Chapter 43 Very exciting

Gong Zhili is going out, so the house will be temporarily left to Gaozi.

"I've never taken care of so many children at once." Glass stood in the living room, feeling overwhelmed. "What should I do if they're hungry, crying, or fighting?"

Miya Chiri changed into her going-out clothes—Gojo Satoru was shocked she'd actually bought clothes suitable for going out—and picked up the memo pad. "I've written down what they can eat here. Convenience stores have instant noodles and oden. If you're hungry, don't cook at home. Go to the convenience store. I'll be back in two days at most. Stay out of the kitchen, okay?"

Glass: "In short, don't cook for yourself, right?... No need to emphasize it twice, I won't go when you're not around."

Geto Sakura squatted down and looked at the twins. "Chiri, come with us for a bit. She'll be back soon. She won't abandon you."

The twins each held one of her legs. When they heard her say she was leaving for two days, they were extremely unhappy. However, Gong Zhili told them that they could not go with her this time, so they used this method to silently protest.

The other three children lay on the sofa, watching the adults discuss things warily and silently.

After listening for a while, Itadori Yuji was still more interested in his friends. The twins didn't even glance at them. Tsumiki was older than him and a girl, so he approached Fushiguro Megumi first and whispered, "Foshiguro, do you know what they're talking about?"

Fushiguro pursed his lips, his cheeks puffing slightly from the effort. He glanced at the pink-haired boy and said, "They said there's nothing to eat at home and they need to go out and buy some."

He is very sensitive to whether there are reliable adults and a stable source of food at home.

It was hard to say who the reliable adults were right now, and the owner of the house seemed to be going out soon, leaving behind only Ieiri Shoko, whom he had met several times, and several children. Ieiri's sister obviously couldn't cook, so it sounded like they would only be able to eat fast food from convenience stores for the next two days.

When Itadori heard Fushiguro's reply, he immediately stopped caring about his previous question and answer. He squeezed next to him and said, "I just saw ducks and roosters outside. Did you see them? They're amazing!"

Tsumeiki was distracted by listening to the conversation between her brother and Yuji, and her attention returned to Miya Chiri.

She knew that Gong Zhili was still the one in charge of the family.

Gong Zhili patted the twins' heads and said calmly, "Let go."

Nanako and Mimiko immediately let go.

The next second, Miya Chiri's gaze fell over, and Tsu Miki subconsciously shrank back.

Gong Zhili also half-knelt down and said to the twins, who were a little scared and biting their lips awkwardly, "Did you remember everything I told you?"

The two children nodded.

Gong Zhili also nodded: "Then when I come back, I will check whether you have done well and whether you have caused trouble to Glass. If you have done well, I will take you out to play."

Her eyes met Tsumiki's again, and she said, "Tsumiki is the oldest among you. You should ask your sister's opinion more often when encountering problems."

Glass pointed at herself and said, "I'm the biggest one."

But Gong Zhili knew that there were different rules for communication between children, so she first restrained the two younger ones at home to prevent them from messing around.

The twins murmured yes.

Tsu Miki was suddenly entrusted with an important task. She stuttered and said, "I, I will be obedient."

Geto Suguru stood aside with a smile on his face and his hands folded across his chest.

Gojo: "Children are so hard to take care of."

Getsu looked at him.

Gojo: "I mean I don't like taking care of children, Jay you will like it."

Xia Yujie still had a smile on his face. He asked, "You seem to have always thought that I'm suitable for raising children. Is it something about my behavior that gave you this illusion?"

Gojo Satoru had a lot of thoughts running through his mind, but in the end, he simply said, "I thought you were the kind of parent who would take their kids out for crepes."

Geto Summer Oil thought for a moment, "Crepe... Satoru, do you want to eat this?"

Miya Chiri petted the children, including Megumi Fushiguro and Yuji Itadori, on the head. Then she packed up the children and handed them to Naoko. When she came over, she heard them talking about food and said, "Want to treat us to crepes on the way to Kyoto? Who's treating?"

Gojo: "No one mentioned treating us."

Getsu: "Chiri, if you want to eat, I'll treat you."

Gong Zhili nodded: "You two should treat me to a meal. After all, I am a country boy and not familiar with the city."

Gojo rolled his eyes.

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After leaving the village, Gong Zhili boarded the Rainbow Dragon. Gojo Satoru raised an eyebrow and asked, "You don't know how to absorb the cursed spirit's power?"

Gong Zhili sat cross-legged at the faucet, feeling very good. She said happily, "I won't do it when I don't want to."

Gojo Satoru: "Then what about the cursed energy we lost after entering the village?"

Gong Zhili said without even turning her head: "I am happy with it." It takes energy to control yourself from absorbing the cursed energy, okay?

Gojo Satoru: "Aren't you a black-hearted businessman? You took both the cursed power and the money. This transaction is unfair."

Gong Zhili lazily placed his hands behind his back and said, "At least I'm a small lord. The merchant level is still too low."

Geto Xia Yu shrugged his shoulders and laughed.

Gojo Satoru: "Jie, don't forget that your salary card is still in her hands."

Geto remained unmoved: "That was another deal between Chiri and me."

Wu Tiao shook his head: After Jie handed over his salary card, he relied on another card for his own expenses and even accepted cash to make ends meet...

The flight didn't take long, and when they arrived at their destination, Gong Zhili was a little envious: "Can this kind of flying curse spirit be mass-produced? Next time I encounter a flying curse spirit, can you let me swallow it once?"

Gojo Satoru: "Have you ever tried swallowing the Curse Jade? What does it taste like?"

Gong Zhili shook his head honestly: "I haven't eaten it, but I want to try it."

Xia Yu held his forehead in distress: "We can't just try this kind of thing. Glass said she would study it later, so forget it now."

Gojo Satoru: "I want to try it too."

Xia Youjie glanced at him helplessly: "Don't even think about it."

Gong Zhili stood at the foot of the mountain and sighed: "Can't we just go to the top of the mountain?"

Xia Yu smiled: "There is a house at the foot of the mountain. See if it needs to be rebuilt."

Miyajiri looked up at the long and tall approach and torii gate in front of him and asked, "This was originally a shrine? Why did you change it?"

"Because I don't like this place." said the man under the torii.

As Fushiguro Shiori stepped out from the shadows, the rustling of fabric pierced the silence even before his footsteps. A black vest draped over his muscular figure, the crooked collar revealing an old, pale scar on his collarbone. His unbuttoned jacket rose with his movements, the cold gleam of the scabbard at his waist flickering between the fabric. His hair fell to his ears, a few strands falling over the narrow scar on his left cheek. It ran diagonally from his cheekbone to his jaw, as if someone had torn the flesh with a blunt blade.

He tilted his neck slightly, his Adam's apple rolling as he let out a raspy, low voice: "This place makes me very unhappy." The tension in his jaw grew stronger with each word, his canine teeth biting the air on the last syllable, as if chewing something invisible. His eyelids were half-closed, but his black pupils gleamed like a razor's edge from his downcast gaze. Every part of him seemed to harbor a dormant murderous intent.

"You are the 'optimal solution' these two brats are talking about." Fushiguro Shigeki walked up to her.

Gong Zhili raised her eyes, and in that second, her body was swept up by the rainbow dragon and retreated rapidly!

The moment Fushiguro Shiori pushed forward, the ground cracked into spiderweb-like cracks. The short sword, shrouded in the residual light of cursed energy, aimed straight for Miyajiri's throat, but before the tip of the blade could pierce the air, it was intercepted by a figure that swooped in. Gojo Satoru, one hand in his pocket, slashed sideways, his other hand casually grabbing Fushiguro Shiori's wrist and twisting it in the opposite direction. The crisp sound of bones rubbing against each other echoed with his chuckle: "It's not decent to attack a girl by surprise."

The blade whirled past Gojo Satoru's ear. Fushiguro Shiori seized the momentum and spun to kick him in the groin, but the invisible barrier numbed his ankle. Gojo Satoru tilted his head to avoid the pursuing elbow, his white hair curling in sharp arcs in the air current. He suddenly lowered his center of gravity, and the pale blue cursed energy bursting from his fingertips, like a living thing, wrapped around Fushiguro Shiori's calf and pressed down. The ground collapsed, leaving a half-meter-deep crater.

Veins bulged on the back of Fushiguro's neck as he tried to break free from the restraints, but he saw Gojo Satoru's sunglasses slide to the tip of his nose, and his eyes of heaven cast a cold look down at him through his eyelashes: "How about you hold back on your murderous aura? It'll scare Xiao Li." The vortex of cursed energy suddenly intensified, and Fushiguro's muscles made a muffled sound under the heavy pressure, and finally he released the strength with a hoarse sneer.

Miya Chiri was placed behind Geto Suguru by Hong Long. After watching this exciting yet fleeting fight, she commented: "Gojo actually called me 'Xiao Li'."

Gojo Satoru immediately gave him a resentful look: "Is that the point? Wasn't my skill just now impressive?"

Xia Yu remained calm: "I can call you that too."

Gong Zhili clapped his hands: "Your... exhibition match was wonderful."

Fushiguro Shier put away his sword, put his hand behind his waist, and sneered: "Six Eyes, there will be a day when you will be seen through."

Gojo Satoru remained calm and collected, "How did you tell? We acted very convincingly, okay?"

Gong Zhili pondered, "How can I describe this? Because if it were me, when I really wanted to kill someone, I would definitely not do such a grand show."

The murderous intent was so obvious.

Gojo Satoru said regretfully: "It's Jie's fault after all. He pulled you away too quickly."

He really wanted to see Zhili's reaction to the murderous intent. Would she reveal some other cards after leaving the village?

Xia Yujie spread his hands: "You told me before that she couldn't get hurt."

Miyajiri wasn't affected at all by this unusual welcome, and continued with the previous sentence: "So, Fushiguro-kun, what do you want this place to become?"

Fushiguro Shiji: "It's the same as now, yet completely different."

Gojo Satoru complained: "Do you want to keep it or not——"

Fushiguro Shier said lazily, "You were the one who told me that your 'optimal solution' would satisfy me."

Gong Zhili complained: "Gojo, what did you say about me to others?"

Gojo Satoru said innocently: "Can't you do it?"

Geto: "Oh, provocation."

Gong Zhili glared at them angrily and held out his hand: "Where's the cursed item I want?"

Fushiguro Shier took out three fingers wrapped in a wooden box and threw them to her: "What you want."

Gong Zhili took the box and said, "I'm going to go take a look inside. By the way, is this land registered under my name?" Her identity in the ordinary society was clean.

Gojo: "Of course I'm ready—what are you going to do?"

Gong Zhili raised his eyebrows and smiled meaningfully: "Aren't we going to change this place?"

Xia Yu followed her: "Do you have any ideas?"

Miyaji opened the box and saw that it contained the cursed object of "unknown" itself. He said cheerfully, "Mr. Fushiguro, do you like Chinese architecture?"

Fushiguro Shier twisted his neck impatiently: "As long as it's not like this, you can even blow up the mountain."

Gojo added: "No one is inside."

Gong Zhili quickened her pace. She could already feel the spell in her hand and the power in her body resonating with each other, and the ground beneath her feet began to shake violently.

"Actually, I've always loved the scenery of classical Chinese gardens," she said, jumping briskly across the rooftops until she finally stood on the rooftop of the Zen temple's main residence. "Let me give it a try and see how far I can go!"

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The author has something to say: The next chapter will involve big events and scenes, and I'm really afraid that I won't be able to write it well. If I can't finish it tomorrow, I'll probably have to delay it... Well, it's such a difficult scene that I'm scratching my head.