Speaking of the elder Kakudai of the Abe family, he is a well-known master in Japan. He is the 31st generation head of the Kyukiku school in Japan. He is proficient in astrology, feng shui, and shikigami techniques. He can even move objects with his mind. He is known as the number one onmyoji in contemporary Japan after Abe Haruaki.

Every New Year's Day, the Emperor of Japan would burn incense and bathe, then personally, accompanied by a group of eunuchs, respectfully request Elder Kakuichi to use his magic to divine Japan's national fortune for the new year, foreseeing major events and developments in the coming year. However, Elder Kakuichi always wrote his predictions in red verses, and if they were understandable, he would offer no explanation, acting with a certain air of arrogance.

Yet, every year, when the Emperor and cabinet ministers reread Elder Kakuichi's predictions, they discovered that he had predicted every major event, without fail for decades. He truly was a remarkable figure. Consequently, the Japanese imperial family and cabinet members held Abe Kakuichi in high esteem. While they didn't formally confer the title of Imperial Preceptor, they had already built a special shrine and residence for him, honoring and serving him with the rites accorded to Imperial Preceptors, treating him like a national treasure.

When one person succeeds, the whole family will prosper. The Abe family also had a high status in Japan because of the great sage Abe Kakuichi. They were deeply trusted by the royal family and powerful officials. They rose rapidly in a few decades and jumped from a third-rate family to the most prestigious family in Japan.

Most of the shrines in Japan enshrine various main gods, but the shrine of Abe Kakuichi enshrines a god that has never been heard of, named Rikahime Nobuko. The shrine dedicated to him is called Rika Shrine, which is built in the quiet mountains of Higashiyama in Kyoto.

Abe Jun ordered people to carry Abe Okamon in a sedan chair and climb up the moss-covered stone steps in the mountain to the east mountain. On both sides of the stone steps were densely packed stone lanterns. The oldest stone lanterns were cracked and chipped, and were surrounded by vines, while the younger ones did not even have moss, and traces of artificial carvings could be seen on the stone lanterns. These were all offered by Abe Kakuichi's followers to pray for the blessings of Kakuichi and Rika Omikami.

The group walked in the mountains for more than an hour before they saw the red torii gate at the entrance of the shrine. After passing through the torii gate, they entered the premises of Rika Shrine. Riding sedan chairs or riding horses is not allowed in the shrine, so Abe Okamon had to get off the sedan chair and be carried by a servant to the back hall.

Because Abe Kakuichi disliked crowds, the vast shrine was staffed by only four goddesses and six divine messengers, responsible for the rituals and cleaning. The shrine seemed spacious and quiet. After Abe Jun and Abe Okamon washed their hands in the pool before the shrine, they clapped their hands and bowed before the worship hall. A goddess quickly approached, her head bowed respectfully, and led them into the inner hall to meet Kakuichi.

After passing through the winding wooden corridors and walking for a long time, they finally arrived in front of a Japanese wooden house. The goddess knelt in front of the house to announce it, and then signaled Abe Jun and Abe Okamon to go in. The servant who carried Abe Okamon in was of too low a status and had no qualifications to meet with Master Kaku-ichi. Like the goddess, he stood under the eaves of the wooden house waiting for orders.

Abe Jun and Abe Okamon walked into the house with their heads lowered. They placed their palms together on the ground, their foreheads pressed against the backs of their hands, and performed a standard Japanese kneeling ceremony, shouting:

"Jun Abe (Abe Okamon) greets Master Kakuichi!"

After he finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the room. The two of them felt as if two pairs of eyes were looking down at them, slowly wandering around. Goose bumps unconsciously appeared on the places where the eyes were fixed.

After all, Abe Jun is the head of the family, and his courage and knowledge are not comparable to ordinary people. He knows that it is Elder Abe Kakuichi who is using magic to check whether they are carrying weapons, but the playboy Abe Okamon has never seen such a scene before, and he immediately trembled like a sieve. Abe Jun was so angry that he secretly cursed him as a bastard.