……
The next day, following the guidance of Ubuyashiki Yoya, Shinobu Kocho and the other two arrived at the door of Rengoku Shinjuro's house.
After everyone knocked on the door, the person who appeared behind the door was Rengoku Shinjuro's second son, Rengoku Chijuro. Unlike his father and brother who were young and passionate, Rengoku Chijuro was a reserved child. When he saw everyone, he saluted politely and then led everyone to the courtyard.
Afterwards, Shinobu Kocho saw the Flame Pillar Rengoku Kyojuro and his disciple Love Pillar Kanroji Mitsuri from the original work.
Although Rengoku Kyojuro is only a Class A swordsman at this time, he already has the strength of a Pillar, and he only has one chance to prove himself before becoming the next Flame Pillar. As his disciple, Kanroji Mitsuri also has the strength close to that of a Pillar, and it is only a matter of time before both of them become Pillars.
After explaining their purpose to the two, Rengoku Kyojuro and Kanroji Mitsuri, who were also curious about Shenzhou, chose to follow the crowd. So the six of them came to Rengoku Shinjuro's room and found Rengoku Shinjuro drinking in the room.
Seeing so many people coming in at once, Rengoku Shinjuro was very unhappy, but he shook the wine pot and shouted:
“What are you all doing here? I’m telling you, I have no interest in continuing to be the Flame Pillar. I advise you to leave the Demon Slayer Corps as soon as possible. The existence of the Demon Slayer Corps is a mistake, and our fight is meaningless!”
Hearing that Rengoku Shinjuro actually slandered the Demon Slayer Corps, Fuzugawa Saneya, the most irritable person present, was about to teach this senior a lesson. However, just as he was about to do it, he was stopped by Kocho Shinobu and Hiei Yukimura Gyoumei. Then Kocho Shinobu stepped forward to explain her purpose to Rengoku Shinjuro, who laughed and said:
"You want to ask us what we should pay attention to during our days in Shenzhou? I tell you, the most important thing you need to pay attention to is not to go to Shenzhou, just stay in the country! If you can do this, I guarantee that the people of Shenzhou will like you very much!"
Hearing Rengoku Shinjuro's words, Fuzugawa Saneya said unhappily:
"Shinjuro-senpai, is it possible that in the eyes of the people of Shenzhou, the people of our country are as disgusting as the devils?"
Hearing this, Rengoku Shinjuro chuckled and said:
"You're right, kid with the scar on your face! The Shenzhou people call our people 'devils'! Do you know what 'devils' are? They are man-eating ghosts!"
"Nonsense!" Fuzugawa Shiya shouted:
"We haven't done anything to Shenzhou. We even helped us resist the invasion of Lu. Why do they slander us like this?"
Hearing what Fuzugawa Saneya said, Rengoku Shinjuro suddenly became interested.
He looked at Musashi Musashi as if he was looking at a rare treasure, and then looked at the members of the Demon Slayer Corps behind him.
Among the few people, Rengoku Kyojuro, Kanroji Mitsuri and Rengoku Chijuro, these simple boys, had the same idea as Fushigawa Shimiya, they all felt that they had no deep hatred with Shenzhou, and Shenzhou's hatred for them was really inexplicable. As for Beimingyu Xingming, he was chanting scriptures, and it was obvious that he was older and not as simple as the others.
Only Shinobu Kocho shook her head speechlessly after hearing the answer from Fushigi Miyabi.
Seeing everyone's performance, Rengoku Shinjuro suddenly burst into laughter. He laughed so crazily, as if he had seen the most ridiculous thing in the world. Suddenly, he pointed at Kocho Shinobu and said:
"It turns out that among all of you, this little girl is the only one who is not blind!"
Chapter 138: Purgatory Makijuro
Once upon a time there was a young boy named Rengoku Makijuro.
The Rengoku family he was born in had been the Flame Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps for generations, and Rengoku Makijuro himself, after practicing hard, took over the banner of his father and became the new Flame Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Everything is so logical, if there are no accidents in life, the boy named Rengoku Makijuro will undoubtedly spend his entire life fighting demons like his father, either dying heroically in battle, or becoming a trainer of the Demon Slayer Corps in old age and continue to train younger generations for the Demon Slayer Corps.
But the accident still happened after all.
During a mission, Rengoku Makijuro was ordered to sneak into a closed house to look for traces of ghosts. As a result, Rengoku Makijuro found the ghost in the house as he wished. But if that was all, it would be just an ordinary mission. What really made Rengoku Makijuro unacceptable was the scene at that time.
In that dark and enclosed courtyard, what Rengoku Makijuro saw was not the bloody scene of ghosts eating people.
What he saw was...
People are eating ghosts!
An old woman in her seventies caught the evil ghost that was eating people. Then she opened her wrinkled mouth, revealing a few crooked teeth, and gnawed the flesh of the evil ghost with a hungry look. The scene was bloody and horrible, very similar to the usual ghost eating people. The only difference was that this time the person being eaten was not a person, and the person eating was not a ghost!
As the blood and flesh flowed away, the ghost howled in pain. The old woman, along with the blood and flesh of the ghost, began to regain her youth. Her face, covered in blood and wrinkles, gradually became smooth, her hunched body became young and charming, and her gray hair turned black at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After such crazy eating, the old woman finally regained her youth from her original frail state!
The price was that she turned into a ghost!
"Why did you do that?"
Rengoku Makijuro questioned the other party like this, and then heard the old woman who had regained her youth said as a matter of course:
"Of course it's to restore youth and achieve immortality!"
"Aging is a terrifying feeling. You can gradually feel your body becoming weaker, and you are suffering from more and more illnesses. Death is approaching, and you can only struggle helplessly. Of course, you won't understand this feeling now that you are young, but when you are old, you will know how torturous aging is to life!"
She had already turned into a ghost and was saying this, without feeling that there was anything wrong with what she was doing.
"But ghosts eat people!" Rengoku Makijuro said again.
"So what? There are so many people in this world, so what if I eat a few? Besides, human life is not expensive, and it doesn't cost much to buy a ship of slaves!"
The old woman's casual words made the young Rengoku Makijuro see the dark side of this world.
It turns out that there are ghosts in more than one country in this world, and it turns out that ghosts in more than one's own country eat people.
This world is huge, and there are many demons who eat people. And relying on their long lifespan as demons, these demons have already mastered a lot of resources and power. So they don't have to eat people in secret like Muzan Kibutsuji's men, because there are already greedy businessmen who have built a wide network of slave trade around the world.
A cheap black slave can be bought for only $400, and a noble white slave is only $3000. If you want to taste some special delicacies, such as the tender and delicious goods like Loli Shota, you can buy them for $10000. This is an industry that can make huge profits, because black slaves in primitive tribes can be bought for only $20.
Yes, you can buy a human life for $20, and then transport it to other countries and sell it for at least $400. The huge profit margin of 2000% is enough to drive all the businessmen in the world crazy!
Just as Rengoku Makijuro was surprised by the truth, the old woman who had regained her youth said:
"Do you think the Demon Slayer Corps is really fighting for justice? Let me tell you, the so-called Demon Slayer Corps has always been nothing more than a tool used by the higher-ups to keep a check on the evil demons. After all, being a demon can give you great power, eternal life, and immortal youth. Moreover, relying on a long period of time, they can easily accumulate unimaginable wealth, which is much happier than being a human."
"So those who have already become demons naturally don't want more people to become demons. Otherwise, if all the peasants become demons, won't the high-ranking demons have no one to eat? The emergence of the Demon Slayer Corps is to prevent this from happening. The so-called Demon Slayer Corps is essentially just a group of thugs used by the higher-ups to suppress the peasants!"
"Nonsense!" Rengoku Makijuro roared:
"Who do you think you are? Don't insult our Demon Slayer Corps!"
Rengoku Makijuro launched an attack on the old woman while roaring. But then, Rengoku Makijuro was shocked again. Because he suddenly found that facing his attack, the old woman who had turned into a ghost actually used the same breathing method to launch a counterattack.
“Who do you think I am? Let me tell you, I was once just like you, wielding the Nichirin Sword purely and simply, thinking I was upholding justice. But it was not until I was old and suffering from the dual torture of aging and illness that I realized that the so-called Demon Slayer Corps was nothing but a joke, and our previous persistence and sacrifice were also a joke!”
Using the violent fire breathing technique, the old woman roared:
"Wake up, kid! This is a warning from the previous Flame Pillar, a senior of the Demon Slayer Corps!"
This was a collision of flame breathing techniques and flame breathing techniques, a duel between the current generation of Flame Pillar and the previous generation of Flame Pillar. Both of them exerted their full strength at this moment, and the blazing flames filled the gloomy courtyard, while also constantly shaking the heart of Rengoku Makijuro.
The fall of his predecessors, the darkness of the world, the truth about the Demon Slayer Corps, all of these are a torture for Rengoku Makijuro. In this torture, Rengoku Makijuro gained the upper hand and beheaded the old woman of the former Flame Pillar with one sword. But in this torture, Rengoku Makijuro is no longer the boy he used to be. He began to grow up slowly and gradually saw the truth of this world.
So, after the battle was over, the old woman who was beheaded by Rengoku Makijuro said with a mocking tone:
"I never thought that I would die at the hands of the current Flame Pillar. How ridiculous!"
"But, boy from the Purgatory family, do you think that defeating me is the end? Go to those mansions and take a look. There are many more ghosts in this world than you think! You can never kill them all, you can never kill them all..."
The old woman's words were like a curse, lingering in Rengoku Makijuro's ears. So in order to verify whether the old woman's words were true, Rengoku Makijuro began to sneak into the houses of various big families and constantly search for traces of ghosts. Facts have proved that the old woman was right.
One, two, three...
One evil ghost after another died at the hands of Rengoku Makijuro, and there were such evil ghosts in the basement of almost every big family. They constantly fed on the lives of others and enjoyed the pleasures of the world in the dark underground.
Finally, Rengoku Makijuro's attacks on high-level evil spirits caused dissatisfaction among some people.
Then, a conscription order was mailed to Rengoku Makijuro's home.
Threatening the survival of his family and the Demon Slayer Corps, Rengoku Makijuro embarks on an inglorious war.
The result of the war is well known. The corrupt Qing army was no match for Xiaozi. As soon as the two armies came into contact, the Qing army was defeated. However, Rengoku Makijuro, who was originally used as a death squad by the high-level officials and should have become cannon fodder in this war, unexpectedly survived.
But before Rengoku Makijuro could enjoy the joy of escaping death, what happened next gave him an even greater shock.
In order to completely occupy a port called Shizikou, the army of Xiaozi carried out a brutal massacre of the local residents. After four days and three nights of massacre, only 36 people survived the port with more than people.
As one of the witnesses of this tragedy, Rengoku Makijuro saw with his own eyes the army of his country chasing the fleeing Chinese people and killing the thin women and children with bayonets. He also saw some soldiers blinding the eyes of an old man who was begging for mercy, digging out his eyeballs for fun, and then raping his daughter-in-law and granddaughter while the old man was in pain, and throwing his grandson to death in front of him. Some soldiers also laughed and opened the bellies of pregnant women, threw out the babies inside and threw them on the ground to play...
So tragic and bloody!
Rengoku Makijuro, who was born in the Demon Slayer Corps, thought he had seen enough bloody scenes. But it was not until that day that he realized that his previous experiences were just small scenes of gentle breeze and drizzle.
One city, four days and three nights, the wailing and suffering of 20,000 people.
Compared with such a tragedy, what is Muzan Kibutsuji, and what are the Twelve Kizuki?
After witnessing such a tragedy, Rengoku Makijuro suddenly realized that the relationship between countries is essentially no different from that between ghosts and humans. Between strong countries and weak countries, it is just eating and being eaten.
Now Shenzhou is weak and Xiaozi is strong, so Shenzhou is the people and Xiaozi is the man-eating ghost. Relying on bloody violence to eat the flesh and blood of Shenzhou, it continues to grow stronger and craves more flesh and blood, until it eats up all other countries in the world, Xiaozi will never stop.
How dark it is, and how real it is.
Living in such a world, Rengoku Makijuro felt more and more desperate.
He was powerless to stop it. All he could do was to save as many people as possible from the massacre. He found a well and threw the children he found into it, hoping that this would allow them to escape the massacre. But it turned out that what he did did not save many people. Because a soldier found the well and shot at the children in the well.
Most of the children died, and only one girl named Liu Yuxuan survived.
But when Rengoku Makijuro found Liu Yuxuan, he discovered that the child's originally black hair had turned white due to fear.
It turned out that during these days, she first saw her parents being killed, and then watched several of her companions being shot to death in the well. She was the only one who managed to escape by pretending to be dead, but she didn't dare to move, and could only wait quietly beside a pile of children's bodies.
She watched helplessly as her companions' bodies rotted and stank, but the fear of death made her even breathe very slowly. After such a desperate experience, the girl named Liu Yuxuan was close to mental collapse, and the white hair was the proof of her close collapse.
Later, the massacre ended.
Rengoku Makijuro rescued her from the well, but she was so terrified that she didn't even dare to cry out.
So Rengoku Makijuro took her to stay in Shenzhou and found her relatives who lived at the foot of Wudang Mountain. It was not until she saw her relatives that the girl's tense nerves completely relaxed and she burst into tears.
The crying was heart-wrenching, as if the country of China was also sad for the suffering of its people.
After telling the girl off, Rengoku Makijuro returned to his daily life and rejoined the Demon Slayer Corps. However, he no longer had the passion of his youth, and was only decadent after seeing through reality. He began to indulge in alcohol, hoping to numb himself in this way. It was also at this time that he met his wife Ruka.
He began to try to put aside the confusing reality and focus on managing his family.
Soon, his eldest son Rengoku Kyojuro was born. The eldest son was very similar to him when he was young, and he began to hope that his eldest son's life could be simpler and not experience so many complicated things like himself. Then came the shy youngest son Rengoku Chijuro. He hoped that his youngest son could live an ordinary life and not have anything to do with the Demon Slayer Corps.
But many times, hope is always just hope.
During a mission, he once again encountered the evil spirits raised by the high-level officials.
Out of righteous indignation, he killed the ghost and saved a boy named Iguro Obanai.
He thought it was just an ordinary mission, but he didn't expect that his actions would once again arouse the anger of the top management.
So when Rengoku Makijuro returned home, what he saw was the dead body of his wife.
This was a warning from the top to him. If he killed the wrong ghosts again, the next one to die would not only be his wife, but also his son!
It was from that time that Rengoku Makijuro realized that he had never been able to break free from the constraints of the higher-ups. Those high-ranking demons had always been concerned about him, the strongest member of the Demon Slayer Corps. His every move was actually under their surveillance.
Thus, in despair, Purgatory Makijuro completely fell.
He chose to keep the secret he knew in his heart, and did not even tell the Demon Slayer Corps' lord, Ubuyashiki Yoya. Then he held a bottle of wine all day, gradually sinking into the anesthesia of alcohol.
until today……
"You just mentioned the Taoist master from Shenzhou who represented Wudang Mountain. What's her name?"
"Her name is Liu Yuxuan."
Chapter 139: Muzan Kibutsuji is the hero
"Liu Yuxuan? Who would have thought that the trembling little kid back then has become a master now. Time flies so fast!" Rengoku Makijuro sighed, and then told everyone what happened back then.
"In that war, the regiment I belonged to was the siege unit. I won't tell you the specific number, you can just think of us as a suicide squad." Rengoku Makijuro recalled while drinking:
"But because of our different backgrounds, I don't have a good relationship with my comrades. After all, you should know that those who dare to risk their lives to join the suicide squad are either poor people from remote areas or fanatics who have been brainwashed by propaganda."
"As for me, my family is relatively well-off, and I joined the Demon Slayer Corps after graduating from elementary school. I have neither the determination to die on the battlefield nor the awareness of dying for my country. I simply cannot understand the madness of my comrades, and they think I am just a young master from the city. So I have nothing in common with the other members of the Suicide Squad."
"I just rely on the breathing method. I don't have to worry about being bullied in the Suicide Squad. If it were someone else who didn't fit in, I'm afraid I would have been bullied to death by the Suicide Squad!"
As he said this, Rengoku Makijuro sneered, and then continued:
"Later, the war with Qing began. We were all trembling with fear at the time. After all, they were the suzerain for thousands of years, and no one thought that this battle would be easy. But we didn't expect that as soon as our death squad rushed to the port of Shizikou, the senior officials of Qing fled. Then, the soldiers of Qing also became chaotic. Just like that, we easily defeated Qing and occupied important military ports."
"To be honest, after we learned that the war was won, we all felt incredible. The Qing Dynasty, which was ten times larger than us, was defeated by us just like that? Are all the Qing armies so vulnerable?"
Having said this, Rengoku Makijuro smiled contemptuously, and that smile was full of contempt for the Qing Dynasty.
"Later, we occupied Shizikou. At that time, everyone in the death squad wanted to plunder here, which was a common thing in the Warring States Period. Isn't war just about stealing money, food and women? There are hundreds of people in the death squad, and I think more than 70% of them think this way. Only a young master like me who comes from a good family would think about such nonsense as strict military discipline and no one committing crimes."
"Later, a notice came from above. To everyone's surprise, the military wanted us to kill all 20,000 Shenzhou civilians in Shizikou! To be honest, when this order first came down, even the most extreme people in the death squad couldn't understand it. Isn't it enough to just take away the valuables and play with the women? Why kill everyone?"
"No one wants to do this kind of work, which is time-consuming and laborious. But the higher-ups have issued a death order, and there is nothing we can do. So we sealed off the entire Shizikou, and then started searching and killing each family one by one. To be honest, this job is very boring, so we had to organize killing competitions. For example, a 100-man killing competition or something like that."
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