CH 7 Exorcists

Jangan was noisy, unlike the ghost princess's wedding day. There were many people who locked the door because of the fear of bad luck and didn't even turn their head out of the house, but there were also people who couldn't overcome their curiosity and came out to watch.

Ashita sat down with one of the sheets spread out, wrote amulets on them, and looked away nonstop.

'indeed… .'

 As it is close to the ghost valley, there were sparsely ghosts mixed in the bustling crowd. He had never seen so many ghost spirits in the southern lands.

'It looks like something bad will happen.'

Ashita wiggled the corners of his lips while biting the brush with his teeth. Unlike other exorcist , he tended to be tolerant of monsters. What the yokai did was usually stick to people and encourage fights, gnaw at their hearts, disguise themselves to deceive others, and sometimes eat them.

 But surprisingly, there is no malice in such an act. He think other exorcist would object to that, but in his opinion, a Yokai was more pure than a human.

Truly a mass of pure desire.

They had no distinction between good and evil in the first place. There is no concept of malice, and of course there is no concept of good intentions. They only dance the dance of desire. He was just doing what he wanted, following the order of the bloated benefit.

 And that unrestrained desire inevitably returns harm to man. As an innocent child crushes a frog, or turns a calm lake into muddy water. Yokai are pests that cause harm just to exist.

 In some ways, he may be more ruthless about them than other judges. Aside from his deep sympathy, Ashita was well aware that there was no room for mercy to the nobles. Even if some fool is doing good, they don't understand it. Altruism is only a mystery to them. Was born that way in the first place.

It's a no-brainer. Ashita shrugged.

 If it causes harm, it is natural that as a human being, it should be relieved. In fact, it was funny that the rabbit had pity for the wolf.'

"Of course, I'm a canine rabbit....'

“Dear, does this amulet really work?”

He woke up from his thoughts and looked up at the man with the hairy frown in front of the seat. As he smiled, suspicion deepened in the man's eyes.

“How much are you selling this for?”

“Thirty pennies.”

 When he showed him three fingers, the man gave me a chewy expression.

“Do you take a piece of paper painted in ink and sell it for thirty pennies?”

“If you buy two, it’s fifty cents.”

“Still expensive!”

“What do you mean expensive? Do you know how much spiritual power it takes to use one talisman? It's expensive to use a talisman that can defeat all kinds of demons for just one day's drinking price! I sold Thousands of copies of this!!"

When he slammed the seat with a sly smirk, the man asked subtly with a questionable face.

“Does this mean that it works so well?”

“Look at my eyes.” Ashita blinked his eyes as innocently as possible.

“Is this the lying eye?”

“No, it’s sunny, but… .”

“When the power of the law is reached, the eyes become clear and bright like this. It means that there is no passion in the heart and no personal desires.”

Don't you have any personal greed about the subject of a man selling an amulet for thirty pennies? Made a face Ashita proudly raised hus head.

“ If You don’t like it. Who told you to buy it?”

“… Is it really effective?”

“Hey, I told you, my mouth hurts. Can you see the magic of this body in those eyes? In the south, I am Ashita the great exorcist. thousands of people packed up with silver coins and lined up outside for my talisman . Hearing the horrific rumors of Hee-ran-guk, I came here to serve at such a low price. . If You're afraid you'll get cheated, so go away."

 Hooyi and Hooyi waved his hands, and the man grabbed the seat with a bewildered face.

.“Oh, I see. Please give me only two amulets.”

“Uh-huh. Even sputum.”

“Oh, sorry for doubting you. These days, it is said that some merchants from other countries are coming in and cheating.... Don't do that, just write two. It's a shame because it's a day....”

“If you say so… Is there anything else?” Ashita scrawled the brush on the paper with a reluctant expression. Then, after blowing it dry, he handed it to the man.

“You can put it in your under garment .”

“Oh, thank you… .”

The man pats his shaggy hair and leaves five ten-dollar coins on the seat. Ashita smiled as he picked it up and put it in his money bag.

" I might have a drink today."

Satisfied, he taps the pocket and tries to put it back in his arms, but a shadow is cast over the bedside.

should he do some business today? As he lifted his head with a smile, he saw a young woman with dark skin looking down as if he was pathetic.

As he met those cold eyes, Ashita's face went pale as if he had met a grim reaper.

“Oh Lord , you arrived earlier than expected, Yeo-ran.”

“I’m sorry I couldn’t come later.”

The woman spoke sarcastically and looked at the sheets of paper piled up on the pedestal.

“So , did you have a lot of fun while I was away?”

“What’s the fun with earning a few pennies from the kollang yeopjeon? ah ha haha... .”

“In my memory, if you get caught doing this one more time, I think they warned me that it would be a ripple… .”

As the words continued slowly, Ashita rolled his eyes in a cold sweat. The woman stood in front of him as he was looking for a way to escape. The eyes looking down were really cold.

“Those whose mission is to save people are doing vulgar business with the power of law… Shame on you.”

“What vulgar business! Isn't that what you earn to eat and live? Then you're going to put shit on a living mouth!"

“The monk must have given you a sufficient amount of postcards . You don't have enough money to drink with a gisaeng, so isn't this what you're doing? That such a rotten bastard bears the title of Ashita... It’s a shame.”

“Come on, wait! No matter how harsh you are but the death penalty!”

“What kind of penalty? It is the death penalty for a person who will be excommunicated soon.”

“Gee, are you really going to stab me in the back?”

“You think I can’t?”

Ashita hated it and hung it on the woman's arm. At that pitiful look, Yeo Ran's eyes grew colder. It's like a little boy with no dignity as much as dog shit...

“Let go of this!”

“Look at me just once, Yeo-ran . I met a thief on the way and lost all the coins, so I had no choice but to do this as a helpless measure. It's not that I cheated, and it's not that the amulet has no effect. Everyone gets a fair price... .”

“I told you to let it go! It's creepy and don't stick... .”

Yeo-ran, who had kicked the whining man away, stiffened her body the next moment. Ashita, who was hanging on, also turned her head with a serious face.

Listening to the drum beating to announce the event in the palace. A sympathetic energy permeated as the intensity of the thunder echoes in the sky.

" Not one or two..."

Their spine was chilly with the sinister appearance all over the place. The demons with wrath are swarming all over the place. It felt like a lot, but... Was there such a large number?

"No."

He resolutely stopped the women from touching the amulet.

“There are a lot of people. If you attack from here, they will run wild all at once.”

Just imagining it makes the liver go cold. He had never seen so many ghosts gathered in one place.

“I can’t let it go… .”

“First, we need to evacuate people.”

"how?"

Yeo Ran narrows her eyes. She quickly shook her head. All of Chang'an is a ghost edition, so all people who are human should avoid it, even if you say you don't believe it. Even so Evacuate before then, if you shout, the monsters will attack you first. However, as Yeo-ran said, it cannot launch a preemptive attack. Unable to do this or that, Ashita just clenched his fists.

“… Did all the other exorcist come in?”

“Not yet. It will arrive soon.”

“Then let’s take the time until then. Do not provoke them prematurely.”

He grabbed a package of amulets and folded the seat.

Wind music resounds in the palace, which looks like it overshadows Jangan.

According to the wedding procedure here, Princess Soru will ride out of the castle after the ceremony is over.

Seeing that they are still quiet, they must be waiting for that moment.

“At once, gather all the exorcist you can gather. Take all precautions to minimize damage as much as possible... .”

“Let me call you.”

Yeo-ran moved quickly without listening to the end. Ashita also cautiously made his way through the crowd. While counting their numbers in detail, doubts abruptly flood in.

Is it possible for so many nobles to work together? Aren't they improvisational beings according to the desires of the moment? They were also eating and hurting each other. Cooperation is not possible. But how....

He immediately cleared the question. What you need to think about now is the immediate solution. It's something to slowly investigate later. He hurriedly moved to a place where the Events could be seen.

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