Fox Demon: Heaven rewards diligence; I will eventually achieve divine mastery of martial arts.

Chapter 271: Destroying Tanjiro with a ruthless hand

The men acting as strongmen shouted their commands, but their shouts failed to attract any attention from the people on the street.

The eyes of everyone on the street were involuntarily drawn to the woman in the stands being held up by the strongmen.

She was an extremely beautiful woman; her flawless face and long silver hair made her seem otherworldly.

Every smile and frown of hers would elicit cheers from the crowd.

Tanjiro Kamado learned the other person's name from the cheers of these people—Warakihime.

Tanjiro Kamado narrowed his eyes. Lin Yu had told him before that Warabihime was the alias of the Upper Moon demon whose real name was Daki.

Although he didn't smell any evil spirit aura on the other party, Lin Yu naturally had no reason to lie to him. It was obvious that the evil spirit in front of him had concealed its identity in order to hide in the world of ordinary people.

It's hard for anyone to imagine that the seemingly frail woman in front of them is actually Upper Moon Six, the most powerful of all the demons.

However, Tanjiro Kamado wasn't that nervous; he was thinking about how to defeat his opponent.

After thinking for a moment, Tanjiro Kamado gave up the idea of ​​taking action now. After all, there were so many people on the street, and if he fought a powerful demon, he would inevitably injure these innocent people in front of him.

Although Tanjiro Kamado no longer felt guilty about killing villains, he did not want to accidentally harm innocent people.

As he was pondering, Tanjiro Kamado noticed a gaze sweep over him.

Tanjiro Kamado looked up and met the gaze of Warabihime in the stands.

Their gazes met only briefly before shifting away without lingering, leaving no trace.

But at this moment, the human and the ghost have different thoughts.

Tanjiro Kamado suppressed his murderous intent, while Princess Warabi, or more accurately, Daki, naturally recognized Tanjiro Kamado's Demon Slayer Corps uniform at a glance and knew he was a member of the Demon Slayer Corps.

"Phew, looks like it's time to change my identity."

Daki was also very dissatisfied with the members of the Demon Slayer Corps.

She originally disguised herself as a courtesan, changing her identity only once every ten years. Now that the Demon Slayer Corps has arrived, it proves that her whereabouts have been exposed. Although the entire red-light district is large, if a thorough investigation is conducted, her identity will likely be uncovered soon.

Once their identity is exposed, they will naturally have to change their appearance and name.

She clearly says she's very satisfied with her appearance and name.

She was already unhappy about being paraded through the streets, and now she's even more upset.

The procession continued forward, while Tanjiro Kamado retreated back into the noodle shop.

He didn't stay outside for long, so naturally he didn't arouse any further suspicion from the other two.

After finishing their noodles, the parade was completely over.

"You've rested enough and eaten enough, now it's time to go kill some ghosts, right?"

Uzui Tengen still hadn't been told the demon's true identity by Kamado Tanjiro, and his impatience had reached its peak.

"Now is not the best time to strike."

Tanjiro Kamado shook his head.

We've just finished eating, and it's the busiest time of day in the entertainment district, packed with people. It's not a good time for fighting, and we have other things to do before we can kill Daki.

When Uzui Tengen heard Kamado Tanjiro say that, he immediately narrowed his eyes.

He was beginning to doubt whether what Tanjiro Kamado was saying was credible.

At that moment, Tanjiro Kamado and Shinobu Kocho asked each other:

"Miss Shinobu, if I'm not mistaken, you must be a doctor, right?"

Butterfly paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"If that's the case, then things will be much easier."

Tanjiro Kamado nodded and led the two towards the outer edge of the entertainment district, soon arriving at the riverbank at the end of the street.

The river ahead was lined with pleasure boats full of guests, and there were practically no people here. After Kamado Tanjiro led the two of them around for ages, and Uzui Tengen was starting to lose patience, Kamado Tanjiro finally spoke:

"That's it."

He then drew his Nichirin Blade from his waist, rubbed it against the ground, and then suddenly exerted force with his right hand, causing dirt to fly everywhere.

Behind him, Tengen Uzui and Shinobu Kocho exchanged silent glances, somewhat confused about what Tanjiro Kamado was doing.

While they were pondering, Tanjiro Kamado had already dug a large pit with his Nichirin Blade.

At this moment, Uzui Tengen and Kocho Shinobu looked towards the large pit, their eyes narrowing, because below the pit, they saw a hole that was clearly not man-made.

The pit was very small, barely big enough for one person to squeeze into; moving around was practically impossible.

Humans certainly couldn't dig such a cave, so there's only one answer: this pit was dug by an evil spirit.

Why would an evil spirit dig a hole?

Could the evil spirit actually be hiding in the pit?

No wonder Uzui Tengen couldn't find any trace of the evil spirits before.

Tanjiro Kamado pointed to the pit:

"Go inside; that should be the cave where the evil spirits hid their 'food.' There should still be food hidden inside. Go ahead."

Uzui Tengen sensed something was wrong and asked:

"how about you?"

"I'll stay outside and watch over you."

"Tanjiro Kamado said calmly."

Uzui Tengen was somewhat suspicious. He exchanged a glance with Kocho Shinobu, then nodded, drew his twin swords, and led the way.

Tanjiro Kamado mentally recounted the various pieces of information Lin Yu had previously given him.

Although he had a clear understanding of his current strength, he also knew that knowing the opponent's specific abilities would be helpful in the battle.

What's more, this was his first time fighting an Upper Moon demon.

It's important to know that Upper Moon demons have no kill records in the Demon Slayer Corps' logs; many Pillar-level swordsmen have died at the hands of Upper Moon demons.

Tanjiro Kamado, of course, would not underestimate him.

Although he knew that Lin Yu was always behind him, ever since Lin Yu said that he would leave one day, he became even more engrossed in cultivation and decided to give his all in every battle, and never let Lin Yu make a move unless absolutely necessary.

At the same time, he quietly activated the emotional energy technique that Lin Yu had given him, enveloping his surroundings in emotional energy.

Observing every rustle of grass.

As for the movements of Uzui Tengen and Kocho Shinobu, they were all under his control.

He could clearly see that Uzui Tengen was digging the hole at an extremely fast speed. Although he was complaining about him, he was aware that there might be "food" in the cave, so his hands were moving very quickly.

Butterfly remained behind the other person without saying a word.

Tanjiro Kamado paid no attention to the two of them. His spiritual power continued to extend forward, and soon he arrived in a huge space, where he "saw" the scene inside.

The ground was covered with countless skeletons, and several people were tied to the cave walls with pink ribbons.

Just then, one of the ribbons seemed to come alive, looking around before finally locking onto the passage that Uzui Tengen was about to dig.

After a brief hesitation, the ribbon suddenly flew toward an opening in the cave wall.

Without any hesitation, Tanjiro Kamado ran towards the cave entrance.

His current range of emotional perception is limited; if he doesn't keep up with the other party, he is very likely to lose them.

The ribbon was fast, but it posed no problem for Tanjiro Kamado, who easily kept up. When they entered the entertainment district, Tanjiro Kamado lightly leaped and landed on a rooftop.

It sped across the rooftops without making a sound.

The noisy night in the geisha district did not affect Tanjiro Kamado's judgment at all, and he quickly followed the ribbon to the location of Kyogoku-ya, the most famous place in the entire Yoshiwara geisha district.

"It is indeed here."

"Tanjiro Kamado said in a low voice, and with a flip, he landed inside Kyogoku's house.

The interior of Kyogoku-ya was decorated in an extremely luxurious manner, and with Tanjiro Kamado's keen hearing, he could naturally hear the decadent music coming from inside.

He walked silently past the door and soon arrived at his destination.

After only a brief pause, a question came from inside the room:

Who is it? Who's outside?

Tanjiro Kamado didn't say anything. The next second, he had already drawn his sword and slashed at the wooden door in front of him.

The wooden door shattered into pieces, splinters scattered everywhere, and at the same time, a pink ribbon came flying in.

Tanjiro Kamado's Nichirin Blade, still brimming with momentum, collided with the pink ribbon.

"laugh!"

The sound of tearing cloth rang out, and Tanjiro Kamado's blade sliced ​​through the ribbon as if it had struck a real one.

But the ribbon, as if alive, let out a scream after being split in two and retreated back into the darkness of the room.

Of course, the scene in the room posed no obstacle to Tanjiro Kamado's perception.