The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 141: Training trip (14)

"Brother Yi! Fox demon! Have you forgotten the fox demon's curse!"

Inuyama Heita said hurriedly, "I always fall into hallucinations when I go to sleep at night these past two days. I can't even distinguish between dreams and reality, which makes other people look at me in a strange way. That's even when there is a barrier you set up in the room. If I go out now, I will be teased by the foxes."

"Then what do you want me to do?" Qian Xiaoyi was also helpless: "I was driven 200 kilometers away, and all my luggage was thrown here. I can't help you even if I want to. You have to work hard and overcome the difficulties."

"Overcome?!" Inuyama Heita was very surprised: "You want me to help you investigate in this state?"

Qian Xiaoyi said: "This is the content of your special training, isn't it? And the marks on your body don't have much malice, they just want to play a prank on you. Even if you are hit, it won't cause too dangerous consequences, so don't worry. Call Ajian out, he should be able to help you a lot. I didn't shut down your inspiration this time, there shouldn't be any problem. I believe in you, so you also have to believe in me who believes in you, Heitaro."

Ken commented, "Inuyama-san, it seems that Brother Oto wants to use lines from anime to motivate you. Is it effective?"

"No, not at all." Inuyama Heita said, "On the contrary, I feel embarrassed."

Qian Xiaoyi said, "Tsk tsk, kids nowadays don't buy into this anymore? Anyway, it's decided to be you, Heitaro! Hurry up and investigate the mystery of the village."

Inuyama Heita had no choice but to bite the bullet and pick up the flashlight, heading towards the intersection. It was still early before bedtime, so he had plenty of time to investigate. However, he was a little nervous about going alone this time.

"Inuyama, you've taken the wrong path. That's a ditch!" Ken reminded him in his ear.

Inuyama Heita withdrew his foot in disappointment. He almost fell into the ditch just as he started. He could faintly hear the cry of foxes that sounded like crying and laughing, as if they were mocking him.

"We really can't be careless." Inuyama Heita recalled what happened before. He formed the Bagua seal with his hands and put them in front of his eyes from time to time to observe the road ahead to prevent any mistakes. He didn't know if it was due to an illusion, but the closer he got to the fields, the less hallucinations he suffered. So the next investigation was not difficult. He only needed to take a photo of the scarecrow when he arrived at the destination and then send it to Qian Xiaoyi.

After it was successfully sent, Qian Xiaoyi also called.

"Well done. Just as I expected, the clothes on these scarecrows are very different from the solemn clothes worn for traditional burials." Qian Xiaoyi said, "In this case, it is certain that someone in the village is using this magic circle to keep people in the village."

Inuyama Heita asked: "What should we do next?"

"Let's go back to the room." Qian Xiaoyi said, "The talisman I placed in your room is hidden behind the calligraphy hanging on the wall. Take it down and secretly stick it outside the girls' room before going to bed. Then don't fall into a deep sleep. Let Ajian monitor the situation in the corridor..."

Late that night.

Originally, today was the night for ghost stories, but because of Ono Haruna's incident, no one was interested, so no one mentioned it. When the time came, everyone prepared to go to bed. That's how it is in the countryside, there is no nightlife, and there is nothing to do at night.

There were faint snoring sounds in the room, but Inuyama Heita didn't dare to fall asleep. He was still cursed by the fox. At this time, the barrier in the room was gone. He was afraid that he would be teased by the fox after falling asleep, and appear in a strange place after waking up, and do some socially disastrous things.

While he was half asleep and half awake, he heard a fox's evil laughter outside the room, which woke Inuyama Heita up suddenly.

"Inuyama, there's something wrong! Come out and take a look." Ken's head squeezed in through the crack in the door and said. Inuyama Heita narrowed his eyes and quickly formed the Eight Diagrams Seal. After observing through the gap and finding that it was not a fox illusion, he breathed a sigh of relief, quietly got up, opened the door on tiptoe, looked towards the corridor, and then almost screamed in fright.

Ono Haruna was standing in front of him with her eyes wide open and an expressionless face.

Inuyama Heita covered his mouth and made no sound. Then he found that Ono Haruna seemed not to notice his presence. She just ignored him and walked towards the hotel door step by step.

Ah Jian said: "It's really scary. A person with disheveled hair appeared in front of people in the middle of the night. If I wasn't a ghost, I would have thought I had seen a ghost."

"Sister Ono, what is this..." Inuyama Heita was a little surprised: "Is this sleepwalking?"

Soon, he overturned his conclusion because he clearly saw a light white fox climbing onto Ono Haruna's shoulder. Ono Haruna turned around and showed a weird smile together with the fox on her shoulder, with the corners of her mouth almost reaching her ears.

After doing the strange thing, she turned around and jumped outside like a little animal.

Ono Haruna's action gave Inuyama Heita goose bumps. He quickly took off the talisman on the door of the girls' room, folded it into a triangle and carried it with him, then followed.

Ono Haruna put on her shoes at the entrance, opened the door, and walked out. Inuyama Heita followed behind her, not forgetting to send a message to Qian Xiaoyi on his mobile phone.

Inuyama Heita: [Sister Ono is indeed in trouble. Could this be the reason why she was found fainted in the wild last year? I am following up.]

After a while, Qian Xiaoyi replied: [Well, be careful and try to ensure her and your own safety.]

Inuyama Heita: [Understood. 】

After putting away his phone, Inuyama Heita followed Ono Haruna carefully, not daring to get too far away, nor too close, for fear of losing her or disturbing her. He never put down the Bagua Seal in his hand, and he didn't dare to relax for a moment. The effect of this kind of actual combat was much better than special training, because he didn't dare to bear the consequences of failure, so he was extra serious every time.

When passing by the fields by the roadside, Inuyama Heita turned his head to look at the scarecrows in the fields. After Qian Xiaoyi's investigation, he always felt that these scarecrows now looked a little weird and scary.

During this journey, it seemed that the foxes also hoped that Inuyama Heita could follow them, so they did not do any mischievous things. This strange calmness made Inuyama Heita feel very uneasy.

Gradually, Inuyama Heita discovered that the other party was actually walking towards the mountain in the direction of the shrine, where the signal was not very good. So before the phone completely lost the signal, Inuyama Heita reported a short text message to Qian Xiaoyi;

I went up the mountain.

Then he followed Ono Haruna into the forest.

(End of this chapter)