I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 222 The Gift of Destiny

"Mr. Qingming?"

Jiu Kongyao was stunned; this name was extremely well-known!
Extraordinary powers have returned to the island nation for over a year, with numerous "extraordinary streamers" searching for immortals and seeking enlightenment in the deep mountains and dense forests. Authentic "ancient texts" are being sold at exorbitant prices, and any place with even a hint of mythology has become a popular tourist destination. The more perilous the situation, the more captivating it becomes.

Even ordinary people have been swept up in a huge wave of 'adventure', and people tend to ignore the dangers involved and focus on the few lucky ones.

The "extraordinary broadcasters" who were once active on the battlefield of Mount Koya are now scattered throughout the island nation, at places like "Taira no Masakado's First Mound", "Aokigahara Forest", "Futsumi Tunnel", "Yui Grand Hotel", as well as the ancient battlefields of Sekigahara, Dan-no-ura, and Okehazama, etc.

A large number of live streamers are active in this area, broadcasting various adventures; and the one with the most visitors is, of course:

Seimei Shrine!

As a renowned Onmyoji (yin-yang master) of the Heian period, and arguably a representative of that era, the shrines dedicated to him were so popular that their thresholds were practically worn down.

But shouldn't this person be from Kyoto? How did they end up here?
"I have just returned to the mortal world and have borrowed your carriage to come to this new 'capital'."

"You've barged in uninvited; that's rather presumptuous."

This means,

Did the other party arrive on their own private jet?
The little girl quickly understood.

"The Rift of the Underworld?"

"Exactly,"

With a slight smile, the Great Onmyoji put down the book in his hand and gently waved his folding fan.

"If it weren't for a stroke of luck, I wouldn't have been able to escape this predicament."

"But,"

"Mr. Abe, your words—"

Jiu Kong Yao Ai is indeed a little girl, but as the heir to a conglomerate, her intelligence and emotional intelligence are definitely not a problem; in fact, they can be said to far exceed those of her peers.

What's with that perfect Tokyo accent?

Let alone the Heian period, even the language and writing of the Edo period are completely different from those of modern-day Japan!
"hehe,"

In response to the little girl's question, the Great Onmyoji closed his folding fan and pointed it out from afar.

"I possess considerable skill in the arts of Yin and Yang."

Only one incantation is needed.

Understood,
The other person's voice echoed in her mind, making Jiu Kong Yao Ai understand everything.

With the ability to connect thoughts, one can go a step further and naturally access memories. In the presence of this great Yin-Yang Master, modern language was seamlessly integrated and understood in an instant.

If it were truly Abe no Seimei, the man who danced with spirits and ended the era of the "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons," such methods would be nothing out of the ordinary.

thud,

Her knees buckled, and the girl collapsed to the ground.

"Sir, it is an honor to have you here."

"It truly brings honor to my humble abode."

"I wonder if there is anything my Jiukong family can do for you, sir?"

Regardless of whether the other party was 'Abe no Seimei' or not, the fact that he could subdue her 'battle-hardened' bodyguard with just a glance and transmit his voice into her mind made him, to the girl, the real Abe no Seimei!
"Do not be nervous,"

The great Onmyoji standing next to the bookshelf gently waved his folding fan, and a gentle force lifted the little girl up.

“I, Abe no Seimei, am not one to indiscriminately kill innocent people.”

"Returning to the present world, I find that everything has changed drastically, and I have many feelings about it."

"I wish to first understand the details of this world before making any plans. I wonder what the Nine Void Clan Head thinks?"

"It would be an honor for the Jiu Kong family if you would like to stay, sir!"

The little girl immediately nodded obediently in agreement, adding that she said: It doesn't matter whether the other person is Abe no Seimei or even a human.

Most importantly, he is an extraordinary being!
As long as they can communicate, that's enough for a 'chaebol elite' like the little girl.

如果
With her head bowed and eyes lowered, Jiu Kongyao trembled slightly.
If this person is indeed Abe no Seimei, he must know the truth about the 'Rift to the Underworld'!

"That,"

"I'm sorry to bother you."

Regarding this little girl who has recently been frequently seen around Kawai Mai,
You became quite interested, especially after learning that she was investigating the inside story of the 'Yellow Spring Rift'; she went along with it and let the 'mastermind' make a grand appearance.

If someone offers themselves up as a tool, why not take it?

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Shimane City,
Higashi-Izumo High School.

Congratulations!

"Xiao, you're amazing!"

"You shall protect the glory of Higashi-Izumo!"

As he walked down the corridor, all the classmates he encountered greeted him warmly; even those he didn't get along with would at most turn their heads away.

Because this boy named 'Taka' actually defeated his third-year senior and became the school's representative in the kendo competition.

This is truly a case of "silent until the moment of truth, then astounding!"
Island nations have an ingrained instinct to admire the strong, especially in this increasingly chaotic era.

Even the most obtuse person understands that in the future, the island nation will likely be ruled by 'might makes right'. No, it was just that the long period of peace in the past led everyone to mistakenly believe that rules were paramount; in chaotic places, an AK47 is more effective than a thousand words.

The fact that this student, Xiao, was able to defeat a third-year student from the kendo club proves that his strength is above everyone else.

Even if it's just an ordinary high school
tap tap tap,

?

A series of rapid footsteps came aggressively from the other side of the corridor, causing the students to turn their heads.

"Third grade."

"The kendo club members are here?"

The newcomers were all dressed in light blue kendo uniforms and gray-black hakama, and compared to ordinary students, they all appeared to be 'big and burly'.

This is easy to understand; in most competitive sports, size equals strength, and strength equals victory.

If you're two weight classes heavier than your opponent, you're basically guaranteed to beat them up!
But times have changed.
Since the arrival of the supernatural, even the physical constitution of ordinary people has been changing silently: the huge divine tree standing in Tokyo, the chakra it emits will subtly affect the life of the entire planet.

Of course, under normal circumstances.

In the end, all this chakra will be absorbed back, with interest!

"Xiao, classmate!"

These aggressive members of the kendo club rushed up to the boy with tousled hair, their eyes filled with arrogance and disdain.

"Is there a problem?"

After a few seconds of confrontation with Xiao, who met his gaze calmly:
"The honor of the school rests in your hands!"

They all bowed at a ninety-degree angle.
? ?
This move left Xiaodu somewhat stunned.

He thought these senior students were going to collectively cause him trouble because they had lost.

but--

The young man couldn't help but feel a little smug as the senior students bowed respectfully before him and the envious, expectant, and hopeful gazes around him filled him with pride.

"no problem,"

"I'll give it my all."

If at the beginning, I participated in the competition simply because my parents asked me to.

Now, Xiao was also getting a little excited.

Koshien Stadium.
High school students in island nations

Who wouldn't want to make a name for themselves there!

Those arrogant baseball club members used to train under the sun every day, sweating profusely, all for that one day.
Maybe I should try harder.

The boy clenched his fist. He had only ever received routine training since childhood, and this was the first time he felt the urge to work hard.

"Xiao, congratulations."

After school, a first-grade girl who was waiting at the school gate greeted him.

"It's Li,"

Xiao raised his hand to greet her; this was his childhood sweetheart. Unfortunately, because she had repeated a grade, the two had become somewhat estranged recently.

However, after the two sought refuge together some time ago, they spent more time together again.

“What do you mean by ‘it’s Li’?”

The girl was clearly dissatisfied with Xiao's response.

"Is it some other girl you'd like to see?"

?

"No,"

I don't know why the other person's tone suddenly changed.
Xiao replied and then shut his mouth, which made the girl named 'Li' even angrier.

This blockhead! "Let's go home."

Although Xiao was a bit clueless about relationships, Li understood that was just his personality. Expecting to hear any sweet words from him was simply unrealistic. No, if he were to say things to flatter girls, he wouldn't be Xiao, would he?
"Xiao, what do you think? Should I participate in the horse racing competition too?"

"Oh, can you ride a horse?"

Xiao was taken aback when he heard what the girl beside him said.

"You can learn if you don't know how, isn't the competition about marksmanship anyway?"

The girl named 'Rei' answered nonchalantly. Despite her youthful high school appearance, she is actually a key member of the school's 'gun club'!

Because her parents were also police officers: that's right, both families were police families and also old friends. Moreover, Li's father was a police inspector who had practiced marksmanship since childhood, and in a real fight, he was no less skilled than an average marksman.

"But foot combat with spear,"

"There's a big difference between fighting on horseback and fighting on horseback, isn't there?"

Xiao reiterated that it takes at least several months of hard training to become a skilled horse rider.

There's simply not enough time now: in modern times, only truly powerful and wealthy families can afford to participate in horse racing.

To put it bluntly, the 'horse racing' project was originally a benefit fought for by the powerful and wealthy: ordinary people have never even touched a horse, so how can they compete with them?
"Right,"

After thinking about it, Li had to admit that she had been having some wild ideas.

but--

"Don't you have anything to say?"

"what?"

Seeing Xiao's blank expression, Li turned away in anger.

Wood, wood, wood!!
Didn't he consider the significance of bringing up this topic?
"Xiao Tongxue,"

Just as Li Sheng was feeling sullen, a cool voice came from beside her.

"Sister Poison Island?"

? !
Suddenly turned his head,

As expected, what came into Li's view was the school's most popular figure.

With her long, flowing hair reaching her waist, Busujima-senpai has the look of a 'Yamato Nadeshiko'!

However, this seemingly 'classical' beauty is actually the captain of their Higashi Izumo Kendo Club, easily securing the right to compete in the women's division with overwhelming force.

"Congratulations on securing your spot in the competition,"

Poison Island-senpai wore a perfect smile as she looked at Xiaodao Xi.

"The next step is the county's qualification right. Then—"

We'll meet at Koshien Stadium.

"There are still 18 opponents, it's too early to celebrate."

Xiao Qian shook his head slightly. The swordsmanship part of this 'University Martial Arts Competition' will be decided in a single round.

First, schools obtain the right to represent their schools in the competition. Then, each school competes in regional competitions in 1 metropolis (Tokyo), 1 prefecture (Hokkaido), 2 prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto), and 43 counties. After advancing to the next round, the finals are held at Koshien Stadium.

Among them, 1 metropolis (Tokyo), 2 prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto), plus Chiba, Saitama and Fukuoka prefectures have three qualifying spots, 1 prefecture (Hokkaido), and Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Aichi, Hyogo and Ibaraki prefectures have two qualifying spots each, and the remaining prefectures each have one qualifying spot.

To represent Shimane Prefecture at Koshien Stadium, one must first defeat representatives from 18 other high schools—a perilous journey indeed.
"I believe you can do it,"

Senior Busujima smiled and calmly stated the facts.

"If you can last ten moves against me, you'll definitely get the right to compete."

Although his words were calm, his arrogance was undisguised, which made Xiao shrug.

"I should be the one to say this—I am the one who has the most confidence that my senior will be able to qualify for the competition."

For a moment, the two seemed to admire each other, making Li, who was standing next to them, feel like an unnecessary background figure.

?

With a slight glance back, Busujima-senpai bid farewell without leaving a trace.

"Then let's just say goodbye."

"Do you need me to take you?"

Xiao is oblivious to emotions, but he has an extraordinary intuition when it comes to 'battle', and he also sensed something was amiss.

"No need, Xiao-kun, don't focus all your attention on kendo."

"Spending more time with your girlfriend is also very important."

"Ah, we are not."

As Takashi subconsciously denied it, and Rei's expression shifted from gloomy to sunny, Poison Island-senpai waved her hand and walked alone into the alley next to her.

"Walk,"

"Don't lose them."

A few minutes later, three thugs wearing baseball caps quickly arrived at the alley entrance.

"Be careful, the opponent is a top member of the Kendo Club."

"Tch, she's just a woman."

A thug walking behind the leader scoffed at what the leader had said.

"Whether it's strength or weapons, we have the upper hand. How many guys have we taken down?"

"Stop talking nonsense and watch your hands."

Just as the three of them were halfway down the alley, a figure fell from above, her skirt billowing up and revealing her "absolute territory" (a slang term for a private area). Unfortunately, they didn't get to see it.

"Varied--"

The sound of wind behind him made one of the thugs turn his head instinctively. His cheek went numb, and his eyes darted around rapidly.

Bang!
The hilt of the sword struck the thug in the cheek.

As he shook his head and fell, several teeth mixed with blood splattered out.

"Just a woman?"

Hidden above the alley, the girl, Busujima, who had descended from the sky, smiled slightly.

"I like it, then—"

Raising the blood-dripping wooden dagger from its hilt, the girl charged forward as the other two thugs instinctively reached into their robes, their hands already touching the waist of one of them.

Pay the price for your carelessness!
"Ah~~~"

Within a dozen seconds, the two thugs who had just drawn their weapons were lying on the ground in agony, convulsing.

In the hands of a swordsmanship master like Busujima, even a wooden sword can be extremely deadly.

but--

"I didn't kill him,"

"Cough cough, we admit defeat, we admit defeat!"

Faced with the approaching girl, the thug, who had been covering his swollen face and kneeling on one knee with a lisp, immediately backed down.

"I confess, we are..."

Bang!
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a flying kick.

The sweeping side kick struck the other cheek, sending the thug flying and leaving his head buzzing.

why?
"It seems you've made a mistake,"

The girl, who looked like a Yamato Nadeshiko, had the corners of her mouth turned up at a dangerous angle.

"The reason I didn't kill him is because what's next is—"

Torture session!

Before the police arrived, it was her 'time to defend herself'.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Yu-kun, these are the information of the contestants for this competition."

"Thank you~~"

Although she was just there to join in the fun, given You's personality, if she's going to do something, she'll do it perfectly.

I took the tablet from the Metropolitan Police Department, which contained the list of contestants from 1 metropolitan area, 1 prefecture, 2 prefectures, and 43 counties, along with their detailed past information.

At first glance, almost all of them have a 'family background': this is only natural, if they don't have a family background such as a dojo, police or military, who would practice swordsmanship or archery?
While there are many ordinary people in karate, horse racing is dominated by children of the powerful and wealthy.

Ok?
Yu's finger, which had been swiping across the screen, paused.
"Poison Island?"

The young lady from a family of renowned swordsmen, she once won the "Jade Dragon Flag" in the Japanese high school girls' division and is one of the favorites to win the championship.

And a series of 'real-world' achievements on his resume:
"Five 'self-defense counterattacks' resulted in the assailant suffering multiple fractures throughout his body?"

Wow, he's a born 'Shura'.

This woman,

We are destined to be together!
(End of this chapter)