I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 184 The Fox Returns, Either to Repay a Favor or to Take Revenge

When Chun Yuan said this, his eyes fell on Dong Ye Yu and looked at him for a moment.

When summoned by gods, monsters will generally become inflated psychologically, thinking that they have entered the realm of gods, becoming arrogant, complacent, and even attempting to rule the country.

What's more, the boy in front of him is just a little fox who is less than twenty years old.

After thinking for a while, Chunyuan decided to give the younger generation some advice.

"The Water God of Hishizawa has not taken care of his affairs for many years, and there are only a few believers left. Even if he has encountered a disaster and has come to his senses, it will take more than one or two days to regroup, so he needs help. Although your cultivation is low, you have great talents and good fortune—"

She paused here.

"——Not bad. There has never been a fox under 20 years old who can reach your level of cultivation. At least I have never seen it. It is rare among monsters."

"But in fact, on the path of cultivation, talent is secondary, and the main thing is luck and fate."

"Is it fate?"

Dong Yeyu lowered his head in thought. In fact, many people think that talent is the most important thing in cultivation, but in fact, to a certain extent, blessings are more important than talent.

After all, no matter how strong your talent is, if you don't have a chance to become an immortal, you will most likely waste your whole life in the mundane world. Haven't you seen that throughout history, there have been countless seekers of truth, but how many of them can achieve enlightenment?
Let alone attaining enlightenment, there are very few who can even get started. Even mortal craftsmen have to examine the character and talents of their apprentices. Moreover, this great path to immortality should not be passed on lightly.

But if you have great fortune, it’s different.

Even if you have no talent, as long as you have enough luck, an immortal will help you become an immortal. As for how, don't ask, just open your mouth and take some medicine and everything will be fine.

But what does it mean that she suddenly said this?
Dong Yeyu thought about it, but didn't make any random guesses. He bowed slightly and said, "Please teach me, senior."

Seeing that he was humbly seeking advice, Chun Yuan nodded with satisfaction, put on the demeanor of a great fox senior, and taught him earnestly.

"It's an elusive talent, it's destiny, it's the way of heaven. You can understand it as luck, but it's definitely not as simple as just luck."

"Monsters with deep blessings not only have a smooth path of cultivation, but also everything they do goes smoothly, so these monsters are favored by gods. Many gods put blessings first when recruiting messengers."

"You are lucky and appeared just when He was going through a disaster. He probably saw you as a lucky star, so he wanted to summon you to be a messenger. However, you are not really qualified to participate in matters related to God now. You must not be arrogant."

Chun Yuan said meaningfully, then shook the pipe and hit Dong Ye Yu on the head.

Boom!
pain!
Dong Ye Yu was caught off guard and took the blow, and immediately covered his head in pain.

It’s one thing for you to talk, but what about taking action?

Even though this woman only hit me lightly, the force was quite strong, just like a medium-sized stone suddenly hitting me on the head. Even though my head was hard, it really hurt.

When I looked up again, the witch's figure had disappeared, and only her voice was ringing in my ears.

"So whether it's the East Heaven Court, Takamagahara, or the Kunizu Great God of Ashihara China, they are not something a little fox like you can interfere with. What you should do now is to lie low and practice peacefully, and don't aim too high."

what?
When did I become too ambitious?

Dong Ye Yu rubbed his head, recalled what he had just said and done, pondered for two seconds, and roughly understood.

Perhaps it was because of the question I asked just now about Dongtianting and Kunitsu God that made Chunyuan think that he was getting arrogant.

This is normal. It's like when you, as an HR, are interviewing a new person, but before the person even starts working, you start evaluating your company and another larger company. This inevitably gives people a feeling of shallowness and arrogance.

But I was not prepared to become a messenger of God, so I let it go even if my senses are a little bit worse.

What Haruhara said just now is quite interesting. Will Takama-ga-hara have any conflict with Toutianting because of this matter?

Is it possible that it will bring harm to yourself?
Dongye Yu thought for a moment and decided to wait and see what would happen. If things didn't work out, he would pack up his belongings and flee to China to become a black householder.

It was around seven in the evening when we left the shrine along the approach to the temple. Coming out of the torii gate was like passing through a mysterious curtain. It was only a step from quiet and solemn to bustling and noisy.

Go down the Ayase-zaka ring road and follow the stairs leading to the residential area - Tokyo is not really a large plain, the terrain is undulating.

Sometimes there are dozens of stairs in a row, just like the scene where the hero and heroine in Your Name look at each other for the last time.

Walking all the way to the apartment, when passing by Matsushige Supermarket, I saw the owner of Matsushige himself standing at the cash register.

He looked to be in his thirties or forties, in the prime of his life, a little plump, wearing a classic shirt and sweater, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and had thick, curly hair.

He seemed to have Southeast Asian ancestry, with a slightly dark complexion, compact features, a hooked nose, and a pair of thick, black, and somewhat messy eyebrows. He was tightly furrowed, with his hands behind his back, and was scanning the few customers in the store with a look as if he were a thief.

A customer who was about to pay was also stared at with suspicion by him. As if he could not stand such a gaze, he glared back at him and simply decided not to buy anything. He put the item down and was about to leave angrily.

"You, stop!"

Boss Matsushige immediately stopped the customer and wanted to check, but the customer naturally refused. The two started arguing, and other customers started looking over.

Perhaps thinking of the sales volume that had already fallen into the abyss, he did not insist to the end. He pestered her for a few more words and then let her go.

He then frowned and checked the number of items in the shopping cart, putting the items on the checkout counter while mumbling something, probably cursing something.

Is it just a stereotype, or is there some truth in the saying that appearance reflects the mind?

Dong Ye Yu guessed what kind of person this boss was at a glance. It was really worth his appearance. This is what you do.

Although Miko did not say how she was treated after she reminded her boss, it is easy to imagine given the current situation.

Higashino Yu had already decided to cause trouble in his shop, and he did not waver even after Iori Tadamichi's persuasion. Now he can't wait to hear his screams.

Just kidding. People who practice Taoism have a clear mind. The decisions they make may be right or wrong, but every decision they make is in line with their mind.

If one can be persuaded with just a few words of advice, then that is too unsteady and will sooner or later go astray in his practice.

Back at the apartment, this street leads directly to Kita-Ayase subway station. There are many people coming and going at this time of night, including couples walking hand in hand, families of three returning from a walk, and many office workers who just came back from social events, dressed in suits and carrying briefcases. But I probably thought it was a little too early - family members on the island have a strange view of office workers, and if you go home too early, you will be considered as having no future, so even if you don't have social events, even if you stay out, you will stay until late at night before going home.

Therefore, when some office workers see the warm yellow light coming through the izakaya with blue curtains in the alley on the corner, they turn in like moths attracted to the light, push open the frosted glass shoji door, and the owner's hearty welcome immediately rang out.

When I have more money in the future, maybe I can have a midnight snack occasionally. Anyway, Mr. Oda’s izakaya is open until two in the morning.

Dong Ye Yu turned and walked into the dark apartment building under the dim light of the street lamp.

After returning home, Xiuji stood by the window waiting for him. When he saw Dongye Yu coming back, he spread his wings and glided to the entrance, folded his wings, and bowed respectfully.

"My lord, the crow monster hasn't come to knock on the gate yet."

Dong Yeyu asked while changing his shoes, "Are you sure you will come tonight?"

“That’s right.”

Xiuji looked hesitant, shrugged his wings, walked back and forth on the floor, and scolded angrily: "This guy can't even issue a declaration of war, he is really ignorant and incompetent!"

I don't think you're any better.

Dong Yeyu complained in his heart, and then said: "Then wait a little longer. If he doesn't come, I will go to Songzhong Supermarket and teach the boss there a lesson."

As he spoke, he put his shoes away and sorted out his backpack - when he came back before, he just leaned the backpack against the wall without taking out anything.

But there was nothing in the backpack, except for a set of clothes and some odds and ends, such as some talisman paper stolen from Jinguji's Hiiragi Kagami.

These talisman papers are not meant to be used. Dong Ye Yu mainly wants to observe the internal structure of this talisman paper and see if he can make some substitutes himself.

This kind of talisman paper is specially made and can carry magical powers. The production method is controlled by some exorcist families and is purchased and sold by the Ministry of Religion, Culture, Science and Technology.

The price is expensive, just one piece costs tens of thousands of yen. I heard that the best quality talisman paper can be sold for hundreds of thousands of yen per piece - and this is just the price of blank talisman paper.

However, although it is expensive, it is an indispensable daily necessity for exorcists. It has a wide range of uses, including purification, exorcism, exorcism, and even the establishment of barriers.

Ten cards could eat up a week's part-time salary. Dong Yeyu felt that his family was not financially sufficient and could only think of taking shortcuts to find some substitutes.

In fact, it is not really a wrong path. The Ministry of Religion, Culture, Science and Technology has not prohibited exorcists from tinkering with exorcism tools themselves. As long as they don't sell them, there shouldn't be any big problem.

Of course, this is a story for the future. For now, let’s see if the crow monster will come. If not, I have to go to Songzhong Supermarket.

It was a bit stuffy tonight, and Dong Yeyu, who had always been frugal, had to turn on the electric fan.

Bang bang bang~
The fan blades made a sound like an old electrical appliance that made people worry that it would fall apart at any second. He turned the bed over and spread it on the floor, sat on it and leaned against the wall, feeling the slightly damp and warm wind pushed by the old electric fan. Dongye Yu told Xiuji to stand guard, and he continued to study the magical power of Fa Tianxiangdi in his mind.

After refining the jade slips, although I cannot learn the knowledge immediately, I can review it in my mind at any time, which is extremely convenient.

However, the law of heaven and earth is a great supernatural power after all, which requires the practitioner to have an extremely deep understanding of heaven, earth and the Tao, and the threshold is extremely high.

Therefore, even though the jade slip records this magical power in great detail, there are even annotations from unknown people in many places to facilitate later generations to understand the practice.

But after getting it, Higashino Yu still couldn't eat it, as there were problems everywhere.

After pondering for a while, his frown relaxed. There was no need to dwell on a question that was impossible to answer.

He switched the jade slips in his mind and began to practice the Fire Avoidance Technique.

Compared to the Law of Heaven and Earth, the Art of Avoiding Fire is much simpler. The record in the jade slips can almost be said to be a step-by-step instruction, from the seals to the spells to the extended explanation of the great way of fire touched upon by the spells, with vermilion annotations everywhere.

When Dong Ye Yu practiced this spell, he also gained some understanding of the fire element. He has only learned this spell for a few days, so it cannot be said that he has made some achievements, but with initial use, he can easily avoid ordinary fire and some weaker demon fire.

The view outside the window seemed to remain unchanged. The lights of Tokyo were on all night long. The flow of people on the streets of Ayase-cho gradually became sparse. The izakaya was filled with people coming and going, and it became quiet. The tired Saburo Oda took off his apron, picked up a bottle of sake and sat on the doorstep of the shop to have a drink.

It was already one o'clock in the morning.

Dongye Yu slowly opened his eyes. At the same time, Xiuji, who was dozing off on the window frame, started up, stood up straight, looked down from above, and glanced left and right, looking quite alert.

"It looks like he won't be coming tonight. Xiuji, stay at home while I go out for a while."

Higashino Yu ignored Xiuji's personal performance and spoke softly, closing his eyes slightly. A white light like a rainbow appeared in front of his eyes. After a moment, a white fox jumped out of it, stood on the window frame, looked up at the stars and the moon for a while, and turned into a white mist and floated towards Songshige Supermarket.

"Lost again? How is that possible? What on earth is going on? I've been watching it all day, and there weren't many customers. I didn't even blink an eye. How could so many things be lost again?"

Matsushige Hisahisa rubbed his hair angrily, checking each one with a notebook in his hand, and occasionally writing a question mark on it with a pen.

After a thorough investigation and careful counting, we found that goods worth tens of thousands of yen were lost, mostly food and some daily necessities.

Although the value is not high, it happens so frequently. It only happens once every one or two days. Who can bear it if they don’t have a mountain of gold and silver?

"These police officers are also useless. They take taxpayers' money but don't handle cases properly. They can't find anything. They are a bunch of tax thieves."

Matsushige Hisahisa muttered as he threw his notebook aside, picked up a calculator and calculated today's sales. He found that it was nearly 20% less than yesterday, so he simply threw the calculator away and punched the cash register in anger.

"It's all the fault of that little devil from the Iori family. She said it was a monster, isn't she just trying to get a job for her grandfather? Bah, I won't do what she wants. These guests are also stupid. Just think about it, how can there be such a thing as a monster in the world?"

At this moment, someone pushed the door open outside the supermarket. He quickly stopped muttering, looked up, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Good evening, Officer Uesugi. Is there any news?"

Faced with the supermarket owner who had been repeatedly visited by thieves but the police had yet to solve the case, Shangshan Hongxia subconsciously looked away and shook her head in embarrassment.

"No clue yet, I'm just here to buy something."

(End of this chapter)