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After seven days, I returned to the platform again. The wisteria flowers were still in full bloom. The moment I smelled the fragrance of the flowers, the image of the flower cake appeared in Li Mo's mind. Saliva was brewing in his mouth.
He wanted to fly to the city right away, but there was still a process of selecting jade steel to do later.
The person in charge from "Hidden" stood in front of the stage and said: "It is better than anything else that so many people can return safely. Congratulations on passing the "final selection"..."
The person in charge standing on the platform started to talk to the survivors. The next step was to select the steel for making the Nichirin Sword, which would take "ten to fifteen days". Then the measurements were taken to make the uniforms for the Demon Slayer Corps. Finally, the hierarchy of the Demon Slayer Corps was explained.
The hierarchy is that there are ten levels below the "pillars", named after the heavenly stems, namely "Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, and Gui".
Knowing these, you can choose the tamagan. The selection method is very simple, just find a tamagan that is neither too big nor too small.
After the selection was completed, Li Mo shamelessly exchanged information with the person in charge of "Hidden". From him, he learned that the Lord's arrival seven days ago was an accident. Originally, he was responsible that day, but the Lord wanted to do this.
After getting the information, Li Mo came to Zhen Gu and said, "Zhen Gu, let's go to the city."
"Don't worry, someone wants to thank you." Zhen Gu said.
"Ok?"
Li Mo tilted his head. In order to gain experience, he chopped the entire Tengxi Mountain from the top to the foot of the mountain, almost bloodbathing the entire mountain. Later, it created the illusion that the ghost had turned into a rare animal.
Thanks to his operation, many members survived this time. The staff who had just "hidden" complained that the tama steel they brought was almost not enough.
He frowned and said, "Is there any need to thank someone for something like this? It's normal to have the energy to help the soldiers who are in trouble."
Having said this, he finally met the man.
He was a man with an ordinary face, average appearance and average height. His only saving grace was his resolute expression. He gave people the impression of a warrior.
"Thank you for saving my life!"
Li Mo said, "Oh, I remember you. You were at a disadvantage because you were surrounded by ghosts from both sides. Only you managed to get through it."
"After all, I am not strong enough. Thank you very much for your help. My name is Kuang Chika, and if you need me in the future, please let me know."
The man bowed and saluted. Later, Li Mo persuaded him to leave.
The behavior of Kuangjin Ye was like a signal, and others followed suit. Li Mo had no choice but to put on airs and talk to these people seriously. After sending more than ten people away in one breath, the matter was finally settled.
"I'm so tired..."
When the last person finished, Li Mo sighed as he faced Zhen Gu.
"Okay, it's over now. Junior brother, it's time for us to go home."
Just as she finished speaking, she saw her junior fellow apprentice appear in front of her. He greeted her, "Zhen Gu, please walk faster."
Zhen Gu looked at the other person's towering figure and shook his head.
Even though his figure was tall and could stand tall, there was no sense of distance from him.
Chapter 36 Return
It takes ten to fifteen days to forge a Nichirin sword. After selecting the jade steel, the swordsmen can only wait.
Li Mo has two places to stay in Japan in this world. One is the Kamado family, and the other is Mr. Urokodaki's home. He will not bother the former in the short term. So he and Makomo returned to Sagiri Mountain.
I took Makomo to a big city to eat ramen, which tasted OK. Then the two of us left quickly. The bustling city and the actions of the Demon Slayer Corps seemed to be contradictory. In front of mainstream society, demons and demon-killing swordsmen were an insignificant part of the shadows.
Li Mo felt that looking at the city of this era always felt weird. The bustling city center and the old town on the edge, the ancient Japanese-style buildings and Western-style buildings all made him feel very strange.
"Come to think of it, Tokyo is where the Flame Pillar operates."
On the way home, Li Mo asked casually.
It's not that he hadn't heard about this before, but he forgot it later. It's funny that he can remember the plot of the anime he watched a long time ago, but he can't remember these things.
It's OK for Zhengu to remember. After all, she is a girl, so she is more thoughtful and has a good memory.
"It's the Flame Pillar's range of activity."
Li Mo thought for a moment and made an expression as if he was trying to recall something: "As I recall, the Flame Pillar's second son was born a while ago."
Zhen Gu was helpless. She said, "You don't remember the intelligence, but you remember this kind of gossip so clearly?"
Li Mo smiled awkwardly. He only vaguely remembered telling someone about the gossip about the Flame Pillar. He didn't remember what they talked about specifically. As for the matter of the Flame Pillar's second son, he knew about it from the comic plot in his mind.
The next Flame Pillar will be the eldest son of the current Flame Pillar. I just remember that the next Flame Pillar has only one younger brother. I got this conclusion after doing some calculations.
"First of all, the Flame Pillar had a second son, but that was a year or two ago. Junior brother, can you listen to gossip more carefully next time?"
Li Mo chose to remain silent and not talk about his embarrassing behavior.
……
……
Xiawu Mountain is where Li Mo has lived for more than half a year. As the nearby scenery becomes more and more familiar, Zhen Gu's mood becomes more and more excited.
After climbing over the last small hill, one can look down at the wooden house where people usually live. Mr. Urokodaki is standing in front of the door wearing his familiar blue clothes.
"Urokodaki-sensei!!!"
Makomo happily rushed down the hill at a very fast speed and rushed directly into the arms of Urokodaki Sakonji. For this girl, Urokodaki teacher was her father.
This is probably what it means for a wanderer to return home.
Li Mo followed slowly, "Mr. Linglong, we are back."
Mr. Urokotaki: “Welcome back.”
The Tengu mask was still on Mr. Urokodaki's face, so his expression could not be seen changing. But his voice revealed his inner feelings.
He was very happy. He even sounded relieved.
Of course, it is not ruled out that this is just my own excessive imagination.
"Are Saneto and Giyuu still on the mountain, Mr. Urokodaki?"
Li Mo asked after Zhengu got off Mr. Urokodaki. The answer he got was affirmative, the two children were still training on the mountain.
Mr. Urokodaki rarely gives you a break during training, unless you are in the assessment period. Then it will be much easier.
Li Mo entered the house, found his axe inside, informed Mr. Urokita, and went up the mountain alone.
——He was not going to the mountain where Yiyong and Santu were training, and he was not going to do something boring like scaring Santu. He was going to go hunting in the mountains and bring back some game. Zhengu said they wanted to eat hot pot today.
"silent."
"What's the matter, Mr. Urokodaki?"
"Kill less prey. Last time I talked to a hunter friend nearby, he said hunting has been difficult recently."
Li Mo paused as he was about to climb the mountain, then smiled and said, "I understand, Mr. Urokotaki. This is the last time. From now on, I will only hunt ghosts."
Finally, under the watchful eyes of Mr. Urokotaki, Li Mo went up the mountain. Today's hunting had only one purpose, to collect enough ingredients to prepare for the hot pot tonight.
——Or Sukiyaki? Anyway, it is cooked in the same pot while you eat it.
It was dusk.
Today, Xuantu looked very disheveled, his clothes were covered with dirt, dust and grass roots. On the contrary, Tomioka Giyuu looked much cleaner.
Usually, Tomioka Giyuu was more embarrassed than Santo. Santo had excellent talent and usually didn't look so embarrassed.
He himself was not bothered by his own embarrassment and was even quite happy about it. The rabbit in his right hand was the source of his happiness.
"Yiyong, we can have extra food tonight."
Tomioka Giyuu nodded calmly.
Xuantu didn't think much about it. This was normal behavior of his friend. If he suddenly became proficient in interpersonal communication, the world would probably be destroyed.
After returning to the familiar wooden house, Santu didn't see Mr. Urokodaki outside the house. He didn't care much. He thought Mr. Urokodaki might be in the room. He shouted loudly: "Mr. Urokodaki, Mr. Urokodaki. Giyuu and I are back! We brought back a rabbit! We can have roasted rabbit tonight."
Santo, who was waiting for Mr. Urokodaki, saw that it was not Mr. Urokodaki who walked out of the room. Instead, it was——
"Brother? You're back? Where's Sister?"
After asking this casually, Xuantu saw that Li Mo's expression had dropped. He opened his mouth, looking very sad and blaming himself, "Zhen Gu, Zhen Gu she..."
Could it be bad news?
Senior sister, did you die in the "final selection"?
Xuantu let go of the rabbit in surprise, and the rabbit ran away as fast as it landed. Then it was hit on the forehead by a flying axe and died on the spot.
"Lee, Mo!"
Immediately, a female voice sounded. Then Li Mo looked back and grabbed a soup spoon.
Zhen Gu rushed out angrily. Li Mo temporarily avoided the attack and came to the side of the road, smiling awkwardly.
"Is it fun to talk nonsense?"
"I was just teasing Santu. Look, I didn't say anything. Santu was just imagining it all!"
"From your tone, you're clearly guiding me, but you're still imagining things? Now, immediately, go and finish cleaning up that rabbit before coming back in. Also, give me the soup spoon."
"Oh."
Li Mo returned the soup spoon to Zhen Gu, and immediately went to deal with the rabbit corpse that Xuan Tu brought back. At the same time, he muttered quietly: "I didn't really lie, it was Xuan Tu who was just imagining it, okay?"
However, considering that I am in the wrong, I should avoid such things that are disgusting.
If Xuantu still didn't understand that he was deceived by Li Mo at this time, he would be a fool. He put on a stern face and followed his senior sister into the room.
The follow-up to this incident was also very simple. The board was lifted high and then gently put down, and everyone pretended that nothing had happened. After two blows from Zhen Gu, it was over.
Of course, bad taste is bad taste.
After today's hot pot, Li Mo found Mr. Urokotaki and asked him, "Does he know the place name "Nada Spider Mountain"?
"I have no impression of this place. But I can ask someone to help me find out."
"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Urokodaki."
Chapter 37: Clearance and the Scarlet Knife
Nada Spider Mountain, this is a place name. It is part of the information that Li Mo can remember in his brain. Just like Fuji Mountain where the "final selection" was held, and Sagiri Mountain where he is now. I saw it from the anime.
Unfortunately, Li Mo only knew the name of a place. He had no idea where it was exactly.
Mr. Urokotaki also didn't know the exact location of this place, but he was willing to help Li Mo find out about it.