The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 655: The Journey to the Mountain of Osorrow (8)

As Granny Tao closed her eyes, the air in the lounge became gloomy and cold. The entire room was so silent that even the sounds coming from outside could not be heard.

Qian Xiaoyi even felt a chill on his back. At this moment, countless whispers sounded in the lounge, as if the room was full of people. However, although he was also a psychic, Qian Xiaoyi could not see anything.

Granny Tao was listening there quietly, tilting her ears from time to time and opening her mouth to speak silent words, as if she was asking something.

Qian Xiaoyi said nothing and sat calmly opposite Grandma Tao, at the same time thinking about Grandma Tao's current methods.

"He is indeed the most famous medium among the exorcists." Qian Xiaoyi thought: "Even if he has Alzheimer's disease, he can still use his own cognition to achieve the effect of [inquiry] and indirectly remember his previous goals and thoughts..."

Qian Xiaoyi thought, maybe there is hope that he can achieve the purpose of his visit?
"So that's it... So that's it..." Granny Tao nodded from time to time. After a while, she opened her eyes. The whispering sounds slowly disappeared, the air became normal again, and the sounds of the exorcists working outside also resumed.

Granny Tao looked at Qian Xiaoyi kindly and said, "I remember now. I have something to talk to you about..."

Qian Xiaoyi breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that the old lady's mental state could still be saved. He said, "Please speak."

"But I forgot what it was." Granny Tao said distressedly, "It was a very important thing, but I can't remember it..."

"What?" Qian Xiaoyi couldn't hold it anymore. After making such a secret and big fuss about it before, he just thought of this?

Granny Tao babbled, "It's because that matter is too important, so I didn't tell anyone... What is it?"

"Grandma Tao..." Qian Xiaoyi was about to say something when Grandma Tao widened her eyes and said, "Oh, I remember now!"

"..." Qian Xiaoyi stared at the old lady, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Granny Tao said, "I remember now. What I wanted to ask you to do is to help me find what I forgot."

"Found you... what did you forget?" Qian Xiaoyi frowned and repeated Granny Tao's words, then asked: "Granny, if it's this kind of thing, why do you ask me for help? I'm just an outsider, why don't you go find those around you? For example, Miss Huazi, and the disciples in your dojo, they are all more suitable than me..."

Granny Tao said, "Although I don't remember what that happened, but...no one else knows about it either."

"But I don't know either!" Qian Xiaoyi pointed at himself helplessly. He was a little overwhelmed when he met this type of person.

Granny Tao was surprised and said, "But you are not... not that... that... Oh, right, the [Smart Detective]~"

"Mother-in-law, you mean [Psychic Detective], right? No..." Qian Xiaoyi resisted the urge to complain and explained, "I'm not a detective, you got the wrong person. That nickname was randomly given by someone else. I haven't even read two detective novels."

Granny Tao said strangely: "Oh my... That's strange, those voices told me that only you can help me find what I forgot..."

"Why?" Qian Xiaoyi asked, "Who are those voices?"

"I don't know." Granny Tao shook her head, and then said, "They also said that the purpose of your coming here is also related to the important thing I forgot."

Qian Xiaoyi exhaled, touched his chin and thought. Those "voices" were probably the "superego" consciousness of Granny Tao mixed with her own cognition. She used this method to remind herself of what she had forgotten and to do something that was beneficial to her. However, because of her confused thinking, Granny Tao could not realize what she was doing. "This is really... troublesome..." Qian Xiaoyi murmured. How could he find something that even the person involved had forgotten? So he said, "If it is really as you said, and that thing is related to the reason why I came to you, then I accept this commission, but... Granny, can you think about the detailed information about that thing more carefully?"

"Let me think about it..." Granny Tao pondered for a while, then said, "It seems... that incident happened in Mt. Osorezan, and it is something very important to me."

Isn't this the same as saying nothing?

Qian Xiaoyi was in great pain. He asked, "Then what? What else? Can you let those voices remind you again? Or look for local spirits?"

Granny Tao suddenly realized: "Oh, that's right, I'm a medium, and I can communicate with spirits! What a good idea."

She closed her eyes, her expression serious.

Seeing this, Qian Xiaoyi also calmed down and waited for Grandma Tao to activate her ability again.

"Huh..." Granny Tao snored softly.

"..." Qian Xiaoyi was silent for two seconds, then immediately stepped forward, shook Granny Tao, and shouted, "Hey! Granny Tao, hey! Wake up! Don't sleep! You'll die! You'll fall asleep like this!"

Granny Tao was startled awake, looked at Qian Xiaoyi blankly, and asked, "Who?"

Qian Xiaoyi rolled his eyes. If the old woman in front of him was pretending to be stupid, then her acting was too good. Qian Xiaoyi would rather believe that she really had Alzheimer's disease.

He slapped himself in the face and said through gritted teeth: "...Okay, I'll check it myself."

At this time, the door of the lounge was opened, and Naraku Huazi reminded: "Mother-in-law, Mr. Qian, you can have lunch now."

"Ah~ Is it this late already?" Granny Tao stood up with a smile and muttered, "It feels like I just had lunch, but it's okay to eat a little more..."

Then he walked out briskly.

Qian Xiaoyi said expressionlessly: "So it's just Alzheimer's disease, and there's nothing wrong with your body functions, right?"

Naraku Hanako smiled sheepishly and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Qian, my mother-in-law has been like this for several years. I hope you don't mind."

Qian Xiaoyi waved his hands and sighed, "Why would I bother with an old lady... Never mind, let's eat first. By the way, Miss Huazi, please help invite those high school students outside to come in and eat with us. I know them."

"Okay, I understand." Naraku Hanako nodded and left the lounge.

Qian Xiaoyi thought for a while, but he had no clues at all. He could only ask the people around Grandma Tao after dinner.

He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and went out to join the group eating.

(End of this chapter)