relatively secluded spot near the foot of the mountain.

So on the way back, Sakurako Hirata didn't have to experience the strong wind and her head at her back, but she needed to control the steering wheel.

Shimada Xiaofu was sitting in the passenger seat, physically exhausted but full of energy.

He had just escaped death, and he had many emotions that he had not yet had time to express. He was even more excited when he came into close contact with the general's daughter, Sakurako Hirata.

Then, from the conversation between the two in the back seat, Shimada faintly learned about his wife's special identity.

It turns out that the seemingly innocent and lively wife is actually a thoughtful and professionally trained intelligence officer.

Shimada Xiaofu thought that he had complained before about giving up his career in the inner city for family life, but he didn't expect that his wife had given up more for him.

And when he thinks about his wife sacrificing her life in order to save him, there is probably no man happier than him in the world.

Tears fell down.

"Your husband seems to be crying. Do you need to pause?" Su Heng noticed that the co-pilot passenger's mood was abnormal.

"He's just a crybaby, that's okay. Let's move on...

This line is definitely something my husband is currently guilty of.

The chat topic returned to Qing Ji. Inoue Iori's views were consistent with Su Heng. Qing Ji was not a character in the legend, but her predecessor was a transcendent.

This inference comes from the sixth night that Inoue Iori was imprisoned in the five-story tower of Mount Haguro. She tried many times to awaken her husband's memory to no avail, and she lay on the ground in despair.

"My ears were pressed against the wooden floor, and through the cracks, I heard subtle sobs. At first, I thought they were other victims, until the cries got louder and louder, and the familiar voice convinced me that it was Qing Qing. The sound Ji made.”

"It cried very sadly, which is not the emotion that a monster should have. I realized that there might be a trace of humanity hidden under the monster's skin, and I used it as a life-saving straw. If I can take advantage of this possible weakness, maybe There is a chance to escape with Shimada."

For the next four nights, Inoue Iori lay on the ground and listened carefully.

She found that Qingji was always crying as dawn approached. Once, she even cried and said:

"Please leave my body, please..."

"I realized that she might also be trapped. On the fifth night, I made a bold decision. When Kiyohime was crying, I ran to the window and yelled, claiming to awaken Shimada's memory. Wait until Qing Ji arrived and I asked her if she was trapped as well and tried to wake her up."

Inoue Iori failed. Instead of being angry, Kiyohime praised her for being the first person to notice this detail after entering the temple. It’s not easy to be aware of the sadness of others while wallowing in your own.

As a reward, Kiyohime tells her secrets about herself.

"It admits that it was a transcendent person in its past, and its crying is subconsciously nostalgic for its human identity."

"Its original words are, 'This is a flaw that I cannot tolerate. It must be completely eliminated. There are only two final bells left to become a real Kiyohime.'"

"Why is there a limit on quantity? Is the effect of eighteen Daochengji bells different from twenty bells?"

Inoue Iori tried to convince the other party that it was no different from the legendary Kiyohime now, and begged to let himself and Shimada go.

This claim was ruthlessly denied, and Kiyohime became irritable.

"It repeatedly emphasizes that only by meeting the conditions of twenty Daochengji bells can one become a true Kiyohime. This is an unshakable rule and condition, even if it is missed once."

"Anyway, I think it's completely crazy. Maybe the numbers are just obsessions and have no special meaning. Did I say something wrong?"

Inoue Iori noticed that Su Heng's brows furrowed rarely. After all, this young-looking man showed no emotion from beginning to end. This was the first time. "It's okay, I'm fine. Thank you for sharing the information, it means a lot to me."

Inoue Iori only took the words as polite words, but little did he know that this information had set off a storm in Su Heng's heart.

Coincidence?

You need to repeat the behavior twenty times before you can transform into a real Kiyohime. This sounds like you are trying to gain proficiency!

Could it be that mutants can also become real through practice?

The unexpected information made Su Heng feel uneasy.

After all, he still doesn't know why evil spirits appear in this world.

After exposing the identity of the crane, he tried to understand it. However, the Ninth District Psychic Research Institute did not have much information about the origin of the evil spirit. It only briefly recorded the year when the evil spirit appeared.

The gods summoned by Su Heng believed that everything was the result of evil causes. As for the evil causes, he still needed to investigate them himself.

At this moment, Su Heng vaguely felt that he had caught a key clue.

"arrive."

After a forty-minute drive, the group arrived at Inoue Iori's home in the outer city.

This is a typical Japanese-style ancient house, surrounded by fences, with its own courtyard, wooden house, and surrounded by tall cedars.

The car had just been parked when two elderly people ran out of the house happily, waving to everyone in the car with tears in their eyes.

"Those are my father-in-law and mother-in-law."

Inoue Iori choked up.

Shimada Koo and Inoue Iori got out of the car and briefly introduced Su Heng and Hirata Sakurako to the two elderly people. After learning that Su Heng had saved their son and daughter-in-law, the two elders came to a standard dohashi seat on the spot.

"No need to be so formal."

As everyone entered the mansion, the two old men quickly got busy preparing a sumptuous breakfast for everyone.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Su Heng asked Inoue Iori to contact Wei Zonglin immediately and inform him of his successful arrival in District 11.

Knowing that Cuiyu was still alive, Wei Zonglin was naturally extremely happy and expressed his sincere gratitude to Su Heng.

After saying the polite words, Su Heng asked Wei Zonglin to summon his three apprentices to gather near the entrance of the subway tunnel and stand by.

According to the information provided by the red-faced ghost, Qingxian Town is about to hold a Sandman Festival. The scale of this festival is not as good as the Night Parade of Hundred Demons, and it is just suitable for gaining merit for the three apprentices.

If possible, Su Heng would like to hold an enshrinement ceremony for the three apprentices as soon as their merits meet the conditions. In this way, Su Heng would not have to bother with the subsequent work of building temples, consecrating statues of gods, and so on.

He should focus on more important things now. For example, investigating the truth about mutants, etc.

"Understood, I'll send someone to find them right now."

After finishing all this work, Su Heng had breakfast with Inoue Iori's family. Due to the rush of time, they only had enough time to prepare an English scrambled egg breakfast, that is, scrambled eggs and cherry tomatoes, which looked average.

Fortunately, after Su Heng practiced the Qi Conquering Technique, he basically didn't need to eat. He didn't take more than two bites before he asked everyone what the so-called Sandman Festival was about.

(End of this chapter)