The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 434: The Great Battle of Exorcism (11)

"Uh... you're welcome?" Qian Xiaoyi looked at this guy strangely, thinking, isn't he a relative of Hiruda? Why does he look like he has avenged his vengeance? Is there some bloody story going on?
Terao Yu didn't know that Qian Xiaoyi had already imagined a story of grievances among the rich and powerful in an ancient Japanese family in his mind, and he said to himself: "Mr. Qian may be wondering why I hate that guy so much?"

"Well... I'm indeed a little curious." Qian Xiaoyi nodded.

Kongo and Suzuna also looked interested. Kongo asked, "Did he steal your girlfriend? Or something even more exciting?"

This guy and Qian Xiaoyi have the same idea.

"It's not such a boring thing!" Terao Yu said angrily.

Then, he talked about the conflict between himself and Hiruda.

This is not a complicated or melodramatic story. It all starts with Hiruda's mother, Keiko Terao.

As the most powerful sorcerer of the previous generation, Keiko Terao is actually a very rebellious person, as can be seen from the fact that she is willing to bear the curse for others.

Her behavior is completely different from the purpose of the Terao family. In the eyes of the locals, this family has always been hated and cursed. People will subconsciously say "that bunch of bastards" when they are mentioned, but they dare not provoke them because they are hated by gods and ghosts.

Therefore, Keiko Terao's behavior seemed out of place with that of other people in the family.

But the most interesting thing is that originally, Keiko Terao's behavior of "ruining family traditions" was going to be punished, but everyone found that no one could beat her. In fact, her strength was far beyond that of her ancestors. She was truly unprecedented. After defeating her family, she ran away from home and came to Tokyo to work hard.

In the family, Keiko Terao's name became a taboo, but some younger generations still think she is very powerful.

For example, this is the case with Terao Iku. As a branch of the Terao family, he has long been fed up with the conservatism of those old-fashioned people. So he regards the rebellious Terao Keiko as his idol, and looks forward to coming to Tokyo in the future, and like Terao Keiko, using his own strength to solve problems for others.

When he learned that Keiko Terao had died many years ago, he was depressed for a while.

After knowing that she had a son who was also very powerful, a few years ago, Terao Yu ran to Tokyo excitedly, hoping to escape from home and join Hiruda, after all, he was that man's son.

Then, he was hit by the gap between reality and ideal. Hiruda seemed to be just like the old guys in the family, harming others for his own benefit and having bad intentions. He was very disdainful of his distant relative. When Terao Iku said that he admired Terao Keiko, he was furious and humiliated him severely.

So Terao Iku swore that one day he would defeat Hiruda Makoto and teach this unfilial son a lesson for Terao Keiko.

Then, last summer, Hiruda was suddenly defeated by someone and went crazy.

"That's what happened!" Terao Yu said with his eyes shining. "It was because I wanted to surpass Hiruda that I realized how powerful he was. But Mr. Qian was able to defeat Hiruda! He finally stopped bringing shame to that lady. This is good news for all those who have been helped by Ms. Keiko. No one wants to admit that Hiruda is that lady's son."

Qian Xiaoyi sighed, "So there is such a thing... But don't get too excited. The main reason I dealt with Hiruda was because he attacked me first. It had nothing to do with Miss Terao Keiko. Even before that, I didn't know anything about her, so you are thanking the wrong person."

"The facts are the facts." Terao Yu said, "You defeated Hiruda and cleared Ms. Keiko's stain. This is indisputable." Kongo complained, "I didn't expect that you look like a rebellious chuunibyou, but your heart is so sunny. It doesn't match your dark gothic makeup at all."

"You're so long-winded!" Terao Iku said with a red face, "This is necessary makeup. This way, others will know that I'm a sorcerer at a glance."

In Qian Xiaoyi's opinion, this guy was very immature both as an exorcist and a sorcerer, but at least he was not a bad person, which was quite rare.

"Okay, let's stop talking about this." Qian Xiaoyi said, "We have more important things to do, don't we? By the way, this is where Granny Tao performed the spirit-sentence ceremony before, right?"

As they were talking, they had already walked to the open space outside the gate. Thanks to the cleaning by the maids, the place had long been very clean and looked very smooth under the washing of the drizzle.

"That's right." Terao Yu nodded.

"So, did you take pictures of the scene at that time?" Qian Xiaoyi asked, "More specifically, the spells that Granny Tao drew at that time."

“Yes,” said Terao Yu. “I took a photo with my phone before cleaning it.”

Suzuna also said, "I also asked Takuya to record a video with a camera. I'll show it to you." Then she hurried to the room upstairs.

After a while, Qian Xiaoyi compared the actual location with the video materials provided by the two people, then he touched his chin and stared at the empty space in front of him.

Seeing that he had been thinking for a long time, Inuyama Heita couldn't help but ask, "Brother Yi, have you figured out anything?"

Qian Xiaoyi glanced at the photos taken at that time and said, "This spirit-summoning formation contains some Sanskrit mantras... I can recognize that they are mantras used to appease the dead, but the other part, I don't recognize..."

"It seems to be a secret of Shugendo." King Kong imitated Qian Xiaoyi and stroked his chin and said, "But I don't know what it does."

The so-called Shugendo is a unique religion in ancient Japan that combines Buddhism and Shintoism, but it has long since declined and is now only practiced in a few places.

"It doesn't matter." Qian Xiaoyi said: "From the structure of the formation above, it is just a very ordinary spirit summoning formation. The most important core is the caster himself. That grandmother seems to be really powerful. She can actually turn such a large area into a legendary haunted place~"

Qian Xiaoyi seemed to have caught some clues, but it was difficult to verify at this time. He could only wait until night to see those evil spirits with his own eyes before he could make a judgment.

"Let's go somewhere else." Qian Xiaoyi said, "I saw on the Internet that this mansion has listed many places as so-called 'haunted' places. Tell me in detail so that we can prepare for the battle later."

"Yes!" Terao Yu walked in front as a guide and said, "First, this is the maze. Legend has it that someone once went in and found that he couldn't get out..."

(End of this chapter)