The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 797: Enemy in Honnoji Part 16 ()

"So many shikigami." Kongo exclaimed, "As expected of a descendant of the great Onmyoji Ashiya Doman, it's already pretty good for an average exorcist to have one... Damn, I'm a little nervous."

Qian Xiaoyi said: "They are all low-level guys. The real tough guys are probably guarding the key points of the formation."

"Yes." Xingba Rang agreed very much: "These things are just to delay us. Miwa has already activated the Rebirth Jizo. It is estimated that the evil spirits in the entire Shinjuku and even the larger area are beginning to rush here. That's why Ashiya adopted this strategy. The previous conversation was also to delay time and solve the troubles in Miwa... I think we have to hurry up."

Fushiki Yoko held a knife and stared at the front. The corridors on both sides were crowded with human shikigami. Those shikigami did not take the initiative to come forward, but stood there staring at them, as if they would not move unless they came over.

So Fushigi Yoko asked: "What should we do next? Which way should we go?"

Qian Xiaoyi held the copper coin sword in one hand and the compass in the other, and said, "Don't go over there. These corridors are just a trick. I left a little gadget in the formation of Huangquan House before, and now is the time to use it."

He placed the compass on the ground, then sat cross-legged, muttering something, and making a complicated gesture with his hands awkwardly, the kind that would make ordinary people feel their hands cramp if they saw it.

Qian Xiaoyi murmured an incantation, then made a hand gesture, pointed his protruding middle finger at the compass, and pushed hard.

"Make way!" Qian Xiaoyi shouted.

The compass began to rotate, and the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, the Five Elements, and the Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams on the inner and outer plates began to move one after another. As the compass turned, the scene in the surrounding corridor also changed.

The paper sliding doors were slid open smoothly, revealing the road behind. The walls and rooms rotated like a Rubik's Cube, separating the Shikigami at the same time. For a moment, the entire building was like a kaleidoscope, constantly changing, until Qian Xiaoyi stopped pushing the compass breathlessly and released the spell, the changes stopped.

"Amazing!" King Kong looked at the changes around him and asked, "Many roads have appeared. Which one should we look for?"

Qian Xiaoyi said: "We will split up and our mission is to find Xiaoju's location. If we control Xiaoju, we will control Ashiya Yoshisuke. That is his biggest weakness. He must have hidden Xiaoju in a corner so that we can't find her."

Xingchang Rang complained: "This makes us look like villains, kidnapping a little girl to threaten her grandfather or something..."

King Kong reconsidered: "Indeed, generally speaking, only scumbags would do such a thing."

Qian Xiaoyi ignored their jokes and said, "Two people in a group, Arang and King Kong in one group, Master Liuliyuan and Miss Yangzi in another group. Once you find Xiaoju, activate the talisman I gave you and send a signal to the others. Those who haven't found her also have a task. Before receiving the signal, you must destroy the nodes of the magic circle I marked as soon as possible."

"I see. It's the same as the one at WTV." King Kong asked, "But now we have five people, if we form a team of two, what will you do, Mr. Qian?"

Qian Xiaoyi patted his bag, and heard the sound of metal boxes colliding. He smiled and said, "Who said I'm alone?" Then, he said seriously, "Ashiya Yoshisuke is very strong, but we are not weak either! As long as we can find Xiaoju, this alliance will not be disbanded, and we still have the ability to fight against the Hundred Demons!"

"Remember, just follow the marks I left behind." Qian Xiaoyi said, "The magic circle here has been activated, so you may encounter powerful shikigami on the way, so don't be careless."

"Oh! Got it!" King Kong clenched his fist and said, "I want to show the shikigami here that I am no longer the same person I was before!"

After deciding on the route, everyone dispersed and headed towards their respective destinations.

"We are going to..." Kongo muttered to himself, "The place where the Ashiya family keeps their shikigami? We are finally going to do something big."

King Kong and Xingchangrang kept running forward. Although Xingchangrang was carrying a large wooden box on his back, he ran quite fast. Black mud was wriggling on his body, and holding up the box saved him a lot of energy.

Behind the shoji doors on the roadside, shadows of ghosts appear from time to time, fighting with the shikigami. They are evil spirits from the outside world attracted by the Ksitigarbha of the Pure Land. If they were not invading the Yellow Spring House continuously, they would probably be unable to move forward. How could they be as unimpeded as they are now?
"Did Ms. Mibo do all this?" King Kong was a little surprised. "She was able to summon so many evil spirits... I don't know whether I should be surprised at the number of evil spirits in Tokyo or at Ms. Mibo's power. I originally thought that mediums could only perform tricks like letting spirits possess them."

Xingba said: "No matter what type of exorcist, whether it is a sorcerer, a monk, a craftsman like me, or even a big guy like you, as long as they can do their best, they are not to be underestimated. Don't forget that Ms. Miba's master is Granny Peach."

"Well, we can't underestimate anyone." Kongo suddenly became a little worried: "But if such a big commotion is caused, Ms. Miwa will be targeted by Ashiya-sama... Ashiya Yoshisuke, right? Will she be okay?"

"Ms. Wei Bo should be fine. The fact that the commotion hasn't ended yet is proof that she can use the evil spirits summoned by Jizo to protect herself." Xingchang Rang said, "And with Xiao Yi there, there shouldn't be any problems. We just need to complete our mission."

"That's true." King Kong smiled. "Our mission is... to destroy the homes of those Shikigami so that they can't return there to recover from the damage they suffered. Otherwise, they will continue to appear... I can't wait to fight those enemies!"

"Ah, you have such a bad mouth." Xingchangrang suddenly stopped and said, "I thought I could run to the destination without any problems..."

An obstacle appeared in front of them. It was a very tall samurai, almost reaching the ceiling. It was fully armed, wearing black samurai armor, and holding a wild sword in his hand that was taller than an ordinary person. He looked very powerful.

"It's the ghost armor guarding the gate!" King Kong laughed and said, "I have long wanted to destroy this thing. It has caused me a lot of trouble in the past."

"No, look carefully, it's not just armor." Xingba Rang stared cautiously behind the armor's mask, revealing a pair of eyes emitting red light.

Xing Chang said as if he was facing a formidable enemy: "I know this Shikigami... It is the owner of that armor - [Shikigami·Great Swordsman]."

(End of this chapter)