Chapter 50

"Mr. Suguru Kei, what is this?" When Suguru Kei and the others came in, they saw Suguru Kōji picking up the Buddhist beads that had fallen on the ground. For some reason, he felt that the Tsukumogami at this time was a little unusual from the Tsukumogami he had seen before.

However, the duo from the high school respected this Tsukumogami who was willing to share the danger with them and was also a devout believer. Seeing this, they immediately helped to pick up the Buddhist beads.

"Please count them and see if anything is missing." Xiayou Jie handed the beads that he and Gojo Satoru had picked up carefully to Fusangshen. According to him, the precious items of the Buddhist sword were scattered all over the ground, which must have been done by the disappeared cursed spirit, who then took the opportunity to escape.

Fusangshen shook his head, indicating that all the beads had been collected.

"That cursed spirit? Did you kill him?" Gojo Satoru wrinkled his nose. In his opinion, this room was filled with the cursed power of a strange cursed spirit, which should be the breath left after the cursed spirit was broken up.

Geto Xiayou looked at his best friend with some embarrassment: "Satoru, what are you talking about? Mr. Juzumaru is a Buddhist sword." It was precisely with this in mind that even though Tsukumogami possessed the powerful power given by the city consciousness, he just wanted him to hold back the cursed spirit until they could deal with it.

However, the "non-killing" Buddhist sword nodded slightly: "The cursed spirit was indeed killed by me." Although it was the city consciousness that borrowed his body to do everything, it could still be considered as the kill by him. Suzumaru Tsuneji realized that Kyoto did not want people to know that he had been there, so he helped to conceal the matter.

Then, in front of Geto's shocked eyes, Suzumaru Tsuneji continued, "The cursed spirit kept him alive, posing a threat to humans, so I killed him. It's a Buddhist sword, but it kills. Isn't this strange?"

There was a hint of self-mockery and a hint of confusion, and he asked the two of them questions that were completely stupefied.

Gojo Satoru was more straightforward: "I don't understand what you are saying. Anyway, our original purpose is to purify the cursed spirit. If you don't kill him, he will be purified by us. The result will be the same."

Xia Youjie was stunned for a moment, he was still immersed in the character of a devout Buddhist. But all in all, it was a good thing that he could successfully eliminate the cursed spirit.

"That's right, Buddha also has a wrathful Vajra, who also wants to subdue demons and monsters."

"Is that so?" The still gentle Fusangshen lowered his eyes, "Then I will take you to see the city consciousness here."

"Huh?!" Geto Suguru blinked, not understanding how the topic had come to this point. Although their original purpose of coming to Kyoto was to see Kyoto's urban consciousness, defeating the cursed spirit was not a prerequisite for visiting Kyoto, not to mention that they had not defeated it. Compared to the Tsukumogami who had been giving their all throughout, they just came to take a dip.

Gojo Satoru was quite surprised and even more delighted: "Okay! Let's go!"

After putting the newly strung Buddhist beads back on his body, Suzumaru Kōji didn't hesitate at all. Instead, he looked at Xia Yujie standing beside him and said, "You look very Buddha-like."

Xiayou Jie touched his ears and felt a little embarrassed. He was born with a pair of Buddha ears, and was sometimes teased by Glass because of this. They said that he was very suitable to be a religious MLM person and asked others to call him Xiayou Master.

In response, Xia Youjie just smiled and let it go, but the Fusangshen in front of him asked: "Are you willing to sincerely pray to Buddha with me?"

Xia Youjie was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

Instead, his heartless best friend burst into laughter: "Jie, I think you are not going to be a monk, but a religious leader. What Glass said is so right, hahahaha!"

Covering his friend's mouth with his hand, Xia Youjie couldn't help but imagine himself wearing a monk's robe and acting like a ghost in his mind. He was so scared that he quickly forgot this terrible idea.

"No, no, Mr. Suzumaru, I have no intention of becoming a monk yet."

Tsukumogami had only mentioned it casually, and since the person didn't want to, he wouldn't force him. He tilted his head slightly, as if asking why he didn't follow. The fight between the two ended immediately, and he followed behind Suzumaru Kōji.

Taking the two of them to find Kyoto was the order given to him by Shinichi Hinawa in Kyoto's guise when he left his body. The Tsukumogami respected Kyoto as his master, but Kyoto did not want an unsharpened knife. He promised that after the Tsukumogami personally cut off this farce, he would become their lord.

His words and actions might be a little harsh, but both the purification of the tsukumogami and the supply of spiritual energy came from Kyoto. He was even worried during the final battle and came to the scene to supervise in person. Suzumaru Tsuneji was truly happy for himself and his companions to have such a lord.

Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru were led out of the busy streets and walked further and further into deserted alleys.

"Does Kyoto's incarnation also have an animal body?"

Gojo Satoru murmured to himself. It was no wonder he thought so. Many of the city consciousnesses he knew had an animal form. For example, Tokyo could turn into a long-haired cat with white fur and golden eyes, while Sendai's most common form was an elegant crane. Kyoto must be some kind of small animal that could transform into a living person in an alley. He would not find it strange at all.

But Suzumaru Kōji had never seen other city consciousnesses, and he felt that Gojo Satoru's words were a little strange. However, he was not a person who liked to ask too many questions, and Gojo Satoru's doubts would naturally be resolved after they met, and there was no need for him to explain.

As they walked further, Gojo Satoru began to suspect that it was because Sujumaru Tsuneji had been walking with his eyes closed that he led them lost. Fortunately, he stopped when he reached the wall at the end of the alley.

Under the two people's puzzled eyes, Fusangshen raised his hand and drew a circle, and the originally hard cement wall began to rotate and twist until it turned into a circle of shimmering water ripples.

"It's right inside."

As the leader, Suzumaru Tsuneji left these words and walked in first. The remaining two were also fearless and followed him in without hesitation.

The moment you step into this space, you are blinded by the blinding white light. Fortunately, you can see clearly after getting familiar with the light. Unlike the cool summer night outside, this place has just the right amount of spring sunshine.

The first thing that catches your eye is a peach blossom forest, flying petals, clear streams, and children and girls playing freely under the peach trees.

Seeing this scene, Xia Yujie couldn't help but think of an ancient article about the flower grower.

"Peach Blossom Land?"

"Yes, the owner named this place Peach Blossom Spring." Fusangshen stretched out his hand and caught a flying petal. Japanese people generally love cherry blossoms, but the owner of this place prefers flowers that often appear in ancient texts of flower growers. "The owner likes the culture of flower growers. There are many objects and arrangements with flower grower elements here."

Geto Suguru found that he had spoken his thoughts without realizing it, and even got the answer from Tsukumogami. He was careful and noticed that before, Mikazuki Munechika had called him "kind sir", but now Suzumaru Tsuneji had changed his address to "master".

Gojo Satoru, who has never been interested in learning, was not interested in the scenery and layout inside. He was paying attention to the people playing in the woods. When his six eyes swept over, he saw the same clear blue spiritual power. No wonder the people from the Sorcerer Association made a mistake.

"Are those all Tsukumogami?" Gojo Satoru became more and more interested. He had entered a new world and was curious about everything he saw.

Suzumaru Tsuneji answered him, "Some are tsukumogami, and some are monsters."

"Hey, there are even monsters!" Gojo Satoru really wanted to go up and communicate with those people, and he wanted to use his six eyes to give those little monsters a full body check.

Because the true forms of city consciousness that he had seen were all monsters, he really wanted to know what the difference was between the monsters that were the incarnation of city consciousness and these monsters that grew naturally.

"They are all the master's beloved things." Tsukumogami's words dispelled Gojo Satoru's presumptuous thoughts. "As for monsters, Tsukumogami, the last gods, are actually similar to monsters. Moreover, for the master, we should all become shikigami."

Shikigami, this name, any Japanese will think of the Onmyoji who can control Shikigami. Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru looked at each other, and this time they did not choose to ask Suzumaru Tsuneji again. After all, the answers from other people were not as shocking as what they saw with their own eyes.

After passing through the peach blossom forest, there is a retro garden. It is not a neon Japanese-style courtyard at all. Instead, it is more like the Suzhou garden of flower growers. However, they were prepared and they were not surprised at all.

Only after bringing them to the reception room did Suzumaru Tsuneji leave: "Someone will entertain you next, I will leave first."

Xia Yujie was still worried that they would wait too long, but luckily someone came up to bring them snacks. Gojo Satoru could not escape the temptation of snacks. He was the type who would be eager to try even if he knew they were poisonous. He had recently learned the reversal technique, so he was even more reckless and stuffed the snacks into his mouth.

After chewing for just a few times, Gojo Satoru felt something was wrong. The taste seemed familiar, so he looked up at the waitress who brought the snacks. Later he realized that apart from the classical clothes, this was clearly Tonghua, the waitress in the antique shop across from the Gojo family.

Gojo Satoru blurted out: "Sister Tonghua!" Unlike what he had seen in the antique shop, the waitress Tonghua had the same clear blue spiritual power under his eyes. Although he didn't know how she concealed her spiritual power outside, the city consciousness had many means, so he was not surprised.

Geto Suguru also discovered the person he had met once. Since the waitress in the antique shop is the Shikigami of Kyoto, then who is the city consciousness of Kyoto? The answer is obvious.

"It's our first meeting in this capacity. Are you all right? Gojo and Geto."

The young man who was speaking lifted the door curtain and walked in from another room. He was still as handsome as the rising sun, but he was no longer wearing the classical Tang suit as he had worn the last time they met. This time he had changed into traditional Japanese clothing. His black hair cascaded down to his waist, and he had his hands in his sleeves, looking at them with a gentle gaze.

The snack in Gojo Satoru's hand fell.

(End of this chapter)