Chapter 165
Qingxi arrived at the headquarters when most of the sun had already sunk below the horizon.
She was so angry that she even found it difficult to unbuckle the seat belt. In the end, Shinobu Kocho saw that her muscles were so stiff that she jumped onto Jiro's back to help her unbuckle it.
It was just that she had just untied it, and Qingxi twisted her body because she felt uncomfortable. She moved but she had no strength and slid to the side.
Rengoku Kyojuro caught the person, "Umm, Aki, are you okay?"
Being caught by a pair of strong arms, smelling the faint scent of soap mixed with sweat emanating from clothes, and hearing the familiar voice of a young man above her head, Qingxi struggled to stand up, "I'm fine, it's just that Jiro is flying too fast now, and my body always feels like it's in a weightless environment... Anyway, my body is a little weak, just take it easy."
The girl's voice sounded weak, but her expression seemed just as she said, so no one else said anything.
She looked up and looked around, and then she discovered something: today, all nine pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps were present.
She was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously looked at Rengoku Kyojuro who was supporting her, wanting to get some information from him.
But seeing that the other party also looked confused, she understood. The Nine Pillars were also summoned by the headquarters and came one after another. Because she was in Taoshan and the road was a bit far, she was the last to arrive.
Everyone was present and sat down in the hall. Kamiyashiki Kōya glanced at everyone and then dropped a bombshell when everyone was quietly waiting for his next announcement.
He said, "The reason we urgently gathered everyone here this time is because Muzan Kibutsuji sent some upper-rank demons to investigate the Demon Slayer Corps."
His gaze swept across the crowd, finally settling on the only two girls in the room who had no fighting power.
Like everyone else, Qingxi, who was kneeling and listening attentively to Ubuyashiki Yoya's explanation, was stunned for a moment when she met his gaze. But when everyone else followed his gaze and turned their gaze to her, she finally seemed to react.
The blue eyes gradually widened, "My lord, you are not thinking that Muzan Kibutsuji is sending the upper demons to look for me, are you?"
She almost blurted out the words "Who are you kidding?"
Qingxi himself didn't believe it, and Jiuzhu also felt that the direction of this matter was a bit confusing.
This was so inexplicable that even if the lord said that Muzan Kibutsuji had targeted any one of the nine pillars, they would believe it, but they didn't believe at all that he was looking for Qingxi.
"It's because the combat power of the nine pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps has increased." Faced with all those "I need an explanation" expressions, Ubuyashiki Kōya not only did not feel pressured, on the contrary, he was in a very good mood at the moment.
"The news our crow brought back was very simple. It said [the ghost is investigating ways to increase the strength of the nine pillars.]" He paused here, letting everyone in the room digest it. After everyone reacted, he continued: "Muzan Kibutsuji is scared.
I’m afraid that our Demon Slayer Corps will come up with something that will increase the combat power of all demon hunters.
If he can't find out what kind of trump card we have, and his subordinates' abilities remain unchanged, as one grows stronger while the other grows weaker, he's afraid that one day we'll get rid of them.
So he might want to destroy the core that can boost your combat power before we fully grow up... Of course, compared to this core, if he has a choice, he would probably be more willing to come and finish me off."
Ubuyashiki Yoya explained it very clearly, and no one present was really a person who only knew how to fight and kill, so they all understood.
People know their own business. The reason why their strength has been improved to a higher level is entirely due to the gourmet cells in their bodies.
As they gradually came to understand more and more, they had already understood the situation of the gourmet cells and gourmet demons in their bodies. The most important point was that they could break the constraints of the ordinary human body and practice towards higher combat power.
They themselves are aware of the improvement in their own strength, so even if their opponent and enemy, Muzan Kibutsuji, suddenly loses a large number of his subordinates during this period, they will be able to react.
So, he could no longer sit still. If he couldn't find the Demon Slayer Corps' headquarters and eliminate the important core members of the Corps in one go, he also had to find the key to their sudden increase in combat power and then destroy it.
And their core is one person - Axi.
Bang!
Fuzukawa Shiya pounded his fists on the ground, his mouth stretched to the sides in a ferocious grin, "This is an opportunity."
"Do you mean to use Qing as bait to lure that upper-rank demon over here?" Iguro Obana quickly realized the meaning of his words and asked back.
"No." Rengoku Kyojuro was the first to object. "Aki has no ability to protect herself."
"She has it," Fuzukawa said firmly. "As long as she wears enough of the amulets she made herself, and we quickly get her away from the battlefield when we deal with the Upper Rank Demons, her life will be absolutely safe."
"That's not possible either." Shinobu Kocho shook her head. "Fuzukawa Shinobu, your idea is fine, but there are too many unpredictable factors involved. We can't let Aki take that risk."
"Isn't killing demons our job?" Tokito Muichiro asked. "Why let Sister Aki take this risk?"
Tomioka Giyu: "You can't?"
Beiming Island Xingming rubbed Qingxi's head with his large palm and comforted her, "Don't worry, I won't let you do that kind of thing, Axi."
Rengoku Makijuro saw that Hiroma was about to become a vegetable market, and he said: "Even if we want to set a trap for the upper demons, we don't have to let Aki, a girl without any martial arts skills, come forward. We can try another method."
Uzui Tengen: "Don't expect me to stand on your side with something so tasteless."
Qingxi: “…”
Seeing that Uzui Minoru was attacked by the eight pillars because of a single sentence, she felt quite complicated.
At this time, you can see the benefits of building a good relationship with Zhu.
"I can't do it, but someone else should be able to do it." Qingxi looked up and said to Beimingjima Xingmei and Rengoku Kyojuro who were sitting on his left and right.
After attracting their attention, she continued, "The other party doesn't know how you increased your strength anyway, so it's okay to use someone else's name when spreading the news."
"No." Qingxi shook his head, "It's still dangerous to push him out, so why not let him know that we have medicine that can improve the body by one or two levels, surpassing ordinary people.
...By the way, I remember the lord said that Muzan Kibutsuji was very weak in the past and could not live past the age of 20. Later, his body was cured, but he became a ghost afraid of the sun. He wanted to find the doctor who cured him, but he killed himself before, so he should also want to find medicine to cure his fear of the sun.
If you think about it more greedily, he is afraid of nothing but wisteria, sunlight and everything related to sunlight. He can be said to be a "perfect" person.
If he wants to cure his "illness," then we can just release a little bit of the ingredients in our medicine, which might be effective for his "illness," and I think it would pique his interest.
She clapped her hands and said, "If we can lure out both the Upper Rank Demons and the Originator Demons, the Demon Slayer Corps will be disbanded much sooner and everyone can live in peace. If they don't show up, there's nothing to regret. At least we've eliminated an Upper Rank Demon. Upper Rank Demons are not cabbages. If we kill one, another will appear in two or three months, and their combat power will be reduced by another level."
Qingxi was whispering with Rengoku Kyojuro and Beimeijima Gyomei, but after she finished speaking, she realized that there was no other voice around.
She looked up with a confused look on her face.
However, just as she looked up, the others withdrew their attention from her and all looked at Ubuyashiki Kōya who was sitting at the top.
Rengoku Makijuro: "My Lord, what do you think of this idea?"
Ubuyashiki Yoya smiled and said, "We can give it a try."
Qingxi: “???”
So, what happened here just now? Why did she feel like she had missed watching a few episodes of a TV series?
However, no one present was willing to explain to her. In fact, as the sky gradually darkened, this meeting that started suddenly ended hastily when everyone knew that they were the only ones left behind. After saying goodbye to Ubuyashiki Kakuya, everyone left and went to their respective patrol areas, which made her feel a little depressed.
"Since you are coming back alone this time, Aki, you should stay in the Butterfly House until Tsurumaru and the others come back." Beimingyu said.
He had to go out on patrol at night, leaving Qingxi alone in the empty house. To be honest, even if he lit the wisteria scent every night, he was still very worried. Instead of going out on patrol every night and worrying about her, he would rather let Qingxi move to the Butterfly House temporarily.
Not to mention that there are a lot of people there, the safety factor is also higher than at home.
"I understand." Qingxi nodded.
Now she has no means of self-protection except for the amulet.
Oh, not really. In a real crisis, wasting a little food is allowed, right? I just wonder if those powerful ghosts will be as vulnerable to explosions as those with lesser strength? Can my group of twelve bottles of high-concentration wisteria flowers take out even one?
Considering that Qingxi came all the way from Taoshan, she did not go with the others, but planned to stay at the headquarters for one night before going there tomorrow.
After a simple dinner prepared in the kitchen, she went to the hot spring to soak for a while. Finally, she went to the rest room despite the waves of sleepiness, threw herself into the bedding that had been prepared in advance, and fell into a deep sleep.
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