Chapter 88 Chapter 88 Chapter 88
The belated servants finally arrived, but were forbidden to enter.
Ordinary swords and blades could not truly kill this monster; it was constantly being slashed and constantly regenerating, thus creating a stalemate.
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More blood splattered on the ground than before, almost forming a blood-red river. This time, Tsugikuni Genji struck very hard, and he was certain that the monster would not continue to regenerate for a while.
The crisis has been temporarily suppressed.
His gaze then turned to A-Zhi, a somewhat urgent act that revealed that his inner self was not as calm as it appeared.
In all these years, Azhi has never been so frightened.
His mind was still racing, and his breathing was rapid. He reached out his hand to Kokushiro Iwakatsu, clearly wanting to take Aori from him.
However, his actions were completely ignored by Jiguo Yansheng.
The warrior in purple robes, his face cold and stern, led the girl past. He strode to the door and ordered the guards in a deep voice, "Go and invite the priest!"
The priests enshrined in the city might have a way to completely kill this monster.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni's hand also froze in mid-air.
After his only wish to do was ignored, he felt a little lost and softly called out A-Zhi's name, his tall figure standing there somewhat alone.
Ji Guoyan did not stop there.
For the first time since they met, he truly looked into Yorimitsu's eyes, his gaze sharp and his voice icy: "If I hadn't arrived, you would probably be seeing Aori's corpse right now."
This statement had an immense impact on Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
In a daze, he seemed to see himself rushing back, but unable to stop anything. The man-eating monster was long gone, and he could only watch helplessly as the girl lay lifeless in a pool of blood.
The shock of that moment made Yoriichi's heart seem to stop beating, and then he was plunged into immense grief.
He slowly pursed his lips, and his drooping fingertips began to tremble.
As a deathly silence gradually spread, Aori finally pulled aside the sleeve of Tsugikuni Iwakatsu that was blocking her view, and gently gasped as she raised her tear-reddened face to face Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
“Yoichi…” Her voice was still choked with sobs.
Although she didn't seem to have stopped crying, she was still sobbing uncontrollably, her misty eyes trembling from time to time, and the teardrops remaining on her eyelashes would fall down.
Azhi recovered somewhat from the extreme shock, and her sluggish mind was able to think again.
The incense emanating from Tsugikuni Iwakatsu and lingering around her nose, along with her increasingly intense and passionate heartbeat, became all the more noticeable.
She felt somewhat uneasy, and what made her even more uneasy was that she had clearly heard Ji Guoyansheng's rather stern reprimand.
So much so that she felt like a small animal whose neck had been seized by a wild beast, and her whole body slowly stiffened.
Aori wanted to leave Tsugikuni Iwakatsu's embrace.
This sounds like a case of crossing the river and then burning the bridge.
She hesitated for a moment, but decided to follow her heart. Her slender white fingers gently patted Ji Guoyansheng's chest, and her legs struggled to touch the ground.
Her waist was still in Jiguo Yansheng's arms, firmly held by those large hands. If she wanted to get down, she would definitely need Jiguo Yansheng's permission.
However, things did not go as expected, and she was stopped once again.
Azhi looked up again, bewildered. Her eyes widened slightly, still confused. Thinking that Tsugikuni Iwakatsu hadn't understood her, she leaned forward a little. "I...I want to go down..."
They were already very close; A-Zhi's breath as she spoke even ruffled the hair of Tsugikuni Iwakatsu that had fallen down, and her watery eyes were filled with each other.
Ji Guoyan's pupils trembled slightly.
—What are you going down there for?
—Go find Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
She had just been leaning on him, and there were still traces of her grip on his clothes, but now she couldn't wait to push him away.
"The ground is dirty!" Jiguo Yansheng looked down at the girl, met her gaze, and carefully tidied Azhi's hair, which was soaked with cold sweat.
In contrast to his gentle and lingering movements, his words were full of aggression: "You live with him, but he can't guarantee your safety at all."
Kokushiro looked at Yoriichi with a scrutinizing gaze, his words becoming increasingly urgent, the accusation in them unmistakable: "You left her alone, putting her in danger!"
Having held a high position for many years, he naturally knew how to put pressure on others and how to do it effectively. However, now the target of his pressure has become his younger brother.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni hung his head in frustration and dejection, his fists clenched tightly, unable to refute: "I'm sorry."
Indeed, the heartache of losing Azhi never truly dissipated.
Azhi was also a little confused as to why the two of them had suddenly started arguing. She looked around nervously, biting her lower lip with her pearly white teeth: "No, it can't be like that!"
Without the ability to foresee the future, no one can avoid such sudden accidents. Besides, she has 000 protection. When she was bound to the system, it was specifically stated that the system would protect the host's safety.
Therefore, no one in the world is safer than her.
At this moment, my mind inexplicably started working very fast.
000 didn't know whether it should be happy or not; its feelings were complicated because it was only at this moment that Azhi remembered its existence.
However, in Tsugikuni Iwakatsu's view, Aori's reaction was entirely an attempt to make amends for Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
They didn't even care about their own safety.
Ji Guoyan's chest heaved twice. He forced a smile and stared at the soup that had been overturned on the floor. Recalling the scene he had witnessed when he arrived, his anger intensified: "—You actually made her cook for you?"
Yoriichi Tsugikuni: "..." I'm sorry!
Azhi blinked her swollen eyelids: "?"
However, actually it was Yoriichi who was cooking; she was just watching the fire today.
000 also raised a question mark, feeling that Ji Guoyan was so angry that he was speaking recklessly.
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A gust of cold wind swept into the room, interrupting the scene that was on the verge of spiraling out of control. The uninvited guest broke through the encirclement of servants and silently entered.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni, holding his sword, looked warily at the rooftop, while Iwakatsu Tsugikuni suppressed his anger and covered Aori's face.
In an instant, they transformed into a solid barrier, protecting the girl.
The man was taken aback for a moment, not expecting to be discovered so quickly. He took in the scene and his bright eyes revealed admiration.
He smiled and said, "Well done!"
The newcomer was named Shinichiro Rengoku, a member of the Demon Slayers.
Demon hunters call these "immortal" monsters "demons," and to truly destroy them, one needs to use a special sword or harness the sun.
Shinichiro Rengoku said this, and then he used his sword to completely kill the demon. The demon's body and the surrounding bloodstains scattered in the air like ashes, leaving only a mess.
This finally dispelled the wariness of Kokushiro Iwakatsu and Kokushiro Yoriichi.
They moved from indoors to outdoors, sitting around a fire lit by the servants. The crackling firewood warmed the small area and completely shut out the surrounding darkness.
This is when the discussion about ghosts truly began.
Unlike the three who were sitting upright, Azhi, who was participating, initially listened attentively while hugging her legs. However, her eyelids became increasingly heavy, and she nods her head a few times like a chick pecking at rice. In the end, she couldn't hold on any longer and leaned to the side.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni promptly cupped her face in his hand, his fingertips brushing against her soft, white earlobe. He then adjusted Ori to a more comfortable position, letting her lean against him.
After the last embers of the demon's existence were completely destroyed, Tsugikuni Iwakatsu had no reason to keep Aori any longer.
At that moment, Aori ran to Yoriichi Tsugikuni's side and placed her hand in his palm.
………
"I see!"
Although Shinichiro Rengoku still had some reservations about certain details, he got the answers to the general questions that Kokushiro Tsugikuni wanted to know.
The leaping sparks floated leisurely into the air.
By then, Azhi had already had a good sleep and had regained some energy. She was wearing a dark patterned dress and sat there obediently with her knees drawn up to her chest, seemingly spacing out, but her gaze would occasionally sneakily drift to Shinichiro Rengoku.
She didn't mean anything by it; she was just curious.
How can someone look so much like an owl?
Azhi has seen owls up close.
It was a little owl that had somehow injured its wing and landed in their vegetable garden. By the time they found it, it had already overturned a small patch of vegetables and was making pitiful cries.
A-Zhi and Yoriichi fed the little owl for a while, and it also acted as a guardian in the vegetable garden. When its wounds had almost healed, it was gone one morning.
Having just witnessed a ghost, her previous understanding had been completely overturned, and she now began to wonder if the person in front of her was an owl fairy in disguise, since even ghosts existed in this world.
Ah Zhi couldn't help but tell 000.
Hearing that the girl had responded, 000 finally breathed a sigh of relief. Seizing the opportunity, it quickly replied, "[It's a family trait; their whole family is like this.]"
Even after countless generations, they still look the same, demonstrating the exceptionally strong genetic inheritance.
【Wow!】Azhi's eyes lit up; she could already picture a large flock of owls, their big, round eyes wide open, gathered together.
She couldn't help but look over again.
This time, however, they weren't so lucky and were caught red-handed.
—This person really looks like an owl!
Shinichiro Rengoku hadn't done anything, but when Aori looked at him again, he glanced back and smiled at her in a friendly manner. The girl's eyes widened as if she had been startled, and she leaned closer to Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
This made him wonder if he was really that terrifying.
By the time the conversation truly came to an end, it was already very late at night.
"How about we have some grilled fish?"
Shinichiro Rengoku suddenly said something with extraordinary momentum.
As a result, they actually went to the river to catch fish and grill them.
Aori was also hungry. Her and Yoriichi's dinner had been ruined by a demon, and she was really interested in grilling fish. Luckily, she got two fish as well.
In the firelight, her round, dull eyes and soft hair turned a beautiful amber color as she carefully flipped the grilled fish.
Ah Zhi felt good about herself, but the result was not as expected.
The two fish she had grilled were charred on one side and smelled burnt; they didn't look or smell very appetizing.
However, since no one had noticed this embarrassing incident, she breathed a slight sigh of relief and decided to handle it quietly on her own.
At that moment, Yoriichi Tsugikuni brought over a handkerchief: "Here, wipe your hands."
Actually, she had already washed her hands, but the cool handkerchief distracted her. It wasn't until she squinted and took a bite, her mouth bulging, that she realized she wasn't eating what she had baked herself.
I don't know when it was replaced.
After finishing his own portion, Shinichiro Rengoku looked at Aori and Yoriichi Tsugikuni, paused for a moment, and then suddenly said, "However, it's too dangerous for your wife to stay here any longer."
The ghosts still had some reservations. Based on past experience, lone people were often their best prey, and now there were more ghosts than before.
It's alright that Yoriichi has the ability to protect himself, but Ori isn't really suitable to live here.
He didn't think too much about it, but just kindly reminded her that Kokushibo looked like a person of high status, which was out of place in this environment. The small house clearly showed signs of being a permanent residence, and the person in question was naturally Kokushibo Yoriichi and Oori.
It would be perfectly natural for a married couple to live together, although he hadn't yet figured out why it was Tsugikuni Iwakatsu who was holding Aori at the beginning.
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him stopped what they were doing.
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