Chapter 157 - First Meeting with Jiguo Iwakatsu

In the courtyard.

Infernal Jinjuro, who was waving the bone knife in his hand, was suddenly startled. He grabbed the clothes on his chest and stopped what he was doing.

Kazama Narumi, who was sparring with him on the side, quickly stopped his movements, ran over nervously and patted his shoulder:

"Hey! Purgatory! Are you okay?!"

Purgatory Jinjuro rarely spoke. He just stared at the ground and covered his chest.

My heart ached.

Why?

Creak...

Clenching the clothes on his chest, Purgatory Jinjuro's breathing became faster.

After a long time, he raised his head with a reluctant smile and said to Kazama Chengya:

"...Sorry for the delay."

Kazama Chengya frowned and put down the bone knife:

"You don't look too good, so you should go and have a rest nearby."

"No! It's just..."

"Speaking of which, I'm training every time I see you..."

"No, no, I'm fine..."

"take a break!"

"…good."

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the other side.

Time slowly came to noon.

On a street.

Although we are currently at war, the war is drawing to an end.

Therefore, occasionally there will be peaceful-looking streets that have not been affected by the war.

Civilian houses during the Warring States Period were not that good-looking. Most of them were built with simple wooden boards, and the roofs were pressed down with stones to prevent them from being blown away by the wind.

In comparison, Yoshiwara houses, which were relatively prosperous in the previous economic zone, can already be called aristocratic houses.

Kanroji Sakuracake followed Shang Quanna, and she was casually scanning the people around her.

During the past six hundred years when she lived alone, she would often wander to other places to relieve her boredom, and kill some ghosts to vent her anger.

On the contrary, after Shang Quannai regained consciousness, she didn't go out for walks much anymore.

Shang Quannai walked in front of her, but he lowered his eyes slightly and was thinking about something.

If Wuxian keeps hiding, he really won't be able to find that guy.

With his own appearance, just like in the original work, the probability of Ji Guoyuan encountering Wu Meng by chance is infinitely close to zero.

That means that this time the Demon Slayer Team needs to take the initiative to find Muzan.

Last time, through Yuzi's perspective, Shang Quanna vaguely saw the scene around Wuhan.

——Blurry, but very familiar, the turbid yellow light and room.

After talking to Iwami Inji and Jiichiro, they also learned that the ghost they were attacking had the sound of a pipa during the battle.

In Demon Slayer, the only ghost holding a lute is undoubtedly Narume, who was later promoted to the rank of Shangxue.

The sound of the pipa and the yellow-lit room immediately reminded Shang Quanna of the base camp in the original novel of Wu Sui.

——Infinite City.

With Muzan in possession of the Infinite City, he can escape even faster!

Because Narume can teleport Muzan who is in the outside world into Infinite City at any time!

That means that even if you encounter Wuhan by chance outside, there is no way to catch him.

How can it be repaired?

And the period when Ji Guoyuanyi and himself exist at the same time must be the best period to completely kill Wu Mei.

"...You have to be completely prepared..." Shang Quanna smacked his lips, his mood not so good.

The results of Zhushi's research are not yet available, everything will take time to wait.

While waiting, Wuxian will not stand still...

Time...

"Don't think too much when you come out to relax." Ganluji Sakura's voice came from behind him, and Shang Quanna looked back in surprise.

"You're obviously here to relax, aren't you." Ganluji Yingbing pursed her lips, and she looked at Shang Quanna helplessly.

Perhaps because of the guilt deep in his heart, in order to make up for the losses of others in the past six hundred years, Shang Quanna went to Ubuyashiki Fuyo every day.

Kanroji Sakuramochi could see it clearly, and the two of them would chat until late at night every day. In the end, it was Naosenna who took into consideration Ubuyashiki Sukeyo's health before letting him rest.

The reason Naosenna gave her was simply because "Ubuyashiki Sukeyo is a person who has a big picture view at the moment. It will be easy to talk to him and he will provide a lot of ideas."

"Okay." Shang Quannai scratched his face, took a deep breath, and said with a slow smile.

While he was thinking, the two of them had unknowingly moved away from the street.

Snap, snap.

At our feet, there are already large areas of paddy fields.

When he came back to his senses, he seemed to be standing in the field.

At the end of the field path is a mansion covering a large area.

Around the mansion, there were many warriors patrolling and guarding it.

It should be the mansion of a samurai family.

The two stood far away, but their eyesight was enough to see what was ahead.

"What's wrong?" Ganluji Sakuracake, who was following Shang Quanna, saw him stop and poked his head out from behind him in confusion.

"...Let's go in another direction." Shang Quannai narrowed his eyes.

Although they were still far away from the mansion at the moment, there were already several archers and iron gunners hiding around the mansion aiming at them.

It can be seen from the faintly reflecting arrow tips in the forest surrounding the mansion.

I'm very vigilant, after all, the war is still going on.

It's better not to cause too much trouble.

Shang Quannai thought so.

Kanroji Sakuracake followed Shang Quanna's line of sight and also saw the hidden archer. She blinked and then nodded.

Just as the two were about to leave from another path in the field, Shang Quanna suddenly saw a familiar figure.

He paused and looked sideways slightly.

Not far away from the mansion, where it seemed to be the gate, a carriage was parked quietly.

Then, a man wearing purple snake-patterned feathers stepped out of the carriage.

Shang Quannai's pupils shrank, and he watched the man with a high ponytail walk to the door.

The name on the top of the man's head is an extremely dark blue, so deep it's almost purple.

“Jiguoyansheng”

Under the watchful eye of Shang Quanna, Jiguo Yansheng walked to the door of the mansion, where waiting for Yansheng was his wife holding the child.

The wife held a child in her arms and held a boy who looked seven or eight years old in her hand.

When Tsukuni Iwakatsu walked up to his wife, the two seemed to say something, and then walked into the mansion together with smiles on their faces.

This process was blocked by the warriors, and Shang Quanna observed it using the transparent world.

After watching Jiguo Iwakatsu holding his wife's hand and entering the mansion, Shang Quanna turned around with a smile:

"Let's go."

Under Kanroji Sakurabi's confused eyes, he walked towards another road.

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Jiguo's mansion.

Jiguo Iwakatsu had already walked slowly away along the corridor of the mansion.

After leaving his wife, the smile on his face disappeared and was replaced by dark anger.

He himself spent the whole night in the barracks yesterday.

An Ashigaru died in front of him! But he didn't realize at all who had done it!

This kind of provocation that ignored his dignity made Jiguo Yansheng extremely angry in his heart.

He had a gloomy face, holding something wrapped in white cloth tightly in his hand, and there seemed to be faint red blood spilling on it.

And the smile he showed just now in front of his wife and children was just Tsukuni Iwakatsu's idea of ​​how to punish that guy.

Da da da…

Tsukuni Iwakatsu once again came to the room where the monster was locked.

The location here is so hidden that not even his closest confidants know about it.

He had a gloomy face and lowered his head in thought.

He originally wanted to use this monster to win on the battlefield, but after thinking about it for a long time, he realized that he would not win through his own strength, and it was not in line with the upright Bushido spirit he wanted.

If you really meet that guy one day, you may not be able to raise your head when talking to him.

So Jiguo Yansheng was very confused.

But this time it was different. He just wanted to use monsters to get rid of the weird assassins in the barracks.

Therefore, he is very decisive.

Just as Jiguo Yansheng was thinking about it, the monster's hoarse roar came from the room:

"Hahaha!! I knew it! You need me!"

"It must be meat! You brought meat!!"

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

Bang! Bang!

The excitement and excitement of the monster can be felt through the closed door, so much so that the sound of the chain being pulled can be heard clearly.

Creak...

Jiguo Yansheng stretched out his hand and slowly pushed open the old wooden door.

As the wooden door opened, it was blocked, but there was still a dark light leaking into the dark room.

He raised his eyes and instantly met the monster's crazy scarlet eyes.

After eating and regaining his strength, the first thing he had to do was kill the man in front of him who imprisoned him!

The corners of the monster's mouth drooled, and his wrinkled skin trembled slightly with excitement and excitement.

Then massacre his entire family! A shameful apology!

Finally... after countless temptations, this guy finally came to him with blood food!

As for how to help him, that's nonsense.

The monster was thinking viciously in his heart, but he hid his murderous intent very well.

Snap, snap.

But when Tsukuni Iwakatsu walked into the room, the human being he had imagined being brought in for him to eat did not appear.

He looked at Jiguo Iwakatsu who was alone.

"...Huh?" The monster was stunned for a moment, then shrugged his nose and smelled the smell of blood in the air carefully.

Where are people?

"...Where is the meat you brought?" The monster glanced back and forth behind Jiguo Iwakatsu, but did not see any trace of the tied people.

"this."

Jiguo Yansheng opened his hand holding the white cloth bag, and as the cloth strap was loosened.

Lying on it were two human fingers still stained with blood!

This was the enemy prisoner's finger that Jiguo Iwakatsu cut off.

The monster stared blankly at the two fingers lying in Jiguo Iwakatsu's palm.

The slaughter they had just imagined was instantly shattered.

He seemed to underestimate the guy in front of him.

Under the backlight, Jiguo Yansheng looked at the monster's stunned expression, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

His hand firmly grasped the switch on the side that could open the skylight.

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"Father seems to be in a very good mood today." The little boy had a wooden knife hanging on his waist. He looked up at his mother who was holding his hand: "Mother...can you not practice today..."

The mother smiled and stretched out her hand to rub the little boy's head, the blue hair tail flickering slightly:

"Okay, don't be lazy, go practice swordsmanship with the teacher."

"Okay." The little boy pursed his lips, let go of his mother's hand, and trotted all the way to the courtyard.

The mother smiled and looked at her child, shaking the baby in her arms slightly.

Her child is very talented in swordsmanship, and even the old-fashioned father often praises her secretly.

However, his expression seemed a little strange when he praised him.

The mother shook her head, without thinking much, and slowly took steps towards the courtyard.

A happy life would be great if it could continue like this.

She walked with light steps and a smile as she walked through the corridors of the mansion.

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Time slowly came to evening.

Naosenna and Kanroji Sakuramochi, who had been walking all day, slowly returned to Ubuyashiki Residence.

During the walk, due to their physical constitution, they went very fast and covered a lot of places in one day.

On the way, the two of them had a tacit understanding and said nothing, just quietly admiring the charm of nature.

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Ubuyashiki mansion.

Squeak...

Slowly pushing open the side door of the mansion, Shang Quannai returned to the courtyard.

Then, he happened to see Minazuki Shiro "dancing" in the middle of the courtyard.

[Breath of Water·Three Forms·Flowing Dance]!

"hiss--!!"

In an instant, Mizuna Yuebai held the bone knife in his backhand. He took a sharp breath, and blue-white waves suddenly rolled up on the white blade!

Crash-! !

His feet flickered like ghosts, and he was wrapped in water waves as exquisite as ukiyo-e paintings, and he sprinted to the other end of the courtyard in an instant!

The blue water pattern is filled with surging white waves, like overlapping rising tides, hitting the blade hard!

[Breath of Water·Shape of Four·Tide of Strike]!

Wow!

The blue wave stirred up white waves, covering the bottom like ripples!

"It's so beautiful." Kazama Chengya looked at Minazuki Shiro who kept showing off his sword skills in the middle of the courtyard. He nodded slowly and praised.

"Hmm... It's like dancing, very gentle but very explosive!" Purgatory Jinjuro smiled, and he looked at Minazuki Bai with torch-like eyes.

"Breath of water...what does it mean?" My wife Shancun looked at Purgatory Jinjuro in confusion.

Purgatory Jinjuro nodded, and he guessed:

"...Well, Bai probably chose the name himself! Because the blade will splash water when using the breathing method!"

"That's right..." My wife Shancun nodded in understanding.

Different from the breathing of Purgatory Jinjuro, the breathing of Minazuki Shiro gives people a feeling of endless waves hidden in the calm, hiding murderous intent.

Jiguo Enichi stood aside and looked at Minazuki's happy look with a smile.

When creating the breathing of Jinjuro Purgatory, it was relatively easy.

Because his own breathing method is very close to the breathing method suitable for Purgatory Jinjurou, it is easier to create.

However, Minazuki Haku's gentle but overlapping heavy waves were quite different from his own, so it took Jikunoyunichi most of the day to create Haku's breathing method.

Soon, Shuiwu Yuebai put away his sword and stood up. He turned around and looked at the pillars behind him with interest:

"how?"

"Pah, pah, pah." Shangquan Nai stood aside with a smile, clasping his hands. His gaze looked at Enichi Tsukikuni through the stunned Minami Yuebai who turned around:

"Very powerful breathing techniques and sword skills."

Upon hearing this, Shuiwu Yuebai straightened his back, his face filled with pride.

Then, Shang Quannai and Ji Guoyuan looked at each other.

He had something he wanted to talk to Ji Guoyuan alone.