The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 618 Eye of the Storm (29)

In the huge vortex of clouds, because the ground was broken into pieces, the entire ruins were blown up by the storm, making irregular movements. There were often loud noises when the plates collided with each other. In front of the great power of nature, human beings seemed small and humble.

Even Ashiya Yoshisuke's paper bird shikigami could not withstand the power of the storm and was blown away to who knows where.

Gravity can no longer bind everything. Now everyone is like on the moon. They can jump from one plate to another with just a light leap.

"What a monster..." Fushigi Yin looked at Chizuru Hayafune who was going crazy in the distance, and said what countless people have lamented, with a serious expression.

Fushigi Yoko was beside him, the family heirloom sword in her hand flashing with cold light. She took a deep breath, concentrated her mind, looked in that direction seriously, and said, "Hubby, cover me. Now I am afraid that only I can fight her head-on with the Ghost Pill. Get ready~"

"Wait, what are you doing?" Fumu Yin quickly stopped Fumu Yoko and asked, "What are you doing up there?"

"Eh? What are you doing..." Fushigi Yoko was stunned: "Our companions are fighting hard right now, of course we have to go and support them."

Fuki Yin frowned. "Companions? No, Yoko, there is no such clause in our contract. Taking the risk to come in and join the battle is already a great help to them. It is not our responsibility to rush up and fight that monster now."

"What are you talking about? Yin?" Fushigi Yoko asked in surprise: "Didn't Mr. Ashiya already say that? The Hundred Demons are our common enemy. They started killing people for revenge some time ago. If we don't help now, will anyone come to help us when we encounter danger in the future?"

"After all, we have no conflicts with the ghosts, right?" Fumu Yin shook his head and said, "We are just doing business, helping people solve some spiritual problems. We are not warriors. Why should we fight with them? Monsters? What does that have to do with us?"

"Is there any need to say this?" Fushigi Yoko argued, "If we ignore them now, they will treat us exorcists as thorns in their eyes in the future! It can be seen from their unscrupulous persecution of ordinary people and this cruel way of revenge, right?"

Fumu Yin said, "Yes, yes, it is indeed very cruel, but... wouldn't we die faster if we fight them head-on? We should just do our own thing, and leave the fighting to the so-called Exorcist Alliance. After all, we are here only to accept the commission of our employer. Now that the psychic detective is fine, it is time for us to complete our other mission."

"Another mission..." Fushigi Yoko's train of thought was disrupted, and she suddenly remembered that they did have other missions.

"There!" Fuki Yin pointed to a fragment of ruins in the distance and said, "The Immaculate Spirit is there. Let's go, Yoko."

As he said that, he rushed over first. Fushigi Yoko had to say anxiously, "Wait for me, Yin," and then followed.

On the other side, everyone's attention was focused on Chizuru Hayafune and the demon sword in her hand. Kongō, Rō Hoshiba, and Hiroaki Ruriji all took advantage of the chaos to attack each other.

Qian Xiaoyi stepped forward and appeared next to Inuyama Heita, who was lying on the ground, and asked, "Hey, Heitaro, are you okay?"

"She...what on earth is she?" Inuyama Heita's teeth were chattering, and his whole body was shaking. This was a physiological reaction caused by extreme fear. Even if Inuyama Heita wanted to stop it, he couldn't. Qian Xiaoyi reminded him, "Calm down, remember the formula I taught you?"

"Heart... If your heart is as clear as ice, you won't be startled even if the sky falls..." Inuyama Heita recited this mantra silently and finally calmed down a little.

Then, he said frustratedly: "Sorry, Brother Yi, I'm holding you back. I'm leaving here now."

Inuyama Heita knew that it was useless for him to stay here, so he took out the talisman given by Ashiya Yoshisuke and tried to activate it, but found that the talisman was ineffective.

"What's going on?" Inuyama Heita became a little panicked again.

Qian Xiaoyi explained: "This ghost area... is now inaccessible. In order to trap that woman, I took advantage of the celestial phenomena outside. Now is the time when the wind is strongest outside. The outer periphery of the storm has formed a solid barrier, preventing people inside from leaving."

"Is that so?" Inuyama Heita nodded, then he hesitated and asked, "Um, Brother Otoko, you were planning to use that person's power to destroy the enemy before, right? Why don't you use it now? Are you afraid that others will know? But if you don't stop Hayafune Chizuru..."

Qian Xiaoyi knew that Inuyama Heita was referring to the Slit-mouthed Woman. He looked towards Hayafune Chizuru with a gloomy face and explained, "Not wanting others to know is one reason, but I have another concern... You are underestimating her too much? Do you really think that the Slit-mouthed Woman is my Oni, and you can command her at will after you have captured her?"

"Eh? Isn't it?" Inuyama Heita opened his eyes wide. He knew that Qian Xiaoyi had used the power of the Slit-mouthed Woman many times.

Qian Xiaoyi said: "These urban legends are a chaotic existence composed of countless cognitions. The way I sealed her is to connect her with my own cognition as an anchor point, so that she and my cognition are fixed together. In other words, I can see her existence at any time, and since she is here, she can't appear in other places, even when sleeping. This is the principle of how I sealed her, but you have to know... a person's cognitive strength is limited."

When Inuyama Heita heard Qian Xiaoyi talk about these things for the first time, he showed a surprised expression.

"That is to say..." Qian Xiaoyi said, "I am using my own cognition to suppress the Slit-Mouth Woman. How much of her power I can use depends on how strong my own cognition is. Once this limit is exceeded, the balance will be immediately broken and she will break the seal. Guess what, if I, the guy who locked her up, really let her out and let her deal with Hayafune Chizuru, then what will she do the first thing she does when she comes out?"

"Could it be that..." Inuyama Heita understood something.

"Yes, she will prioritize killing me with all her strength, but will also attack other people around her indiscriminately." Qian Xiaoyi said: "My original plan was to let her out, and guide her to attack the enemy while she was being hunted, and then find a way to escape from the ghost realm, the farther away from her the better. In other words, this method is a one-time method. As for sealing her again... I won't try it again, because she will immediately use her full strength after seeing me, and won't give me the chance to consume her again."

Inuyama Heita swallowed his saliva. This plan was dangerous just by thinking about it. Once the slit-mouthed woman appeared, it would be hard to tell whether Qian Xiaoyi or Hayafune Chizuru would die first.

(End of this chapter)