Chapter 127 Chapter 127 Shura Field, False Throbbing. ...
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Li Xiaoqi really couldn't bear to see Muzan Kibutsuji and the others naked, so he took out a kimono from his backpack and handed it to them, then considerately pulled Rengoku Kyojuro around.
She was afraid that if she looked at them she would burst out laughing.
“…”
After a few seconds of strange silence, the rustling sound of someone putting on clothes began to be heard.
"cough."
Someone coughed lightly, and Li Xiaoqi turned around and smiled at them.
"Would you like to check your abilities?"
In order to ease the awkwardness, she took the initiative to change the subject.
Muzan Kibutsuji, Kokushibo and Douma tacitly pretended nothing had happened and decided to forget what had just happened.
Kokushibo began to recall his blood demon arts and swordsmanship, and there was nothing missing.
He looked at Rengoku Kyojuro and tried to open the transparent world, but found that he could not remember the trick to start it.
“…It’s actually true.”
A look of surprise crossed Kokushibo's usually expressionless face.
Douma's face froze. He crossed his arms and took a step uncomfortably. "What a strange punishment... One of my blood demon arts disappeared."
Muzan Kibutsuji didn't say anything. He had a dark face and walked forward first.
"Let's go. We can come back as soon as we pass the level."
"But it was really unexpected. We were like birds in a cage, being toyed with at will..."
Douma looked helpless as he walked forward reluctantly.
"Douma, shut up."
Kibutsuji Muzan gave the order in a cold voice.
Li Xiaoqi pretended not to hear and walked ahead considerately.
Rengoku Kyojuro leaned close to Li Xiaoqi's ear and whispered, "It seems like Mr. Muzan has a lot of self-esteem."
His soft voice could still be heard clearly by the ghost's ears.
Muzan Kibutsuji's forehead jumped up, but he suppressed the anger in his eyes, turned around and looked at Rengoku Kyojuro, forcing a smile.
"Mr. Swordsman, it's not nice to gossip behind someone's back. Didn't Mr. Ubuyashiki teach you that?"
Facing the hidden ridicule, Rengoku Kyojuro scratched the back of his head and asked in confusion, "Who is Mr. Ubuyashiki?"
The golden-orange eyes flashed with an innocent and ignorant light. Muzan Kibutsuji was speechless, feeling that it was a wrong decision to talk to him.
Looking at them, Li Xiaoqi suddenly felt that Muzan Kibutsuji, as a ghost king, was so humble in the system's copy that he couldn't lose his temper and destroy the gentle and handsome persona he maintained.
She was able to judge that at this time, Muzan Kibutsuji completely believed her words from the Space-Time Administration.
He is worthy of being the ghost king who can cut himself into countless pieces in front of Yunyi and escape, and endure until Yunyi's death before coming out to move.
But he is not angry now. The first reason is to kill Rengoku Kyojuro. Killing a teammate will be considered a failure to pass the level, and they will never be able to get out of here. The second reason is for the blue spider lily, and he needs to build a good relationship with her and gain her trust.
Li Xiaoqi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, walked around the thorn fence and continued along the stone road.
The voice of the administrator June sounded, followed by a series of announcements.
"As of now, the host's new gifts include: Hozuki's mace x1, Hirasawa Yui's guitar x1, Night Rabbit Constitution Potion x1, Strong Magnet N x1, Strong Magnet S x1, 100% Bare-Handed Catch Hundred Blades Skill Use Ticket x2, Kinomoto Sakura's Magic Key x3, Clow Cards (Special Edition) x3, Elder of OO x3, Kamehameha Use Ticket x4, Intimate Paradise x6, Thousand Years of Death Skill Ticket x8, Snatcher's Photo x10, Just a Way (Upgraded Just We) x22, Radish x66, Matsutake x89, Snapdragon x99, Fallen Plum x166."
During the long and boring gift announcement, Li Xiaoqi walked to the corner while sighing at the system's bad taste as usual, and the road became wider.
There are mechanisms on the road, with white beams connecting the two walls, constantly sweeping back and forth.
[Tip: Adventurers must avoid the white beams to pass this path. Being touched by the white beams will deprive the adventurer of one of their abilities.]
Voices came from the void, and the faces of Muzan Kibutsuji and his group became tense again.
Li Xiaoqi felt his hand being grabbed, and raised his eyes to meet Muzan Kibutsuji's face, "Ms. Nana, don't worry, you will be absolutely safe if you stay with me."
Muzan Kibutsuji smiled, but just as he took a step forward, he tripped over his left foot and fell straight down.
Li Xiaoqi was pulled down, but fortunately Kokushibo pulled him in time, thus avoiding the embarrassing situation of falling face to the ground.
"Thanks."
She apologized to Kokushibo and pulled her hand away from his.
Kokushibo felt his palms were empty, and for some reason he felt a sense of loss.
Li Xiaoqi looked at the back of Muzan Kibutsuji lying on the ground and spoke cautiously: "Um... Mr. Muzan's ability that was taken away couldn't be his extraordinary agility, right?"
Muzan Kibutsuji didn't say anything and got up from the ground in silence.
The hair on her forehead was a little messy, and her plum-red eyes curved up, revealing a helpless smile.
He said to Li Xiaoqi, "Miss Nana, I'm sorry, I forgot."
It really is!
Li Xiaoqi coughed lightly, smiled and shook his head.
"It doesn't matter. The rules created by these monsters are so overbearing. Our team members of the Space-Time Administration must act according to their rules every time in order to eliminate them."
"Situations like this are quite common."
Douma pondered for a moment and asked curiously, "So those tools we were asked to use just now were also created? But Miss Nana used them very smoothly."
Li Xiaoqi scratched his cheek, looking helpless.
"That's a Time and Space Administration item. It was probably stolen by some of the team members in the space created by the monsters generated by these time and space rifts... or maybe it was forcibly taken away, just like the abilities that were taken away from everyone else."
"Then their things are left here, does that mean..."
Douma was halfway through his words when a sad look appeared between his brows.
"Well, those team members have already sacrificed."
Li Xiaoqi lowered his eyebrows and sighed regretfully.
The colorful pupils were stained with sadness, and tears fell from the corners of the eyes.
Douma reached out to wipe away his tears and whispered, "It's a sad fact."
Rengoku Kyojuro was stunned for a moment, and looked at Douma in surprise, saying, "Sir, you don't seem sad at all, so why are you crying?"
In an instant, Douma looked at Rengoku Kyojuro, and a murderous look flashed in his eyes.
Tears still streamed down her cheeks, her sorrowful expression faded as she stared at him with a cold look.
Rengoku Kyojuro frowned slightly, feeling uncomfortable with such a gaze, but he looked back without showing any weakness.
For a moment, the air was filled with tension.
Muzan Kibutsuji and Kokushibo did not move, and let everything happen quietly.
Li Xiaoqi pursed his lips impatiently, turned around and walked towards the road filled with white beams of light.
"Ms. Nana?"
Muzan Kibutsuji exclaimed in surprise.
Li Xiaoqi rolled his eyes with his back to him, but still managed to speak patiently and gently, "Everyone, our top priority is to clear the customs quickly."
Douma withdrew his gaze, curved his eyebrows and smiled, retracting the murderous aura from his body.
"Miss Nana, let me protect you."
Li Xiaoqi stared at the trajectory of the white light beam, said nothing, and walked straight in.
She moved lightly, as if dancing, and jumped over the obstacles with her hands and feet.
Li Xiaoqi stood opposite Muzan Kibutsuji and the others, and breathed a sigh of relief after successfully passing.
This is actually not difficult, just avoid it in time, just like playing games before.
And this certainly won't be a problem for them.
As expected, Kokushibo, Douma and Rengoku Kyojuro came over in no time with their agility.
Only Muzan Kibutsuji was left standing there, motionless.
He took another step and unfortunately fell to the ground with a thud.
“…”
The air was quiet for a moment.
Muzan Kibutsuji got up and felt a little pain on his face when he looked at Li Xiaoqi. After all, he had just vowed to protect Li Xiaoqi's safety.
He clenched his fists unwillingly and avoided Li Xiaoqi's sight.
[Oh, Muzan, you have come to this day too]
[Hahahaha, Wuzhancan has become a useless person]
[Muzan must be easy to kill now, tsk, what a pity]
【Muzan: My face hurts so much】
[One second he said he was protecting Qiqi, and the next second he fell to the ground with a thud]
The live broadcast interface was filled with unfriendly ridicule towards Muzan, and the audience mocked him with resentment towards him.
"Come to think of it, I have that tool too."
Li Xiaoqi smiled, took out the magic key and chanted the spell again.
The same magic circle appeared, and the same airflow filled the road before him.
Silver-white hair is flying, and red eyes are firm and bright.
Douma looked at Li Xiaoqi and was suddenly stunned, suddenly feeling a sense of familiarity.
He had indeed seen such a look somewhere.
When...exactly?
Such beautiful eyes, I love them.
Kokushibou paused, and Li Xiaoqi's profile was reflected in his eyes.
He looked into her eyes and unconsciously took half a step towards her.
"Tick-tick! Douma's favorability increased by 10 points, Kokushibo's favorability increased by 5 points."
Administrator June sent a reminder.
Li Xiaoqi paused, took out the designated version of the Clow Card and threw it into the air.
"The Shield!"
The shield stopped in mid-air, and the bird-beaked wand lightly tapped the card.
The next second, a beam of light rushed towards Muzan Kibutsuji.
Muzan Kibutsuji widened his eyes slightly and took a step back vigilantly.
Suddenly, he heard words coming from the other side.
"Mr. Muzan, I will stay by your side, just like you said you would protect me."
"We're partners, right?"
Muzan Kibutsuji's heart trembled, and he looked at Li Xiaoqi in a daze.
Her body was enveloped in a layer of light golden light, she smiled brilliantly, her eyes were full of tolerance and tenderness, as if turning into a pair of hands to embrace him.
Miraculously, Muzan Kibutsuji slowly relaxed his tense nerves.
A translucent circular barrier appeared around him, wrapping his entire body.
"Mr. Muzan, everything is fine now, you can come directly over!"
Li Xiaoqi shouted.
She looked at him tenderly, as if the world had faded and he was the only brightly colored being in her eyes.
Muzan Kibutsuji felt a chill in his heart and took a step forward unconsciously.
Walk slowly, straight, step by step.
He did not fall again during the journey, and no white beams of light fell on his body.
Muzan Kibutsuji stood in front of Li Xiaoqi, her face reflected in his eyes.
She stood on tiptoe, a faint blush appearing on her face.
“That’s great.”
A light fragrance lingered around my nose, and the rosy thin lips moved closer.
Muzan Kibutsuji swallowed and blinked slowly.
In the moment of distraction, those thin lips moved away.
The ghost's lips are obviously pale, and without lip balm they are almost the same color as his skin.
But her lips were indeed so alluring and seductive that they made his chest vibrate.
Muzan Kibutsuji suddenly looked away and hurriedly walked past Li Xiaoqi to the end.
The end is a dead end, with no corners or other roads.
Muzan Kibutsuji came to his senses, frowning, feeling unfamiliar with the throbbing in his chest.
Rengoku Kyojuro gave Muzan Kibutsuji an admiring look and gave him a thumbs-up, praising him, "Hmm! Mr. Muzan is really great."
Oniwu Tsuji Muzan, Hei Shimu and Tong Mo: "..."
They looked at Rengoku Kyojuro with complicated feelings.
This is probably the first time in hundreds of years that we have been able to coexist peacefully with the Demon Slayer Corps.
The atmosphere was a little awkward. Rengoku Kyojuro blinked and asked in confusion, "Did I say something wrong?"
Li Xiaoqi remained silent only because of the system's prompt just now.
Muzan Kibutsuji's favorability increased by 20 points...
She had just acted impulsively, thinking that saying something similar to how the protagonist conquers the villain in anime might help increase favorability, but she hadn't expected it to be so effective.
Perhaps the atmosphere was a little subtle, so Douma took the initiative to speak and ease the situation.
“Wow.”
He clapped his hands, his face full of curiosity.
"Lord Muzan is great! This is the first time I've seen Lord Muzan being protected. It's so endearing—"
He narrowed his eyes slightly, held his face with his hands, and looked intoxicated.
Kokushibo's forehead jumped up, as if he could no longer bear it, and he raised his hand and slapped Douma on the back of the head.
"Douma, you've overstepped your bounds."
Douma's head was slapped down, he opened his eyes wide and looked at Kokushibo in disbelief.
"Lord Kokushibo, your strength is too weak."
Rengoku Kyojuro frowned in confusion and murmured, "That gentleman has some unique interests."
Douma fell silent and looked over calmly, "Hey, I heard it."
"Tsk, men are really boring."
He showed a look of disgust, turned his head away and snorted twice.
Li Xiaoqi listened to Douma's voice and thought of Dazai Osamu who was imprisoned. He missed him a little.
A round wooden table appeared in the dead end, about thirty centimeters in diameter.
On the wooden table was an exquisite gold-painted iron plate, carved with intricate and exquisite patterns.
On the plate lay a dagger with an oval handle and a hollowed-out area.
"Is there something inlaid on it?"
Rengoku Kyojuro said.
[Congratulations adventurers for reaching the final level. This level requires you to obtain the ruby on the dagger and successfully return it to its place.]
"ruby?"
Douma murmured, waving his fan with interest.
Muzan Kibutsuji folded his arms, frowned slightly, and his drooping black hair curled slightly, vaguely covering his eyes.
He looked at Li Xiaoqi silently, pursed his lips slightly, and quickly looked away.
Li Xiaoqi didn't notice Muzan Kibutsuji's gaze, and his face fell as he stared at the dagger.
"Based on past experience, I have a bad feeling."
Kokushibo looked over and said in a low voice, "What do you mean?"
[This level is very simple. You only need to sacrifice an adventurer and take out their heart, which will then be transformed into a ruby.]
"What?! Such a cruel method—"
Rengoku Kyojuro showed a look of surprise and shouted unconsciously.
Almost in an instant, Muzan Kibutsuji, Douma, and Kokushibo looked at Rengoku Kyojuro at the same time.
Li Xiaoqi's face darkened, and he felt as if his heart was being squeezed and he could hardly breathe.
Saved lives, family members!
This is the issue of death!
If she protected Rengoku Kyojuro, it would arouse the suspicion of Muzan Kibutsuji.
Judging from her "position", she should be closer to the ghost side.
What to do, what to do——
A thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead and she bit her lower lip unconsciously.
What would you do if Mr. Dazai were here?
Almost subconsciously, Li Xiaoqi questioned himself in his heart.
Muzan Kibutsuji stretched out his five fingers, the black fingertips were long and sharp.
He walked towards Rengoku Kyojuro, his eyes devoid of emotion.
Rengoku Kyojuro took a step back, his breathing becoming heavy.
"Wait a moment!"
Li Xiaoqi shouted, she walked over and grabbed Muzan Kibutsuji, shaking her head gently at him.
Muzan Kibutsuji's face darkened slightly. He stopped and looked down at her.
Douma was stunned and surprised by Muzan Kibutsuji's reaction.
"Well..."
He covered his face with a folding fan, and his eyes darkened for a moment.
Kokushibo lowered his eyes, and his steady breath became disordered for a moment.
“It’s very strange.”
Li Xiaoqi raised his head and looked straight into Muzan Kibutsuji's eyes.
"Everyone, don't forget. The rules here at the beginning were that you couldn't kill your teammates, otherwise you'd be considered a failure. And now the last level requires you to remove the adventurer's heart and turn it into a ruby."
"Isn't this a contradiction?"
"And if we take his heart, humans will die without a heart, and we will be completely defeated."
Muzan Kibutsuji was stunned for a moment and responded in a low voice.
"really."
Douma exclaimed in surprise: "This space is quite cunning. Fortunately, Miss Nana is smart."
Kokushibo frowned slightly and said, "If you want the heart, then it can only be a ghost. We can take the heart and still live."
Muzan Kibutsuji looked at Kokushibo and Douma, and put his arm around Li Xiaoqi's shoulders.
Li Xiaoqi's body stiffened for a moment, and then slowly relaxed.
Muzan Kibutsuji took half a step forward, blocking half of Li Xiaoqi's body.
Douma spread his hands and looked at Kokushibo, "Lord Muzan's meaning is very clear. Who among us will do it?"
Kokushibo closed his eyes and without saying a word thrust his hand into his chest.
In an instant, blood stained his face.
The movement was clean and neat, and in almost a second, a beating heart appeared in his hand.
Kokushibo walked towards Muzan Kibutsuji and Li Xiaoqi, and the hole in his chest healed in an instant.
He stretched out his hand and handed the heart to Li Xiaoqi.
"Take it."
Li Xiaoqi opened his eyes wide and met Kokushibo's eyes in disbelief.
Seeing that Kokushibo ignored him, Muzan Kibutsuji raised his hand and grabbed Kokushibo's wrist.
"Kokushibo, do you think I don't exist?"
The voice was low and hoarse, containing pressure.
Kokushibo looked at Muzan Kibutsuji without saying anything. The expression on Muzan Kibutsuji's face became increasingly gloomy, and his hands were stiff in movement.
Li Xiaoqi took a step back and looked at the two people in front of him in surprise.
W-What’s going on?
"CG generated - 'I'll give you my heart'. Purchase time: ten minutes."
Administrator June’s words echoed in Li Xiaoqi’s mind, and his head became dizzy.
【Shura Field! 】
[Ahhhh, sorry, I'll stand by you for a second]
[Hiss, no, eh?]
[Hey, this, this, Brother, are you claiming sovereignty? ]
[Black Death, are you so pure in love? ]
[Muzan, you took a half step forward to protect me, do you really like it? ? ]
【The favorability is not deceiving me】
This development is too explosive.
[Is Zai no longer popular at this time?]
[No, the main reason is that the development of this live broadcast is a bit exciting]
I've been a fan of the Jay-Z and Qi-X CP for a hundred years (smile). Does anyone still remember Jay's forehead kiss back then?
The barrage of comments exploded in an instant, and countless question marks flashed across the live broadcast interface.
The beating heart turned into a ruby, left Kokushibo's palm and floated towards the dagger.
This change broke the already solemn atmosphere. Kokushibo and Muzan Kibutsuji ended their stalemate and looked towards the dagger.
Li Xiaoqi breathed a sigh of relief quietly, feeling extremely embarrassed.
The ruby returned to its place when the dagger was put back on, and the next second the dagger flew up and stabbed towards Li Xiaoqi quickly.
"Puff."
The dagger was inserted into the heart, and no one reacted.
Blood splattered and landed on Rengoku Kyojuro's face.
He slowly blinked his eyes and turned to look at Li Xiaoqi.
Li Xiaoqi's face was filled with shock, and he looked down in disbelief at the dagger stuck in his chest.
“…Huh?”
Muzan Kibutsuji paused, a look of panic appearing between his brows for a moment.
"Ms. Nana?"
Kokushibo grabbed Li Xiaoqi's shoulders. He always spoke slowly and seriously, but now his voice revealed a hint of panic.
"Nana!"
Douma's body stiffened, and he stopped the movement that wanted to move forward, and looked down at his feet.
He raised his hand to his chest and murmured, "I'm nervous...?"
As he spoke, excitement and madness appeared in his eyes.
Rengoku Kyojuro wiped the blood off his face, countless memories flashed through his mind, and his eyes looking at Muzan Kibutsuji were gradually filled with hatred and anger.
The stone walls crumbled and the scent of incense wafted into my nose.
The statue's massive figure came into view, and the sounds of ritual music gradually became clearer.
“Ahem—”
Li Xiaoqi coughed up blood and felt a strong burning sensation in his heart.
"It's the smell of poisonous wisteria flowers."
She couldn't tell who was saying what.
My vision began to blur, and fragments of images emerged in my mind.
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