The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 209 After the Great War
In the chaotic ghostland, several white lanterns floated around an old man, illuminating the way for him. An origami in the shape of a flying bird led the way. After a while, the old man saw the person he was looking for.

Hiruda knelt on the ground in a daze, his eyes rolled back, and he had lost consciousness. A vague shadow pounced on him, holding him gently, protecting him from the malice of the outside world.

"Ms. Terao, even in this case, you are still protecting him..." Ashiya Yoshisuke sighed, "It seems that he will never be able to use magic again. In this case, I will abide by the agreement and continue to take care of him."

The shadow slowly dissipated, leaving behind only the unconscious Hiruda.

Ashiya Yoshisuke shook his head. Hiruda was useless. Now the curses in his body had lost most of their power to reconcile. They would conflict with each other. I am afraid that in the short life ahead, Hiruda would also taste the pain brought by these curses, right? Just like those innocent people he cursed.

A white talisman flew out of Ashiya Yoshisuke's sleeve and stuck to Hiruda's body, causing Hiruda to stand up involuntarily, like a walking corpse. Ashiya Yoshisuke turned around and led the confused Hiruda to walk out of the ghost realm...

This commission has come to an end. After Ono Haruna was taken away by Suzuki, she woke up and had no memory of what happened. She only retained the memory of her previous shopping trip.

After coming out, Suzuki was worried that someone still wanted to harm them, so he made up an excuse to fool Ono Haruna, and then took Ono Haruna to the riverbank, where he met Kawasaki and Sato who had occupied a good position, and watched the fireworks display in a restless state of mind.

Fortunately, Inuyama Heita came over to meet them and secretly told her that the matter had been resolved, which made her feel relieved. She had many questions she wanted to ask Qian Xiaoyi, but not now.

The trip was relatively safe and sound. After watching the fireworks display, the five high school students took a Kawasaki company car back to the city.

Afterwards, Qian Xiaoyi went to the shrine, handed over the commission to Ashiya Yoshisuke, and then rode his motorcycle back home, intending to have a good rest. He was very tired after this trip.

Tonight, all the exorcists who were following this competition received a message:
[The third match, winner: Qian Xiaoyi! ]

Coupled with another piece of gossip, the exorcist community in Tokyo was shaken that night.

The next day, Qian Xiaoyi got out of bed yawning. He had slept in for the first time in a long time today, and the office had also put up a sign indicating that it was out of office. After finishing this commission, he had to rest for a few days to recover his mental state and replenish some magic tools and materials.

The copper coin sword he made was actually broken by Hiruda. Those copper coins were ancient "Yongle Tong Bao" copper coins unearthed in Japan. Although the price of one coin was not expensive, it took dozens of coins to make a copper coin sword. In addition, there were requirements for the quality of the copper coins. It was not easy to make one, so he was heartbroken when it was broken.

At this moment, Qian Xiaoyi was about to go to the utility room to burn incense to the little ghosts and change the offerings when there was a knock on the office door.

"Brother Yi, are you there?"

So he walked out of the utility room and opened the door. Inuyama Heita was just outside the door and greeted him: "Good morning, Brother Yi."

"So early? Just right, help me finish the work in the utility room." Qian Xiaoyi let him in and said, "Speaking of which, there are no commissions these days, and there are only a few days left before your school starts, right? Don't you want to play for a while now?"

Inuyama Heita skillfully cleaned the ashes from the incense burner and said, "I passed by here on my way to the supermarket, so I came over to ask about the result of yesterday's competition. Um... I think our firm won, right?"

Qian Xiaoyi sat on the sofa, nodded and said, "Of course it is. That guy Gui Teng has given up and didn't save a single evil spirit, but I saved one, so I win." "One...one?!" Inuyama Heita was very surprised.

This is the fact. Qian Xiaoyi was only dealing with that group of sorcerers and Hiruda yesterday. The evil spirits attracted to the Iwama Shrine were actually only the mother and child evil spirits encountered at the beginning. The rest were all cleaned up by Hiruda. Fortunately, Gui Teng Longguang had communicated with Qian Xiaoyi in advance and ran to Huangquan House for refuge as soon as the game started. He had no results at all. Even so, no one should accuse Gui Teng of match-fixing afterwards.

Inuyama Heita finished his work, sat down and poured himself a cup of tea, and asked, "What about Hiruda and the others? If they died there, the police would come to investigate, right?"

Qian Xiaoyi said: "Don't worry, no one died. In order not to attract official attention, I was very measured in my actions. But those guys have all gone crazy. They should have been sent to a mental hospital by now."

He didn't tell Inuyama Heita that one person died. A female sorcerer's body was found. From the cause of death, it seemed that she was stabbed in the stomach by a sharp branch. There was no sign of homicide, and the police determined it was an accident. But there was no need to tell Inuyama Heita, a high school student, about this.

"Huh?! No one died? Where's Hiruda? He didn't die even from a curse of that magnitude?" Inuyama Heita asked.

Qian Xiaoyi said: "Maybe he was rescued by someone~ But according to Mr. Ashiya, that guy's life will be more miserable than death, because he denied his mother's power, and the curse in his body can't coexist, so even if he survives, he will be a useless person."

Inuyama Heita was still a little worried: "Will those sorcerers really not threaten the people around us anymore?"

What happened yesterday is still fresh in my mind. If Qian Xiaoyi hadn’t been on guard, those despicable villains might have succeeded.

Qian Xiaoyi said, "Although according to the rules, this is only a competition between me and Gui Teng, but Mr. Ashiya is not really suffering from Alzheimer's. He has promised me that no one in the circle will cause trouble for us in the future. Even if this matter is over, no one can avenge those who were hurt in the competition."

Inuyama Heita breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Qian Xiaoyi sneered at Ashiya Yoshisuke's words: Will someone come to cause trouble? After yesterday's battle, which blind sorcerer would dare to make trouble for Tai Sui? Qian Xiaoyi felt that Ashiya Yoshisuke emphasized these words in order to prevent him from causing trouble for Hiruda.

So the other party's subtext is: I'll protect Hiruda, please give me some face and don't pursue him.

Qian Xiaoyi felt it was a pity that a man like Hiruda was not dead, but the best opportunity had been missed, and this was all that could be done.

After chatting with Inuyama Heita for a while, there was another knock on the office door.

"Strange, didn't the sign for going out turn up? Why is there still someone here?" Qian Xiaoyi stood up and said to himself, "Could it be the NHK cashier? But I don't have a TV here~"

"No TV, no newspaper subscription, but a sect." He opened the door impatiently, and then saw the person outside. He was immediately shocked: Oh no, I forgot about this guy!

Suzuki adjusted his glasses and walked into the office.

(End of this chapter)