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Chapter 527 Further Actions
The living room of the Chaowu family residence.

At this moment, Chao Wuanqing was still awake and was sitting in the living room, looking towards the door with an eager expression.

At this time in the past, Chao Wu Anqing would have already gone to bed, since she would have to get up early the next day to prepare for the work of the shrine, and she certainly couldn't stay up too late.

But tonight is undoubtedly an exception, or rather, when Asahi Yoshino goes up the mountain to exorcise evil spirits, it will be an exception.

With his daughter risking her life to fight monsters on the mountain, how could Asahi Ansei, as a father, possibly sleep at this time?

So, whenever a malevolent spirit appeared on a night, Asahi Ansei would sit in the living room like this, hoping to see her daughter return safely.

His biggest fear was undoubtedly seeing Asagi Yoshino return home covered in wounds and in a sorry state.

Like last time, when Aize and Asagi Yoshino fell off a cliff together, their disheveled appearance when they returned almost caused his heart to stop.

Of course, more than returning home disheveled, Asahi Yasuharu was afraid of not being able to wait for Asahi Yoshino to come home.

In that case, he would definitely break down.

Fortunately, his daughter now has a strong helper by her side, which puts him at ease.

"With Ai Jun here, everything should be fine, right?"

Chao Wuanqing muttered this to herself for what felt like the umpteenth time.

Chao Wu Anqing had never seen Aize make a move, but that didn't mean he didn't know how strong Aize was.

Putting everything else aside, Hitachi Mako has praised Aize's skills and strength more than once, which gives Asatake Ansei some confidence.

Moreover, he had tried to learn more about Aize, after all, Aize was engaged to his daughter.

Under such circumstances, Asahi Ansei naturally knew quite a bit about Aize.

For example, Aize once won the national kendo championship and was hailed as the strongest high school student in history.

For example, Aize is the grandson of the Kurama family. He has been trained by Kurama Genjuro since childhood, which makes Kurama Genjuro praise his talent and strength.

Asabu Yasuharu already had close ties with Kurama Genjuro, and he was also related to the Kurama family to some extent. Therefore, he knew very well that the Kurama family was a very powerful swordsmanship family, and Kurama Genjuro was a strict swordsmanship master who could not tolerate any wrongdoing.

Even someone as skilled as Kurama Genjuro praised Aize's strength and talent highly, which demonstrates that Aize's strength is indeed formidable.

With such a person by her daughter's side, and who is also the user of the divine sword Muramaru, possessing the ability to exorcise evil spirits and purify impurities, Asatake Anharu naturally felt much more at ease.

Just as Chao Wuanqing was trying to comfort herself with these words, there was a noise at the door.

"are you back?"

Chao Wuanqing immediately stood up, a cheerful expression on her face.

The next second, a familiar voice reached Chao Wu Anqing's ears.

"We're back, Mr. An Qing."

It was Hitachi Mako's voice.

Then, Hitachi Mako, still wearing her ninja outfit, walked into the living room with a serious expression on her face.

"Moko-kun? What's wrong? Where are Ai-kun and Yoshino?"

When Asahi saw that only Hitachi Mako had entered, and that the other woman had a serious expression on her face, his heart tightened.

Fortunately, Hitachi Mako didn't give Asatake Yasuharu time to overthink things.

"Lord Aize and Lady Yoshino are at the shrine."

Hitachi Mako, still with a serious expression, looked at Asahi Ansei and said something.

"Please come with me, we have something we want to show you."

…………

Kenshi Shrine, inner hall.

At this moment, in one corner of the main hall where the giant rock was placed, an area was enclosed by ropes, separating it from the outside.

"Oh!"

The sludge clumps, showing signs of disintegration, thrashed about inside, colliding violently with the injection rope before being bounced back and trapped inside, unable to escape.

The sludge clumps sometimes took on the shape of a beast, sometimes the shape of mud, sometimes they rushed around, and sometimes they stretched out tentacles and swung wildly in all directions, but they were repeatedly bounced back by the injection rope. Including the tentacles, they were completely unable to leave this area.

Aize, Yoshino Asagi, Mako Hitachi, Murasame, and Yasuharu Asagi stood outside the rope, looking at the scene inside, their expressions varying.

"It's incredible that they actually managed to capture the evil spirit."

After confirming several times that the maddened creature inside the rope was indeed the evil spirit he remembered, Chao Wu Anqing couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

This was not the first time that Asahi Ansei had seen a malevolent spirit.

Long ago, Asahi Ansei had also gone up the mountain and met the evil spirit.

At that time, he was young and impetuous. He didn't want to see his wife and daughter fighting outside while he, a grown man, could only stay at home and wait. So he secretly went up the mountain alone, intending to use his own strength to exorcise the evil spirit and keep his family away from danger.

Unfortunately, he lacked the skill of Hitachi Mako and the aptitude to use divine artifacts like Asatake Yoshino, let alone being able to compare with Aizawa. In the end, he suffered a crushing defeat in front of the evil god, leaving him covered in wounds. Instead of relieving his family's worries, he caused them a long period of concern.

If it weren't for the fact that the most hated members of the Asabu family and special beings like Aize who had pulled out the Murasame, Asabu Yasuharu might not have been able to return alive.

Since then, Asahi Ansei has never gone up the mountain again, but he still remembers the appearance of the monster that almost killed him.

Now, he actually saw the monster that had almost killed him in the past at the foot of the mountain, right in his own family's shrine. And the monster had been captured by his daughter and her fiancé. This made Asabu Anharu extremely shocked.

Especially when she learned that Aize had captured the evil spirit alive in order to study it and see if she could find a way to completely break the curse of the Asabu family, Asabu Yasuharu was not only shocked, but also deeply moved.

"It's really kind of you to go to so much trouble for my family, Ai Jun."

Chao Wu Anqing had no choice but to thank Aize.

It's easy to imagine that capturing such a dangerous monster alive would be extremely perilous, yet Aize did it without hesitation because of his family's curse, which couldn't help but move him and make him grateful.

“It’s nothing.” Aize felt quite relaxed, shook his head, and said, “Breaking the curse of the Chaowu family is also the wish of Congyu and Congyu Maru. Since they have recognized me as their master, I cannot let them down.”

"Owner……"

Upon hearing Aize's words, Cong Yu was immediately moved.

Aize patted Cong Yu's head, then turned to Chao Wu Anqing and said, "Mr. Anqing, where do you think we should start our research?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Wuanqing began to think seriously.

He is indeed very serious.

In the past, he could hardly help with matters of evil spirits and curses, and could only watch from the sidelines, which was extremely agonizing. But now, he finally had a chance to help.

No matter what, he is a god, and even if he does not have the bloodline of the Asabu family, in terms of understanding and knowledge of Shintoism, even Asabu Yoshino cannot compare to him.

However, when it comes to matters of deities, due to his limited exposure, Asabu Anharu doesn't know much more than those who do.

Therefore, Chao Wuanqing decided to ask someone for help.

"I'll contact Ms. Mitsuha and ask her to come and take a look."

With that, Chao Wuanqing left directly.

"Isn't Ms. Komagawa a doctor? Does she also have involvement in occult research?"

Aize looked at Cong Yu, who was being patted on the head and looked quite pleased with herself, with some confusion.

"Cough cough..." Cong Yu finally realized what was happening, coughed a few times, and said, "The Komagawa family was not originally a family of doctors, but a family of Onmyoji, specializing in praying and divination for people. It was not until the rise of the samurai class and the trend of abolishing witchcraft and sorcery began to emerge in this country that they changed to doctors."

“That’s right.” Hitachi Mako chimed in, “When the Asabu family switched to clerical work, the Komagawa family gave a lot of advice. After the appearance of defilement and curses, they became the Asabu family’s personal physicians, not only responsible for treatment and diagnosis, but also for investigating related information.”

“Yes.” Yoshino Asagi nodded and continued, “So even now, the Komagawa family still has a large collection of books about Shinto, and they have an understanding of Shinto that is no less than, or even greater than, that of the Asagi family. Over the years, they have also accumulated a lot of investigation reports on impurities and curses.”

In other words, when it comes to understanding filth and curses, no one in Hoori is better than the Komagawa family.

"No wonder..."

Aize seemed to realize something.

When Komagawa Mizuha examined him, she almost immediately saw that in addition to his injuries, he was also tainted with a lot of filth, and immediately gave him a solution and treatment plan. Even Aize himself did not believe that she did not understand Hoori's filth and curse.

The Asabu family has been fighting the curse for so many years, and the Komagawa family has always been in charge of logistics and treatment. This is enough to show that the other party's understanding of the curse is far beyond what others can match.

And so, the group stayed at the shrine, waiting for Komagawa Mitsuha's arrival while guarding this hard-won vengeful spirit.

They dared not let their guard down and leave the evil spirit here unattended; what if it escaped?
The binding effect of the Lianzhu rope on the evil spirit is not always present. After all, it is not a divine sword directly bestowed by the gods like the Murasame, nor is it a carefully worshipped divine artifact. Each time it clashes with the evil spirit, the divine power contained within it will weaken a little. Once the divine power weakens to a certain extent, its binding effect will disappear.

Therefore, Aize needs to stay here at all times, injecting divine power into the Lianju Rope at any time to ensure that its effect is always present.

Of course, his divine power is also limited and currently very weak, making it impossible for him to continuously provide divine power for Lianzhusheng.

"Do your best."

With this in mind, Aize persevered.

Half an hour later, Asahi Ansei led Komagawa Mitsuyo in.

"This is……"

She immediately spotted the evil spirit entangled with the rope, and her eyes behind her glasses widened slightly, as if she were quite surprised.

"Ms. Mizuha".

"You're here?"

Yoshino Asagi and Mako Hitachi immediately went to greet them.

"Master Yoshino."

Komagawa Mitsuyo then looked away and gave a slightly respectful greeting to Asagi Yoshino.

"It's been a long time, Dr. Komagawa."

Aize also greeted Komagawa Mitsuiyo.

"It's been a long time, Lord Aize." Komagawa Mitsue showed no less respect to Aize than she did to Asatake Yoshino, and even said with some amazement, "I heard that Lord Aize captured this evil spirit alive. That's truly remarkable."

“This is not my achievement alone.” Aize smiled and said, “I also have to thank Miss Asatake and Hitachi for their help.”

Yoshino Asatake and Mako Hitachi immediately retorted at the same time.

"We only helped a little; the success was all thanks to Mr. Aize."

“That’s right. Even without our help, Lord Aize can definitely do it all by himself.”

The two women were already deeply impressed by Aize's boldness and strength, so naturally they wouldn't steal his credit.

Seeing this, Chao Wu Anqing smiled and spoke from the side.

"You all did a great job this time. Thanks to you, we have finally broken the old pattern of operation and found a new direction, which is a good thing."

As she spoke, she looked at Komagawa Mizuha.

"Ms. Mizuha, I'm leaving the rest to you."

Upon hearing Asahi Yasuharu's words, Komagawa Mitsuyo nodded solemnly.

"I'll do my best."

Komagawa Mizuha then took her medical kit and headed towards the shrine.

“This shouldn’t be a task that can be completed in a short time.” Chao Wu Anqing then looked at Aize and the other two and said, “You guys should go take a shower and go to sleep first. We can handle things here.”

“I agree.” Cong Yu echoed Chao Wu Anqing’s words when Chao Wu Anqing couldn’t see her, saying, “Master, Yoshino and Mako must have put in a lot of effort tonight. They must have gotten quite dirty while fighting the evil spirit, especially Yoshino, whose ears haven’t disappeared yet.”

"Go take a shower, soak in the hot spring to cleanse yourself of impurities, and then go back to your room for a good night's sleep."

Clearly, Cong Yu, who doesn't need to sleep at night, also plans to stay here.

She has to stay here, otherwise Aize won't be able to leave at all.

Besides Aize, the only other person who can infuse the Lianzhu rope with divine power is Congyu.

"But……"

Asatake Yoshino and Hitachi Mako still seemed a little worried.

"Let's go," Aize said, advising, "We can't be of much help here. Let's rest and see if there's anything we can do ourselves."

Upon hearing this, Yoshino Asagi and Mako Hitachi nodded hesitantly and left together.

On the contrary, Aize, despite saying that just now, did not leave with Asagi Yoshino and Hitachi Mako, but retreated with a slight flicker in his eyes.

"Owner?"

Seeing this, Cong Yu asked in confusion.

Aize looked at her, his expression becoming serious.

(End of this chapter)