Onmyoji

The next morning.

Today, Zhao Youde arrived at the hotel early as usual to wait.

Although he initially refused the job, after a week, Zhao Youde discovered that it wasn't bad at all; in fact, it was quite good!

Although Zhao Youde lives in Beijing, he is usually busy with work and life and may not go out for a trip even once a year.

And now, he can openly enjoy paid travel and meals at public expense? That's fantastic!

And most importantly, he wasn't struck by lightning again!

This left Zhao Youde, who had already written his will, handed over all his secret stash of money to his wife, and even knelt on a washboard all night for it, with mixed feelings. He didn't know whether he should be happy or feel sorry for the secret stash of money he had painstakingly saved for several years.

In short, he was starting to like this easy job.

What? You mean you want to protect those two brats?

Just kidding! Putting aside the good public security these days, even if you were really unlucky and ran into those idiots who like to carry out terrorist attacks, it's hard to say who would protect whom!

At 8 a. m. sharp, Bell appeared at the hotel entrance. But what puzzled Zhao Youde was that Bell was alone today. Where was Shanna, who was always inseparable from Bell?

"Brother Youde, sorry to keep you waiting. We won't be going sightseeing today, please come on up first."

At Bell's invitation, Zhao Youde followed Bell into the hotel, full of questions. To his surprise, he found that Bell's entire family was in the room that day.

After bringing Zhao Youde a cup of tea, Bell sat down opposite Zhao Youde.

"Well, Brother Youde, we've finished all our business in China. So, my family and I are planning to leave China tomorrow."

"Leaving so soon? Why not stay a little longer?"

The sudden news left Zhao Youde feeling very reluctant. If the other party left, wouldn't he lose his current easy and comfortable job, where he could use public funds for eating, drinking, and having fun?

"No, we have other plans later."

Bell smiled and waved his hand. It seems this "Brother Youde" is indeed a man of character, actually reluctant to see his family leave.

"Brother Youde, my brother and I have been very grateful for your help during this time. This is just a small gift, nothing more."

Bell took out a brand-new Personal Terminal and gave it to Zhao Youde as a parting gift.

"Oh! That's just my job, no need to thank me, you're too kind."

Despite verbally declining, Zhao Youde readily accepted the Personal Terminal. He examined it for a while, turning it over and over, before looking up at Bell.

"By the way, what is this?"

Bell smiled, completely unconcerned about the inconsistency between the other party's words and actions.

"This is Personal Terminal; you can think of it as an upgraded version of a telephone. It's not sold in China yet. However, I believe it will be available here soon."

Due to time constraints, I only had time to translate the commonly used functions into Chinese. I hope Brother Youde will forgive me.

Also, my contact information is already saved inside, so please feel free to contact me anytime if you need anything.

As he spoke, Bell guided Zhao Youde through the process of using the Personal Terminal.

Zhao Youde happily fiddled with the little gadget in his hand. You have to admit, these foreign gadgets that foreigners make are quite interesting.

Unfortunately, the only downside was that many of the videos were in a foreign language, and he couldn't understand a single word.

"Brother Youde, there's something else I'd like to ask you."

"Forget about asking for advice, just ask me anything, and I'll answer to the best of my knowledge!"

For the sake of this little gadget in his hand, as long as Bell doesn't ask him for money, Zhao Youde would be willing to go all out, even if Bell asked for his measurements.

"Here's the thing, our family is planning to travel to Japan. However, we don't know much about the situation in Japan. China is so close to Japan, I wonder if Brother Youde knows anything about the situation Japan?"

"What!? You're going to Japan!?"

Upon hearing Bell's question, Zhao Youde forgot all about admiring his Personal Terminal. He stared wide-eyed at Bell, as if he had heard something absurd.

"Yes, is there a problem?"

"Why such a big reaction to just a trip to Japan?" Bell asked, puzzled.

"My dear brother, take Gege advice: if you can avoid going, it's best not to go to Japan."

Zhao Youde said earnestly.

"Oh? Why? Has xenophobia in Japan gotten that bad?"

Bell knew that xenophobia was relatively strong in Japan. Especially among the Onmyoji (the Japan term for shamans), they almost never communicated with the outside world. However, Bell didn't know the specific reasons.

"While Onmyoji are indeed xenophobic, it's not to the point that foreigners would be in danger if they went to Japan."

Zhao Youde first clarified things for the Onmyoji.

"What's truly dangerous about Japan is its vast number of evil spirits!"

At this point, Zhao Youde swallowed hard, his face filled with fear, as if he had recalled some unpleasant memories.

"I learned this by chance from the information that the alliance had saved before."

In Japan, the number of evil spirits and monsters has been unusually high since ancient times. It is said that in ancient times, people had to rely on the protection of Onmyoji shamans of Yin and Yang) to form villages and survive safely.

In modern times, with the development of science and technology among ordinary people, monsters were gradually hunted to extinction. However, correspondingly, the number of evil spirits, born from people's evil intentions and which cannot be dealt with using technological weapons, has increased dramatically.

Normally, since evil spirits are generally not very powerful, it wouldn't be too difficult for Onmyoji to deal with them.

However, with the outbreak of World War II, the Onmyoji) invaded our China along with the Japan army. At that time, in order to drive out the Japan Onmyoji, Lord Wu Shijie led 10 Champion to infiltrate Japan.

I don't know the specifics of what happened at the time, but I heard that Lord Wu Shijie apparently unleashed a massive massacre in Japan, ultimately forcing the vast majority of Onmyoji to return to Japan.

It was on that occasion that Lord Wu Shijie was seriously injured and lost an arm.

Bell listened intently, nodding occasionally.

Although Zhao Youde's speaking skills were not good and his explanation was not detailed enough, Bell was still able to feel a sense of grandeur from it.

At the same time, he became increasingly curious about that Lord Wu Shijie.

"So, in other words, due to the heavy losses suffered in the war, the Onmyoji are no longer able to deal with the evil spirits within the country?"

Bell asked curiously.

"Don't interrupt! He's about to get to the point!"

Zhao Youde glared at Bell, and only after Bell obediently shut up did he clear his throat and continue his explanation.

"Shanna, forget it, forget it, don't take out your Wand!"

While using Legilimency soothe his younger sister, Bell gripped the little girl's right hand tightly.

I never expected that this "Brother Youde" could be so reckless.

Little Shanna, who couldn't stand seeing her Gege being wronged, almost unleashed Curses to blow him up.