With a single shot, the arrow hurtled through the magic circle like a shooting star, shattering the five talismans and forming blue particles that adhered to the arrow, creating a blue light curtain.

"Good." Tsuchimikado Fuyu said softly, and immediately the arrow rushed through the barrier, hitting the sphere's body under the sphere's horrified gaze. With a loud bang, another violent explosion occurred.

Chapter 554 A Sphere? Will-o'-the-Wisp? Magatama?

"How is it? Is it over?" After the explosion ended, a thick cloud of black mist filled the area around the sphere, making it impossible to see anything inside. Kotobuki Rei asked with some fear.

When she first saw the sphere and the black aura, she thought her husband was just possessed by a demon and that Tsuchimikado Fuyu could easily subdue it with a little effort.

After all, that's exactly what Kosuke Ota said when she asked him before.

But why does the style of the scene always seem a little different when I'm here?

Is it possible to convince the other party and send her to heaven by having a group of shikigami gang up on her, chatting, investigating her, and presenting some evidence?

How did my own game turn into a battle between Onmyoji, with the Shikigami watching the show, and then all sorts of explosions and special effects?

Moreover, judging from the situation, it seems that the opponent has not been defeated yet with this kind of attack.

Just as Kotobuki Rei was lost in thought, Tsuchimikado Fuyu suddenly said, "Ootengu, Three-Tailed Fox Sister, please."

"Leave it to me, I want to see what it really is." The three-tailed fox laughed as it charged toward the black mist.

At the same time, the Great Tengu suddenly took flight, its wings flapping violently behind it, creating a whirlwind that dispersed the black mist, leaving only a sphere at its very center that had thinned out.

To be precise, it no longer resembles a sphere; it's more like the will-o'-the-wisp behind a Zashiki-warashi, except this one is black.

Upon seeing the three-tailed fox's actions, the black will-o'-the-wisp immediately tried to flee.

However, it was already very weak and no match for the three-tailed fox. Just as it was about to run away, the three-tailed fox grabbed it. "Little thing, where do you think you're going?"

The three-tailed fox glared at it fiercely, making the black aura around it tremble violently.

The black will-o'-the-wisp was captured by the three-tailed fox, and only then did everyone get a clear look at its appearance.

Its center appears to be composed of a magatama-shaped core, while the outside, flickering like flames, is actually a manifestation of malice. It's as if it's wearing a garment made of malice that looks like flames.

As for the eerie smiling face that Kotobuki Rei saw earlier, it was actually a manifestation of it, and it couldn't last long.

However, no one understands why it possessed Kotobuki's father or why it smiled at Kotobuki Rei.

Because this guy has very low intelligence, apart from occasionally manifesting a face and baring his teeth and roaring at everyone, he is completely unable to communicate.

"Um, Lord Tsuchimikado, when will my husband wake up?" After everyone had been studying the black will-o'-the-wisp for a while, Kotobuki Rei asked somewhat timidly.

"He's been possessed by this guy for too long, and his energy and spirit have been greatly depleted. He's a bit weak now, but he should wake up after a day or two of rest. You can call a doctor to come and take a look later," Tsuchimikado Fuyu said.

"Is that so?" Kotobuki Rei looked at her husband with some worry. The reason why he was possessed by the black ghost fire was still unclear, and she was very worried that her family would be entangled by other things.

"Don't worry, I'll investigate this matter for you. Later, take me to your previous house to take a look. It seems there's something wrong with that house."

Tsuchimikado Fuyu thought for a moment, then pointed at the black will-o'-the-wisp and said, "It's not a shikigami, so it's probably not that you've offended any onmyoji and are being targeted for revenge."

"Thank you so much," Kotobuki Rei quickly said.

"After all, it's business. The more you do, the more you earn, right?" Tsuchimikado Fuyu said with a smile.

"Please rest assured, we will pay you a reward that will satisfy you," Kotobuki Rei said firmly.

She had initially prepared a reward of ten million yen, but given the situation of the battle just now and the various things that would happen afterward, Kotobuki Rei was already considering how to increase the reward.

Putting everything else aside, even just to be on good terms with Tsuchimikado Fuyu, we have to step up our efforts. After all, who can guarantee that we won't encounter other supernatural events in the future?

Tsuchimikado Fuyu smiled and nodded, it seemed this trip would be quite profitable.

"Peach Blossom Fairy, heal him," Tsuchimikado Fuyu suddenly said.

The peach blossom fairy nodded, walked towards Qin Chui's father, and then with a wave of her right hand, a peach blossom appeared in her hand. Under everyone's curious gaze, the peach blossom flew towards Qin Chui's father.

"Fragrant scent, grant me healing power," the peach blossom spirit whispered, and the peach blossom instantly enveloped Qin Chui's father's body.

After the treatment ended, Peach Blossom Fairy came over to Qin Chui and the others and said, "His body has recovered somewhat, but he still needs to rest well mentally. However, he should be fine now."

"Thank you, thank you so much." Kotobuki Rei quickly thanked her again.

She never expected that Tsuchimikado Fuyu's shikigami would have such an ability, that it could directly heal; this was just too abnormal.

“Alright, let’s deal with it now,” Tsuchimikado Fuyu said, pointing to the black will-o’-the-wisp.

The group soon arrived at another residence of the Kotobuki family. According to Kotobuki, this residence was only the largest one in Chiba, and it couldn't compare to the villas in other places.

Everyone was speechless. This wasn't even the biggest; did you live in a palace?

Tsuchimikado Fuyu was not surprised at all. After all, in terms of area, this mansion was about the same size as Ota Kosuke's garden, only much more luxurious.

Putting aside everything else, there are people around Tsuchimikado Fuyu who have mansions of this size.

Yes, that's right, Tsuchimikado Fuyu is referring to the Dekomori Sanae family.

As for the exact size of Fujiwara Chika's house, Tsuchimikado Fuyu doesn't know, and it hasn't been shown in the anime, but he guesses it must be quite large.

Upon entering the room, the black will-o'-the-wisp's aura surged violently as it began to struggle incessantly, trying to escape this place.

"Mrs. Kotobuki, do you have any deities worshipped in your home, or anything you regularly offer sacrifices to?" Tsuchimikado Fuyu asked.

“Yes,” Kotobuki Rei quickly replied, “We worship an unknown deity. My husband brought it back from his hometown, saying it could bring peace and prosperity to the family, so we worship it every day.”

"Take me to see it."

As she spoke, Kotobuki Rei led everyone to a small room. The room was exquisitely decorated, with all kinds of offerings neatly arranged.

In the center of the room was a cabinet, on which sat an old monk holding a gold ingot in his left hand and making the abhaya mudra (gesture of fearlessness) with his right hand, sitting upright on an ancient coin symbolizing "peace" and "wealth".

The only incongruous thing was that the old monk was not wearing prayer beads around his neck, but a white magatama, the shape of which was exactly the same as the core of the black ghost fire in the three-tailed fox's hand.

Chapter 555 White Magatama

"what?"

Just as everyone was examining the unknown Buddha statue, Kotobuki Rei suddenly sang a soft melody, drawing everyone's attention.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Kotobuki asked, puzzled.

"I remember that the monk had two magatama hanging around his neck, one black and one white, and they were connected. Why is there only one white one now?" Kotobuki Rei asked in confusion.

"Huh? Is that so?" Kotobuki looked at the Buddha statue carefully but didn't feel that anything was missing.

After all, she rarely comes to burn incense. Usually, when her parents are home, they do it themselves, and when her parents are not home, the housekeeper and maids do it.

“That’s right, one of the black magatama is missing.” Saito Soma said at this moment, then looked at the black will-o’-the-wisp in the three-tailed fox’s hand and said, “Lord Tsuchimikado, could it be that the black magatama?”

Everyone looked at Tsuchimikado Fuyu, hoping to get an answer from him.

“It seems to be this one,” Tsuchimikado Fuyu nodded and said.

"How amazing," Yui Hirasawa exclaimed.

"Although I was already shocked, if even a magatama can become so terrifying, could something in my house turn into a monster?"

Ritsu Tainaka said, "For example, when I was taking a shower, a towel I had thrown away before suddenly appeared, strangled my neck, and accused me of abandoning him after using him, and said he wanted to take me with him or something..."

"And another thing, I was eating a delicious cake when it suddenly got stuck in my throat, it was just..."

Before Hirasawa Yui could finish speaking, she suddenly heard a scream, which startled her.

"Stop talking!" Akiyama Mio squatted on the ground, covering her ears, and muttered repeatedly with her head down, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."

Seeing Akiyama Mio's reaction, Tainaka Ritsu smiled slightly, leaned over and whispered in Akiyama Mio's ear, "When you were playing bass at home, the strings suddenly got tangled around your body and tightened around you..."

"Ahhh!!" Akiyama Mio let out another scream, and then her whole body turned ashen.

She wasn't too scared when she first saw the black sphere, since it looked quite cute except for being a little black.

Of course, this is because Akiyama Mio didn't see its terrifying face.

After all, Tsuchimikado Fuyu didn't give them the black sphere at the beginning. They could only see it when the battle had already started. Xiaoyi noticed someone peeking from behind, so she habitually applied some spiritual power to the wall so that the other person could see her.

Tsuchimikado Fuyu glanced at Tainaka Ritsu and Hirasawa Yui, who were teasing Akiyama Mio, then turned to the white magatama and said, "Shouldn't you come out and meet her?"

In fact, Tsuchimikado Fuyu didn't sense anything else, but since the black magatama and the white magatama are connected, there's no reason why the black magatama could develop sentience while the white magatama couldn't.

Moreover, you should know that when Kotobuki's father was in this house, he was still sleepwalking, but he could still be awake during the day. Tsuchimikado Fuyu guessed that the one who reminded him and protected him was most likely this white magatama.

However, what puzzled Tsuchimikado Fuyu was why he couldn't sense any spiritual energy from it at all.

After Tsuchimikado Fuyu finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly fell silent. Everyone took two steps back and quietly looked at the white magatama.

Several minutes passed, and the white magatama remained unchanged. Not only were the people puzzled, but even Tsuchimikado Fuyu wondered if he had guessed wrong.

But after thinking it over, he remained firm in his judgment and pointed at the black will-o'-the-wisp, saying, "If you don't come out, I'll kill it first, and then I'll destroy you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a gentle breeze swept around them, and the white smoke from the three lit incense sticks began to swirl around the white jade ornament.

Soon, the white smoke dissipated, and a bald child the size of a fist appeared before everyone's eyes, dressed in a white monk's robe and carrying a white magatama on his back.

"Who are you?" came the childish voice, asking in a condescending tone.

Although his tone was serious, seeing his soft and cute little face made everyone lose all fear.

"Wow, kawaii!" Kotobuki exclaimed.

Yui Hirasawa exclaimed with shining eyes, "Ritsu-chan, the magatama has turned into a child! It's so cute and amazing!"

“Yes, it’s so cute.” Ritsu Tainaka nodded in agreement.

"So cute, I want to touch it..." Akiyama Mio said with shining eyes.

"These two are from the same family, right? Why is there such a big difference between them?" Yamanaka Sawako complained.

The chatter immediately angered the white jade ornament, who glared at the kotobuki girls with displeasure and said, "How dare you, mere mortals, insult the gods like this?"

"Alright, with your current state, even if they humiliate you, what can you do?" Tsuchimikado Fuyu directly exposed the white magatama's disguise and retorted.

Tsuchimikado Fuyu could sense that this guy had absolutely no abilities other than some incense offerings, prayers, and a trace of divinity.

These kinds of nameless and weak deities number in the hundreds or thousands, if not tens of thousands, in Japan. They're practically worthless.

Take any stone, have it worshipped for decades, and it will turn into something like this, except it might not take human form.

Moreover, the white magatama is not a transformation; it was only able to become like this thanks to that nameless Buddha statue.

"What did you say?" The white magatama looked at Tsuchimikado Fuyu with displeasure. "No matter what, I am a god, okay? How can I allow a mere mortal to insult me ​​like this?"

"You... you gained sentience by stealing the power of that Buddha statue's vows, didn't you? And this guy even stole all your power." Tsuchimikado Fuyu pointed at the black will-o'-the-wisp and said, "They could crush you with one hand, what are you pretending for?"

The white jade pendant seemed to have been struck a blow, and sat on the ground with its head down in disappointment, without saying a word.

After a moment, he sighed and said, "Tell me, how are you going to deal with me and Xiao Hei?"

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