The demon monk in the second dimension

"It itches so bad!"

A long tongue hung down from the wandering spirit's mouth, its sharp and narrow shape unlike that of a human, more like that of a snake.

Seeing him charge towards her like a pig, Yotsuya Miko felt a little flustered.

But in Xia Zhi's eyes, this reckless attack method was completely chaotic.

He leaned his body slightly to the left and back, dodging the punch thrown by the wandering spirit.

The wind rustled past Xia Zhi, but all I heard was a sound.

Xia Zhi then held the axe in reverse and casually flicked the axe head upwards.

With a soft "thud," the sharp black axe blade easily severed the wandering spirit's right arm.

When the axe was halfway up the swing, Xia Zhi put her left arm on the axe handle.

With a slight twist of his left arm, he changed the axe blade from pointing upwards to pointing diagonally downwards.

Then Xia Zhi exerted force with both hands, changing the trajectory of the woodcutter's axe and causing it to slash fiercely down at the tall ghost's neck.

puff!

A head, bound by a chain and with distorted features, was chopped off by Xia Zhi, but it did not fall to the ground.

The chain floated upwards, suspending the head in mid-air without any point of support, just like a balloon.

The tall, wandering spirit roared once more.

"It itches so bad!"

Seeing this, Xia Zhi reached into her cloak and pulled out a piece of rope.

"Maybe this thing is still somewhat useful."

He reached for the head in mid-air, but felt a slight resistance that tried to push his arm away.

However, once Xia Zhi activated his soul power, this resistance was immediately eliminated.

Grabbing the head, Xia Zhi used his rope to bind it and the chain on the head, then stuffed it into his sack.

He had a gut feeling that this piece of chain would strengthen and complement his rope.

Once the strongest wandering spirit is dealt with, the remaining few are like walking corpses, offering no resistance whatsoever.

Summer Solstice killed them all with one axe stroke, turning them into soul power for absorption.

Yotsuya Miko, who had used the excuse of squatting down to tie her shoelaces to delay time, breathed a sigh of relief and walked through the alley with Yurikawa Hana.

But halfway through, the prayer beads in Yotsuya Miko's hand seemed to be stimulated by something, and suddenly snapped open with a crack.

The round beads scattered all over the ground, leaving Yotsuya Miko stunned on the spot.

Chapter 413 The Witch and the Rosary

Yotsuya Miko said to Natsuji in surprise.

"How is this going?"

Yurikawa thought Yotsuya Miko was talking to her, and pouted as she scolded the merchant from earlier.

"Huh? This rubber band is such poor quality!"

Xia Zhi put away his weapon and said to Yotsuya Miko.

"I just dealt with the wandering spirits here, and some of their energy remained. This caused the prayer beads to break due to the stimulation. Besides, this is just an ordinary prayer bead. Just having it on your wrist is like stretching a rubber band to its limit. Don't have too high expectations for it."

Yotsuya Miko was in a low mood.

Seeing that she was not very happy, Yurikawa took her to the shopping street and patted her on the shoulder in a very loyal manner.

"Hey kid, cheer up! You gave me your prayer beads, so I'll treat you to some 'butt-shaped steamed buns'!"

Yotsuya Miko forced a smile at Yurikawa Hana.

"Thank you, Xiaohua."

……

Yurikawa looked blissfully happy as she ate her "buttock daifuku" (a type of steamed bun) after leaving the confectionery shop.

Foodies are always easy to satisfy.

This confectionery shop is practically missing out if it doesn't use Yuri Kawaka as its signature brand!

After Xia Zhi watched Bai He Chuan Hua eat, the life energy within her body surged forth at an astonishing speed, radiating a dazzling golden light.

The golden light was even brighter than that of the father of the four valleys, making Xia Zhi feel a scorching heat.

It's roughly equivalent to the temperature rising from 20 degrees to 30 degrees.

Even while eating daifuku, Yotsuya Miko still looked sullen.

As her friend, Yurikawa Hana decided to help her cheer up.

Her mouth was bulging from being stuffed with daifuku, and she waved to Yotsuya Miko.

"Jianzi, I know a shop nearby that sells prayer beads. Let's go take a look!"

……

The two soon arrived at a shopping street.

This old street is at least thirty years old. Although the foot traffic isn't as large as that of newly opened luxury shopping malls and supermarkets, there are still small groups of people shopping here.

Yurikawa Hana led Yotsuya Miko to a place that looked like a fortune-telling shop, where they met an old woman who looked to be around seventy years old and was wearing a purple cloak.

Above the shop hangs a small blackboard that reads: Divination, Exorcism, Godmother of Gods.

Looking at the old woman, Xia Zhi sensed a weak spiritual energy emanating from her.

Although this spiritual power is weak, it is enough to defeat ordinary wandering spirits.

Moreover, there were many prayer beads waiting to be sold beside her, and these prayer beads were more or less imbued with spiritual energy.

Even though this extremely faint spiritual energy is not enough to drive away wandering spirits, the prayer beads will break apart and scatter as a warning to people to leave quickly if any wandering spirits get close.

Standing next to Miko Yotsuya, Natsumi smiled at her.

"Jianzi, you're lucky. Although I don't know how powerful she is, this sorceress is a real one. She might have some hidden treasures that can be used as a medium for your father's possession."

Upon hearing this, Miko Yotsuya's eyes immediately lit up.

As the summer solstice approached the fortune-telling house, the fortune teller shuddered, her hair standing on end.

This was her subconscious reaction after her spiritual power was threatened.

The fortune teller was as panicked as a fawn being stared at by a lion, and cold sweat poured down her face.

"What is this feeling? Could it be the Fox God? Has someone else made a request to the Three Fox Valley Shrine?!"

She looked up and saw Miko Yotsuya and Hana Yurikawa.

Although this sorceress possesses spiritual power, its quality is inferior to that of Jianzi's "fate".

She could only vaguely see a dark shadow following behind Yotsuya Miko, and could not clearly see Natsumi's appearance.

But just by looking at this dark figure, the sorceress understood that the terror and horror she felt came from the other party!

She carefully examined Yotsuya Miko, then glanced thoughtfully at Yurikawa Hana, who was radiating abundant life energy beside her.

"I see, so you came to me for help?"

She smiled and said to Miko Yotsuya.

"Young lady, have you seen anything strange lately...?"

Yotsuya Miko hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"Have."

"Knew it."

The fortune teller sighed inwardly.

"She's just a child about the same age as my granddaughter, yet she's being targeted by such a powerful monster. I can't stand idly by!"

She went into the fortune-telling shop, took out a silver-plated wooden box from the innermost safe, and placed it on the counter.

"This is a rosary I made with all my might when I was young, and it's infused with my magical power at its peak. Don't let my current appearance fool you, when I was young I was known as the 'famous old street shaman,' and many important people came to me for exorcisms."

"Little girl, this rosary is for you, please take it."

The moment the sorceress opened the wooden box, a dazzling light shone from the box, which had been sealed for over ten years.

This rosary is made entirely of jade and gold. Even setting aside the incantations engraved on it, the raw materials themselves are incredibly valuable.

Within the cluster of spiritual energy formed by the curse and incantation, golden light shone, making the entire string of prayer beads radiate dazzling brilliance.

Yuri Kawana exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow! So beautiful!"

Yotsuya Miko picked up the rosary beads that emitted a faint golden light, and was about to put them on her wrist.

The summer solstice arrives just in time.

"Don't wear it! Put it away. This rosary can't suppress the connection between you and the wandering spirit; it will break."

Upon hearing this, Yotsuya Miko immediately stopped what she was doing and asked a question.

"Is this okay? This rosary?"

She seemed to be asking the fortune teller if she could take the prayer beads, but she was actually asking Xia Zhi if the beads could help her father.

"Sure. In this world, it's already very difficult to encounter even one spiritual object of this caliber."

Xia Zhi looked at the sorceress, but in her heart she had already sentenced her to death.

As spiritual energy resurges more and more, these ability users will also be eroded by it.

Those who are lucky will go mad or die, while those who are unlucky may even be transformed into malevolent spirits by spiritual power.

It can be said that every psychic is a time bomb that will explode within a month.

This fortune teller is old; unless she encounters some extraordinary event, it will be difficult for her to survive.

Upon hearing Xia Zhi's words, Yotsuya Miko smiled.

She bowed happily to the sorceress and said loudly.

"Thank you, mother-in-law."

The shaman said to Yotsuya Miko with satisfaction.

"Little girl, why don't you try it on?"

Yotsuya Miko gently shook her head and smiled as she spoke to the sorceress.

“I will go back and place it before my father’s spirit, hoping it will bless me and my family.”

"For her family? What a good girl!"

The old sorceress smiled, her face full of wrinkles, as she remembered the letter her son and daughter-in-law had sent.

"Maybe I should go back to the countryside and see my lovely granddaughter."

……

Yotsuya Miko carefully put away her prayer beads and happily continued shopping with Yurikawa Hana.

Once home, she couldn't wait to take out her prayer beads and ask Xia Zhi.

"My Lord, what should we do next?"

Chapter 414 Suspension of School

"The next step is to see how far the spiritual energy is recovering."

Xia Zhi plopped down on a stool in Yotsuya Miko's room and comfortably crossed her legs.

“If it’s just a minor issue, then your father can continue living as he is now, without needing to change. But if that’s not the case, then we can only transform him into a self-aware evil spirit, and then bind him with this rosary, and you will be the one to restrain him.”

Yotsuya Miko blinked, somewhat surprised.