I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 55 Taoist Scriptures
Dong Yeyu was hungry, and when he heard the invitation, he readily agreed.

Anyway, I am quite familiar with the Iori family. They are not only my benefactors, but also my elders' good friends. It's not too much to ask for a meal.

Besides, it is generally quite normal for tutors to eat at their subjects’ homes.

On the way to Iori's residence, Higashino Yu told Iori Tadamichi that he might have something to discuss in the evening before leaving.

Iori Tadamichi laughed when he heard this: "I didn't intend for Higashino-kun to spend the entire weekend with Miko. You can come any time on Saturday or Sunday morning, afternoon or evening."

"You can go around Tokyo in the rest of your time. I heard from Yaren that you haven't had much fun since you were a child. Although young people are at the age of striving and working hard, they still need to combine work and rest."

Dong Ye Yu smiled and nodded, but did not answer anything. He just sighed in his heart. Who doesn't want to combine work and rest?

But now he is alone and was born a wild fox, so he lacks everything he needs for cultivation, including money, friends, and land.

If you don’t work hard to repay your gratitude, practice, and study, how can you become an immortal in the future?

Iori Miko lowered her butterfly-wing eyelashes, her expression was calm, her eyes were a little empty, and no one knew what she was thinking.

The few of them soon arrived at the courtyard where Iori's family lived.

This garden is located behind the shrine and is a Japanese-style garden that is smaller than the shrine.

The Iori family's Inari Shrine is not small. It not only has the main hall and the worship hall, but also the Kagura hall, the dance hall, the treasure hall, and the portable shrine hall.

Therefore, the courtyard is not small, covering an area of ​​more than 400 square meters, with carved beams and painted rafters, green tiles and red doors, and is said to have a history of more than a hundred years.

Walk through the gate, turn two corners along the corridor, and you will arrive at the Japanese-style room where the restaurant is located.

Grandma Iori, who was setting the table, heard the footsteps, looked up and smiled politely: "Hitano-kun, please take a seat."

She was about sixty years old, with a thin face and sharp black eyes. You could tell at first glance that she was not the kind of weak and easily bullied old lady.

She was wearing a kimono with simple and elegant patterns. Her hair was gray and combed into an elegant hairstyle, neatly tied up with a jade hairpin. She was not tall, but her back was straight. She observed etiquette in every move and had the demeanor of a Chinese.

It seemed like he knew I would come and made just enough lunch for four people.

The dishes were rich and were home-cooked, including the tempura and fried pork chops that Miko mentioned, as well as some stir-fried vegetarian dishes and a few fried fish.

Of course, miso soup is indispensable.

After sitting down, the three people from the Iori family first prayed to the Inari God, following the local customs. Higashino Yu then learned to pray along with them.

Iori Tadamichi sat in the first seat. After finishing his prayer, he opened his eyes, looked at Higashino Yu and smiled slightly.

"Let's eat, Don't be shy, Tono-kun. Yaren and I are close friends, just treat this place as your home."

As he spoke, he picked up the bowl and started eating, followed by Miko and Iori's grandmother.

The Iori family didn't talk while eating lunch, so after Higashino Yu sat down, he just moved his chopsticks quietly and quickly.

Grandma Iori’s cooking skills are impeccable. She is qualified to open a restaurant.

Dong Yeyu showed off three big bowls.

I've been eating discounted bento for two months since I left Kyoto and I'm about to throw up.

Even though they are just some home-cooked dishes, they still make me feel like I’ve been reborn.

After lunch, Dong Ye Yu diligently helped to clean the table, wash the dishes, etc.

He was already very skilled at these tasks when he was working at Duke Kobayashi's residence. Now he did them in a clean and neat manner, for which the old man praised him several times.

I wanted to continue helping Iori's grandmother clean the kitchen, but she refused.

"Hitsuno-kun, Miko has been waiting for you for a long time, go quickly, she is in the study."

Grandma Iori pointed in the direction of the study and urged Higashino Yu to go over there.

Dong Yeyu had no choice but to put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, wiped his hands, and followed the direction indicated by the old lady to the study.

The study looked typical Japanese style from the outside, but after pushing open the shoji door and walking around the white crane screen, the layout and furnishings inside did not look like a palace maid's study.

There are quite a few books on the bookshelf, but they are all children's books. There is a giant cartoon fox plush doll in the corner, and other decorative dolls are also more girlish in style.

Even the air here is filled with the sweet fragrance of a young girl. This study probably no longer belongs to Iori Miyaji.

Miko Iori is sitting at the desk, doing her homework with a pen in her hand. A small part of her fair calves is revealed under her white dress, and her slender ankles look delicate and cute against the backdrop of white lace socks. The overall curve of her feet is also a kind of curvaceous beauty and shape beauty. The exquisite curve brings about three-dimensional changes in the thickness of the visual shape.

Hearing the sound of someone coming in, the girl raised her head and saw it was Dong Ye Yu. She blinked her eyes slightly and pushed the cushion beside her.

"Tono Nisan, please sit here."

Dong Yeyu walked over and sat down. He glanced at the flying chess placed beside him and calmly took out a pen and a draft book from his schoolbag.

"Miko, we will have a math placement test today, so we probably won't have time to do anything else."

"Is that so?"

Iori Miko was a little disappointed, pursed her lips slightly, and asked unwillingly: "Can we play after the exam?"

"If you have time, Miko, you can review first. I will give you some questions now."

Higashino Yu adopted the attitude of a strict teacher, and began to give Yuko some classic math problems based on her learning progress.

Iori Miko just glanced at the notebook briefly, then supported her chin with both hands and turned to look at Higashino Yu who was concentrating on writing the questions, her eyes a little absent-minded.

As a top student at Ayase District Junior High School, she was not afraid of exams, but she felt it was a pity that she couldn't play with her friends when they came to her house.

However, even though she was not playing and was just studying, Iori Miko surprisingly did not feel lonely.

Iori Tadamichi stood on the corridor not far away, looking through the window at the two people studying hard in the study, and his heart was relieved.

I increasingly feel that hiring Higashino Yu as a tutor is the right choice.

He had heard before that Miko was not doing well in school. Because she often talked to monsters she saw, the other kids thought she was weird and she was excluded and isolated.

In this situation, I can only worry - I can't force those children to be friends with my granddaughter, right?
Therefore, Iori Tadamichi has always been worried that Miko will have some psychological problems because of this.

But now that I have Dongye-kun by my side, I can finally feel more at ease.

He stretched himself lazily, feeling relieved, and walked along the corridor to his room.

I drank a little wine at noon and now I feel a little sleepy, so Iori Tadamichi plans to take a nap first.

【Repaying the favor is complete.】

Higashino Yu, who was observing Iori Miko's academic performance, received a system prompt. He suddenly looked up and saw Iori Tadamichi walking away in the corridor not far away. He was stunned for a second.

Is this also considered repaying a favor?

Dong Yeyu was confused, but he was not prepared to open the system panel here.

After all, the shrine is the territory of the great god Inari, and I always feel unsafe looking through the system in his residence.

The system should be considered a treasure. Even a god would be tempted by it.

Time quickly came to the afternoon. After Yuko finished her exercises, Higashino Yu checked them and found no mistakes or omissions.

It seems that Miko has a solid foundation in mathematics. Mr. Tadamichi Iori said before that she often had to stay at home due to health reasons. Under such circumstances, she still has such a solid foundation in mathematics, which must have put in a lot of effort.

In this case, I must not let her down by her determination to study hard!
Dong Yeyu immediately prepared to tell her the content that she had not learned yet, but when he looked at his watch, he found that it was getting late.

So I can only postpone the teaching plan of new knowledge to tomorrow with some guilt.

He stood up and said goodbye to Iori Miko, who was somewhat reluctant to leave.

It seemed that Iori Tadamichi and Iori's grandmother were not at home. Higashino Yu walked out of the Iori family's courtyard on his own. When he passed by the worship hall, he paid homage to the Inari God, said goodbye to Him, and then left the shrine.

On the way home, Higashino Yu sent a text message to Asumi Sanae.

"Your knights are always ready for battle."

Received a reply text message quickly.

"Dear Knight, I will arrive in Kosuge Town at 8 o'clock in the evening. Please wait outside the Sakurada residence."

Eight o'clock at night?
Dong Ye Yu looked at his watch. It was only five o'clock and there were still three hours left, so he went home first.

Xiuji was not at home at the time. There was a message paper on the floor, pressed down by an ink bottle.

The handwriting on it looked like a worm crawling, and Dongye Yu could even imagine the funny look of it using its claws to dip in ink and write.

Dong Yeyu picked up the message paper and took a look at it, barely able to make out the handwriting.

It probably said that it was going to Kyoto to check on the benefactors and would be back in two days. This was the order I had given it before, to check on the benefactors every weekend.

If you move or something, you must report back in time, update your benefactor's address, etc.

Since the order was given, it has been doing its job quite seriously.

After throwing the message paper into the trash can, Dong Ye Yu sat cross-legged on the floor and opened the system interface with some anticipation.

[This gratitude rating: C-B]

[Reward: Taoist Scripture: The Wonderful Scripture of the Supreme Mysterious and Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable for Rescuing Suffering and Removing Sins. ]

Higashino Yu looked at the repayment settlement interface and found that the photo frozen in the system when he owed Iori Tadamichi a favor did not disappear, but just became a little more illusory.

This happens when the act of repaying a favor is far from enough to offset the favor.

Dong Yeyu has encountered this many times over the years, so he is not surprised.

But the rating is actually lower than C.

Looking at the score, Higashino Yu rubbed his chin, feeling a little surprised.

I thought that even if tutoring was considered a way of repaying a favor, the grade should only be D.

What's more, I also collected tuition fees.

It seems that Mr. Iori Tadamichi thinks highly of Miko.

Dong Ye Yu sighed and began to look at the rewards column. Looking at the name, it seemed to be a scripture about forgiving sins and saving the dead.

Class C rewards are basically physical rewards.

For example, some talismans and elixirs mostly have the function of exorcising evil spirits and improving health.

I have received a lot of rewards for repaying my gratitude over the past ten years, but very little of them are available for me to use when I repay my gratitude next time.

I took part of the pill myself at first, and when it didn't have much effect, I gave it to children with acute congenital diseases in the orphanage.

There are many children with congenital defects in the orphanage, which is probably the reason why they were abandoned.

The talismans were almost used up in the early days when the strength was weak.

At present, except for one or two valuable items that can save my life, I can say that I am so poor that I can only run away.

This is the second time I have seen rewards like Taoist scriptures - the previous time was the "Eternal Pure and Tranquil Scripture" by Laozi.

Dong Ye Yu's mind moved, and he took out the system reward from the inventory, and several bamboo slips were instantly in his arms.

There are still a few hours left before the agreed time, so it would be nice to read some Taoist scriptures when I have nothing to do.

Taoist scriptures cannot instantly strengthen oneself like magic spells, but reading them can help cultivate one's character.

Moreover, the scriptures rewarded by the system seem to be different from those found on the Internet, both in terms of content and the effect of recitation.

For example, when searching for the "Classic of Purity and Tranquility" on the Internet, there are many errors and omissions in the text, and the effect is not very good.

The Pure and Tranquil Sutra awarded by the system is not only error-free, but also has the effect of clearing the mind and cleansing the spirit as long as you recite it several times with full concentration.

It can help those who are new to spiritual practice to quickly master meditation and embark on the path of the Tao.

Of course, for me now, the role of Qingjingjing is generally just to suppress adolescent desires.

Dong Yeyu carefully spread out the heavy bamboo slips in his arms one by one.

The material of the bamboo slips looks like black jade, with golden silk threads running through them, connecting each bamboo slip together.

Chinese characters are carved on the bamboo strips like gold, and the workmanship is extremely exquisite.

He picked up a volume from the beginning and began to recite it silently in his heart.

"At that time, the Heavenly Lord of Rescue filled the ten directions. He constantly used his divine power to rescue sentient beings from their lost paths. Sentient beings were unaware of this, like a blind man seeing the sun and the moon."

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"At that time, the Flying God King and all the celestial beings finished reciting this, bowed to the Heavenly Venerable, bid farewell, and left."

After finishing the recitation, Dong Ye Yu took some time to understand and remember it.

In addition to praising Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, the scripture also tells some great principles.

After reading it, I found it thought-provoking and my understanding of Tao seems to have improved a little.

But other than that it has no other effect.

Dong Ye Yu felt that this was simply a Taoist scripture for saving the dead.

In addition to the purpose of salvation, reading also helps to broaden your horizons and expand the Taoist canon in your mind.

It may also have some effect in improving spiritual cultivation.

However, this effect also occurred when I recited and memorized the Pure and Tranquil Sutra for the first time. This is probably the benefit of reading the Taoist Canon.

Of course, this name contains the title of Lingbao Tianzun, which is of the same origin as the method of cultivation that I practice. Maybe it will have special effects when I use it myself, right?
Is the effect of salvation better?
Dongye Yu suddenly thought of old lady Sakurada. Would it be considered repaying her kindness if he could help her to be reborn?
After pondering for a few seconds, I decided to ask for her opinion when the time comes.

After all, Mrs. Sakurada seemed to have become a spirit that could stay in the world, a being similar to a ghost fairy.

Although it doesn't have much power, it can be considered an alternative form of immortality. It does not necessarily mean that one is willing to rebirth in reincarnation.

After spending some time reading it twice more, Dongye Yu put the Taoist scripture back into the system space.

Considering that there might be a battle in the evening, Dongye Yu closed his eyes and spent some time regulating his breathing and practicing, so that he could be in the best condition when the time came.

Even a lion must use all its strength to fight a rabbit, not to mention that his possible opponent tonight may not be a weak animal like a rabbit.

After practicing until 6:30 in the evening, Dong Yeyu cooked a pot of noodles with Lao Gandie as dinner.

After dinner, I walked out to the subway station. After leaving the relatively quiet Ayase-cho, the bustling atmosphere of Tokyo hit me.

It was past the rush hour, but it was the beginning of nightlife, and it was the weekend, so there was quite a lot of customers.

After exiting Kosuge subway station, the atmosphere of Tokyo's bustling city became even stronger. The surrounding commercial streets were brightly lit, and the bright and clear shop windows reflected all kinds of passers-by.

A family of three holding their child had happy and contented smiles on their faces, a couple leaned against each other holding warm milk tea in their hands, foreign tourists carrying mountaineering bags stood confusedly on the street, office workers in twos and threes were walking towards the izakaya, and a homeless man with a numb expression sat on the street staring at the crowd in a daze.

Higashino Yu stood on the subway platform to figure out the direction, and then came to Kosuge-cho according to his memory.

It's obviously much quieter here, there are fewer vehicles passing by, and every household has its lights on.

On the street, people who had just finished their meal were walking in groups of three or four, and a group of children were running around playing, full of the atmosphere of life.

However, what made Dong Yeyu feel a little strange was that there were stray cats sleeping everywhere during the day, but not a single one was seen at night.

With such doubts, he arrived at the gate of Sakurada's courtyard and found that Asumi Sanae and the others had not arrived yet, so Higashino Yu prepared to stand at the door and wait for a while.

But before he had waited a few minutes, Dong Ye Yu heard some slight noises coming from the house behind him.

As a fox spirit, her hearing was far superior to that of ordinary people. After careful listening, she felt that it was the groan of an old man on the verge of death.

Could something have happened to Mrs. Sakurada?

Higashino Yu frowned and walked towards Sakurada's house with worry in his heart.

Dong Ye Yu opened the door and entered the entrance hall. The dim entrance hall did not block his view.

Foxes have dark vision and can see everything in the house with the extremely weak light cast in by the street lamps.

"Mrs. Sakurada, are you there? I'm Higashino Yu, I'm here to see you."

He asked quietly, but received no reply.

I looked around on the first floor but didn't see any ghost, so I went to the second floor.

As soon as I reached the second floor and turned a corner, I was shocked to see Mrs. Sakurada in the bedroom with a dagger stuck in her chest and lying in a pool of blood with a look of pain on her face.

Higashino Yu was stunned at that time. Can ghosts bleed?
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