The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 704 Hope and Despair (7)

"Did you see it? This is the power of the Patriarch." In an inconspicuous house, a room has been shrouded in a strange atmosphere.

The man with a devout and fanatical expression stroked the porcelain bottle in his arms. He said to the other people kneeling in the room, "I have completed the trial and seen the light of hope. That is why I have the opportunity to follow the Patriarch and go to the other side of the end of time, where I will never suffer again."

Everyone in the room had a look of longing on their face.

"Aquarius...I want an Aquarius too!"

"I stole all the money from my house. Please let me offer the vase as well."

"I...I will go and borrow the money. Please, please let me join the church."

The aura of the whole room was distorted. Those who were unhappy in life seemed to see hope from the bottle, hope to escape from this gloomy life and broken world! Life is so painful, if you can't find a place to rely on, then what is the meaning of life?
Looking at the people in front of him who were either crying or excited, Aquarius showed a satisfied smile. The more subordinates he recruited, the higher his status would be. In this way, he would have the opportunity to get closer to the patriarch, and thus listen to the holy decree, follow him, and step into the other shore of eternal happiness together, and never be troubled by the troubles of life again.

But he suddenly discovered that among this group of people who were shocked by his power, there was one person with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Have you made up your mind?" Aquarius smiled gently. As long as people believed in their teachings, they were their brothers and sisters. Although this person was a newcomer, and was only brought here by his subordinates today, as long as he accepted the teachings, he would be one of their own.

When Aquarius saw that this person seemed a little hesitant, he did not become impatient. Instead, his heart was filled with happiness, and he wanted to share this happiness with this future brother or sister.

"You saw it too, right? The power of the Aquarius, the power of hope." The Aquarius smiled and said, "Are you still questioning this power and thinking it's magic? Haha, it's not your fault. After all, many people would express doubt when they see this power for the first time..."

"No, I have no doubt about the authenticity of this power." The man raised his head, looked at the Aquarius, and said, "I can clearly feel the distortion of this power, and... evil!"

Aquarius trembled all over, because he felt a hostile aura emanating from this newcomer!

He subconsciously stepped back and placed the vase in front of himself. Immediately, a skinny, pale little ghost came out of the vase, shouting "It hurts".

The two auras entangled together, and the believers who had just witnessed the power of Aquarius were now terrified and wanted to escape, or huddled in a corner and trembled.

"Who the hell are you?" The gentle smile on Aquarius's face disappeared, replaced by viciousness and cruelty. He did not have much patience for the enemies of the Hope Cult.

The stranger stood up, took out a wooden dagger from his arms, looked at the Aquarius with a smile, and said, "The Kanto Exorcist Alliance greets you."

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The lights in the boxing gym were still on late at night, and the muffled thud of fists hitting flesh could be heard from the octagonal cage from time to time. Qian Xiaoyi yawned on a chair outside and continued to play with his phone. After a long while, the man inside came out sweating profusely, took off his gloves and protective gear, and sat on a chair nearby, gulping down water.

"I'm so tired..." King Kong leaned back in his chair listlessly, like a fighter who had burned out. He looked at the clock on the wall in a trance and breathed a sigh of relief: "Is today's special training over?"

Qian Xiaoyi’s special training really made him a little exhausted. Although the effect was very good, it was really uncomfortable. After all, it was to make up for his shortcomings. The reason why the shortcomings are shortcomings is not because he is not good at them, right?
Inuyama Heita was also rubbing his aching stomach. He had just been hit by King Kong's fist by mistake and almost vomited his dinner. He was feeling very uncomfortable now. According to Qian Xiaoyi, he was in the period of puberty development, and this was the best time to train his blood and qi, so he was pulled here to be King Kong's punching bag. "Thank you for your hard work." Qian Xiaoyi said, "We'll continue tomorrow."

King Kong's face immediately wrinkled when he heard this. He rubbed his face and asked angrily, "Mr. Qian... Well, I heard that the Alliance has already started a full-scale war with the Church of Hope, right? Many of my acquaintances have received information about the enemy and have gone to pick their bases... Why don't we participate in this war, but are still here training leisurely?"

Just as he said, the Kanto Exorcist Alliance has already launched an attack on the Church of Hope. Many exorcists have been armed by the Hoshiba family and are eager to attack the Aquarians according to the locations mentioned in the intelligence, just as the Hundred Demons sent the Blue Demon to attack them before.

But the strange thing is that Qian Xiaoyi acted as if nothing had happened and continued to train them every day without letting them participate at all.

"Do you want to join the battle?" Qian Xiaoyi glanced at him.

King Kong nodded: "I always feel that it would be a pity if I don't participate in such a big event..."

Qian Xiaoyi shook his head: "King Kong, don't you know your weaknesses? If you are in a team, you can play a big role, but if you are alone, you will be easily targeted... Or do you think those scattered Aquarius Envoys are worth our team to deal with?"

"Ah... that's true." King Kong said with a bitter face: "It's still because I haven't practiced enough..."

Qian Xiaoyi said, "Don't worry, you will have a chance to help in the future. Right now, we are both just in the testing stage. It is not the time to send out the main force. Let others test the waters first."

The exorcists who launched the attack this time were basically apprentices who had obtained cursed items from the Star Field. Their own strength was already strong, and they were even more powerful after getting new equipment. They had been eager to find an opponent to test themselves against, and those Aquarius users who controlled evil spirits were very suitable.

After hearing Qian Xiaoyi's words, King Kong said happily: "So I am the main force of the alliance? I know, I will train hard! In the future, please give me more guidance, Mr. Qian!"

"Yes, yes." Qian Xiaoyi waved his hand: "After all, you are the only 'apprentice' under me now."

Speaking of which, after returning from Mount Osore, except for King Kong, no one else needed Qian Xiaoyi's guidance.

After returning home, Suzuna hid at home and did not go out except for work. Anyway, she had already reached a contract with the images represented by the Noh masks, so she did not need to go to the old house of Hayashi Koichiro's family anymore. She could just buy a Noh mask and perform the ceremony.

Terao Yu also lives a simple life. Recently, he stays in his room alone, studying professional books such as "Semiotics", "Criminal Psychology" and "Graphology" without sleep or food.

Master Gui Teng even directly "rebelled" and ran to Liuliyuan Hongming. However, Qian Xiaoyi really had nothing to teach him except the silent meditation, so it would be more practical to let him meditate and chant Buddha to practice.

So Qian Xiaoyi can only deal with Inuyama Heita and King Kong recently.

"That's all for today. Have a good rest." Qian Xiaoyi yawned and said, "Let's go back first. Heitaro, let's go."

"Oh." Inuyama Heita drank all the water in the bottle and hurriedly followed.

(End of this chapter)