A Dimensional Journey Begins with the Dragon Clan

Chapter 393 386. Come on, no one will stop you this time
Yae raised the shotgun again, aiming at the figure that was rushing towards her.

"Since you can no longer transform from a beast back into a human, at least I, as a ghost, can shoot..."

But is it really impossible to turn back into a human?
Seeing the familiar faces getting closer, Yae felt doubts in his heart.

The face that should have been kind and gentle in her eyes had become ferocious at this moment.

She knew that the creature in front of her was no longer her father, but a monster that could eat people.

Those companions who were also 'Ghosts' were eaten by the father who turned into a ghost, but why was she the only one alive?

Thinking of this, Yae's heart trembled, and the finger on the trigger began to tremble.

"Is it true that ghosts can't turn back into humans?"

There was still a glimmer of hope in her heart.

Because the father ran away from her when he became a ghost, must it be because he still remembers her as a daughter?

"Dad, do you remember mine?"

Instead of answering her question, her father threw her to the ground.

Yae pressed the gun barrel against the blood-stained mouth, despair appeared in her eyes, she seemed to be eaten, by her own father.

"But why... didn't you eat it with me at that time?"

Suddenly, the force from the hand became lighter.

Yae looked at the hideous father in front of him with some surprise.

It is impossible for human beings to fight against ghosts, let alone a weak girl.

After the ghost threw Yae down, it didn't tear her body apart with its sharp claws, nor did it bite desperately, otherwise the girl would never escape the fate of death.

Ghosts are intelligent creatures, not pure beasts, and it would be too easy to kill a girl.

Yae didn't die because the ghost was struggling desperately.

He let out a painful roar from his mouth biting the barrel of the shotgun, and Yae vaguely heard what he was screaming.

"Eight...heavy..."

It's calling her name.

"Father, he still remembers me!"

Hope appeared in Yae's eyes again.

But at the next moment, her father could no longer control the bloodthirsty impulse, and tremblingly raised his hand that was swollen due to ghosting.

There was still blood coagulated on the sharp nails, and his hand trembled and was about to swing it down.

Yae watched this scene in despair, suddenly she didn't want to resist anymore, closed her eyes and waited for death to come.

"bass--"

The sound of the knife sounded.

Yae felt a gust of wind whistling above him, followed by a painful scream.

She opened her eyes in a daze, and saw a figure holding a knife standing in front of her.

And her father had already been forced back a certain distance, clutching his severed arm and screaming in pain.

It's just that the screams didn't last long, because new hands were growing at a speed visible to the naked eye where the arm was broken.

"What a coincidence, Miss Yae."

Butterfly Ren's gentle voice rang in the dazed Yazhong's ears.

"You...you..."

Yae's voice trembled a little, not knowing what to say.

"Butterfly?"

Tomioka Yoshiyuki, who was confronting the ghost, noticed the movement behind him, and soon realized that it was Butterfly Shinobu who was chasing him.

"Since you're here...then Miss Yae will entrust you..."

"Are you sure? Mr. Tomioka. Girls will be hated if you do this. Why don't you let me come and use my poison to gently send him to hell."

Butterfly smiled reluctantly and pulled out the sun wheel knife at her waist. The words "Evil Demon Killer" engraved on the knife made Yae's pupils beside her shrink sharply.

"and many more!"

Yae, who hadn't had time to get up from the ground, desperately pulled Butterfly Shinobu's clothes.

"What are you waiting for?" Butterfly Ninja asked expressionlessly, "We are the Ghost Killing Squad, responsible for hunting ghosts, and you are 'Yougui' and it is your responsibility to hunt bears. There is nothing to talk about between us, right? Or... ...you're going to tell us...he's a bear?"

"He...is my father." Yae gritted her teeth and lay on the ground, holding the white snow on the ground tightly in her hands.

"You should be very clear, right?"

"That's already a monster beyond the scope of human beings. It doesn't matter if you get shot in the head or have your limbs cut off. It's a ghost."

Yoshiyuki Tomioka was also expressionless. He slowly raised the Japanese sword and pointed at the struggling figure in front of him.

He has been following the girl, in order to make the girl realize that the creature in front of her is no longer a human being.

I thought it would make sense to let this girl go through the scene just now, but now it seems that it still doesn't make sense, it's really difficult to communicate with others...

"You have to make up your mind. He is no longer your father. Keeping him alive will kill more people."

"But……"

Yae looked hesitantly at the oni who had recovered to the original state in front of her. She had just heard her father call her name.

"..."

Tomioka Yoshiyuki stopped talking, and silently held the Sun Wheel Saber and rushed towards the ghost in front of him.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

Seeing Yoshiyuki Tomioka rushing towards him with a knife in hand, an angry roar came from the ghost's mouth.

From just now, Yae's father has completely lost his mind and turned into a man-eating ghost.

Sharp bone blades sprouted from his arms, and he waved violently.

Accompanied by the crisp breaking sound, the bone blade spun and flew towards Tomioka Yoshiyuki.

Tomioka Yoshiyuki raised his knife without changing his expression and bounced off the flying bone blade, and the next moment he appeared in front of the ghost.

"call--"

Misty air exhaled from Yoshiyuki Tomioka's mouth.

He sighed slightly, and slowly raised the sun wheel knife in his hand.

The breath of water, the shape of the four, and the tide.

"puff……"

The sharp blade hit the neck of the ghost in front of him like a tide, the blood was scattered and coagulated in the wind and snow, and the head rolled to the ground.

"ended."

Tomioka Yoshiyuki looked at the dissipating corpse on the ground expressionlessly, then turned his head and looked in Yae's direction.

Butterfly Shinobu lowered his head slightly, looking at Yae with a sad face.

She knew that this girl should be very sad now, and she should need someone to comfort her, but when she just lowered her head, she was frightened by the scene in front of her.

"Yeah... finally... it's over..."

Yae took off her shoes with a face full of despair. The muzzle of the long-barreled shotgun had already touched her own neck. She clamped the shotgun between her legs and pinned her toes on the trigger.

"I'm finally... freed."

"Butterfly!"

Tomioka Yoshiyuki in the distance roared to remind Butterfly Shinobu.

But when Butterfly Ninja reacted, it was too late.

The girl has already set her posture, and the next thing to do is to pull the trigger. Even if she is only one step away from this girl, it is impossible to catch up.

"Crack-"

The trigger clicked.

Yae's gaze froze for a moment, as if wondering why he couldn't pull the trigger.

Before she could react, a big hand snatched the shotgun from her arms.

Yae, who had lost her shotgun, fell powerlessly to the ground, tears continuously gushing from her eyes.

"why?"

"why?"

"Why did you choose this time..."

"I usually take good care of myself..."

"Why not let me die?"

She covered her face and began to cry.

"Father became a man-eating ghost. Everyone was eaten. Even Taro, who was with me at the end, was gone. All of them are gone. Why don't you let me die?"

"What the hell do you know? Leave me alone...just leave me like this..."

"Snapped--"

A crisp slap sounded.

Everyone present, including Yae, was dumbfounded.

Butterfly Shinobu and Tomioka Yoshiyuki were surprised, while Yae was stunned.

"You..." Yae looked at the man who suddenly appeared in front of him with some puzzlement.

This man not only took away the shotgun from her hand, but also slapped her inexplicably.

"I generally don't hit women."

Xuan Hao put the butt of the shotgun in front of Yae with no expression on his face, "This palm is for your father."

"What did you say?"

Yae couldn't understand what the man in front of him meant.

She just stared at the shotgun handed to her in a daze.

The trigger had been frozen with coagulated blood, no wonder she couldn't pull the trigger.

This blood was obviously not her own. There was only one person who shed blood from the beginning to the end, and that was her father who had been reduced to ashes.

"You are very lucky, and you have a chance to choose again."

Xuan Hao shook the handle of the gun lightly, and the congealed blood was scattered.

He returned the shotgun to the girl's hand, "Come on, no one will stop you this time."

"Hey you……"

Die Die could not help being a little surprised at Xuan Hao's actions, and stretched out his hand to stop him, but was forced to shut up by Xuan Hao's indifferent eyes.

"Think clearly, once the trigger is pulled, there will be no going back, and there will be no second chance like this."

After the girl caught the shotgun, Xuan Hao slowly let go of the shotgun, got up and turned to leave.

"Mr. Xuanhao..."

Butterfly looked at Xuan Hao who was passing by in front of him, and he didn't understand.

"Let's go, you can't guard her from committing suicide forever." Xuan Hao didn't turn his head.

"..."

Butterfly endured silence for a while, with a sad expression on his face.

She slowly turned around and followed Xuan Hao's pace, "Miss Yae, please live strong..."

Xuan Hao is right, if this girl really wants to die, no one can stop her, she can't guard this girl for the rest of her life, she can't do anything except say some comforting words.

Tomioka Yoshiyuki retracted the Japanese sword in his hand into the scabbard, with a sad expression on his face.

He followed the pace of the two people in front of him and walked down the mountain. He hesitated and stopped when he passed by the girl.

"I saw that he seemed to say something before he disappeared... probably—'You have to live well'."

"..."

Yae knelt in the snow holding the shotgun in silence, staring ahead in a daze.

"Hey! You two guys!"

The three of them walked in silence on the way down the mountain.

In the end Die Die couldn't help it anymore, she couldn't understand why these two men were so calm.

"Why are you so calm?"

At this moment, the faces of the two men were frosty, and it seemed that even if there was another gunshot from behind, they would not frown.

"Don't forget... Butterfly." Yoshiyuki Tomioka replied flatly, "We are 'Pillar'."

"What does this have to do with Zhu?" Butterfly frowned.

"..."

Tomioka Yoshiyuki was silent for a while.

He recalled Teacher Lin Taki's teachings.

Mr. Lin Taki taught him 'water breathing'.Water breathing is a defensive technique that can deal with any attack.But to master it, one must maintain a calm mind, as calm as the real surface of water.

If you want to become a stronger swordsman of the Ghost Slayer Squad than anyone else, if you want to become the "pillar" of the Ghost Slayer Squad, you must always maintain a stable mentality, as calm and steady as the surface of water.

He cannot be shaken, because it is necessary, the pillar will not be broken, and the righteousness will not be shaken.

In order to protect more important people, he must not be shaken.

"No matter what happens, my heart will not be shaken. Swordsmen stronger than anyone, literally, we are the 'pillars' of the Demon Slayer. Because of this, we must not forget ourselves For whom do you wield your sword, and what do you exist for protection.”

Tomioka Yoshiyuki looked at Butterfly Shinobu calmly.

"For the things to be protected... killing ghosts is a must, even killing her father in front of that girl... can't be shaken."

Butterfly froze for a moment.

She opened her mouth to refute, but found that she couldn't seem to find anything to refute. ,

Yes, they are pillars, and it is correct to do so. Every swordsman of the Demon Slayer Squad is shouldering the mission of saving mankind, and fights with awareness. How to defeat ghosts?

But Butterfly Shinobu was still a little unwilling.

This is not what she is angry about!

She caught up with Xuan Hao and tugged at his sleeve, "Why did you give her the gun back!? Even if she wants to commit suicide, you don't need to hand over the weapon, do you?"

She had seen the man shake the blood from the trigger, and the gun was now a deadly weapon.Their duty is obviously to save people, so... how is it different from an accomplice to murder?
"Because she won't kill herself again."

Xuan Hao replied lightly.

"Why? How do you know?" Butterfly Shinobu didn't know why.

Xuan Hao just shook his head slowly and stopped answering.

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"You have to live well."

Hearing this familiar voice, Yae fell into a daze.

She stared at the phantom figure in front of her and rubbed her eyes subconsciously.

"Am I dreaming?" Her voice trembled.

"Does it still hurt?"

The figure in front of her bent slightly, reaching out her hand as if to caress her cheek.

But that phantom hand could not touch her.

pain?correct!

Yae suddenly remembered that he seemed to have been slapped by that man, and there was still a red mark on his face until now.

She touched her cheek lightly.

"hiss--"

Because of the wind and snow, her frozen face was a little numb, but she felt severe pain when she touched it lightly. The slap was so hard that her face seemed to be swollen.

But... since she can feel the pain, it means that what she sees now is real!
"Wow ah ah ah ah..."

Looking at the illusory figure in front of him, Yae couldn't help crying anymore.

"Silly boy, don't come to me in such a hurry..."

The father smiled and looked at the weeping Yae. He wanted to reach out to wipe away the tears from the corners of his daughter's eyes, but found that he couldn't do it.

"Ha ha……"

He got up slowly.

The wind and snow had stopped at some point, a ray of white appeared on the horizon, and the winter sun slowly rose.

The already transparent shadow became lighter in the sunlight.

He looked at the snow-capped mountains that gave birth to their "ghosts". After the ice and snow melted, it should be a scene of vitality again.

"Yae..." He softly called his daughter's name, "Spring will come soon, you are the daughter of 'Matagi', don't forget how I taught you..."

Yae stared at his father's disappearing figure in a daze, holding the shotgun in his hand with tears in his eyes.

"Since you have already killed...you must live on..."

They are 'you ghosts', children raised in the mountains and forests, the man who slapped her may really have slapped her for her father.

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"Where should we go next?"

Back at the inn under the snow mountain, Die Die Ren subconsciously asked the man beside him.

The crow hasn't assigned any new missions yet, and it's usually the man who decides where to go next in this situation.

"..."

Yoshiyuki Tomioka on the side watched the conversation between Butterfly Shinobu and this man with some doubts.

He hadn't asked this man's name before, firstly because he didn't like to communicate with people, and secondly because he thought that this man just happened to come to Ninja Butterfly to perform a mission.

After all, Butterfly Shinobi is Zhu, and is also in charge of the affairs of Butterfly House, so it is normal to have a connection with Yin.

But now it seems that it is not as simple as he thought.

Because he found that these two people seemed to be led by this man!
But in his impression of the 'Nine Pillars' there is no such a man, so who else in the ghost killing team can direct the actions of the pillars besides the lord?
"Could it be the elder of Butterfly?" Tomioka Yoshiyuki thought in his heart, and shook his head again, not like, he looked too young.

"Boy friend?"

He shook his head again, it didn't look like, there wasn't any intimacy between the two, and they even kept a distance while walking.

"Could it be..."

Tomioka Yoshiyuki remembered that Butterfly seemed to have an older sister. Before he became a water column, Butterfly's sister seemed to be 'Style', but he heard that his eyes were injured and he could not continue to perform the task.

I heard that the two sisters had been acting together when Butterfly Ninja's older sister was still Huazhu. Could it be that 'Huazhu' was the one who arranged for her sister to be in danger if she went alone?

Tomioka Yoshiyuki nodded slightly, he felt that his thoughts should be right, so this man... is Butterfly's brother-in-law?
"Mr. Tomioka?"

Butterfly Shinobu's voice interrupted Yoshiyuki Tomioka's thoughts.

"Why are you standing there? It's dawn, let's go have breakfast together and make plans?"

"Um……"

Yoshiyuki Tomioka nodded slightly, following the pace of the two.

Xuan Hao and Die Ren looked at each other with some doubts.

I don't know what this taciturn 'water column' is thinking at all.

The three of them came to sit down in a steaming shop in Suyi.

"Come on, three guests, what you ordered."

After a while, the store manager came to the three of them with a plate and presented the food they ordered.

"Please enjoy."

After the store manager left with the tray.

Butterfly looked curiously at the bowl in front of Xuan Hao.

"It looks so simple... Does Mr. Xuan Hao like such ordinary food? It's rare to come to a decent shop."

Most of the time when they were performing tasks together, they used dry food to deal with their stomachs, and they rarely had the opportunity to come to the store to enjoy food quietly like this.

What was placed in front of Xuanhao was just a very ordinary bowl of ramen, and even Tomioka Yoshiyuki who looked so rigid was placed in front of him with salmon stewed radish.Thinking of this, she looked at Giyu Tomioka again.

"!?"

Butterfly was surprised to find that Yoshiyuki Tomioka had a smile on his face at this moment. It seems that food can really make people feel at ease.

"Okay, eat your meal."

Xuan Hao looked at Butterfly Shinobi who hadn't moved his chopsticks and reminded him.

"It's almost time for us to say goodbye after dinner."

"Um……"

Tomioka Yoshiyuki took a sip of the soup and nodded in agreement.

Under normal circumstances, Zhu has his own area of ​​responsibility. This time they met was completely coincidental. Now that the task has been completed, it is time to split up.

"Oh? Are you really leaving?"

Butterfly looked at Xuan Hao in surprise.

"..." Tomioka Yoshiyuki closed his mouth, well, he wasn't talking to me, it's really hard to read words.

"Of course, do you think I'm joking with you?"

Xuan Hao replied lightly, "I also have my own things to do. With your current strength, as long as you don't meet the winding ghost, there is no problem. Even if you do... escape should not be a big problem. I don't need to continue to follow. ? Your sister asked me to follow you because she was afraid that you would not be strong enough to protect yourself."

"Right……"

Butterfly fell into silence.

Yoshiyuki Tomioka, who was drinking soup, closed his eyes and listened to the conversation between the two, and he became more certain about his guess that this man should have something to do with his predecessor 'Style'.

Just... a hidden protection 'column'?
He was a little puzzled, could it be that there are any powerful characters in 'Yin'?I've never heard of it... Whether it's an ordinary swordsman in the Demon Slayer Squad, or Juju's impression, Yin is someone whose strength is not up to the standard to be a swordsman. Could it be that the current Yin is different from before?

Yoshiyuki Tomioka frowned. Although he had just become Zhu, he already had a thorough understanding of the Demon Slayer Squad.

Even Zhu Zhu didn't know about this matter, which meant that it should be a very confidential matter, otherwise the lord would not have not informed him.

"If you have a chance later, ask Lin Taki-sensei if he knows, if you really can't, let's be my lord..."

Thinking of this, Tomioka Yoshiyuki finished the bowl in two or three strokes.

"Then... I will take my leave first."

He got up slowly, holding back these words for a long time.

"Okay, Mr. Tomioka, be careful when performing the task."

Butterfly smiled and shook her little hand.

"Um……"

Yoshiyuki Tomioka nodded slightly, ready to ask the store manager to check out.

"shop……"

"Uncle! I'll treat the three of them to dinner."

A female voice came from the door.

"Oh! Yae!"

Hearing the familiar voice, the store manager looked up with a smile, but the smile on his face disappeared instantly when he saw Yae's dusty appearance and the redness on his face.

"You girl, have you sneaked up the mountain again?"

"How many times have we told you!? Tell you not to run up the mountain, it's dangerous!"

The store manager stopped what he was doing and counted on the girl who bowed her head, looking very annoyed.

But in the eyes of Xuan Hao and others, they felt unusually warm. Even Tomioka Yoshiyuki, who was about to leave, was stunned when he saw this scene, and the expression on his face softened a lot.

"The things your father made again... and the problem about that man-eating bear, the adults will find a way to solve it, you girl, let us stay at home with peace of mind, understand?"

"understood……"

Yae's eyes were a little moist, and she nodded slightly.

"I know I was wrong."

"Ugh……"

The store manager sighed and went on to do what he was doing.

This is a poor child.

The inn built at the foot of the mountain like this is very vulnerable to wild beasts. In addition to hunting for a living, ghosts also have the job of protecting the villagers.

With them, not only do you not have to worry about the village being attacked by wild animals, but you can also get some special products in the mountains.

Although the 'you ghosts' just follow their own way of making a living, the people here are still very grateful to the 'you ghosts'.

Therefore, they almost took care of the orphan left by this 'yougui'.

"What do you mean it's all gone? Don't you still have a lot of people who care about you?"

Xuan Hao looked at the girl who came to him and asked with a smile.

"Are you still planning to commit suicide?"

"No..."

Yae gently touched his face, "Sir, did you really slap me for my father?"

She stared straight at the man in front of her, as if she wanted to confirm something.

"Yes." Xuan Hao nodded slightly, giving an affirmative answer.

He was indeed "entrusted" to hit this girl. He can resonate with the soul, and of course he will be affected by such a soul full of obsessions wandering in the world.

The soul of the father still did not dissipate after his death, because he was worried about his daughter.

When he saw his daughter aiming the gun at him, the desperate father could only keep calling from the sidelines.

And the person who responded to this father was Xuan Hao.

That slap was not only on the face, but also allowed the girl to see her father.

This is the real use of the power that Lu Mingfei gave him.

"Do you have any doubts?" Xuan Hao asked with a smile.

Yae shook her head, she didn't know whether it was because of shame or the swelling on her face, her cheeks were still flushed.

"I know I was wrong, sir, this slap woke me up, thank you!"

She bowed deeply to the man in front of her.

Butterfly Shinobu and Tomioka Yoshiyuki on the side looked at each other with bewildered expressions.

They didn't understand what happened at all. It turned out that someone was beaten and said thank you... But this seems to have solved the problem satisfactorily?
"Okay, I have received your thank you gift."

Xuan Hao tapped the noodle bowl lightly, motioning Yae who bowed to get up.

Then he put down the chopsticks in his hand, and greeted Butterfly Shinobu and Tomioka Yoshiyuki beside him, "We should go."

"Hmm..." The two of them nodded in response.

"Safe travels."

Yae gently waved to the three who left the shop.

"elder brother……"

Just as the three of them walked out of the post, Xuan Hao, who was walking in the front, suddenly stopped.

He raised his head and looked at the white snow-capped mountains in the distance.

"what happened?"

Butterfly looked at Xuan Hao who stopped suddenly with some doubts.

"Let's just say goodbye here."

Xuan Hao turned around and waved at the two of them.

"Ugh!?"

Butterfly opened her mouth reluctantly, and before she could say anything, the man in front of her disappeared so abruptly.

"So fast……"

Tomioka Yoshiyuki stared at the place where the man disappeared.

He hadn't been able to see how the man left at all, it was unbelievably fast.

"Who is he?"

Tomioka Yoshiyuki finally couldn't bear the doubts in his heart, and asked Butterfly Ninja.

"..."

Butterfly stared silently at the place where the figure in front of him disappeared.

The man walked in a hurry.

It was the first time she saw that anxious look in this man's eyes.

There must be something urgent, right?
Butterfly Shinobi shook his head slightly, then turned to look at Tomioka Yoshiyuki with some doubts, "You don't know?"

"..."

Yoshiyuki Tomioka didn't know, so, "I...should know?"

"Shouldn't."

Butterfly Ninja suddenly remembered what her sister said. The identity of Mr. Xuanhao seems to be known only to the lord and Zhu of the past, and Tomioka Yoshiyuki has just become Zhu, the lord probably hasn't told him about it...

No, it should be said that the lord did not tell him on purpose.

The less people who know about this man's waking up, the better. Even the original few pillars probably don't know that this legendary man has woken up.As for the new 'pillars' who were not known from the beginning, it is best to keep them ignorant.

"Mr. Tomioka, it is best not to mention anything about him to anyone, this is the order of the lord."

Butterfly said with a serious face.

"..."

Tomioka Yoshiyuki nodded silently, "I see."

He felt that Butterfly Ninja's worry might be unnecessary... because few people would take the initiative to talk to him.

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Hasty and heavy footsteps sounded in the snow-covered mountain forest.

The footsteps of the young man with the scar on his forehead were a little flustered, each step leaving deep footprints on the snow.

The reason why his footsteps are so heavy is because he has his sister on his back.

The reason for the panic is that his sister is about to die.

"Don't die! Nezuko..."

Kamado Tanjiro called out to his sister, sweating profusely, "Don't die!"

"Brother won't let you die, brother will find a way to save you..."

He was panting heavily, with tears in the corners of his eyes. The long journey had exhausted him, but he couldn't stop.

Because Nezuko still has temperature on her body, and he doesn't know how long this situation can last, every moment he is slow, he is afraid that his sister's life will be in danger.

"Why did things become like this..."

"Why did it become like this?"

The tears in the corners of Tanjiro's eyes kept coming out, but he didn't even have time to wipe the tears with his sister behind his back. The cold air in the cold winter condensed the tears on his face, causing his cheeks to hurt.

He just went down the mountain to sell charcoal...

Why did such a thing happen overnight?

Yesterday, when the charcoal was sold and he was about to rush back to the mountain, the woodcutter Saburo at the foot of the mountain asked him to stay overnight before going into the mountain.

It is said that there may be 'ghosts' in the mountains at night, and he remembered that his grandmother told him such a legend before his death.

But it's just a legend. Tanjiro never really saw a "ghost" until now, so it's just a legend.

But when he came home the next morning...it was too late.

When happiness is broken, there is always the breath of blood.

The strong smell of blood irritated Tanjiro's already sensitive nose.

He started to realize something was wrong when he walked into the woods not far from home.

When he rushed home and saw the scene at home, he felt the real despair for the first time.

dead... all dead...

He didn't know what happened, but everything in front of him told him that his family members were dead.

Mom, Hanako, Takekuma, Amao, Six Tai...

Cold corpses, scarlet blood, painted a picture of hell in his home.

The only one who can feel that there is still a glimmer of life is Nezuko who is carrying him now.

"Don't die... Nezuko..."

Tanjiro panted heavily, begging silently, and ran towards the town with heavy steps under his feet.

Only Nezuko still has a trace of body temperature, if he can find a doctor, maybe he can be saved.

"Why did things turn out like this... Could it be a bear? Did a bear that didn't hibernate come out?"

No one could answer his question.

He could only keep running with the doubts in his heart, even if he couldn't breathe, and the cold air hurt his lungs, he still couldn't stop.

Not only can't he stop, but he has to find a way to go faster, after all, there is still a long distance from the town, and he doesn't want his only relative to die like this.

"My brother will definitely find a way to save you..."

Tanjiro ran panting.

He didn't find any abnormal changes in his younger sister.

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"Is it this direction?"

Even though it was daytime, the sky was shrouded in haze.

In the icy and snowy mountain range, a figure was moving so fast that no one could see his figure clearly. If the snow was not rolled up like a long dragon, no one would have noticed his passing.

The wind and snow whizzed past all over the sky, and the fierce wind blew on Xuan Hao's face, but he didn't care about his gloomy complexion.

"That's the direction..."

A familiar voice echoed in Xuan Hao's ear.

It was his sister's voice.

Not long ago, his sister heard the call for help.

It was a certain girl who was hosting the soul fragments in danger, so he immediately set off and rushed in this direction.

But an ominous premonition kept circling in his heart, and he couldn't get rid of it, as if something bad was happening or might have happened...

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"Boom-thump-thump-"

It seems that something is coming.

The mountain suddenly became restless, Tanjiro sniffled, he smelled uneasiness, it seemed that the hibernating animals had been awakened by something unexpected, and the uneasiness emanating from them permeated the entire mountain forest.

Tanjiro stopped in his tracks.

"What's coming this way?"

He was a little puzzled, he was sure that something was coming, an indescribable smell was approaching here, it seemed to be human...but different from ordinary people...

It smelled of anxiety and a hint of unspeakable anger.

"Ahhhhhhh-"

"!?" Tanjiro was nervously focused on the thing that was approaching rapidly ahead, completely oblivious to the strangeness of Nezuko on his back, until he heard the shrill sound of the horn.

"Nezuko!? What's wrong with you?"

He turned around in a panic.

And Nezuko on his body kept struggling, which made him lose his balance.

Tanjiro, who was walking on the mountain road, suddenly slipped and fell down the mountain together with Nezuko.

"boom--"

The sound of falling sounded.

Tanjirou looked at the sky in fear.

"I'm not dead yet?"

He hurriedly got up from the ground, leaving marks on the snow when he fell.

It was the thick snow that saved his life.

"Nezuko!?"

Before he had time to confirm the injury on his body, he began to call his sister's name anxiously.

Because my sister was injured and weaker than him, she fell from such a high place...

"!?"

Tanjiro looked at the familiar figure not far away in surprise.

Isn't that his sister, who is Nezuko?

But he was surprised to see that Nezuko, who was supposed to be dying, had stood up at this moment.

"Nezuko! Are you alright?"

Tanjiro anxiously dragged his bruised body and ran over, "Don't force yourself to stand up! It's my brother... Should I go to the town to see a doctor behind my back?"

"Nezuko..."

Tanjiro slowed down as he approached Nezuko.

He reached out his hand hesitantly to find out about Nezuko's condition.

There seemed to be something wrong with Nezuko's appearance, because...he felt a subtle change in the smell of his sister.

"Ow—"

Suddenly, Nezuko looked up.

Some bloodshot eyes appeared in those cherry-colored pupils, and clearly visible meridians burst out on the originally beautiful face. What surprised Tanjiro the most was... the fangs that grew out of his mouth at an unknown time!

Seeing his sister jumping towards him, Tanjiro suddenly realized something.

"It's a ghost."

He suddenly recalled this creature that he thought was just a legend.

"Nezuko is...a man-eating ghost?"

The next moment, Tanjirou denied this idea.

This is impossible. His own sister knows best. Nezuko is a human being, and has been a human being since birth. How could his sister who grew up under his own eyes be a ghost?

Although this smell... definitely does not belong to the Nezuko he knew, but he can be sure that he will not admit it wrong, this is his sister, and it is impossible for Nezuko to kill his family, because when he returned home, he found Nezuko was protecting Liutai and fell at the door, her mouth and hands were clean without any trace of blood.

"what--"

Before he had time to think carefully, the demonized Nezuko had already jumped on Tanjiro.

Tanjiro gritted his teeth and pulled out the ax that was used to chop firewood from his waist, and put the handle of the ax against Nezuko's biting mouth.

But the power coming from Nezuko is getting stronger and stronger.

Tanjiro was horrified to find that his sister's body was constantly expanding, her muscles were bulging, and her strength had already exceeded the level of normal people.

The hands pressing on him became harder and harder, and he could even hear the creaking sound of the bones on his body being pressed.

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(End of this chapter)