Truth is everywhere within range

Before Qiao Qiao could launch his second round of attacks, "Sayoko" disappeared, and some kind of [change] occurred around her.

Qiao Qiao felt that the room became slightly brighter, and the six people at the table were a little confused.

"It seemed like something strange happened just now."

Qiao Qiao's spiritual sense glanced at the six people, sat next to Xiao Yezi, took her hand, and pinched it gently.

Soon, bruises appeared on Qiao Qiao's arms.

It's the real Sayoko.

"I did feel like everyone around me was gone just now, and then Shiji-chan suddenly appeared, said something, and then came back here again."

Renko Saito rubbed his temples and said.

Several others were in a similar situation.

Suddenly everyone around him disappeared, and then a familiar person appeared.

What Xiao Yezi met was Qiao Qiao.

Natsume Shi met Kazuya Sakamoto as well.

What Sakamoto Kazuya encountered was Yamaguchi Formation.

What Yamaguchi Jin encountered was Natsume Poetry.

Sayuri Asai met Renko Saito.

What Renko Saito encountered was Natsume’s poetry.

There doesn't seem to be any pattern.

But before the acquaintance could do anything more, everyone returned to the room.

Probably because Qiao Qiao punched the opponent through.

"Qiao Sang, your hand."

Sayoko looked at the wound on Qiao Qiao's hand and felt a little worried.

"It doesn't matter."

Qiao Qiao touched Sayoko's head.

"Natsume-san, how are you?"

"The door is secured by something."

Natsume Shishi came back from the door and checked the condition of the window again.

"The same goes for windows."

"Is it like some kind of barrier?"

Qiao Qiao thought.

"Moreover, the Yin Qi in this space is increasing, and some kind of power that does not belong to this world is increasing."

"Could it be the story of Hyakumonogatari?"

Sayuri Asai hid behind Kazuya Sakamoto and suddenly exclaimed.

"Because all the candles have been extinguished, the gates of Hades have been opened and we are trapped here."

She was so panicked that her voice trembled.

"It's a lie. How can it be so easy to wait? If you say this, doesn't it mean that Qing Xing Deng already exists among us?"

Saito Renko looked at the others with some fear.

"It seems that it was Sakamoto-san who suggested playing the game in the first place, right?"

Yamaguchi Jin spoke with some uncertainty.

It seems that everyone is about to start to doubt each other.

Qiao Qiao took out his revolver.

He fired a blank round into the air.

"Everyone be quiet."

He wasn't panicked at all.

After all, it was a school trip to the High School Affiliated to Fengcheng University, and there were many real spirit exterminators among the instructors.

Not to mention, the Soul Exorcist Association will definitely arrange for some people to take care of it secretly.

Once it was discovered that there was a problem on Qiao Qiao's side, a spirit exterminator would soon come over to investigate, and he did not panic at all.

Anyway, Sayoko's safety has been ensured.

"Indeed, it is possible that the strangeness of the Qing Xing Lamp is mixed among us, inducing us to perform the Hundred Monogatari, and summoning something bad."

Natsume Shishi is also calm, she thought.

"Ah, could it be that the next step is for Qiao Sang to rely on the details to deduce the Qingxing Lantern hidden among us?"

Kazuya Sakamoto also looked calm.

"No need to bother."

Qiao Qiao went to the next bedroom and picked up the candle.

A little bit psychic.

"?"

Why?

Hearing the doubtful voice, Qiao Qiao also saw that after entering the room, Asai Sayuri gently blew out the last three candles and showed a sly smile.

it's over.

"It's Asai-san."

As Qiao Qiao said this, Asai Sayuri's expression changed and turned into a livid-faced woman surrounded by will-o'-the-wisps.

She immediately took Saito Riko hostage next to her.

"It's too late. The door to the underworld opens the moment the candles are blown out. Next..."

She hasn't finished speaking yet.

Natsume Shiji has raised her right hand and gently placed her palm on her mouth, pretending to cover her mouth.

"Don't say anything inappropriate."

The words came out as expected, but Qing Xingdeng's open mouth made no sound.

Then, Natsume Shi's right hand was raised again, covering his eyes.

"See no evil."

Qing Xingdeng's eyes suddenly lost their luster.

Toshogu Shrine, where Natsume's poems are located, worships Tosho Ogongen, the ghost god of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

At the Toshogu Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture, there are many sculptures of apes.

The most famous among them is the Sanbu Monkey.

The three monkeys covering their eyes, mouths, and ears represent the allusions in The Analects of "See no evil, speak no evil, and hear no evil."

And this is also the technique used in Natsume's poem just now.

It can directly deprive you of weird vision, hearing, and expression abilities within a certain period of time.

Achieve almost complete control.

Faced with the sudden situation, Qing Xingdeng was a little panicked, and the fingernails that grabbed Saito Rinko became longer.

But Qiao Qiao has already taken action.

His arm was covered in blood and turned into an iron fist.

Bang——

One punch.

At the same time as it hit Ao Xing Lan, countless blood turned into soft and strong cloth, wrapping Saito Renzi, making it difficult for Qing Xing Lan's nails to prick her.

Qing Xingdeng's face was distorted, her teeth, nosebleeds, and eyes were all punched out by Qiao Qiao, but the surrounding Yin Qi quickly surrounded her and repaired the wounds.

"Did it really open some door to the underworld?"

Yamaguchi looked at this scene and said in surprise.

Qiao Qiao didn't quite believe that there was an underworld in this world. At most, it was just the kingdoms and enchantments of the gods who were believed to be Hades.

And the underworld that can be opened casually by telling ghost stories like Hyakumonogatari is unheard of.

"Qingxing Deng seems to have linked the spiritual power of this land to her body in some way."

Qiao Qiao glanced over it with his spiritual vision and came to a conclusion.

"Sure enough, we can only blast this area."

"That's not necessary."

Natsume's poem interrupted Qiao Qiao's thinking in time.

She couldn't afford to sleep on the street on the first night of a school trip.

"No way, I didn't want to use this originally."

After the weirdness of "Na", Natsume's poetry had a deeper understanding of the dangers of this world, worked hard, and practiced hard.

Now that half a year has passed, she has finally grown.

Natsume Shi took out a cat-shaped jade pendant from the collar of her yukata.

Meow--

There seemed to be a cat meowing from somewhere.

The shadow of Natsume's poem suddenly lengthened and turned into the shape of a ferocious cat.

Almost instantly, the shadow covered Qing Xingdeng’s body,

She hasn't had any reaction yet.

It was completely swallowed up.

belch--

I don't know where the sound of hiccups came from.

Zhizhizhi——

The chirping of insects outside the window, people's small conversations, the sound of running water, and subtle background noise suddenly filled the whole room.

"call--"

Natsume Shiji sighed.

I sat back at the table, carefully picked up the potato chips and Coke that I had never touched before, and ate them with tears in my eyes.