Chapter 82: The Characters of the Gojo Family & Ingredients of Sukuna

Ryomen Sukuna looked like he didn't believe it at all. His expression and eyes said: I know you hate me, that's enough.

Jiang Lai restrained his perfunctory performance and returned to his usual calmness. He just silently typed a reply in his heart: Sure enough, in this era, no one believes the truth.jpg

"Okay, let's skip this topic for now." Jiang Lai took a few steps forward and put the book in his palm. "Where are you going?"

"Where am I going?" Ryoumen Sukuna chewed over the words and smiled sarcastically. He raised his hand and placed it on the transparent barrier, and said in a drawn-out voice, "If you take this away, I'll go wherever I want."

“It’s not impossible.”

What surprised Ryoumen Sukuna a little was that the other party actually agreed with him. He raised his eyebrows and stared at the black-haired young man, waiting for the guy's next words.

Jiang Lai looked calm and said gently, "But Liuyan was very angry about the mess you left behind, and I haven't settled the score with you yet. If I just let it go, wouldn't it be——"

"You've already disliked me before," the cherry-pink-haired boy rolled his eyes, "Why are you using that brotherly relationship or something like that?"

Jiang Lai (smiles): "...That's the truth. Also, if you disrespect your brother, you will be punished."

Ryoumen Sukuna snorted with contempt, his scarlet eyes still filled with danger. However, since he couldn't beat Jiang Lai at the moment, these dangerous auras were not really threatening.

The snow had almost stopped at this moment, and the bright moon was hanging high overhead.

Jiang Lai looked into the distance, thought for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "I have already thought of how to punish you. It is a very vicious move - but we have to wait until tomorrow morning. It's too late today."

Ryoumen Sukuna said nonchalantly, "No need to wait until tomorrow." He let out a deep laugh, "Let me see what you can do... Vicious moves? Do you have any?"

"No, tomorrow is tomorrow."

As Jiang Lai spoke, he flicked his fingertips and used space magic to create an air hammock between two trees. He then jumped onto it and lay down safely.

"Using your ability to do this?" Ryoumen Sukuna sneered, "How boring."

Jiang Lai, who was lying comfortably on his side in the air hammock, heard this and asked in a caring manner:

"Really? So you want a hammock, Sukuna? But you're still in the story-free punishment stage. I'm not going to tell you a bedtime story while I rock in a hammock."

The cherry-pink-haired boy was once again deeply disgusted. He used the cursed blades to cut the transparent barrier in a criss-cross pattern, and the sharp sounds crisscrossed his ears.

Jiang Lai simply ignored it as white noise, but at last he waved his hand slightly to expand the space barrier so that Ryoumen Sukuna could sit or lie down to rest.

Jiang Lai: I am such a good brother.jpg

It stands to reason that a true [existence] does not need sleep, but because of the bad karma he had just incurred from using his abilities, he felt sleepy.

Therefore, Jiang Lai followed his instinct and decided to lie down and rest for a night.

"You should have a good rest, Sukuna," Jiang Lai said, "Don't forget that there will be some super vicious moves to respond to you tomorrow."

"Vicious?" Ryoumen Sukuna finally stopped his meaningless cutting, pulled up the corners of his mouth, and half-closed his eyes, "...Okay, I'm looking forward to it."

——

the next day.

Jiang Lai and Ryomen Sukuna, who was surrounded by space rituals, walked to a new village.

In order to avoid trouble, Jiang Lai did not bring Ryomen Sukunao into the village. He built a transparent cat box to keep him there and calculated the time in his mind.

——The space ritual arrangement when you are not by your side cannot be adjusted and repaired at any time, so it has a time limit.

"Please wait here for me, I'll be back soon." Jiang Lai put the fox mask on his face again and walked into the village.

This village happened to be rushing.

Jiang Lai had searched for seasoning substitutes from the Heian-kyo period in books (on his cell phone) in advance, but after arriving at the market, he realized that there was no need to look up the information and search slowly.

The fictional version of Heian-kyō in the Curse of Reincarnation has almost as many ingredients as the modern one, and even the names are similar. This is very convenient.

Therefore, Jiang Lai bought all kinds of items without any effort.

——As for money, he had to thank Changfa Wu Tiao. When he was shopping there, he stuffed a lot of money into Jiang Lai's pocket. Now it came in handy.

Carrying the belongings in a simple bag, Jiang Lai was on his way back when he was about to leave the village. His highly sensitive hearing, which belonged to "Existence", caught the different whispers and discussions among the crowd.

"...We have found traces of him. Someone in this area said they saw a white-haired boy passing by here. We can probably find him in the next village..."

It was a deep voice, probably that of a guard warrior.

"That guy is really something. He just goes out to play whenever he feels like it, and the whole house is in chaos because of him. Why can't he just let the servants in charge come to look for him? Why do they also want us to get involved and run around so hard..."

It was a high-pitched, slightly dissatisfied complaining sound.

"Don't be rude, Gu Tai." Another voice spoke softly. Although the words were harsh, the tone was not harsh. "If you speak nonsense about that person like this, you will be punished in the family."

"…I'm sorry, I just…"

"Okay, it's okay. I just want to remind you not to complain in front of other people next time - keep looking, and if you find him, persuade him to go home." The gentle voice continued.

The sound gradually faded as the distance increased. Jiang Lai tilted his head slightly and looked over from a distance.

Just now, the discussion was about the "white-haired boy". Jiang Lai took half a second to react and figured out who the "one who ran away from home" they were discussing was - most likely the long-haired Gojo Satoru from a thousand years ago.

As expected, the Gojo family has been secretly looking for the white-haired long-haired cat that ran away from home on a whim. After all, the six eyes are very important to the Gojo family.

Jiang Lai scanned the area and saw the figures turning in front of him. He only caught the silhouette of the man who spoke last with a gentle voice - his narrow and long eyes were a rare light blue color.

The bustling crowd soon obscured those people, and Jiang Lai withdrew his gaze and continued walking forward as usual.

After walking some distance, he suddenly remembered something.

Wait, light blue eyes... I seem to have seen this person before, there is some impression in my memory!

Jiang Lai searched his mind for a scene from long ago. At the beginning of the past chapter yesterday, at the Gojo Family Shrine, not long after seeing Youwu coming down the mountain, another figure came to the shrine alone.

At that time, Jiang Lai was looking at him from afar in the woods and caught a glimpse of the man's light blue eyes.

Later, when talking with Boy Five at the fireworks display, Boy Five mentioned that there was a young elder in his family, and said that maintaining one's appearance was probably the other's technique.

So are these two people with narrow light blue eyes the same person... or are they descendants of the same ancestor?

It's a bit weird that it's the same person. It's thousands of years ago now. Could it be some kind of magic to achieve immortality?

But the ancestry setting is also weird. After all, those light blue eyes are more like a mutation than a stable genetic trait.

Thinking about it in his mind, Jiang Lai kept this point in mind for the time being, intending to consider it in detail later when he had other intelligence clues.

He carried the bag full of things and returned to the place outside the village. Ryoumen Sukuna sat cross-legged on the ground, and had begun to develop the ability to kill time.

Noticing Jiang Lai's return, he just raised his eyelids lazily and said with a wicked smile: "Are you going to rob or steal something?"

"This is the money that Yu Hao left behind. These are legitimate transactions." Jiang Lai put down his bag and took out the things inside one by one.

Ryoumen Sukuna noticed what the other party had bought, and after a pause, he became interested: "You want to cook?"

"Yes." Jiang Lai nodded and smiled, "You must be hungry."

Ryoumen Sukuna didn't think the man in front of him would be kind. He glanced at the seasonings and wild birds on the ground with his bloodshot eyes and felt it was a little ridiculous: Could it be that the so-called cruel punishment was to force him to eat bird meat?

During the Heian-kyō period, people were forbidden to eat animal meat other than fish, so livestock were basically not raised.

These remote villages would occasionally eat some game birds, but the Japanese nobility would never eat them.

However, Ryoumen Sukuna certainly didn't have this concern, as he even ate human flesh. If this was a form of punishment, it would actually be more like a benefit to him.

Ryomen Sukuna held his chin with one hand, watching with great interest as the person in front of him used a magic technique to process the bird meat remotely.

The navy blue figure's movements were smooth and beautiful, and his work was clean and orderly. He was very efficient in setting up the barbecue stove and applying various seasonings.

Jiang Lai is good at cooking. He has learned all these techniques before and reviewed them several times in a book (mobile phone) before going to the market. In addition, he uses the technique instead of his hands, so the operation is cleaner and smoother.

After a while, the aroma of roasted bird wafted out. The aroma lingered around, tempting people to eat. The transparent cat box did not isolate the smell.

Ryoumen Sukuna said slowly, "I didn't realize... you can actually cook."

"I'm strong in all aspects." Jiang Lai nodded confidently and smiled, taking the roasted fragrant bird meat off the rack.

Then, under Ryomen Sukuna's gaze, he put the roasted bird meat into his mouth and began to eat it with relish and elegance.

Ryomen Sukuna: “?”

Ryomen Sukuna put down the hands that were supporting his face, and stared at the black-haired young man with both eyes: "...You eat meat?" So this wasn't meant to force him to eat? ?

"What's wrong? It smells delicious." Jiang Lai replied calmly, smiled again, and said gently, "You must be hungry - it's okay, you can watch me eat."

He lowered his eyes slightly and continued to eat elegantly.

Ryomen Sukuna: “???”

The official official book states that Ryoumen Sukuna has no hobbies other than eating, and he also found a subordinate named Ume who is particularly good at cooking.

Therefore, for a character who is extremely liberal and takes pleasure in food, the worst punishment is to restrict his freedom, make him hungry, and then show off your food in front of him!

Jiang Lai silently gave a thumbs up in his heart.

The force is mutual. If he wants to beat someone, he has to use the technique. It is better to have a good meal and enjoy it without suffering.

As an [existence], Jiang Lai had no sense of fullness or hunger, so after eating the entire roasted bird, he made some roasted fruits.

A lot of seasoning was also deliberately applied, and at the same time, the magic was used to fan the air, so that the fragrance would drift towards the cherry-pink-haired boy. The evil intention was obvious.

Ryomen Sukuna: “.”

If looks could kill, the navy blue figure would have been chopped into pieces by now.

After Jiang Lai had a smooth meal, drank some water, and cleaned up with a magic technique, Ryoumen Sukuna, who had been silent until now, finally spoke slowly: "I changed my mind."

"What?" Jiang Lai raised his eyes and looked.

"It seems a bit of a waste to just cut it up and kill it." Ryoumen Sukuna chuckled softly, not disguising his meanness. "I suddenly want to try my hand at cooking. However, although you are a good cook, I don't think you can prepare yourself. I guess I'll have to find an extra cook."

"Are you planning to eat me?" Jiang Lai raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled casually, "If you can do it."

He was already accustomed to Ryomen Sukuna's underworld style of painting, so he was not surprised at what the other party said.

However, Jiang Lai did not intend to really starve the other party to death. It would be troublesome if all the bad karma of the other party was accumulated on him.

——By the way, seriously, can the other party really be starved to death? After all, it is still an [existence]. Although it is a chaotic version of the decline period.

He threw the big cake he bought at the market over to her, and kindly added some wild fruits to it. Ryoumen Sukuna caught it smoothly and ate it without saying anything.

As the canine teeth were biting, his eyes swept over the navy blue figure, and the movement of swallowing with big gulps seemed as if he was swallowing through the air.

Jiang Lai was indifferent, thinking that his silly brother was just having another rebellious episode. After he used his magic to level the scene and complete the "vicious punishment" he had planned, his previous sleepiness resurfaced.

Although I rested last night, it seems that I haven't fully replenished my energy.

Jiang Lai yawned lightly, lowered his eyes slightly, and planned to rest for a while.

"Take your time to eat, there's no rush. If you perform well in the future, I might cook a meal for you." Jiang Lai said with a smile, and used the space to create an air hammock, preparing to sleep.

It was daytime, but the winter sun was not glaring. Jiang Lai opened the book and covered his face with it, letting the drowsiness wash over him and he fell into a deep sleep.

——

[Existence] probably doesn't dream.

The sound of the wind whistled past his ears, gradually increasing and decreasing, and his thoughts gradually returned. Jiang Lai woke up from his deep sleep and pulled the book off his face, only then did he notice that it was completely dark.

"I actually slept for the whole afternoon." Jiang Lai stretched his waist, turned around leisurely, and got down from his air hammock.

The cherry-pink-haired, four-armed boy stood beside him. Jiang Lai was a little surprised - did his space barrier at that time limit the other party from being so close to him?

Under the moonlight, Ryoumen Sukuna chuckled in an unclear manner. He raised his hand slightly and drew out the sharp cursed blades in a crisscross pattern!

The cursed blade reached his side in the blink of an eye, and the air barrier around Jiang Lai blocked the cursed blade, dispelling the attack!

"...You came out from the barrier?" Jiang Lai was a little surprised.

"If you don't keep an eye on your space barrier and repair it, it won't last long." Ryoumen Sukuna squeezed out a voice from his throat, and he raised the corners of his mouth, "Half a day is enough to break it - let alone ten days."

"Ten days?" Jiang Lai paused again. Did he really sleep that long?

"Ah, that's about right." Ryoumen Sukuna said casually, without seeming to count specifically.

"If it's so long, why don't you leave and stay here?" Jiang Lai raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Are you really waiting for me to cook for you?"

"Because I'm trying to kill you!" Ryoumen Sukuna laughed, his scarlet eyes turned around, and he put one hand on his chin, "But I didn't expect that even when you're asleep, you're still isolated by a layer of space magic... Of course, it's not completely unbreakable."

Jiang Lai frowned slightly, and then he touched his neck.

——I can feel a subtle scar, like a scratch by wire, short and shallow, but it is there.

It seems that the accumulation of bad karma will turn into a period of dormancy, he thought. Did I really sleep for ten days this time?

"Resurrection Village has a price," Ryoumen Sukuna said thoughtfully, his voice drawn out in a vicious tone. He glanced over and chuckled, "It's a little weaker, don't let your guard down - I told you that."