Beichuan Si lay in bed, having had a brief conversation with Shen Gu Mirai, and then hurried her off to sleep. She readily agreed, even expressly stating, "I'm going to turn off my cellphone and go to bed now."

But when Beichuan Si sent a message over—

Shen Gu Mirai still replied.

This prompted Beichuan Si to leave a message saying, "When you get back, you'll see if I'll let you off or not."

To prevent Shen Gu Mirai from staying up late and sending more messages, Beichuan Si didn't hesitate to turn off his phone, lying in bed and closing his eyes.

He slept until nine o'clock the next morning.

This was a rare occurrence for Beichuan Si, not following his biological clock.

After all, he had sat in a car all day yesterday, walked back and forth for two hours, and then exorcised numerous resentful spirits and a massive Malevolent Entity in the spiritual realm.

Even Beichuan Si felt somewhat tired.

"Exorcising an entity like the one from yesterday consumed 90 points of death energy..."

Beichuan Si calculated this in his mind.

Just considering the death energy spent on exorcising the Malevolent Entity, he had already used up 90 points, without even factoring in the energy consumed in expelling the other resentful spirits.

Moreover, it was only because yesterday's entity did not possess high intelligence that the consumption was not even greater; otherwise, the spent death energy would have been much more.

Beichuan Si currently had a total of 220 points of death energy, and yesterday's battle had cost him a lot of energy.

And he had come to a conclusion.

Malevolent Entities were not so simple to resolve.

Honestly, he had seen such entities before on Ihui Island, but those were just meatballs not even half the height of a person. Something on the scale of last night's... To be honest, this was the first time Beichuan Si had ever seen one.

But what he could confirm was that entities of such massive scale like the one from last night must be rare, having grown to such a size likely by accumulating resentment in the spiritual realm over many years.

Beichuan Si thought this as he raised his hand and quickly finished the breakfast in front of him.

Having eaten and drank his fill, and well-rested to boot.

Next, Beichuan Si planned to check his equipment once more; he needed to shop for supplies now.

However, speaking of shopping, the only things he needed to buy were flashlight batteries.

He wiped his mouth, rose from the cushion, and then heard a voice behind him.

"Beichuan Master?"

Beichuan Si's expression shifted, and he turned to look toward the voice.

There stood a girl in a pure white kimono, positioned by the door.

She was still flanked by two men, looking like bodyguards.

"Hello, Huiye Witch," Beichuan Si greeted her succinctly.

Although there was something off about Four Directions Huixue, she was the client who had invited him here, and it was not yet the time for an outright confrontation. Beichuan Si did not want to sour their relationship completely.

"Ah... hello, Beichuan Master," Four Directions Huixue nodded and greeted Beichuan Si.

Her hands were respectfully holding the Moon Obscuring Mirror as she asked, "May I inquire what Beichuan Master is about to do?"

"I'm going to check the items in my luggage and then restock some necessary items,"

Beichuan Si spoke calmly.

This was not something he needed to keep secret from Four Directions Huixue.

After all, he was just buying batteries, so surely she wouldn't go as far as to have someone monitor his movements, would she?

Just as Beichuan Si was thinking this, Four Directions Huixue blinked her eyes, speaking gently, "I was actually planning to take a look at the scenery around the village myself. If Beichuan Master doesn't mind, may I accompany you?"

Upon hearing this, even Beichuan Si couldn't help but give Four Directions Huixue a second glance.

He was just going to buy batteries; why was Four Directions Huixue taking personal interest in monitoring him?

Could it be because of his performance yesterday?

And furthermore...

Beichuan Si watched Four Directions Huixue as she held the Moon Obscuring Mirror, then stroked his chin.

What could he say...

Four Directions Huixue's entire aura felt completely different.

Compared to the calculating Four Directions Huixue from yesterday, this one seemed more like the person Beichuan Si met when they first encountered each other.

Her expression was much purer than the Four Directions Huixue from last night.

With this thought, Beichuan Si shook his head and replied with calm:

"Suit yourself."

...

Master Yutian and Master Onodera were still resting in their room.

It seemed that yesterday had also taken a considerable toll on their energy.

Given that, Beichuan Si could only leave with Four Directions Huixue.

This small village was quite like Mikawa, with a population that looked to be around five or six hundred households; the environment, compared to Tokyo, was relatively underdeveloped.

But thanks to this, the landscape of the village was completely unspoiled by human interference.

The air was fresh, trees provided ample shade, and cicadas had been sounding off loudly since morning, with no sign of stopping.

"Ah, I had just finished morning prayer and was planning to walk around the village alone, but now that I have the company of Beichuan Master, the situation seems quite agreeable."

Four Directions Huixue spoke with a gentle demeanor.

However, perhaps due to her isolation within the Four Directions Family, her attempts at striking up conversation were incredibly awkward; sometimes, even Beichuan Si didn't know how to respond.

The more this was the case, the more Four Directions Huixue seemed eager to initiate conversation, as if her days of speaking freely were numbered.

"Morning prayer?" Beichuan Si asked curiously.

"Yes... It's basically a tradition of offering prayers to the Moon Obscuring Mirror. It's become routine... I'm used to it now."

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