Chapter 123 Spider Mountain

Yan Sheng entered the Infinite Castle, which he hadn't seen for many years, and almost burst into tears. It had been far too long since he had returned.

Of course, he still had to check the quests; he hadn't spoken to 1008 in a long time. The transparent blue icon opened the quest board, which showed several story quests in addition to the prerequisite quests.

1. Tanjiro Kamado joins the Demon Slayer Corps (Completed)

2. Tanjiro's Encounter with the Demon King (Completed)

3. The main characters have assembled (completed)

4. Killing Lower Moon Five at Spider Mountain (Incomplete)

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It seemed that apart from Yoriichi Tsugikuni, there were no other problems, and Iwakatsu felt that the plot didn't require his special attention. He began to consider whether he should keep an eye on Yoriichi Tsugikuni to prevent him from disrupting the storyline.

Probably not... Kokushibo really didn't want to be alone with Yoriichi Tsugikuni, especially after his drunken outburst.

Kokushi had considered leaving it like this until the end of the story, which would only take a year or two, but he subconsciously felt uncomfortable every time he saw Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

This was a conditioned reflex of his body, even though he knew how much Yoriichi Tsugikuni cared about his older brother.

Iwakatsu really needed time. When he learned the truth from Tamayo about why Yoriichi Tsugikuni was still alive, his feelings were very complicated, and he didn't even dare to tell 1008.

It was too much for Yan Sheng to bear, so he ran away.

Let's wait and see, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Yan Sheng closed the task board. He still needed to report the task to Boss Xie, even though he hadn't checked it.

As he was thinking this, a door appeared in front of him. He stepped through it and entered a simple study.

"Kuroshibo, why did you suddenly come here?"

Sitting behind his desk, Muzan Kibutsuji put down the documents in his hand, looked up at Iwakatsu, and stared at him with his red vertical pupils, making Iwakatsu feel as if he were being stared at by some ferocious beast.

"Muzan... Lord, your subordinate has found out... that recently... several... powerful... swordsmen have joined the Demon Slayer Corps."

"oh?"

Muzan Kibutsuji narrowed his eyes. There had indeed been more Lower Rank demons dying in the past two years than before. He knew they were from the Demon Slayer Corps, but he hadn't expected them to be newcomers.

"yes……"

"It seems those ants have started to get arrogant lately."

Muzan Kibutsuji's aura became dangerous; recent events had indeed greatly displeased him.

Yan Sheng sensed the other party's irritable aura and fell silent. He didn't seem to have said anything to anger him.

"Kuroshibo, do you still remember the sun?"

Huh? Who?

Iwakatsu looked up suddenly, a little confused, and it took him a while to realize that the other person seemed to be talking about Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

"...I remember, Muzan-sama."

"I recently ran into a little devil..."

Before Kibutsuji Muzan could finish speaking, Kokushibo already knew what was going on. It must be a stand-in version suffering from psychological trauma.

The main reason why Yan Sheng didn't really like to visit the scoundrel was because the other party really liked to complain to him, which was different from the original story, although he would just listen without saying anything.

Iwakatsu could actually understand Muzan Kibutsuji's miserable situation, after all, he had been working hard all year to earn money to find the Blue Spider Lily, acting as both a son and a father.

Right after the other party finished complaining, they started making empty promises to Yan Sheng again.

"Kuroshibo, out of all those demons, you're the most reliable one."

Ah, yes, yes, yes.

"Your abilities are top-notch, and you always complete the tasks assigned to you the best."

Um, no.

"As long as we find the blue spider lily, we can become perfect beings together and live forever."

Ah, that's unlikely.

Yan Sheng silently complained in his heart until the scumbag boss finished drawing up the pie. He looked at Kibutsuji Muzan's obviously more relaxed aura than at the beginning and felt like he was a confessional.

"Kuroshibo, keep an eye on the Demon Slayer Corps' movements. Oh, and find that boy carrying the wooden box. It would be best to kill him."

"Yes, Muzan-sama."

Iwakatsu agreed, and after watching Muzan Kibutsuji continue looking at the documents on the table, he left through the wooden door.

Iwakatsu could actually guess Tanjiro Kamado's next route, which would be over there at Spider Mountain. After thinking about it for a moment, he decided to go and take a look, just from a distance.

After giving Nakime an instruction, he passed through the wooden door and entered the woods. He saw balls hanging from the trees, wrapped in pure white silk threads.

"This is."

Iwakatsu remembered that this was the ability Rui had bestowed upon "Sister." The Dissolving Technique, a technique that wraps the enemy in soft, elastic spider silk and then begins to dissolve them.

Yan Sheng raised his hand and touched one of them, and could feel that there was no longer any life in it.

Yan Sheng sighed and looked up at the mountain. He was unsure whether he should hurry over there. It seemed that the main characters were still one step ahead of him.

Yan Sheng leaped up in a few quick movements, jumping from one treetop to another under the moonlight, his speed incredibly fast and light.

He landed on the ground, heading in the direction of the strongest demon he sensed, but he didn't see Lei, and the aura of Lower Rank 5 dissipated.

"brush--."

"when--."

Iwakatsu blocked the figure attacking him, and the two Pillars who were originally facing off immediately sensed the sudden appearance of the demon.

Shinobu's purple butterfly cloak fluttered with her movements. She didn't care about the attack that was blocked. After landing lightly, she saw Iwakatsu's appearance clearly.

With a face exactly like a human's, if it weren't for the aura of a ghost, no one would think that what was in front of them was a ghost.

"Oh dear, this seems quite complicated. Is it Blood Demon Art?"

Shinobu Kocho could sense that Iwakatsu was very strong. Her hand holding the sword trembled slightly. Just now, the recoil from the opponent's defense had almost caused her to lose her balance.

The response was very quick.

She wasn't as relaxed as she appeared; she stared intently at the eye-like knife in Yan Sheng's hand, feeling immense pressure.

It was even scarier than the ghost I encountered back then.

Shinobu thought she was no longer afraid, so she stared intently at Iwakatsu, not wanting to miss a single move he made.

Yan Sheng shook the Void Crying God in his hand. When he had just blocked the attack, the poison from the opponent's blade had stuck to it. He was a little worried because he didn't want to fight the opponent.

"Leave. I...don't want to...fight you."

Yan Sheng spoke coldly, saying that he was late. He had originally wanted to see Kamado Tanjiro and the others, but it seemed they were already exhausted.

"This Mr. Ghost seems quite confident~ But I'm not someone who's so easy to talk to."

As soon as Shinobu Kocho finished speaking, Koma Shō felt an aura coming from behind him. He didn't move, but just as the aura was about to reach Koma Shō and he raised his hand, a familiar figure blocked the blade that was about to strike him.

"when--."

"There is... Ichiro."

Iwakatsu was surprised to see his opponent there. He turned around and saw Tokito Ichiro standing behind him, holding his somewhat worn-out Nichirin Blade and blocking Tomioka Giyuu's attack.

"Hey, you expressionless guy, you'd better put down the knife you're pointing at my brother."