"And, I think you've wanted to make a big fuss long ago, right?"

As he said that, Xuan Hao pointed at the two sharp blades that Yuxie Tianyuan had already held in his hand.

If this guy really has no idea of ​​causing trouble, why should he follow him with a knife? I believe it!

"Forehead……"

Yuxie Tianyuan looked embarrassed, "I can't hide anything from you."

That's right, he really wants to make a big fuss now, because he is the one who is most anxious about at the moment.

There is no way, my wife is gone, and there are still three. Can you understand his mood at this moment?

OK, it seems that ordinary people really can't understand.

In short, Yuxie Tianyuan is now anxious, otherwise there wouldn't be such a wrong judgment that would have allowed those kids to sneak in to investigate.

Speaking of which, before Xuan Hao took the lead, he never dared to make a fuss like this unscrupulously. Why?

Only then did Yuxie Tianyuan realize that his past life seemed to be avoiding something.

Escape from death? Nonsense, there are three wives, who is willing to die?

After thinking about it, he found that what he really feared was the lingering past and the 'destined' that was born to be destined.

Xuan Hao was not wrong. Yuxie Tianyuan was indeed a ninja. He was born in a down-and-out ninja family.

In fact, something like "ninja" should have disappeared as early as the Edo era, but their family is indeed a ninja.

Faced with the decline of the family, my father was anxious, so he began to train them like he was possessed.

His family originally had nine brothers and sisters, but because of such devilish training and various dangerous tasks, only two were left when he was fifteen years old.

Only Yuxie Tianyuan and his younger brother who is two years younger than him survived.

As time goes by, the younger brother gradually becomes the clone of his father, and his way of thinking or other aspects is exactly the same as his father - 'All subordinates are pawns. As long as he is successfully born, his wife's life and death will be irrelevant. He completely disrespects the will of others and his human nature has disappeared.'

And this is exactly the result my father wants, because ninjas do not need emotions.

But Yuxie Tianyuan didn't want to become like that, he had his own will.

‘Will’ is the most precious thing for human beings. What is the difference between living without will and dying?

So he chose a very difficult path, and he kept escaping the values ​​he had been instilled since childhood, always wanted to change, and tried his best to start over. He led his three wives to join the Demon Slayer Team in order to seek change, and devoted himself to the battlefield of fighting to protect mankind with the contradictions and entanglements in his heart.

He thought it was a choice they made based on their will, but in fact it was just because of his "selfishness".

That's right, joining the Demon Killing Team was his decision, and the three wives had no room for opposition.

However, he failed to protect them.

"What are you stunned?"

Xuan Hao looked at Yuxie Tianyuan who was suddenly stunned and frowned.

"No... nothing." Yuxie Tianyuan reacted, shook his head and followed quickly. He couldn't continue like this anymore. He knew that he had to act quickly, because every second later, his wives would be even more dangerous.

"Let's go, there are 'Ogimotoya' and 'Kyokoya' left, right?"

"right."

After the two troublemakers left, the riot house finally returned to peace.

But Tanjiro, who was lurking in it, realized that the plan had changed.

Xuan Hao would take Yuxie Tianyuan to leave here, which proves that the suspicion of this store has been ruled out.

Tanjiro knew that he had read it right just now, and the two men who broke into Lixia's room were indeed his teacher and Mr. Umei.

This was not the case in the original plan. Originally, Mr. Yuxie should have stayed outside and waited for the news they passed before taking action. It must be because the teacher's plan to arrive was changed. Then obviously, he had no reason to stay here.

"Miss Li Xia."

Late at night, Tanjiro changed into the uniform of the Demon Slayer Team and came to the room of the Lixia Huagu.

He knelt on one knee, holding an envelope containing coins in his hand, and placed it on the tatami behind Li Xia Huagu.

"I'm very sorry for coming late at night to bother me. I'm leaving the 'Shi Ren House'. Can you please transfer the food and accommodation costs for this period to the boss on my behalf?"

"Little Charcoal?"

Li Xia heard the sound coming from behind and turned her head in surprise to look at the boy in front of her.

"Is something happening so suddenly?"

Noting the surprise in the eyes of the guise of Lixia, Tanjiro looked at his outfit before realizing that he was wearing men's clothing now.

"I had to dress up as a woman out of helplessness before, otherwise I wouldn't be able to sneak in here. Actually, I'm a man."

"Ah? I know this. It's obvious at a glance... Whether it's appearance or voice." Lixia looked at Tanjiro who answered the question malfunctioning, and was a little confused, "I saw from the beginning that you were a boy."

"Uh..." Tanjiro was stunned for a moment, not expecting that he had been exposed from the beginning.

"I'm just curious why you want a man to dress up as a woman and come to work in a brothel, and now you're so anxious to leave overnight?"

"This..." Tanjiro hesitated for a moment.

Originally, he didn't plan to explain the situation to irrelevant people, but when he thought that it might become very dangerous here next, the woman in front of him looked so kind and weak, he still couldn't help it.

"Actually, I came here to investigate those missing after 'escape'. Miss Li Xia, the reason why you don't let the girls discuss is because you are worried, right?"

“…”

Hearing Tanjiro's words, Li Xia's eyes changed, from the original doubt to the worry, "But, you don't look like a policeman. This matter may be very dangerous. You are still so young..."

"Don't worry, Miss Lixia." Tanjiro showed a reassuring smile on his face, "I'm very strong!"

"Uh...hehe..." Li Xia looked at Tanjiro's sunny smile. For some reason, the fear in her heart seemed to be dispelled. She chuckled softly, "Yes, it's very brave to stand up to protect us during the day~"

"This..." Tanjiro's face turned slightly red, and he scratched his head at a loss.

"Then... I'll tell you everything I know." Li Xia put away her joking expression and frowned slightly.

"Did you find something?" Tanjiro frowned. The courtesan in front of him was indeed aware of this matter. This was a good breakthrough. You may follow the clues to find the ghost hiding in Huajie.

Although I don’t know what the situation is in the teacher and Mr. Umei, it seems that they are just looking for it roughly like headless flies. This is not good. In Tanjiro’s opinion, it is best to deal with the ghosts hidden in the dark without frightening ordinary people. Such a terrifying thing will leave a psychological shadow when ordinary people meet each other, right?

"Yes," Li Xia nodded with a serious expression, "I'm afraid that any normal person can notice that what happened recently is very strange? There are so many people who 'escape' for no reason, which has never been before, and there was no news after they escaped. We don't even know if they have successfully escaped. What is most scary is that the boss lady of the "Kyoko House" next door suddenly jumped off the building two nights ago."

When Tanjiro heard this, he nodded slightly to signal the courtesan to continue.

As Li Xia spoke, she showed a sad and regretful expression on her face, "Although our stores are competitive, the boss lady of Kyokoya... She doesn't look like the kind of person who will suddenly commit suicide. And... When I saw her dead, her face was not as good as the expression that the person who jumped off the building would show, but more like an expression of escaping something and feeling scared. So I think... there might be something unclean hidden in Kyokoya."

"I understand, thank you for the clues." Tanjiro nodded slightly, and secretly locked in his heart.

At the same time, a flame of anger rose in his heart.

From the words of Li Xia Huagu, he could hear a very obvious fear. The girls here didn't know how long it took to endure such fear.

The ghost hiding here seems to be particularly arrogant, so arrogant that the girls living here can clearly detect strange things and even feel fear.

It was too late, and they were still too late to come here. So many innocent people have been hurt.

"I am very proud of it, Miss Lixia, here may become more dangerous next time. If possible... I hope you can leave and hide for a while." Tanjiro said seriously.

"Do you leave..."

Hearing the word "leave", Li Xia's gaze became much softer, "Yes, I will be able to leave here soon. Even as a brothel girl, some people are willing to take me out of here. But... not everyone has good luck like me, and they don't have the right to leave here at all. Can you understand? Xiaotan."

“…”

Tanjiro fell into silence.

He thought the problem too simply.

Most of the girls here are sold here by being sold without any help. There is no need to say what the outcome would be like to be caught when they escaped before paying off their debts.

This world is very complicated, not everyone is reasonable. There are very few people who know about the creatures of "ghosts". As long as the world is still running, the "order" will not be chaotic. The owners here will not let them leave just because these girls are afraid.

"A weak woman like us, even if something strange happens around us, she can only accept it." Li Xia's eyes were filled with sadness.

"Please rest assured, we will handle those things well," Tanjiro gently held the Hiraki Knife at his waist, his eyes becoming firm. "What you are worried about will not happen. Please have a good rest these days and leave with a smile."

"...Although I don't know what happened, please be careful. I don't want you to disappear in a daze, Xiao Tan." Li Xia was silent for a moment, and looked at the firm-looking boy in front of her, her mood seemed to have become less heavy.

"Don't worry, no one will disappear."

Tanjiro, who was kneeling on the ground, bowed slightly and bowed his head to resign.

Looking at the boy's movements, Li Xia knew that it was probably time to part.

The boy in front of her was a gentle and kind boy. She recalled the actions of the boys protecting them during the day.

Perhaps because of this, even though the boy now broke into her room with a knife late at night, she was not scared.

She knew that such a knife was probably used to protect the weak like her.

So a gentle smile appeared on his face.

Although she doesn't know the specific situation, when facing such a young man who will stand up in front of others in times of danger, all she can do is blessing.

"I wish you a prosperous martial arts."

When I bowed gently and looked up again, the figure of a boy was gone in front of me.
To be continued...