The jujutsu at Longyuan was indeed impressive, but Hayashi felt there must be other places with such ancient jujutsu as well, although he didn't know where they might exist.
Currently, he possessed the abnormal ability of cursed energy release, which allowed him to find the place where Longyuan stored their jujutsu. Although this place was rarely visited, it was still considered quite important. Even if people couldn't learn these jujutsu, they were classified as top secret and stored away.
If it were anyone else, it would have been absolutely impossible to find this place so easily, especially with the barrier.
But even if others found it, what use would it be? They could only look, not learn, like a sports car in a virtual world—you acquire it in the virtual world but can't bring it into reality.
Although the analogy wasn't quite fitting, the reality was just like that.
By this time, Hayashi had already left the place where the jujutsu were stored and arrived outside a room on the upper level, just outside the room where five people were staying.
He leaned against the wall, releasing his cursed energy outward. Initially, he had planned to leave, but after hearing the people inside talking, he hesitated. He wanted to know what they were gathering for.
"The situation has been getting worse recently. Those people have started acting out, seemingly searching for cursed objects left behind by curses. If this continues, the consequences will be severe."
The one speaking was a middle-aged man with black hair and a single eye. Although he appeared calm, the tone in his voice made the others around him understand that this was quite a tricky issue.
Sitting across from the one-eyed middle-aged man, a mature woman with lingering grace spoke up: "Although we are jujutsu sorcerers stationed in the capital, we can only protect the land right in front of us. The major incident over in Jincheng still hasn't been resolved, and with so many jujutsu sorcerers trapped there, now we have these new issues. We simply cannot divide our attention."
"Ultimately, it's because we're short on manpower. If this continues, unimaginable events will happen in the future."
At this moment, a masked person began to speak. When she spoke, it was with a crisp female voice, indicating she was likely young and somewhat inexperienced: "Perhaps we should request assistance from Tokyo, but I don't know if they would be willing to help."
"Request assistance?" The long-haired man, the only one standing, suddenly laughed. Looking at the woman in front of him, he said, "Shangguan Xuemeng, can't you stop being so naive? They're struggling just to take care of themselves, so how could they possibly help us? Moreover, the curse incidents here are different from theirs. Just because they're skilled in one thing doesn't mean it will work here. If we need to request help, it should be from our own side—from Da Xia Longque."
Hearing the mention of Da Xia Longque, Shangguan Xuemeng, the woman with the mask, seemed unwilling. Da Xia Longque was a top-tier force within the country, but in a sense, they were also competitors. Since they were all responsible for handling incidents within China, there was no real need to request their help.
Also, the situation in Japan wasn't looking great either, and it seemed a bit dangerous over there, so they definitely wouldn't be able to handle the problems here.
Although the curses in both countries were still curses, there were some subtle differences, and just these small differences made things quite difficult to resolve.
"This issue requires a new plan, even though we're short on time. Additionally, we need to closely monitor the sealed special-grade cursed object. That terrifying thing absolutely cannot fall into the enemy's hands," the one-eyed man interrupted the two, then turned his gaze toward the old man seated at the head of the table: "Dean, do you have any good ideas?"
Everyone's gaze immediately shifted to the old man, who was the dean of Longyuan and its leader. He held an extraordinary position. Although he was just a first-grade jujutsu sorcerer, he was among the top in that class.
He was what people commonly referred to as a special first-grade jujutsu sorcerer.
The old man's name was Long Qian'nian, and he was already 105 years old. He looked like someone on the brink of death, as if he could fall apart with a simple movement.
But his eyes were incredibly sharp, like those of an old hawk that had been hunting on the plains for a long time—fierce beyond measure.
Seeing everyone looking at him, he raised his head slightly with an air of frailty and said, "Find the man named Hayashi. He has a significant role to play in the future."
"Hayashi?"
Everyone was stunned. Why did the dean suddenly mention this name?
A name they had never heard before.
"Dean, who is this Hayashi?" Shangguan Xuemeng had never heard of Hayashi, but since the dean had mentioned him, he couldn't be a simple figure. He was likely the key person in the current situation.
"Could it be... something the Dream Granny told you?" The one-eyed man seemed to have a sudden realization and made a bold guess.
The Dream Granny was a second-grade jujutsu sorcerer from China. Although her rank was low, that wasn't important. The important thing was her unique ability—she could use a personal sacrifice to obtain information about the future. It was a special form of jujutsu inheritance, and there were almost no others like her in the world.
Although her grandson also had this ability, he was far from the level of Dream Granny, who had perfected this jujutsu to an extreme.
While some curse users in Japan could also glimpse part of the future, their techniques were completely different, so the abilities weren't exactly the same, though the results could be somewhat similar.
"That's correct. However, Dream Granny is currently in a coma. This was likely the last time she used this jujutsu to inform us about the future. All we have is the name 'Hayashi.'" The old Long Qian'nian remained silent for a moment before speaking again, "The name is Hayashi. He is likely from China, but possibly from Japan, so finding him won't be easy. Mobilize Longyuan's people. You must find him within a month."
Everyone present showed signs of shock and disbelief in their eyes. Could one person change the entire situation? The future situation?
But there were still many top-tier powerhouses in the world, such as Satoru Gojo. Could they not change the future situation?
So, what kind of existence was this person named Hayashi?
While these people were shocked, Hayashi, who was hiding outside, was even more astonished. He had heard everything they said. He hadn't expected to hear people discussing him.
The most critical part was, who exactly was this Dream Granny? She had even predicted him?
Changing the future of the world?
Hayashi indeed had such thoughts. Given his growth rate and abilities, it wasn't impossible that he might change the future.
Just based on one ability—dismantling curses—he could reduce the occurrence of terrifying events in the world and prevent the revival of curses.
This was something only he could do at the moment.
Since Longyuan had the ability to predict him, could others also predict him?
Surely Dream Granny wasn't the only one in the world with such strange abilities, though there definitely weren't many like her either.
"Even China is asking Japan for help. It seems the situation here is also not looking good. No, wait..." Hayashi suddenly recalled a key phrase—special-grade cursed object.
Longyuan had a special-grade cursed object. That was good news. Hayashi could go check it out.