Chapter 152 - The Joy of Ubuyashiki Sukeyo

"That's it." Shang Quannai dragged the sleeping bird up, and gently rubbed his head with his fingers.

Looking up at the sky, Shang Quannai sat on the wooden bench next to the door of the doctor's office, squinting his eyes slightly, feeling the comfort of summer.

Seeing this, Kanroji Sakuracake also sat on the other end of the bench.

Leaning against the door of the doctor's office behind him, he hid his head under the shadow of the eaves and listened to the chirping of cicadas in his ears.

Because it was daytime, Yin's team members were also organizing supplies and preparing for the next dark night.

Shang Quannai looked at the blue sky, but couldn't stop thinking in his head.

He didn't know Wu Ke's current strength.

Based on his level of understanding, he has already encountered two [Shangxian One] these two times.

In other words, after the death of Kamado Shigeru, my wife Tamako became the second [Shangsen No. 1] as a replacement.

Although they have all been resolved without incident, it is unclear whether there will be another replacement, and if it appears in an unknown location, it will be a disaster.

The gold content of [Shang Xian No. 1] is not just talk.

The previous two times, due to various reasons, Kamado Shigeru and my wife Tamako didn't have time to display their true strength.

You know, in the original book, [The Winding Land] has the ability to turn a decent and prosperous town into ruins in an instant.

And Wu Mei... always hides somewhere and never comes out.

A sense of urgency gripped Shang Quannai's heart instantly.

He slightly rubbed the bird he was holding and frowned.

Thinking about it, he stood up, and under the confused eyes of Kanroji Sakuracake, he opened the door of the doctor's office and walked in.

——He wants to contact Ubuyashiki.

Creak...

The moment he opened the door, a long stream of sunlight poured into the closed doctor's office.

Ju Se who happened to come out of her room was startled.

She quickly took a few steps back, away from the place where the hot sunshine spread.

Zhu Shi looked at the sunlight mark on the ground and was silent for a while, then raised his head and looked at Shang Quan Nai.

"...Sorry." Shang Quanna closed the door and nodded apologetically to Zhu Shi.

"It's okay. I happen to have something to do with you." Zhu Shi shook her head, pursed her lips, and there was some sadness in her purple mist-like eyes: "Are you free now?"

Behind her, the doctor frowned tightly, with thick dark circles around his eyes.

As a human doctor, he had to study all night with Zhu Shi who had a ghost constitution, and Zhu Shi couldn't persuade him.

Fortunately, after research.

The doctor successfully created a relatively simple prop:

A simple short blade.

It is very crude and even looks a bit like a syringe. It is used to store blood samples for various studies.

Doctors call this thing: "Lancet".

Shang Quanna lowered his head and looked at the "blood collection knife" that had just taken shape in the doctor's hand. He then looked up at the doctor and Zhu Shi.

In my impression, similar props like this should have been made by a guy named "Yoshiro" who was born around the Edo period in later generations.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the doctor's dark circles and his proud look, and nodded slightly.

In this world, it seems that there are not only reincarnations, but also past lives.

In Zhushi's room.

The doctor was lying on the table beside him. After staying up all night for four or five days, he was finally willing to take a rest.

"So..." Shang Quannai's eyes left the doctor, and he looked at Zhushi doubtfully: "What is it?"

Zhu Shi gently rummaged for something from the things piled on the table, and answered Shang Quan Nai's question:

"I used to stay by Wuhan's side as his attendant."

"Stayed for more than a hundred years."

When Zhu Shi said this, the body of the sleeping doctor lying next to her trembled violently.

Shang Quannai glanced at the doctor and told him from all over the world - this guy was not asleep.

Zhu Shi was obviously a little tired. She rubbed her sore shoulders slightly, and then finally pulled out a piece of fine-textured paper from the pile.

"During that period, Wuhan kept me by his side because I knew medical skills."

"I also learned a little bit about it."

Zhu Shi turned around, she took the piece of paper and handed it to Shang Quan Nai.

Shang Quannai took the paper, glanced at the content on it, and then his pupils shrank.

Although there are only two medicinal materials written on it, they are things that Shang Quannai is very familiar with:

Eclipta ink, tortoise shell.

These are the two herbs in the prescription given by Ah Shang.

Shang Quannai frowned slightly.

Is Wuhan looking for a prescription... This is reasonable in his imagination.

After all, Mu Mei in the original work has also been searching for the "green flower of the other side".

It's just that I haven't found it until I die.

Because...the blue Bana flower blooms during the day.

Shang Quannai's frown did not relax, he was a little worried.

When Zhu Shi saw Shang Quan Nai's appearance, she continued:

"He seems to be looking for the next content of this prescription, but after hundreds of years of research and simulation, he can only deduce two flavors."

"Of course, there is a reason why I don't want to do it, but it's not important."

"After these days of research, I discovered a very important medicinal ingredient in the prescription."

Zhu Shi's eyes became solemn, and she was a little hesitant. After all, she was a foreign, strange ghost. In the first few days when she came to the Demon Slayer Team, she felt vaguely rejected.

Fortunately, in the end, everyone's eyes became much kinder.

So she hesitated for several days before planning to tell Shang Quannai.

Zhu Shi took a deep breath, stabilized her emotions, and said calmly:

"I guess that that medicinal material may be the key to ghosts being able to resist the sun, and you...as a ghost, can walk under the sun..."

"I think you should know what the most important medicinal ingredient is."

Shang Quanna put down the prescription in his hand, raised his head, and looked at Zhu Shi:

"So, you want that medicine, right?"

Zhu Shi opened her mouth and choked for a while. She looked at Shang Quan Nai's eyes, and then nodded stiffly.

She knew that the medicinal ingredient she wanted in her heart was to make a potion about "turning ghosts back into humans".

But my situation doesn’t seem worthy of others’ trust…

Hearing this, Shang Quannai stuffed the prescriptions on the table back into the pile of things, nodded, and stood up:

"I understand. I will try my best to help you find that medicine, but don't have high hopes."

Zhu Shi was stunned when she heard this. She looked at Shang Quan Nai's back walking toward the door in a daze.

——Do you believe her so easily?

——She hasn’t said what she wants the medicinal materials for...

Shang Quannai stretched out his hand to hold the door.

Click.

The blue Bianhua flower blooms during the day, close to the sun, and only blooms for a few days a year.

He knew it, but it was hard to find.

"That's right." Shang Quanna turned around and looked at Zhu Shi who was in a daze: "How are you controlling your ghost instincts?"

Zhu Shi reacted quickly and nodded quickly:

"It's almost there. Drinking some blood every week is enough for now."

"It's just that I'm a little exhausted."

Shang Quannai nodded and glanced at the sleeping doctor beside him.

The one who is weak is probably a doctor.

In his opinion, the only people who could collect blood from Joo-se seemed to be doctors who trusted her unconditionally.

"That's right!" Zhu Shi seemed to suddenly remember something, and she called out to Shang Quan Nai.

Later, when Shang Quannai turned around, he handed him a small bottle of pills and told him:

"I heard about that... Lord."

"I tried to use your blood to make some pills. They may have some effect, but at least they won't be harmful to the human body."

"Please help me pass it on to the Lord, thank you."

Shang Quanna looked at the bottle in his hand and nodded to Zhu Shi.

Then he closed the door and walked out.

…

In the lobby.

In the next room.

Ci Yilang and Shancun brought their dying father back and were crying and reminiscing in the next room.

Zhushi, another busy day has begun.

Naosenna sat in the lobby and began to write a letter to Ubuyashiki Sukeyo.

He hopes to have an in-depth understanding of these six hundred years of tragedy and convene a Zhuhe meeting again.

This is Shang Quannai's plan to let these pillars collectively learn the breathing method through the pillar meeting.

Also, please inform Ubuyashiki Sukeyo and Tsukuni Enichi to join the Demon Slayer Corps.

Although Shang Quannai felt that he should already know.

All previous signs indicate that people in Ubuyashiki's lineage have long foreseen the inevitability of "Jikuni Enichi" joining the Demon Slayer Corps.

And called it "the sun" on the bamboo slips.

After writing the letter, he rolled up the note, wrapped the vial in the middle of the note, tied it to Raven's leg, and threw him into the sky.

The first eagle crow created by Shang Quannai was still sleeping peacefully on his shoulder.

…

…

Ubuyashiki mansion.

Only the direct lineage of Nuo Da's ethnic group was now left, but the people of this lineage were still cursed by their blood.

The mansion is therefore much smaller than the Ubuyashiki mansion six hundred years ago.

"Gah! Karma!" The crow flapped its wings, shouted and delivered the letter to Chen Ji.

Beside him, Ubuyashiki Sukeyo was no longer able to get up. He was lying on the tatami, his pupils turning white again.

The effect of Shang Quannai's blood has basically disappeared, and his life is about to come to an end.

Beside him, his young son knelt down worriedly, with a sadness that belied his age on his young face:

"Father."

He looked at his father and held his father's numb palm with his little hand.

"...It's okay, don't worry..." Ubuyashiki Sukeyo turned his head slightly, and his originally warm and genial voice had become a little hoarse:

"Everything will go in the right direction."

"The dark age is over. Next time...ahem! No matter how bad it is, it won't be as bad as it is now...ahem!!"

As he spoke, Ubuyashiki coughed violently several times, a large amount of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and horrible purple marks spread to his arms.

"Fushi!" Chenji quickly wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief soaked in warm water, her face full of worry.

But Ubuyashiki stopped him with his hand and said:

"Don't worry about me so much...the ancestors of Uyashiki...all of them have experienced this kind of suffering."

"Compared to the sacrifices of the children of the Demon Slayer Corps...this is nothing to me."

"...I know." Chen Ji couldn't bear to look away, and she was silent for a while.

"Fuyo...I'm starting to read." Tatsuki finished reading the letter. She looked at Ubuyashiki Fuyo's appearance and pursed her lips.

"...Yeah." Ubuyashiki Sukeyo nodded feebly.

"Taiyang...Following Kuni Enichi, he joined the Demon Slayer Corps..."

…

…

"I've finished reading..." Tatsuki put away the letter and lowered her eyes, but she didn't get a response from Ubuyashiki Fuyo for a long time.

After waiting for a while, still no response.

"Father!!" The young lord's voice came from the side, touching Chen Ji's heart even more.

Her pupils trembled slightly, she raised her head with trembling eyes, her nose had already started to feel sore, and she looked at Ubuya Shiki Sukeyo, who was lying on the quilt.

Ubuyashiki Sukeyo's mouth trembled slightly, as if he was saying something.

She listened closely and vaguely heard some gasping sounds from Uyashiki Sukeyo's mouth:

"…too…so good…"

Just when Chenji closed her eyes, tears appeared from the corners of her eyes.

Clang.

The pill bottle wrapped in the blank part of the envelope fell out.

On the medicine bottle, there is a line of small words written like this:

"The medicine that alleviates the condition of my lord is not very effective, but it is useful - made by Zhu Shi, Kamiizumi Naru."

She was stunned for a moment, then her pupils shrank slightly, and she quickly grabbed the medicine bottle on the ground.

Bo!

After opening the medicine bottle, Tatsuki took out the pills and gently stuffed them into Uyashiki Sukeyo's mouth.

Gudu.

After Ubuyashiki Sukeyo swallowed the pills, his complexion quickly improved a lot, at least he no longer looked like he was about to die.

Ubuyashiki Sukeyo opened his eyes, his sightless white pupils were staring blankly at the ceiling. He was stunned for a while.

Then he said to the person next to him:

"Tatsuki."

"Yes, I'm here." Tatsuki quickly held Ubuyashiki Sukeyo's hand.

"A week later, the pillar meeting will be held."

…

…

A week later.

Ubuyashiki Sukeyo was still lying on the futon, but the place was no longer in the room, but on the roof near the courtyard.

Warm sunlight poured down from the courtyard and fell on him.

At this time, several noisy sounds came from not far away.

"Hey! You know, I have met several people who are willing to provide me with rest and accommodation in the past few days!"

"Their food is also delicious. It's amazing that they are able to do this at a time like this."

"Hey! Have you encountered it too?!"

"Wait! Have you all met!?"

Several people with the word "hidden" written in white on their backs walked through the courtyard. One of them glanced sharply at the rooftop.

He looked at Ubuyashiki Sukeyo who was lying on the roof.

"!!"

Yin was immediately startled, and quickly pulled a few people around him to sit down on their knees, apologizing loudly:

"I'm really sorry for disturbing your rest!! My lord! We will..."

"No, it's okay." Ubuyashiki Sukeyo smiled slightly and shook his head. Although he could no longer see, he still faced the direction of the sound:

"Can you tell me what you discussed just now?"

"Yes, of course, my lord!"