"Huh~~"
After the fight was over, Gu Yun put away the barrier and let the onlookers outside see the situation of the two of them.
Gu Yun walked in front, followed closely by Higa Kotoko.
"Everyone, we're done."
Gu Yun waved his hand, and the black and white colors of the sky in the painting began to fade.
By the time everyone reacted, they had already returned to the Iijima family's living room.
Smooth floor, bright dojo, flowers blooming in the sun outside the door, and birds chirping.
Not much time passed in the fight between the two, only half an hour before and after.
"I'm causing trouble to you all."
Higa Kotoko saluted Iijima Tamaki and Tsuba Kishiro: "Kotoko has benefited a lot from discussing with Mr. Tanigumo. Kotoko would like to express her gratitude to everyone in the Iijima family."
"So what's going on?"
"Who's winning?"
Jing Keai stood up and kept raising her head, wanting to see Gu Yun's expression.
Although Gu Yun did not take any action in the previous battle between the two, those shikigami magic and Higa Kotoko's barrier skills really opened his eyes.
In this regard, Hiratsuka Shizuka also realized the huge gap between them.
If every spirit slayer is as powerful as Kotoko Higa, and all monsters are as good as the Shikigami of the Tani Yun family, then she might as well not commit suicide.
'How about asking Gu Yun afterwards? '
Hiratsuka Shizuka has never seen a real demon, but she thinks Gu Yun should know about it.
Gu Yun: As expected of Xiaojing, she is very self-aware.
That's right, my strength, Gu Yun, is simply not good enough in the spirit-expelling world. There are people who are stronger than me everywhere.
So if I see you seeking death, I'll beat your ass to pieces!
"Tie."
Higa Kotoko glanced at Gu Yun, who smiled and nodded: "I also benefited a lot from fighting against Miss Kotoko."
"Besides, our strength is similar, so it's hard to tell the winner."
"In order to avoid accidents and hurt each other, we chose to end in a draw."
This is Gu Yun's words, but the only people who believe it are Iijima Tamaki, Hiratsuka Shizu and Ashiya Michima.
As for Tsubagi and Miyako, the two special-level exorcists, they couldn't understand the current situation.
From beginning to end, the sky in Gu Yun's painting never fades away.
Although it was blocked from everyone's sight after that, Gu Yun's spiritual power remained stable.
On the contrary, Higa Kotoko's aura fluctuated greatly, as if her spiritual power was out of control.
"Kotoko lost."
Miyako conveyed her thoughts to Tsuba Kishiro through magic: "It seems that the defeat was miserable."
"Um."
Tsubagi didn't know how to do this kind of magic, so he just smiled and nodded.
The result was not at all beyond Tsubagi's expectations, and Higa Kotoko looked grateful.
Obviously, Gu Yun helped her solve a lot of trouble.
"But Kotani Yun is so awesome," Miyoko said, "Looking at Kotoko, she is completely submissive under his treatment."
This is nothing surprising.
Miyoko knows Gu Yun's character very well. As long as you don't threaten his family, this child will be like a little angel, leaving you unable to find any faults.
He will satisfy everyone, whether it is to make up for regrets or to save the future.
The same goes for Miyoko.
If it weren't for Gu Yun, she would be dead by now, and how could she have a happy life.
Therefore, Miyako can understand Higa Kotoko's mood.
They wanted to find a chance to repay Gu Yun, but they found that the other person didn't seem to be of any use to them.
"What a useless woman..."
Miyako murmured something as if she was mocking herself, and Higa Kotoko looked at her with emotion: "Miyako-senpai."
"Qinzi, how do you feel?"
"Teacher Gu Yun is truly an admirable warlock with both political integrity and talent."
Higa Kotoko knew that the two had guessed the outcome of the fight, but now was not the time to chat with them.
Because on the side, a certain female devil is eager to fight and is ready for a fight.
"what's the situation?"
Tamaki Iijima came to Gu Yun and asked softly: "Who won? Is it really a tie?"
Gu Yun smiled and did not answer directly.
“The stronger, the better.”
I saw him making an OK gesture, hinting to his mother that he had won, and won easily, defeating the opponent.
The result of the battle between the two will not be spread externally, but there will be no problem in digesting it internally.
Anyway, except for Shizuka Hiratsuka, no one would talk nonsense about this matter.
In fact, Jingcai is soft-spoken, and she is not a member of the supernatural circle.
She is just a melon-eater, her attitude is not important at all, and no one will believe it.
Moreover, Gu Yunhui greeted her and asked her not to publicize the process of this fight to anyone.
"understood!"
Iijima Tamaki's bright eyes lit up, and a confident smile instantly bloomed. Then he strode forward and came to Miss Miko: "Miss Higa, I am very interested in your previous proposal. I wonder if we can have a chat?"
"......."
Higa Kotoko knew that the big devil was coming.
He lost to Gu Yun, it was like a loser on the battlefield.
Now that the negotiations have begun, I still don’t know how to bully Tamaki Iijima.
But she couldn't refuse, Higa Kotoko still wanted to ask Gu Yun to come out, and work with her to rectify the ten sects and eliminate the spirit world, and prepare for the future ghost talk rampage.
'Even if there is only a glimmer of hope,' Miss Miko swore secretly: 'I can't give up! '
As long as Gu Yun can be invited out, it will not be a problem to unify the ten sects and talk about the imaginary world.
'Thinking about it carefully, maybe I can take a roundabout approach. '
Higa Kotoko thought quickly, trying to find a breakthrough from Tamaki Iijima to see if she could find an opportunity to get her to agree to her request.
'Huh? '
Suddenly, Higa Kotoko discovered Iijima Tamaki's spiritual power: 'The spiritual power is so weak, is it just enough to see ghosts? '
She didn't know much about the Iijima family. She only knew that Iijima Snail was a folk master of the older generation and had the reputation of being one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Wild Fox Zen.
But among the other members of the Iijima family, Kotoko Higa has really never heard of them.
'I see! '
The corners of Higa Kotoko's lips curled up slightly. She vaguely felt that she might have found a way to deal with Tamaki Iijima: 'If that's the case, then maybe it can really be done. '
When she thought of this, Higa Kotoko immediately assumed a weak loser posture and sat obediently opposite Iijima Tamaki.
"I've always wanted to visit you," Higa Kotoko said, "Today I got my wish and it's my honor to be hosted by you personally."
After saying this, Higa Kotoko bowed appropriately.
Iijima Tamaki couldn't lose his courtesy, so he also bowed to Yingying: "Where can I get to know such an outstanding young man as Miss Higa? It's not too late for me to be happy."
The others were a little further away, lining up behind Tamaki Iijima, and the three-tailed fox led the boy and girl to serve tea to everyone.
"Thanks."
Gu Yun took the glasses from Sister Fox, and after putting them on, his whole temperament immediately returned to his normal state, like a bookish and beautiful boy.
It was also at this time that the negotiations ahead began.
"Miss Higa..."
"Just call me Qinzi, Mrs. Huan."
"Um."
Iijima Tamaki was originally a senior and his status was above Kotoko, so he had no taboos: "The Spiritual Exorcist Association you mentioned earlier, if I remember correctly, should be the one that has applied dozens of times but has never been approved. Emerging sector, right?”
As soon as he came up, Iijima Tamaki belittled the Soul Exorcist Association in disguise.
Her meaning is very simple, she wants to lower the status of Higa Kotoko and other warlocks, and turn the original equal exchange into an unequal upper and lower class.
"There's nothing we can do about it."
Higa Kotoko didn't care at all about Iijima Tamaki's attack, and accepted the other party's humiliation lightly: "Although we are spiritual exterminators, we have no money and no social status. Apart from the meager skills passed down by our ancestors, in the In today’s society, we are not much different from ordinary people.”
"Hooh~~"
Iijima Tamaki opened his fan, covered his mouth and chuckled: "Then can I treat you as an entrepreneur who comes to me with goods to invest?"
"certainly!"
Higa Kotoko smiled and said: "Kotoko is both a junior and a junior in front of Mrs. Tamaki. It is a great honor for Kotoko to be able to listen to your teachings."
The girl kept her attitude so low, which made Tamaki Iijima a little embarrassed.
It has to be said that Kotoko Higa did a good job using this move to retreat.
"Humility is a virtue."
Iijima Tamaki closed the delicate lady's folding fan and patted it gently in the palm of his hand: "So let me tell you the truth, Qinzi, I don't know much about the spirit world, so can you introduce it to me? Is it related to?"
"For example, in addition to the purpose of the Spiritual Master Association, there are also the ten sects, and what are their attitudes."
"certainly!"
Higa Kotoko did not hide anything, and began to describe her plan to Iijima Tamaki bit by bit, as well as the status of the ten sects in the spirit world, as well as shrines, temples, Japanese high-level officials, and their cooperative relationships.
'I have applied dozens of times but have not been approved. Is this a warlock? '
'Won't they cast spells on high officials? '
Gu Yun, who was closing his eyes to rest, heard Hiratsuka Shizuka's voice in his heart. He thought for a moment and passed the voice to the girl's ears: "Because the nature is different."
"What nature?"
Shizuka Hiratsuka is determined to enter the spirit-removing circle.
She practices breathing techniques and is a demon exterminator who uses physical means to exorcise spirits. As for exorcists who have no ability to see ghosts, their status in the circle has always been low.
Fortunately, through the special props made by Gu Yun, Shizuka Hiratsuka was able to briefly capture the traces of the aliens.
So the problem in this area is actually not too big.
Gu Yun knew that he couldn't stop it, so he would give the girl a good science education to avoid making any jokes in the future: "Since Ashiya Michimi's curse and the decline of the Abe family, the profession of onmyoji has been in decline for thousands of years."
"By the Warring States Period five hundred years ago, witches, mages, and demon slayers had replaced onmyojis and officially became the mainstay of the supernatural circle."
What he said was the history of the spirit-killing circle, and it was also the most basic part: "Witches and wizards are the predecessors of warlocks, and demon-killers refer to professionals who use swords and other martial arts to kill demons."
The former depends heavily on talent, so they are rare in number.
Although there are many of the latter, the efficiency of removing spirits is very low, and they are often helpless when facing demons from other dimensions.
To put it simply, no matter how powerful your sword is, it will be of no use if it cannot cut down the ghost.
Some people may say that by attaching spiritual power to a sword, wouldn’t it be possible to kill monsters?
That's true, but there's actually a big problem here.
That is, how should an exorcist deal with someone who is possessed or possessed by evil spirits?
There are also spells cast by the enemy out of thin air and invisible curses. These methods are all difficult to guard against.
A disadvantage is always a disadvantage. No matter how powerful the demon slayer is, his spirit determines everything.
If your spiritual level is not high enough, you cannot see the demons and cannot touch the deeper world. You are destined to be at a disadvantage in the fight against the demons.
"As humans think, demons will also evolve," Gu Yun said: "With the ease of media and information transmission, the number of ghost stories is increasing day by day, and these guys are the most difficult to deal with with swords."
Over time, the profession of exorcist fell out of favor.
About 200 years ago, the Utsuyashiki family, the most powerful of the demon slayers, the Demon Slayer Swordsmen, retired.
"Since then, the backbone of the demon slayers who focus on breathing techniques, called the ghost slayer swordsman, has become a legend in the slayer circle."
Gu Yun said: "The breathing method you learned, Xiaojing, has been handed down from that era."
Eliminating demons and removing spirits are essentially two directions.
Exorcism refers to killing physical monsters, while exorcism generally refers to the elimination of intangible things such as ghosts and ghosts.
"Most monsters are tangible, but they are not enemies."
"The breathing method has been restrained by ghost stories," Gu Yun said, "it will decline sooner or later."
"More than a hundred years ago, the Abe family proposed a new theory of Onmyoji, believing that magicians should fully develop divination, prophecy, fortune-changing methods, and Feng Shui."
With the arrival of a new era, Japan has completely become a capital society, and money, power, and status have become more and more influential in this country.
The era of conquering monsters with force was gradually replaced by shrines and the confrontation between gods and ghosts.
"Gods and strange tales?"
"This is the position of our spiritual masters."
Gu Yun sorted out his words and explained: "Like us, Iijima-ryu, we are private spirit exterminators. We are like the protectors of the place, only looking after such a small area."
"The ten upper-level sects are mainly responsible for coordinating the entire supernatural circle, deciding the general direction, and preserving ancient documents and inheritance."
As mentioned before, the organization of the Spiritualist Association did not exist before, and the original work of the Ten Famous Sects was actually to actively eliminate dangers and protect the world.
In this regard, Japanese officials often choose to turn a blind eye.
Why?
Because in the past, officials were basically in control of the Abe family.
They are businessmen and capitalists.
When there is no profit to be made, who would allow such a group of magicians with mysterious powers to have the right to speak and compete with them?
The Abe family is very smart and actively gives up what makes them different from ordinary people.
What they study is how to get along with ordinary people, how to use money and success to control people's hearts bit by bit, so that those in power can't live without them.
It can be said that the fact that the Abe family is ridiculed by the entire supernatural circle actually feels like sour grapes in Gu Yun's view.
Although a snail is not poor as a spiritual slayer, it is not rich either.
Most of the money he earns comes from royalties, which have nothing to do with ghost removal and warlocks.
"Gu Yun, are you saying that the higher-ups have been suppressing the spiritual masters?"
Hiratsuka Shizu felt incredible: "Then they are not afraid of ghost stories and monsters?"
"I'm really not afraid."
Gu Yun said: "First of all, there are clear organizations and geographical divisions within the demons. For example, in Tokyo, there is the nura group of sly ghosts, and in Kyoto, there is the Senki Yakou led by Hagoromo Kitsune."
"Kaitan was not so prosperous before, and most wealthy people had close ties with shrines and temples."
Here we need to explain the position and status of gods in the entire supernatural world.
Gods are neutral.
They build shrines in the human world and gain faith, but the objects of protection are not ordinary people, but dignitaries.
The gods are not fools. They know very well who can build temples for them and who can determine policies for them.
The Abe family led Japan's top leaders to conduct transactions with the gods and established such a special relationship network.
Abe's Onmyoji made prophecies and alerted dignitaries.
The latter go to temples and shrines to pay homage.
The gods received the Abe family's application, so they sent blessings and protection to protect these people from misfortune.
"What about ordinary people?"
"What should I do? Let's eat it cold!"
Gu Yun said: "Japan has a population of 200 million. The gods' power is limited, so how can they control it?"
Therefore, as long as the decision-makers are not injured, no matter how many ordinary people die, it will not affect their worship and belief in Japan.
Of course, this is not decided by the gods.
It is purely a trading market established by the superiors under the guidance of the Abe family over hundreds of years.
I have to admit, the Abe family really has something special.
They have indeed understood these power games that have been controlling the wind and rain for thousands of years.
Decisively abandon the magic and instead pull the gods and Japanese high-level officials onto the chariot.
It is not without reason that the ten members of the Abe family were beaten to disgrace.
Let me add here that the Abe family has been a long-established family among the ten sects for nearly a thousand years, and they were originally a member of this circle.
"Isn't the Abe family a ten-member family?"
Hearing the question asked by Shizuka Hiratsuka, Gu Yun shrugged and said, "It's hard to say, anyway, the ten sects are not full."
So the relationship between the Abe family and the ten famous families is really ambiguous.
It's like that. After a few years, the Abe family will join the ten sects, and after a while, they will withdraw inexplicably.
Going in and out is just like going home, not to mention how chic it is.
Abe family: Whether it is a ten-member family depends on the situation.
When needed, they are the ten famous sects.
If it’s not needed, then it’s not.
When Gu Yun first learned about this behavior of repeatedly jumping between yes and no, he was stunned: 'Can it still be like this? ! '
"Ten years ago, the Abe family was not among the top ten, but now, it seems that it is again."
"Ten years ago?"
Hiratsuka Shizu immediately thought of a time: "Economic crisis?"
"Well, I also think the Abe family is not as rich as before."
Gu Yun didn't mind using the greatest malice to speculate on the thoughts of those in the Abe family. He said: "The Ten Names Clan, a family alliance organization, is generally considered to be a warlock family that cooperates with the government. It is an explicit school. It is different from a hidden school like us. Fix it."
But unlike the Abe family, they still practice magic and spiritual power, and rely on their own strength to exorcise evil spirits.
"So, is Miss Kotoko going to lead the ten sects and establish a real official organization?"
Hiratsuka Shizu suddenly admired Higa Kotoko.
Such a hero among women makes young girls yearn for him.
"Not only that, there is actually a very important key here."
Gu Yun said: "Higa is a member of the Taoist clan. In theory, all Japanese gods must listen to her."
"This, doesn't this mean..."
"That's right!"
Gu Yun: "The rule of the Abe family is completely over!"
Higa came out of the mountain, and the Douban clan took the sovereignty granted by Izanagi and commanded eight million gods.
This means that the shrine's relationship network, which only protected dignitaries, was shattered.
Because as long as Higa Kotoko says a word, the gods will even refuse to protect high-level officials and instead protect civilians.
Anyway, to the gods, this is just a transaction in itself.
The only difference is that the Abe family is asking them for help, but Higa, she is ordering them!
Gods: No, here comes a more ruthless one!
In this matter, I really don’t blame the Abe family for not doing their best, it’s really because the Taoist rebels are too cunning.
Just like now, almost all shrines and temples in Japan have switched sides to Higa Kotoko's side.
The ten sects united and launched an attack on the Japanese regime controlled by the Abe family.
It was only a matter of time before the latter was defeated.
And if nothing else goes wrong, Higa Kotoko should also recruit the Abe family and make them officially become members of the ten sects (rejecting repeated leaps) to reconcile their conflicts.
In the past four years, Higa Kotoko has worried about this a lot and has made a lot of concessions.
In short, the problem between the ten famous clans and the Abe family has basically been resolved.
At this point, the last question remaining is the Japanese government's attitude towards these spiritual exterminators with psychic abilities.
(End of chapter)
