The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 670: The Journey to the Mountain of Osorrow (23)

"Oh, zombies." Suzuna nodded calmly, but soon, the meaning of the word finally crossed her mind, causing her to stammer, "What did you say? Zombies? Zombies?!"

The rest of the people also had a look of horror on their faces, and felt that the world had become unreal. King Kong asked cautiously, "Mr. Qian, the zombies you are talking about...are they the kind of..."

Their minds all popped up the classic image from Hong Kong movies: a man wearing a flowered feather hat, wearing Qing dynasty official uniform, with a green face and fangs, arms stretched straight forward, knees unable to bend, and jumping around.

Looking at their expressions, Qian Xiaoyi could guess what they were thinking. He could only sigh, pinch his brows, and said, "Although it's just a guess at the moment, and the details are different from what you imagined, but yes... it's probably what you thought."

"Are you kidding?" Terao Yu opened his mouth wide and asked, "Zombies? Where do zombies come from in Japan? And they could be transformed by Granny Tao's master?"

Qian Xiaoyi was not surprised by their reaction. This matter was indeed too exaggerated.

He said: "I didn't want to make such a guess at first, but all the signs are pointing in this direction..."

Granny Tao's longing for her relatives and the identity of Taoist Jingde made Qian Xiaoyi speculate in this direction. After all, what Taoist Jingde could not do in China had a natural soil in Japan, so he would definitely conduct experiments unscrupulously. Then he would definitely be interested in "raising corpses". Taoists and zombies have always been a pair.

With this guess, Qian Xiaoyi bought a ticket to the scenic spot and took a compass to look around. He then found that there was indeed a corpse-raising site with excellent feng shui in the so-called "hell" scenic spot. Moreover, this corpse-raising site near the crater of an active volcano is different from the traditional corpse-raising sites. In addition, the status of Mount Osorezan as a sacred place... I don't know what will be raised there.

"If it really is a zombie..." King Kong asked, "Mr. Qian, you should know how to deal with it, right? Is there any way to restrain that zombie?"

Qian Xiaoyi came back to his senses and said, "Of course, the simplest way is to take advantage of the day when the other party cannot move, dig it out and expose it to the sun, and then burn the body with fire. Zombies are not evil spirits. They are more like some kind of cursed objects with entities."

"Then why don't we just do this?" Terao Yu couldn't help but say, "If we wait until night, will it come out and move around?"

Ling Na looked at him like an idiot and said, "The question is, how do we dig? It's a scenic spot there."

Everyone was silent. Suzuna was right. If they dared to rush into the scenic area and start digging, they would definitely be reported to the police and arrested.

"Besides, if we want to dig it out directly, there is another problem." Qian Xiaoyi said, "That is, I don't know the exact location of the body. The place is not small, and many directions are possible. Because it was buried a long time ago, there is no trace of it."

King Kong said: "In other words, digging it out and burning it is not an option?"

"Can we just leave it alone?" Ling Na suggested, "Since nothing happened there before, why don't we just leave it alone?"

Everyone else focused their attention on Suzuna, who was puzzled: "Did I say anything wrong?" "It seems... there's really nothing wrong this time?" Terao Yu said: "Why do we have to find that zombie? Is it just for Granny Tao's request? Although I agree to help her solve this matter, there must be a better way, right? For example, communicate with the scenic spot, and then find a way to find the body and burn it..."

"If only it were that simple..." Qian Xiaoyi sighed, "Don't forget about the Osorizan Festival."

Judging from the previous situation, Qian Xiaoyi had no doubt that the zombies raised by Taoist Jingde would be ordinary stuff.

King Kong asked, "That's tomorrow, right? What does this have to do with the Osorazan Festival?"

"From what Granny Tao said, we can learn that her master can only be summoned during the Osorezan Festival." Qian Xiaoyi said, "After Granny Tao inherited the dojo, she represented the dojo to participate in the Osorezan Festival every year. She is a very important person. Maybe she used some ritual of the Osorezan Festival to do something to the zombie... So if we really want to save Granny Tao's master's soul, it is only during this period of time."

The Osoreyama Festival is held some time after July 15th. Although it is not according to the lunar calendar, it is also the time when "the gates of hell open". The time of the Obon Festival varies in different places in Japan. Some are held on July 15th, and some are held in August. It is obvious that the Osoreyama Festival is celebrated in July.

"In other words, we can only face off head-on?" King Kong said.

Ling Na said with a bitter face: "Can I not participate? It sounds very dangerous."

Qian Xiaoyi said: "Okay."

"Huh?" Lingnai was stunned. She originally thought that Qian Xiaoyi would use threats and bribes to force her to participate, just like the previous times. She didn't expect him to agree so readily.

Qian Xiaoyi said solemnly: "I think everyone has noticed it, right? Zombies, which are very rare in China, actually appear here. It must be related to something that came over there... Although I can't tell you everything, I do have something to do with this matter... So I must complete this commission. As for you, I won't force you to participate in this matter."

Although Qian Xiaoyi brought them all with him when he came to Mount Osorezan in order to prevent Jingde from leaving behind any dangerous things, if there really were any, he would have a few trustworthy helpers. But when it really came to this point, Qian Xiaoyi was unable to trick them into joining as cannon fodder.

"Mr. Qian, what are you talking about!" King Kong grinned and said, "Why are you being so distant like last time? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have learned so much. Don't forget, you saved my life when we first met. I'm determined to participate in this matter!"

"Interesting, zombies? I've never seen such a type before." Terao Yuya smiled inscrutablely: "Just consider it as tuition for Mr. Qian for helping me find the path to the strongest sorcerer. I'm joining in too."

"Thank you very much." Qian Xiaoyi breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was not afraid, it was always good to have some help. He looked at the remaining three people and said, "It's okay if you don't want to participate. I won't force you. After all, this matter is indeed very dangerous."

(End of this chapter)