My retirement life in Neon

The two of them came to the door of the small villa. It was not as lively as the last time he came here. There was no one there. The whole villa looked deserted without lights.

Takaishi Mai accelerated her pace and opened the door, then walked in.

Soon the lights from the first floor door to the hall came on.

"Sir, please." Takaishi Mai walked out again to lead the way.

"Okay, it's not like I haven't been here before, no need." Lin Zian waved his hand and walked in on his own, soon surpassing Takaishi Mai.

"Yes." Takaishi Mai only agreed and hurried in.

It was only a few steps from the door to the living room. Once inside, Lin Zian sat on the sofa in the living room very naturally, and then looked at Takaishi Mai who came in behind and said, "Come on, show me now."

Lin Zian and Takaishi Mai both knew that they came here not to chat with Takaishi Shuichiro, but to check the results of Takaishi Mai's practice during this period.

"Yes!" Takaishi Mai was also a little nervous. Although she could control the wandering soul, she still felt very pressured in front of the "teacher".

Takaishi Mai took out a wooden sign. This little gadget was made casually by Xiu when he was at her house. Originally, Xiu took a cup, but he changed it to this thing at her strong request.

The wooden sign has only one function, which is to store some souls as a container.

She held the wooden sign with both hands and closed her eyes to concentrate. Soon, some gray-white gas came out of the surface of the wooden sign. It was very weak, and even Lin Zian had to look very carefully to see it clearly.

As time went by, more and more smoke condensed on the wooden sign, and then a human shape was seen.

It took Takaishi Mai more than ten minutes to summon the wandering soul.

Although Lin Zian didn't have much expectations for her, such a performance made it difficult for him to do it!

"Try to control his movement."

"Yes!" Takaishi Mai nodded vigorously. She also realized that her performance was a bit poor, because the knowledge that Lin Zian passed on to her at that time said that a normal Onmyoji could usually complete this process in a few seconds. Her current level was indeed outrageous.

Takaishi Mai worked hard to control the movement of the wandering soul, trying to restore her image in Lin Zian's mind, even if it was just a little.

But the facts proved that her talent was indeed very ordinary.

Even if she tried her best, the wandering soul was still floating slowly, as if his movement was not controlled by Takaishi Mai at all, but by the wind.

"Forget it, forget it, stop first." Lin Zian really couldn't stand it and wanted her to stop first.

But he didn't expect the impact of his words on Takaishi Mai.

Takaishi Mai raised her head suddenly when she heard this, and the expression on her face was not sure whether it was astonishment or something, but she was stunned.

And the wooden sign in her hand fell to the ground because of her action.

You should know that a person of Mai Takaishi's level cannot control wandering souls out of thin air. She has to rely on the wooden sign given to her by Lin Zian to control the wandering souls.

And now the wooden sign as a controller has left her hand.

The atmosphere on the field suddenly changed. The wandering souls that were in a daze subconsciously leaned on the living without control, and he could feel that Lin Zian was a dangerous person, so Mai Takaishi became his choice.

This is also the very common phenomenon of killing the master in Onmyoji. This is the disadvantage of relying on external forces.

However, it depends on the situation. Some Onmyoji will deliberately release Shikigami to subdue them many times, so that they can control Shikigami more effectively.

There is also a situation like this, because of insufficient strength but wanting to control powerful Shikigami.

This is likely to result in death, and even if it is handled well, it will cost a little.

Seeing that the wandering soul was about to approach Mai Takaishi, but she did not react at all, and the whole person was like a fool.

However, Lin Zian did not make a move, although he could easily subdue the wandering soul, but there was no benefit in doing so.

"I'll give you one more chance to subdue him." Lin Zi'an said slowly.

When Takaishi Mai heard this, she seemed to come back to her senses, and her eyes, which had lost their luster, glowed with spirit.

But at this time, the wandering soul was already in front of her and was about to touch her.

Takaishi Mai suddenly roared, twisted her waist to the side, dodged the attack of the wandering soul, and then quickly stepped back a few steps to get out of the attack range of the wandering soul.

Her movements were smooth, and the clothes she wore did not affect her movements, but instead had a different kind of beauty.

Lin Zi'an watched from the side, without any expression on his face, as if he had known that she could dodge it.

Lin Zi'an did think that Takaishi Mai could avoid that attack. Let alone that this was just a wandering soul with no strength, the way it moved was so weak, and Takaishi Mai had obviously received anti-kidnapping training, so it was not difficult for her to avoid such an attack.

Also, this kind of wandering soul would not cause much harm even if it touched a person. He had to continue to weaken a person's spirit and body to really hurt a person.

After she escaped, Takaishi Mai did not immediately pick up the wooden sign on the ground, but walked further away, waiting for the wandering soul to be attracted and then picked up the wooden sign before the wandering soul approached.

With the wooden sign in hand, Takaishi Mai used the power in it to collect the wandering soul back, but the process was a bit difficult.

Lin Zian looked at her from the side, and finally understood why Shuichiro Takaishi chose her as his heir. He had also seen those juniors of Shuichiro Takaishi, and compared to those stinky fish and shrimps, Mai Takaishi's performance was indeed very good.

She was right not to pick up the wooden sign immediately. The wandering soul was right next to the wooden sign at that time. If she hurriedly grabbed the wooden sign, she would definitely suffer a loss.

"Come here." Lin Zian waved to her.

Takaishi Mai immediately ran over when she heard it, and her pair of straw shoes made a "tap, tap, tap" sound as she walked on the floor.

"Bring it here." Lin Zian looked at the wooden sign in her hand.

Takaishi Mai respectfully handed over the wooden sign without any hesitation.

"Do you know what an Onmyoji is?" Lin Zian summoned the wandering spirit casually. It didn't take him even a second, it was almost instantaneous, and the difference was self-evident.

"Onmyoji is a game player, and Shikigami is a game character. In this game, the stronger the character controlled by the player and the more sensitive its movements are, the more powerful the player is. And you... don't seem to be even a player."

Lin Zian raised her hand gently, and Wandering Soul dug into the wooden sign by herself, which was completely different from the difficulty she had just faced.

"Of course!" Lin Zian handed her the wooden sign, and then changed his tone, "I'm not showing you this to say how powerful I am, but that I have mastered the method of controlling him."

"Sir, you said I didn't master the method?" Takaishi Mai also understood what he meant, and he just showed her the real usage.