Chapter 83: Traveling together, but the Lord of the Underworld

Jiang Lai's expression remained the same. He raised his hand slightly.

A sharp wave of energy suddenly appeared, and the sharp blade of air condensed in an instant whizzed past, brushed against the hair on both sides of Sukuna's forehead, and nailed to the ground not far behind!

In an instant, the ground rolled up, dirt flew everywhere, and a few strands of cherry-pink hair fluttered down.

"At least I'm still much stronger than you at the moment, isn't I?" Jiang Lai's eyebrows curved, he calmly withdrew his hand, and the sleeves that had just been raised fell down.

Previously, he had only used space barriers to restrain his opponents, but this was the first time he showed his offensive power, and his gentle and mellow side turned into a sharp edge.

"..." Ryoumen Sukuna half-narrowed his scarlet eyes, "Interesting." He smiled, "You'd better pray that it stays like this."

Jiang Lai stood up and waved his hand to disassemble the air hammock. He looked around and said, "You didn't stay by my side for the past ten days, did you?" He raised his eyebrows slightly, "It's incredible."

"I really don't want to miss the chance to kill you." Ryoumen Sukuna snorted and chewed the horrible words slowly, "Who knows, the next moment, I can directly cut your neck and enjoy the wonderful scene of blood spurting."

"Well, I still have to praise you." Jiang Lai was unmoved by the words from the underworld. "You are so perseverant and have the attitude of 'perseverance can carve a stone'. You finally left a shallow wound on me. Congratulations."

Although it was a normal tone, it somehow carried a hint of irony.

Ryoumen Sukuna's expression turned cold, and he pulled up the corners of his mouth to reveal his canine teeth. He raised his head slightly and said casually, "Oh - by the way, I have good news for you. You can show your disgusting kindness again."

Jiang Lai frowned slightly, he understood the meaning behind these words.

As expected, the second half of the conversation revealed the truth. The other party said: "——There are enough dead people in the village below that you can save."

Jiang Lai did not rush to do anything. He first asked: "What happened there?"

Hearing this question, Ryoumen Sukuna paused for a few seconds. After a while, he put one hand on his chin and laughed maliciously: "You didn't even ask if I killed him?"

"Well, did you kill him?"

Jiang Lai asked very directly, but combined with Sukuna's previous two words, this question sounded like coaxing a child, and the tone did not contain any shock or anger or other interrogative meanings.

Ryoumen Sukuna laughed and said, "I said I killed him. What do you think?"

"Then I'm going to go to the scene to see the damage done to the cursed power. It's impossible to judge the result based on one side of the story." Jiang Lai replied calmly.

In fact, Jiang Lai had already observed the details and guessed that this incident was not done by Ryomen Sukuna - otherwise, the other party's opening remarks would not be [There is a dead person in the village below], but [I killed people in the village below].

Ryoumen Sukuna never conceals his murderous nature and what he has done. He does not feel ashamed but proud of it. If he had done it, he would naturally state it directly at the beginning to annoy the people in front of him.

Hearing Jiang Lai's extremely objective and calm reply, the smile on Ryoumian Sukuna's face gradually faded, and he sneered: "How boring."

The cherry-pink-haired boy crossed his arms over his chest and said lazily, "Although I really want to kill a few... but killing some of them is annoying, and killing them all will make their meat stale during the time it takes to break through your barrier. So I'll just let them live for now."

Jiang Lai said casually: "Oh, well, it's unfair for you to wait here to kill me."

"Since you know that, why not show some sincerity - when I find a satisfactory chef, you remove the barrier and let me cut it carefully and make a delicious meal." Ryoumen Sukuna snorted and laughed.

"You're still climbing up the ladder?" Jiang Lai raised his eyebrows in reply, and then vaguely caught the implicit meaning in the other party's words, "Come to think of it, what you mean by this, is that you are not going to run away?"

"Ha, run away? What nonsense are you talking about? I have never had such an attitude." Ryomen Sukuna snorted from his nose and said casually.

"Besides, you guys won't let me go easily. You might even chase me and make me feel annoyed. But now I've changed my mind. It's not a problem for me to go with you for a while."

Jiang Lai was a little surprised. You know, Ryomen Sukuna is an independent and free character. Logically, he would leave himself, the one who restrains him, as soon as he gets the chance.

"Why?" he asked.

"Of course it's because it's fun." Ryoumen Sukuna raised his nasty face, "Isn't it fun to see you gradually weaken your kindness because of your disgusting behavior, and it would be better if there were more entanglements and pain? It's a good way to pass the time in this boring daily life."

Jiang Lai's expression was calm: "How despicable! And he didn't even try to hide it."

"Whether I tell you or not, you can guess this." Ryoumen Sukuna sneered, "Then just say it directly."

Jiang Lai shook his head and stopped talking about this underworld chat. His voice turned serious and he returned to the original topic: "So what happened to the village down there?"

"It seems that the heavy snow during this period caused the collapse of houses and landslides. It seems that a fire broke out in the middle of the night the day before yesterday."

Ryoumen Sukuna didn't seem to care. He sat down against the tree trunk and waved his hand, saying, "Go and show your kindness. When you come back, bring the same ingredients as before and cook."

"Hmm?" Jiang Lai turned his brown eyes when he heard the second half of the sentence.

"Why?" Ryoumen Sukuna raised his red eyes, indicating that he never did good things by showing mercy, "Of course, I didn't tell you this information for nothing."

It's night time now, so it's very convenient to go to the village to investigate the situation.

As for the midnight snack that Sukuna ordered, I will go to an empty store later and quietly take some of it, and then leave the corresponding amount of money on the side.

Jiang Lai thought for a few seconds and replied, "Okay, I agree reluctantly - by the way, I'd like to remind you that next time you talk to your brother, remember to use honorifics instead of imperatives."

Ryomen Sukuna once again showed an unfriendly expression, but after getting used to it, he no longer vomited directly.

He originally wanted to sit by the tree and wait, but after a second, he stood up and walked to Jiang Lai's side: "Oh, I'd better go with him to pick the ingredients."

"Your ingredients had better not be human. I won't cook rice with human meat." Jiang Lai reminded deliberately, or perhaps it was an implicit warning.

"I know, I know." Ryoumen Sukuna replied in a drawn-out tone.

Jiang Lai turned around and saw the two Sukuna Tsumugi not far behind him. The two of them walked down the mountain.

——

The village was very quiet under the moonlight. Jiang Lai put on a mask and scanned the situation.

He did not directly reverse time to resurrect, but planned to survey the scene first, learn the situation from the villagers tomorrow, and then decide how to proceed.

He is not a saintly father who uses his powers without limits - Jiang Lai's kindness has reasons and principles, and he will not save just anyone.

In the end, we must understand the facts before making a decision, so as not to save people who are doomed to suffer the consequences of their own actions.

On the previous two occasions, he only intervened to save the innocent people affected after witnessing Ryomen Sukuna casually killing innocent people and causing people to die in ridiculous attacks that should not have happened.

And afterwards, he treated each case calmly and told Nagaha Gojo that he would find out those people who had ties with monsters and bring them to justice.

——He saves, but he does not abuse.

There were no electric appliances in the Heian-kyō period, and it was pitch black at night. The village was quiet and peaceful at night, and even the chirping of insects disappeared in the severe cold of winter.

The cold wind blew past, and Jiang Lai's close-fitting space barrier effectively blocked the debris mixed in the wind, and naturally eliminated the pain of the night wind brushing against his cheeks.

The collapsed houses and the debris left by the fire still stood there, shocking to the eyes. The wind blew with the faint smell of kerosene and fireworks.

...Wait. Jiang Laiminrui sensed something was wrong and took a step back.

The next moment, a rough but dense rain of arrows suddenly fell from the sky, and figures emerged from the bushes and behind the houses not far away, lighting the torches in their hands while shouting!

"The monster is coming! Shoot it! Pay with your life!"

"Finally, we have found these guys. The night watchman has set out on sentry duty. Let's get up, everyone!"

Something was painted on the homemade arrows, and the sharp tip of the sharp tool gleamed coldly in the moonlight. Jiang Lai opened the space barrier, and these objects could not hurt him.

He wanted to wave his hand to block Ryomen Sukuna's attack as well, but then he saw the other party raise his arm and swing it more directly. His tensed muscles actually deflected the arrows perfectly, and the cursed blade suddenly rose up to cut off the falling weapon.

"You can't hurt them with arrows! Go and ask the sorcerer to come over!"

"And the magic rope of our village witch—"

Jiang Lai frowned slightly, and he raised his voice, still calmly: "You have recognized the wrong person, tell me what happened first."

"Huh? How could I have made a mistake? I've heard about that four-handed guy a long time ago. He once killed a villager. The fire not long ago must have been set by him!" The leading villager shouted.

"Accomplice!"

The interlaced voices came one after another, but Jiang Lai did not engage in a meaningless argument. He easily pushed through the crowded crowd with his magic, stepped forward, and walked closely to the ruins of the building after the fire.

The people around were terrified by the navy blue figure's fearless action. They all rushed over in a rush, and when separated by space, they looked like zombies surrounding a glass.

Jiang Lai's eyes moved around, sensing the area.

It wasn't a particularly obvious aura, but with the super-normal perception of [Existence], one could tell that there was residual cursed energy here - the fire that broke out the day before yesterday might indeed have been man-made.

He turned his head and asked the villagers beside him: "Are these buildings occupied by any special people, or have they been inhabited by migrant workers?"

The villager who was asked was obviously stunned. He did not expect Jiang Lai to speak so naturally.

Under this implied commanding tone, as a commoner who is controlled by officials on a daily basis, he responded subconsciously:

"Yes, someone had stayed at the inn not long ago. The house of the miko was also burned nearby."

"Is the witch okay?" Jiang Laishun continued to ask with emphasis.

"This... the miko-sama is not found."

That is to say, it is very likely that he did not die. Jiang Lai thought about it, and finally asked quickly: "What is the magic rope of the witch you mentioned at the beginning?"

"Ah... it's said to be able to bind everything in the world..." The villager said this, and then suddenly realized, "Wait, why should I answer--!?"

"Okay, thank you. I understand." Jiang Lai nodded in reply, his voice as calm as ever.

[Something that can trap everything in the world], this sounds interesting. Jiang Lai's first reaction was to think of the thing that the future brain flower was weaving.

He boldly followed the guesswork.

Did the other party learn this skill from a miko thousands of years ago? And the ability to weave this requires a special body, so it took the brain thousands of years to change into a woman's shell.

If this is true, this clue is quite useful. Jiang Lai wrote it down.

"The sorcerer is coming soon!"

"It was you, a four-handed monster, who did it! Otherwise, give me proof that it wasn't you!"

Not far away, the two standing Sukuna became impatient amid the noise of the crowd. He raised the corner of his lip and drew a line to the side.

Suddenly, a dazzling fire appeared in the night sky. Jiang Lai turned around abruptly and saw the flames ignited by the magic power thrown into the crowd!

There was a sudden wailing sound at the scene, and the pungent smell of burnt meat emitted.

"Proof? Why do you need to prove that I didn't do it? Since you all said so—" Ryoumen Sukuna stood there and laughed, "Then let it be."