The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 491 Shen Le: What you want to see is what I want to show you

As soon as Shen Le stopped, a gust of night wind blew towards him.

It wasn't that cold. When Shen Le went there, it was late spring and early summer. The cherry blossoms had just fallen, and the green leaves had not yet grown into dense shade.

As far as tourism is concerned, this is the end of the cherry blossom season, the summer leaf viewing season has not yet arrived, and the autumn red leaf season is nowhere in sight. It is the most dull and boring time.

The night wind at this time should have been gentle and soft. However, when the wind blew on his body, Shen Le subconsciously tightened his shoulders and felt his hair stand on end:

There's something strange in this wind!
There is a faint fishy smell!

It's not noticeable, not enough to make people frown. It's probably the smell that remains on your body after you buy fish, wash your hands, change your clothes, and sit down to drink a cup of tea.

If you don't pay attention, you can't smell it at all. You have to have a very sensitive sense of smell, or for some reason, be extremely sensitive to odors, to react.

As for why Shen Le felt uncomfortable, it was not because of the fishy smell in the wind, but because of the faint yin energy that came with the fishy smell, which made him feel uncomfortable instinctively.

He turned his head and looked into the alley. Shinsaibashi was the most prosperous tourist area, with a constant flow of people. Even in the alleys, there were lanterns hanging, and the interweaving of light and darkness made the scene particularly mysterious and attractive.

At this moment, deep in the alley, a man and a woman had just separated.

The man looked to be in his forties, wearing a neat suit with the lower part a bit messy, his face was flushed, and he leaned against the wall, panting.

The woman's age is much different from the man's. At first glance, she is not even 10 years old. She is wearing a student's outfit that looks like a school uniform, with a light amount of makeup on her face, following the legendary nude makeup style;

Seeing Shen Le looking over, she was not nervous or shy. She waved to him while adjusting her clothes:
"Hey, handsome guest, would you like to come over and enjoy the fun together?"

When she spoke, her eyes sparkled and her smile was as beautiful as a flower. The fishy smell around Shen Le became stronger and stronger. He looked slightly confused and actually walked into the alley.

When the girl saw him coming, she smiled even more charmingly, walked over quickly, stretched out her pair of snow-white hands, and hugged his arms.

"what--"

She suddenly fell to the ground, screaming out in pain. Each scream became more tragic than the last. She shrank a circle as she rolled, and then another circle as she rolled.
Every time the waist shrinks, an extra foot grows out, as if the entire person's shrunk in size has all grown into the feet!
Shen Le stood by with his hands in his sleeves, looking at her coldly. The girl rolled five or six times in a row, and finally stopped, lying on the ground gasping for breath.

At this time, only her upper body remained in human form. Below the waist, her eight legs were spread out. Each leg was covered with dense bristles and wisps of black smoke were coming out of them. She was a spider spirit.

On that torso that had shrunk five or six times and looked only the size of a three-year-old girl, there was a seductive head covered in heavy makeup. It looked up and stared at him with resentment.

"I didn't want to cause trouble, but you insisted on provoking me." Shen Le said word by word, regardless of whether the other party could understand Chinese or not.

Sure enough, the other party understood, not only understood, but also could answer in Chinese:
"How did you recognize me?!"

Shen Le shrugged, not wanting to pay attention to her. You are full of fishy smell and gloomy aura, everyone knows that you are an outlier.

You are an alien and you are waving at me and using hypnotic techniques on me. What are you thinking?

You deserve to be beaten to death!

What's more, when you called me over, you didn't speak Chinese, but I could understand what you meant. It's so obvious that you must have cast a spell!

He raised his hand, and a fireball began to condense at his fingertips, growing from small to large. Before he could move his hand, the heat was already blowing in his face, causing the bristles on the spider's legs to curl.

The spider spirit screamed miserably:

"You can't kill me! I'm a legal citizen!!!"

You attacked me, so why can't I kill you? Shen Le turned a deaf ear to him, and the fireball on his fingertips grew bigger and brighter.

In a moment, the red fireball the size of a longan turned into a white fireball the size of an egg.

The incredible heat even caused the drunken man on the wall to open his eyes, look around, and then crawl out of the alley:

"Mom!"

There is a monster!
There are ghosts!

Run, ahhhh!

Shen Le waited patiently for the man to run away, and even urged the whirlwind to give him a ride.

The spider spirit wanted to run, but it no longer had the strength to move its legs. It spit out spider silk several times, trying to use it to escape, but Shen Le created a small spark that burned the silk directly:

"You can't kill me! You can't kill me! Help—"

Can this be called saving lives?

What kind of person, or what kind of monster, can you call to save your life?
Shen Le was a little curious, so he held back the fireball and didn't attack immediately. After a while, the savior arrived. A gentle voice sounded outside the alley:

"Mr. Shen, it is better not to resort to lynching in our country."

?

Does this voice sound familiar?

Shen Le turned his head quickly, then narrowed his eyes slightly and looked him up and down.

The man was wearing a white ancient robe, a bit like the round-necked robe of the Tang Dynasty, but not quite, and a tall black hat. His overall outfit was quite similar to Abe Haruaki's.

So this is the eboshi and kari-gai? The attire of the Japanese priests?

The face looks familiar, I should have seen this before, this is——

"Hello Mr. Shen, I am Yoshida Kiyomizu, a priest of Sumiyoshi Shrine. Nice to see you again."

The visitor obviously didn't count on his good memory. As soon as they met, he smiled and introduced himself:

"A Luo has already been taught a lesson. Can you please let her go and let us take her back to teach her?"

"A Luo?"

Shen Le glanced at the spider spirit on the ground. Does she have a name?

"Take her back and teach her a lesson? She just tried to murder me!"

"The new wife of Luo will not kill anyone. Luo is just seeking pleasure and gaining some energy by the way." Yoshida Shimizu spread his hands in front of him and made a gesture to show that he had no hostility:

"She is a legal citizen and a licensed prostitute. Her work is also under the supervision of the shrine. Luo, take out your ID and show it to the customer."

Shen Le thought about it for a while before he remembered that in ancient Japan, it seemed to be the Heian period or something, "Yujo" was the name for women in the sex industry. So, this spider spirit is still engaged in this profession legally?

Yes, in Japan, some professions are indeed legal... Although the man who just left, judging from his weak legs, he will probably get a minor illness when he returns...

"So you just left her here..."

He didn't know how to describe this behavior. Engaging in the sex trade? Predation? Or both?
His thoughts were confused for a moment, and he just made a few random gestures, not knowing what he wanted to express. Priest Yoshida actually understood and nodded with a smile:
"They have to live, don't they? Let them do what they are good at. Humans will be happy, and the Nephila will be energetic. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"

not good at all!

This logic is so absurd that it is hard to complain about!
Shen Le really wanted to complain bitterly.

However, he had not received any debate club training in high school or undergraduate studies, and for a while, he could not think of any witty remarks that were both sharp and profound to give to the other party:
It was late at night, in the wilderness, and he had nowhere to find someone to eat. He could only stop the fireball from expanding and said coldly:

"So what you mean is that I shouldn't have beaten her to death?"

The giant spider quickly spread its eight legs and tried to crawl to the priest's feet, but was stopped by a small fireball and could only shrink again.

Its whole body was trembling, it let out a long series of squeaking sounds, and raised a sharp claw to point at Shen Le, as if accusing something.

The priest smiled broadly:

"A Luo was wrong to use a charm spell on you without permission. However, you have already taught her a lesson, so please calm down and let us take her back to punish her.

I remember that in your country, private fights are not allowed. If there is a conflict, it must be handed over to the public security organs for handling, right?"

Shen Le shrugged and finally took the fireball back into his palm. The priest bowed slightly to him, took out a small box, and ordered the spider spirit:
"Come in!"

The spider spirit cut open its eight long legs and rushed over quickly, becoming smaller and smaller, and dived into the box. The priest took out a pentagram charm, pasted it on the box, and bowed with a smile again:
"I took her back to educate her. Mr. Shen, if you have any needs or want to visit any historical sites that are not open to the public, please be sure to come to me - I wish you a pleasant experience."

The sound of clogs faded away. Not long after, the priest returned to the shrine, opened the lid of the box, released the spider spirit, and fed it a few brown balls.

The spider spirit panted for a long time before jumping out of the box, rolling on the ground, and growing to the size of a basketball.

It was unable to transform into a human form for a moment, and lay on the ground, just panting softly and cursing loudly:

"Are you satisfied? Are you satisfied?! I almost died! What are you talking about, a fresh and delicious pretty boy? Pah!"

"You said that yourself." Priest Yoshida smiled.
"The shrine needed someone to test his style of doing things. You volunteered. You said it yourself, 'A fresh and delicious little white face. Even if I can't eat him, I can have fun with him...'"

"I didn't know he was so cruel!" The spider spirit A Luo screamed:

"You didn't give me any information at all! If you don't give me enough compensation, don't expect me to work for you in the future!"

The priest consoled her and made promises for a long time before sending the spider spirit away. Soon, he returned to the inner room and began typing out a report:

"The target has been contacted..."

"They are relatively respectful of official authority and act in a gentle manner..."

"If you have a little understanding of our culture, you won't be too averse to our monsters and ghosts..."

"It's not very dangerous..."

When he was reporting to his superiors, Shen Le was also slumped on the sofa, facing the young man from the Special Affairs Bureau. While writing the report, the young man couldn't help but ask him:

"You're just going to let that spider demon go?"

"What else? The official forces have arrived. Should I continue to persevere and kill people in front of them? No, kill monsters? I don't get paid by them, so why should I help them fight against pornography and illegal publications——"

Shen Le shrugged and spread his hands:

"Let them think that I'm a good citizen - I plan to be a good citizen this time anyway.

Well, if I'm treated as a good citizen, I'll be under less surveillance, which makes it easier to work. Everything will be discussed after I get my things back. Now that I'm here, can you protect me?"

The young man nodded awkwardly. Shen Le was very wealthy, and the hotel he booked was also quite high-end, hidden deep in the garden, and it was an independent villa with several suites:
Simply put, it was a hotel that he was not worthy of staying in, not even worthy of entering. His car looked a bit inferior among a bunch of luxury cars.

Of course, Shen Le wanted to have a safe and spacious place where he could enter a state of meditation and cast spells without being disturbed:

At this moment, Shen Le was already holding the bronze seal in his left hand and the compass in his right hand, meditating peacefully.

In front of the compass, an ancient painting was spread out, constantly projecting light and shadows, unfolding an extremely detailed map.

On the map, the clear light was like a pointer, circling and expanding outwards:
The guy from the Special Affairs Bureau was called the Protector, but he couldn't really help much. He could only hold up his phone, try to record the screen, and observe where the light spot fell.

Shen Le was in a trance for half an hour. After a long while, he finally opened his eyes and stood up, feeling refreshed.

Huajuan moved the map very attentively under Shen Le's nose, and the light flashed:
"I found it! -- I found it! It's right here!"

"Well, let's go here tomorrow." Shen Le looked carefully for a while and chuckled.

The location shown on the map is in a certain shrine, and it seems that it should be open to the public. As for the part that is not open to the public——

Isn't it that a certain priest has come to the door voluntarily?

He has said that if you have any needs, just contact him directly. Wouldn't it be unfair to him if you don't contact him?
Shen Le had a full sleep and was not in a hurry to go home. He first traveled leisurely, visiting the Kinkakuji Temple, the Ginkakuji Temple, and other famous attractions one by one.

Not only did they play, they also brought paper, pens, and easels, and sat in the tourist attractions for a whole day, carefully drawing the architectural structures of each building:
This is his forte. Although he is not as good at drawing as his teacher, and is far worse than the great Liang Sicheng of his previous generation, at least he can draw a detailed and detailed sketch.

In case he goes back to school someday, he can hand in his homework so that the teacher won’t scold him for “learning something and giving it all back to school…”

After playing like this for seven or eight days, he finally came to the shrine indicated in the scroll. He walked in leisurely and was soon stopped:
"I'm sorry, sir, this place is not open to the public--"

But what I'm looking for is right in there!

Shen Le smiled and clenched the copper seal, trying to soothe it and convince it not to get hot.

Just as he was considering whether to call Priest Yoshida, there was a roar from inside the temple, and a cloud of black smoke suddenly rushed out, covering Shen Le's head!
Shen Le smiled.

Oh, look, isn’t this a ready-made reason?

"Little oil lamp, be gentle, don't break the things we want!"

(End of this chapter)