Hyper-fusion, I have infinite forms

Chapter 91: Invitation from the Demon Slayer
It was a sunny day and the sea was sparkling.

A wooden official ship was sailing slowly. On the deck of the ship, a young girl shyly huddled in the arms of a tall man.

"Yan, Master Yan, I am much better now and can stand on my own."

She spoke softly with a blushing face, and she looked up at Zhou Yan's handsome face, which was a little unclear under the sunlight.

"If you're sure there's no problem, then it's fine." Zhou Yan smiled slightly and helped the girl put her down.

"Oh." The girl was stunned for a moment, then she gritted her teeth and stood on the ground with the help of Zhou Yan, feeling a little regretful.

You are allowed to talk too much and be stubborn, but wouldn’t it be nice for you to just lean obediently in the arms of an adult?
But now that she was already standing, Long couldn't show her weakness anymore. She leaned on the long sword called Onikiri with both hands and looked towards the sea level with Zhou Yan.

She stole a glance at Zhou Yan while actively trying to find a topic to talk about: "Master Yan, when you fainted, I...I seem to have some extra memories."

"Oh?" Zhou Yan became interested. He turned around and looked at Long: "What new memories have you got?"

Long thought about it carefully, and said hesitantly: "The soul of a very powerful Longliu swordsman has taken over my body."

She told Zhou Yan the dream she had when she fainted.

After listening to the story, Zhou Yan stroked his chin and thought for a while. He felt that the girl's story was somewhat similar to the story of a game he had played on Earth a long time ago.

He certainly wouldn't think that Long's story was the same as that game - because many of the details were very different.

So he stopped making random guesses and asked, "It seems that you were able to learn the Longliu because your body was used by the soul of that Longliu swordsman, so it became an instinct. So, do you still remember how that person took over your body?"

"Well, he chopped at me with a sword that was emitting black light." Long frowned and thought for a while, "But, he shouldn't be chopping me. Who is he chopping?"

As she spoke, her vision went dark.

The girl fell into Zhou Yan's arms again.

Zhou Yan gently embraced the exhausted girl, silently waved away the servants who wanted to help, and then carried her back to the cabin.

It seems that she can't be allowed to think too much about the lost memories.

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【「Survival」24 days (3 days and hours remaining)】

The sailboat Zhou Yan was on stopped and started.

Finally, on the afternoon of the third day, we arrived at our destination - the inland port of Toshima County in Musashi Province.

Zhou Yan and Long each carried a bag and were respectfully escorted to the dock by the crew.

After two days of recuperation, the girl's spirit has fully recovered. As long as she doesn't think too much about her memory, there will be no problem.

There was some excitement on her face. She gently pulled Zhou Yan's clothes and looked around.

"Lord Yan, Edo Castle is worthy of being the capital of the general. It is many times more prosperous than our countryside, no, it is many times more prosperous than Joto County!" Long sighed as he stuck to Zhou Yan like a little girl.

"It is indeed much more prosperous than Joto County." Zhou Yan looked at the people and vendors coming and going around and nodded slightly. It is indeed not as good as the modern ones, but Edo Castle, as the capital of the entire country called Genroku Province, which is actually ancient Japan, does look much richer, and a sense of happiness and abundance can be seen on the faces of the people.

The two men now had money in their pockets, so they were generous. After taking a good walk around the outer city of Edo Castle, they directly found a very luxurious hotel to stay in.

After a long journey, Zhou Yan planned to rest in Edo Castle while inquiring about the news of the "Gathering in front of the Emperor to Expel Demons".

As a result, after just two days of rest, before Zhou Yan could take any action, someone came to his door.

That day, when Zhou Yan was holding Long's hand and returning to the hotel from outside, they saw two warriors with swords guarding the door of the hotel.

"Master Yan, we are from the Demon Slayer's Office."

When the other party saw Zhou Yan, he hurried over, bowed respectfully, and then spoke.

"Demon Slayer?" Zhou Yan took a look at the two people's attire, "Your attire doesn't look like it."

"Master Yan, you are joking." The two warriors lowered their heads seriously, and one of them said quickly, "We are just ordinary warriors in charge of chores in the dormitory. The attire you are talking about should refer to those adults wearing black feather cloths, the real swordsmen who slay demons."

"The Black Feather Swordsman?" Zhou Yan recalled the swordsman he saw when he used malicious locusts to monitor the Osuga County Governor. He was indeed wearing a black robe with flame patterns.

So he exchanged glances with Long, and then continued to ask the two of them: "So, what do you two want from me?"

"It's like this, our dormitory owner wants to invite Master Yan to come over for a chat."

Zhou Yan looked at the two respectful people with a slight curl of his lips: "Since the master of the dormitory has invited me, I will respectfully obey your command." The Demon-Slaying Dormitory, an official organization that I have frequently heard of since I came to this world, must know about the demon-extermination meeting in front of the emperor, right?
So, Zhou Yan and Long put away the sundries, took Onikiri and valuables, and followed the two samurai to successfully enter the inner city of Edo Castle.

*
In a remote place outside the inner city of Edo Castle, in front of the courtyard gate.

The two warriors stopped walking, and one of them nodded to the two guards at the door: "Hello, we are from the 16th team. We are here to bring guests to meet the owner of the dormitory under his instructions."

The guard saluted them back and was about to let them go, but he caught a glimpse of the Onikiri sword on Long's back and immediately said, "Sorry, you need to hand over your weapons to us when you meet the host."

Before he finished speaking, a clear voice was heard coming from the house inside the yard.

"No need, Mr. Yan is my honored guest, please ask them to come in directly."

When the four warriors heard this, they stood up straight reflexively and answered loudly and respectfully: "Yes!"

Zhou Yan could see that these four warriors seemed to have a fanatical respect for their master, and they were even particularly excited when they heard his voice.

Soon, he met the dormitory owner himself.

A handsome young man wearing a white robe, a tall black hat, and holding a five-fold broken fan in his hand.

When we met, he was sitting in an empty lobby. On the four walls of the lobby were many pictures of what looked like monsters painted in a style similar to Ukiyo-e.

The first time he saw it, Zhou Yan felt as if he had seen a famous character that often appeared in Japanese anime and games.

"Lord Yan, nice to meet you. I am the master of this generation's Demon Slayer Ryokan, Gomonin Haruaki." The handsome young man nodded slightly towards Zhou Yan with a gentle tone.

"Please take a seat."

Zhou Yan and Long calmly sat down on the futon prepared for them. Zhou Yan stroked his chin and smiled slightly, "Master Yumenyuan, if you hadn't taken the initiative to tell me your last name, I would have thought your last name was Ampere."

"How dare you! How dare you disrespect the host!" The two warriors who came in immediately glared at Zhou Yan.

"It's okay, you don't have to get too excited."

The host gently stopped the two warriors and asked them to leave first.

Then, he looked at Zhou Yan again and smiled, "Sir Yan, are you coming to Edo Castle this time for the 'Demon Extermination Meeting'?"

He has a handsome face and his eyes slightly narrowed when he smiles, which at first glance reminds people of a fox.

Seeing that the host got straight to the point, Zhou Yan didn't waste any time. He smiled and said, "That's right. I was planning to inquire about the details of this matter in a couple of days, but I didn't expect the host to take the initiative to invite me. It saved me a lot of effort."

"Hehehe" Yumeng Qingming chuckled a few times and looked at Zhou Yan and Long with interest. "This retreat meeting will be hosted by my Demon Slayer Ryo. It will be held in five days. It is actually an invitation-only private meeting."

He paused and smiled, "Although I personally intended to invite the unrivaled Longliu before, I was troubled by the fact that the whereabouts of your Longliu swordsman were too secretive, so I really couldn't invite him. Now that you have come on your own initiative, I am extremely honored."

Zhou Yan nodded, propped his chin up, and asked in a relaxed tone, "I wonder how the host knew that Long and I came to Edo Castle?"

"It's embarrassing to talk about this." Gomonin Haruaki said frankly, "We in the Demon Slayer's Office were not strong enough, so the red demon escaped and attacked Miss Oboro's parents. Later, the news of your killing of the red demon was passed back to us. We also knew about the incident in which Mr. Yan later killed Ippon Taroko at Ogasayama in Totomi Province."

"Haha, you guys are well-informed. So let's talk about this demon extermination rally." Zhou Yan smiled and didn't delve into the other party's tracking behavior any further.

"Thank you, Mr. Yan, for your broad mind." Mimonin Haruaki nodded at him seriously, then raised his fingers and made a rare gesture. "What I am going to say next is confidential, so I need to use some tricks to ensure safety. Please forgive me, sir."

"Oh? All is up to you." Zhou Yan looked at him curiously, wanting to see his methods.

Gomonin Haruaki smiled slightly and uttered strange syllables. Then, with his gesture as the center, a spherical light curtain suddenly expanded outwards until it enveloped the three of them and then stopped.

"This is a small barrier that can prevent sound from spreading." Seeing Zhou Yan and Long looking around curiously, Yumenin Haruaki explained with a smile.

"Tsk, is this the legendary Yin-Yang technique?" Zhou Yan couldn't help but admire when he saw the other party nod, "It's such a convenient technique that makes people envious."

So he leaned forward with great interest and said, "Master Dormitory Master, do you think I can become your disciple and learn the Yin-Yang technique?"

"Master Yan, you are joking." Yumenyuan Qingming was surprised by Zhou Yan's outspoken words, and then said calmly: "Master Yan and Miss Long are swordsmen of Longliu, and they can kill all kinds of monsters and demons. How could they be interested in my little Yin-Yang magic?"

As he spoke, he squinted his eyes and smiled again: "What's more, I heard that the secret method of Longliu needs to be inseparable from the 'demon power', which is in natural conflict with the 'spiritual power' we practice. If we rashly practice Yin-Yang magic, I'm afraid it will have bad consequences."

Zhou Yan looked at the man in front of him who was smiling like a fox, and knowing that the other party was unwilling to teach him, he simply raised his hand to stop him from chattering.

"Okay, I understand. Please tell me about this demon extermination meeting."

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(End of this chapter)