The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 457: Mystery of the Hundred Ghosts (2)

"It's getting late, so we won't disturb the president's work. Sorry for the rudeness," said Ashiya Yoshisuke.

In awkward silence, Qian Xiaoyi and Ashiya Yoshisuke left President Fujishi's office. Before leaving, one could see his constipated expression turning the color of liver.

As soon as he went out, Ashiya Yoshisuke burst into laughter.

"That president actually wore this thing as a talisman for more than 20 years and even soaked it in water and drank it...hahahaha!"

Ashiya Jisuke's stomach was twitching. He leaned against the wall and laughed, "...Really, I haven't laughed like this in a long time."

Qian Xiaoyi also shook his head and said, "I don't believe that Bai Guihui is such a person. He should not have much to do with that organization."

Ashiya Yoshisuke took a deep breath, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, calmed down, and said: "Then we have to investigate Mr. Guancun who appeared out of nowhere. But don't hold your hopes too high. Judging from his behavior of taking the risk to shoot you, his status should not be high, otherwise he would not do such a thing to improve his status in the organization."

"Yes, I know." Qian Xiaoyi asked, "So next, are we going to visit Granny Tao?"

Ashiya Yoshisuke said: "Yes, as the fuse of the mansion this time, she was the one who activated the nest, so it is hard to believe that she has nothing to do with this matter."

"Does old man know her?" Qian Xiaoyi turned his head and asked.

"Of course I know her." Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "Grandma Momo is the most powerful medium in the Osorezan Spiritual Field. I have dealt with her many times, but her memory has declined in recent years. I don't know if she can still recognize me."

Qian Xiaoyi continued to ask: "In your impression, is there anything wrong with her? Or is there any connection with the lair of the Hundred Ghosts?"

Ashiya Jisuke sighed and said, "If you are talking about the old Yomiuri-ya, then there is indeed a connection."

Qian Xiaoyi didn't say anything, but waited for Ashiya Yoshisuke's explanation.

"I know you have always doubted me." Ashiya Jisuke said, "After all, my old Yellow Spring House does have some similarities with the lair of the Hundred Demons, but what if I tell you that the Yellow Spring House itself was built in imitation of the monster's lair?"

Qian Xiaoyi asked: "You mean...ancient monsters?"

"That's right." Ashiya Kichisuke said, "My ancestor, Ashiya Doman, the founder of Ashiya Onmyoji, was also Abe Haruaki's mortal enemy. From that time on, they had already begun to make contracts with monsters and use the power of monsters to practice. The secret method of Huangquanwu is to create a special place based on the monster's nest at that time. It is a secret of the Ashiya family."

"What does Grandma Tao have to do with this?" Qian Xiaoyi asked.

Ashiya Yoshisuke said: "When I was building the Yellow Spring House, Granny Tao was the helper I invited to help with the construction. She used her powerful psychic ability to help me lock the Yellow Spring House and Xiaoju together..."

Qian Xiaoyi remembered the little girl in kimono, the ghost of Ashiya Yoshisuke's granddaughter. He speculated that Ashiya Yoshisuke built the Yellow Spring House for her.

"I'm sorry for making you think of sad things." Qian Xiaoyi said, if the other party didn't miss his granddaughter so much, how could he do such a thing?

"It doesn't matter." Ashiya Jisuke said, "Forcing the dead to stay in the human world is a perverse act in itself, but I just hope that she can stay to accompany an old man like me, and wait for a few years... Let's not talk about that. Anyway, when the Yellow Spring House was built, Granny Tao was present."

Qian Xiaoyi pondered: "In other words, she might be the builder of those monster nests? At least one of the participants?"

"We can't rule out this possibility." Ashiya Yoshisuke said. They took the car arranged by Ashiya Yoshisuke to the hospital to visit Granny Tao who was still in the hospital.

Ashiya Jisuke and Qian Xiaoyi entered the ward carrying high-end fruits. There was a woman in the room taking care of Granny Tao. She should be her children or younger generations. Granny Tao looked good. When she saw Ashiya Jisuke, she greeted him with a smile: "Isn't this Xiaoji? Why did you suddenly come to my house? Do you have any request?"

"Sister Momoko, do you still recognize me?" Ashiya Yoshisuke put down the fruit and said with a smile.

Granny Tao scolded, "What are you talking about? You are such a grown man with such long hair. No one else can do that except you."

Ashiya Jisuke awkwardly touched his meticulously done ponytail and said, "So you only recognized my hair?"

Granny Tao looked at Qian Xiaoyi kindly and said, "Is this your son? Has he grown up this big?"

Ashiya Jisuke sighed and said, "Sister Taozi, you are wrong again. This is Mr. Qian Xiaoyi, a Chinese, and an excellent exorcist."

Granny Tao: "Chinese? Could he be that person's disciple?"

"That person?" Qian Xiaoyi seemed a little curious.

Ashiya Jisuke also showed a curious look: "Sister Taozi, do you know other Chinese exorcists?"

"It seems like there is one." Granny Tao pondered and murmured, "Who is it... Let me think... What was I about to say just now..."

Qian Xiaoyi stared at Grandma Tao, waiting for her answer.

At this time, Granny Tao looked up and saw Ashiya Yoshisuke. She was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Isn't this Yoshisuke? How did you find time to come to my house? Do you have any commission? That's great. I haven't been active for a long time."

"As you can see, that's it..." Ashiya Jisuke said to Qian Xiaoyi with a wry smile, "Her symptoms have become more and more serious in recent years... This is how psychics are. The more outstanding the psychics are, the more confused their thinking becomes in their later years."

Qian Xiaoyi nodded. He also knew about this. The Grandma Tao in front of him did not seem to be pretending. Because of too many times of "spiritual communication", these psychics would have some sequelae after reaching a certain age. Some would become like a different person, while others would be like the one in front of him, with confused memories.

Yoshisuke Ashiya asked some more questions about the Western-style house, but Granny Momo just couldn't remember having been to that place.

The only thing she learned from her niece who was accompanying her was that the client of this commission was the housekeeper who had disappeared.

"So this time the 'exorcism ritual' was all arranged by him?" Qian Xiaoyi pondered, "It seems that Granny Tao is indeed related to the nest, but now she is in a 'harmless' state. Otherwise, with the personalities of the Hundred Ghosts, they would never let her go."

Ashiya Jisuke said: "It is also possible that she has some use for those nests that we don't know about, so we have to keep her just in case."

"This is also a possibility." Qian Xiaoyi nodded: "It seems that we have to pay more attention to her whereabouts in the future."

However, in this way, the clues about the Hundred Ghosts were cut off again, which made Qian Xiaoyi very helpless.

(End of this chapter)