The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 128: Training Trip
Two days later, in the utility room of Lingkong Office, Qian Xiaoyi held three incense sticks and inserted them into the incense burner on the altar, muttering to himself: "I have to go on a business trip these few days. Children, be good. I will be back in a week. Don't cause any trouble for me. I will bring you candies when I come back... What? You still want chocolate? Okay, okay, I'll buy it for you later. Keep your word..."

After finishing all this, Qian Xiaoyi locked the utility room, dragged his suitcase out of the office, and said hello to Inuyama Heita who was waiting downstairs: "Okay, let's go."

Inuyama Heita nodded, carrying his backpack and walking towards the station with Qian Xiaoyi. Qian Xiaoyi took a look and saw that this bag was the same one he had bought when he went to the Lucky Mutual Aid Association, so he asked, "By the way, are you only bringing one bag? We're going to live in the countryside for a week this time."

Inuyama Heita thought for a moment and said, "It seems that there is really nothing to bring. Some clothes and toiletries are enough. Brother Yi did bring a lot of things."

"Hehehe... There are some magical props that will be used in the special training." Qian Xiaoyi laughed strangely: "You will know when the time comes, so stay tuned."

"I can't look forward to it at all..." Inuyama Heita's face was full of frustration. He was not a brave man. Instead of doing scary special training, he would rather go to the gym and sweat it out, although he didn't want to do either.

The two took the train to Tokyo Station and met up with the other people they had made an appointment with in the lobby.

"Teacher Qian! Here, here!" Kawasaki started waving to Qian Xiaoyi from a distance. Except for two people Qian Xiaoyi had never seen before, he recognized the others. They were all from the lineup when he summoned the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

The reason why they were here was because Kawasaki was still determined to do something evil. Their destination this time was the hot spring hotel that the Supernatural Department had visited last year. A few days ago, Kawasaki had called Qian Xiaoyi and invited him to go with them. Qian Xiaoyi had originally planned to refuse, but then the incident in the Yellow Spring House happened.

He was worried that he couldn't find a place in Tokyo to provide special training for Inuyama Heita. This big city was too crowded and smoky, and it was difficult to find a quiet place for training here. Then he thought of Kawasaki.

The hotel that Kawasaki mentioned is located in a mountain village in Gifu Prefecture in central Japan. It can be said to be in the countryside within the countryside, and the location is very remote, but it just meets Qian Xiaoyi's requirements for Inuyama Heita's special training place, and he can also eat and drink for free and get some travel expenses, so he agreed to go with Kawasaki and others and stay for a week.

"Sorry for the long wait." Qian Xiaoyi said.

Sato, who had met the slit-mouthed woman, took a step ahead of Kawasaki and bowed to Qian Xiaoyi excitedly, saying, "Teacher Qian, I haven't thanked you properly for what happened last time! Thank you very much!"

Qian Xiaoyi said helplessly: "I say...um, Sato, right? Didn't you quit the club? Why are you here again?" To be honest, he really hoped that fewer people would come. One less person would mean one less worry for him.

"Ahaha~" Sato scratched his face awkwardly and said, "I didn't plan to go originally, but the director said that with you here this time, there will be no danger, so I agreed... and the director said that we don't have to pay for this training camp. Anyway, we have nothing to do during the summer vacation, so it's nice to go and have some fun."

Qian Xiaoyi turned to look at a man and a woman he didn't recognize and asked, "I didn't see these two last time. Are they also from the Supernatural Department?"

"Hello, Mr. Qian." The tall and strong boy smiled cheerfully and said, "I am Yuji Miyamoto, who just joined the club this year. Thank you for your guidance."

Another girl who looked very gloomy whispered: "I am Ono Haruna, hello, Mr. Qian."

"Hello." Qian Xiaoyi nodded. Including the fat girl from the supernatural department and Suzuki, there were eight people in total. He was curious why Suzuki would also participate. She seemed to have no interest in this kind of activity. Kawasaki said, "Okay, now that everyone is here, let's go."

Everyone picked up their luggage and boarded the train.

This time they need to take the Shinkansen to Nagoya, then transfer to the tram to Gifu Prefecture, and finally take a bus to reach their destination, which will take most of the day.

On the way, Qian Xiaoyi asked Kawasaki about the destination and why Kawasaki chose such a remote place instead of some popular tourist attractions. Judging from his expression, it was probably not a matter of money, but some special reason.

Kawasaki scratched his head and said, "The reason why I chose that place is because the village near the hotel is where my grandparents used to live. When I was a child, I would live there during the summer vacation. Although it is a country with nothing, I still think that life there is much more comfortable than Tokyo, so I always wanted to find time to live there for two days, but it would be too boring if I were alone, so..."

The slightly plump girl asked curiously: "Then where are your grandparents, Minister? Why do you want to stay in a hotel?"

"They are no longer here," Kawasaki said.

"Oh, sorry..." The chubby girl was a little embarrassed, and the atmosphere became a little dull.

"It's not that they're not here." Kawasaki said hurriedly, "They were taken to Osaka by their uncle. The house in the village has been abandoned and is not suitable for living, so they stayed in the hotel."

"Speak earlier, Minister. Your answer is misleading." Sato sighed, "But the countryside? I haven't been there yet."

Qian Xiaoyi asked, "I heard that Kawasaki organized one last year. Are you an old member too?"

Sato said: "My family went on a trip to Hawaii during last summer vacation, so I didn't participate in the training. But I remember that Ono-san seemed to be last year..."

The atmosphere was truly silent now. After Sato said this, he immediately reacted, said sorry and shut up.

Noticing the awkward atmosphere, Qian Xiaoyi remembered that the girl named Ono Haruna should be the one who was frightened and hospitalized during the training camp of the supernatural club last year. Although Kawasaki advertised that it was just an accident, Qian Xiaoyi's understanding of this guy is definitely not that simple. What is even more puzzling is that even if that happened, why did she still participate this time?

But now is obviously not the time to talk about that, so Qian Xiaoyi changed the subject and asked Kawasaki to talk about what fun things there are there.

"That's a lot. Although there are no modern entertainment facilities, there are many things to do." Kawasaki listed them all: "We can go fishing, have a barbecue by the river, swim, and visit the shrine..."

(End of this chapter)