Chapter 129 Undercurrent
In the afternoon, Yuzuru Nagayama fell into silence as he looked at the boy in front of him who seemed familiar.

【Taichi Aso】

[Miracle of Courage (Level A): Courage will accompany him throughout his life, and he can often accomplish miracles that ordinary people think are impossible.]

"Little ghost, why are you here too?"

Taichi Aso didn't show any sign of being shy. Instead, he excitedly approached Yuzuru Nagayama and spoke.

"Uncle, I've been wanting to see you again for a long time, ever since that time I encountered the rift."

Yuzuru Nagayama didn't wait for the child to finish speaking, he held the other's forehead and said coldly.

"If you call me brother or uncle again, you will be killed by Master Bashi. I guarantee that no one can save you."

"yes, Sir."

Aso Taichi agreed very quietly, but his sparkling eyes showed that he was still very excited.

Seeing the other party's little fanboy attitude, Yuzuru Nagayama was not polite either.

"As a reward for last time, I'd like you to give me a shoulder massage. Is that okay?"

"yes, Sir."

Under the strange eyes of Takano Haruna, Nagayama Yuzuru enjoyed the boy's massage while asking about the condition of the courageous little ghost in front of him. If he succeeded in saving the little ghost this time, then the little guy would owe him two lives.

"Tell me, how did you get here and how did you meet Hachishaku-sama?"

Taichi Aso danced and expressed his experience.

"Brother, this is what happened. My grandfather's home is in Chuanzhong Town. Two days ago, when I was playing in the mountains, I encountered a puppy attacked by a fox. I certainly couldn't stand bullying the weak. So I picked up a stick and rushed over to rescue the puppy."

Yuzuru Nagayama interrupted directly. He didn't want to listen to the kid's holiday.

"Don't talk about trivial things, just talk about the main points."

Aso Tai nodded and continued speaking.

"Before I could leave with the puppy, three more foxes jumped out of the bushes and attacked me. As a child, I was no match for them. Just when I thought my life was over, Hachishaku-sama appeared. She chased the foxes away and held my arm."

Taichi Aso pulled up his sleeves to reveal his arms, a dark circle emitting a familiar ominous aura. It was definitely Hachishaku-sama.

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Takano Haruna suppressed the urge to complain. What kind of child would not be afraid of foxes at the age of 9? Nagayama Yuzuru accepted it calmly. He was so brave that he dared to stop the slit-mouthed woman. What was there for the kid to be afraid of? So he touched the other person's head and said seriously.

"Then I need you to be the bait to lure out Hachishaku-sama this time. Please be advised that you may die."

Aso Taiichi hesitated for a moment.

"Can't you protect me, brother?"

Yuzuru Nagayama spread his hands.

"Obviously I am not sure I can protect you. Make your choice: fight to the death or wait for Master Hachishaku to take you away."

Taichi Aso was silent for a few seconds, then gave a decisive answer.

"I'm not afraid."

"What a little man."

Yuzuru Nagayama held the other person's hand. It was really hard to hate this kid.

Takano Haruna was speechless. The two men in front of her, one big and one small, were indeed different. The big man knew how terrible the mountain god was, and he wanted to take revenge on him. The little boy had also seen the mountain god, but now he was still talking about being a bait without changing his expression.

Yuzuru Nagayama suddenly turned his head and asked.

"Do you want to participate? Don't worry, your reward will definitely not be reduced."

Perhaps infected by their courage and confidence, Takano Haruna agreed to assist them. As a member of the raccoon cat clan living here, she also wanted to end the mountain god's painful wandering.

In response to this, Yuzuru Nagayama just handed the boy over to Haruna Kono's care, and he was also preparing to return to Tokyo.

As for the woman's remuneration, Yuzuru Nagayama has already thought about how to arrange it, and he will not be stingy as long as things go well.

Not long after, Yuzuru Nagayama returned to the branch and used the Ryukun Shinto. He saw a beam of transparent energy rising into the sky and dispersing the clouds along the way. When he entered it, he disappeared on the spot in an instant, traveling through the sky at about 300 meters per second.

Yuzuru Nagayama did not feel any pressure during the flight. It was obvious that the air pressure problem was solved by Ryukun Shinto. Flying in the stratosphere at an altitude of 3 meters, the scenery on the ground has a different flavor, like a magnificent geological painting, showing the infinite charm of nature.

April 13th of the lunar calendar is a good day for marriage. In the evening, the setting sun casts a layer of rosy clouds on the mountain road. Suddenly, rain falls from the clear sky, and bursts of fog and rain wet the green plants in the mountains and forests.

Under a centuries-old tree, a pretty girl was taking shelter from the rain. She complained while adjusting her wet clothes that revealed the color of her underwear.

"Oh my god, why is it raining? Fortunately there is no thunder."

The girl's name is Konishi Hayami. She is a sophomore at Kawanaka Town Middle School. Today, Friday, she was planning to go back to her hometown in Kawanaka Village after school.

"Kakakakakakakaka"

Suddenly, there was a strange sound from the leaves behind her. Xiaoxi Hayami was startled and thought there was a beast. When she turned around, she saw a male head flying and opening its mouth to bite the girl's throat. This sudden scene frightened her stiff. When she saw the head clearly, she was immediately angry and said, "Uncle Zejian, you scared me again."

The ghost head named Zejian laughed.

"Xiao Zaojian, you are too timid. It's such a waste of your pair of yin and yang eyes."

"Can you blame me? Anyone would be frightened if you suddenly flew out."

The head stuck out its tongue in a funny way.

"I'm here to train you. As a person with talent, you will only see more in the future."

"I don't want to be a witch like Granny."

A few minutes passed quickly. Xiao Xi looked up at the sky and became even more confused. There were clearly no clouds, so why did the rain not stop after several minutes?

I don't know since when it not only rained in the woods, but also a thin mist gradually rose, making the mountains and forests shrouded in mist like a beautiful painting.

The ghost head who was still playing suddenly changed his expression and shouted hurriedly.

"Hayato, run, those guys are coming."

"Who's coming?"

Before Xiaoxi Hayami could react, the head had already disappeared. As the familiar sound of musical instruments sounded, when Xiaoxi Hayami looked up, he saw white fog spreading at the end of the road, and a strange team walked out of the fog.

The team had about a dozen people, all wearing traditional formal attire. They looked left and right every two steps, and every time they looked in the same direction. The team kept repeating, and the pace was very strange, which surprised Xiaoxi Zaojian even more. All the people in the team had human bodies and fox faces.

Such a strange scene and a bad premonition made her think of the story her mother-in-law told her: whether it is sunny or rainy, a fox girl will get married, and mortals should stay away and not provoke the fox fairy's anger.

Seeing this, Xiaoxi quickly hid in a tree and dared not look outside. The legend of fox weddings has already explained the taboos. If someone is unlucky enough to see a fox wedding, they must hide as soon as possible and not even look at it. Otherwise, if they are discovered by the angry fox, the peeping person will be killed to pay the price.

Legend has it that there was a child who didn't believe in evil and went to watch a fox wedding. Later, he was discovered by the fox spirit and could only die to atone for his sin.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer to the rhythm of the music, and soon they became farther and farther away. When the music completely disappeared, Xiaoxi Hayami thought that the wedding procession had left, so she stood up carefully and planned to go home quickly, and even wanted to talk to her relatives and friends about the strange things that happened today.

Unfortunately, things went against her wishes. When she stood up, her body suddenly froze, because the wedding party that was supposed to leave did not leave. Instead, more than ten foxes with human bodies and fox faces stared at her.

At this time, she also discovered something strange about the fox team. There was no bride in the wedding team, and the groom was actually a stone statue held by someone.

The leading fox demon suddenly grinned and said something that frightened the girl to death.

"Please ask the bride to return to the team."

A scream startled the birds in the forest. When the ghost Zejian returned to the scene with an old woman, the girl was no longer there, only a shoe mixed in the mud and sand.

The old woman in a shrine maiden's costume picked up her shoes and trembled.

"Why did the fox bride choose my granddaughter this year? This is different from the decree passed down by Yoshino Shrine. No, I have to go to the shrine to ask for clarification."

In one evening, there were more than one similar wedding procession. Fox weddings appeared in multiple places at the same time. No less than ten women disappeared in the white mist, and even men disappeared. For a while, the search team searched all over the mountains and plains, but the Shinto forces in various places tacitly ignored this matter.

As night fell, waves of hoarse cries of family members spread throughout the mountains. No matter how hard the local residents tried to search, they still couldn't find a single missing person.

In the evening, the moon on the 13th was rounder than yesterday.

In a room sealed with wood in the mountains, Taichi Aso was lying on the bed, doing nothing in a daze, with the jade pendant temporarily lent to him by an uncle in his hand. According to the uncle, his life or death tonight depended on his performance.

Thinking of his first impression of Hachishaku-sama, Taichi Aso murmured to himself.

"It turns out that I am quite courageous myself."

At this time, a strange sound gradually approached.

"Bobo Bobo Bobo"

Taiichi Aso sat up immediately, he knew the other party was coming.

First there was a knock on the window and door, and then a familiar voice came from the other side of the door. It was my grandfather's voice.

"This is bad, we have to leave quickly."

Aso Taichi swallowed nervously. He knew that the person outside the door was Hachishaku-sama, not his grandfather at all. But according to the agreement, he still had to take the initiative to open the door. It was a mess for a child to face fear.

As the door was opened, the eight-foot-tall lady whose head was blocked suddenly appeared in front of the young man, and the huge woman slowly lowered her head.

"Taiyi, leave with me now."

Taichi Aso did not retreat when facing the dark pupils. Instead, he took a step forward and shouted loudly to cheer himself up. He remembered what the uncle said before he left, that the hymn of mankind is the hymn of courage.

"I'm not afraid of you, Hachishaku-sama."

At the same time, the jade pendant on Taichi Aso's body emitted light, and a barrier was formed out of thin air to surround his body. The wooden boards on the ground began to gradually seep water, and even the air seemed to become sticky and humid.

Hachisha-sama tilted his head in confusion at the sudden change, but he did not stop his hands and grabbed the boy directly.

　Starting tomorrow, 10,000 more

　　
　
(End of this chapter)