Terrifying Heavens: I'll directly worship the Black Law of Fengdu!

Chapter 202 The Shackles That Man Gave Me

Facing the aggressive tone of Osaka Kimiko, Li Xuan smiled slightly and said, "I am also an exorcist with special channels. You can think of me as a limited prophet."

Osaka Kimiko, I am not an evil spirit or a bad person, please do not be so wary of me.

"I do have something to discuss with Higa Kotoko. She has something I want, but I won't take it for free. I will be involved in this matter concerning the Soul Demon..."

Osaka Kimiko laughed immediately. At such a young age, she said, "You must have graduated from university not long ago. This world is dangerous; knowing more doesn't make you fearless! That thing, according to legend, is formed from the resentment of countless abandoned children. From ancient times to the present, countless have formed—I dare not even guess the number..."

Sometimes, a tough approach is more effective than empty words.

Li Xuan dipped his finger in the soup and wrote a talisman on the table. Looking at Osaka Kimiko, he calmly uttered a single word: "Settle."

Osaka Kimiko paused for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh. She recalled her younger self, who was just as naive and fearless.

Hey……

Young is so good.

She planned to persuade Li Xuan to leave this terrifying ordeal. Losing face was a minor matter; losing his life would be the real crime...

Ok?
Ah!
what happened!

To her horror, Osaka Kimiko found herself completely stiff, unable to move almost an inch of her skin from head to toe. Fortunately, her internal organs were functioning normally, otherwise she would have died in that instant!
Her gaze fell on the character "定" (ding, meaning fixed) on the table.

Her breathing suddenly became rapid. Could it be that this young man in front of her did it? Without chanting any incantations or making any hand gestures, he just dipped his finger in water, wrote a word, and said a word, and then froze her in place.

Li Xuan reached out and erased the character "定".

Osaka Kimiko relaxed completely, almost falling off his chair. His gaze towards Li Xuan was no longer dismissive, but filled with shock and awe. He lowered his tone and attitude, asking, "Which ancient sect or family in China do you come from?"

Island nations have many religious sects, including Shintoism, Buddhism, and Onmyōdō (the Way of Yin and Yang).

She also knew that there were many other schools of thought in China, such as Maoshan, Longhushan, Wutaishan, Wudangshan, and so on, which were based on mountains. There were also many ancient families, ordinary practitioners, and family traditions in folk medicine.

Osaka Kimiko has reason to suspect that Li Xuan has a powerful background.

Li Xuan knew he had impressed Osaka Kimiko, and laughed, "I am from the Fengdu lineage, in charge of matters concerning ghosts and gods. If I encounter ordinary people doing evil, I will also intervene."

The lineage of Fengdu?
Osaka Kimiko had never heard of it, but he had heard that there was a city called Fengdu in the western country of China, which was said to be the place where ghosts and gods lived.

Her understanding was limited to this, so she simply stopped asking and said seriously, "Your Excellency, are you really willing to help us? However, Higa Kotoko is the First Exorcist, and she already knows about the situation in Japan. But there are more important matters that prevent her from coming immediately, so her sister Makoto will have to hold on for now."

So that's how it is; the story isn't over yet.

Li Xuan, further confirming the plot's progress, asked, "Makoto, is it okay?"

Osaka Kimiko said, "Although Makoto's spiritual power is not as excessively strong as her older sister Kotoko's, she is indeed an exorcist, at least stronger than me."

She said this with a somewhat awkward, wry smile, shaking her empty sleeve.

As the afternoon mealtime approaches, the Chinese restaurant gradually becomes busier and noisier.

Osaka Kimiko said, "That evil spirit is very cunning. Unlike ordinary vengeful ghosts that kill indiscriminately, it can think and set traps. Tahara Hideki was deceived by it and died tragically in his own house."

She assumed Li Xuan didn't know who Tahara Hideki was, and said, "We learned about this evil spirit because we received a plea for help from this man. Unfortunately, he's dead, but the matter isn't over. The evil spirit has its sights set on his five-year-old child, and it won't rest until it takes the child away..."

It turns out that Hideki Tahara is dead.

So next, his wife, Chanel, will have an affair with his friend, a professor who studies folklore, and start abandoning the child. Saying "I'm giving up" on the child will attract the evil spirit, who will kill her in the mall's restroom.

Makoto Higa will also be hurt because of this, forcing her older sister Kotoko Higa to return early. The male protagonist Hideki Tahara and his wife Kana are really evenly matched, but Li Xuan thinks that Hideki Tahara has a bigger problem. Not only did he cheat on his wife with a colleague before they got married, but after they got married, he only knew how to package his image as a good father and husband on his blog. At the company, he also flirted with his female colleagues.

Kana grew up in a single-parent family. Her father ran away, and her mother didn't love her. She was very sensitive. She thought she had found a seemingly sunny boy named Hideki Tahara, but he turned out to be a hypocrite who didn't care about his family after marriage and only knew how to blog.

Under such circumstances for a long time, Kana began to doubt herself and break down. Eventually, she was noticed by Hideki Tahara's friend, who secretly undermined her.

After Hideki Tahara's death, Kana completely let loose and started having affairs...

Really...

Li Xuan has never been in a relationship.

Faced with these family issues, I inexplicably feel a bit afraid of marriage.

He let out a long breath, pulled his thoughts back, and said, "Take me to see this Hideki Tahara's house."

Upon hearing this, Osaka Kimiko asked, "Don't you want to prepare anything?"

She knew about Hideki Tahara's house; it seemed peaceful now, but in reality, the demon was always looking for an opportunity.

This is an evil spirit that "values" children highly. It needs to accumulate the harm that parents do to their children before it can make the children willingly go to the "mountains" with it.

This "inside the mountain" doesn't actually refer to any particular mountain. According to rumors, it's an independent space, but the entrance to the space is located inside the mountain, and the souls of all the abandoned children reside there.

Li Xuan said, "Give me the address, and I'll go alone."

With only one arm left, if Osaka Kimiko were to encounter the Po-mu again, her upper body would turn into a human stump.

Seeing Li Xuan's insistence, Osaka Kimiko had no choice but to say, "Alright, I'll call Makoto, and you can take a taxi to this address."

She took out a piece of paper and wrote down an address.

The two exchanged phone numbers.

……

At Hideki Tahara's house.

With her short, pink hair, heavy eye makeup, pink wool sweater, and super-short denim shorts, Makoto Higa is having a great time playing with five-year-old Chisa.

She had been hurt and was unable to have children, so she gave up on herself, but deep down she really loved children.

Chanel, heavily made up and dressed in a flamboyant manner, returned from outside and sat down in a chair. Her pupils, covered by contact lenses, reflected the joyful scene of Makoto and her daughter.

A weight lifted from her heart for no apparent reason; if…

If she didn't have a daughter like Chisa, could she have been reborn?
Chisa is her bond, the shackles left on her by her deceased husband, Hideki Tahara...

Hideki Tahara, you hypocrite! You deceived me, and you even want to keep Chisa here, robbing me of my future happiness! I…

Kana's lips trembled as she looked at Makoto Higa and said, almost as if possessed, "Since you like Chisa so much, and she likes you so much, why don't you just give Chisa to you?"

Makoto didn't hear clearly and thought there was something wrong with her ears.

Chanel wanted to say more.

While playing, Chisa suddenly straightened up, her large eyes filled with an eerie light as she stared intently at Kana. She opened her mouth and spoke in the voice of the deceased Hideki Tahara, questioning, "Didn't we promise to raise Chisa together forever?"

(End of this chapter)