Bai Jing listened to Jiang Wen's words, having never seen her benefactor so serious as he was today.
Whether it was the battle of Joyful Abode, or Yunze's great battle with the Teng Snake, or even the pursuit of Crimson Bite in Black Cloud Mountain, he always seemed to have plenty of capacity to spare, like a carefree wanderer of the world.
Never rejoicing in external gains, never grieving over personal losses.
Only in this world did he seem like a true human being.
"Whatever you want to do, my lord, just do it. My White Fox clan will always follow you," Bai Jing said softly, her furry tail coiling around Jiang Wen's neck. "Besides, you have the sisters in the temple, what can't be solved?"
"You're right, my heart is a little chaotic," Jiang Wen said with a sigh and a smile.
"What understanding do you have of the demon, Wang?"
"Wang? It's just a demon that Crimson Bite found. Besides being able to summon some small demons with corpses, it doesn't have any great abilities. It only did odd jobs in Joyful Abode, and I don't have much of an impression of it usually," Bai Jing replied after a moment of thought. "You should know that besides Crimson Bite, only I and the other three great demons have any status in Joyful Abode. The rest are all insignificant, even if they have abilities, Crimson Bite doesn't think much of them."
"As for Wang, I don't know much either."
"If that's the case, how did this Wang get the Dispersing Spirit Water?" Jiang Wen was greatly puzzled.
The Dispersing Spirit Water was considered the core item of Joyful Abode, and it was with this item that Joyful Abode was able to establish itself in the Immortal Assembly. Crimson Bite would never casually pass this item on to a demon who did odd jobs in Joyful Abode.
"Why are you thinking so much, my lord? Why not just capture this demon and ask it," Bai Jing said, licking her paw.
Listening to Bai Jing's words, Jiang Wen looked at Takebe Uenosuke beside him and said, "Take us to the location of that shrine."
"Yes," Takebe Uenosuke said respectfully.
Under the cover of night, Jiang Wen led Takebe Uenosuke towards the shrine.
The shrine was located in a deserted suburb, rarely visited by people.
Since the start of the aging society, various mountain villages and cities in the overseas country have gradually been abandoned. Most young people crowd into the major metropolitan areas, and few people stay in the villages.
This place was the same, with decaying buildings and desolate houses all around. One could faintly see the prosperous scene of the past. One could imagine how lively it must have been when this place was full of people.
The shrine was the same, without people, the shrine naturally became desolate, because gods without worshipers would always be forgotten. Moreover, the gods of this overseas country did not exist in the first place.
If ordinary people came here, they would probably be frightened by the scene before them. This scene, like something out of a horror movie, perfectly recreated a terrifying scene.
Seeing that the shrine could collapse at any moment, Jiang Wen shook his sleeves and took out a talisman.
This was a talisman to bless the home, sticking it on the wall would make the house strong and prevent weeds from growing.
Taoist talismans were so diverse, especially those of the Maoshan School. There were corresponding talismans for everything, from ensuring safe childbirth to calming the mind and bringing good fortune.
The complete collection of talismans that Jiang Wen had deduced was also like this, all kinds of talismans could be found.
But enough about that, after Jiang Wen stuck the home-settling talisman on, the shrine's building stabilized. The base became solid, and the pillars of the house began to shed their moss.
By the time they walked into the interior of the shrine, the entire shrine had been completely renewed.
Takebe Uenosuke led him to Wang's location, which was a statue of the Great God of Takamagahara.
"It's here," Takebe Uenosuke said respectfully.
Jiang Wen carefully looked at the statue, and could feel a faint demonic power emanating from it. However, this demonic power was too weak, and even with his Heavenly Eye, it was difficult to track.
"This Wang is quite cunning," Bai Jing said.
"If it wasn't cunning, it probably wouldn't have come here from nothingness," Jiang Wen said, stretching out his palm. Five Spirit Gathering Talismans flew out, circling him a few times before burrowing into the surrounding earth.
"I've set up a formation here to protect this place first. Once we bring the Demon Bone, we might be able to find Wang's location."
"That's good, after all, that Demon Bone guy has some ability to find people. Crimson Bite was able to find so many demons back then because of it."
"What is the origin of Demon Bone?" Jiang Wen asked again.
"I don't know the origin of this little guy, Crimson Bite always brings it along. However, I've occasionally heard Crimson Bite mention Demon Bone, saying that it's the remains of some ancient great demon."
The remains of an ancient great demon? Jiang Wen searched his memory, but couldn't find any corresponding demon. However, the identity of Demon Bone was not important to him, as long as it didn't do evil, he wouldn't do anything.
Leaving Takebe Uenosuke to guard the shrine, Jiang Wen returned to Kyoto to find Li Mu.
At this moment, Li Mu was sitting in a bar, looking at the woman in front of him with a confused expression.
"Why is little brother looking at me like that?" The woman's eyes were alluring as she threw a flying kiss at Li Mu. She took a sip of her wine, lazily leaning on the table.
Between the loose collar of her clothes, the soft, white skin revealed a cleavage, which looked extremely alluring under the lights of the bar.
Li Mu swallowed and took a sip of beer to cover up his embarrassment. He didn't understand how he had been tricked into coming to the bar by a phone call, and was being teased by the woman he had met before.
Although the other party was very beautiful, Li Mu felt that it was better to be careful. After all, being abroad, if something happened, there would be no one to call for help.
"What are you afraid of, kid?" In a corner unseen by anyone, Demon Bone held a wine bottle and drank. It licked its tongue, revealing a satisfied expression. "This grandpa can feel the desire in your heart, why suppress it? Aren't you humans lustful? Hurry up and be lustful for this grandpa to see."
"Get lost!" Li Mu cursed in his heart.
He imagined the scene of Demon Bone running out and shouting loudly when he was rolling around in bed with someone, and even the most intense desire would be instantly extinguished.
"You kid, you really don't know what's good for you," Demon Bone said unhappily. "This grandpa hasn't seen anything? Back then in Joyful Abode..."
Demon Bone began to reminisce about the past, and Li Mu simply blocked out its words.
He looked at the slightly drunk woman in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Sister Zheng, did you call me out for something?"
"Something? What could there be?" The woman chuckled. "It's just that this sister missed you and called you out to have some fun."
As she spoke, the woman drank another glass of wine. Seeing that she had drunk a little too much, Li Mu reached out to stop her.
"What are you doing? Don't stop me."
"Don't get too drunk," Li Mu said helplessly.
"Wouldn't it be good for you if I got drunk?" The woman said with a flirtatious look, and pulled at her collar with her hand. "Don't you men like this the most?"
"I... too much alcohol is bad for your health," Li Mu sighed.
"Bad for my health? What's bad for my health? This sister, my company is about to disappear," the woman said, and began to cry. Li Mu felt a little softhearted and could only try to comfort her.
When the people in the bar dispersed, Li Mu could only helplessly help the woman, who had passed out on the table.
"The show is about to begin, this grandpa can see the mating scene again," Demon Bone laughed.
"Grandpa Demon Bone, stop gloating. Think of a way," Li Mu felt tired.
He looked at Kyoto in the middle of the night, the woman in his arms exuding the smell of alcohol. For a moment, Li Mu didn't even know where to go.
