The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 188 Final Battle (10)

In the foggy woods, an exorcist commissioned by the shrine was following the direction of the Asuka Shikigami with a pale face. At the end, he saw a ray of light, a soft light that seemed to be able to dispel the gloomy feeling brought by this haunted place.

"Yellow Spring House... we're finally here." The exorcist breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't wait to follow Fei Niao in.

As soon as he opened the door of the izakaya, the strange atmosphere outside was immediately swept away. It was completely two different worlds. As soon as he entered, he saw several familiar exorcists were already here. Ashiya Yoshisuke's granddaughter Kokiru was busy helping them add tea and water.

"Tang Ze, you are here too?" an exorcist greeted.

The exorcist named Tang Ze who just came in sat next to them and said angrily, "Yeah...it seems like you were also driven out by those sorcerers like me. Damn it, why did Lingtang agree to set up a competition venue? In the end, he attracted those bastards from Hiruda here."

Iwama Shrine is one of their old customers. In the past, they would accept commissions from Iwama Shrine every year to help them to liberate the spirits that gathered there and help them become Buddhas.

In addition to earning some commission fees, there is another reason why they accept this commission, that is, there is a high probability of encountering evil spirits in this commission, which is something that is difficult to encounter in normal commissions. After all, evil spirits are not easy to come by, and it still depends on chance.

This existence that ordinary people avoid has both advantages and disadvantages for exorcists. Some exorcists who go astray will specifically capture evil spirits and make them into cursed spirits to enslave them.

Even if you are not an exorcist of that kind, you will pay special attention to the news about evil spirits, because the presence of evil spirits often means that there may be related cursed objects. If you make good use of them, you may be able to greatly increase your own strength.

In previous years, they were all exorcists who were familiar with Iwama Shrine and took on this kind of job at a reasonable price, but this year was a little different. The group led by Hiruda actually participated in this commission. Although it was to deal with the foreign exorcist, evil spirits were a hot commodity in the eyes of sorcerers and would never be given to outsiders.

So we brothers were driven to stay in Huangquan House.

"Forget it, Tang Ze." The companion said, "Anyway, eradicating evil spirits is quite dangerous, and we can make money even if we do nothing, so we can just take a break this year. But that Chinese guy is in trouble. Such a large area this year will definitely attract a lot of evil spirits. This is a huge advantage for Hiruda and the others. He was targeted by these people. That guy is really unlucky."

Tang Ze drank his tea in silence and made no comment on the matter. On one side was a notorious group of sorcerers, and on the other side were unfamiliar foreign exorcists. Although he didn't know why they were fighting, it was none of his business.

Anyone with common sense would know that they should not get involved in this mess. Those sorcerers are all petty-minded and mean-spirited. There is no need to offend them for a foreigner you don't know.

"I guess that guy is now surrounded by a large group of evil spirits." He thought silently: "There is no suspense in this competition. The guy Gui Teng will definitely win."

At this time, an unexpected person walked into the Yellow Spring House.

"Senior Gui Teng?!" Tang Ze blurted out in surprise, and mentioned the devil.

"Hello, everyone." Gui Teng Longguang nodded and found a seat to sit down.

Tang Ze looked at him in disbelief and asked, "Why are you here?"

Shouldn't he be out there picking up kills and easily winning the competition?
Gui Teng Longguang lowered his head and said: "Why are we here? Because it is safe here. After all, the outside will soon become a battlefield..."

"Huh?" Several exorcists looked puzzled, not knowing what Gui Teng Longguang meant.

Gui Teng Longguang pressed down his hat, feeling very nervous. He could only drink tea to calm himself. His mission had been completed and there was no need for him to stay outside.

"We are surrounded~" At this time, at the end of the barrier, Qian Xiaoyi, with a cigarette in his mouth and a copper coin sword in his hand, looked around. In the fog not far from him, various strange shadows kept appearing and disappearing, and the number was constantly increasing. The resentment that soared to the sky could be felt from a long distance. They surrounded him but did not attack, wandering around in a daze. It seemed that the array he had arranged was effective, and those guys could not find his position for the time being.

As for Hiruda, who caused this situation, he had been lurking somewhere near Qian Xiaoyi.

"Mr. Hiruda! We've attracted another one!" a fellow sorcerer shouted at him, with a headless evil spirit chasing him relentlessly.

Hiruda Yin laughed and took out a tattered puppet holding a utility knife. He slapped the paper man with Qian Xiaoyi's hair tied to his head on the back of the puppet. The image of the puppet changed, and even its hairstyle became somewhat like Qian Xiaoyi.

"Go." Hiruda's fingers moved rhythmically, as if he was manipulating an invisible string. The puppet immediately moved with his movements and rushed towards the headless evil spirit.

"Hehehehe~~~~" The puppet jumped up, let out an obscene and evil laugh in the air, and stabbed the headless evil spirit with a knife. A large amount of black air entered the evil spirit's body along the blade.

After stabbing the other person, the puppet ran away and returned to Hiruda's hands.

"Crack, crack, crack..." A teeth-grinding sound came from the body of the headless evil spirit. Not only did it not become weaker after being stabbed, but it became even more manic.

Hiruda tore off the paper figure behind the puppet, stared at the evil spirit and said, "Yes, that's it... The more resentment you have, the better. You have been injected with my curse. Go, go find the enemy who hurt you."

Although the headless evil spirit had no head, it instinctively wanted to retaliate against the person who had just attacked it. It seemed to sense the breath of its enemy and looked in the direction of Qian Xiaoyi. Then it staggered with other evil spirits and gathered at the edge of an area, swaying like a headless fly.

"Is it a Feng Shui formation? I knew that the first thing you did after coming in was to set up a formation to hide yourself." Hiruda saw this scene and sneered, "If it were normal times, it would be a good way to avoid the enemy, but unfortunately, I have your personal belongings as a medium. No matter how hard you try to hide, it's useless. Your position has been exposed from the beginning."

"Mr. Hiruda, is it almost over?" A sorcerer came over and asked, "The density of evil spirits in this area has reached its limit, and the evil spirits have begun to attack each other. If this continues, it will be out of our control."

"Yes, Mr. Hiruda, let's get started. I can't wait to see you openly manipulate evil spirits to attack others."

"That's right~ This kind of grand scene is something you only see once in your lifetime."

Several sorcerers spoke one after another, with flattering looks on their faces.

Hiruda looked at this group of ugly guys and said with a sinister smile, "That guy actually dared to scold me like that... Then, let's attack. Everyone, release your cursed spirits and let them guide the other evil spirits. Let Qian Xiaoyi know what he has done to offend the wrong people!"

"Yohoo~~~~"

"yeah!!!"

“Hehehehe…I can subdue a few more evil spirits this time.”

The minions made strange noises, took out their treasured cursed objects, released the cursed spirits they had raised, and controlled them to rush towards Qian Xiaoyi.

(End of this chapter)