Mask: Begins with training with Hibiki

In the early morning of a few days later, Xiang Gui looked at Jiang Chen who was still sleeping soundly in front of him, and directly used the method that Jiang Chen used to wake himself up.

After pulling back the quilt, Jiang Chen was instantly awakened by the cold and no longer had any desire to sleep.

Jiang Chen was speechless when he saw Xiang Gui lifting his quilt and laughing at him because he was woken by the cold.

"Master Xianggui, what's going on? Don't you know what time you came back yesterday? Is it really okay to torture your dear disciple like this?"

"Ahem, Jiang Chen, get up quickly. We have to go on another mission. You can't sleep in the car any longer. Go get your percussion sticks and taiko drums."

Jiang Chen was no longer sleepy when he heard that. Recently, he had been following Xianggui to learn Taiko drumming and to eliminate the demonized monsters.

Moreover, there have been a lot of demonized monsters recently, and Jiang Chen and Xiang Gui have been working overtime for several days in a row. However, when he thought that he could finally be equipped with weapons, his face was full of excitement.

I hurriedly got up and followed Xianggui.

In the basement of Tachibana Dessert Shop.

Jiang Chen looked at the sound stick in his hand, which was exactly the same as Xiang Gui's, and was excited. He couldn't help but want to try it today.

Takizawa Midori looked at Jiang Chen waving his percussion stick and felt worried. He couldn't help but ask Xianggui:

"Jiang Chen has only completed his transformation training for a few months, and you are asking him to learn how to use weapons now. Isn't that a little too fast?"

Xianggui shrugged and said indifferently:

"You underestimate Jiang Chen. He is very talented. He is the most talented person I have ever seen. The only thing he lacks is actual combat experience. He just needs to transform himself through continuous fighting."

Takizawa Midori looked at Jiang Chen, who was still happy, worriedly and pursed her lips: "I hope so."

On the way there, Xiang Xushi was driving the car, Jiang Chen was sitting in the back, and Xianggui was singing in the back.

"Although I don't want to say it, it's really uncomfortable to work overtime continuously."

Xiangxu seemed to be annoyed by the complaining song and started to sing along with the tune.

"There's no use just complaining, just keep going."

Hibiki smiled helplessly: "This is the only way, right? By the way, it's Yamahiko this time, right?"

"Yes, the last time it appeared was in Aomori, and it was Kaigui who dealt with it. How long ago was the last time you fought with it?"

"It should be six years ago."

Hibiki answered Kasumi's questions while searching through his notebook.

"The monster Yamahiko is very sensitive to sounds."

"Yes, yes, it's said in the Warrior Database that if you hear your own echo when you shout loudly, then they are coming."

"Come to think of it, this is the fourth Yamabiko I've met. You, Kasumi, must be the first one."

"Yeah yeah".

Jiang Chen was not calm when he heard this. Shan Yan, the demonized monster, sounded more rare than the Tsuchigumo spider, so Jiang Chen asked:

"Master Hibiki, I've never heard you talk about this Yamahiko. Is he very strong and difficult to deal with?"

Hearing Jiang Chen's question, Xiang Gui looked back at him and replied:

"Indeed, Jiang Chen, Shanyan is much stronger than demonized monsters like Tsuchigumo. Shanyan can be said to be a humanoid demonized monster."

"It's not only powerful, but also very agile and has a certain level of intelligence. It's not the kind of demonized monster that only knows how to act brute force, so it's quite difficult to deal with."

"Then will I still be in charge of the boy and the girl this time as usual?"

"It's okay. Even if Yamahiko is very strong, it's not too outrageous. Tongzi and Ji are just of average level. You can just practice with peace of mind."

Jiang Chen nodded in agreement. He was afraid that Xiang Gui would not let him take action because his opponent was too strong.

Just as I was lost in thought, the ghost in front of me shouted:

"Don't talk about things you don't have evidence for."

Xiang Xu Shi said helplessly: "Every time you act like this, it's basically the truth."

"How is that possible? Don't accuse me. I rarely do this."

"A little bit won't do."

Seeing that he could not win against Kasumi, Xianggui thought of his disciples sitting behind him, so he turned around and shouted:

"Jiang Chen, please be fair. Our salaries are inherently uncertain. It is understandable that occasional confidentiality issues are not properly maintained and are seen by ordinary people."

Jiang Chen understood that this must have been discovered by the protagonist Anda Asume during the battle, and was about to say something to help.

Xiang Xushi just glanced at him and said nothing. Jiang Chen understood the warning in Xiang Xushi's eyes.

He simply ignored Xianggui's call for help, closed his eyes and pretended to be a quail.

Seeing that his disciple chose to protect himself under threat, Xianggui was helpless.

It seemed that he had indeed gotten up too early in the morning. Jiang Chen slept the rest of the way and was not woken up until he arrived.

After quickly tidying up the temporary camp, the three of them began to busy themselves with checking the surrounding areas and looking for any trace of Shanyan.

Kasumi suddenly remembered that Hibiki had revealed his identity and complained:

"Why do you reveal your identity so often?"

Xianggui smiled faintly: "I just let nature take its course."

Kasumi seemed to be so angry that she laughed: "You haven't realized your mistake yet."

Xianggui shrank his head and admitted his mistake directly: "I was wrong."

"How old is that child?"

"He said he is in the third year of junior high school."

"My junior, you are in the third year of junior high and are about to take the high school entrance exam. If you let him watch you fight against the Earth Spider, he will not pass the exam."

"I didn't mean for him to see it, he saw it by accident."

"Has the follow-up work been done?"

Xianggui showed an embarrassed expression, and Xiangxu was about to lose his temper. Jiang Chen, who was standing by, smiled helplessly at his master who was in danger again, and said hurriedly:

"It's okay, Sister Kasumi, I will help with the cleanup. I've been there too."

After hearing this, Xiangxu suppressed his anger and continued with the work at hand.

"Okay, it's up to you."

Kasumi had already arranged all the Oto-shikigami that he brought this time. Jiang Chen and Xianggui smiled slightly and walked forward to release all the Oto-shikigami.

But until the evening, the Oton Shikigami who came back from the investigation did not find any trace of Yamahiko.

Jiang Chen couldn't quite remember the plot, but he vaguely remembered that Shanyan didn't seem to be far away, so after sending out another batch of Otoshikigami, he still kept himself in a state of readiness.

Just when Jiang Chen was still drinking hot tea, the sound god that he had sent out earlier suddenly came back and started chirping from a distance.

The red eagle even ran over the heads of the three people and hovered.

Hibiki, who had just received the hot tea, looked at him helplessly and said goodbye to Kasumi seriously:

"You should wait until I come back to drink the hot tea. Now we are leaving."

Xiang Xushi smiled when he heard that, turned around, took out the flint, rubbed it twice and said with a smile: "Return safely."

Jiang Chen also put down the hot tea in his hand, stretched his muscles and said with a smile: "We can only win."

Master Xianggui and his disciple ran straight into the forest.

As they walked deeper, Jiang Chen's heart began to alarm and he was about to stop the ghost.

Xianggui seemed to have discovered something as well, and stopped without waiting for Jiang Chen to remind him.