Chapter 174 - What You Want to Abandon Is Exactly What I Cherish the Most

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The other surviving warriors in the Jiguo barracks on the side saw the evil ghost gradually turning into ashes and disappearing. They all breathed a sigh of relief, rolled their eyes and collapsed weakly.

Even the seven gunmen who were generals could only sit down and rely on their own guns to adjust their breathing and stabilize their injuries.

the other side.

under the tree.

Jiguo Yansheng's eyes trembled slightly, and he looked at Jiguo Enichi in astonishment.

Why did he come here...?

How come he is here?

What is he doing here? !

His eyes were in a daze, trembling as he looked at the once very familiar face in front of him.

The dark red markings on his forehead, his eyes that never wavered, and his expressionless face.

The "god" who just jumped down from the moon and killed evil spirits with a wave of his hand seemed to be his twin brother who ran away from home ten years ago.

——Jiguoyuanyi.

The younger brother who had shadowed him throughout his childhood.

The moment Jikuni Enichi met his eyes, it became clear to Jikuni Iwakatsu.

The peaceful and leisurely life of the past, where time passed slowly, may disappear without a trace.

Tsukuni Enichi's smooth sword skills kept replaying in Tsukuni Iwakatsu's mind.

It's completely different from the swordsmanship I used to do when I was a kid.

No, can the move just now be called swordsmanship?

The monster that could easily kill their entire camp was beheaded by Enichi with ease.

This guy has become...

So...

Jiguo Yansheng clenched his fists, and his shocked expression gradually turned into confusion and disbelief.

He looked down at the broken knife in his hand, and for a moment he couldn't believe whether he and Yuanyi really existed in the same world.

He was rescued by his brother whom he had not seen for many years.

"Are you okay, brother!" Tsukuni Enichi looked worriedly at Tsukuni Iwakatsu's retching appearance. He quickly stepped forward, bent down and squatted on one knee in front of Tsukuni Iwakatsu.

"Ugh—cough cough cough!!" Tsukuni Iwakatsu turned his head away. He pushed Tsukuni Enichi away and took a few big breaths before he felt much better.

Seeing Jiguo Yansheng's uncomfortably vomiting appearance, Enichi lowered his head and frowned slightly worriedly.

"I'm very sorry, brother."

A low self-reproaching voice sounded in front of Jiguo Iwakatsu. He was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Yui Yi with his pupils tightened.

Why?

Why are you apologizing?

For a moment, Tsukuni Iwakatsu even forgot to vomit, and he stared blankly at Tsukuni Enichi as he kept blaming himself.

"I didn't arrive in time, otherwise I could have saved more people..."

"Brother, I won't be hurt to this extent..."

As soon as Ji Guoyuan lowered his head, he put his knife beside him and spoke in a very low tone.

"If...I could come earlier..."

Not only because he failed to arrive in time, but also because he just missed the opportunity to kill Wu Mei.

If Wu Mei had been killed there just now, then nothing would have happened to my brother.

But now, Wu Mei failed to kill him, and his brother didn't catch up in time.

At the end of the day, nothing can be done.

Thinking of this, Ji Guoyuan felt more and more guilty and regretful. He didn't know how many people would die at his hands if Wu Kai escaped this time.

How many people would feel the same pain as I did at that time.

The guilt on his face was even stronger, not to mention that he was facing his elder brother who had the right to reprimand him.

"Why do you have to apologize..." Jiguo Iwakatsu's voice was a little hoarse. He endured the pain and asked Jiguo Enichi: "None of this has anything to do with you."

"Why?"

You saved someone and apologized...why do you look like this?

Jiguo Yansheng forced himself to calm down. Looking at the disgusted face in front of him that he had seen countless times in his dreams, his expression gradually collapsed.

"...Why?" Ji Guoyuan was slightly dazed, and he softly repeated his brother's words.

But deep down in Yuanyi's heart, the reason for the apology has been mentioned just now.

So, this is not what Brother-sama originally wanted to ask...

He blinked, then lowered his eyes and answered:

"What my brother wants to ask is the reason why I hunt ghosts?"

Ghost hunting?

what is that?

Jiguo Yansheng was slightly startled, his head trembled, and he looked at Yuanyi with some confusion.

Deep in his heart, a bad premonition suddenly arose.

Iwakatsu's confused eyes also confirmed Jiguo Enichi's inner thoughts.

Yuanyi spoke softly:

"Ghosts are creatures that should not exist in the world."

"They feed on humans and kill for fun."

"The ability to be immortal makes them distorted, and they even begin to feel indifference to the most precious life."

Perhaps it was because they hadn't seen each other for many years, or perhaps it was because of the closeness stemming from their bloodline, Jiguo Yuanyi rarely talked about it more often.

As soon as Ji Guoyuan raised his head, he squatted in front of Ji Guoyuan with one knee in front of him and said softly, with a sudden hint of sadness in his eyebrows:

"Brother," Ji Guoyuan shouted softly.

"Ah, what?!" Jiguo Yansheng frowned tightly, his head was hanging down and his pupils were trembling.

He looked at his brother in front of him, still a little unresponsive.

After all, they hadn't seen each other for ten years, and the sudden appearance at this time was an unimaginable blow to Jiguo Yansheng's heart.

Ji Guoyuan lowered his eyebrows, and there was warmth hidden in his dark red pupils shrouded in mist:

"I... already have a wife."

"She's a very talkative girl."

In his mind, Yu Duo's smiling face was clearly reflected.

Jiguo Yansheng was slightly startled, and then his expression slowly returned to normal.

He looked at his brother carefully, and this time he surprisingly didn't feel like vomiting anymore.

Perhaps only in such a weak place of love, Jiguo Yansheng can realize that his brother is also flesh and blood like himself.

——Just an ordinary person.

Just as Jiguo Iwakatsu gradually became expressionless, Jiguoyuan's tone suddenly changed sharply:

"Until the day a ghost stepped into our home."

"...I didn't have time to go home that day."

"It's a feeling that I don't know how to describe."

"The beautiful things that you cherish as your most treasures can easily be destroyed by ghost attacks."

Jiguo Yansheng lowered his eyes slightly. At this moment, he seemed to understand the meaning of "ghost hunting".

He looked at Yuanyi who was telling the story. With Yuanyi's current strength, could he already regard something like that as prey...

Jiguo Enichi didn't seem to want to recall the memories of that time too much, so he quickly skipped this paragraph:

"But, fortunately, those guys from the Demon Slayer Squad were here, and my wife and children survived."

"In the past, I might have wanted to live such a leisurely field life, but since then, I have understood."

"Happiness is hard-won."

"It's more difficult than I thought."

He paused.

"So, I joined the Demon Slayer Corps and became a member of the ghost hunters."

Jiguo Yansheng was stunned.

Demon Slayer Squad?

Ghost hunter?

A member?

His eyes gradually became dull.

Does it mean there are many people like Yuanyi?

Suddenly, Ji Guoyuan was silent for a while, and he slowly closed his eyes.

He kept replaying that sad memory in his heart, reminding himself all the time to cherish the hard-won happiness now.

I am constantly alerting myself.

"For a reason."

"I really like what the so-called leader said."

"I don't want others to have the same experience as me, and I want to protect the weak but only beautiful things."

"The Demon Slayer Squad may also exist for this reason."

Ji Guoyuan spoke slowly, and the guilt in his heart for not being able to kill Wuhan was now relieved a lot.

Being able to find someone to talk to is also a blessing.

"You..." Jiguo Yansheng stared at Yuanyi closely. The topic that was just an ordinary topic suddenly became a bit out of reach for him.

Ji Guoyuan tilted his head in confusion.

No, sure enough.

Jiguo Iwakatsu's expression became shattered again.

Still want to vomit.

Sweat slowly dripped down Jikuni Iwakatsu's forehead. He looked at Jikuni Enichi who lowered his head and apologized sincerely. He opened his mouth slightly in surprise.

But after standing there for a long time, he couldn't say a complete sentence.

Seeing the confused but sincere expression of the person in front of him, Jiguo Yansheng's heart sank to the bottom.

What have you... been doing before?

Invincible in war?

The neon-first samurai? Leading the rise of the successor nation?

He raised his head and looked at Enichi Jiguo.

He is currently fighting for his ambition, the future of his family, and all interests, and has tried to compete with Yuanyi in his heart...

The Jiguo Yuanyi in front of him is currently struggling for "the good that exists in the world".

In just that moment, the rising flames of jealousy and humiliation were like madness, ravaging his internal organs.

Haha...what a familiar feeling.

Ever since he first heard Enichi talking about words like "vessels, bones, blood flow, and prediction" as a child, Tsukuni Iwakatsu has known what it feels like to be hit by dimensionality reduction.

This guy is still so pure and noble... No, now he has become a flawless and noble person.

No matter in terms of strength or character.

He lowered his head and smiled contemptuously and self-deprecatingly:

"Haha...so thorough..."

The self-righteous humiliation overwhelmed Jiguo Iwakatsu again.

It doesn't matter anymore, everything in the past doesn't matter anymore.

What family, interests, reputation, relatives...

The image of his wife and two children vaguely appeared in his mind.

The relationship that lasted for several years seemed to be completely wiped out in an instant.

No, it's not obliteration, he figured it out.

The feeling that time has stagnated in the past few years is due to my own stagnation. After breaking up with Yuanyi, I fell into a state of "comfort with the status quo".

Without Yuanyi's stimulation, his strength, ideas and will may be trapped in this narrow place forever.

Now, the gears of time are turning again.

Everything from the past must be abandoned.

Whether it's his wife or his family.

Everything, just like ten years ago, starts over.

Jiguo Yansheng hesitated for a while, then shook his head.

My current self... needs to become stronger.

In his mind, the figure of Ji Guoyuan who fell to death from under the moon just now was deeply reflected.

Swordsmanship, powerful!

No distractions.

Jiguo Yansheng slowly raised his head, and at this moment his somewhat stunned eyes became firmer.

This time, I will definitely catch up with you.

He looked at Enichi Tsukuni, and the raging flames set off by the impulse in his heart seemed to instantly knock out Iwakatsu Tsukuni. He said directly:

"Yuanyi, I also want to join..."

"By the way, brother, I heard that you are also married..."

Yuanyi's voice and Iwakatsu's voice sounded at the same time, and then the two of them looked at each other in silence at the same time.

Jiguo Yansheng slowly closed his mouth, his expression gradually became stiff and petrified, and his eyes became numb.

This guy…

Are you monitoring me?

He suddenly felt angry when he saw Ji Guoyuan shut his mouth and act like an honest man and a good boy.

As soon as Ji Guoyuan saw that his brother had stopped talking, he continued:

"My blessing may have come a long time late, but please cherish this hard-won happiness, brother."

In Jiguo Iwakatsu's unruffled eyes, the atmosphere slowly became stiff.

Unfortunately, Yuanyi couldn't notice the awkwardness of the atmosphere.

He only felt sincerely blessed and happy for his brother.

"Who did you hear about this from?" Jiguo Yansheng calmed down his mood and asked as calmly as possible.

Ji Guoyuan slowly brought his knees together and sat down. He put the knife beside him:

"The one who is called the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps told me." He said slowly: "He seemed to have passed by my brother's mansion a while ago."

Jiguo Enichi's tone was calm.

Jiguo Yansheng's eyes gradually turned cold, and he obviously understood something after having been in intrigues with others all year round.

The "leader" may have seen Yuanyi's power, and came to explore his information, either out of curiosity or to keep Yuanyi in the "Demon Slayer Squad".

Then he told Yuanyi the news about himself.

Yuanyi, has he been taken advantage of?

Jiguo Yansheng glanced at Yuanyi's unruffled expression.

No... I'm afraid Yuanyi did it voluntarily.

Almost instantly, Iwakatsu Tsukuni had no good impression of this organization called "Demon Slayer Squad".

Of course, it wasn’t a good impression at first.

However, this becomes a bit difficult.

My own plan... fell apart halfway.

"That's right." Ji Guoyuan suddenly realized what his elder brother seemed to have said just now:

"What brother said just now is..." Jiguoyuan Yigujing Wubo's eyes slowly became brighter:

"Want to join...?"

"That's right." Tsukuni Iwakatsu nodded decisively and narrowed his eyes: "I want to join the Demon Slayer Squad."

"That Demon Slayer just like you."

Just as Jiguo Yansheng finished speaking, several crows overhead suddenly swooped down.

Whoosh!

"Gah! Garga!" The bird suddenly spread its wings as it approached the ground, achieving a perfect dive into the air.

Snap.

The crow fell into Jiguo Enichi's arms very familiarly. He looked at Jiguo Iwakatsu opposite:

"Gah! Jiguoyan wins! Jiguoyan wins!"

After Ji Guoyansheng experienced a series of blows and shocks just now, his heart was no longer disturbed at this moment. He glanced at the bird lightly.

Just a talking crow.

Compared with Yuanyi, it is already normal.

"Jiguo Yansheng! Our rescue and treatment team is on the way!" The bird spread its wings and shouted:

"Please wait patiently where you are! Karma! No strenuous exercise!"