Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

Kitagawa Taki's car was parked in front of the door.

Instead of going directly to Yukiko Fujimine, he went to see Professor Agasa first.

Only after that did they ring the doorbell of the Kudo family's house.

Not long after, Yukiko Fujimine, dressed in casual clothes, came out and opened the door.

"Oh, it's Taki. What brings you to my house?"

With that, Fujimine Yukiko invited Kitagawa Taki inside.

Kitagawa Taki said, "I won't go in. There's an exorcism event, and I came specifically to call you."

"Oh?" Upon hearing that there was another exorcism incident, Fujimine Yukiko instantly became excited. "Your sister hasn't been spoiling you for nothing; she hasn't forgotten me."

Kitagawa Taki looked at Fujimine Yukiko with a "Are you sure?" expression. "You love me?"

Yukiko Fujimine asked, "Hehe, how long will it take us?"

"At most a day or two."

"Okay, wait for me a moment, I'll go change my clothes."

Not long after, Yukiko Fujimine came out wearing a black coat.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Fujimine Yukiko asked, "Where are we going? What are we going to eliminate?"

As Kitagawa Taki drove, he replied, "It's a temple near Kyoto, where the Tengu is said to roam."

"Mist Tengu?"

Fujimine Yukiko had heard of Karasu Tengu and Ootengu, but she had never heard of Kiri Tengu.

Kitagawa Taki hummed in agreement. "We still need to pick up someone else; she told me about it."

Yukiko Fujimine asked curiously, "Who is it? Is it someone like Taki?"

You'll see when you see it.

Not long after, Kitagawa Taki arrived at Koizumi Akako's house.

Koizumi Akako was waiting at the door.

Fujimine Yukiko peered through the window at Koizumi Akako; to her, she was just an ordinary young girl!

Who is this?

Koizumi Akako opened the car door and saw Fujimine Yukiko in the passenger seat.

"Hello, I'm Yukiko Fujimine, Taki's assistant!"

Yukiko Fujimine turned around and extended her hand.

Koizumi Akako glanced at Kitagawa Taki with a playful expression and said with a smile, "My name is Koizumi Akako, nice to meet you!"

Yukiko Fujimine asked, "Akako, are you an exorcist like Taki?"

"No, I am a witch."

"A witch?" Fujimine Yukiko's eyes widened. "So you know magic?"

"Of course."

Koizumi Akako let out her signature laugh again.

Chapter 209 Money Makes the World Go Round

"Akako, can you show me?" Fujimine Yukiko asked expectantly.

Koizumi Akako snapped her fingers, and a ball of purple flame instantly appeared at her fingertips.

Kitagawa Taki glanced at it and said, "Don't play with fire in the car!"

"Whoo~"

Koizumi Akako extinguished the flames in one breath.

"Great!"

Because of Kitagawa Taki, Fujimine Yukiko had no doubt about the authenticity of Koizumi Akako's identity.

"By the way, Akako, did you finish dealing with that spider silk from last time?" Kitagawa Taki asked.

Koizumi Akako rolled her eyes at Kitagawa Taki and said resentfully, "No, not yet. How could it be so fast? I work hard for you every day, and you don't even come to see me!"

"Uh... I've been a bit busy lately."

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that he hasn't been there for a while.

Yukiko Fujimine gossiped, "Why do you guys seem to be..."

Koizumi Akako made no attempt to hide her laughter, covering her mouth as she exclaimed, "Oh, hahaha, Taki is the man I absolutely have to conquer!"

Fujimine Yukiko looked at Kitagawa Taki with a mocking expression.

Kitagawa Taki was speechless, and Koizumi Akako really couldn't forget about it.

For the next few hours, she chatted with Koizumi Akako about magic in fits and starts.

Whether it was because she was in high spirits or something else, Koizumi Akako made no attempt to hide anything.

"Taki, are we there yet? My butt is sore from all the jostling," Fujimine Yukiko complained.

"It should be soon."

We've already driven over ten kilometers of mountain road through Beichuan Long; there's only one road going up and down the mountain.

Koizumi Akako laughed and said, "That's exactly why monsters appear in such desolate wilderness!"

“That makes sense!” Fujimine Yukiko’s eyes lit up.

"But speaking of which, the weather here is terrible! It's so gloomy in the middle of the day, and it's not raining at all."

"Does a temple built in a place like this really attract visitors?"

What Fujimine Yukiko said makes some sense; not only are the mountain paths difficult to navigate, but the place also looks rather eerie.

"arrive!"

As the group was talking, the car drove through a dense forest, and suddenly the view opened up, revealing a bare cliff face in front of them.

Shanni Temple is built on the side of a mountain. A waterfall flows down from the mountain, landing on the temple's walkway, and then flows to an even lower place.

"This temple is quite well built!"

Several people got out of the car.

Upon entering the temple, Kitagawa Taki knocked on the door. "Excuse me, is anyone home?"

A moment later, faint footsteps could be heard coming from inside.

An old man with a white beard opened the door.

The old man glanced at the well-dressed group of people, his expression turning unfriendly, and said, "Who are you? I bet you're from a newspaper or a TV station!"

Kitagawa Taki said, "You've misunderstood. We're here to find lodging."

The old man's expression immediately changed. He rubbed his hands together and said, "Lodging? You should have said so earlier. The cost for lodging, meals, and sightseeing is 20,000 yen per person."

Wow, that's pretty expensive.

However, no matter how expensive it is, we have to stay here, since this is the only temple on the mountain.

Kitagawa Taki took out six Fukuzawa Yukichi banknotes from his wallet.

The old man accepted it with a smile and introduced himself: "I am Ten'ei, the abbot of Shanni Temple."

Monk Tianyong then turned around and shouted into the temple, "You lot, come out quickly! We have some distinguished guests visiting!"

Then, four young monks came out of the temple.

Monk Tianyong then introduced the four people one by one—

Kuan Nian, who has been practicing for the longest time, Tun Nian, who is good at cooking, Mu Nian, who is good at carpentry, and Xiu Nian, a newcomer.

Monk Tianyong said, "Kuannian, Xiunian, you two take these guests on a proper tour of the temple!"

Then, Monk Tianyong left with the other two.

"Gentlemen, please follow me!" Kuan Nian gestured for them to come.

"The monks here are very pragmatic!" Fujimine Yukiko whispered to Kitagawa Taki, not caring if anyone overheard.

Kitagawa Taki nodded. Even monks need to eat!

The two monks led the group on a tour of the temple.

The temple was quite ordinary, nothing special.

Kitagawa Taki simply asked, "Master Kanen, I heard that there are mist tengu appearing in this area?"

To everyone's surprise, the two monks' expressions changed drastically upon hearing this, and they asked with serious faces, "Guest, where did you hear this from?"

This strange reaction made Kitagawa Taki suspect that something was amiss.

Kitagawa Taki replied dismissively, "It's just hearsay."

"It's better not to know too much; it's not a good thing!"

Then, Kuan Nian said, "Guests, I will take you to your lodgings."

The three exchanged a glance and followed.

The place they called "living" was just a room with tatami mats on it.

"Please rest in this room. I'll come and call you for dinner."

After saying that, Kuan Nian left with Xiu Nian.

"This temple seems to be hiding something!"

Detective Yukiko is online.

"Let's go for a walk around the neighborhood first! We can talk to the abbot about the rest during dinner tonight."

Money makes the world go round. Kitagawa Taki saw that the monk Ten'ei was greedy for money, and he was determined to get them to talk.