There is nothing wrong with the training method of the Justice Messenger

Tsuchigumo was not quite sure, but Lu Sheng felt that it was most likely Yu Zhang - there was nothing strange about this, as Tsuchigumo originally came from Yuyuko, and the time of his appearance was the same as the time when Yu Zhang visited, so they probably came together.

"What should we do if we have no money? Rob? Kill?" Tian Ruo looked at Tsuchigumo coldly.

"Don't say I'm just a low-class bandit. I still understand the principle of mutual exchange. If you give money, humans will serve good wine and meat. I discovered it a long time ago." After a pause, Tsuchigumo said, "But I have never lacked money. In the past, people took the initiative to send things to me in exchange for my protection. Now it seems that the world has changed, and it is you Yin Yang Masters who protect them."

It sounds like the earth spiders hundreds of years ago seemed to receive offerings and protection from the dignitaries of the land.

"Making money by collecting protection fees is a classic monster idea." Li Nian understood Tsuchigumo's persistence: "So being someone's subordinate is not okay, but being someone's big brother is okay."

"What should we do now that we have no money?" Tian Ruo brought back the topic, staring at Tsuchigumo and continued asking.

"Find someone to do work for money, and then use the money to buy food and drink."

"Very good. Those who don't work shall not eat. I suggest that you go to the construction site and carry bricks." Li Nian nodded with satisfaction.

Suzuka looked at these people speechlessly. With just a few words, they were going to send a big monster to a construction site to move bricks? What kind of thing was this?

She thought that Li Nian's shikigami should be fed and drunk by Li Nian. It was fine if Li Nian was careless and irresponsible, but why did you, Tian Ruo Qingxian, join in the fun? Even if the Yin Yang Office came to support the Tsuchigumo, it would be a good thing if the big monster behaved itself.

He used 80 million to exchange Suzuka, who was given to him by Li Nian to protect him. He also felt that if he could pay some money to get a powerful guy like Tsuchigumo to do his job, it would be a great value. He couldn't understand why Li Nian and Tian Ruo were fussing over such a small amount of money.

Suzuka was about to speak, but was stopped by Isayama, who shook his head at her very seriously, warning her not to interrupt.

Suzuka was stunned, and looked at the smiling Li Nian, the serious Tian Ruo, and the Tsuchigumo who didn't seem to have any resentment about this development. Suddenly, she came to her senses and realized that their ideas were correct.

Li Nian believes that individuals should be self-reliant.

Tian Ruo believes that life should be in accordance with the rules.

A spider that thinks it should work in exchange for food.

The three strong men all have their own persistence.

Suzuka immediately shut up and didn't say anything tactlessly.

The old cunning ghost Nura, who had been silent the whole time, was a sensible guy. He spoke up at this time: "How about this, Tsuchigumo? Our Nura team will find you something to do? You can also eat and drink here."

"Okay." Tsuchigumo picked his teeth and said, "I have indeed eaten a lot of your food."

"In the end, it's our Nura team that has to take care of this guy?" Nura Rikuo was helpless, but he didn't reject the old man's proposal: "Okay, I'll ask Ushio to find some hard work for Tsuchigumo later."

Nura Group has many industries and many civil engineering projects, so it is easy to find someone a job as a plasterer or bricklayer.

Therefore, the great monster Tsuchigumo, who was unwilling to be a subordinate of Yuyuko, decided to temporarily work as a more glorious worker under the Nura Clan.

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The matter of the Tsuchigumo was dealt with, and there was no more important work to do. After being entertained and having eaten and drunk their fill, the group of exorcists declined Lu Sheng's invitation to stay overnight and left the Nura clan after the banquet.

Tian Ruo had to go back to Kyoto to report to the Onmyoji Bureau's Director Tsuchimikado Ari about the results of the negotiations with Nura Clan's Chief Nura Rikuo - as well as various developments such as Li Nian accepting Tsuchigumo as a shikigami. So he asked Uncle Iwabata, who was driving the Onmyoji Bureau's special car, to take Li Nian and others who lived in Chiba home, and he got off the car on the street in the city and called a taxi.

The car started moving, and after it was some distance away from Tianruo who got off the car, Jianshan suddenly took off his high heels and kicked Li Nian. He could finally complain to his heart's content: "What stupid things did you say to Lord Tianruo, you idiot? I worked so hard to cover it up for you, but you actually blew yourself up!? Or blew yourself up to Lord Tianruo? You are so good at hurting others!"

"Ouch, ouch." Li Nian couldn't avoid the narrow space. He knew he was in the wrong and was too embarrassed to hide. He was kicked hard by the black silk legs. He said in defense: "There's nothing I can do. Yatoshin must continue to be active. Things can't be covered up."

"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place! Now my image as a good girl is ruined! Do you think it's a good thing that the director of the Curse Search Department, Tian Ruo Qingxian, is keeping an eye on you? It's all your fault, all your fault!" Jianshan was furious, and no matter how many times he kicked him, he still felt relieved. Before, he just had to endure it in front of Tian Ruo.

Suzuka, who was sitting in the front, saw through the rearview mirror that Jianshan finally couldn't help getting angry at Li Nian. Instead, she felt that the girl was a little more pleasing to the eye. She laughed gloatingly and said, "The fact that Tian Ruo has taken notice of you shows that you are also a person. Jianshan, you can be proud of yourself."

"I want to live a few more years in a low-key manner! I don't want to be [dealt with] by the Curse Search Department instead of dying at the hands of a monster someday!"

"It's okay, I won't deal with you." Li Nian was impatient and grabbed the little feet wrapped in black silk to stop Jianshan: "You can see that Tian Ruo is the kind of person who values ​​results more than processes. Unless you really deviate from the position of the Yin-Yang Bureau and commit an unforgivable crime, he will not deal with you."

Chapter 373 As long as I am not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed

Isayama laughed in anger. "Do you think concealing the truth of the case is not a big crime? It is in line with the position of the Onmyoji Agency?"

"That depends on your reasons for neglecting your duties and concealing the truth, and what consequences you caused. If you help me clean up my mess, that's just a small matter and doesn't count."

"It's just a small matter!"

"At least it's a small matter in Tianruo's eyes, then it really is a small matter. Didn't he let you go if you just kowtowed to him and apologized?"

"That's easy for you to say. After all, it wasn't you, Li Nian, who had to bow your head to apologize, right?" Speaking of the fact that she had to bow her head to apologize, Isayama became even angrier, and her pair of black silk legs struggled even harder in Li Nian's hands: "As soon as you said that, I remembered it. Let go! Let me kick you twice more! I remember you were taking pictures with your phone and looking gloating!"

"Because it was quite strange to see you getting humiliated, Isayama-senpai, I took the photo...Okay, I'm in the wrong here, I'll delete the photo later, but you also heard from Tian Ruo-sama that you don't care, so it's okay then."

"You mean you don't care? You mean it won't happen again! Don't expect me to cover it up for you in the report next time."

"No, I don't want to have my salary deducted. I still have to trouble Master Isayama to help cover it up."

"You know how to call me sir now... Can't you just do your job honestly and keep your salary?"

“I really think this is a bit difficult.”

Jianshan didn't expect Li Nian to really do anything strictly according to the rules, and sighed: "I'm seriously warning you, don't think that Minister Tianruo is a good person. The internal cleansing of the Yin-Yang Department is the responsibility of the Curse Search Department. Are you sure you want to give him more handles?"

"That's why I want to be certain of Lord Tianruo's thoughts to a certain extent if I don't want to be purged." Li Nian put down Jianshan's legs: "And I have indeed achieved this goal. I know where the boundary of seeking death is."

After meeting Tianruo twice, Li Nian felt more and more that the Director of the Curse Search Department was actually easier to get along with than he appeared to be.

It's not surprising that people in high positions learn to say one thing and mean another, but that's why Tian Ruo, who expresses his thoughts directly and shows disgust on his face, is so rare. This man obviously hates troublesome detours and prefers to be straightforward.

Of course, expressing directly is one thing, but that doesn't mean Tian Ruo doesn't know how to hide his intentions without showing any emotion. He usually has a poker face, and when he wants to hide his thoughts without showing any emotion, he also has a poker face. At that time, the hidden thoughts are really hard to see through.

After all, he is the director of the Curse Search Department. If he has to cause trouble for Li Nian because of "violation of the rules", it is his duty. Li Nian is not really stupid. If Tian Ruo was such a strict boss who attached great importance to the rules, he would not have simply exposed his own violation of the rules by letting Yatoshin go. It is precisely because he is convinced that Tian Ruo is not a stubborn person who insists on sticking to the rules and does not know how to adapt, that Li Nian mentioned this matter.

This kind of leniency for confessing is, to a certain extent, also a gesture of goodwill from Li Nian to Tian Ruo. He is the director of the Curse Investigation Department. If he really wants to investigate something, it can be done in minutes. Especially now that he, Li Nian, is a key observation target, he is undoubtedly being watched. Rather than doing something secretly and being discovered, which would lead to more serious suspicion from Tian Ruo Qingxian, it is better to confess actively in exchange for trust.

So Li Nian also chose to communicate with Tian Ruo frankly and explain things directly.

Facts have proved that this did make the head of the Curse Search Department trust him more - before coming to the Nura clan, Li Nian could clearly feel the wariness and caution towards him from Tian Ruo. That was because Li Nian was, after all, a strong man who didn't know his background. Even though they had had a conversation at the Abnormal Banquet, the short time was not enough for them to understand each other.

After Li Nian defeated the Tsuchigumo spider and showed even greater strength, Tian Ruona really felt that she couldn't understand this man.

During this visit to the Nura clan, Li Nian did not hide anything in front of Tianruo. His behavior and opinions, both good and bad, were not concealed. He showed himself directly to others. After seeing this, Tianruo was naturally not so wary of Li Nian.

They may not get along well in terms of personality, but they are in the same group in terms of their positions. They all have the same persistence and strictly abide by the most basic position of exorcists, which is to protect humanity and exorcise evil spirits. This major principle has been clearly demonstrated. Independent exorcist Li Nian is a steadfast partner of the Yin-Yang Bureau.

Li Nian also understood that, on this basis, as long as she did not make big mistakes, she would not be held accountable for occasional small mistakes.

After hearing what Li Nian said about figuring out the boundary of committing suicide, Jianshan rolled his eyes: "Knowing where the edge of committing suicide is, you can do it harder, right?"

"Don't make me sound like someone who only wants to see the world in chaos... I just really want some freedom to operate outside the rules." Li Nian glanced at Jian Shan. "I really can't do things like a civil servant, following the rules. I feel uncomfortable and I don't think it's necessary. In handling the incident, the means I would use are indeed a little more radical than usual."

"Yes, yes, the little guy who follows the rules is here."

Unlike Li Nian, who had a good time eating, drinking and having fun in the Nura group and easily took in a high-level fighter like Tsuchigumo, Isayama was exhausted as a subordinate after going on this trip to the Nura group's headquarters with Amaruka Kiyomi.

All kinds of things made her nervous. Now she finally left the Nura Group's residence and left the side of Lady Tenjo. Isayama felt quite tired after relaxing. Li Nian let her legs go, and she didn't want to put on her high heels anymore, so she just casually put them on the seat. The mature girl in a suit leaned lazily against the car window, maintaining a loose posture: "Unlike a big shot, I can further ask for freedom in the scale of doing things."

"In fact, Isayama, you are not a nobody, are you?" Suzuka suddenly said, "How about the next head of the Isayama family learn to act more freely like that guy over there, or at least turn down some tasks?"

"What's wrong with the next head of the family? It's because he's the next head of the family that he doesn't dare to do anything rash. He has to be responsible for the family." Isayama didn't care: "Besides, grassroots civil servants - even if I get promoted and transferred, I still have to run around. Frontline exorcists are like this. There are too many things to do and too few people. There's nothing we can do. Lord Dalianji, who is a researcher, and independent exorcists who are independent of the organization certainly don't understand."

"Well, that makes sense..." Suzuka changed her mind and realized that busy people like Isayama are the majority in the Onmyoji Bureau. Among those who have achieved such a high position as a national-level exorcist, there are also those who come from famous families, or are even the current heads of families. It is true that those people do not seem to have much free time.

"Oh, Lord Dalianji said this because you care about me?" Jianshan looked at him suspiciously.

"Hmph." Suzuka pouted: "I just couldn't bear to see you almost dying from overwork. I'm not concerned about you."

"Hehe. I understand, I understand." Isayama really understood what tsundere was after seeing the girl's expression, and his eyes narrowed with a smile.

"…What are you laughing at?"

"I'm not laughing, don't worry about it, Lord Dalianji."

"…By the way, you can just call me Suzuka like that guy over there. I don't like being confused with someone with the same last name."

"Is it okay?" Isayama showed a surprised expression and immediately changed his tone: "Then, yes! Lord Suzuka! Please let me call you that."

"Hmph." Compared to Li Nian's previous indifferent reaction when he changed his words to call her name, Isayama's serious attitude made Suzuka feel a little embarrassed. She stopped talking at this time. Her shy look was too similar to that of one of Li Nian's deskmates.

"I am also concerned about your health." Li Nian mentioned.

"Shut up, I really died of overwork and you are definitely the culprit." Isayama, who greeted Suzuka with a smile, turned around and cursed Li Nian with a dark face.

"You're exaggerating. I'm obviously just one of the culprits..."

Uncle Iwabata, who had been driving quietly, listened to the laughter in the car and smiled.

The three exorcists stationed in Chiba were all picked up and dropped off by his special car. Compared to the solitary posture of the young talents when they were performing individual missions, the three of them were much more noisy when they gathered together.

But Iwata only hopes for more opportunities like this.

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Visit the Nura clan's headquarters, witness the cooperation between the Onmyoji Agency and the Nura clan, and capture a shikigami... These were small things and did not affect Li Nian's daily routine or mood.

After returning to Sakurasou, Li Nian organized some of his insights from the day's experiences into material that could be used in his future writing, and slightly supplemented the outline of the novel and the content of the game script.

The moon sets and the sun rises again, and a new day begins. The world that has been undercurrent for thousands of years continues to operate as usual.

The big monster Tsuchigumo who was assigned by the Nura group to the construction site began his life as a worker carrying bricks. Several ordinary Japanese high school students and exorcists also had to go back to their schools to go to school.

Perhaps he could use the Taizan Fujun Festival prepared by Suzuka to contact the guys sent by Yuyuko to help implement the ceremony, in order to take the initiative to meet the fox behind him - thinking about this, Li Nian came to the classroom absent-mindedly.

The cultural festival has entered the preparation period, and Class 2F has already decided on the content of the drama performance based on Ebina's script. Although the boys have some complaints about the script that reeks of rot, the girls seem to like it very much. Since ancient times, straight men have been unable to defeat rotten girls, and what has been finalized cannot be changed. The class has decided to gather everyone's strength to promote the success of the drama.

Under the leadership of Yeshan, the students who were actually involved in the preparations were quite enthusiastic and discussed various things related to the cultural festival. The classroom was noisier than usual.

But as soon as Li Nian took a step forward, the noisy sound instantly died down.

Li Nian noticed that his train of thought was interrupted and he was speechless for a moment.

It shouldn’t be that serious, my dears. What kind of high-profile entrance am I making as the bad king of Sobu High School?

Human memory is particularly useful when it comes to bad things. Everyone saw the ferocity Li Nian displayed when she dealt with Sagami after she provoked Wu Geng before, and they still remember it clearly. Although it should be said that the matter itself was resolved quite quickly under Wu Geng's handling, the classmates still had some concerns about Li Nian.

Li Nian thought about it and did not walk towards the venue with his hands in his pockets like a real bad person. Instead, he put on a sunny smile, raised his hand in the quiet air, and greeted at the door without much effort, louder than anyone else in the venue.

"Mina-san-oh ...

Wu Geng, who was watching this scene silently, burst into laughter and commented, "Why can this person do such a thing so naturally?"

But it still seemed a bit exaggerated and stiff to others. No one expected Li Nian to do such a thing. It always felt that Li Nian was not the type who would do such a high-profile thing. In the silence, everyone's attention was further focused on Li Nian, but there was an atmosphere of confusion and continued silence.

Oh, what's wrong? Am I so unpopular? No one responded to my call right away? Where's Gogen? Where's Kato? Where's Aki? Oh, you're so shy, sorry. Where's Yuigahama? You shouldn't have replied with your signature "Aha!", let's say... Where's Hayama! I'm trying to fix the air that you care about the most.

Ye Shan was also a little confused. This smart guy rarely understood Li Nian's intention and just stood there in a daze.

——"Good morning, Li Nian..."

Fortunately, before Li Nian decided to pretend nothing had happened and changed from raising his hand to touching his nose, someone was willing to give Li Nian face and responded to Li Nian's greeting in a particularly stiff manner... It was Sagami Minami.

No one, including Li Nian, expected that she would be the one to jump out and say hello to Li Nian.

Wasn't there a conflict before? The conflict at that time was considered quite intense by the students, who thought that the two of them would never talk to each other again for the rest of their high school life.

Sagami, who took the initiative to speak and was the first to say hello in the silence, also had a nervous expression and seemed uneasy.

But Li Nian still remembered Sagami's attitude when he took the initiative to apologize to her. Now she realized that this was also an effort from Sagami, so she continued the conversation as if nothing had happened: "Oh, Sagami, have you eaten?"

"Have you eaten?"

"Oh, it's fine after you eat it. It's okay. I'm just asking. You continue with your work."

As he spoke, Li Nian walked to his seat with a calm expression and sat down, waving his hand to end the meaningless conversation.

Sagami also sat down, with a relieved reaction.

Wu Geng, who was standing next to Li Nian, complained: "It's so embarrassing to watch that it makes me want to pick my feet."

"It doesn't matter. I'm not the one who's embarrassed anyway."

"You are indeed incredibly thick-skinned...but I didn't expect you to do something like this?"

Wu Geng glanced at the class.

Everyone came back to their senses and more or less realized that it was Li Nian's effort to dispel the negative impact he had on the class. The laughter and chattering became louder again, and the meaningless and awkward greetings between Sagami and Li Nian became a new topic of conversation.

Chapter 374: People who really work hard will always produce results

Gogen asked curiously, "Are you trying to show that you are not a threat?"

"Ah? No." Li Nian shook his head: "I was just afraid of being bullied by my classmates, so I took the initiative to greet everyone in a friendly manner."

"How many times are you going to keep telling this unfunny joke...By the way, don't you hate Sagami? Putting aside the fact that you would reply to her, it's even more strange that she actually had the courage to talk to you. What happened?"