The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 402 Huang Quan Invitation (8)

"One Hundred Demons?" Hoshiba asked, "Are you talking about the One Hundred Demons Night Parade during the Heian Period?"

According to legend, more than a thousand years ago in the Heian period, there was a strange phenomenon where humans and monsters controlled the day and night respectively. The daytime was the time for human activities, but at night, monsters would come out of the spirit world and wander the streets like humans. This scene was called "One Hundred Demons Night Parade" and it is a household story in Japan.

When talking about Hundred Demons, the first thing that comes to mind is this legend, but Ashiya Yoshisuke denied this answer.

"No, the [Hundred Demons] I mentioned is the name of an organization." Ashiya Yoshisuke picked up the teacup, took a sip, and continued: "That organization is very mysterious, and ordinary people can't even detect their existence."

Xingchang Rang stroked his chin and thought, "I've never heard of this organization... Have they done anything extraordinary? If so, there would definitely be traces. With my network of connections, there's no way I wouldn't notice it."

As a shop that specializes in exorcists as its customers, Hoshiba has always been well-informed, but he has never heard of the organization mentioned by Ashiya Yoshisuke, which puzzles him.

"That's what I call mysterious," Ashiya Yoshisuke said. "This organization doesn't do anything that would expose them, and they basically won't attack ordinary people. Even if they do, they won't leave any traces. So no one would issue a commission to attack them, which would expose them. The purpose of this organization is unclear, its meaning is unclear, and its personnel are unknown. No one knows what they want to do."

King Kong couldn't help but ask, "If it's so secretive, how did you know about the existence of this organization, Mr. Ashiya?"

Ashiya Jisuke said: "It is an eyewitness report from other exorcists. Since more than ten years ago, people have seen strange buildings, just like my Huangquan House. I originally thought it was a mirage in the spirit world. This kind of thing is very common in the spirit world.

However, those exorcists who had witnessed or even entered those buildings died due to various accidents during subsequent commissions. It was only then that I belatedly remembered their eyewitness reports. When I was sorting out the remains of those exorcists, I found a secret message left by an exorcist before his death. The message only had two words - [Hundred Ghosts]. "

"So, it's to silence you?" Anna shuffled her tarot cards.

"Silencing?!" Suzuna was a little panicked when she heard that.

Xing Changrang said, "They didn't want people to discover their existence, so they created an accident and killed those exorcists... This makes sense, but when you suddenly bring this up, doesn't that mean..."

Suzuna reacted and asked, "Mr. Ashiya, are you saying... that raccoon cat monster is related to this organization called [Hundred Demons]?"

"It's just a guess." Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "It's possible that you accidentally found a member of this organization and exposed him. This can also explain why Mr. Laishan suddenly died of a stroke in a safe cell under 24-hour surveillance."

Ling Na bit her nails and said in fear, "Too cruel... Even to his own people, so cruel, then aren't we in danger? Mr. Qian, you said this is just an ordinary commission, right?"

Qian Xiaoyi spread his hands and said, "Hey~ I didn't know there was such a thing, okay? I just accepted the commission of the Seventh Group to defeat the monster. Didn't I make it clear to you before? Who knows there is such a [Hundred Ghosts] organization~"

Anna looked at Qian Xiaoyi meaningfully, but said nothing.

"That makes sense." Xingchang Rang pondered, "The raccoon cat's nest and the formation inside were obviously not built by him. He is not from a family of exorcists and does not know magic, so someone must have designed it for him... If he could build a nest, then it means that such a place can be copied. In other words, there are similar places, and the people in charge of these places are - [Hundred Demons]!" Ashiya Kichisuke nodded, "I think so too. If you hadn't happened to accept this commission and successfully defeated the other party, I'm afraid I would never know the true face of this organization until I die."

King Kong stroked his beard and thought, "The original form of that raccoon cat is the idol godfather Lai Shan Chenggong. He is a big shot. If his companions are the same as him... doesn't that mean that there are more people of the same level or even more powerful in the Hundred Ghosts organization?"

"I don't want to die! I don't want to die!" Ling Na held her head and screamed, "This is terrible! I shouldn't have participated in this kind of commission!"

"Calm down." Qian Xiaoyi said, "From what we can see right now, we will be fine. Even if there is danger, it will be in the future, right, old man?"

Ashiya Jisuke agreed with Qian Xiaoyi and said, "That's right. According to their habits, they won't be so anxious to take action. This will only expose them more. Killing their companions is also to prevent information from being leaked, so you are still safe for the time being."

"They are afraid!" King Kong clenched his fists and said in a sonorous voice: "If we defeat one raccoon monster, we can defeat the second and the third! As long as they dare to show their heads, I will fight back!"

Suzuna said, "You idiot! If I were them, I would only use real-life means to deal with the enemy. So what if you are a good fighter in that world? The enemy is not an ordinary evil spirit, but a man-made monster with power in reality!"

King Kong was a little scared when he heard this: "If this happens... it's really hard to deal with. At most I can go back to my hometown and live in seclusion in the mountains. They can't possibly chase me there, right? I'll be eaten by a bear."

Qian Xiaoyi showed a shocked expression: How remote is your hometown!
"I don't want to talk to you anymore..." Suzuna had a headache.

"Actually...there is some truth to what King Kong said." Ashiya Yoshisuke said.

Suzuna was stunned and asked, "Mr. Ashiya, are you kidding me?"

Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "The exorcists that were eliminated before were because they came into contact with a secret that had not been discovered by others. But you are different. You have successfully revealed the monster's lair. The information about the monster's lair is no longer a secret. In order to protect themselves, they killed their own companions. I believe they will not cause any trouble next, unless... you want to cause trouble for them again."

"That makes sense." Anna said, "We are just exorcists who have been commissioned. It was Mr. Nanajo who asked us to do this. We have no personal grudges against that organization. Moreover, they successfully solved Lai Shan, which means they don't want to avenge him at all. There is no reason for them to expose themselves to such a cold-blooded style of behavior."

Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "So this time I invited you to come together to warn you that it's best not to cause any trouble recently, and don't do anything that might alarm the enemy, such as continuing to investigate this matter. Doing so will make the other party suspect that you are investigating their organization with a purpose, rather than just encountering a commission by chance. The power of that organization seems to be huge, and it is not something that a few scattered exorcists can fight against."

"I will definitely behave myself!" Ling Na said immediately, "I won't even accept commissions during this period!"

Ashiya Yoshisuke said with a strange look on his face: "That's right... there's no need to be so timid, just follow your usual habits."

(End of this chapter)