Chapter 84 Let’s Play Whac-A-Mole “Run away?!”…
“Run away?!”
The ground was in a mess. When Suzuki Kawa turned around, he saw the head of the Suzuki family who seemed to be hesitant to speak, and an empty place.
The boy's face turned green.
He hadn't thought tonight would be so bumpy.
Jiguo Yansheng, who was standing next to him, was still gasping for breath, looking bewildered.
Suzuki Chuan felt his solar plexus was a little pounding. He hadn't felt this emotional for a long time. Although it was a level seven time-limited mission, it was no different from his second life.
His childhood experiences made him a little more stable.
At least it's intimidating.
The system thinks that Suzuki Kawa likes the feeling of pretending.
Boys of this age understand.
However, tonight, Suzuki Kawa felt that he had failed several times. He took a deep breath, looked up, and the system gave him vision to the night sky.
Even the crows didn't know where they had gone.
Jiguo Yansheng pursed his lips, feeling a sense of helplessness. He glanced at the head of the Suzuki family, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I'll go find her. Xiaochuan, you stay here."
They haven't seen each other for more than ten years, so they must have a lot to talk about...
Yan Sheng's eyes were clear. When he saw the face that looked similar to Suzuki Kawa, he was reminded of his father, the successor to the country.
But it was fleeting, without the resentment or other emotions that one might have imagined. Those resentments, awe, and admiration had been smoothed out at some point in the more than ten years of pure pursuit of higher realms in the way of the sword.
He felt calm.
After hearing what he said, Suzuki Chuan couldn't think of any other solution, so he could only agree. He just said, "I don't know where the crow has gone, but it shouldn't have gone far."
Yan Sheng nodded, put the Nichirin Sword back into its sheath, and ran quickly in the direction that the head of the Suzuki family had pointed out. His speed was not slow, and he would probably catch up with Kamio Mari soon.
But Suzuki Kawa felt vaguely uneasy. The system said that those ghosts were coming for Kamio Mari. He observed and found that those blood-red eyes were indeed staring directly at Kamio Mari behind him.
It’s true that she can’t go far, but will the smell of thin blood on her body attract other ghosts?
There shouldn't be that many ghosts, right? They've already killed a batch.
As soon as Jiguo Yansheng left, a group of people emerged from the woods. The young man in the lead saw the head of the Suzuki family and was so excited that he shouted, "Father! I'm so glad you're okay!"
Upon hearing this, Suzuki Kawa looked over and saw a brown-haired boy wearing a blue-green kimono. He looked more like his stepmother Kuribayashi Haruna in his memory.
"Ah, this is...your brother." The head of the Suzuki family was a little restrained. He looked at Suzuki Kawa's expression carefully. The boy was blindfolded and nothing could be seen from the lower half of his face.
"Hmm?" Suzuki Kawa tilted his head.
"Eh? Who is this?" The brown-haired boy ran over and saw Suzuki Kawa, who was almost two heads taller than him. He smartly stopped three steps away, at least not to raise his head too much.
Suzuki Chuan curled up the corners of his mouth into a smile. From the perspective provided by the system, he could see clearly - is this kid a little short?
The system scanned the information and said, "He's only about eleven years old, so he's quite tall. You're only three centimeters taller than him at this time."
Suzuki Kawa said: [Three centimeters is also high! ]
The head of the family looked at Suzuki Kawa, put on a dignified expression, and said in a serious tone: "Come and meet your eldest brother."
"Big brother?!" The boy opened his eyes wide - "Didn't big brother die a long time ago?"
The retainers once secretly told him that if his elder brother were still alive, it would never be his turn to be the heir.
As soon as he finished speaking, the teacher next to him covered his mouth tightly and apologized with a wry smile: "Young Master is rude, please forgive me, Master."
But he was reminding the head of the Suzuki family something.
Suzuki Yusei, with his mouth covered, stared blankly at Suzuki Kawa. Even though the blond boy was blindfolded, his outstanding facial features could be seen from the lower half of his face.
He has a thin figure, but excellent posture, better than his etiquette teacher.
When he heard the sound, he tilted his head. The bright moonlight seemed to cover his hair with a soft veil, and the dark cloth covered his eyes. There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, without a trace of rural barbarity, but rather a carefree freedom.
Is this...his elder brother?
Suzuki Yusei's mind was in turmoil in just a few seconds. The existence of Suzuki Kawa was no secret in the Suzuki family, but it was not something that could be discussed casually.
"Ah... is it your brother?" Suzuki Chuan said, "He looks very healthy. Now that the guards are here, I'll go find Yan Sheng."
"Ogawa!" The head of the Suzuki family called out to him, a hint of pleading in his eyes, "At least, go back and see your mother."
The system also asked: [Aren’t you asking for living expenses? ]
Suzuki Chuan turned around, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Let's do it another day. Go back quickly. It's very dangerous outside."
Suzuki Family Head: "Your eyes?"
He didn't know whether he could still see this separation, so he asked the question that concerned him most. He also saw Suzuki Kawa drawing the bow and arrow just now, but how could he see it with such a thick cloth covering his face?
Is it based on sound to identify the location?
The blond boy didn't turn around, but just waved his hand: "I'm blind."
While he was saying this, he walked steadily. In the night, a crow swooped down and landed on his shoulder. The wind blew up his robe, and his golden hair swayed with the movement.
The head of the Suzuki family had a bad look on his face. He watched Suzuki Kawa's back as he left in silence. He should have called his eldest son who had been lost for many years and brought him home to make up for the debt of more than ten years, but behind him stood the heir who had been trained for nearly ten years, and a group of retainers and guards.
They were looking at him.
Reason and emotion are interwoven in the heart.
The head of the Suzuki family, who had been high-spirited for half his life, felt helpless for the first time in a long time, with a slight pain in his heart. The last time this happened was probably when Suzuki Kawa was seriously ill.
【Are you really not going back? 】
"That's my ancestor, you idiot." Suzuki Chuan muttered, "Although I don't know how many generations have passed, this gene is too strong. It looks so much like my grandfather when he was young."
"Kamigo Mari said her sister ran away with Master Suzuki. She's just kidding me, a kid in his early teens."
Suzuki Kawa concluded: "Either we were deceived, or she was deceived, or everyone was deceived."
The system is a bit frozen: [What does it mean? ]
"Mari Kamigawa is of rare blood, but the Kamigawa family has never said it. The previous saint specifically asked Mari Kamigawa to marry the lord on her behalf. She probably knew something..." Suzuki Kawabe said, and paused, as if thinking.
System: [Why do I feel like you've been tricked?]
Suzuki Kawa said nothing.
The previous saint deceived Mari Kamigari, lying that she and the young master of the Suzuki family were in love and wanted to go to seek refuge with him. She also left a letter without telling Mari Kamigari, specifically asking Mari Kamigari to replace her.
Is it because of the rare blood in Mari Kamikaze that she wants to seek protection from the Demon Slayer Corps?
He sighed.
I haven't figured it out.
The crow standing on his shoulder flapped its wings, and Suzuki Kawa tilted his head to let it fly, probably because it discovered something.
The system also said: [Yan Sheng is ahead, he has found Shen Li Zhenli.]
The view angle was raised a little, and Suzuki Kawa saw that about twenty meters ahead, Yan Sheng of Jiguo was standing, and seemed to be talking to Mari Kamioka.
As he got closer, Yan Sheng also noticed him coming. He turned his head to look at him, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up: "Xiaochuan!"
"Hey, have you found it? Miss Mari, you have to go back with us this time no matter what." Suzuki Kawa walked over and spoke.
He looked over with his blindfolded eyes, and his gaze fell on Kamisamachi Marie, as if it were a physical entity, with a hint of displeasure.
Suzuki Chuan: "There is one more thing. Young Master Suzuki is only eleven years old. Did your sister really go to find him?"
Shinji Mari opened her eyes wide, and her thoughts, which had finally calmed down a little, began to become restless again.
[This is inexplicable.] Suzuki Kawa and the system complained, [What the hell are they doing? Madam Shion seems to know something, but she won't tell me.]
The system felt it was time to defend Madam Shion: [Maybe they hinted at something, but you didn't understand?]
Suzuki Kawa thought about it and felt that it made sense. As expected, he still preferred to be straightforward.
"We can't keep Kamigoshi Maru. Let's get someone else from their family." Suzuki Chuan thought, "The Demon Slayer Corps isn't some place where people are killed, right? Why don't they all want to come?"
System: [Maybe he doesn't like arranged marriages.]
Suzukikawa shrugged.
Although she suffered another shock, Kamikaze Mari seemed much more obedient this time. After Suzuki Kawa finished speaking, he signaled Yan Sheng to go back.
Yan Sheng watched Kamioka Mari catch up before he took another step. His eyes passed over the girl and fell on the back of Suzuki Kawa who was walking in front of him.
In fact, he felt regretful not long after he walked. He was wondering whether Suzuki Kawa would follow the head of the Suzuki family back. After all, they were father and son, and the Suzuki family's conditions were much better than those of the Demon Slayer Corps.
He was a little nervous, but also secretly looking forward to it.
So when he saw Suzuki Kawa appear, a stone fell from his heart, his gloomy mood was swept away, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.
"Does Xiaochuan want to go back and see Uncle Suzuki?" After thinking for a while, Yan Sheng asked.
Suzuki Chuan walked ahead without looking back, his voice lacking any other emotion: "Let's go another day, go back and sweep my mother's grave. Does Yan Sheng want to go back and see Madam Akeno?"
Hearing the long-lost name, Jiguo Yansheng was a little dazed. He was silent for a moment, recalling the last time he sneaked back with Suzuki Kawa, which seemed to be two years ago.
He said, "Okay."
The system's perspective is shared with Suzuki River, but it can use other means to scan the terrain and existing creatures around Suzuki River.
After a while, it seemed to have discovered something and warned: [It seems that Muzan has sent a ghost to follow you. I wonder if the target is you.]
[Why is he here again?] Suzuki Kawa felt that the ghosts he encountered in the past three years were not as many as those he encountered in the past month. For a moment, his head was aching slightly.
Five meters underground.
Suzuki Kawa's forehead jumped. Is he still a mole?
He frowned, and thought of a question: [If it can burrow underground, will it be affected by the wisteria flowers?]
The system was at a loss. This was indeed a blind spot in its knowledge, but there were not many ghosts in the original work that could burrow underground... If they hadn't discovered the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, they should have been affected, right?
But this can't be concluded rashly, so it said honestly: "I don't know either."
What a hassle.
Suzuki Chuan stopped, looked back at Yan Sheng and said, "I have something to do at Wisteria Flower House. Yan Sheng, please take Miss Marie home first."
If that gopher follows him, that can be dealt with quickly.
If I follow Yan Sheng, it will be tricky.
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