The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 672: The Journey to the Mountain of Osorrow (25)

"It's so lively~" King Kong exclaimed as he looked at the crowd in front of him.

The annual Osoreyama Festival has finally begun. Just like in previous years, this festival has attracted tourists from all over the country to stop and visit. Some of them are simply tourists, some are supernatural enthusiasts, and some are believers who come specifically to pray or mourn the dead.

In addition to tourists, many psychics and religious figures will also gather here during this period to perform rituals and blessing ceremonies. Therefore, even if you see exorcists in strange costumes walking back and forth at this time, it will not attract the attention of others.

At this time, the ceremony had already begun. Tourists stood on both sides of the trail, watching the sedan chair carrying the mountain master and monks being slowly carried up the mountain, solemnly and dignified.

In addition to the opening ceremony of [The Lord of the Mountain Ascending the Mountain], various rituals will be held in the temple afterwards. There will be long queues in front of some psychics' stalls. Compared with before, Mount Osorezan looks much more lively today.

However, because there are too many tourists during the day, even with Wei Bo's assistance, Qian Xiaoyi and his friends cannot do anything in the scenic area, such as setting up magic circles or something. They can only wait for the arrival of night. So now they can only wander around here like other tourists.

At this time, Qian Xiaoyi happened to see a few acquaintances. He walked over, secretly patted one of them on the shoulder, and motioned him to go over with him.

"Brother Yi." Inuyama Heita and Qian Xiaoyi walked to an empty corner and started talking.

"Did you have fun these days?" Qian Xiaoyi asked with a smile, "Did any sour teenage plots develop?"

Inuyama Heita sighed, "The sourness of adolescence... Oh, please stop teasing me, Kawasaki-senpai is too much of a troublemaker."

Inuyama Heita told Qian Xiaoyi about the itinerary and experiences of the Supernatural Club in the past few days. Inuyama Heita originally thought that Kawasaki had restrained himself a little, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't change his temper and kept looking for excitement in various ways. As one of the three major sacred places in Japan, there are certainly many horror legends around Mount Osore, but Kawasaki arranged all of them to be in these places.

If it weren't for the genuine amulets sold to him by Qian Xiaoyi, who knows what strange things the young men in the supernatural department would have encountered again.

"Because of the amulets, Senior Kawasaki didn't summon anything." Inuyama Heita said, "Otherwise, I can't imagine what he would have encountered."

Qian Xiaoyi nodded: "Prevention is the right thing to do. We can't let that brat have the chance to cause trouble."

"Brother Yi, can I join you guys?" Inuyama Heita said that he would rather train with others than get into trouble with Kawasaki, because that guy was too troublesome.

"You've done a good job these days. Just keep a close eye on that guy." Qian Xiaoyi said.

Inuyama Heita hesitated for a moment and asked, "Um... I mean, can I also participate in the special training?"

"What's your excuse?" Qian Xiaoyi shrugged. "Don't you want to avoid exposing yourself as a psychic in front of other people? What do you want to do as a high school student following a bunch of exorcists?"

Inuyama Heita was crestfallen: "Yes."

"Enjoy your vacation." Qian Xiaoyi said, "Besides, the special training has been temporarily suspended. We have very important things to do in the next two days."

Inuyama Heita asked curiously, "What is it?" When Qian Xiaoyi told him that they were going to deal with zombies, Inuyama Heita was completely dumbfounded. He didn't expect that after just a few days of leaving, there was such a big mess in Osorasan, and even zombies came out.

"In short, your mission is to keep an eye on Kawasaki," Qian Xiaoyi said, "Don't let him cause any trouble."

Inuyama Heita hesitated for a moment, then said, "But Minister Kawasaki has booked a room in the temple to attend the festival tonight and plans to stay there."

Qian Xiaoyi's eyes widened, and he shook Inuyama Heita's shoulders and said, "Hurry up and get them down the mountain! I'm serious! Get that guy back!"

That kid is very good at causing trouble, Qian Xiaoyi doesn't dare to let him stay.

Now it was Inuyama Heita's turn to give the same answer: "The question is... what is the reason?"

This is indeed a problem. If you use some excuses like "danger" or "something happened at night", Kawasaki will definitely be even more excited about committing suicide.

"Trouble..." Qian Xiaoyi frowned. Before coming here, he had never thought that there were such fun things as zombies on Mount Osorezan. Otherwise, he would never have tricked Kawasaki to come here. He sighed and said, "Then can you tell him not to run around at night? Just tell him to stay in the temple as much as possible and play games with those fraudulent psychics."

Inuyama Heita looked embarrassed. Kawasaki booked a room in the temple just to run around at night. Inuyama Heita could only say, "I'll try my best..."

"Go ahead. They are looking for you. Go and meet them." Qian Xiaoyi let Inuyama Heita go. At the same time, he was thinking about what to do in the evening. Because of the festival, there would be many outside guests staying in the temple at night. In addition, this temple was also a holy place with a long history. There were many Jizo statues around it. As long as they stayed inside, they should be safe.

Time passed quickly, the mountain master's sedan chair had already gone up the mountain and arrived at the temple. The ceremony was mostly completed, and the next step was the ritual.

All the dojos and schools around Mount Osore sent their representatives, Miwa was among them. As the ceremony began, the exorcists present felt that the aura of Mount Osore had changed again, as if the gate between hell and the human world had been opened, and the boundary between life and death became blurred. Some perceptive exorcists could even hear vague whispers in their ears, as if the spirits of the dead were missing the world of the living.

"The gates of hell are open..." Qian Xiaoyi nodded secretly, "It is true. During this special period of time, Osorizan's cognition has been enhanced, so he can use this cognition to 'summon' the dead? No wonder Granny Tao said that she can only call her master during this period of time."

But this is just an appetizer. Today's daytime ceremony is like the opening ceremony of a sports meeting. Its purpose is to announce the start of the festival to the living and the dead. The entire Osorezan Festival will last for several days, and many other ceremonies will be held afterwards.

When the daytime ceremony was almost completed and it was evening, most of the tourists left here contentedly on the bus. The other guests who stayed would participate in more private ceremonies, such as enshrining their deceased relatives or seeking divination from a medium.

As the tourists left, the area around the temple fell into silence and desertedness again. At this time, it was Qian Xiaoyi and his team's turn to take action.

"Hurry up." Qian Xiaoyi held some materials for setting up the formation in his hand. Seeing the sun about to set, he said to the others, "It's almost time. We have to set up the venue before the sun sets completely."

Although it is not night yet, you should know that Japan has a saying called "Omakoshi". The evening when the sun sets is the time when yin and yang meet. From this time on, demons and monsters may come out to wander around.

(End of this chapter)