The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 746: The Narrow Gate (17)

"They...they are going to..."

Okubo drove the van and followed the white car carefully. He tried to keep the maximum distance and did not dare to follow too close for fear of being discovered by the other party. The burly man in the car looked not to be trifled with. If he was someone sent by the priest, he might not even have a chance to speak before being killed.

"Damn it, at this time!" Okubo gritted his teeth, his chaotic thoughts constantly pouring out of his heart: "This direction is the church, right? Why would the psychic detective go there? What is his purpose? Can he really be trusted? Who knows, maybe he is on the priest's side..."

The more he thought about it, the more sweat broke out on Okubo's forehead. He usually asked others to do the tracking, but he had never done it himself. So he was very nervous now. He could only comfort himself that if he encountered any emergency, he just had to drive to the countryside in time. He had connections in the countryside. If that didn't work, he would go to Hokkaido to live in seclusion! He didn't believe that there would be no exorcists there!
Okubo wished that the other party was not going to that church, so that he could tell Qian Xiaoyi the truth directly. However, the more he tried not to think about it, the closer he found himself to there, until the car stopped near the church.

"Damn it! That big guy turned out to be the one sent by the priest to pick up the psychic detective!" Okubo slammed the steering wheel so hard that he almost hit the horn. He parked the car not far from the street and observed the church and its surroundings suspiciously. Once there was any movement, he would run away immediately to Hokkaido!
"Is this the place?" King Kong turned off the engine, took out the key, got out of the car, and looked towards the church.

Although it was already night, the church was still brightly lit and not closed.

"It's really... ordinary~" Kongo commented, "I thought that the church would be more impressive in the territory of a master like Father Kamino."

Indeed, this church does not look unusual from the outside, and even looks a bit rustic, totally incomparable to those cathedrals.

"This is what it means to be a great hermit in a city." Qian Xiaoyi and Inuyama Heita also got out of the car. Qian Xiaoyi said, "Those cathedrals are magnificent and awe-inspiring. They are not for serving people, but for people to worship. Small churches like this are more likely to make people feel at ease. Father Kamino must have thought so. Otherwise, with his ability, he could have made enough money to rebuild a bigger church."

"Ah, I see." King Kong nodded: "It seems that the more skilled one is, the more he likes to live in an ordinary place, just like Mr. Qian."

"I think the location of my office is pretty good." Qian Xiaoyi said with a smile.

They walked into the church, and behind the church door was an arch decorated with flowers. The benches in the lecture hall were covered with white gauze, and a red carpet was laid directly from the door to the bottom of the podium.

"Uh... I think it's better for us not to leave from here." Qian Xiaoyi suggested.

King Kong agreed: "Indeed... it always feels weird for a few grown men like us to walk through the arch together."

They walked around the archway and saw Xingchang Rang sitting on a chair, pointing his cell phone at them, apparently preparing to take a picture.

"Tsk~" Hoshiba Rang said regretfully, "The composition just now was quite good, you and Kongo walked into the arch hand in hand, and Heitaro followed behind as a flower boy or something."

King Kong showed a look of disgust: "No, I'm not holding hands with you! I would rather walk here hand in hand with a gentle and beautiful girl, rather than with Mr. Qian."

Qian Xiaoyi sneered and said, "It's the same with you. Besides, I won't hold a wedding ceremony held by other sects."

He looked inside the church, where Xingchangrang and Liuliyuan were sitting together. Liuliyuan had his back to them, reciting scriptures.

Qian Xiaoyi mocked, "Arang, you just found out about this after you came in with Master Liuliyuan, right? You really have a bad taste, can't you learn from Master Liuliyuan?" Xingchangrang rolled his eyes, "Tsk~ boring~"

"It looks like there was a wedding held in this church today, right?" Qian Xiaoyi asked, "Where is the priest?"

Xingchang Rang said, "I'm packing up in the back room. I heard that it was a big family gathering today, and some bloody plots happened, so the scene was messed up."

"Oh? What kind of bloody plot?" King Kong's eyes lit up.

Xingchang Rang smiled and said, "It was probably when the priest was asking the guests in the audience, 'Dear guests present, are you willing to witness and support the newlyweds and bless their union?' Suddenly, a young man broke into the church and shouted, 'I don't agree!' Then the scene became chaotic. Tsk tsk, you guys came too late. When we arrived, the chaos wasn't over yet."

Even Qian Xiaoyi and Inuyama Heita were attracted by this topic and pricked up their ears in anticipation.

"There is such a thing?! How did the priest do it? He must have encountered this kind of thing many times?" King Kong was very excited. When he was about to ask for more details, a cough made everyone stop.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting." Father Kamino came out with an awkward expression and said, "Actually... even I have rarely encountered such a thing. I'm sorry to have made fun of you."

When they saw the person involved come out, the gossipers shut up.

Father Kamino said sternly, "Let's not talk about other people's family affairs for now. You all came here to discuss something important. Why don't we skip those meaningless small talk and get straight to the point? How about that?"

"It's like this, Kamino." Ruriin Hiroaki nodded and said, "We came here this time to invite you to join the Exorcist Alliance and fight against the Hundred Demons organization together. You can see the current situation. The other party has begun to attack us. Regardless of whether they intend to fight against the Hundred Demons or not, any exorcist who has the ability to threaten them will be regarded as a thorn in their eyes. Therefore, your situation is also very dangerous now. We must unite."

When there were no outsiders around, Liuliyuan Hongming was no longer so taciturn.

Father Kamino asked, "I have a general understanding of your situation. From the moment I saw Fuki's body, I knew that this was no small matter, but a war to the death... But, I haven't done those things for a long time, I don't know if I can still help you."

Xingchang Rang said: "The power of an exorcist will not become weaker as he becomes a hermit. Father, you are so pious that you will only become stronger. Don't be so modest."

"Yes, Father." King Kong said, "Now is not the time to be modest, and I have never seen a priest exorcise a ghost."

"I have a suggestion for this." Qian Xiaoyi said, "Please let me see your strength, Father, let's have a fight."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone, including Xingchang Rang and Liuliyuan Hongming, looked at Qian Xiaoyi with surprise.

(End of this chapter)