Chapter 159
"If you are young, don't always think about overthrowing the strong." Three figures came from the bushes nearby, accompanied by the sound of feet stepping on the weeds and dead branches on the ground, and the boy's voice sounded carefree.
After jumping out of the mountain, the three of them gave Qingxi, whom they hadn't seen for several years, a bear hug. Then Yangtai turned his gaze, put his hands on his hips, and his tone was full of headache for this junior brother.
"Zenitsu, you ran out without Grandpa's knowledge again. Grandpa has already found out. Just wait to be beaten by him when you get back."
"Wow, wow, but I'm dying," cried Agatsuma Zenitsu, who was called. "This year, you three are going to participate in the Demon Slayer Corps trials, Yota-nii. What if you don't come back? Demons are scary. Next year it's you, and the year after it's me. Grandpa has everything planned out for us, but I'm so scared. I've practiced Thunder Breathing for so long, and I only know the first three forms of Thunder Breathing, Thunderbolt Flash. I can't even learn the other six forms. How can I possibly participate in the trials at Fujikiyama with such a low skill level? I'll just be a bunch of food."
Agatsuma Zenitsu's tears, which had finally stopped, burst out again. He squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, not caring about his image at all, "I will die, I really will die.
So, I want to escape... But, if I can't escape..."
He suddenly looked up, his eyes fixed on Qingxi, and Qingxi's hair stood on end when he was looked at.
Just as she was about to say something to break the child's fantasy, someone acted faster than her.
"Aki, don't even think about it." Airi stood in front of Kiyoki, her hands on her hips, looking like a big sister. She made Zenitsu Agatsuma look intimidated and also stunned Kiyoki.
Is this person really the Airi I know?
Why is it that the girl who used to be so reserved with the ingredients now has, um, the aura of a queen?
Her gaze secretly moved towards Agatsuma Zenitsu. Or was it because she had such an unpromising younger brother in the family that the weak older sister had to stand up and set an example for him?
"If you want to be remembered by the Pillar." Airi said meaningfully.
Agatsuma Zenitsu suddenly remembered that his senior brothers and sisters’ relatives were the Rock Pillar: “…”
Why do all the good women I meet have such powerful family backgrounds? QAQ
Rock Pillar, if you can't pursue her, don't even think about asking your grandfather to help you propose marriage. Maybe your grandfather will give you a lesson when he hears your request.
Seeing her junior brother change from a person with color to a person with faded color, Ai Li was satisfied.
She took Qingxi's hand and said, "Don't take Zenitsu's words to heart, Axi. He is just like that. He will be fine after a while. Let's go up the mountain first. Grandpa is at home now."
Led by an acquaintance, the group headed towards the mountainside with a clear goal.
As for Zenitsu Agatsuma, who was carried by Yagen Toshiro, he was returned to Yota and Sho when he followed the main force.
"Airi, I just heard from Zenitsu that you'll also be participating in the Fujisaki Mountain Trial with Youta and Sho next year?" Following Airi, Kiyoki frowned and asked. "Didn't you say before that you were going to help with the Demon Slayer Corps' logistics?"
"Ah, that..." Airi stammered, her guilty eyes not meeting Qingxi's.
"You can't do that." Qingxi's brows furrowed even more as she didn't sense the girl's determination to kill ghosts. She said bluntly, "I don't sense any murderous intent from you. If you've been thinking of just muddling through life from the beginning, listen to me and don't risk your life."
Qingxi's words were very harsh, and at the same time a little embarrassing.
Ai Li's face looked a little ugly. She pursed her lips, lowered her head, and suddenly said, "Ah Xi, you haven't encountered any ghosts since we separated, right?"
Although the bangs covered Airi's eyes so Qingxi couldn't see what kind of emotions she was expressing at the moment, she knew who she was, an "old lady" who had experienced two lives. She could hear what the other person meant when she said, "Aki, if you haven't seen a ghost, you have no right to speak about me from an outsider's perspective."
So, she confessed directly: "No, I encountered it twice, and I was almost eaten as a dish once."
"One particular female ghost had pica. I was forced to have her lick my face at close range, scratch my face with her long nails, poke my shoulders, and even break both of my arms.
On New Year's Eve.
Then I spent three months as a piece of garbage that needed to be taken care of.”
Airi looked up in disbelief, the words "This is totally different from the script I had in mind" almost written all over her face.
"You—" Qingxi opened her mouth, then she glanced at Youta and Xiang, and changed her tone, "No, I should say that from the looks of you, it seems that you have only learned everything Mr. Kuwashima taught you in theory, but in reality, you haven't even killed a single demon."
Including Yangtai and Xiang who followed behind, the three people all looked confused.
"That's normal, isn't it?" Xiang said. "Because we haven't even started yet."
"But if, simply because you haven't graduated yet and are still disciples, you haven't seen or killed ghosts, haven't come into contact with them, and your understanding of them is limited to the basics like fear of the sun, wisteria flowers, and the Nichirin Sword, then when you really encounter a ghost and have no companions around, what will you do?
Do you stand there motionless, waiting for the enemy to come and harvest your heads? Or are you too scared to draw your sword, so you turn around and run away, shedding tears of shame, and then cry to your companions for help when you meet them?
Youta, Xiang, and Airi: "..."
The questions Axi asked were so tricky that they didn't know where to start refuting.
"So what do you think?"
When we reached the mountainside, an old man with a wooden stick as a prosthetic right foot, only the strand of silver hair on the top of his head standing high in the air, and a long scar on his left cheek asked back with a stern face while leaning on a crutch.
Qingxi bowed slightly in the direction of the old man, and then she gave her own answer, "The child is too young, and mainly because the adults at home are reluctant to let him go, so they let someone else play the role of the bad guy.
For example, at present, Yangtai and the other three have been doing fixed training and fighting against fixed people. Apart from them, there are no other opponents.
The four of you on my side are all masters of swordsmanship with superb fighting skills. If you don't mind, let's change our opponents. I believe we can beat back their arrogance.
For example, while Teng Xishan's selection has not yet begun, take them out to see ghosts and fight with them.
After all, if I had never encountered a demon and had some idea of their strength, I could have put my hands on my hips and yelled to the sky, "Kibutsuji Muzan, you scum, I can kill you with just a flick of my finger."
Kuwashima Jigoro: "..."
Why did he also have a feeling that this matter was not going in the direction he had expected?
"...Anyway, come in first." Kuwajima Jigoro said after finding his voice.
"Excuse me." Qingxi responded to his words.
The four people were completely shocked by Qingxi's words: "..."
The four people who came with Qingxi took a step forward, and then followed the two people walking in front and walked into the house.
The house was a common wooden house, but it was spacious, and even for the five of them, there was enough space for them to rest.
"These are some things we bought in town. I hope Mr. Kuwashima doesn't mind."
Kuwajima Jigoro looked at the table covered with large and small bags, and his beard twitched. "No, you're just spending too much."
He coughed lightly and said, "I have received the letter sent by the Rock Pillar. I am now fully aware of your situation."
"Wait, wait." Qingxi, who was sitting face to face with Jigoro Kuwajima, was stunned at first, then interrupted the other person.
"Well, didn't Xingming ask me to come here this time to see Youta, Xiang, Airi and the others? Why do you say, Mr. Kuwashima, that I have something to do?" she asked bluntly.
The three people who had just walked into the house also showed a confused look in their eyes when they heard the conversation between the people in the house. Compared to their grandfather who seemed to know something they didn't know, it seemed that what they knew was the same as Ah Xi.
Jigoro Kuwajima blinked, and his face, which used to look fierce because of a long scar, now looked calm. Well, maybe even if he was hiding something, other people wouldn't be able to see it from his face.
After all, old ginger is still spicy.
He said, "The letter Rock Pillar wrote to me contained only one message. He wanted you to go out for a walk. He was worried that you might become restless if you stayed at home without any peers."
Qingxi's blue pupils widened and her face was full of disbelief.
No, it doesn’t matter if others don’t know, but her situation is very clear to the lord and the pillars, and it is almost public.
Is your personality left-leaning?
Is this possible?
Qingxi felt that this answer was a little fake, but when she thought that the other party was Xingming, she felt that it was not impossible.
After all, he always acts like an old father to the children at home...
Seeing that the girl looked like she was about to continue being in a daze, Kuwajima Jigoro silently shifted his gaze, "Anyway, for the time being, you should stay with Airi at my place."
"As for you four," he turned his gaze and fell on Tsurumaru Kuninaga and the other three who came with him, "there aren't many rooms in the house, so it should be okay for you to live together."
"No problem, sorry to bother you." After Horikawa Kunihiro finished speaking, the four of them politely expressed their gratitude to Kuwajima Jigoro.
"Well, Youta, Sho, and Airi, you take them to their rooms and clean up first. As for Zenitsu, you--" Kuwajima Jigoro was quite amiable when he said the first sentence, but when he mentioned Agatsuma Zenitsu, his whole face turned into a devilish look.
He quickly stood beside the yellow-haired boy, pinching his ear and lifting it. "It seems that I haven't communicated with you much recently. In that case, why don't you go out and communicate with me?"
"Wow, Grandpa, you're so fierce. It hurts. Please be gentler."
Everyone in the room was silent as they watched the old man drag the boy away in a threatening manner until their figures disappeared at the door. The boy's crying voice could still be heard from a distance.
"Aki, let me take you to our rest room first." Putting aside the unpleasant topic before, Airi was the first to break the eerie silence in the room.
After she left with Kiyoki, Yota and Shoya took Yagen Toushirou, Tsurumaru Kuninaga, Horikawa Kunihiro, and Daikurigara to another empty room.
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