Demon Slayer: My breathing technique went awry after Nezuko pushed me down.

"That way, I can plead for you in front of Lei and say that you were just being controlled."

Xiaozhi's breathing became rapid.

She could picture it—Tired, seeing her with the Demon Slayer Corps, and then...

No! Absolutely not!

"I, I don't want to!" Xiaozhi suddenly shouted, her voice still trembling, but filled with a desperate courage.

"I don't want to go back! I don't want to be a mother! I won't call anyone 'Mom'!"

"My name is Xiaozhi now!"

Spider Sister was stunned.

She stared at Xiaozhi for several seconds, as if she were seeing this timid "mother" for the first time.

Then she laughed, her shoulders shaking with laughter.

"Good, very good." She wiped away the tears of laughter. "Xiaozhi? What an awful name. It seems you're determined to betray this family."

"This isn't home!" Xiaozhi shouted, her eyes red. "A home doesn't beat people every day! A home doesn't tear someone's face off just to please itself! A home doesn't cut family members into pieces and then make them grow up again! I...I never...wanted this home!!!"

She cried out those last words.

Chapter 60 The next chapter - Tired!

Spider Sister's smile disappeared.

"Since that's the case, then you just wait—"

"What are you waiting for! I can't wait any longer!!!"

Inosuke suddenly jumped up, interrupting Spider Sister's words!

He had long been frustrated by Shirakawa Yu, and with his twin swords swung, he charged towards the stream like a cannonball!

"Inosuke!" Tanjiro tried to stop him, but it was too late.

Inosuke waded across the water, splashing up a large spray, and in the blink of an eye, he was on the other side!

"Die, you female ghost! I'll take your neck!!!"

Spider Sister's expression changed, and she retreated rapidly.

But instead of engaging in battle, she shouted into the woods:

"dad!!!"

The ground shook.

A huge figure leaped out from the depths of the forest and stood in front of Spider Sister.

It was a burly, white-haired man over three meters tall, with a bare upper body and bulging muscles, and dark brown skin.

What's most horrifying is his face, which appears to be human-shaped, but its features are all spider-like compound eyes and ferocious fangs.

His entire body emanated an astonishing killing intent at all times.

"Roar--!!!"

Spider Dad let out a superhuman roar and punched Inosuke!

"Well done!!!" Inosuke neither dodged nor evaded, but crossed his twin swords to meet the attack!

"laugh!"

"Uh!!!"

The sounds of swords piercing flesh and muffled groans rang out simultaneously!

Inosuke was sent flying backward by the slash, rolling several times on the ground before regaining his balance.

He jumped up, shook his numb arms, and his eyes under the boar's head mask shone even brighter.

"That's powerful! Now that's more like it!"

Tanjiro had already drawn his sword and rushed to the stream, standing in front of Inosuke. "Watch out! This guy has a strong aura!"

The spider father turned his neck, making a "crackling" sound.

His gaze swept over Tanjiro and Inosuke, finally settling on Shirakawa Hajime and Kozue on the opposite bank.

When he saw Xiaozhi pulling on Shirakawa Yu's haori, a terrifying fierce light burst forth from his vertical pupils.

His voice was hoarse and unpleasant, like a broken bellows, "You... dare... betray me!!!"

Faced with this so-called 'father' who beat her at the drop of a hat, Xiaozhi was so frightened that she shrank behind Bai Chuanyu.

Shirakawa Yu patted her head and looked at the two little ones, "Inosuke, this big guy is yours. Tanjiro, you come with me."

Inosuke: "Hehe, okay!"

Tanjiro was taken aback. "Senior brother?"

"Let's follow that sister and find Lei." Shirakawa Yu pointed to the depths of the forest—the Spider Sister had already escaped during the chaos.

“But this demon…” Tanjiro looked at his spider father, who was approaching step by step, the ground shaking with each step.

“Inosuke is enough,” Shirakawa Yu said. “Tanjiro, I ask you, did you teach Inosuke the Middle Breathing technique?”

Tanjiro blushed, "I...I did teach you..."

After all, it was taught privately without the master's permission.

He quickly added, "But Inosuke has only just started training..."

"As long as it can be cut down, it's fine. It's good for practical experience to solidify my skills," Shirakawa Yu said matter-of-factly.

"I could easily kill this ghost, but I don't want you and your friends to forever be just attacking me from below."

Tanjiro's lips twitched. "Senior, the term 'crotch delivery'..."

"You get the idea." Shirakawa Yu waved his hand. "Inosuke, this demon is yours now."

"rest assured!"

While the group was talking, the spider father had closed to within five meters, his target: the spider mother, Little Branch.

He raised his fists, and his ghostly aura surged forth!

The enraged 'husband': "Roar—!!!"

"Shut up!!!" Inosuke charged forward first, "Your opponent is me! Big guy!"

Knife and fist clash once again!

This time, Inosuke was prepared. He wasn't knocked away, but instead used the force to flip over and kick Spider Dad in the face!

"boom!"

Spider Dad swayed slightly, then delivered a backhand hook punch!

Inosuke narrowly dodged, his fist grazing past his boar head mask, sending a few hairs flying.

"Tanjiro, let's go." Shirakawa Yu had already picked up Kozuko and Nezuko and waded across the stream.

Tanjiro gritted his teeth and said to Inosuke, "Be careful!"

Inosuke nodded seriously, gripping his twin swords tightly.

The spider father tried to stop him, but Inosuke, recklessly, clung to him, shouting, "Where are you looking! I'm right here!!!"

A frenzied dance of dual swords! Although the technique was crude, the beastly brute force, combined with the comprehensive improvement in power, speed, and endurance brought about by the newly learned constant breathing technique, actually managed to hold off Spider Daddy for the time being.

Xiaozhi leaned on Bai Chuanyu's shoulder, watching in astonishment as the little wild boar that Bai Chuanyu had previously controlled with ease was now fighting back and forth with the "domestic abuser" who used to beat her at the drop of a hat.

This wild boar demon... is it that powerful?

Just how strong is Shirakawa Yu, who can control him at will?

She suddenly realized that her choice this time might really be... the right one.

Shirakawa Yu, along with Tanjiro and Kozue, followed the trail left by the spider sister.

He wasn't moving fast, deliberately hanging not far from Spider Sister.

This time, Xiaozhi was held in his arms.

At first, the little girl was stiff, but she gradually relaxed, glanced at Bai Chuanyu cautiously, and then, with a hint of smugness, pressed her face against his shoulder.

Unexpectedly, this post caused trouble.

Because Shirakawa Yu had been concealing his aura, concealing the rare blood scent that drove all the ghosts mad.

But a cover-up is still a cover-up. If you really put your little nose right up to Shirakawa Yu, how could you not smell it?

The moment Xiaozhi smelled the scent, her eyes reddened.

His mouth was drooling uncontrollably.

It smells so good, I really want to eat it, I can't resist eating it...

Just as she lost her mind and opened her mouth to bite down,

"Waaah~~"

A small bamboo tube was stuffed into her mouth.

Xiaozhi's consciousness cleared briefly, and she looked completely bewildered.

"Keep it in your mouth. Your mistress doesn't need it right now, so you can use it for now."

Nezuko, on the other side of Shirakawa Yu's embrace, pouted her little mouth.

However, after Bai Chuanyu kissed her cheek, he giggled.

"Senior brother, look ahead!" Tanjiro suddenly exclaimed, covering his nose.

The stench in the air was even more pronounced.

At the same time, a woman's hoarse scream came from a clearing in the woods ahead.

The two quickened their pace and rushed into the open space.

Then, I saw that scene—