Xiuhe raised his eyes in shock, wondering why his grandfather would suspect him.
"Grandpa, do you really think that this matter was done by the Onmyoji of our Tsuchimikado family?" But as soon as he said these words, Tsuchimikado Hidekazu felt the pressure of his grandfather's authority. He immediately lowered his head and changed his mind. He said, "Even if it is, it must be someone else's fault. The Xiuzhen clan has been resenting this matter..."
"How dare they carry it out without anyone's acquiescence behind the scenes?" The old patriarch's eyes were threatening, as if he hated iron for not being able to become steel.
Did he think he could hide it from him
How dare the Xiuzhen family be so bold as a side branch? In the past, when he accepted Xiuzhen as his disciple, his family members were still arrogant. Now that he has become a cripple, his family's status in the clan is no longer guaranteed. No matter how resentful they are, how dare they ignore the order of the family leader? Could it be that they wanted to violate family rules and be completely expelled from Kyoto and become a more remote side branch
There must be someone supporting them behind this matter! The one who can make them so confident must be the direct descendants of this family. Who else can be other than his grandson
The old head of the family hated that iron could not become steel. He originally intended to train his grandson as the next head of the family, but he was really disappointed.
From the outside, the Tsuchimikado family looks very beautiful. But in fact, he is the only one who knows that the Tsuchimikado family is facing a big problem, and that is the problem of successor. He only had his eldest daughter and second son, and he should have passed the position of heir to the second son, but the second son... Zenkichi's philosophy was too far away from the Tsuchimikado family's long-standing philosophy. Since Tsuchimikado Shinto became a religious corporation and survived as a family school, successive family heads have focused on spreading the word. However, Zenkichi valued the Tsuchimikado family's status in the minds of political figures and advocated development with the support and patronage of political figures. Strengthen the Tsuchimikado Shinto. In recent years, he has become very close to some political figures, and he has become a strategist rather than a mind-cultivator.
The only son's concept of family preaching was too far from his own, and he had to consider his eldest daughter. The eldest daughter has the same ideals as him, but she is a woman and does not conform to the family tradition. Even if she recruits a new wife, her grandson's bloodline will eventually be questioned by the clan elders' council. But there is no other way. You can't leave the family to a son who is too radical.
But even this grandson made him less than satisfied. Although this child is not a strategist like his uncle, what he lacks is strategy. He is simply an out-and-out Onmyoji fanatic! Fanaticism burned his mind, and he was the one who reacted most violently to Xiuzhen. No matter how many times he told him, it was Xiu Zhen who suffered the consequences. He always felt that the dignity of the Onmyoji had been provoked and wanted revenge. He applied severe pressure and he finally calmed down. But is he really at peace, or is he still restless inside? Can he still see it when he has lived to this age
As the head of the family, he is busy with many things and cannot take care of everything. But now that it happened, could he still tell who was behind it
"Hidewa, how many times have I told you? The descendants of the Tsuchimikado family are never afraid to admit failure, let alone take responsibility for what they have done. People who cannot face themselves honestly will never improve their mood. , I will never be able to become a preacher!" The old family head looked disappointed. Who is the suitable successor to the family
"Grandpa..." Xiuhe raised his eyes, shocked by the severity of these words, but at the same time happy. He was shocked that his grandfather's words were serious, as if he was denying his qualifications to become a preacher, but he was happy that his grandfather was willing to teach him according to the requirements of a preacher, which showed that his grandfather did consider training him as his successor!
"I'm sorry, grandfather. I acquiesced in this matter, and I shouldn't be afraid to admit it!" Xiuhe lowered his head suddenly, admitting his mistake, with a serious expression.
But how could the joy in his eyes just now escape the eyes of the old family master? The old man suddenly shook his head in disappointment, "Since it's you, you know the family rules, go and get it yourself."
"Yes!" Xiuhe lowered his head, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he raised his head and asked, "But Grandpa, how do you plan to deal with this matter? Are you going to let the Feng Shui masters deal with our people on our Onmyoji's territory?"
The old patriarch sighed, he really couldn't allow it this time. If the incident spreads, the family will lose face, "You are not the one who caused this!"
Xiuhe lowered his head under his grandfather's stern gaze. He originally thought that just not admitting it would be enough, and maybe he could make his grandfather think that the Feng Shui master had framed the family, and then he could avenge his shame. Little did she know that she would be tricked by Xia Shao, and her family would not be able to interfere with how she dealt with the people of the Xiuzhen clan...
"Recall them to the family quickly, and I will help them terminate their contract with the shikigami." The old head of the family said with his hands behind his back.
Xiuhe's eyes lit up, this way the other party wouldn't be able to find the two Onmyoji with shikigami, and the family wouldn't be blamed!
"Hurry! Before the other party goes back to Tokyo!"
"Yes! Grandpa."
"Go ahead, finish this matter, and then go and collect the punishment."
"yes!"
…
When the head of the Tsuchimikado family issued the order, Tokyo.
The three people found the two Onmyoji.
Although the Tsuchimikado family is in Kyoto, Tokyo is an important missionary place after the main family. After Hidema Abe became a disciple of the old family leader, and was appreciated by the old family leader, the branch of this lineage became an important director in Tokyo. Although Xiuzhen has been deposed, the old patriarch did not take revenge on Xuanmen for this matter, which has caused some incomprehension. When it comes to treating Xiuzhen's side branches, the old patriarch adopted a gentle policy and did not deprive them of the Tokyo Dojo. of governing rights.
The lineage of Xiuzhen's side branch lives in the Tokyo dojo, so it is really easy to find them.
When the two male and one female Feng Shui masters found the Tokyo Dojo, the two Onmyoji masters had been frightened all night. They were not in the dojo, but were arranged to go out and hide because their shikigami were taken away.
They didn't expect Xuanmen's reaction to be so quick, and it was Tang Zongbo who came. When the Metropolitan Police Department came under pressure from all parties, the Tokyo Dojo had already received the news, but at that time they thought that Xuanmen was using connections to control things here from far away in Hong Kong, so they didn't take it to heart. It wasn't until the person was let go that the dojo received news that an old man in a wheelchair was coming to pick him up. Only then did they feel something was wrong and it was too late to take the shikigami back. This incident made the family members of the dojo feel bad. The address of the dojo in Tokyo was known to everyone. The family was worried that Tang Zongbo would come to visit them, so they sent the two of them outside overnight to avoid the limelight.
But the shikigami was in the opponent's hands, and the two of them felt very bad that night. The shikigami was weakening, and the two of them had endured the bitter consequences of a night's damage to their vitality, but there was nothing they could do about it. Once the shikigami is captured, it will be useless for them to escape abroad. It is a shikigami enshrined with the energy of Onmyoji. Once something happens to the shikigami, no matter how far apart they are, they will be hurt. However, the other party did not kill the shikigami. Obviously, the purpose was not to severely injure them, but to keep the shikigami to find their hiding place. The two of them were worried about this, and they just hoped that the dojo would quickly contact Master Xiuhe and let him think of a solution.
But after waiting all night, in the morning, the dojo did not bring any news about Master Xiuhe, but they brought three Feng Shui masters.
There were two men and one woman, both with ordinary faces. The two men were both around forty years old, with restrained but profound vitality. The woman was in her twenties, but she could not feel any vitality in her body.
The two Onmyoji were very strange, but the family members introduced them, "These three are Feng Shui masters from Xuanmen."
"What?!" The two Onmyojis were startled, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
The female Feng Shui master smiled and said, "I should say, it used to be."
The two Onmyoji were stunned and looked at the visitor to the dojo - Xiuzhen's sister, Aiko.
Aiko is not an onmyoji, but an outstanding ninja in the family. In the Tsuchimikado family, women of the main family are allowed to take the title of descendants of the family, but only men of branch lineages have this right, not women. If you want to stay in the family and enjoy the glory of the family, you have to become an Onmyoji or become a ninja who protects the Anbu.
Japan has a long tradition of using ninjas to protect those who cultivate their minds. The Tsuchimikado family is the oldest onmyoji family and naturally retains this tradition. Aiko's talent is not as high as Xiuzhen's. It can even be said that she has no talent at all to become an onmyoji. But she has the extremely high talent to become a ninja. She has taken over the branch of the Ninja Department, and she is now the leader of the Ninja Department. She came with three Feng Shui masters from Xuanmen. No matter what she thought, something was not right. After the two Onmyoji masters calmed down, they knew there was something inside.
Several people came to the room and sat down, and then they learned the whole story.
It turns out that these three Feng Shui masters are no longer members of Xuanmen. When Tang Zongbo returned to Hong Kong to clean up the family, their masters were killed and they are now enemies of Xuanmen. This time I came to Japan because I learned about Xiuzhen and came to seek cooperation to deal with Xuanmen together.
These three people arrived in Japan last night. They went out to escape, and the three people went to the dojo to ask for a meeting. Naturally, the dojo could not immediately agree to this matter. After a night of deliberation, Aiko was sent to find the two.
"You need to contact Young Master Xiuhe about this matter. The possibility of Young Master Xiuhe agreeing is very high, so the family first asked me to bring these three people to you two."
Aiko's words made the two of them look happy. Unexpectedly, before Xuanmen's revenge came, the allies who had been waiting for him came first! But neither of them saw the light flashing in Aiko's lowered eyes. In fact, the dojo has never contacted Young Master Xiuhe. Although Master Xiuhe supports the dojo, the dojo is just a branch of the branch family. When Xiuzhen was in the main family in the past, Master Xiuhe looked down on him because of his background. In this case, they are willing to support the branch lineage, just because they can help He said this to teach someone who had offended the dignity of the family. And the dojo also needs the support of Young Master Xiuhe. If things are exposed and the head of the family is blamed, someone can take the responsibility.
The dojo and Master Xiuhe are just cooperating this time, each getting what they need.
But Young Master Xiuhe didn't want the head of the family to know about this, so he was very cautious in contacting him. Except that he can call the dojo, the dojo cannot contact him privately, so until now, Master Xiuhe still doesn't know about it. The reason why the dojo agreed to cooperate with these three Feng Shui masters was just to find a way out. If the matter was revealed and the old family master was furious, Master Xiuhe could not protect them. They could have a way out.
"Then can we go back to the dojo now?" the two onmyojis asked.
Aiko shook his head, "You stay here with them. If there is any action, the Board of Directors and Elders will send someone over."
The elder director is the father of Xiuzhen and Aiko. He has always been a cautious person. It is not yet time to break with the family, so the cooperation with the three Feng Shui masters must be carried out secretly. If nothing goes wrong this time, these three Feng Shui masters can be killed quietly if necessary!
The two Onmyoji masters were stunned, but the three Feng Shui masters just smiled and did not express any objection. Aiko thinks that they may not be ignorant of the elders' plans, but they have to deal with Xuanmen and lack manpower, so they have to take no matter how high the risk is. This cooperation is also based on the needs of both parties.
Before the two Feng Shui masters could recover, Aiko turned and left.
But as soon as he walked out of the door and before he walked out of the corridor, the elder director called.
Aiko walked to the corner of the corridor and picked up, "Father."
"Master Xiuhe, there is news. The woman who crippled your brother actually found our family. The old family master has already learned about this and is very angry. But the good news is that the family master does not want to abandon us, and now orders the two of them to return to our family as soon as possible. , the head of the family will help them terminate their contract with the Shikigami. You let them come back immediately!"
"Yes! Where are the three Feng Shui masters?"
"Find a reason to bring them back together."
"Yes!" Aiko understood the meaning of these words. The family did not give up on them, so they naturally had no reason to oppose the family. Those three Feng Shui masters were really unlucky to have become abandoned so quickly. There were so many people in the dojo that it was easy to kill them.
After hanging up the phone, Aiko turned around and went back, saying to the five people in the room: "The elder director has an order, you two go back with me. The Feng Shui masters will also come together."
"Can I ask the reason?" asked a male Feng Shui master.
"We are only responsible for obeying the orders of the directors and elders and never questioning them." Aiko said coldly.
As a ninja, her answer was indeed in line with their status. The three of them looked at each other, stood up with a smile, and followed them back to the dojo in a friendly manner.
The dojo treated them like honored guests. Not only did they arrange the room thoughtfully, but the director elder also specially invited the three of them to have tea in the Japanese room. Tea was served, but the three of them had no use for it. A thin male Feng Shui master looked at the director elder who had a wrinkled face in his fifties, "Elder, may I ask, do you think about our cooperation?" Do you have any thoughts about changing your mind?”
The elder director was stunned, but seemed surprised, "Why do you ask that? As you can see, the three of you are treated like distinguished guests in the dojo."
"Then, why did you immediately let us come back after letting us live with the two onmyojis from the dojo?" That person was not stupid. Although Aiko's words were in line with her identity, the order of the elder director was very suspicious. Isn't it just to let them live with the two onmyojis to prevent the dojo from spreading to the ears of the family? Letting them come back now is obviously very suspicious!
Seeing the elder director stunned again, the man snorted and said, "Your Excellency, Elder, I advise you to give up your hope in our family. Do you know who you have offended this time?"
The elders of the board of directors did not speak, and the man continued: "According to what we know about Xia Shao over the years, she will not let it go if you touch her people. She will definitely find you, and your fate will be the same as mine. The master and uncle, as well as the master of Tongtou in Thailand, were just as miserable. After Tang Zongbo returned to Hong Kong, I think you must have heard about the cleansing of the enemies of the past. If you haven't seen it with your own eyes, you must have heard about it. How did the Feng Shui world in Hong Kong change? , how did the Thai head-dropping master and his group of more than 30 people end up in the capital, and how did the old Earl Albert of the Obikris family die? Didn't you hear any news? You didn't hear that, in your hometown The Lord must know, do you think He will risk the survival of the family to support you? He is not even willing to come out and seek justice when your son is deposed."
The man smiled sarcastically, but the elders were shocked!
"I can tell you that if your family head is willing to help you, it must be that the matter has not reached that serious level at this time. But based on our understanding of Xia Shao, she will definitely deal with those two onmyojis! If your family head shields you, he will be punished. The whole family must be involved. Are you sure he won't give up his car to save the handsome man when the time comes?"
"… "meeting! Based on his understanding of the head of the family over the years, he will definitely do it!
The elder director's face darkened, he stood up quickly, walked outside the door, and said to Ai Zi who was waiting outside: "Catch them two immediately! There is no need to return to our home."
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Will make up for it tomorrow morning.