Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 846: 513, the greatest wish

In He Xiaoxiao’s “group”.

Zard: “Come on, everyone, gather around for some juicy gossip. Fresh news just in – a chosen one tried to ambush the fierce guy in Takayama, Hida, but ended up dead. Now the Mysterious Business Department is going nuts, with about 80% of their forces heading there. Every port of entry has set up life detection systems, checking everyone. All cargo ships are being thoroughly inspected now; those that aren’t checked aren’t allowed to leave the port.”

Chuang Wang: “Is it that serious? Did they kill the Jindai Crown Prince?”

Zard: “Not the Crown Prince, but still someone significant. The guy killed was Jindai Yunyi, and his father is Jindai Yasuhito, a true power player within the family. Have you heard of the Ten Eunuch? He’s one of them.”

Mountain City Spicy Chicken: “Weren’t the Ten Eunuch some super-powerful eunuchs from our ancient times?”

Zard: “The Jindai Ten Eunuch is a nickname given by some Time Travelers to these ten powerful Jindai figures. They’re all influential people close to the Jindai Family Master, each with a peculiar way of speaking. Jindai Yasuhito was the one who facilitated the alliances between the Jindai Consortium, Deer Island, Qing’s Family, and the Chen Clan. Now his beloved son finally managed to reverse-occupy someone, only to get killed. No Time Traveler in the Mysterious Business Department would dare take responsibility for that.”

It was also Jindai Yasuhito who spearheaded the marriage between Jindai Kongyin and Qing Chen.

Qing Bao: “Who on earth is this person? To my knowledge, according to the Mysterious Business Department’s protocols, they wouldn’t deploy so many resources just for one person.”

Zard: “Heh, I heard this person might have the ability to shake the foundation of the Onmyoji. Beyond that, I’m not sure.”

Chuang Wang: “How do you know so much?”

Zard: “You have no idea about my powers.”

At this point, Jing Shan, who had been silent for an unknown length of time, suddenly spoke: “According to the Observer’s records, before the Jindai came to the Federal Continent, they were vassals of another clan. In that era, the other clan had control over all the Onmyoji traditions, and all other clans, including the current Jindai, practiced their cultivation methods.”

Zard: “Uh-oh, an Observer bigwig is dropping some bombshells.”

Jian Shouqing: “What’s an Observer?”

Zard: “From the sound of it, you haven’t reached the core level of the Inner World. The Observer organization is low-key, but everyone in the upper circles knows about it. Its predecessor was the investigative journalist group of Hope Media. It later broke off to form an armed faction, aiming to record historical truths. They’re very discreet within the Federation, with no headquarters or leader, and each Observer operates independently.”

Jian Shouqing: “Wait a minute, why do investigative journalists need an armed faction…”

Zard: “Apparently… because there was once an investigative journalist named Jiang Xu who was killed by a consortium. Not just Jiang Xu, but many other journalists also died due to conspiracies and violence, and the Observers couldn’t stand it anymore.”

Jing Shan: “According to records of the founding Observer, only those with the noblest bloodlines could become Onmyoji back then. They were the rulers among all the Eastward people. It is said that they could not only summon shikigami but also transform dying animals and humans with grudges into powerful shikigami. In other words, they had the ability to create shikigami.”

Huan Yu: “Wait a minute, the current Jindai family doesn’t have the ability to create shikigami. As far as I know, no new shikigami has appeared in the Jindai family for hundreds of years. Also, there’s no mention of that other clan in the history of the Jindai family or the Federation.”

Jing Shan: “That’s exactly why the Observer organization exists. As long as the Observers remain, they can never erase those histories, including the 112 village massacres they conducted after crossing the sea eastward. That clan did exist; they were betrayed by the current Jindai family during the crossing and were all sunk into the Forbidden Sea. Back then, the Jindai family didn’t have the surname Jindai; they were called Oda.”

Huan Yu: “Did none of that clan survive?”

Jing Shan: “Not according to records. It is said if even one of them survived, the Jindai’s rule would be shaken. Initially, the founding Observers thought it was about ‘legitimate power,’ but later realized it was about the source of power. That clan’s bloodline seemed special; a single person could control all the shikigami.”

Zard: “Yikes! I’m adding some sound effects for you!”

Huan Yu: “…Don’t do it again!”

Chuang Wang asked: “Jing Shan should be Boss Zheng, right? I’m really curious, if this fierce guy is one of our own, would Kyushu and Kunlun step in and help him?”

Taboo ACE-999: “On the way.”

He Xiaoxiao’s “group” suddenly fell silent; the members didn’t expect Kyushu to break its neutrality and decide to intervene directly.

Why?

Just who is this fierce guy that Kyushu would go to such lengths?

Chuang Wang: “But, the Mysterious Business Department is chasing him with at least five or ten thousand people. He must be in a dire situation now, can he even wait for Boss He to rescue him?”

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Night fell.

“Is it delicious?” Qing Chen asked with a smile.

Jinguji Maki stood in the amusement park, holding a box of takoyaki, her mouth full: “Delicious!”

No one expected that while everyone thought Qing Chen and Jinguji Maki should be in a pathetic escape, the boy had actually taken the little girl to an amusement park.

Just because the little girl said she had never been to an amusement park before.

“Master, aren’t we on the run? Shouldn’t we leave? Staying in the city is very dangerous,” Xiao Zhenji whispered.

“Relax, the most dangerous place is the safest,” Qing Chen said, smiling, as he shot at the balloons lined up in front of him.

According to the rules, hitting nine out of ten shots would win the biggest stuffed toy.

Most people couldn’t do it.

But Qing Chen wasn’t most people.

To be honest, he hadn’t expected his perfect shooting sense to come in handy here. The air gun’s trajectory was slightly off, but he corrected it after the first shot.

Every shot after that hit the mark.

The owner saw him playing like this and immediately looked miserable: “Why don’t you take the little one to ride the Ferris wheel? A friendly tip, if you go now, you’ll see the most beautiful fireworks.”

Qing Chen smiled. In the past, he shot to kill. Now he even felt that winning a stuffed toy for Xiao Zhenji made all that practice worthwhile: “Let’s go, ride the Ferris wheel.”

Jinguji Maki struggled for a long time. She knew it was dangerous for her master to take her to the amusement park, but she couldn’t resist the temptation of riding the Ferris wheel.

She had only seen it on TV.

At night, the Ferris wheel lit up in colorful lights, slowly turning, looking magnificent.

Qing Chen looked at Xiao Zhenji. He had three reasons for coming here. The first was that it was relatively safe; the Mysterious Business Department wouldn’t expect him to come here.

The second was that he genuinely wanted to give Xiao Zhenji a fond childhood memory. This was her hometown, a place she wouldn’t be able to return to in the future.

He wanted to help her remember some scenery, some tastes.

The third was that they couldn’t go directly to Hokkaido yet.

The Mysterious Business Department didn’t have Qing Chen’s photo because he had changed his appearance with Da Fu’s help and used the ID that Si Nianhua prepared for him.

When Qing Chen booked the hot spring inn, he used the internet specifically to leave a clue for the Mysterious Business Department.

So, the wanted person they were looking for had nothing to do with Qing Chen’s current appearance.

The Mysterious Business Department also didn’t have a photo of Jinguji Maki because she was too young and had no identification, just basic household registration information.

However, they could find Jinguji Maki’s mother.

By now, they had surely posted people to watch in Hokkaido, tapping and monitoring Xiao Zhenji’s mom.

They wouldn’t place too many people because her mom had remarried long ago, and logically Qing Chen wouldn’t help the little girl see her mom one last time.

But the Mysterious Business Department, being a large organization, wouldn’t make a beginner’s mistake and completely abandon this clue.

To be honest, logically, Qing Chen should now be trying to find a way back to his country.

But he insisted on trying.

What he and the Qing intelligence personnel suffered at the A02 base, he had yet to collect enough interest.

Qing Chen and the little girl boarded the Ferris wheel. As they rose to the highest point, the amusement park’s nighttime fireworks display began.

The little girl clutched a stuffed bear as tall as herself, leaning against the window, her mouth wide open in awe at the splendid fireworks.

Qing Chen sat quietly, the fireworks making his face alternately bright and dark.

He didn’t know why, but he felt happier than Xiao Zhenji.

Suddenly, the little girl stopped exclaiming and quietly leaned against the window, tears dripping onto the floor.

“What’s wrong?” Qing Chen asked: “Feeling sad because you have to go back to training in the RV tonight? I’ve already told you, you watched an hour of cartoons today.”

Xiao Zhenji wiped her tears: “No, master, I’m too happy.”

“Hmm?” Qing Chen raised an eyebrow.

The little girl turned to look at Qing Chen, the grand and colorful fireworks behind her.

She said: “Master, didn’t you ask me what my biggest wish was? I said it was a secret a few days ago.”

“Yes,” Qing Chen’s emotions were calm.

“Once, when I was cooking and burned my hand, and my mom was gone, I asked my grandma why my life was so bitter and if it would always be so. If it was, why was I born into this world.”

“My grandma comforted me, saying that each person has experiences they must go through in life. When they come into this world, they have already seen their script. I must have chosen this life because there are things worth experiencing in the script.”

“At that time, my biggest wish was to quickly encounter that worthwhile thing. Now I have.”

Qing Chen gently patted Xiao Zhenji’s head. He looked up at the night sky as if speaking to the grandmother he had never met: “Thank you for your hard work.”