The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 435: The Great Battle of Exorcism (12)

I have to say that in order to create a weird atmosphere, Fujiyoshi Mansion really wants to add some horror legend to even a urinal.

There are more than a dozen different legends based on the premise of "defeated soldiers".

There were those who saw soldiers cooking human flesh in the kitchen when they were out of ammunition and food, and there was also a guest who got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and then found himself walking into the interrogation room...

There are all kinds of legends about almost every corner of the mansion. If these are true, then this place is a veritable haunted house.

However, after Qian Xiaoyi toured this place, he came to the same conclusion as everyone else - that is, he found nothing and never thought that such a place would become a haunted house.

If it was a real evil spirit, it would definitely leave traces on something or some area in the house. It would be impossible to feel nothing. Even Ajian was like this. This is more similar to the WTV incident, where the ghost domain would only appear when certain conditions were met.

After a whole afternoon of hard work, it was finally time for dinner. Today's dinner was much simpler than the previous ones because the chef was scared by the haunted ghost and fled overnight. So the housekeeper could only work with the remaining maids and barely made these things with the stockpiled ingredients.

In fact, it is just some thick soup with bread. The soup contains ingredients such as potatoes, carrots, and diced meat, plus creamy seasoning. The taste is good, but it will be a bit greasy if you eat too much, and the dish is a bit monotonous.

After finishing their meal in silence, a group of exorcists came to the lounge and began to discuss how to exorcise ghosts at night.

The fireplace burned quietly, adding a touch of warmth to the room. Qian Xiaoyi counted and found that, not counting the three newcomers and the three who were infected, there were still ten exorcists left.

Qian Xiaoyi knew Suzuna, Guido Ryuko, and Terao Iku. He also whispered the remaining seven people into his ear:
"That sturdy man is called Goriki Kaito, a martial arts exorcist, and his weapon is a replica of the Kusanagi sword."

"Mariko Shinno, like Granny Momo, is a medium."

"The one with the scorpion tattoo on his face is called Yamamori Akio. He is a sorcerer like me and was once severely suppressed by Hiruda."

"The twins are the Hatagaya brothers. I heard that they share spiritual power with each other."

"The one wearing the hunting robe is Yakushikawa Jin, the priest of the shrine."

"The short old man holding the puppet is named Xiaosong Youyi. He is a puppeteer who is good at sealing evil spirits into puppets and then controlling them."

When introducing them this time, Terao Yu did not give each person a grade like A, B or something like that like he did the first time, because he knew that in the eyes of a master like Qian Xiaoyi, a person's role cannot be simply divided by the level of combat power. In his opinion, a weak person with defects may become a very important and key role in Qian Xiaoyi's eyes.

Qian Xiaoyi nodded: "Thank you, I roughly understand."

In fact, he couldn't remember so many names, but he only needed to remember the last name. Anyway, Japanese people don't like strangers calling them by their full names or first names.

After a short silence, everyone expressed their opinions on exorcism, and it can be said that no one could convince anyone else. After all, the people invited by Fuji Mansion to help promote the exorcism were basically exorcists who had made achievements in their own fields and had their own pride. In addition, they were surrounded by colleagues, and no one was willing to weaken their own momentum. Therefore, even if they agreed with the other party's theory, they would nitpick and suppress the other party to make themselves look more powerful.

"I think it would be better if everyone just took me as the core. You guys cover me and I will go in alone. I can kill one evil spirit with one sword and kill them all." Goriki Kaito suggested with his arms folded.

One of the twin exorcists questioned, "Are you kidding? Can you kill them all by yourself? Because of your recklessness yesterday, you ran out to kill the enemy alone. Did you see what the two guys who were setting up the ritual look like now?"

Shinno Mariko said, "I am a medium like Granny Tao. You should use my method. She can invite those evil spirits here, which means that the medium's method can also send them back."

The scorpion man Yamamori Akio sneered: "You are really ridiculous, woman. What level are you? And what level is Granny Tao? I think it would be better to wait until Granny Tao recovers before letting her take action. We just need to protect ourselves these few days."

Hearing this, Ling Na was dissatisfied: "What nonsense are you talking about? What about the remaining ordinary people? What about my brother and the other two people? What if it takes too long and their damage is irreparable?"

Yamamori Akio said disdainfully: "Haha... These guys are not very skilled. Even if they don't encounter an accident here, they will die in other things sooner or later. It's better to give up so as not to drag us down here. You know, judging from the performance of those evil spirits in the previous two times, they are not easy to deal with."

Ling Nai finally couldn't help it and slammed the table and said, "What are you talking about, you cold-blooded guy! Do you think everyone is like you?"

Shinno Mariko complained slowly, "So, if you don't have the ability, don't accept this kind of commission, otherwise you will only be a hindrance."

"What did you say?" Lingnai was angry, her face flushed red.

Seeing that the situation was about to develop into a meaningless quarrel, Gui Teng Longguang sighed and said, "Everyone, even if you continue to quarrel like this, it will be useless, and it will also make a fool of us for the new guests."

The room fell silent again. The priest Yakushikawa looked at Gui Teng Longguang and asked politely, "So what suggestions does Master Gui Teng have? I think if it is said by the highly respected Master Gui Teng, everyone will listen to it."

Hearing this, Gui Teng Longguang couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You flatter me too much. Don't forget, there is a strong man here who has defeated me many times. My ability is nothing in front of him, so why should I go far away? I think it's better to listen to his opinion, don't you think so, Brother Qian?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned their attention to the group of new uninvited guests. Although they didn't want to admit it, they all knew that the guy's strength was not exaggerated, but was proven by real combat achievements. However, since he was an outsider who had not accepted the commission and was even a foreigner, no one wanted to lose face by asking him for help.

Qian Xiaoyi, who had been watching from the sidelines, smiled and said, "I think everyone has a good discussion. Everyone's suggestions are of some reference value. The key to this issue is to find the key problem. As for what the key problem is, we have to start with how we define the meaning of the word key..."

Qian Xiaoyi spoke a bunch of words in a very confident tone, leaving the others stunned.

Everyone looked at each other. These words seemed to make sense, but they couldn't explain the specific reason.

But it just feels like it makes sense.

(End of this chapter)