Question, Understand, Become a Holy Lord

"I'm not a demon, nor a human being... I'm a unique species apart from both. Perhaps I'm destined to come into this world alone, and leave alone... cough!" Bai Hen suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood halfway through his words.

"Sister and the others must be on their way here. Just hold on a little longer, just hold on a little longer, please." Shinobu Kocho wiped her tears, reached out to wipe the blood off Bai Hen's face with her sleeve, and said in a crying voice.

"It feels so cold... The sky suddenly became so dark. I can't see the moon, the stars, and I can't see your face clearly..." Butterfly Shinobu noticed that Bai Hen's eyes were beginning to lose focus and become distracted. She quickly hugged Bai Hen's body and put her tearful little face in front of Bai Hen.

"I'm right here, you must not die. If you die, I will hate you for the rest of my life! I will never scold you again, nor will I hate you. No matter what you ask for, I will satisfy you, and I will not even interfere with your relationship with your sister. Please hold on!" Shinobu Kocho said with a sob.

"Really?... I'm really looking forward to a future like that..." Bai Hen forced a smile at the corners of his blood-stained lips, making Shinobu Kocho even more sad.

"Really, we have a deal. Pinky promise!" Shinobu Kocho took Bai Hen's hand in front of her body and hooked her little finger on Bai Hen's little finger.

"Then can I take a hot spring bath with you guys? I heard that the hot springs in the Swordsmith Village are pretty good." Bai Hen hooked his little finger and responded to Shinobu Kocho.

"Yeah!" Shinobu Kocho was not surprised to hear Bai Hen's sudden recovery of spirit. She thought it was just a moment of clarity, which made her even more sad. So she quickly agreed.

"In that case, I really can't just die like that. I have decided to survive and take a hot spring bath with you guys!" Under Shinobu Kocho's shocked gaze, Bai Hen sat up from her arms and said with full energy.

"You you you--" Shinobu Kocho's brain was unable to process the information in front of her for a moment, and she could only repeat the word "you" like a tape recorder.

"Thanks to your encouragement and promise, I miraculously recovered to full health!" Bai Hen gave a thumbs up to Shinobu Kocho, as if he really recovered because of Shinobu Kocho.

"Go to hell!" Finally realizing that she seemed to have been deceived, Butterfly Shinobu's face turned red with anger. She pointed at Bai Hen and shouted angrily. However, the tears in the corners of her eyes were still on her face, making her look unintimidating.

"I have my reasons for doing this. Please listen to my explanation first." Bai Hen looked at Shinobu Kocho who was about to explode and felt that he still had to give her an excuse to buffer her.

"Who cares about you, you dirty fool... Woo!" Shinobu Kocho didn't want to listen to Bai Hen's words now. She was so worried about him just now that she was really afraid that he would die, but in the end it was all her wishful thinking. She was so angry that she wanted to curse, but Bai Hen covered her mouth with his right hand.

"We made an agreement just now that you can't scold me anymore. It's useless to bite me. I have thick skin and I'm not afraid of pain." Bai Hen said with a smile as he looked at Shinobu Kocho who was trying to fight back with her teeth.

"Let's go, we should go back, otherwise Kanae will be worried." Bai Hen ignored Kocho Shinobu's resistance and hugged her in his arms. At the same time, he did not forget to shoot out a blood vessel to take the woman who was lucky enough to escape from the fate of being food with him. He then drilled into the largest-looking passage, expanding the road while moving towards the outside world.

Being held in Bai Hen's arms, Shinobu Kocho calmed down. Although she was still angry at Bai Hen, after calming down a little, she began to feel happy that Bai Hen was safe and sound. But after being happy, Shinobu Kocho was angry at herself for being happy for Bai Hen after being deceived, but she also felt that this was indeed something worth celebrating, and then she was secretly annoyed again. In short, she got herself into trouble.

When Bai Hen, Shinobu Kocho and the woman who had not yet woken up broke out of the ground, the sun had not yet set. The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the earth, covering this land of decadence with a layer of dreamy gauze.

It is a pity that Bai Hen is currently unable to enjoy the warmth of the sun. The wind reflection barrier isolates the sunlight and casts a shadow on the golden gauze.

"Let's go. Next up is the work of the hidden organization. It's a big project. I hope this flower street won't affect their work progress too much." Although the aftermath work is inconspicuous, its tediousness and troublesomeness are often much higher than the main business.

"Hey, Kanae, we're back." Bai Hen heard the noise coming from not far away, and greeted Butterfly Kanae who came over after noticing the unusual movement.

"You're not hurt, are you?" Seeing the large amount of blood on Baihen and Kocho Shinobu's bodies, Kocho Kanae's face changed. She quickly stepped forward and asked nervously, "Shinobu, is your leg hurt?"

Hearing her sister's question, Kocho Shinobu was puzzled at first, and then she realized that she was still in Baihen's arms. Her face turned red again, and she quickly broke free from his arms and fell to the ground. She ran behind Kocho Kanae and whispered, "I'm not hurt, sister."

Seeing her sister Shinobu Kocho looking so lively, Kanae Kocho breathed a sigh of relief. After deciding to check Shinobu Kocho's body carefully when she took a bath at night, she turned her worried gaze to Shirohen, who looked extremely embarrassed.

In Kocho Kanae's impression, this was the first time she saw Bai Hen in such a miserable state. Not only were his clothes tattered and covered in dust, but there were also large patches of blood on them. The color of some of the blood stains was not right, which was obviously a sign of poisoning.

If Bai Hen didn't look like he was in better condition than Kocho Shinobu, Kocho Kanae would have already planned to strip Bai Hen naked to check his injuries.

"Are you hurt? Are you feeling unwell?" Butterfly Kanae approached Baihen and observed his body carefully. She felt relieved when she found that the muscular body under the tattered clothes was intact and there was not even a scratch.

But he still couldn't completely let go. He circled Bai Hen's body several times before reluctantly letting him go. He also decided in his heart that he would check his body carefully after returning.

"The men of the hidden organization are already gathering here. Although they may not be enough right now due to time constraints, there are more people rushing towards Yoshiwara Yukaku. Let's leave the rest of the things this woman has to do to them." said Kanae Kocho.

Even though the aftermath issues are equally important, White Scar, who has the potential to kill Muzan Kibutsuji, is the Demon Slayer Corps' greatest hope, and ensuring White Scar's safety is the top priority.

And if the strategy that Baihen discussed with his lord Ubuyashiki Yoya yesterday was correct, the new upper-rank demons might already be on their way here, but they would not easily take action before confirming Baihen's condition.

Even if an accident occurred, under the call of Ubuyashiki Kyouya, the Rock Pillar, Gyoumei Sadomasam, the Wind Pillar, Fushigawa Minoru, and the Snake Pillar, Iguro Obanai will soon arrive at this flower street. Even if the upper-rank demons will come to the flower street and take action here later, the three powerful pillars including the Rock Pillar will be enough to compete with or even defeat the upper-rank demons other than Upper-rank One.

However, the One of the Upper Ranks, Kokushibo, is the least likely upper-rank demon to appear here. If other demons, including the upper-rank demons, can be called consumables or tools to Muzan Kibutsuji, then Kokushibo is one of the few companions recognized by Muzan Kibutsuji, although this companionship is still very fragile in the face of true life and death.

The decision made by Muzan Kibutsuji did not exceed Baihen's expectations. After confirming from the perspectives of the already deceased Upper Rank Six, Kifutaro and Daki that Baihen was seriously injured, he immediately decided to let Upper Rank Three, Akaza, come to the Yoshiwara Yukaku.

The order Akaza received was to confirm Bai Hen's death. If Bai Hen was not dead but there was a chance to capture him alive, then priority should be given to capturing Bai Hen alive. If he could not be captured alive, Bai Hen's body must be seized.

Muzan Kibutsuji is also very interested in Baihen, this abnormal existence that is neither human nor ghost. If he can analyze Baihen's body, perhaps he can make new discoveries. Of course, Muzan Kibutsuji does not force it. After all, in his opinion, Baihen's strength limit is just like that. If he could not learn the breathing method, any Upper Six Ranks could probably defeat him.

Chapter 257 If only fishing could be as easy as fishing for Wuzhan

When Akaza received the order from Muzan Kibutsuji to wait for the sun to set, Shiroken and the Butterfly sisters did not even take a rest and left Yoshiwara Yukaku at sunset, heading to the next place that would become a battlefield, or more accurately, the cemetery of the Upper Moon Demons - the Swordsmith Village.

On the carriage heading to the Swordsmith Village, Kocho Shinobu, who was still angry, covered her nose and frowned, saying to Bai Hen in disgust: "It stinks, you stink of ghosts, stay away from me and my sister!"

Bai Hen has already changed into new clothes at this moment, and with his powerful ability to control his body, theoretically there is no trace of ghost left on his body. However, Shinobu Kocho just wanted to find an excuse to confront Bai Hen.

"Tsk, not long ago some guy was clinging to my arms and only let go after I reminded him. Guess who it was?" Bai Hen didn't tolerate Shinobu Kocho and started teasing her.

"Shinobu, it's okay. Mr. Baihen has just experienced a fierce battle. Now let Mr. Baihen have a good rest." Kocho Kanae nodded helplessly at Kocho Shinobu. Although she didn't know what happened between her sister and Baihen during this period of time, she found that Shinobu seemed to be more awkward when facing Baihen.

"Do you understand? Now in Kanae's heart, I am more important than you." Bai Hen gave Kocho Shinobu a sarcastic smile, and she was so angry that she almost wanted to pounce on Bai Hen and bite her.

"Mr. Bai Hen, please stop teasing me. Although you don't seem to be injured on the surface, you still can't be careless," Butterfly Kanae felt a little headache. The current Bai Hen was really different from the Bai Hen a day ago. At this moment, she felt like she was taking care of two children.

Even Shinobu Kocho, who had been extremely well-behaved in front of him, had her true colors revealed by Bai Hen's teasing in the past two days, and she was even more irritable than before.

"For Kanae's sake, I won't bother with you for now. But don't forget our previous agreement. We made a pinky promise." Bai Hen shook his little finger and said proudly.

"Don't talk nonsense, you lied to me... What agreement was there? It doesn't count anyway!" Shinobu Kocho was so scared that she almost jumped up. She didn't expect Bai Hen to bring up this matter in front of her sister Kanae.

"It was you who proposed the agreement first, and we made a promise..." Bai Hen raised his little finger and said in a wronged tone.

"Has she been fooled by Mr. Baihen again?" Butterfly Kanae looked at the two people interacting and wanted to laugh. At the same time, she was very curious about the agreement that Baihen mentioned.

"Shinobu, can you tell your sister what the agreement is? I don't remember teaching you to be a bad boy who knows how to lie~" Kanae Kocho looked at Shinobu Kocho with a loving face and said angrily.

"That's right. Although I'm not a human either, a bad boy who lies and breaks his promise will be abandoned by his sister." Bai Hen took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire and continued to put pressure on Shinobu Kocho.

The double attack of Baihen and Kocho Kanae was very effective, causing Kocho Shinobu to fall into a state of autism and pretending to be dead, unable to get up again. This further aroused Kocho Kanae's curiosity. Unfortunately, neither Baihen nor Kocho Shinobu satisfied her curiosity.

This time, Bai Hen and his companions did not take a roundabout way to the Sword Forging Village like in the original novel. Moreover, each section of the road had to be led by a different member of the "Hidden" tribe and a crow as the guide, and those who went there had to be blindfolded.

After all, the Swordsmith Village was the next bait to be thrown. If Muzan Kibutsuji couldn't find it, Ubuyashiki Kōya would have to send someone to "accidentally" leak the location of the Swordsmith Village.

The current situation is that we are not afraid of not being able to find the ghost, but we are afraid of the ghost not coming to find it. It would be best if the news of the Swordsmith Village could be leaked today, and then tomorrow night Muzan Kibutsuji would send the unlucky guy to die. At that time, the news of the blue red spider lily would be inadvertently exposed, and the final battle would soon be here.

Without taking a detour, the distance from Tokyo to the Swordsmith Village was closer than Bai Hen had imagined. Before midnight, the three of them had already arrived at the gate of the Swordsmith Village, and the village chief was there to greet them.

However, Bai Hen had no interest in chatting with these swordsmiths who wore ugly masks and had strange personalities, and he would not fall for their rhetoric that he should treat the Nichirin Sword with care and that the sword was a ghost hunter's second life, which was an attempt to elevate their status.

In Bai Hen's opinion, tools are just tools. No matter how exaggerated they are, they are just weapons after all. If there is a problem with the knife during the process of killing ghosts, the responsibility should be attributed to the knife maker, not the so-called ghost hunter who does not cherish the knife. It is simply stupid to place emotions on the tool for killing the enemy and extend the knife intent or sword intent from it.

After simply informing the swordsmiths of his requirements for the Sunwheel Blade and asking them to complete the forging before tomorrow night, Bai Hen no longer paid any attention to these swordsmiths who were complaining about the difficulties.

Bai Hen's requirements for the Nichirin Sword can be said to be quite simple, so simple that it basically only requires a handle and a blade. If they can't even meet such a simple requirement, then it can only be said that these swordsmiths have too many things to worry about and think too complicatedly.

In fact, Bai Hen didn't need a specific Sun Blade. The reason he asked for the forging of the Sun Blade was just to complete the set.

If Muzan Kibutsuji ordered the Upper Rank Demons to raid the sword-forging village and found that no one in the entire village was forging the Nichirin sword that White Scar needed, then even with its poor brain it might find something unusual.

On the contrary, if Baihen had a hard time fighting against the upper-rank demons, and then killed the enemy with the Nichirin sword that the swordsmiths had forged with great difficulty, then with Muzan Kibutsuji's walnut-sized brain, he probably wouldn't have too many suspicions about it, and would only blame his subordinates for being useless.

"Oh, that's right, it's not just this one. As long as I'm in this village, you have to forge me a Sun Blade every day according to my request. I don't care about the quality of the blade, but the completion time must be strictly controlled, and it must be completed at any time at night."

Bai Hen suddenly remembered that Muzan Kibutsuji might not come to him immediately, so he turned back and gave instructions to the swordsmiths. After that, he quickly left without paying attention to the swordsmiths' eyes that looked like they were missing him.

"Mr. Bai Hen, isn't our attitude... a little too tough?" After Bai Hen turned back, Kocho Kanae said to him.

"As swordsmiths, it is their responsibility to provide the Demon Slayers on the front lines with weapons that suit them. Having the ability to forge high-quality Nichirin swords is not a reason for them to be arrogant! The reason why swordsmiths who don't know their own status are so presumptuous in front of the Demon Slayers who may lose their lives at any time is because your attitude is too gentle."

"Swordsmiths are not indispensable. It can even be said that their craftsmanship has begun to lag behind the times. The Nichirin swords forged with more advanced technology will only be tougher and sharper than the ones they hammer out one by one. It is not an exaggeration to say that their existence has already hindered the Demon Slayer Corps."

“Even if he is the chief of the Sword Forging Village, his status will not be higher than the weakest ghost hunter. The era of ghosts is about to end. I am just making them recognize their own status!” Even in front of the Butterfly Sisters, Bai Hen did not give the swordsmiths any face.

"I see..." Although the gentle and kind-hearted Kanae Kocho could not completely agree with Baihen's statement, she had to admit that what Baihen said made some sense. Although it was rare for the rear-line personnel in the Demon Slayer Corps to ride on the heads of the demon hunters, it did happen.

Although they will not do anything blatantly, it is not uncommon for them to use their position to do things that disgust ghost hunters.

Even when Shinobu Kocho was receiving her team uniform, the Demon Slayer Corps' lecherous tailor Maeda deliberately gave her an ill-fitting, low-cut uniform. Although Shinobu burned the uniform in front of Maeda without hesitation, later it was the turn of the silly Love Pillar, Mitsuri Kanroji, to wear the same ill-fitting, low-cut uniform.

Shinobu Kocho had also advised her, but although Mitsuri Kanroji was a little angry at first after learning about this, she was carefree and thought that there was no need to trouble Maeda for such a thing. Later, she felt that it would better show her charm and make it easier for her to find a suitable husband, so the matter was finally left unresolved.

"But I am very satisfied with the 'we' you mentioned. Let's go to the hot spring together!" Bai Hen changed the subject. He was very pleased that Kanae Kocho put himself and her on the same side, so he decided to take her to the hot spring as a sign of friendship.

"I heard that the hot springs in the Swordsmith Village are very helpful for recuperation. It is indeed worth looking forward to. But let's forget about this..." Kocho Kanae waved her hands and refused with a slightly blushing face.

"Hmph, sister, don't pay attention to him. Let's take a bath together." Shinobu Kocho took Kocho Kanae's arm and glared at Bai Hen fiercely.

"You made so many promises in one go, but you don't intend to keep any of them? You really break my heart, Shinobu." Bai Hen shook his head in disappointment at Butterfly Shinobu, then turned and left, going to the guest room to rest.

"Shinobu~, sister wants to hear what kind of agreement you made between each other, okay?" After Bai Hen left, Kocho Kanae's gentle voice immediately appeared in Kocho Shinobu's ears.

After Bai Hen opened his mouth, Butterfly Shinobu felt uneasy and regretted that she should not have spoken just now. If she had just acted like an ostrich, Bai Hen might have forgotten about her, but now it was obviously too late.

"Sister, it's really nothing. Let's go take a hot spring bath!" Shinobu Kocho hurriedly changed the subject and walked quickly towards her and her sister Kanae's temporary residence.

"Rin this kid... won't she be under my control if she goes on like this?" sighed Kanae Kocho, feeling worried about her sister who was becoming increasingly stupid.

Shinobu Kocho, who entered the room first, was also troubled by countless worries. Although she had forced herself to change the subject again, she and her sister Kanae slept in the same room, and she could not avoid it. If Kanae asked her about it again, she really didn't know how to avoid it.

"Promise... Damn liar, you deliberately tricked me!" Kocho Shinobu was so angry when she thought of Baihen that her teeth itched. But if Baihen hadn't deliberately embarrassed her in front of her sister Kanae, she might really have abided by part of the agreement in private.

But now, Shinobu Kocho was getting angrier and angrier the more she thought about it. She felt like she could be angry all day long. Anyway, she would not want to forgive Bai Hen in the short term.

But this was also within Bai Hen's expectations. After all, Shinobu Kocho's current figure was nothing good to look at. If she really wanted to come and take a hot spring bath with Bai Hen, Bai Hen would have to worry about whether they would be attacked by some alien forces.

The same goes for Kanae Kocho. Although her figure is much better than Shinobu Kocho and more attractive, to put it bluntly, the Butterfly sisters are only the age of middle school students in future generations. Especially Shinobu Kocho, who is a junior high school student, Bai Hen has no interest in her at all now.

Although Bai Hen is a fraternal person, in theory he can accept any being who is beautiful and meets his aesthetic standards, regardless of whether they are human or not. Of course, the premise is that they are female or feminine. It is better for effeminate people to get as far away from him as possible.

But Baihen also has his own sexual preferences, and these preferences are also very popular, that is:

Big breasts, thick buttocks, long legs, willow eyebrows, almond eyes and cherry lips.

Her steps are graceful and her hands are as slender as young willows.

The following three lines of poetry are also incidental. The key is the first line. It is very vulgar but also the most in line with the public's aesthetic taste. However, middle school students are still a little bit lacking, unless they are those overly precocious middle school students in the book.

After leaving his temporary guest room and arriving at the hot spring, Bai Hen immersed his head in the hot spring and spit bubbles toward the water surface. The power of the breathing technique continued to flow through his body and eventually dissipated on the surface of his skin.

The ice breathing combined with the ice flow method will be Baihen's main means of fighting enemies in this sword-forging village in the near future. Although Baihen can barely operate the power of the breathing method in his body, it is still a little short of the point to use the breathing method through the Sunwheel Sword to chop off the demon's head.

So Bai Hen's goal this time is to freeze the ghost and block Muzan Kibutsuji's sight, and then bring the ghost to Kanae Kocho to let her make the final blow.

The key to this operation is still to control the situation as much as possible, making Muzan Kibutsuji think that he won by luck again. In this way, when the last big bait is thrown, he will be determined to give it a try.

Although the process of dealing with Muzan Kibutsuji is very similar to fishing, Bai Hen has to admit that fishing for Muzan Kibutsuji is easier than fishing. This kind of guy who has some brains but not much, and who thinks he is smart, is the best target for fraud.

On the contrary, when fishing, no matter how hard Ren Baihen tries to fight with them, he will most likely come up empty-handed in the end.

Chapter 258 Gathering at the Sword Forging Village

Nothing interesting happened during the night, and the next morning passed peacefully.

"Mr. Bai Hen, good morning. How was your rest last night?" When Kanae Hudie saw Bai Hen walking out of the guest room, she stopped practicing sword and greeted Bai Hen happily.

"Kanae, good morning. Where's Shinobu? She's not still sleeping, is she?" Bai Hen greeted Butterfly Kanae, and after looking around and not seeing Shinobu, he asked casually.

"It's obviously very late now, it's not even morning. It's all your fault, Mr. Bai Hen." Butterfly Kanae pointed to the sun in the sky to indicate the current time, and then complained to Bai Hen.

"Disclaimer, I stayed in my room last night and did nothing. No one entered or left my room. Don't slander me, I will sue you for defamation!" Bai Hen raised his hands and said righteously.

"What are you talking about?" Faced with such a Baihen, Kocho Kanae rolled her eyes helplessly, "I'm talking about those agreements. Shinobu is still just a child, Mr. Baihen, you have to control your degree when teasing her."

"I came up with this strategy at that time in order to avoid being discovered by Muzan Kibutsuji. You see, my superb acting skills were very successful, weren't they?" Bai Hen said with some pride.

"Yes, yes, she was successful enough to make her want to chop you twice now." Kocho Kanae covered her forehead with her hands, feeling a headache.

Not to mention that she had a whole night, Shinobu Kocho didn't even make it through the hot spring before she explained the entire process of how she made the agreement with Bai Hen, and even told Kanae Kocho her conflicted and embarrassed thoughts at the time.

Butterfly Kanae had nothing to say about this. To be fair, if she was in that environment at the time, there was a great probability that she would have been deceived by Bai Hen. Butterfly Kanae couldn't make fun of Butterfly Shinobu in this matter.

However, those agreements that were obviously joking and even Bai Hen didn't care much about became the source of trouble for Shinobu Kocho. The end result was that Shinobu Kocho almost didn't sleep the whole night, and only closed her eyes before dawn because she couldn't hold on any longer. But it was hard to say whether Bai Hen was really joking.

Thinking of this, Butterfly Kanae looked at Bai Hen with complicated eyes, then walked to the side and took out the breakfast sent by the villagers of the Sword Forging Village from the basket and placed it in front of Bai Hen, and then sat next to him.

"Here, this is what the villagers brought this morning. It's just that it's cold now and not as delicious as before." Butterfly Kanae said as she placed the sumptuous breakfast in front of Bai Hen.

Bai Hen didn't care. He picked up the plate, and the temperature of his palms suddenly increased, imitating the Heat Flow Method of the Pillar Man Aisidishi, which could make his blood boil to a high temperature of 500 degrees. But to be honest, Aisidishi's original ability "Strange Flame King" was quite difficult to use in Bai Hen's opinion. It would be much more convenient to fight directly using blood vessels.

"It's amazing that you can heat up food without making a fire." Kanae Kocho looked in amazement at the food that became steaming hot in just a few moments. Compared to combat-type abilities, she prefers this ability that looks very convenient for home use.

"You want to learn? Unfortunately, there is really no way to teach you. It's a racial talent." Bai Hen heated up all the food and then started eating. Although the food would definitely not taste as good as the original after the second heating, it was still considered a delicacy in this era.

"It's another sunny day..." Bai Hen said as he looked at the cloudless sky. In fact, he has always preferred rainy days compared to sunny days. In the past, it was because it was more comfortable to sleep on rainy days. Now, there is another reason that rainy days make daytime activities more convenient.

Yu Hu, the Upper Five, also hates such sunny days. To be more precise, no ghost likes such weather, because in such weather they can only hide in dark corners and cannot move freely.

Yuhu is one of the few ghosts that can move during the day, because it can disguise itself as a vase and then travel between cities through various caravans or gift-giving teams.

However, for the jade pot, staying with vases or pots that do not meet its aesthetic taste and suppressing the urge to destroy them immediately is no less than a torture, so it rarely does so unless it is necessary.