The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 522: Hong Kong Past (3)

Two Taoist priests, one old and one young, squatted on the curb in an ungraceful manner. The bustling crowd on the roadside paid no attention to them. They just looked at the other two Taoist priests who had just gotten off the plane, standing on the roadside, looking at the surrounding scenery curiously.

"You live in the mountains, but you're afraid of flying." Qian Xiaoyi teased the Taoist priest Lingkong beside him, "You're not afraid of heights when you go up and down the mountains."

Taoist Lingkong gathered his sleeves, curled his lips, and muttered, "How can it be the same? Our mountain is only a few hundred meters high, and there is a road under our feet, so it is safe to walk on. The plane is thousands of meters high. I have never ridden on it before. I am afraid that this iron lump will fall down if I am not careful. I have no idea."

The two middle-aged Taoist priests not far from them, after leaving the airport in the city, admired the prosperous scene of the surrounding streets.

"Wow, there are so many cars, and there are even two-story sightseeing buses, so beautiful."

"Look, those buildings over there are so tall and so densely packed together."

Seeing the two Taoists making a fuss, Qian Xiaoyi said with a smile: "Why are you like two bumpkins coming into the city, shouting and screaming when you see a car or a building?"

Taoist Lingkong disagreed: "What do you know, little brat? You were just born that year and were still drinking milk. At that time, the construction of our mainland had just started. How could we see so many cars on the streets? The buildings were also sparsely populated. At that time, Hong Kong was the most prosperous area in the world, which was incomparable to the mainland. We came here for the first time, and we were just bumpkins entering the city."

At this time, one of the two Taoists suddenly took out a compass, looked around curiously, and said in surprise: "Brother Jingde, did you see that? The aura here is unusual. It is much stronger than that in the mainland."

Qian Xiaoyi recognized the Taoist priest with a goatee and a compass at a glance. He was none other than Taoist priest Lingkong when he was in his forties.

"Master Qian, please stop embarrassing yourself and put it away quickly. Everyone is looking at us." The Taoist priest, whom Taoist Lingkong called "Brother Jingde", poked him with his elbow with a teasing expression. Although Qian Xiaoyi saw his face, he was unable to observe and remember his facial features carefully.

Sure enough, the people coming and going around looked at Taoist Lingkong who was holding the compass with strange eyes, making him feel like a monkey in a zoo, so he put the compass away with some embarrassment.

Qian Xiaoyi also looked around the street and asked, "The aura you mentioned is actually the concentration of metaphysical cognition in Hong Kong, right? Every street and every building here has a feng shui layout, which shows that everyone here believes in these things, thus forming a unique aura."

"Yes~" Taoist Lingkong nodded: "The aura of this place is much stronger than that of the mainland, and it is very easy to breed those strange things. Obviously, this was the most advanced place in the world at that time, but in terms of cognition, it was also the most superstitious area. It makes people feel quite contradictory."

"So why are you here?" Qian Xiaoyi asked, "You can't be here for tourism, right?"

Taoist Lingkong glanced at him and said, "You have already guessed it, right? You even came here to investigate before going to Japan. Don't you know?"

"Let's chat~" Qian Xiaoyi said with a playful smile: "After all, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Taoist Lingkong grinned and said, "It all started with an invitation from an old acquaintance."

A few years ago, Taoist Lingkong and Taoist Jingde once met a wealthy Hong Kong businessman in the mainland who came to trace his roots and investigate the investment environment. The wealthy Hong Kong businessman encountered some strange things when building a factory. The businessman invited the two of them to help solve the problem through the recommendation of mainland friends, so they got to know each other.

Afterwards, the rich businessman returned to Hong Kong and encountered trouble again. He immediately thought of the two of them, so he tried to invite them over.

At that time, the dispute between the cognitive school and the classical school in China had subsided, and the country began to adopt the theory of the cognitive school to regulate the atmosphere on the land. The two people who had nothing to do decided to take this opportunity to go to Hong Kong. After all, the cognitive environment in Hong Kong is different from that in the mainland. It can be said to be very special. Many metaphysical schools and cognitions that have existed for hundreds of years are preserved here. Even with the influx of immigrants from all over the world, there are also some variant metaphysical schools in Southeast Asia and the Western world. The superstitious atmosphere is extremely strong and unique in the world.

Therefore, this is a good research sample for cognitive theory, so the two of them applied to their superiors and came to Hong Kong on semi-official business. On the surface, they were entrusted by others, but secretly they were here to conduct research on cognitive theory.

Although the cognitive school has already established a firm foothold in China at this time, it has only a history of more than ten years and still has a long way to go in theoretical research.

When the old Taoist priest finished explaining the background, a high-end-looking car stopped in front of the two country-style Taoist priests. It was the car sent by the wealthy businessman to receive them.

After the two Taoists got in, the car started. They rolled down the window and looked curiously at the prosperous scenery along the way. Countless signs on the street passed by their eyes, making them marvel.

Qian Xiaoyi and Taoist Lingkong sat on the roof of the car and followed them all the way to an upscale residential area in northern Kowloon.

The wealthy businessman warmly invited them into the villa. As soon as they entered, the two were shocked to see that the house was filled with talismans, including crosses, talismans, and all kinds of other items.

But obviously, none of these things worked, so the rich businessman had no choice but to remember the two masters he knew in the mainland and quickly invited them over.

The two men knew the general situation before they came. It was the daughter of a wealthy businessman who was possessed by an evil spirit. They immediately told him to stop being polite and get straight to the point.

So the rich businessman led them to a room upstairs.

A girl who was less than 20 years old hid in the room, as if she had hysteria. She started screaming and going crazy when she saw a stranger. Ordinary people could not approach her at all.

Seeing this, Taoist Jingde took out a talisman folded into a triangle, pinched his fingers, took strange steps, and stuffed the talisman into the girl's mouth without any contact. Then he tapped the girl's brow with his smooth movements, just like a rehearsed action in a movie.

After this point, the girl seemed to have all her strength drained away. She slowly closed her eyes, fell directly on the bed, and fell asleep.

Then two Taoist priests came forward, turned over her eyelids, looked at her tongue coating, felt her pulse, and began to check her condition.

The rich businessman said with a bitter face: "Two masters, can you tell what the problem is?"

Qian Xiaoyi and Taoist Lingkong stood at the door. Qian Xiaoyi leaned against the door frame, looked at the young girl in the room, and said, "Heart magic."

As soon as the words fell, the two Taoists looked at each other and said in unison: "Headfall."

"Ah?" The rich businessman was horrified: "Who wants to harm my daughter?!"

(End of this chapter)