Chapter 121
After Jiro reported back to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters that the ghost had appeared and had been resolved, the matter came to an end.
Qingxi originally wanted to go back after the matter was finished, but who would have thought that Tsurumaru Kuninaga would just be idle at home if he went back, and since he had finally come out, he should at least have some fun. Grandma Su, who didn't want Qingxi to leave because she had only learned a little from her, immediately refused to let her go.
So, the next day, the three people who continued to live in Grandpa Qin's house with Grandma Su split into two groups. Qingxi continued to be dragged by Grandma Su to indoctrinate him with his "lifelong learning", while Tsurumaru Kuninaga dragged Dai Kuligara out for a stroll during the day.
They even went to Jingxin Mountain and met Shi Tou's family in the mountains. After greeting each other, they went to his house to drink water...
Qingxi: ...
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Time flies, and Qingxi has been staying in Grandpa Qin and Grandma Su's home for half a year.
Although Granny Su still didn't want to let the person go, she had to let him go because someone from the higher-ups of the Demon Slayer Corps was looking for him.
"I've taught you everything I can. The rest will take time to develop... You little girl, even if you don't want to stay in my house for even a moment, don't show it on your face." Granny Su looked at the girl, who looked like a drooping, dehydrated cabbage squeezed dry by her this morning. But when Jiro came to report at noon, she looked as energetic as if she was about to be rescued from a devil's den. She raised her hand and slapped the girl on the back, neither too hard nor too soft, "You deserve a beating!"
Qingxi didn't care about being beaten. She quickly packed up the things at hand and said with a smile: "Just think of it as a long vacation for me. Don't look at my young age. I am actually old enough for Yuichiro and Muichiro to call me grandma. Being able to sit down and study quietly for half a year is already the limit. If I have to sit for any longer, I'm afraid I will go crazy."
Granny Su was in a gloomy mood. She complained, "Your vacation is really long. I'm afraid it will last forever."
"That's not the case." The old lady looked lonely, and Qingxi could only comfort her. "When you're free, you can still come to Grandma Su's place to meditate for ten days or half a month."
After hearing the girl's promise, Granny Su felt much better. However, she still murmured, "What can you learn in ten days or half a month? Maybe a month. From now on, you can stay at home for a month each time you come. You should also review what we taught you before."
"Okay." Qingxi responded casually.
Qingxi had a gourmet backpack, and it didn't take much effort for the three of them to pack up everything for the time they were staying here.
"This is medicinal wine. Its efficacy is slightly different from the one I gave you, Grandpa Qin and Granny Su, but generally speaking, they have the same effect. It's okay to drink them together.
There are medicines in this box.
There’s gold in this…”
After having lunch here, Qingxi took out all the things he had prepared.
They have lived here for more than half a year, and their food and lodging are all paid for by the two old people. They can't just walk away as if they knew nothing.
"Finally," she said, pulling out a small box filled with colorful candies, "this is for Ichiro and Muichiro."
After Grandma Su put all the things she took out into her pair of mustard jade tokens, Qingxi gave her another box.
After the other party took it, she continued, "I didn't dare to tell him more about their family's situation. I was afraid that Mr. Shi Tou would not accept it, and it would be a psychological burden if he accepted it."
Granny Su nodded with a gentle smile on her face, "It's best if you think so."
After a pause, she reminded him, "Even if you buy clothes from the lucky bags this New Year, don't send them here. Even if they're clothes you can't wear, or even clothes made from cheap fabrics from the lucky bags, I think Mikoto is feeling very stressed."
Qingxi nodded in understanding, "I understand. Then I won't send it this year."
Granny Su glared. "You can't give big things as gifts. Why don't you embroider a few flowers or birds on a handkerchief, or stuff a sachet with wisteria flowers? Can't you give something small like this as a gift? Just treat it as practice."
Qingxi's face instantly turned bitter, but in the end, she still had to embroider!!!
After saying goodbye to the two old people, Qingxi and the other two, who had already taken off the kimonos they wore in winter to keep warm and changed into light clothes, returned.
A few days later, the three of them came to the Butterfly House. Kiyokuni asked Tsurumaru Kuninaga and Okurigara to rest here and wait for her, while she herself was blindfolded and taken from the Inbu to the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Arriving at the headquarters, Qingxi was stunned for a moment when she saw the unfamiliar layout of the surrounding yard, but she soon understood.
Ubuyashiki Yoya has moved from his previous residence.
The purpose, of course, is to avoid being found by ghosts.
Qingxi didn't stay there for too long before Mrs. Tianyin came over. Under her guidance, she first went to see Ubuyashiki Yoya. After a simple greeting and a few words, she followed Mrs. Tianyin away.
She was summoned this time for only one thing - the batch of medicines they had purchased from her before had been used up no matter how sparingly they used them.
Now the other party wants to buy a batch of medicine from me.
Qingxi didn't say anything and sold another batch to them at the previous price.
After just two trips, the amount of medicines and other items in her gourmet backpack seemed to be much less than the gourmet food.
At this time, Qingxi couldn't help but feel worried.
Muzan Kibutsuji, when will you be eliminated?
She used to think that she would never be able to use up all the medicines in her lifetime, but now she feels that they are too little.
After handing over the medicines, she went to see Hinai, Hikaru and Teriyachi, leaving them some Rubik's Cube Fruits before saying goodbye to Mrs. Tianyin.
"Ashi."
Qingxi had just gotten off the back of the Anbu member and had not had time to take off the black cloth covering his eyes when he was startled by the boy's earth-shaking voice.
Not only her, she clearly felt that the hidden personnel who was still in a half-squatting position to lower himself down had just trembled violently. Obviously, he was also frightened without being prepared.
Qingxi waited until he was able to stand firmly before raising his hand to remove the black cloth covering his eyes and handing it back to the Anbu member who had carried him over.
After saying goodbye to the other person, she turned her attention to the young man who was standing next to her.
"Kyojuro, you..." Qingxi's voice suddenly stopped as she wanted to tell him that she could hear her and he could speak more quietly.
Looking at the boy, who was now a head taller than her and had grown into a teenager, wearing the black uniform of the Demon Slayer Corps, she was surprised, "Kyojuro, have you passed the selection of the Demon Hunter?"
"No, wait a minute." She was about to ask the question when he interrupted her. "Did you just get back from a mission?"
One of the characteristics of ghost hunters: their clothes are clean before going on a mission, but become dusty when they return from the mission.
This is what the black uniform of the Demon Slayer Corps that Rengoku Kyojuro is wearing at this moment.
Although it looked like it had been patted after the battle with the ghost, the black uniform was covered with dust and would have left marks even if it had been patted.
Rengoku Kyojuro nodded, "Yeah, I just finished my first mission."
He waved from the sky, and the next moment a black crow landed on his shoulder. "It's the crow assigned to me by the Demon Slayer Corps."
Qingxi stared at him for a long time. After a while, she asked uncertainly, "21?"
"My current name is Ya."
The black crow corrected Qingxi's words in a hoarse voice.
But Qingxi also realized that the other party was indeed one of the crows he raised in the crow house.
But since it has been arranged to be the ghost hunter's messenger crow, it means that it was eliminated from the crows she raised.
She nodded at it and explained, "Yes, I understand. Your name is required. Also, the previous one wasn't your name either. I just gave you a number because it made it easier to keep records."
"Hey, Kyojuro, where are you hurt?" After talking about the old things, Qingxi's attention once again fell on Rengoku Kyojuro, who had grown into a young man.
"Hmm, it's okay." Facing the girl's question, Rengoku Kyojuro's eyes wandered a little.
"Really?" Qingxi stared at his face.
It looked as if the words "tell the truth" were written all over his face.
The two small tufts of hair on Rengoku Kyojuro's head drooped down, "There's just something wrong with my ears."
"I think so." Qingxi said as she walked into the Butterfly House. She didn't notice someone following her. She turned around and urged, "Why are you in a daze? Hurry up and follow me. I'll check your ears later."
Seeing this, Rengoku Kyojuro quickly followed, "I didn't even tell you, why do you seem to know it, Aki?"
"It's simple, because of the sound of your voice when you speak."
The two asked and answered each other as they walked. Seeing that the other could walk and run, Qingxi did not take him to the Butterfly House to compete for a bed with the seriously injured patients, but instead went to the Crow House at the back.
"Hmm, what's wrong with the sound of what I say?" Rengoku Kyojuro asked in confusion.
"Kyojuro, your voice was already quite loud, and now it's even louder," she said. "A ruptured eardrum won't cause immediate deafness, but it will definitely cause a sharp drop in hearing.
This means that your voice may sound very loud to me, Kyojuro, but when you hear it, it may just be the loudness you are used to hearing."
"Hmm, I see." Rengoku Kyojuro suddenly realized. He hesitated for a moment, then finally asked, "This, I guess it can't be cured."
"It depends on the situation." Qingxi didn't say anything complete.
We should let her take a look at the situation first. If only the eardrum is broken and there is no problem with other parts of the ear, she can just find something to repair it. It is simple, rough and convenient.
But if there are other injuries to her ears, then she won't be able to make it and will need to find a professional to take a look.
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