Sudden Development, Change of Target!

If he hadn't read about the unknown creature aging in the original story, Wu Yan wouldn't have believed it even if he was beaten to death. That she was Isumi's Grandmother, she looked like a little loli no matter how you looked at it.

Whether it was physiologically or psychologically...

Looking at the bouncing 'little loli' in front of him, Wu Yan felt all kinds of pressure.

"If there's anything I can help with, I'll definitely do my best..." When he said this, Wu Yan felt a sense of relief in his heart.

That's right, such an important item, and the last item of his mission in this world, if it was really that easy to complete, Wu Yan really felt it was a bit unrealistic.

"Let me explain," Isumi's mom pulled the 'little loli' and smiled gently.

"I will listen carefully, and I hope you will speak seriously!" Wu Yan emphasized the word 'seriously', he didn't want Isumi's mom to start talking about her love history again.

He didn't know if Isumi's mom understood the meaning of Wu Yan's words. He saw her take out a talisman from her bosom.

It wasn't particularly different from other talismans. If he had to say something, it was a bit old and looked like it had been around for a while.

"This is?" Wu Yan looked at Isumi's mom in confusion. He was very confused about the talisman Isumi's mom took out, because he felt a trace of a different aura from it.

Wu Yan had seen the talismans used by Isumi. Although the power was good, in the end, it was just Isumi's power that was working. The talisman was just like a switch, showing the effect, and it didn't have any power itself.

If Isumi didn't attach her power to the talisman, then the talisman was just an ordinary piece of paper.

But now, the talisman that Isumi's mom took out unexpectedly had a trace of aura, which proved whose power was attached to it. Judging from the age of the talisman, Wu Yan guessed that the power on it should not be Isumi's or Isumi's mom's.

"This talisman is a pass to a certain barrier!" Isumi's mother's face gradually became serious.

"A pass to a barrier?" He glanced at Hinagiku beside him and saw that she didn't mean to speak, so Wu Yan looked at Isumi's mother.

"Our Luzhinomiya Family is an Exorcist family. Since the family's development, the number of evil spirits and ghosts that have been exorcised is countless..." Speaking of this, a trace of pride appeared on Isumi's mom's face. It seemed that she was quite proud of her family, but she returned to her original state in an instant.

"However, even if our family is so powerful, there are still demons and ghosts that cannot be exorcised. Their power is much stronger than ordinary demons and ghosts. Generally speaking, this part of demons and ghosts can only be restricted by means of sealing to prevent them from harming humans."

"Sealing...?" Wu Yan had already guessed a little what Isumi's mother wanted him to do.

Nodding, Isumi's mom continued, "Although there are not many of these powerful demons and ghosts, they have accumulated over generations, so in order to prevent too many sealing locations from leading to accidents, a certain head of the Luzhinomiya Family, combined the power of the entire family, and built a huge sealing barrier!"

"In other words, those demons and ghosts that cannot be removed are sealed in this barrier, right?"...

"Yes, as long as the power is too strong to be completely eliminated, our Luzhinomiya Family will imprison these ghosts there."

Wu Yan frowned. Although he didn't want to comment on anything, doing so had advantages and disadvantages...

Seeing Wu Yan frowning, Isumi's mom also sighed. "I think Wu Yan-kun has already thought of it. Yes, although doing so saves a lot of trouble, it creates even bigger trouble..."

"Creates even bigger trouble?" Hinagiku looked at Isumi's mother with some doubts.

Wu Yan spread his hands helplessly and explained, "If I'm not mistaken, although doing so avoids the trouble of not being able to take care of everything, concentrating these demons and ghosts that are more powerful than ordinary demons and ghosts, sooner or later, the number of these demons and ghosts will rise to an uncontrollable level. At that time, the trouble will be great."

"What!" Hinagiku looked at Isumi in surprise, but Isumi just shook her head.

Isumi's mom smiled bitterly, "Yes, as time passed, the number of demons and ghosts in the barrier became more and more numerous and more and more powerful. Finally, one day, an accident happened!"

"The head of that generation was returning from exorcising spirits, intending to seal the subdued demon into the barrier, but this head of the family never came out after entering the barrier. At that time, the Luzhinomiya Family almost caused a riot because of this. After organizing several people to enter it to find out the news, none of these people returned. So, the new head of the family strengthened the barrier and completely sealed it, and did not allow family members to seal demons into it again..."

Wu Yan heard this and looked at Isumi's mother, and said, "If that's the case, then what's the problem? It wouldn't be that the barrier has been broken, right?"

"No way..." Hinagiku looked at Isumi's mother with a dry smile.

Isumi's mom quickly waved her hand. "No, the barrier has been forbidden to seal demons. With the current barrier, as long as there are no accidents, the barrier will never be broken."

Seeing Hinagiku relieved, Wu Yan shook his head amusingly, and then said to Isumi's mom, "Since the barrier is fine, then Luzhinomiya-fujin, the thing you want me to do is still related to this barrier?"

"Yes!" Raising the hand holding the talisman, Isumi's mom said, "This is the only pass that can enter the barrier. As long as you hold this talisman, you can enter the barrier."

"Wait!" Hinagiku said in shock, "Could it be that you want Yan to enter this barrier?"

Isumi's mom looked at Hinagiku and lowered her head in silence.

"No! I absolutely disagree!" Hinagiku shouted loudly, "Aren't you asking Yan to die? There are a lot of powerful monsters there!"

Wu Yan quickly pulled Hinagiku over and smiled bitterly, "Hinagiku, don't get excited, let's see what Luzhinomiya-fujin has to say."

"Yan, you can't go!" Seeing that Wu Yan didn't refuse immediately, Hinagiku couldn't help but start to worry.

Patting Hinagiku on the back, signaling her to calm down first, and then Wu Yan looked at Isumi's mom. "Can you tell me the details?"

Sighing, Isumi's mom said, "Actually, we want to ask Wu Yan-kun to help us retrieve something."

"Retrieve something?" Wu Yan looked at Isumi's mom.

"That is our Luzhinomiya Family's treasure, the Celestial Jade!"

As Isumi's mother's voice fell, a servant appeared in the living room with an ancient book, handed it to Isumi's mom, and then retreated.

Isumi's mom opened the book, spread it out in front of Wu Yan, pointed to a jade pendant, and said to Wu Yan, "It's this jade pendant!"

What appeared in Wu Yan and Hinagiku's eyes was just an ordinary jade pendant. Looking at the jade pendant in the book, Wu Yan asked in confusion, "This is the Luzhinomiya Family's treasure? It looks like just an ordinary jade pendant. Why is it in that barrier full of demons and ghosts?"...

Hearing this, Isumi's mom lowered her head with a bitter smile. "The Celestial Jade is our family's treasure. Only the head of the current generation is qualified to own it and wear it. However, as I said just now, one of the heads of our Luzhinomiya Family never returned after entering the barrier. It is estimated that he has been killed, but he also brought the Celestial Jade into the barrier at the same time..."

Wu Yan nodded suddenly, glanced at the jade pendant, and was silent for a while, and said, "Is it something important?"

Isumi's mom's expression was firm, her body sat up straight, her eyes looked at Wu Yan without blinking, and she said to Wu Yan without hesitation, "Yes! It's very important! Very important!"

Hearing Isumi's mother's words, Hinagiku couldn't help but say, "Isn't it just a jade pendant? Even if it's very important, you can't let people go in to die..."

Isumi's mom said expressionlessly, "If going in to die can retrieve the Celestial Jade, then I hope that person is me!"

"Mom!" Isumi looked at her mother in shock, seemingly frightened.

Wu Yan and Hinagiku were also taken aback by Isumi's mother's words. Everyone present could hear the firmness in her tone.

"Is the Celestial Jade that important to you? Even more than your own life?" Wu Yan frowned as he looked at Isumi's mother. Although it was a treasure of the Luzhinomiya Family, with Isumi's mother's personality, she shouldn't be so attached to these material possessions. There must be some hidden reason.

"I hope to hear your reason, the real reason!" Wu Yan waved his hand and said seriously.

Isumi's mother hesitated, her eyes flickering as she looked at Isumi. For a moment, everyone fell silent.

"Actually, although the Celestial Jade is a treasure of our family, its role is just a symbol. If you have to say it has any function, then it's just that it can stabilize the user's spiritual power. But, it is this function that we desperately need right now!" Isumi's mother closed her eyes, sighed, and then said softly.

"Stabilize spiritual power..." Wu Yan was surprised, and then looked at Isumi.

"Wu Yan-kun is truly insightful..." Isumi's mother lovingly stroked Isumi's head, her eyes filled with a mother's doting affection for her children.

"Isumi was born with spiritual power that is difficult for ordinary people to match. Because of this powerful spiritual power, Isumi was able to become a powerful Exorcist at a young age, even surpassing everyone in the family, including me and Isumi's Grandmother. But, because of this, Isumi's spiritual power is unstable. If we don't find a way to solve it, Isumi will lose control of her spiritual power and become an ordinary person..."

"Mom..." Mist began to appear in Isumi's eyes. Wu Yan and Hinagiku also fell silent.

Everything was for her daughter. For her daughter, Isumi's mother would give away such a dangerous mysterious crystal. For her daughter, Isumi's mother would rather die herself, just for her daughter...

Faced with such great maternal love, Wu Yan and Hinagiku couldn't find a reason to refuse, so they could only remain silent.

"Of course, I won't force Wu Yan-kun..." Isumi's mother said with a smile, her eyes fixed on her daughter.

Wu Yan smiled wryly. Leaving aside the fact that this matter concerned his mission, Wu Yan couldn't bring himself to refuse because of Isumi's mother's selflessness.

Moreover, although it sounded dangerous, powerful demons and ghosts also meant a lot of experience. With his strength, in this world that wasn't too mysterious, he should be able to cope. If the worst came to the worst, there were plenty of heaven-defying things in the system. With the points he had accumulated over a long period of time, it shouldn't be difficult to save his life...

In other words, it seemed that he was destined to go on this trip!

"I understand, Madam Luzhinomiya. Leave the Celestial Jade to me!" Standing up, Wu Yan rubbed his shoulders and said with a smile.

"Yan..." Hinagiku opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, she lowered her head.

Isumi's mother looked up in surprise, handed the charm in her hand to Wu Yan, bowed deeply, and said solemnly.

"I'm counting on you!"