The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 99 The Boy in My Heart (12)

"Go back? Can I go back?" Kuroda Nobunaga was stunned.

Qian Xiaoyi said patiently, "Yes, have you forgotten that this is just a dream? As long as you can wake up, all the terrible things will disappear, so of course you can go back."

This was certainly not a dream, and Qian Xiaoyi said so because Kuroda Nobunaga himself was invited here through the connection of the talisman given to him, using the dream method, which was equivalent to the soul leaving the body. Therefore, it is safest to send him back in the same way, and it will not cause any harm. Moreover, Qian Xiaoyi now has to deal with the Night Demon Tiger, so it would be best if Kuroda Nobunaga could go back by himself.

"Dream? So it was just a dream? Yangyi, my past self, and Nuhuomaru... they were all dreams~" Kuroda Nobunaga's eyes gradually became dazed, and the scene in his vision began to distort and blur.

"This! Is! Not! A! Dream!" The Night Ghost Tiger roared astonishingly, and it roared repeatedly: "No! So... you are not allowed to leave here!"

The roar of the Night Demon Tiger pulled Kuroda Nobunaga out of his trance. He widened his eyes, and the touches coming from all over his body made him feel extremely real.
"I told you, I'm the one who will go back!" The Night Demon Tiger roared, "You want to destroy me, so I will destroy everything about you! Do you hear me? 'I'!"

The strong aura of the Night Demon Tiger enveloped the entire ghost realm, as if trying to prevent Kuroda Nobunaga from going back.

Kuroda Nobunaga became excited and shouted to Qian Xiaoyi, "We can't do this! We can't let that guy succeed! You have a way, right? You must have a way, right?"

"Don't worry, I will take you back. So just concentrate and drive your motorcycle well to buy me some time." Qian Xiaoyi sighed, turned around, faced Kuroda in front of him, formed a complicated seal with his hands, and muttered something.

Qian Xiaoyi could only prepare to forcibly send Kuroda Nobunaga back. He brought Kuroda Nobunaga to the ghost realm, intending to let him merge with his separated soul there, but he didn't expect it to turn out like this. The ghost realm was sealed by the power of the Night Demon Tiger, and it would take him some time.

"Thank you! Thank you!" Kuroda Nobunaga excitedly drove the motorcycle, turning one corner after another. He could feel his body gradually sublimating from this world and returning to another world. He could even see his body gradually fading.

"Don't run! 'I'!" the Night Ghost Tiger roared, and the road ahead became even more twisted.

Kuroda Nobunaga, who was driving the motorcycle desperately, already felt that he was about to leave, and the joy of being able to escape from danger gradually emerged. He drove on the twisting road with all his strength to ensure Qian Xiaoyi's spell casting.

But at this moment, Kuroda Nobunaga suddenly thought of something:

——If I leave, who will drive the motorcycle? If it is Qian Xiaoyi, who will deal with the monster behind?

Thinking of this, Kuroda Nobunaga froze. He asked hesitantly, "Mr. Qian, what will you do if I'm gone?"

Qian Xiaoyi ignored him and continued chanting the spell to send Kuroda Nobunaga away.

"You will definitely find a way, right?" Kuroda Nobunaga asked hopefully. Although he also wanted to leave, he didn't want to do so at the cost of other people's lives. The responsibilities of life were already heavy enough, and he didn't want to live with that kind of guilt in the future. He couldn't afford it, so if possible, he wanted a positive answer, even if he later found out it was just consolation, at least it would give him a reason to lie to himself.

Qian Xiaoyi still didn't answer, but hurriedly chanted the spell. This silence made Kuroda Nobunaga understand everything. If Qian Xiaoyi could drive the motorcycle and deal with the monster at the same time, he would have done so long ago. Why would he let himself drive the motorcycle? No one expected that Granny Turbine would be swallowed by the Night Demon Tiger. Therefore, Qian Xiaoyi didn't have a way to have the best of both worlds. And now Qian Xiaoyi is doing this, which is undoubtedly sacrificing himself...

"You're not thinking that I should sacrifice myself to save you, are you?" Qian Xiaoyi exhaled, and finally finished reciting the spell. He just had to wait for the effect to be completed. He said seriously: "Don't worry about what happens next, let me handle it. No matter what happens to me next, it has nothing to do with you."

"But what are you going to do..." Kuroda Nobunaga shouted in confusion, "We are not even familiar with each other? Why would you do this for a stranger like me? Are you also that kind of childish, hot-blooded idiot? Tell me, why!"

At the moment when he decided to kill his younger self, Kuroda Nobunaga had already made up his mind to become mature. But Qian Xiaoyi's actions made his already numb heart even more uneasy, like a thorn in his throat. It was really ironic that a person who gave up his innocence was saved by another person's naive actions.

"Don't think you're the only one with responsibilities. I have mine, too. Dealing with demons is my responsibility! I can't throw innocent people out to take the blame. My master never taught me that." Qian Xiaoyi replied, "Besides, cleaning up this mess is my job. The commission hasn't been completed yet, so...what I want to do is none of your business! Bastard!"

Kuroda Nobunaga was somewhat speechless and said: "Surely... there must be some other way, right?"

"Yes." Qian Xiaoyi sneered and replied, "I'll hand you over to the monster behind and let it go back in your place. That way I'll be safe, but do you want this ending? If not, shut up! Live a good life after you go back. Maybe if you're lucky, I can ask you for the commission fee."

Hearing Qian Xiaoyi's answer, thinking that if the other party really did that, he would not be able to resist at all, Kuroda Nobunaga broke out in a cold sweat, but he still couldn't help asking: "You clearly know that the consequences of doing this are terrible, but why can you face it calmly? Don't you regret it?"

He wanted to know the answer to this question, he wanted to know it urgently! What on earth could make Qian Xiaoyi make such a decision without hesitation? What was the difference between him and Qian Xiaoyi?

"Regret? Of course not, because..." Qian Xiaoyi answered in a resounding voice: "- Before doing something, I have already been aware of the consequences! It has been like this since the beginning!"

"The awareness... to bear the consequences?" This answer was like a loud bell ringing in his ears, resounding in Kuroda Nobunaga's mind, shaking his body and mind.

Kuroda Nobunaga looked at his body that was about to become transparent. He could no longer hold the handlebars, so he immediately shouted to Qian Xiaoyi: "You want to stop the car forcibly later, right? Put your hand here and press it like this, use this angle to brake..."

Qian Xiaoyi did not refute. He passed through Kuroda Nobunaga's translucent body, took over the driving seat, and according to Kuroda Nobunaga's instructions, he pulled the brakes the moment Kuroda Nobunaga completely disappeared.

The Night Ghost Tiger roared miserably: "Don't leave, 'I'!!!"

Before Kuroda Nobunaga left, the last thing he saw was Qian Xiaoyi braking at high speed. The car crashed into the wall with a sharp braking sound. Qian Xiaoyi flew out and hit the wall heavily...

Then, Kuroda Nobunaga woke up.

(End of this chapter)