Itō Kikujiro originally just wanted to use the pressure he released to test Itō Sei's will and let Itō Sei feel something special, but he didn't expect that his grandson Itō Sei would give him such a big surprise. He asked repeatedly
"Ah Cheng, how do you have spiritual power?"
"Spiritual power? The power in my body? " Sei Itō pretended to be puzzled and asked, and then explained, "Some time ago, when my elder sister taught me swordsmanship, it reminded me of a lot of things when I was a child, including a meditation method that my elder sister taught me along with swordsmanship when I was a child. When I was tired of swordsmanship, I practiced this, and there was this power in my body, but I don't remember how to use it, so I haven't used it."
"Does your mother know?" Itō Kikujiro asked again.
"I don't know. I plan to study it myself first, and tell them later," Sei Itō said.
"I see." Itō Kikujiro nodded thoughtfully and didn't ask anything. After a while, he looked up and said, "Since you have spiritual power, then you can accept some of the inheritance in the family."
"What inheritance?" Sei Itō asked curiously. He was really curious, not pretending. After all, he didn't have anything related to spiritual power except for the basic practice method.
"When your elder sister taught you swordsmanship, she told you about the origin of the family, right?" Itō Kikujiro asked.
"Yes." Sei Itō nodded and admitted.
"Then you should know that our family is a demon repelling family that focuses on Yin-Yang Technique and swordsmanship." Itō Kikujiro looked at Sei Itō and said.
"I know, but I thought it was just family history and legend." Sei Itō said honestly.
"No, it's not a legend. For example, the spiritual power you have now is the foundation of Yin-Yang Technique and the advanced version of our Itō family's swordsmanship — the foundation of demon repelling swordsmanship. " Itō Kikujiro said, "And our Itō family has relied on the reputation of exorcism to support the existence of such a shrine in the past 200 years."
"Although most of the shrines have lost their inheritance and have become places to gather money, our Ito family will never go to such a place."
"In that case, there are still demons and ghosts in modern society?" Sei Itō said in disbelief. Although he had come into contact with things that couldn't be explained by science, he still didn't believe in demons and ghosts.
"That's right. Since the Meiji Restoration, after the last demonic seal, and the aftermath of World War II, there have actually been many demons in modern society. And those legendary places of evil spirits are generally haunted by ghosts. "Ito Kikujiro explained.
"Why can't we feel it?" Sei Itō nodded and asked.
"Of course, we can't feel it. Although with the advancement of science and technology, we are gradually losing our inheritance, there are still some people, families, or temples that exist." Ito Kikujiro laughed.
"Oh, are there many such families or temples?" Sei Itō asked.
"Not many, almost all of them have declined. If it weren't for the influence of swordsmanship, our Itō family might have even lost its inheritance." Ito Kikujiro shook his head.
"But there are still some famous inheritances, such as the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Ise Shrine, Meiji Shrine, Tōdai-ji Shrine, and so on … These are all well-known, and this is also the reason why the demons don't dare to run rampant."
"Do my mother and sister know about these?" Itō Sei nodded humbly and memorized the names mentioned by Itō Kikujiro in his heart.
"Of course." Ito Kikujiro laughed. "When they knew about this, they were very surprised. At that time, their expressions were very cute."
"Well, let's not talk about this. You just need to understand it. Now, let's start practicing." Ito Kikujiro said seriously.
"Yes!" Sei Itō also said seriously.
Then, the two began to teach. Ito Kikujiro first explained to Sei Itō how to guide the spiritual power in the body and use it. When Sei Itō could probably do some basic things, he began to teach him the Itō family's swordsmanship.
When it was almost evening, the swordsmanship practice stopped. After resting and eating dinner, Ito Kikujiro arranged for Sei Itō to go to the Sutra Pavilion behind the shrine to read various ancient books. Sei Itō mainly read about the records and history of Yin-Yang Jutsu, as well as some explanations about the use of techniques. After reading the books, before going to bed, Sei Itō took a medicinal bath as usual. At that time, Ito Kikujiro also observed Sei Itō's medicinal bath and found that he couldn't understand it. Finally, it was time to practice before going to bed.
A full day passed like this.
The next morning, I woke up early and put on the Japanese-style kimono that Ito Kikujiro had prepared for me. It was the kind that resembled a ronin's clothing, but without a jacket. I started cleaning the shrine. After breakfast, I started my daily training. Other than the swordsmanship class being changed to the morning, the shrine's etiquette class after lunch, and the Sutra Pavilion being changed to the afternoon, there were no other changes.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, half a month passed quickly. In more than half a month of practice, Sei Itō has been able to skillfully use the Reiki in his body, and under the guidance of Ito Kikujiro, he learned most of the Ito family's swordsmanship and several simple techniques, as well as the ritual of the shrine. Sei Itō's mother Eriko, eldest sister Suzu Ito, and second sister Sei Itō came to the shrine to visit Sei Itō.
Seeing Sei Itō change day by day, the Ito family was very happy.
On this day, Sei Itō felt a little quiet, so after practicing his swordsmanship, he took the initiative to find Ito Kikujiro.
"Grandpa, I feel a little irritated when practicing recently, so I want to go out and have a look." Sei Itō said directly after seeing Ito Kikujiro.
"Is that so? It seems that you have reached a bottleneck. In that case, it is a good choice to go out and have a look. "Ito Kikujiro listened to Sei Itō's words and said.
"Do you have any plans to go anywhere?"
"No, I plan to walk around casually. I don't have an exact route." Sei Itō shook his head.
"So, that is to say, the time is not certain." Ito Kikujiro confirmed.
"Yes." Sei Itō nodded and admitted.
"Well, okay, I agree, but you have to talk to your mother about this." Ito Kikujiro just thought about it and agreed.
With his understanding of Sei Itō's strength during this time, as long as he did not encounter any special problems, his personal safety was basically not a problem, so he was not too worried and agreed much more readily.
"Got it, I will call my mother later." Sei Itō nodded and was about to get up and leave.
"Wait." Ito Kikujiro stopped Sei Itō who was about to get up and leave. He took out an object made of bamboo from his arms and handed it to Sei Itō. "Take this. If you encounter a special situation, it may be of some use."
Sei Itō took the bamboo handed over by Ito Kikujiro doubtfully, nodded, carefully put it in his arms, and put it into the space, then said, "Got it, Grandpa."
"Go." Ito Kikujiro waved his hand and let Sei Itō leave. The room returned to silence again.
After Sei Itō left, he called his mother, Eriko, with his mobile phone and told her his plan. After a few words of explanation, she agreed. He returned to his room, changed into his daily clothes, and left the shrine.
It was not until he arrived at the hidden forest near the foot of the shrine that Sei Itō summoned the Rubik's Cube and began to prepare to travel …
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