Chapter 137

The next day, Qingxi got up early, made breakfast, and after eating with everyone, she asked the two brothers to go to the trap she had set to see if anything had fallen in before going down the mountain with Horikawa Kunihiro.

After buying everything she needed, Qingxi went to sit with Grandpa Qin and Grandma Su. She came mainly to see Jiro. The Tokito family had almost enough for the three of them. If Jiro came again, they would have to live in the wild.

Can Jiro allow himself to suffer this injustice?

Of course not.

So, it chose to live with Grandpa Qin and Grandma Su.

It didn't disturb them and designated a house for it to rest. During the day, it flew to Jingxin Mountain to eat at Qingxi's place. When it got dark, it flew back by itself. Grandpa Qin and Grandma Su didn't need to wait for it. It could rest in the house by itself.

After telling it that it would deliver the goods again in a few days, Qingxi saw that it was already getting late and it would take time to walk back, so he prepared to leave.

"Hey! It's been so many days, and you still haven't gained any weight back." Granny Su accompanied Qingxi to the door. She questioned and asked, "Did you really eat well in the mountains?"

"Two bowls of rice for one meal, what do you think of me?" Qingxi said with a smile. "I think I've grown taller. When I woke up this morning, I compared myself with Youzhilang. Before, I was about an inch taller than him, but now I'm almost three inches taller."

When Grandma Su heard this, she felt relieved. Suddenly, she thought of something. After asking Horikawa Kunihiro to wait for a moment, she pulled Qingxi aside and talked in private.

"Since you're going to draw a line, are you ready?"

Grandma Su's words were vague, and Qingxi couldn't react for a long time. Until the old lady was so anxious that she was about to stare at her to death, Qingxi realized that the other party was talking about something used during menstruation.

What is this era called?

She didn't know, but she did stock up a lot for herself.

In the world of food, there are all kinds of weird things, and they are convenient and easy to use, so she stocked up a lot of them before she came back.

She nodded repeatedly and said in a very soft and shy voice, "Yes, yes. Don't worry."

Granny Su breathed a sigh of relief. "I won't say more. I guess you know it yourself. There's just one thing: don't overwork yourself during those few days. Don't eat raw or cold food, and don't catch a cold."

Qingxi was overwhelmed after hearing this. She nodded repeatedly to assure the other party before they let her go.

As autumn turns to winter, the leaves turn from green to yellow, and in the blink of an eye, there are no more small animals in the mountains and forests.

Kunihiro Horikawa woke up sleepily. He sat up and looked around. Suddenly, his gaze paused and his blue eyes blinked.

Hearing the movement of the person beside him, Higekiri turned sideways and met his gaze.

Kunihiro Horikawa was a little dazed as he looked at the small hillock next to the young man with creamy yellow hair. After a while, he found his voice and asked, "Master, she..."

"It's afraid of the cold, so it rolled over to me while sleeping at night." Higekiri said.

Horikawa Kunihiro suddenly realized.

The temperature in the mountains is lower than in the town. Plus, Qingxi is a girl, so it's normal for her to be afraid of the cold.

He put on his clothes and the haori that Qingxi had made and stood up. "It looks like it's snowing outside. Ichiro and Muichiro probably won't be out chopping wood today. I'll go to the kitchen and make breakfast for everyone."

"Sweet potatoes are perfect for winter."

The girl's humming sound came from under the quilt. The black-haired boy laughed dumbly after hearing it. "I know, I will roast some sweet potatoes."

Qingxi was satisfied after getting the answer he wanted and continued to sleep next to the heat source.

The wooden door was opened by Horikawa Kunihiro. In an instant, the cold wind from outside blew in his face, blurring his vision and blowing away the last bit of sleepiness he had.

Outside the house, snowflakes were falling like goose feathers. Horikawa Kunihiro found it hard to imagine how the two brothers Tokito would have survived this winter in the mountains if they had not come and if they had not reinforced the necessary parts of the wooden house and patched up the necessary patches.

If the house collapsed under the weight of the snow, what would they do? Should they go down the mountain to ask Grandpa Qin and Grandma Su for help, or should they find a way to rebuild the wooden house themselves?

Shaking off the goose bumps caused by the cold wind, Kunihiro Horikawa walked out of the house and pulled the wood up again.

He first went to the shed, where there was a pile of firewood that he had chopped from the mountains in the autumn. After picking up some in his arms, he went to the kitchen.

After having breakfast in the quilt, Qingxi still felt too cold to come out. Looking at the four people who seemed not to feel the cold, Qingxi felt a little jealous.

"Don't you feel cold?" she asked softly.

"No." Tokito Muichiro said with a happy smile. He raised his hands and touched the clothes he was wearing. "I feel very warm. This is the warmest winter I have ever experienced."

Qingxi opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't ask the question, "How did you spend the winter in the mountains before?"

After all, no matter how you think about it, it feels weird.

Because Mr. Tokito and the others were still around at that time, how could parents let their children suffer from the cold?

So, it’s better not to say it.

Qingxi turned his gaze and fell on Higekiri and Horikawa Kunihiro.

However, she was still responded with two cold conclusions.

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The snow didn't stop until dark. Qingxi lit wisteria incense outside the house. The small incense burner was placed in a long wooden box next to the wooden door, which was specially made of wooden boards and nails. The small wooden box had no lid, and its purpose was only to block the wind for the small incense burner placed outside.

The fragrance of wisteria rose up and just as it drifted out of the box, a cold wind blew, carrying it through the house and drifting away.

After doing all this, Qingxi tremblingly closed the wooden door and went back into the house and snuggled into the quilt.

She was so cold that she put a flint and two basins in the room during the day, which raised the temperature of the whole room by several degrees.

It was dark early in winter, and a few people huddled in their quilts and listened to Qingxi talk about man-eating ghosts for a while, and then listened to Hiji, who had cut off arms and legs, talk about the ghosts he had chopped off, and then everyone fell asleep.

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"Excuse me, is this Mr. Shitou's home?" The woman's voice came from outside the house, trembling and panting.

Qingxi started out of the bed.

By the time everyone else had woken up and opened their eyes, she was already pulling on her clothes one by one while mumbling absentmindedly, "I thought I heard Madam Tianyin's voice just now... This, it's unlikely. Why would Madam Tianyin come to this mountain in this weather?"

"You guys stay here, I'll go out and take a look." Qingxi said and walked towards the gate, opening and closing the door very skillfully.

She stood at the wooden door and looked out for a while. It was already bright outside the house. If she were in a town, all the shops on the street would have been open for business.

Her gaze fell directly on the outside of the fence, where a woman in a kimono stood there, leaning on a thick wooden stick with both hands.

With just a glance, Qingxi ran to the fence gate along the path that everyone had cleared before going to bed last night.

She opened the gate and supported the beautiful woman with long white hair. "Madam Tianyin, why are you here in this weather? It's warm inside. Come in and rest for a while."

As soon as Qingxi supported the person, she shivered at the stimulation of the cold kimono.

Ubuyashiki Amane also didn't expect to meet Kiyoki here. No, it should be said that meeting Kiyoki here might be a pleasant surprise for her.

With the support of Qingxi, Ubuyashiki Tenon slowly walked into the yard and walked along the shoveled path towards the wooden house.

"I looked up information and found out that the descendants of the person who created the five major breathing methods and inherited the country survived. After asking around, I confirmed that it was Mr. Tokito and his family who lived here." Ubuyashiki Amane simply explained her purpose to Qingxi.

Qingxi paused as she was walking forward, supporting Ubuyashiki Amane. "Mrs. Amane, are you here to invite Mr. Tokito to join the Demon Slayer Corps?"

She pulled a rather unflattering smile from the corner of her mouth, "However, Mr. and Mrs. Tokito passed away a few months ago. Currently, the two brothers Tokito are living in this house."

Ubuyashiki Amane reached out and rubbed the girl's head, but because her body was frozen, this action, which should have been very gentle for a woman, became stiff.

"I heard about this before I left," she said. "I came here to invite the two brothers, who carry the blood of the inherited nation and perhaps possess inherent swordsmanship, to join the Demon Slayer Corps. If they're unwilling, I also want to persuade them to move away.

If we can investigate that the bloodline of the successor country is still circulating in this world, then the ghosts must be able to investigate it as well.

In case Muzan Kibutsuji discovers this and sends demons to slaughter the bloodline of the successor nation that created the breathing method, thus severing the inheritance, and also to protect them, I hope they can move to the place we have prepared for them."

I know Ubuyashiki Amane means well, but—

"Maybe not." Qingyin sighed, and when the other party was puzzled, she briefly told her that after the death of the Tokito couple, an elderly family living in the town at the foot of the mountain who got along well with the adults here wanted to take the two brothers in, but the elder brother was unwilling, so he took his younger brother with him and would not let him leave his sight.

"In short, Ichiro's personality has become extreme after the death of Mr. Tokito and others. Madam, you should be mentally prepared." Qingxi said to her in a low voice after arriving at the door of the house.

With Qingxi's reminder, Ubuyashiki Tenon had a rough idea in her mind.

There was a knock on the sliding wooden door, and Qingxi reminded him, "Count to five, and we'll come in."

When the girl said "five", she opened the wooden door from the outside. When Ubuyashiki Tenon walked into the house, she saw that except for the two adults who had taken down the wooden boards neatly, there were two young twin boys with long hair in the shape of boys and girls who were still putting on their shoes.

Qingxi moved a small stool to the fire stone and said, "Mrs. Tianyin, come sit here and warm yourself. Your clothes are all wet."

Ubuyashiki Amane did not refuse. She rushed to the town at dawn today, and then went up the mountain without stopping.

The mountain was blocked by heavy snow, so you can imagine how difficult it was for her to get here.

Qingxi took the kettle beside her and poured a glass of water into the empty cup. "I kept warm water next to the flint before I went to bed last night. I hope you don't mind."

"Thank you." Ubuyashiki Amane took it gratefully.

The warm water flows down the throat into the stomach, surrounding the frozen stomach with warmth, making people feel snuggled up and relieved at the same time.

She pulled Ichiro and Muichiro to Ubuyashiki Amane's side, patted their heads, and said, "Madam Amane came up the mountain to tell you something.

It's about your life story, so, Youyilang, no matter what you hear, don't get angry. Wait until Madam Tianyin finishes speaking, okay?"

Tokito Ichiro raised his hand to swat away the hand that was only making his hair more tangled. He said, "It's so annoying."

Qingxi, whose hand was slapped away, tutted in disgust, "Anyway, stop arguing. I'm going to make breakfast first."

When she reached the door, she turned to Ubuyashiki Amane and said, "Mrs. Amane probably hasn't had breakfast yet. If you don't mind, please eat here."