The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 664: The Journey to the Mountain of Osorrow (17)

"Yeah~~~"

There was a scream not far away. King Kong raised his head and asked, "This voice... seems to be Suzuna. What happened to her? Why did she make such a sound? It's just some baby spirits, right?"

Terao Yu snorted coldly: "Who knows what's going on with her? Maybe she's trying to distract us, to attract us to rescue her, and then let the other teammates take the opportunity to surpass us. She's capable of doing such a thing."

King Kong touched the back of his head and asked, "No way? But even if that's the case, we should still go over and take a look. After all, compared to this meaningless competition, if she really gets into trouble, that would be bad. Maybe it's a sneak attack by the enemy~"

"Tsk, where do enemies come from in a place like this?" Terao Yu said helplessly: "But I agree with you, let's go and take a look."

They walked towards the direction of the sound, but before they took a few steps, they saw the Suzuna trio fleeing in panic in another direction not far away.

Then they saw a large group of infant spirits following the trio, targeting the trio in groups, biting them with their teeth, throwing stones, or tripping them secretly, anyway, they were out to get them as if the trio were the culprits who abandoned them.

"Ah, it's really an infant spirit." King Kong said eagerly, "But it seems that we thought too much. They are really good at it. We have been looking for infant spirits for a long time, and now a large group of them are following them."

"Damn it!" Terao Yu gritted his teeth and said, "I underestimated them. They actually let Suzuna be the bait to lure out the target. Looks like we have to fight! Kong! Let's follow them and see if we can grab some infant spirits."

"Oh!" Kongo laughed, "I'm suddenly excited! Even Ling Na is trying so hard, we can't give up!"

In front, Suzuna and the other three were running wildly. Suzuna screamed, "Why are they suddenly going crazy and following us? Also, why haven't we left the barrier yet?"

Gui Teng Long Guang is quite experienced. Although he is not very strong, he has been an exorcist for decades. He is considered an old veteran and has seen a lot of things. Now he has this strange feeling... They are probably being targeted by this mountain.

That's right, it was the hostility of this mountain! If you were to ask who did it... Gui Teng looked back at the infant spirits and confirmed his thoughts. He probably knew who it was. Someone was unhappy with them for being passive and slacking off.

However, because he was practicing the silent meditation, he couldn't open his mouth to explain. He didn't want to waste the strength he had accumulated with great difficulty on such a matter, especially when facing these weakest infant spirits. What's more, the most troublesome thing was that due to the rules, they couldn't take action to directly destroy these little things...

Just as he was thinking, a ghost face suddenly appeared in front of Gui Teng Longguang.

"Wow!" Gui Teng Longguang was frightened and shouted, then watched the baby spirit disappear with a smile.

Suzuna paused and said, "Ah, he made a sound."

"Yeah." Takuya nodded, and stared at Ryuko Kidou together with Suzuna, making Ryuko Kidou feel embarrassed and annoyed.

I had been patient for so long, even with my family members not saying a word, and all the accumulated strength just disappeared with a frightened "woooo", which was simply a waste of all my efforts.

Qian Xiaoyi sneered on the hillside. Even here, he could hear Gui Teng Longguang's cry, which made him laugh out loud: "Haha~ This is the result of putting the cart before the horse. It's still because you haven't practiced enough, Master Gui Teng."

Gui Teng Longguang sighed, and while the feeling had not completely passed, he wanted to take advantage of it: "...I'll tell you what happened, but first."

He quickly recited the spell, and faint golden words appeared around the ghost vine dragon light, forming a barrier that frightened the little ghosts. They could only hide behind the pile of rocks and stare at them viciously.

"We are being targeted." Gui Teng Longguang said, "If we don't show some real skills, Brother Qian will not let us go. We must let him see the results of our training. So, please don't hold back, Suzuna."

"You said that because you made a sound by accident!" Suzuna said. Kifuji Ryuko's face turned red.

"Forget it..." Suzuna sighed and said, "Takuya, take out that mask, because I asked you to bring that one with you when we get to the mountains."

Takuya was a little surprised, but did as he was told. He took out a Noh mask of a serious old man with white hair and beard from his backpack. The Noh mask stared at Suzuna with scrutinizing eyes.

"Lord Mountain God..." Suzuna's face looked very ugly. What she had learned recently was how to reach a contract with the characters represented by these Noh masks. Although some of the evil spirit characters were very vicious, they could still be restrained with the help of the gods of their own shrines.

For her, the most difficult things are the Noh masks that represent gods. The more powerful they are, the harder it is to control them. Some powerful gods' Noh masks don't even respond to her, as if they don't bother to talk to her.

This [Mountain God] is the limit of what she can control now. Even so, it is still very difficult for her to use this Noh mask.

When she got the Noh mask, it moved. Its eyes rolled and it stared at Suzuna. It said, "Miko, I can feel that you need my strength to deal with the difficulties ahead. So, are you ready to offer your tribute?"

"I'll prepare it for you when I get back!" Ling Na said, "Lord Mountain God, please give me a hand!"

"I need to hold a banquet." The mountain god lion said loudly: "I also need to select two... no, three brides."

"..." Suzuna turned the Noh mask over with a grim face and tried to put it back into her backpack.

Are you kidding me? How could she not know what a "bride" is? Was she supposed to sacrifice an innocent girl and disappear?

Sometimes these [Gods] are not good people, and they may even be arrogant and make cruel demands, so Suzuna really doesn't like dealing with the Noh masks of the God family.

"Wait!" The mountain god Noh mask said, "I see. Since this is your first time, I'll give you some discounts. I only need a banquet, and you just need to prepare a cow."

"No banquet, no cattle." Suzuna said expressionlessly, "Just ordinary wagashi (Japanese sweets), otherwise forget it."

"Damn little devil, who do you think I am?" The mountain god roared, "At least you need a cow! Don't think that borrowing the power of the gods doesn't cost anything!"

Watching the bargaining between Suzuna and the mountain god, Ryuko Kidou was dumbfounded. Borrowing power from gods and demons was a very serious matter, so why could Suzuna act like she was bargaining with a shop owner in a store?
Taku did not show any surprise, he was already accustomed to it, these gods and demons sounded powerful, but in fact they acted for their own interests. If he showed awe, it would make them become more aggressive. Only by negotiating with them and finding the most appropriate boundaries could he use their power perfectly.

This requires the ability to perceive the different personalities and bottom lines of each god and evil spirit. If you don't grasp the right degree, you may anger the other party, which is not something ordinary people can do.

And Suzuna just happens to have this talent for observing people's expressions and bargaining.

After some quick bargaining, Suzuna finally struck a deal with the mountain god in exchange for some high-quality Japanese confectionery and an hour of Kagura dance, which, in the mountain god's words, was probably his first big discount.

At the moment the deal was concluded, a mysterious aura flowed into the Noh mask from the surroundings, and the mountain god said, "Come on, wear me. This is my territory. I will let you know how powerful I am as a god!"

Takuya was watching Suzuna from the side, ready to prevent anything from going wrong after Suzuna put on the mask.

Suzuna took a deep breath and put on her Noh mask. All of a sudden, her entire demeanor changed.

(End of this chapter)