The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 788: Enemy in Honnoji Part 7 ()

After Liuliyuan Hongming took the lacquer box, he did not rush to open it, but carefully felt the faint breath coming from it.

Qian Xiaoyi and Xing Changrang surrounded him, observing the talisman on it.

"Let me see... I see, um, is this the type of seal?"

"In that case, I'll set up a magic circle here."

"Just keep it simple, Xiao Yi. Anyway, we are within the shrine's barrier and there is a field effect."

"Master Liuliyuan, that's a good location. You stand there."

"is it here?"

"Take a step to the left. Yes, stay still while I adjust the compass..."

The grandfather and grandson stood aside and watched the three people busying themselves. They went to such great lengths just to open a box, but it made Kisuke Moutang very satisfied.

He turned to his grandson and said, "Yan Ci, did you see that? Professional exorcists are like this. When faced with unknown things, they will make all preparations in advance. No matter what accidents may occur along the way, they will have corresponding countermeasures. Those rookie exorcists don't have this kind of safety awareness. If you want to stay in this industry for a long time, you have to learn more from them."

The mourning hall Yan Ci said with some embarrassment: "Yes...Grandpa, I understand."

As the chief priest of the shrine, Lingtang Yanci had actually helped nearby residents deal with some supernatural events, but when it came to experience in fighting strong enemies, he was far inferior to the three people in front of him, so at this moment he was also concentrating on observing the actions of the three people.

The three people who inadvertently became "other people's children" were ready after a busy period.

At this time, Liuliyuan Hongming was kneeling on the ground with the lacquer box on his knees, and Qian Xiaoyi and Xingchang had asked him to draw a magic circle under him. Around him were some talismans brought by Qian Xiaoyi, such as copper coins, talismans, jade and other small things.

On both sides of Liuliyuan Hongming, Qian Xiaoyi and Xing Changrang were on full alert. Qian Xiaoyi held the copper coin sword and the Sanqing bell in his hands, and Xing Changrang showed the tattoo on his arm, with the faintly visible black mud stirring on his body.

“This kind of treatment… is too much…” Lingtang Yanci said somewhat embarrassedly: “If the Rebirth Land Storehouse has self-awareness, it will probably be scared to death when the box is opened.”

Lingtang Xijie snorted coldly: "If you want to live long, you have to be cautious. You have to learn more from them."

"I'm going to open it." said Liuliyuan Hongming.

He reached out his hand calmly, opened the seal on the box, and then lifted the lid of the box with both hands. A heart-pounding breath leaked out from the gap. In the eyes of everyone, the breath was like gray dry ice, constantly emerging from the box and rushing out.

But just as the gray gas slipped to Liuliyuan Hongming's side, the magic circle was activated, and the guardian objects pressing on the magic circle began to tremble, but none of them collapsed, locking the gray mist inside.

A faint golden light also emanated from Liuliyuan Hongming's body. He finally opened the box completely, revealing the contents.

At this moment, a cry that gave people goosebumps rang in everyone's mind, just like the cry of a baby, making people feel distressed and want to go over to take a look at what was going on. If ordinary people encountered this situation and subconsciously looked into the box after hearing the sound, they would immediately be caught and become the bodies of the evil spirits attracted. Because what they saw was often not a real baby, but something else.

"Is this the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?" Xingchang Rang said curiously, "This is the first time I've seen one. There aren't even a few of this level of mantras in my warehouse..."

Qian Xiaoyi saw clearly what was inside. It was a shrunken baby mummy, dry and wrinkled, only the size of a palm. Its mouth was wide open as if it was howling, and it looked extremely terrifying.

When the box was opened, the faint crying sound kept ringing in everyone's minds, making people feel upset.

Liuliyuan Hongming had a compassionate look on his face. He looked directly at the mummy in the box and recited some scriptures, as if to comfort the things in the box.

"It's so noisy~" Xingchang Rang scratched his ears, "It's annoying. Is this why those evil spirits are attracted? Babies represent new life. Those evil spirits will gather here to get rid of their worries. But this thing is already dead. It's a false new life, just like the lure used for fishing. Or, is it a lantern for anglerfish?"

"Fortunately, we set up a formation." Qian Xiaoyi sighed, "Otherwise it wouldn't just be a noise. Master Liuliyuan, have you sensed the essence of this thing?"

Liuliyuan Hongming nodded and said with some sadness: "This is an abandoned baby. It should be said that it was aborted before it was fully formed. Its voice contains the desire for life and the hatred for life. These two contradictory things mixed together to form this monster."

Qian Xiaoyi turned around and asked, "Grandpa, the creation of this thing must not be simple, right? You must have spent a lot of effort to seal it."

"Yeah~" Kisuke began to recall the past: "At that time, Kisuke and I were in our prime. While dealing with a commission for evil spirit possession, we followed the clues and found an illegal underground hospital. It was a place that specialized in abortions and had transactions with some illegal groups, and even forced abortions. This was something born in that kind of hell. The resentment gathered in it was too huge, so we had no choice but to seal it. We went through a hard battle at that time~"

"It's really not easy." Xingchang Rang looked at the mummy and said, "Because it will attract other evil spirits, then absorb them and turn them into its own power. If you want to completely purify it, you have to transcend for dozens or even hundreds of years. Now it has reached this stage, you can imagine how much trouble it was back then."

Kisuke Hyoudou crossed his arms and said, "If it weren't for this thing, I wouldn't have retired early. It really gave me terrible memories... Since you can suppress it and know how to use and deal with it, take it away quickly. I have wanted to throw it away for a long time."

"That's really straightforward, old man!" Qian Xiaoyi gave Lingtang Xijie a thumbs up: "Thank you very much."

Kiseki said, "Wait, I haven't finished talking yet. You can take him away, but you have to agree to two conditions."

"Please speak." Qian Xiaoyi said. Now that things have come to this, the other party will definitely not make any embarrassing requests. Just listen.

Kisuke raised a finger and said, "First, if you find out the truth of what happened back then, please tell me. If it was really that old fellow Kisuke who did it... please help me teach him a lesson! It doesn't matter if he has to be killed."

"No problem." Xingchang said seriously, "This is what we are going to do."

"Well, we will act according to the situation. What about the other one?" Qian Xiaoyi asked.

"Second." Lingtang Xijie raised two fingers and said, "You stole this thing. It has nothing to do with me. Do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)