The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 1 Tokyo Taoist
In a private room of a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, two men were having a cordial conversation.

"Brother Zhang, thank you so much this time. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even be able to find a place to stay right now. Let me toast you a glass." A young man who looked to be in his twenties said, holding up a glass.

"Brother Qian, you are being too polite. Your master is my savior. If it weren't for him, I would have been killed long ago. Come to my territory and find me if you have any problems. We are all Chinese and should help each other when we are abroad. Don't be fooled by the Japanese who seem friendly on the surface. They are really good at being xenophobic..." In the box, a man wearing big sunglasses and a slicked-back hair clinked his cup with his, then drank the cup of... coconut milk in one gulp.

"Yes, yes, Brother Zhang, if you need any help in that regard, you can come to me. As long as it's someone you introduced, my fee will be 50% off!" The young man smiled and drank coconut milk with him, chatting happily.

After three rounds of drinking, the young man said goodbye to Brother Zhang who was wearing sunglasses and walked out of the restaurant.

This person is our protagonist, named Qian Xiaoyi. His parents died early, leaving only a close relative. According to seniority, he should call this person...nephew. Although this nephew is more than 40 years older than him, the seniority is there, so neither of them mentions this. Qian Xiaoyi lived with this nephew since he was a child, and he grew up to be 23 years old.

The eldest nephew's surname was also Qian. When he was young, his family was poor, so he was sent to a Taoist temple near his home to be an apprentice. His master gave him a Taoist name called Lingkong, and everyone called him Taoist Lingkong. Over time, no one knew his secular name anymore.

He has been a Taoist priest for decades, and he has inherited the skills of the sect to subdue demons and monsters. In his early years, he traveled all over the country. But now it is a modern society. The country emphasizes that after the founding of the country, no spirits are allowed to be formed. We must seek truth from facts and be scientific. In this world, many things exist if you believe in them, and do not exist if you do not believe in them. In such a materialistic social environment, there are no ghosts to catch in the country.

If Lingkong Taoist's colleagues had other skills, they all changed their careers. Some opened online stores, some did live broadcasts, some delivered food, and some became big bosses to develop real estate. The remaining Lingkong Taoist stayed in his small temple and occasionally helped with some rituals to make a living. He adopted Qian Xiaoyi as his apprentice to prevent his skills from being lost. But they only had the skills to slay dragons, but there were no dragons to slay in the world, which made the master and apprentice live more and more difficult.

One morning, Taoist Lingkong fell asleep forever in his bed and never woke up again. However, Qian Xiaoyi did not feel sad because he had a dream the night before. In the dream, Qian Xiaoyi was eating when Taoist Lingkong suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Xiao Yi, I suddenly thought of a good idea!" said the old man with a smile.

Qian Xiaoyi looked skeptical: "What? Don't ask me to do live streaming again. I can't learn it. Last time we were doing a live streaming at someone's house, we almost got beaten up."

Taoist Lingkong was furious when he heard this: "Hey, you idiot, who told you to shout 'Dear friends, double click 666' so loudly! Everyone heard it."

Qian Xiaoyi sneered: "Anyway, I don't believe you can come up with any good ideas!"

Seeing that his disciple didn't believe him, Taoist Lingkong didn't get angry, and said to himself: "Listen to me, we have a lot of skills, but the mainland is too peaceful, and we don't encounter any monsters. Even if there are one or two, they will be snatched up by our peers, and it won't be our turn, right?"

"Yeah, so I really regret that I didn't study hard to get into college in high school, and I have to study those things with you every night." Qian Xiaoyi rolled his eyes and said angrily to him.

Taoist Lingkong coughed twice: "Don't interrupt! Ahem... It's not easy for ghosts to appear in the open-minded atmosphere in our mainland. Why don't you go to those oppressive social environments? The more feudal and oppressive the place, the more work we have to do~"

"Come on~" Qian Xiaoyi said unhappily: "Our sect is so unknown, it's at the end of the tributaries of those big sects. Not to mention Hong Kong and Taiwan, Southeast Asia has probably been occupied by various sects a long time ago. We're going to use our heads to steal business! Do you expect me to be like Ip Man, shouting that I want to beat ten people, and challenge each family one by one just to become famous? Besides, that place is not like the mainland. We don't have money to go there, and we definitely can't live in a place with good public security. Only a fool would want to go there. Isn't it good to live in the mainland?" "Oh, who asked you to go there!" The old man hit him: "It's not easy to have good public security? The place I asked you to go, you don't have to rank according to seniority, the social environment is also oppressive, it's easy to breed ghosts, and the public security is good!"

"You mean..."

"That's right! It's Japan~" Taoist Lingkong smiled and put his hands on his hips, "I just had a sudden idea. Since it's hard to find a job in the mainland and surrounding areas, and places that are too far away are not in our cultural circle, then why not go to Japan? It's perfect."

"But we don't know Japanese!" Qian Xiaoyi was surprised. "It's easy for me. I'm quick-witted and can learn it in a few days. But you're so old. I taught you hello and hello, but you can't even remember them. You can't even use a smartphone. How are we going to communicate with people when we get there? How are we going to get visa documents?"

Taoist Lingkong smiled and said, "Don't worry about the visa. I have an old friend named Zhang Chunfa in my phone. He is the person I saved when I went to Hong Kong in my early years. He is now developing in Tokyo, Japan. I have seen his face. He is a very loyal person. He can help you get those things. Besides, it is not us who are going, but you are going alone. You are very talented in this...very talented. In the future, you should promote the reputation of our sect. At least there are places in this world where it can be used, so as not to let the pearl be covered in dust."

"What did you say?" Qian Xiaoyi sensed something was wrong: "What do you mean? Why am I going there alone?"

The old man smiled slightly, waved his hand, and the smoke disappeared.

Qian Xiaoyi suddenly realized that he was dreaming, and the moment he realized it, he woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, the warm morning sun shone in through the window. Qian Xiaoyi jumped out of bed in a hurry, ran to Taoist Lingkong's room, and understood everything.

Having experienced so many funerals, Qian Xiaoyi had long understood the law of separation between life and death. Moreover, the old man passed away peacefully, so he did not act like a child. He followed his familiar routine, talking to himself as he conducted a quiet funeral for Taoist Lingkong.

After that, he taught himself Japanese for two years. In the meantime, he contacted Zhang Chunfa mentioned by the old man, that is, Brother Zhang who likes to wear sunglasses, and got a long-term visa to go abroad. Then Qian Xiaoyi, now 25 years old, came to Tokyo, and then the scene at the beginning happened.

Qian Xiaoyi had been in contact with Zhang on the phone. He did not expect that Zhang Da Ge was actually a handsome middle-aged man with a great temperament. He had always thought that he was a greasy and fat middle-aged man. In the restaurant, Qian Xiaoyi was about to drink a few bottles of liquor to express his gratitude, just like in China. Unexpectedly, Zhang Da Ge did not drink at all, so they drank a few bottles of coconut milk instead.

This Brother Zhang is indeed like Taoist Lingkong, very loyal and pragmatic. He not only helped Qian Xiaoyi get a long-term visa, but also helped him rent a second-floor house in Roppongi, Tokyo as his office, and even paid a year's rent for him. He can be said to have done his best.

Things had a good start, Qian Xiaoyi was immediately full of energy and thought that with his own abilities, he could:

The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly! Now is the time for me, Qian Xiaoyi, to realize my grand plan!

(End of this chapter)