The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 656: The Journey to the Mountain of Osorrow (9)

Holding the bowl of rice, Qian Xiaoyi sat on the steps and ate his tasteless lunch.

The lunch at the dojo is a simple dish in very Japanese style, a bowl of rice with some vegetables and pickles, plus a piece of fried fish, that's all. For Qian Xiaoyi, such a small amount of food is almost the same as feeding a cat, not to mention those exorcists who have to do odd jobs every day.

Fortunately, if there is not enough food, you can get some rice balls to fill your stomach so you don’t have to work on an empty stomach.

Qian Xiaoyi just came here to get free drinks and didn't pay for the food. Seeing others eating with gusto, he was too embarrassed to say anything.

"We're having the same food again today?" A spirit exorcist who was training here complained, "Can't we have some meat? Like fried pork chops or something."

After hearing this, several female exorcists headed by Shenneng Mariko glared and said, "It's not easy to prepare meals for dozens of people every day. I was not a chef before. I should be grateful for having food to eat!"

The complaining exorcist immediately apologized with a wry smile. This time, these exorcists who were used to staying in big cities came here and truly experienced what asceticism meant.

Doing odd jobs, cooking, taking turns to wash clothes, boiling water, chopping wood...all the steps to maintain life have to be done by oneself. Unlike in the city where there are convenience stores, laundries and other facilities, it makes people suddenly return from modern times to ancient life.

Qian Xiaoyi put down the clean bowl and chopsticks, looked at the scene in front of him, and thought: "Although it is a bit hard, it seems that it can indeed achieve the purpose of practice, such as allowing city people who are used to luxury to wash away the dross and return to their essence, and achieve the effect of calming the mind. It is similar to the practice of monks in China..."

After putting the dishes and chopsticks in the recycling area, Qian Xiaoyi looked towards the high school students, thinking that it was time to trick Kawasaki, that restless kid.

At this time, the group of high school students had finished lunch and were chatting happily. Seeing Qian Xiaoyi coming over, Kawasaki greeted him excitedly: "Teacher Qian, over here!"

Before Qian Xiaoyi could speak, Kawasaki took the initiative to ask: "Teacher Qian, here! They are all real exorcists, right?"

Qian Xiaoyi replied: "That's about right. This is the place where a respected elder practices, so some younger generations come here to ask for her guidance."

"Is it a training?" Kawasaki's eyes lit up: "Can we participate? Maybe we can also awaken psychic abilities or something!"

As soon as Kawasaki finished speaking, he was unanimously opposed by others.

"Eh? No way, this place is too shabby, isn't it?"

"That's right, I'd rather stay in a hotel and enjoy the air conditioning."

"And I have to do miscellaneous chores. This kind of practice is too hard."

Kawasaki touched the back of his head awkwardly: "Ah...it seems so."

He suddenly thought of his small body and the fact that he had been spoiled since childhood, and he was probably unable to handle so many chores.

Qian Xiaoyi smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. This training is for professionals. Even if you want to participate, you can't sign up. Take a look here and then go back. Otherwise, it will be late and there will be no trains."

Kawasaki was a little unwilling to accept that there were so many real exorcists in front of him, but he couldn't do anything, so he asked: "Um... Teacher Qian, what exactly does the owner of this dojo do? Is it a place specially provided for exorcists to practice? Then isn't it inappropriate for us to come in?"

Qian Xiaoyi said, "No, we welcome guests here. The women wearing white feathers are disciples here. They are all mediums. If you want to perform a necromancy ceremony or something, you can try to find them. But because they are not those scammers outside, the fees will be higher."

"Money is no problem." Kawasaki said generously, and then asked: "Can we summon any kind of spirits? Can we let them cooperate with us in filming?" He asked, picking up the handheld camera.

Komaeda Yui dissuaded him, "Bullmaster, don't do that... It seems very dangerous. What if we offend those spirits..."

Sato also said: "Yeah, I've seen a lot of movies like this, where a group of unscrupulous young people tried to film ghosts, but ended up being haunted by vengeful spirits and all died..."

Ono Haruna also said with lingering fear: "I understand this. Have you forgotten what happened in White Fox Village?"

"We really are like those fools in the movie." Suzuki also expressed his opinion: "Especially the Minister."

Kawasaki looked embarrassed: "Hey, hey, hey~ Stop it, you're making me sound like a supporting character in a movie who's bound to die~"

Everyone had a look of contempt, as if to say, "You are what you are."

Kawasaki saw that Inuyama Heita had not yet expressed his opinion, so he quickly said, "Inuyama, you should agree with my idea, right? Otherwise, it would be a pity to finally encounter such a big scene and do nothing!"

Inuyama Heita hesitated for a moment and said, "Otherwise, let's ask Brother O's opinion first. He is a real exorcist."

Kawasaki slapped his head, there was such a professional around, why bother looking for someone far away? He looked at Qian Xiaoyi and asked expectantly: "Teacher Qian, you also know the original intention of establishing our supernatural department..."

Komaeda Yui: "Eat snacks and drink tea."

Sato: "I read novels and comics."

Ono Haruna: "Come out and play."

Suzuki: “Seeking death.”

Inuyama Heita suppressed his complaints of "being cheated" in his heart and remained silent.

"That's too much!" Kawasaki was furious: "Let Teacher Qian speak properly."

Qian Xiaoyi coughed twice and began to deceive: "Generally speaking, even if there are so many exorcists on the scene, the evil spirits will not dare to act rashly with your rude and offensive behavior. But when you go back alone, you may find that you are entangled by something terrible. In that case, even the exorcists will not be able to find it. When it develops to a serious level, it will be too late. After all, this is Mount Osoriki, which is different from other places."

Everyone's faces turned pale as they listened. Only then did they remember that Mount Osore was a famous sacred place.

Just when Kawasaki was about to give up the idea of ​​committing suicide, Qian Xiaoyi suddenly said:
"But there are ways to prevent this from happening."

Kawasaki was overjoyed: "What method?"

Qian Xiaoyi looked around, then whispered, "There are so many exorcists, and they have a lot of good treasures that can be used for self-defense. I can help you get some. As long as the quantity is large enough, you don't have to worry about the revenge of evil spirits no matter what you do. And as a colleague, I can help you get them at cost price..."

The more Kawasaki listened, the brighter his eyes became, and his hand that was about to take out his wallet began to move.

(End of this chapter)