Chapter 54: The Barrier of the Onmyo Bureau

In the evening, Zhang Cheng had already changed into his Daoist robe; he shuttled easily across those tall buildings, like a flying bird.

Soon, he arrived on the roof of a building on the streets of the HK District, and he looked down at the neon-lit HK District.

Because this was a settlement for the Japanese invaders, most of the architectural styles here were in the Japanese invader style.

Under the illumination of the neon lights, one could see many women wearing kimonos soliciting customers on the street, as well as Japanese invaders who had already finished work and come to drink flower wine.

Or perhaps men who had gathered together for the sake of socializing.

Of course, there were also drunken men holding women in kimonos and yelling nonsense, their hands not being very well-behaved, before walking into the nearby inn.

He took a brief look and discovered that there was a layer of barrier on the outskirts of this HK District, of unknown power. Therefore, Zhang Cheng did not rashly enter.

He took out the Eight Trigrams Mirror given by his master and shone it at the moon in the sky; a beam of moonlight essence shot down, causing the Eight Trigrams Mirror to glow with silver light.

Immediately, Zhang Cheng chanted the Eight Trigrams Incantation, causing it to erupt with yellow light, and then, Zhang Cheng aimed it at the barrier of the HK District.

That golden light shot out and struck directly onto the barrier of the HK District.

"Boom!"

A loud noise immediately erupted above the HK District; people looked up and saw a spark appear above, which quickly vanished.

As for Zhang Cheng, he had long since run away.

That golden light had punched a hole in the barrier, but unfortunately, it was of little use, and it had already alerted the Japanese invaders, so he decisively ran away.

He hadn't been running for two minutes before Onmyoji wearing hunting robes were jumping back and forth on the rooftops, running to the scene of the incident.

The leading Onmyoji was named Abe Hiroaki, a member of the Abe Seimei family of Onmyoji.

Although he was only twenty-one years old, he was already an Onmyo Authority Doctor. According to the positions in the Onmyo Bureau, he was already qualified to assist doctors in teaching Onmyo students.

Abe Hiroaki frowned and said, "The intruder's strength is formidable; report this immediately!"

Soon, the person in charge of the Onmyo Bureau, Abe Yukimasa, learned of this matter. He looked at the crowd of Onmyoji and said, "The power of this barrier, I presume you all know, yet now someone has punched a hole in it.

Although it is said to be easy to repair, this indicates that a master has appeared in the concession; no matter who he is, his actions are already a provocation to the Empire!

If the imperial court were to learn of this matter, where would His Majesty the Emperor's face be placed? Everyone, investigate this matter quickly!"

"Hai! Lord Abe!"

Abe Hiroaki walked out of the room and immediately encountered Abe Yukimasa's daughter, the eighteen-year-old genius girl Abe Yuko (not the female lead).

The current Abe Yuko was already a formal Onmyoji, and she had two powerful shikigami in her possession.

One of them was given by Abe Yukimasa, while the other was obtained entirely through Abe Yuko's own strength.

Not only that, but Abe Yuko had also learned the art of paper-cutting, which was very formidable.

Abe Hiroaki was a disciple of a branch family of the Abe clan; although he belonged to the Abe clan along with Abe Yuko, they were not close relatives.

Therefore, Abe Hiroaki was secretly in love with this beautiful genius girl.

Abe Yuko leaned over with a curious expression and asked, "Brother Kojirou, I heard that something big happened?"

Abe Hiroaki sighed helplessly, looked left and right, and whispered, "Tonight, someone punched a hole in the barrier, and Lord Head of Onmyo is furious because of it."

"Oh!" Abe Yuko was very surprised. "What a formidable person, to actually be able to punch a hole in the barrier. I wouldn't be able to cause even a bit of damage."

Abe Hiroaki frowned and said, "Indeed, it is a master; I only fear it is a master from the Tang people."

Abe Yuko smiled and said, "Never mind that, but if Brother Kojirou learns any news, you must tell me."

Abe Hiroaki sighed; he really couldn't refuse.

Afterwards, the two walked side by side, the atmosphere very harmonious.

"Oh my,

they moved so fast; it's a good thing I slipped away early."

Zhang Cheng watched from afar as a group of Onmyoji left, feeling a bit fortunate in his heart.

Immediately, he felt a bit dejected; if he didn't destroy that barrier, how could he dare to go to Hongkou?

If he didn't go to Hongkou, his plan couldn't be implemented.

Helpless, he had no choice but to go back and think of a countermeasure.

Returning to the villa, Zhang Cheng thought carefully; if he wanted to increase his magic power, it would take a very long time, so it would be easier to exchange for a magic treasure in the system.

After some searching, he actually found a very suitable magic treasure.

It was called the Five-Fire Seven-Feather Fan.

Of course, this magic treasure was not a treasure of the immortals in heaven; it was merely a mortal imitation.

After all, the phoenix feathers, green phoenix feathers, and roc feathers among the feathers were definitely impossible to obtain, so the feathers of their descendants were used instead.

Although its power was not comparable, it was enough to deal with a mortal barrier.

"Five-Fire Seven-Feather Fan: This fan is composed of five fires: fire from the air, fire from stone, fire from wood, Samadhi fire, and human fire.

This precious fan is composed of seven avian feathers, including peacock feathers, white crane feathers, swan feathers, and owl feathers.

The front has talismans, and the back has poems and incantations. It can be fanned to produce wind and fire to break enemies and formations.

Those with low magic power should use it with caution."

This Five-Fire Seven-Feather Fan had powerful functions and was naturally not cheap; this cost Zhang Cheng five thousand merits.

Zhang Cheng put away the Five-Fire Seven-Feather Fan and changed out of the patchwork robe he was wearing.

Although he had a magic treasure to deal with the barrier, he still couldn't act rashly recently, as he had after all alerted the Onmyoji inside Hongkou.

If the Onmyoji were taking action, the people of the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect would certainly know as well, so he planned to stay quiet for a period of time, which would be just right for him to cultivate in peace.

Seven days later, Zhang Cheng received a call; Steve had already resolved the company's affairs, and he planned to go over.

Zhang Cheng drove his sedan to the Citibank, and then went to Manager Steve's office to discuss the matter of establishing the company.

Of course, Manager Steve was also a busy man and naturally wouldn't say he would handle everything personally.

He only provided Zhang Cheng with a headhunting firm and provided channels.

Zhang Cheng politely declined his suggestion; after all, it was about collecting medicinal herbs like ginseng and ganoderma, which ordinary people wouldn't understand.

At the very least, only someone with ten years of experience in traditional Chinese medicine could take on this task.

Of course, this matter could not stump Zhang Cheng; after returning to the villa, he directly cast a spell to contact his master, Perfected Jinbao, at Mount Luofu.

After Perfected Jinbao learned of this, he felt it was a good thing, so he planned to arrange for disciples of the sect to go and help.

With so many disciples in the Maoshan Sect, some disciples were crowded into one area, and making a living was still somewhat difficult.

Perfected Jinbao carefully thought about his hundred-plus disciples; he did not need to worry about those ranked near the top.

The only one who needed worrying about, Mama Di, was currently doing quite well with the ninth disciple.

As for those ranked near the bottom who had established roots outside, there were not many, just over a dozen.

Therefore, he instructed Wu Cai to go to Shanghai to help, but Wu Cai and Wang Hai both lived in the same small town.

Moreover, in all matters, Wang Hai consistently held the upper hand over Wu Cai.

Therefore, early in the morning, Wu Cai said to Wang Hai: "Hmph, you brat can just stay here forever; tomorrow I'm off to the great Shanghai."