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"What? Mr. Purgatory, are you starting to feel sad about your age now?"
Rengoku Shinjuro said: "Haha, how is that possible? I'm still young. Without further ado, I'll leave first."
"Take care, Mr. Purgatory."
"Take care of yourself."
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Li Mo was sitting in the ramen shop eating ramen. He asked the boss about something: "Boss, has anything happened to Mr. Purgatory recently?"
When they were leaving, Rengoku Shinjuro's words about the promising younger generation made him very concerned. He was not even thirty years old, and was in the prime of his youth, so how could he start to pay attention to the younger generation?
The boss of the ramen shop is a secret agent left by the "Hidden", and is a non-staff member. But considering the influence of the Flame Pillar, many members of the Hidden come to exchange ideas, so is this "Hidden" really still "Hidden"?
Because of this, the boss is well-informed.
"He may have been stimulated by something recently. Some time ago, he rescued a child with his mouth cut open on the road. The child's family worshipped a snake-like ghost who made a living by eating passers-by and taking their money." said the boss.
Li Mo said, "It's not just that, right?"
It is not uncommon for villages to become bandits in Japan. For swordsmen who are used to seeing life and death, this is just that.
"The point is, that family offered all their newborns to that demon. Even the child saved by the Flame Pillar was one of the intended sacrifices." The well-informed boss said, "More importantly, the child managed to escape. The survivors of his family questioned why the child didn't just die. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many deaths in the family."
Li Mo raised his eyebrows. Sometimes human hearts are more sinister than ghosts. Moreover, he vaguely knew who the child Rengoku Shinjuro had saved was.
The later Snake Pillar was called Yi...what was Yi?
"If it were me, I would probably just take the survivor away with me."
"You? I'm afraid you're just talking."
"Tsk." Li Mo raised his middle finger. Of course, the other party didn't care at all.
After getting the answer he wanted, Li Mo left the ramen restaurant. It was dusk and it was time to start a new day's work.
He probably understood Rengoku Shinjuro's thoughts. He hoped that the child could grow up peacefully, just like Gyoumei hoped that the Butterfly Sisters could live a good life. But unfortunately, the child should have shown amazing talent and successfully joined the Demon Slayer Corps. He would become a formal member soon.
If you think about it, all the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps are teenagers. Is it a special case that I, a swordsman who joined the Demon Slayer Corps at the age of about 20, am I?
The Demon Slayer Corps that exploits child labor?
"Haha, what are you laughing at?"
After Li Mo walked out of the ramen restaurant, a crow fell from the sky. The crow saw the idiot smiling and thought that he was stupid.
"Nothing! It's evening now, let's take up our post."
With the Flame Pillar gone, Tokyo would be Li Mo's world. A lot of experience was waiting for him.
Are there any players who would refuse the experience of walking?
——Of course not.
The dark night always contains dangers, some of which come from humans, but that has nothing to do with Li Mo. At most, when he sees them, he will help the victims and do what he can. The other part of the danger comes from ghosts.
This is the job of a swordsman.
The city was brightly lit, the light from gas lamps, oil lamps, and electric lamps gathered in this ancient city, and people walked under the lights. In contrast to the pedestrians, Li Mo was walking in the darkness.
He gently dropped from the rooftop and came to a dark alley. He drew his sword while landing. The Sun Wheel Sword slid through a perfect curve in the air, and a head flew high in the air. Immediately, the body turned into ashes. Li Mo ignored the victim. He tapped the ground lightly and left here again with the help of the narrow wall.
He always likes to run on the rooftops in Tokyo, just like a ninja. But he is much better than a ninja. Sometimes he feels like a bat when he looks down at the city.
"Idiot, support, support."
"Merchant Sakata is under attack, under attack!"
The crow came over and delivered the message.
Chapter 59 Bon voyage
Tokyo was bustling at night, with people coming and going. Normally, no attack would happen in public, but things were unpredictable. There was always a lack of outrageous things happening in this world.
The crow was flying low in the night, while Li Mo was following it on the roof. Both were so fast that ordinary people could only see a shadow. It was more likely that they didn't see it at all.
"How much longer?"
"Right ahead, right ahead."
The crow's voice was still so harsh, or piercing. Accustomed to the voice of his companion, Li Mo looked around in the moonlight, collecting data and information.
The flow of people can be used as observation data. When an attack occurs, the people around will choose to flee, fearing that innocent people will be affected and the city gates will catch fire. Hundreds of years ago, the warriors of this country would use people to test their swords.
found it.
Li Mo adjusted his direction of advance. Suddenly, a turbulence appeared in a place where all the traffic was calm. It was very easy to observe, just like finding a white crane among a flock of chickens.
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Sakata felt that he was unlucky. He had only heard of ghosts before, but he regarded them as rural ghost stories. After all, everyone had heard stories about great ghosts like Shuten-doji and Tamamonomae when they were young, but how many people in the real world had seen such ghosts?
The man-eating evil ghost, this monster really appeared in front of him.
His right arm was torn apart by the opponent in the first moment. If he had not dodged at that moment, he might have been torn apart entirely.
That terrifying power is simply a monster.
The man who was fighting the monster was a man in a black uniform. He said he was a swordsman from the Demon Slayer Corps and had been fighting this evil demon for a long time. If he hadn't suddenly appeared, he would have been a corpse. But... anyone with a discerning eye could see that this swordsman was at a disadvantage!
What should I do? What should I do? Run away? But my legs were weak.
Looking at his left broken arm, he had temporarily bandaged it to stop the heavy bleeding. But seeing the blood-soaked bandage, he knew it wouldn't last long. He needed help from a professional doctor.
Maybe I should try to struggle and leave.
Soon, Sakata found that he didn't seem to have to think about this kind of problem.
The boy I saw yesterday fell from the sky, his white feathers fully spread out in free movement, like an eagle spreading its wings. The blade in his hand reflected the moonlight in the sky, and in just a moment, the demon that the swordsman had been struggling with for a long time was beheaded.
"column".
Sakata thought of this name, which seemed to be the top combat force in the Demon Slayer Corps, just like the super powerful samurai raised by the ancient shogunate.
I was saved...
But no matter what, I survived.
The avenue was brightly lit, but there were few pedestrians. Even the surrounding shops were temporarily closed. Come to think of it, why not run away from such a vicious incident?
"So it's you, Kuang Jin. Now is not the time to chat. The police will be here soon. Support Mr. Sakata and let's leave."
Li Mo saw that the swordsman who was fighting the ghost was actually Masachika Yamano, who was an old acquaintance of Li Mo. He and Li Mo both participated in the "Final Selection" in the same year.
As for avoiding the police, it was not because Li Mo had done anything wrong. It was because all the members of the Demon Slayer Corps tried their best to avoid the officials when they were here. In the Taisho period when the sword ban was implemented, it was undoubtedly a provocation for you to walk in front of the officials with a sword, especially in a big city like this, under the feet of the emperor.
"Yes, Lord Hiruzen."
Li Mo noticed the injuries on Sakata's body and looked around. The environment was quite familiar. A three-dimensional Tokyo appeared in his mind. It seemed that it was not far from where Miss Tamayo was.
He said, "Come with me, Kuang Jin, let's go find a doctor."
Before leaving, he did not forget to take Sakata's severed hand with him. Maybe with Miss Tamayo's medical skills, she could reattach it?
——The possibility is very low, but it’s not impossible to give it a try. It’s free anyway.
The three of them quickly left the scene, leaving it to the police to deal with.
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The house where Miss Tamayo was located was usually invisible, and Yushiro's blood demon art had obscured it. It was impossible to detect its existence with the naked eye.
But Li Mo is different, he is the chosen one.
dong dong dong-
Led by the cute cat, the group successfully entered the other party's area. During this time, Li Mo carefully observed whether anyone had discovered this place. The result was obvious, of course no one had.
"Li-san? Why are you here? Wait, I understand. Please come in. I will immediately notify Ms. Tamayo to prepare for surgery."
The one who opened the door was Kocho Kanae. She was stunned at first when she saw Li Mo holding the severed hand, and then she saw Sakata supporting him from behind, and she understood what had happened.
Sakata was sent to the operating room, and the severed hand was taken away by them. However, according to Ms. Tamayo, she could not reconnect the arm, and could only do some work to stop the bleeding.
The one who entertained Li Mo was Yu Shilang. He had a stern face and seemed to be saying, "Why are you here again? Get out of here." But in fact, he was making tea.
"Yushiro, are you angry?"
"Nonsense! Why did you bring people here again, you bastard? What if you attract bad guys? Lord Tamayo is still being wanted by ghosts!"
Li Mo knew Yushiro's worries. As the only demon who betrayed Muzan Kibutsuji in thousands of years, Tamayo was on his blacklist. Hundreds of years ago during the Warring States period, if it weren't for the fact that Yoriichi Tsugumi was too intimidating to it, the first thing it would have done was to hunt down Tamayo.
"Don't panic. No one saw us coming. I even took the blood factor into consideration. Secondly, unless you are an upper-ranked one, I can kill you in one blow."
"Tsk." Yushiro was very dissatisfied, but he also knew that the other party was not lying. As the top combat force of the Demon Slayer Corps, Li Mo in front of him was very powerful. He sent many blood in a year, which was more than all the blood he and Miss Tamayo had collected before. There was even blood at the level of the Twelve Demon Moons.
Kenno Masachika said: "Well, I heard from the attacking ghost that... it seems that an upper-rank demon is coming to Tokyo."
"Hmm?" Li Mo said, "Are you sure that all ghosts are big mouths? They can even say things like this."
Suddenly Li Mo could understand why Muzan Kibutsuji cursed those demons that "if you say your name, you will be killed by backlash". With such a big mouth, without this curse, all its knowledge would probably be revealed.
"The other party felt that he had a great advantage at that time... I was already at a disadvantage at that time."
"That's right. Kuangji, do you want to take a look at your injuries?"
"I'm just a little exhausted, but not seriously injured. I'll leave after a short rest." Kuano Masaki said, "I heard that an ordinary person is hunting ghosts recently, and I need to go see what's going on."
Li Mo said, "Then have a good rest, I'll ask the doctor to check you out later. By the way, Yu Shilang, I remember you also know medical skills, come and take a look."
"Hmph! Why should I do this?" Yushiro said dissatisfiedly.
How to deal with a bratty kid? Of course, bring in an adult. Li Mo said, "I don't think Miss Tamayo will like your attitude."
Yu Shilang gave Li Mo a vicious look, and immediately began to treat Wei Ye Kuang Jin.
Li Mo was the only one left in the room with nothing to do, feeling relaxed, he picked up a cup of tea and stood in front of the window, enjoying the hard-earned time, he would go out again later to protect Tokyo's nightlife.
——Then, I saw the crow.
"Crisis, support, crisis, support!"