Of course, in the end, Fang Wuwei couldn't bring himself to strike heavily. He simply beat the Imp until she was bruised and swollen, killing her seven or eight times before tying her to a pillar for interrogation.
In this Tsukuyomi Space, not killing this Imp three hundred times, oh three hundred times, was already considered kind.
Teacher Qiu wailed on the pillar, but the injuries on her body gradually faded.
When Fang Wuwei punched her, she realized she could touch the ground, had touch and pain, possessed a physical body... This was clearly Fang Wuwei's doing.
In that instant, she knew she was finished. As Fang Wuwei pummeled her with punch after punch, she kept trying to explain, but Fang Wuwei didn't listen at all, his face full of excitement as he punched non-stop.
He was carried away, but at least he didn't kill her.
Fang Wuwei conjured a handgun from thin air and pressed it against Teacher Qiu's head.
"I'll give you five minutes to explain everything to me properly."
"Waaah waah ah ah ah ah ah woo woo woo woo..."
Fang Wuwei directly pulled out an alarm clock, which floated in front of Teacher Qiu's face, emitting the crisp sound of gears.
"Crying? Crying counts as time!"
Teacher Qiu instantly stopped crying, her big eyes full of tears. She gritted her teeth and, choking back sobs, told everything, which was the conversation at the beginning of the previous chapter.
Of course, the time had already exceeded five minutes, but the alarm clock didn't ring. Clearly, Fang Wuwei also wanted to listen, and anyway, there was plenty of time...
It wasn't until Teacher Qiu finished her story that she couldn't hold back her tears. Fang Wuwei blinked, a huge look of bewilderment hidden deep in his eyes.
His mental power and the Tsukuyomi Space were both telling him that this Imp wasn't lying.
She was indeed just a bit foul-mouthed and playful, but her heart was good. She would give the blessings she should and wouldn't do things she shouldn't...
This...
Fang Wuwei still had the gun pointed at Teacher Qiu's forehead. He rubbed his chin with his other hand, his mind frantically brainstorming countermeasures...
He finally came to a conclusion:
He had already beaten her, so let it be. At worst, he would come back tomorrow and donate some money, make a wish.
"Ahem."
Fang Wuwei awkwardly cleared his throat, deciding to just let the mistake stand... Taking it back now would only be more embarrassing.
So he snapped his fingers, and all of Teacher Qiu's injuries disappeared, even the pain vanished, as if nothing had happened.
Only she herself was still bound, indicating that all of this was real.
"Is this [censored] your final dying wish?"
Teacher Qiu was so frightened by this statement that she desperately begged for mercy, shaking her body repeatedly, snot and tears gushing out uncontrollably as she cried non-stop, "Woo woo ah ah."
I've already told the truth! What more do you want, waah ah ah ah ah!!!
Feeling the handgun pressed against her forehead cock, she knew this thing was called a 'gun' because she had just been shot in the head twice by it not long ago, and it hurt so, so much.
Are you going to keep tormenting me?! Ah ah ah ah, please let me go, ah ah waah waah waah woo woo woo...
"I've said everything I need to... Big Brother, please let me go, woo woo woo... I'll never be foul-mouthed again, woo..."
"...I'm quite interested in what you just said."
Fang Wuwei, against his conscience, looked down at Teacher Qiu, giving her enough pressure.
"Alright, wipe your snot and tears. I have a few questions for you. If you answer them, I'll spare your life."
Upon hearing this, Teacher Qiu took a deep breath and stopped sobbing.
"You ask, you ask... I'll tell you everything I know! Woo..."
Fang Wuwei suddenly felt a surge of guilt.
"Ahem... You just said you have companions?"
"Yes, woo..."
Teacher Qiu hung her head dejectedly, two tears streaming down her face as she honestly replied.
"There are many, many more lonely souls here, just like I used to be... Like I was before, without reason, living purely on instinct. After I gained reason, I would also observe them... Woo."
"And the result?"
"Lonely souls can generally only survive in the world for seven days. Some with strong obsessions will live a few more days, but they will also quickly disappear..."
This was strange. Rikka's father had been wandering between heaven and earth for a full two or three years.
"What about earthbound spirits and such?"
"Earthbound spirits? What are those?"
Alright, next topic.
"You said you found an ownerless incense monument... which is the shrine you are in now, right?"
"Yes, woo..."
"Why was it ownerless?"
"How would I know!!!"
That's true.
Fang Wuwei cleared his throat and put away the gun in his hand.
As soon as the gun left her forehead, Teacher Qiu felt much lighter. The deadly threat had slightly lessened, making her feel much better, allowing her to let out a long sigh of relief.
"Then I'll ask another question... When did you discover this incense monument?"
"When... I don't remember clearly, but if I count by the number of New Year visits... I've probably participated twenty... five, no, twenty-six New Year visits..."
Twenty-six New Year visits, which means twenty-six years.
Twenty-six years?!
Fang Wuwei raised an eyebrow sharply... Twenty-six years, another event from twenty-six years ago. This extremely sensitive time point repeatedly pricked at his nerves.
That was when the Ikenouchi family escaped from the inner world, and also when the Totsuka couple found the corpse and touched magic.
Inner world... what does it truly mean?
Rubbing his chin, Fang Wuwei fell into deep thought... It seems he must go and see the inside as soon as possible, the sooner the better. This is the inner world of this side, and there is a suspected transmigrator there. If things go wrong, that person might come over, and then everything will definitely be chaotic, making it easy to be ambushed.
...There's still some time before school starts, right? I wonder if it's enough... Next question.
"Incense and what you call an 'agent god,' what are they?"
"I don't know... Incense is something that is generated when mortals pray to me... It makes me stronger..."
But not that strong... You can knock me down with one punch.
Teacher Qiu thought to herself, but she didn't dare say it aloud.
"Agent god... I don't know either. It's just that when I had more incense, I inexplicably gained some knowledge and abilities in my mind... I really don't know anything, woo woo woo TAT..."
Looking at Teacher Qiu, who was crying again, Fang Wuwei fell silent... He touched his conscience, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
Maybe tomorrow... I'll donate more money?
"You..."
"Woo woo woo woo woo woo..."
"No..."
"Waah ah ah ah ah ah..."
Fang Wuwei slapped his head and snapped his fingers. Instantly, all the surrounding objects became as illusory as bubbles, as fragile as glass.
The next moment, Tsukuyomi was dispelled. Teacher Qiu only felt her consciousness go blank, her eyes lit up, and she reappeared in her familiar surroundings.
She was out.
She floated blankly in the air, lowered her head and looked at Fang Wuwei, who was looking back at her. Like seeing a ghost, she quickly darted into the incense monument behind the offering box and made no further sound...
Fang Wuwei was silent for a moment, then quietly took out his wallet, pulled out seven or eight 500-yen coins, threw them all into the offering box, clapped his hands, and left.
I'll come again tomorrow... I feel a bit bad for this Imp...
Walking out of the shrine, Fang Wuwei looked back at the main hall again, then summoned Cavaliere, dragging two red taillights as he disappeared into the night.
Pulling out his phone from his pocket, Fang Wuwei dialed a number.
"Hello, Mr. Ikenouchi? Are you busy?... No, no, I just need your help with something... Yes, yes... magic crystals, the more the better, the sooner the better. I'll give you some necessary assistance... Yes, yes... I'm going to another world, your homeland."