Beichuan Si naturally wouldn’t hide anything if there were doubts, nor did he believe that soone as astute as Master Yutian wouldn’t care about these hidden pieces of information.
After organizing his thoughts, Beichuan Si didn’t hesitate to ask, "The information regarding the Four Directions Shrine seems sowhat incomplete. Has anything specific been disclosed by the Four Directions Family?"
On the other side, Master Yutian wore an expression that showed he had long expected Beichuan Si to ask about this. He cleared his throat and replied naturally, "Actually, Mr. Beichuan, I have asked the Four Directions Family the sa question, and it seems they will only disclose the details to us once they confirm that we have accepted this commission."
After thinking for a mont, he added, "It seems like their family shrine has had so incidents that they would prefer to keep from outsiders."
"Is that so?" Beichuan Si nodded reluctantly.
That reason was barely acceptable.
However, Beichuan Si still took a ntal note of it.
"As for the other two mages and the shrine maiden, it seems like the Four Directions Family has already gotten in touch, so you don’t have to worry, Mr. Beichuan."
Master Yutian continued to explain:
"First, we will et the other two mages and the shrine maiden. The specific ti is set for May 28th, which is a Monday. At that ti, I will contact you proactively, Mr. Beichuan."
His voice paused briefly before continuing:
"After the eting, we will proceed to the location for the exorcism. We have quite a bit of ti for this, as it’s scheduled for June 1st. This also gives us so ti to prepare, courtesy of the Four Directions Family. Similarly, I will contact you... Are there any other issues?"
Clearly, Master Yutian took the commission to restart the Four Directions Shrine very seriously, or else he wouldn’t have been so hands-on.
Beichuan Si pondered before saying, "There aren’t any other issues, but we should specify the basic location, right?"
Yes, helping the Four Directions Family with the exorcism, but where exactly is their family shrine?
That had to be disclosed, didn’t it?
Master Yutian also understood this and responded without hesitation:
"According to what the other side ntioned, it should be in the mountainous area near Nara."
"Nara... I see?" Beichuan Si murmured as he nodded thoughtfully.
While the economic circle encompassing Osaka wasn’t as significant as the Tokyo economic circle, it was still one of Japan’s top three economic belts.
However, Nara Prefecture was generally quite poor, apart from those places that were popular tourist destinations, and it wouldn’t be an overstatent to describe the rest as harsh and impoverished landscapes.
The Four Directions Family’s forr shrine was in Nara Prefecture...?
While Beichuan Si was contemplating this, Master Yutian cleared his throat and spoke up, "So now, Mr. Beichuan, you shouldn’t have many questions left, right?"
"Mm," Beichuan Si acknowledged.
Although he was not very familiar with the Four Directions Family, Beichuan Si had clarified the basic questions and just had to wait to et with the family mbers to ask them so more.
"Then, Mr. Beichuan... about this title of yours... I might have to change it a bit."
"Title?" Master Yutian’s remark was a bit cryptic, causing Beichuan Si to look up involuntarily.
"Actually..." Master Yutian began to explain.
About thirty seconds later, Master Yutian concluded, "That’s pretty much the situation, so using ’Mr. Beichuan’ in an official eting might seem sowhat frivolous, as we’re all professionals in the field, after all."
"..." Beichuan Si.
What Master Yutian was essentially trying to say was that the term ’Mr. Beichuan’ felt too frivolous and superficial in front of colleagues, hoping to change how he addressed him.
And the title Master Yutian wanted to adopt was—
"Therefore, I’ll refer to you as ’Beichuan Master’ from now on, how does that sound? Beichuan Master?" Master Yutian inquired.
Hearing the repeated ’Beichuan Master’ made Beichuan Si’s expression flicker uncertainly.
And how Master Yutian, this clergyman, had learned the phrase ’professionals’ and decided to use it here was beyond Beichuan Si’s knowledge.
Beichuan Si stroked his chin and eventually nodded in agreent, not letting his face betray any objection.
It wasn’t an unreasonable request from Master Yutian; after all, it was just an old-fashioned ’Beichuan Master’. Beichuan Si felt he could tolerate that.
Thinking this, Beichuan Si let out a breath, just about to say sothing—
"Just to ntion, Beichuan Master..."
Crack, crack, crack.
Beichuan Si’s knuckles made a crisp sound as he spoke in a level voice:
"...no need to call that in private, Master Yutian."
Master Yutian agreed with Beichuan Si’s statent, chanting a Buddhist mantra before replying,
"That’s fine. Calling Mr. Beichuan as ’Beichuan Master’ does feel a little distant, after all."
"Mm." Beichuan Si concurred.
With this, Beichuan Si formally accepted the commission.
Beyond financial considerations, there was also a part of Beichuan Si that wanted to see the other individuals with exorcism capabilities.
Yes.
Would their exorcising thods differ from his usual routines? Would they employ a variety of bizarre and arcane spells? Could any of them be more powerful than him?
Beichuan Si believed that it was always correct to strive to expand his horizons.
He exchanged a few more pleasantries with Master Yutian, then stood up to take his leave.
It wasn’t until he left Yutian Temple completely.
That Beichuan Si nonchalantly took out his cell phone from his pocket.
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