The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 804: Enemy in Honnoji Part 23 ()

"Breaking the military!"

An evil spirit was pierced by the copper coin sword that emitted a scorching red light, and it fled in a panic, wailing.

Qian Xiaoyi looked at the escaping evil spirits and did not chase after them. He just continued walking forward. According to the guidance of the compass, he was almost at his destination, and it was not the right time to chase these guys.

The compass needle was pointing straight ahead, where Qian Xiaoyi had left a mark. That was the core of the Yellow Springs House and where the altar of Miba and the Rebirth Ksitigarbha was located. Qian Xiaoyi was about to rush there to meet up with Miba, and Ashiya Yoshisuke might also be there.

"After arriving here, I can only see evil spirits, and the number of shikigami used by Huangquan House to resist has dropped sharply..." Qian Xiaoyi thought: "It seems that King Kong and Arang have successfully suppressed those shikigami, so I have to hurry up, and hope that the other side can also successfully complete the mission."

He walked to the end of the corridor before he saw a door.

An iron door that was out of tune with the surrounding environment. There were Japanese-style paper sliding doors all around, but this door appeared here abruptly, making Qian Xiaoyi alert.

"What are you doing again, Ashiya Yoshisuke? Forget it, let me take a look..." Qian Xiaoyi muttered, then carefully opened the iron door. Although he knew that there might be a trap behind it, Qian Xiaoyi had to jump in himself.

When the door opened, it was a normal-looking bar.

Yes, it was a bar, a bar that couldn't be more ordinary. Soft lights illuminated the place, and the wine racks behind the bar were filled with various bottles of wine. But it looked like the place was not open for business. The chairs were turned upside down on the tables, and the windows on the wall were nailed with wooden boards, so one could not see what was happening outside.

Wei Bo, whom Qian Xiaoyi was looking for, was lying in front of the bar, as if he had drunk too much and fallen asleep.

"Ms. Wei Bo!" Qian Xiaoyi originally wanted to walk over to check on the other party's condition, but he suddenly noticed a problem.

Qian Xiaoyi looked back suddenly and found that the Japanese-style corridor of Huangquan House behind him had disappeared, and replaced by a dark stairwell, as if he had just walked up from here.

"No! This is not a ghost town!" Qian Xiaoyi blinked. He walked to the window on the wall and saw the scenery outside through the gaps in the wooden boards. Familiar neon lights flashed in front of him, and Qian Xiaoyi finally confirmed a fact.

"Surprised, right? You didn't expect that I would be waiting for you in real life, right? Qian Xiaoyi?" A voice came from behind. Qian Xiaoyi turned around and saw Ashiya Yoshisuke walking out of the small room behind the bar, holding a bottle of sake in his hand and standing behind the bar.

——As if he were the bartender of this bar.

"What I didn't expect was..." Qian Xiaoyi said, "The famous Huangquan Izakaya is actually located in a Western-style bar."

"Did you see it?" Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "Yes, this is the real Yellow Spring House. Every time the exorcists enter the ghost realm, they will gather at this place in reality."

"Ghost Domain... So you are indeed a cognitive school." Qian Xiaoyi said, "This is a word that the cognitive school coined itself."

Ashiya Yoshisuke chuckled, took out a cup and put it on the table, saying, "Well, who knows~" Qian Xiaoyi walked over to check on Miba's condition, and after seeing her breathing evenly, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that she had just fainted. So Qian Xiaoyi looked at Ashiya Yoshisuke and asked, "What did you do to her? You obviously subdued her, but you didn't stop the Rebirth of the Ksitigarbha. Are you trying to lure me over here?"

Ashiya Yoshisuke smiled and said, "Yes, you are a person who values ​​friendship. Only in this way will you step into the unknown dangerous area for your companions and leave the ghost area. I know you must have a killer hidden, so I will not give you the opportunity to use it on me."

Qian Xiaoyi looked around and asked, "Then you must have hidden a few armed thugs in other rooms?"

"Don't worry, no." Ashiya Jisuke smiled and said, "I won't do that. Just like you don't dare to attack me in reality, I don't need to attack you in reality."

Qian Xiaoyi said distressedly: "Because in reality, my power and connections are not as good as yours. If you want to mess with me, there is no need for you to be present."

"That's right." Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "Please sit down. Speaking of which, you hardly drink the wine in Huangquan House, which makes me very hurt. Obviously, the taste of that wine is the good wine that I have adjusted countless times~"

"Actually, I'm not on guard or anything. I just can't get used to Japanese sake." Qian Xiaoyi said.

Ashiya Jisuke said: "If that's all, why not take this opportunity to buy you a drink? The wines here are all really good, from various countries. You can drink any bottle you want."

Qian Xiaoyi glanced at the wine rack, skipped over the expensive wines, pointed at a bottle of wine, and said, "Then, give me a bottle of Lao Baigan."

Qian Xiaoyi used to drink this kind of wine occasionally when he was accompanying his master, so it was a familiar taste.

"This is strong liquor, don't get drunk." Ashiya Yoshisuke turned around and handed the bottle of wine to Qian Xiaoyi. Qian Xiaoyi pulled over a stool and sat at the bar. Ashiya Yoshisuke took out two plates of side dishes, and the two of them sat opposite each other like familiar drinking buddies, drinking and chatting.

"This bar..." Qian Xiaoyi looked at the bar's decoration and asked, "Is there any story behind it?"

"Yes." Ashiya Jisuke said, "There was a fire here before. Because the firefighting measures were not in place, dozens of people were burned to death. Many rumors spread afterwards, and no one dared to buy this place. I thought this place was good, so I bought it and used it as the main body of Huangquan House."

"I see." Qian Xiaoyi nodded. The exorcists who came to Huangquanwu would wander around the ghost area of ​​Kabukicho and eventually all gathered here.

If someone special like Suzuki came to see it, he would probably see a room full of strange-looking people sitting in the bar blankly with no expression on their faces.

But for psychics and ordinary people, all they can see when they come here are izakayas.

"You are drinking leisurely here, don't you care about Huangquan House?" Qian Xiaoyi asked again: "Over there, the situation is terrible for you now. Your Shikigami has been suppressed by my people, and evil spirits are running around. I have also sent people to your granddaughter's place. Why don't you go over to take a look?"

Ashiya Yoshisuke glanced at him and said, "Don't use such low-level tricks on me. Since you have already guessed that I built Huangquan House for Xiaoju, then as long as Xiaoju is fine, it doesn't matter what happens to Huangquan House. Besides, haven't you seen Xiaoju's situation? Do you think they can really control Xiaoju?"

(End of this chapter)