Who are you calling a stable boy?!

"Hey, who said I was going to help you dig a hole?"

Zheng Jing rolled his eyes at Yu Sui Tianyuan.

"Save your own wife!"

"Are you serious?"

Unfazed by Zheng Jing's words, Yu Sui Tianyuan, who had already figured out the various points since Yiwaza spoke, immediately realized what Zheng Jing was trying to do.

"What a big deal."

Zheng Jing raised his hand and patted Yu Sui Tianyuan on the shoulder.

"But you, don't let me down. If your family is having a wedding banquet, you can't let me have a drink less!"

-

Kyogoku-ya.

Originally an unremarkable flower shop, Kyogoku-ya transformed into one of the most sought-after tourist destinations in Japan within just a few years after the appearance of a stunningly beautiful woman named Warabi-hime.

Princess Warabi herself became a renowned courtesan.

However, for Mitsu, the proprietress of Kyogoku-ya, the wealth that Warabihime brought her gradually made it impossible for her to ignore Warabihime's vicious nature.

Almost every year, no, every month, young children, even very young children, commit suicide in the shop because they can't bear the abuse from Warabi-hime.

Of course, more importantly, she had already vaguely sensed—

"You're dumber than I thought, Mitsu."

In the night sky where the lights of Yoshiwara flickered, Daki grabbed the face of the landlady Mitsu, propped herself up high on the rubble by the swaying fabric, and whispered in her ear to the terrified woman.

"Even if you realize it, you have to pretend you don't know. That's how everyone survives."

"Ah, you don't need to be so scared. You're ugly and old, I won't eat you..."

The dry, bland old man tasted terrible, and Daki couldn't bear to have such an ugly and filthy thing enter her mouth.

With a soft laugh, Daki released her grip.

Farewell—

"call!"

Suddenly, a figure leaped out from a dark corner of the pleasure house and grabbed the falling proprietress, Mitsu.

Am I too late?

He casually placed the already incontinent landlady behind him, and with a calm smile, Zheng Jing, who was crouching with his legs apart, looked up at the fallen princess in mid-air.

"......Who are you?"

Looking at the unfamiliar man in front of her, the gleeful smile that had appeared on Daki's face because of Mitsu's impending death vanished, replaced by a cold and resentful expression due to her displeasure.

Zheng Jing stood up and clasped his hands together in prayer.

"DOMO, Optimus Prime DESU."

Optimus Prime?

Optimus Prime...

what.

As if she had thought of something, Daki blinked.

He then suddenly manipulated the gorgeous ribbons, making them pounce on Zheng Jing like ferocious giant pythons, instantly binding Zheng Jing's limbs and torso.

How rude!

Princess Doki did not respond to Zheng Jing's greeting!

"Heh, I remember now, you're a Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, right? What's so great about you? Compared to the others, you're really nothing! You couldn't even dodge this kind of attack. It seems the Demon Slayer Corps is getting more and more useless. Why don't you just join hands and die together sooner?"

"..."

"What? Are you so scared that you can't even speak? Don't be so afraid. Look closely, you have a pretty face, don't you? I won't kill you right away. I'll keep you for when I'm interested to eat you."

With a smug smile, Duoji flicked her finger, about to pull Zheng Jing to her side with a silk ribbon.

"...Huh?"

It can't be pulled.

More accurately, it remained completely still.

—The man's body, which she was tightly entwined with, remained completely still!

Before Daki could react, suddenly, an incomparably powerful force came from the other end of the ribbon!

"ah--"

She only had time to let out a scream before she was flipped over and pulled in front of Zheng Jing.

"What a coincidence, little sister. I wasn't planning on getting rid of you right away either."

With his arms outstretched, Zheng Jing laughed loudly and pulled Duo Ji into his embrace.

"Now, let's do it—"

His arms, which were gripping Daki's supple waist, suddenly tightened!

Let's give each other a hug!

In an instant, blood rained down, flesh bloomed like flowers, and bones broke inch by inch!

In this way, this ghost with a face like a peach blossom but a heart like a serpent has been transformed into the most repulsive flower in the night!

Chapter 41: Would you even call someone "brother" just to save your life?

Daki let out a powerful scream.

Zheng Jing's embrace didn't inject any scalding masculine energy into her body; it was purely based on physical strength, causing her to squirt out large amounts of bright red juice like a freshly squeezed tomato.

It looks terrible, but for Daki, who is the Upper Moon Six, this level of injury is not enough to kill her.

Of course, it will still hurt.

"Brother! It hurts! It hurts so much—"

Cried!

Not only was she shouting in pain with great force, but Daki even burst into tears!

"Would you even call someone 'brother' just to save your life?"

Zheng Jing sighed, revealing the same annoyed expression he had when he saw his female classmate in elementary school burst into tears because he had repeatedly crossed the 38th parallel without restraint.

"--elder brother!!"

But at that moment, accompanied by another cry from Daki, the still intact flesh on her back suddenly began to wriggle and grew into a seven-foot-tall monster in the blink of an eye!

This strange man had black spots on his body, a sickly face, skin wrapped around his ribs, and little flesh on his waist and abdomen. Only his long, knee-length ape arms were exceptionally strong.

As soon as he appeared, the strange man spread his arms wide, and a pair of short scythes, seemingly forged from flesh and bone, swept with a foul stench and went straight for Zheng Jing's neck.

"when!"

Hearing the crisp sound of the knife tip piercing Zheng Jing's flesh, and seeing the sparks that seemed to bloom only in the clash of metal, the strange man's drooping eyes widened instantly.

"what!"

Clearly anticipating the strange man's appearance, Zheng Jing chuckled, first loosening his grip on her arms, then grabbing Daki's neck with one hand and pinching her head with the other, turning her upside down before she could regenerate her lower body—

"Eat my ultimate spinal cord sword!"

— Zheng Jing suddenly twisted his body, using the half of the Fallen Princess in his hand to make a heavy sword that was rare in the world, and slammed the sword at the strange man's face!

"Ah!!"

Hearing Daki's screams, which had become muffled due to the violent, high-speed movements Zheng Jing was exerting on her, the monster seemed to lose his composure.

Given the speed he displayed in his first strike, Zheng Jing's sword strike was more like a playful jab than a killing move, and it was impossible for it to actually hit him.

He was even fully capable of seizing the opening in this sword strike and launching a counterattack against Zheng Jing.

In the end, the strange man gritted his teeth, suddenly pulled away, jumped backward, and landed on the other side of the roof.

"Want to escape?"

Zheng Jing raised an eyebrow, his smile widening.

"Take this! Lightning Whirlwind—"

"stop!"

"--hack!"

As if he couldn't hear the strange man's voice at all, Zheng Jing took a big step and unleashed the Ultimate Spinal Cord Sword in his hand, accompanied by a series of heart-shattering sounds!

"If you—if you don't stop, I'll kill those people down there first!"

The strange man dared not retaliate, awkwardly dodging Zheng Jing's sword moves, retreating step by step, only able to vent his anger by shouting harsh words at Zheng Jing.

As if in response to his threat, the stunned people on the street below finally seemed to react and let out a series of screams.

Most of these people enjoying the extravagant lifestyle in the city are unaware that, at this very moment, under the cover of night while they revel in their pleasures, a fierce battle is taking place.

But the bits and pieces that splashed onto the street after Daki was pushed out of the crowd were enough to terrify most of them so much that they wet themselves.

"Hey! Did you hear me?!"

Seeing that Zheng Jing showed no sign of stopping, the strange man pulled on the long chain connecting the two sickles.

Don't assume that I—

"Go ahead and kill him."

Zheng Jing kept working, a smile on his face, and talking.

"If you kill one, I'll slap her a hundred times!"

Gyutaro initially thought he had misheard.

What do you mean by saying that if he kills one person, this person in front of him will slap his own sister a hundred times?

Doesn't he know that this is hardly a threat to a ghost?

What can a hundred slaps do to a ghost? Will it leave a red mark?

If someone is killed, they're really dead, aren't they?

"I know you siblings are of one mind, and if I were to cut you both down with a Nichirin Blade, I'd have to sever your heads together, but that's talking about the Nichirin Blade..."

Zheng Jing suddenly stopped.

He grabbed Daki's lower face with one hand and lifted her up in front of Gyutaro.

"Haven't you noticed that your dear sister still hasn't been able to give birth to her shapely butt and beautiful legs?"

Hearing his sister's painful sobs, Gyutaro tried to calm himself down.

What did you do?

"How many floors do you have to carry a bag of rice up?"

"--ha?"

"You sickly brat, don't you know if your sister can even get some sun?"

Zheng Jing shook the half of the Daki in his hand.

"Let me let you know, kid. I, Lao Zheng, am a well-known, sunny, and cheerful young man in our area."

"Someone like your sister might not even have the chance to see me!"

Gyutaro's body was trembling slightly.

The other party's nonsense seemed to be making fun of him.

Logically, he should have just taken action and ripped that grinning guy's head off right now!

However, the other party's arrogant attitude, coupled with the fact that his sister was indeed unable to have children for some reason, made Gyutaro dare not act rashly.

"...Aren't you a Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps?"

Staring at Zheng Jing, Gyutaro practically forced the words out of his throat.