I Am a Heroic Spirit

I think Abe Kiyomizu had seen this a thousand years ago, but in order to prevent these monsters from returning to their original nature without his restraint, Abe Kiyomizu still chose to seal them up.

"What are your plans for the future?" Zhang Luo asked, his gaze shifting from the window to the Qingxuandeng...

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Qing Xingdeng fell silent, his gaze turning to the window. Tall buildings stood in rows, the streets were bustling with traffic, the crowds of people coming and going like a tide, the neon lights glaring, the lights hazy, a trance-like feeling, both real and unreal.

This world is no longer the one she is familiar with. After thousands of years, this world has completely belonged to humans, and monsters can only blend into the crowd and become the same as ordinary humans.

Zhang Luo looked at Qingxuandeng without saying a word, waiting quietly for Qingxuandeng's reply.

After a long time, Qingxuandeng finally opened his blue lips.

"I think I'll go to Seimei Shrine."

Although she was dissatisfied with Abe Haruaki's seal, after thinking about it carefully, Aoandon suddenly realized that for her, and even all of Abe Haruaki's Shikigami, in the world a thousand years later, Seimei Shrine was their final destination.

Over the past thousand years, mankind's fear has gradually disappeared. Aoandon, who was sealed, sensed this very clearly. Otherwise, she would not have been able to hold out for even three minutes under Ibaraki Douji.

Those little monsters who once belonged to the same Abe Haruaki Shikigami as her have died because they lacked the fear of humans. The big monsters were also sealed by Abe Haruaki, and slowly decayed and died in the seals.

Now that all his former friends are dead and the resentment in his heart has been vented, Qingxuande only wants to meet the end of his life at the place where his former master is buried.

Watching Qingxuandeng's figure disappear from his sight, Zhang Luo sighed with a little sadness. However, when he turned around and saw the tragic scene in the room, Zhang Luo immediately put this sadness aside.

"Ibaraki! Can't you drink less? At least don't drink where I sleep!" Looking at the messy bed, Zhang Luo yelled at Ibaraki Douji who was lying on the bed, reeking of alcohol.

"Burp... I'm a ghost. How can I be called a ghost if I don't drink?" Ibaraki Douji let out a long burp, then looked at Zhang Luo, waving the bottle of wine in his hand and said drunkenly.

"You're in trouble, so go back!"

Looking at the wine spilling from the bottle onto the bed sheets, Zhang Luo waved his hand fiercely, turned Ibaraki Douji into a card, and then took it back to Valhalla.

By the time he finished cleaning the room, it was already late at night. Exhausted, Zhang Luo took a quick shower and went to bed. He didn't get up until noon the next day.

It was two o'clock in the afternoon when Zhang Luo finished his lunch, greeted the principal of Qingdeng Academy, received a handsome reward, and then continued to threaten Conan as usual.

On this day, Zhang Luo seemed to have nothing to do because he had not received any commissions, but all kinds of deep thoughts were turning over in his mind.

The Bone-Eating Well, which can travel through time and space, can not only travel to the Warring States Period, but also to the even more distant Heian-kyō Period. Moreover, according to the current situation, whether it is the Heian-kyō Period or the Warring States Period, they are all in the same timeline. It seems that history is really fragile.

Although he didn't know whether Kagome Higurashi had traveled to the Warring States Period, Zhang Luo knew one thing: he was in danger. The Bone-Eating Well could allow time travel, which meant that the lives of his ancestors were in the hands of a time traveler. Once someone discovered the Bone-Eating Well, he could disappear at any time.

Maybe Zhang Luo was overthinking it, but the possibility undoubtedly existed. Zhang Luo had no intention of putting his life in the hands of others.

"It just so happens that the Higurashi Shrine is in Tokyo. It will take some time to find it." After three seconds of thinking, Zhang Luo made a decision. He would first find the Higurashi Shrine, then take a stroll around the ancient times, and then seal the Bone-Eating Well. He must not let the Bone-Eating Well become his fatal weakness.

Chapter 151

It only took Zhang Luo half an hour to find the Higurashi Shrine. It must be said that having a powerful organization as a helper made everything much easier.

It was already the time of the devil, and taking advantage of the dim night, Zhang Luo sneaked into the Higurashi Shrine quietly.

It was dinner time. When Zhang Luo entered the shrine, there was only one room with lights on. He sneaked over to take a look and saw a family of four sitting around the table happily eating dinner. The black-haired young girl among them was none other than Kagome Higurashi.

"Hasn't the story started yet?"

Zhang Luo noticed that Kagome Higurashi looked about the same age as himself, but there was not a trace of spiritual power in her body, just like an ordinary person.

Zhang Luo leaped and landed lightly on the roof of the room without making any sound. Then he took two steps across the house and landed in the yard behind.

Turning around and taking a look around, Zhang Luo identified the room where the Bone-Eating Well was located. He walked forward, pushed open the wooden door, and an ancient wooden well appeared in his sight.

A minute later, Zhang Luo, who had tried various methods but failed to make the Bone-Eating Well move, jumped out of the Ancient-Eating Well in disappointment.

"That shouldn't be the case. The Bone-Eating Well uses the trunk of the Tree of Ages as its log, which can connect the past and the present. Why can't it be used?" Zhang Luo was very confused. Although the original work focused on Kagome Higurashi and the Shikon Jewel, the Tree of Ages had nothing to do with the Shikon Jewel, so the Shikon Jewel shouldn't be a condition for traveling through time.

Zhang Luo touched his chin and decided to get the Four Souls Jade to try it out.

As soon as this idea came out, Zhang Luo took action. He sneaked into the room of the shrine and searched through the drawers and cabinets. He spent most of the day but still couldn't find it. However, just when Zhang Luo thought that the Shikon Jade was carried by Grandpa Kagome and was about to leave, he found the Shikon Jade placed casually on the table opposite the door.

Zhang Luo took a deep breath, shocked. The Lord of Dusk's plan was truly terrifying. He'd actually placed the Four Souls Jade in such a conspicuous place, exploiting the human tendency to steal treasures to hide it.

After obtaining the Four Souls Jade, Zhang Luo quickly returned to the room where the Bone-Eating Well was located and tried to use the Four Souls Jade to open the time tunnel of the Bone-Eating Well, but he still failed.

"How could this happen? Could it be that the Bone-Eating Well depends on the person who opens it? We have to wait until Kagome Higurashi comes." While complaining, Zhang Luo had a guess in his mind. Maybe it was a matter of time. The Bone-Eating Well would only open at a fixed time.

Zhang Luo put the Four Souls Jade back to its original place, walked out the door, climbed over the wall and left the Higurashi Shrine.

Meanwhile, the shrine family had finished dinner. As Kagome Higurashi was helping her mother carry the dishes to the kitchen, she suddenly glanced to the side, the miko's inspiration that had suppressed an era. It was this glance that allowed Kagome to spot a dark figure that had darted out of Grandpa Higurashi's room, flashed across the yard, and quickly disappeared.

"There's a thief!" Kagome Higurashi stopped and screamed in surprise.

"What? Kagome, what's wrong?" Higurashi's mother walked out quickly from the kitchen and asked Kagome Higurashi.

"Where is the thief?" Grandpa Higurashi also heard Kagome Higurashi's cry and hurried over from the front hall.

"I saw someone running out of grandpa's room and then disappeared." said Kagome Higurashi.

"Gone? Sister, did you see it wrong? Our family is not rich, so there would be no thieves coming to our house to steal things." Higurashi Souta ran over behind Grandpa Higurashi. After hearing what Kagome Higurashi said, he looked around and said.

"Kagome, you said someone came out of my room and then disappeared, is that right?" Grandpa Higurashi suddenly thought of something, his face showed a look of shock, and he confirmed with Kagome Higurashi.

"Well, I just saw a black shadow and it disappeared in an instant." Kagome Higurashi nodded.

"Oh no! Something bad has happened!" Grandpa Higurashi quickly ran to his room.

"Eh? Grandpa doesn't really have anything precious, right?" Higurashi Kusata asked in surprise.

"Just go and take a look and you'll know." Kagome Higurashi hurriedly chased after him, followed by Souta Higurashi and his mother.

—When the pedestrian entered Grandpa Higurashi’s room, he saw Grandpa Higurashi running straight to the table facing the door, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, it wasn't stolen."

"Grandpa, this is... a keychain?" Kagome Higurashi took a few steps forward and saw something on the table, a keychain with beads on it.

"No, no, no, this is not a keychain. This is a treasure passed down from generation to generation in our Higurashi Shrine, the Shikon Jade. It has a great history." Grandpa Higurashi picked up the Shikon Jade and waved his hand.

"Here you go again. Even the pickles in our family have a long history." Higurashi Souta complained from behind.

Kagome Higurashi naturally shared the same opinion.

"The thief just now must be a monster. He came to steal our family's treasures, but he was driven away by the power of the Shikon Jade. Look, there is still body temperature on it." Grandpa Higurashi defended.

Kagome Higurashi reached out and took the Shikon Jade, and was surprised to find that this jade bead, which should have been cold, actually had temperature on it, as if it had been held in someone's hand for quite some time.

"Really, if it is really a treasure, why is it placed on the table? What temperature, what monster, they are all lies. I guess the thief thought this bead was a treasure, but when he picked it up, he found out it was a low-quality product, so he didn't take it away." Higurashi Souta didn't believe what Grandpa Higurashi said at all. After all, Grandpa Higurashi had too many criminal records. Even the table in this shrine could be said to have some history.

"Grandpa, what I said is true. I just forgot to clean it up tonight." Grandpa Higurashi tried hard to convince Souta Higurashi, but Souta Higurashi didn't believe a word he said.

Kagome Higurashi stood aside, looking at the Shikon Jewel carefully. Mother Higurashi stood beside Kagome Higurashi, watching the conversation between Grandpa Higurashi and Souta Higurashi with a smile. However, looking at her expression, it was clear that she did not believe what Grandpa Higurashi said either.

……

On the other side, Zhang Luo has returned to the office, but he doesn't know that due to a series of coincidences, the Shikon Jewel has fallen into the hands of Higurashi Kagome before her birthday. However, what Zhang Luo has to pay attention to now is no longer those problems, but the two girls outside the office.

"Long Gui, Rukia, why are you here?" Zhang Luo walked to the door of the office and asked the two of them while opening the door and stepping aside to welcome them in.

"I've finished my summer homework. I'm free anyway, so I came here to help you." Arisawa Ryuki walked into the office without any hesitation and sat in Zhang Luo's chair.

"I heard from Long Gui that Qin Luojun opened an office here that specializes in dealing with incidents involving evil spirits, so I came to see it for myself," said Rukia Kuchiki, putting her backpack aside and taking a seat across from Arisawa Ryuki. Having spent years in Karakura Town, she finally made it to the human world, so she had to explore and see the world of humans.

"Don't worry about Karakura Town. You should be the garrisoned Shinigami of Karakura Town. Now that both of you are here, what will happen to Karakura Town?" Zhang Luo opened the refrigerator on the side, took out two cans of Coke from it and threw them to the two of them.

"Recently, an exorcist with a bow and arrow appeared over there, competing with us. He can kill the Hollows before us every day. And I don't know how Kurosaki-kun also became a Shinigami. They are enough for Karakura Town." Kuchiki Rukia said puzzledly. She didn't expect that besides Arisawa Ryuki, there were other humans who could become Shinigami. If they were not unfamiliar with each other, her current position would not be right. She would definitely ask Kurosaki Ichigo which Shinigami gave him the power.

Zhang Luo was about to close the refrigerator when he heard Kuchiki Rukia's words. He paused, a flash of understanding in his eyes. He had long known that Kurosaki Ichigo had been part of Aizen's plan since birth, and even though Arisawa Ryuki had entered the picture, Aizen still wouldn't give up on Kurosaki Ichigo.

"You've come at the perfect time. My firm has become quite famous recently, and we've been busy a lot, so we need more manpower. As the boss lady, you have to help out."

After closing the refrigerator door, Zhang Luo took a can of Coke, moved a chair from the wall and sat down, and said to Arisawa Ryuki.

"Isn't this something we agreed on long ago?" Arisawa Ryuki blushed slightly, looking past Zhang Luo and towards Kuchiki Rukia, "Rukia, you have to come and help too."

Kuchiki Rukia smiled and replied, "No problem."

Just as Zhang Luo said, because of the big commotion that happened at Qingdeng Academy before, the reputation of Qinshi Exorcism Agency has been completely spread in this city, and the work of the agency has become busy.

Due to the unrest a month ago, the Countermeasures Office was short-staffed, resulting in the firm being frequently called upon to assist in resolving spiritual disasters in the city and unruly monsters. This, coupled with requests for assistance, whether genuine or suspected, meant that the office's staff spent very little time in the office. However, this did have some benefits: it enhanced Arisawa Ryuki's experience battling monsters and allowed him to master the use of his spiritual powers.

At eight o'clock that evening, Zhang Luo was reading in the living room on the first floor. The sound of the door opening made him look up. Arisawa Ryuki and Kuchiki Rukia appeared in his sight, their bodies covered in blood.

"What's going on?"

Seeing the two people's miserable appearance, Zhang Luo was suddenly shocked and angry. He quickly stepped forward to help Arisawa Ryuki and Kuchiki Rukia into the house, and then used healing magic to treat their injuries. However, the situation was not as bad as it seemed. Arisawa Ryuki's injuries were only superficial and could be easily cured. However, in addition to the superficial injuries on her body, Rukia Kuchiki seemed to have serious internal injuries, and it took a long time to completely heal.

"It was a commission Rukia and I received this afternoon while you were away. The client is a real estate businessman who paid us one million yen to solve the haunted house incident."

Arisawa Ryuki, whose injuries had recovered, looked pale and spoke weakly.

"There's a spooky haunted house near Tokyo. It's said that all visitors to it will either die mysteriously or disappear. Ten victims have been reported so far. It's said that the owner suddenly went berserk, beheaded his wife, and then committed suicide. His six-year-old son also disappeared and remains missing to this day."

"We originally thought it was a grounded spirit formed by the owner of the house, but when we looked over, we found that it was a female ghost. Although her strength was not strong, her attack methods were very strange and varied. We had a hard time escaping. If the female ghost hadn't chased us, we would have met again in Soul Society."

Rukia Kuchiki added, feeling extremely annoyed. If she were in her prime, she wouldn't be in such a mess even if she couldn't win.

Zhang Luo felt that this sounded so familiar: his wife was hacked to death, his son disappeared, and everyone who went in died. Isn't this a curse?

"The haunted house you went to, wasn't it the Saeki family's house?" Zhang Luo asked.

"You know that too?" Arisawa Ryuki looked at Zhang Luo in surprise, then nodded, "The address is Saeki."

It really is.

Zhang Luo's face froze, and then he asked the two about the situation. He found that it had been several years since the plot of The Grudge, which made Zhang Luo feel

Chapter 152 Elves

After the flames dissipated under Ibaraki Douji's power, looking at the empty former Saeki's house, Zhang Luo no longer cared whether there was really someone inside or it was fake. He directly took Ibaraki Douji and drove the two-wheeled armored cavalry back to the office.

As soon as Zhang Luo opened the door, he saw Rukia Kuchiki looking at him with an indescribable expression.

Zhang Luo thought he knew what Kuchiki Rukia was thinking, but who would have thought that Kuchiki Rukia moved her lips but still did not ask the question in her mind. Instead, her gaze turned to Ibaraki Douji, who was carrying two boxes of white wine in one hand and a large bag of barbecue in the other.

At this time, Ibaraki Douji was still wearing a strange golden outfit, but the devil horns on his head and the abnormalities on his hands and feet were concealed by Ibaraki Douji's transformation ability.

"Who is this lady?" Kuchiki Rukia asked solemnly. Although nothing else could be seen, Ibaraki Douji's dress and temperament had already revealed that she was not an ordinary person.

"This is my contractor, Ibaraki Douji." Zhang Luo introduced Kuchiki Rukia.

"Ibaraki Douji, the demon from Rashomon! The contractor? Could it be?" Rukia Kuchiki's expression changed instantly. She was no fool, so after hearing Zhang Luo's words and thinking about the human news she had read some time ago, Rukia Kuchiki immediately judged Zhang Luo's hidden identity from his figure.

"Hello, I'm Rukia Kuchiki." Rukia Kuchiki lowered her body slightly and greeted Ibaraki Douji with the etiquette of Soul Society nobles, while also concealing the fear in her eyes just right.

Ibaraki Douji glanced at Kuchiki Rukia and made a nasal sound to indicate that he heard it. Then he walked around Kuchiki Rukia and ran to the balcony on the top floor to drink, eat meat and watch the moon.

Seeing Ibaraki Douji leave, Kuchiki Rukia's tense body finally relaxed. She had heard of the name of Ibaraki Douji, the Rashomon Demon, even in Soul Society. He was a real cannibal.

As soon as Zhang Luo saw the change in Kuchiki Rukia's expression and the look she gave him, he realized that his disguise had been exposed. However, this was also because Zhang Luo's disguise was not very good to begin with, and he was just trying to fool ordinary people, so he was not disappointed.

"There's no need to be so nervous. I won't let Ibaraki Douji do something like eating people."

After casually comforting Rukia Kuchiki, Zhang Luo began to ask about Ryuki Arisawa's situation.

"Where's Long Gui? Still looking at the information?"

"Well, she's still upstairs. I'll come down and get two bottles of water." Kuchiki Rukia gestured, raising the Coke in both hands.

Zhang Luo nodded, paused, and before Kuchiki Rukia was about to go upstairs, he said, "I'll leave Long Gui's Shinigami training to you for the time being. You should be very good at the ghost way, right?"

Although it was a question, Rukia Kuchiki could hear a tone of affirmation in Zhang Luo's words.

"You even know my information? You're just an ordinary Shinigami who hasn't even reached the initial stage." Rukia Kuchiki suddenly turned around and looked at Zhang Luo, her sharp eyes staring straight into Zhang Luo's eyes.

Even she, an ordinary Shinigami, knew the intelligence so thoroughly. Rukia Kuchiki, who could no longer sit idly by, decided to confront Zhang Luo. She really couldn't imagine what Zhang Luo, whose strength and influence were at least comparable to half of the Soul Society, wanted to do by collecting intelligence about the Soul Society to this extent.

"What are you talking about? You are not an ordinary god of death, the eldest daughter of the Kuchiki family." Zhang Luo crossed his arms, leaned back in his chair, and spoke in a leisurely tone.

Rukia Kuchiki's expression grew more serious, and she looked at Zhang Luo with increasing vigilance. Although he had committed a serious crime, she couldn't let Zhang Luo, a top-level suspect, go unpunished.

"Hey, there's something you must not know," Zhang Luo suddenly laughed, and his eyes became subtle.

"What do you want to say?" Rukia Kuchiki asked in a deep voice.

Zhang Luo said, "Besides Youze, Long Gui also has another surname, Zhibo. Yes, that's the one you're thinking of, the Zhibo of Zhibo Haiyan. According to seniority, Long Gui should call Zhibo Haiyan his cousin."

"Wha, what..."

Rukia Kuchiki's whole body froze. She subconsciously wanted to question him, but the words stopped at her lips.

Because she suddenly realized that Arisawa Ryuki's appearance was at least 60% similar to Shiba Kūkaku, the younger sister of the person she admired. If the breasts were removed, the similarity would reach 90%.

……

Since the conversation that night, Kuchiki Rukia never mentioned intelligence or anything like that to Zhang Luo again. Instead, she earnestly taught Arisawa Ryuki the skills of the God of Death every day. This could be said to be a capital crime. Not only did she pass on the power of the God of Death to humans, but she also taught them the skills of the God of Death.

Perhaps because of her guilt towards Shiba Kaien, Kuchiki Rukia not only taught Arisawa Ryuki wholeheartedly every day, but also consciously ignored Zhang Luo's problems, thinking that the Shiba family in Soul Society and the Shiba family in the real world had always been in contact, and that was how Zhang Luo got the information about Soul Society.