Demon Slayer: After raising Shinobu, I died in front of her.

Guess who I am!

There are only three people in this family. Kanae is gentle and sensible, and she would never do such a prank.

There's no need to guess who it is.

But Lingchuan Tetsu still pretended to be thinking and deliberately guessed wrong: "Kanae? Didn't you just go inside?"

The voice behind me was clearly exasperated, and I could feel a little foot stomping hard on the floor.

"Guess again!"

His voice was harsh as he commanded, "If you don't guess correctly, Master won't be eating today!"

"Ha ha!"

Ling Chuanche couldn't help but laugh out loud. He stretched out his long arm and lifted the ninja behind him into the air.

Faced with her master's "claws," Ren kicked her legs in mid-air and immediately shouted into the house, "Sister! Master is bullying me! Come help me!"

Inside the house, Kanae, who was preparing breakfast, peeked out upon hearing this. Seeing that the sadness on Ayakawa Tetsu's face had disappeared, she felt relieved and a gentle smile appeared on her lips.

"I was wrong, Master!"

Seeing that her sister was completely ignoring her, Ren immediately changed tactics and began to beg for mercy.

This tactic worked as expected. When Ling Chuanche saw that she had given up, he softened and wanted to put her down.

But who knew that the next moment, Ren, like a light butterfly, used his strength to do a beautiful somersault in the air and landed steadily on the ground.

Seeing that Ling Chuanche hadn't reacted yet, the little girl's eyes lit up, and she smiled slyly: "There's a flaw!"

"Dinner's ready!"

The two's "battle" finally ended when they started eating.

At the dinner table, Ling Chuanche suddenly said, "After we finish eating, let's go for a walk."

"Ok?"

The two little girls looked up at the same time, their faces blank.

Ren blinked curiously, a grain of rice still clinging to the corner of his mouth: "Where are we going?"

"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, I'm going to buy some New Year's goods."

As Ling Chuanche chewed, he pondered what parents should buy for their children during the normal Chinese New Year. Should they buy some new clothes and toys?

Hmm... forget about toys, I haven't even figured out how to play with all the ones I have at home yet.

He was still mentally calculating his shopping list, while Ren was so happy he almost jumped for joy.

No girl dislikes shopping, not even a child.

They have been here for several months. Although they are happy every day, they have been sheltered in a greenhouse for the past few months and have not really gone out.

After finishing their meal, the group set off in high spirits.

They walked down the street, looking at the bustling crowd around them.

Shinobu and Kanae walked ahead, while Ayakawa Tetsu followed silently.

Looking at the smiles on Shinobu and Kanae's faces,

The little girl who had just arrived here, had just lost her family, and whose face was filled with hatred, saying that happiness was no longer relevant to them, now has more and more smiles on her face.

Ling Chuanche himself didn't even realize it.

He made up for all the debts he owed to his sister and the regrets he had for his family by doing it all for them.

Chapter 14: The Previous Generation of Water Columns

"What? Two hundred yuan! That's so expensive!"

Shinobu Kocho stood in front of the stall, hands on her hips, arguing with the owner: "It's just an ordinary lantern, how can it be so expensive! Twenty at most!"

The knife struck the major artery directly.

The stall owner's lips twitched violently, and he explained helplessly, "Young lady, our lanterns are the latest style this year, with exquisite workmanship, so this is the price."

Ling Chuanche, who had been following behind and watching this area, walked over and said gently, "Buy it if you like it, it's not expensive."

Upon hearing this, the boss immediately felt like he had found a savior: "That's right, that's right, this gentleman is a discerning person."

Shinobu Kocho wasn't buying it. She sneered and bluntly exposed them: "Are you trying to take advantage of us? Master, let's go!"

Without saying a word, she grabbed Ling Chuanche's hand and dragged him away.

Ling Chuanche was being pulled along by her, and could only whisper to persuade her, "It's only two hundred yuan. If you like it, just buy it. It's okay."

Butterfly Shinobu stopped and turned around, pointing at Ling Chuanche with a pained expression: "Master! Even if we have money, we can't be so wasteful! That guy obviously saw that we were dressed well and deliberately raised the price to rip us off!"

Ling Chuanche knew this, of course, but it was just his personality that made him dislike arguing with people and feel that it was better to avoid trouble.

Butterfly sighed. After spending so much time with her, she knew all too well what kind of kind-hearted person her master was.

"Alright, Master, if you want to buy anything in the future, please tell me and my sister. Don't buy anything on your own, okay?"

She felt it was absolutely necessary to give a serious explanation, otherwise, given Ling Chuanche's "foolish and rich" personality, who knows how much money he would waste.

"Mm." Ling Chuanche nodded obediently.

"Let's go, Master, let's go find my sister."

Kanae was selecting fabric for making clothes at a nearby fabric shop.

She had been thinking about making a new haori for her master.

As a Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, Master always wore the same old black haori. Due to years of fighting, the garment was tattered and covered with countless stitches.

Just after buying the fabric and paying for it, Kanae turned around and saw Toru Ayakawa and Shinobu Kocho walking towards her.

At this moment, Ling Chuanche's attention was drawn to a roadside stall. The stall owner was an old craftsman, intently carving jade, and the stall was filled with various exquisite patterns.

Ling Chuanche picked up two of the pieces, each carved with two lifelike butterflies fluttering about.

"Boss, how much are these two?"

"Cheng Hui, five hundred each."

Just as Ling Chuan Che was about to take out his money, Ren's signature loud voice suddenly rang out.

"Five hundred? Why don't you just rob someone!"

It turned out that Ren had been keeping an eye on things, and when she saw that Ling Chuanche was about to be the "sucker" again, she immediately panicked. She rushed to Ling Chuanche's side in three steps, put her hands on her hips, and looked like a cat with its fur standing on end and its tail bristling.

After a two-minute heated debate, the two pieces of jade were finally sold for fifty yuan each.

Price reduction successful!

Ren clapped his hands triumphantly, then asked in confusion, "Master, why did you buy these two stones?"

Ling Chuanche smiled at her and Kanae, waving the jade in his hand: "Buying gifts for the two little butterflies."

Kanae and Shinobu stared at the two jade stones engraved with butterflies for a few seconds in silence.

The next moment, Ren suddenly grabbed the jade, turned around and ran back to the stall, whispering something to the owner.

A few minutes later, she ran back with a big smile.

"Hehe, Master, look!"

Shinobu Kocho opened her palm to show it to Toru Ayakawa.

The original two jade pendants have become three, still featuring the two lively butterflies, but this time, a chubby, adorable little fish has been added between the two butterflies.

What kind of fish is this?

"Hehe, this fish is Master!"

"Why am I a fish?" Ling Chuanche was completely confused.

Ren tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said confidently, "Master uses the Breath of the Azure, and 'Azure' is naturally related to water. There are fish in the water, and I can't think of anything more suitable!"

Ling Chuanche felt a warmth in his heart as he looked at the two clever little ones in front of him, his eyes slightly warming up.

“That way, the three of us, master and disciples, will each have one!” Shinobu Kocho said smugly.

Kanae was also playing with the jade pendant in her hand with great affection, her eyebrows curving into a smile, clearly she liked it very much.

Just then, a raven flapped its wings and swooped down from the sky.

"Is there a mission?" Upon seeing the Kasugai Crow, Kanae subconsciously assumed that Ayakawa Tetsu was going on another mission, and a hint of reluctance flashed in her eyes.

Ling Chuanche noticed, however, that this raven was not his family's lucky charm.

The raven landed steadily on Ling Chuanche's shoulder, a delicate letter tied to its leg. Ling Chuanche took the letter, opened it, and glanced at it. His previously calm eyes suddenly flickered with emotion.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Shinobu Kocho asked curiously as she approached.

Ling Chuanche raised his hand and gently tapped her forehead, pretending to be serious, and said, "The Demon Slayer Corps' information is classified. Children should not inquire about it casually."

Shinobu covered her forehead and pouted in dissatisfaction.

“However, this letter didn’t come from the team.” Ling Chuanche’s lips curled up slightly, and his tone became more relaxed. “It was sent by my master.”

"Master, you have a master?" Ren's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief.

Kanae also looked bewildered; this was the first time she had heard Lingchuan Tetsu mention this relationship.

Ling Chuanche glanced at them, raised an eyebrow and said, "Of course, you're allowed to have a master, but I can't?"

"Then, Master, what kind of person is your master?"

"My master..."

The image of that stern-faced figure wearing a tengu mask flashed through Ling Chuanche's mind.

"Hmm... He was the previous generation's Water Pillar, and his strength was formidable. However, he has been retired for a long time and is currently working as a trainer in Mount Sagiri."

Ling Chuanche waved the letter in his hand and looked at the two little ones beside him, saying, "My master has read the New Year's letter and asked me to come and celebrate the New Year with him."

"Let's go together!" Shinobu Kocho exclaimed excitedly, her eyes sparkling.

Ling Chuanche shook his head with amusement: "No, that won't do. In previous years, the Lunar New Year was the time when evil spirits appeared most frequently. I have to go on patrol and can't leave my jurisdiction."

"Oh..." Ren instantly deflated like a punctured balloon, drooping her head and kicking the pebbles on the roadside with her little feet in boredom.