Eighth Crown

After two days of driving, Liu Xia and the others finally came to the deep mountain where the headquarters of the Ghost Killing Squad was located.

Before entering the mountain, someone at the foot of the mountain was already welcoming Liu Xia's arrival.

"Hey! Lucia sauce!"

Tanjirou was still wearing a light green hospital gown, and the scars on his forehead became darker and darker, forming strange lines. When he saw Liu Xia's figure, he vigorously waved his arms and showed a happy smile at Liu Xia. .

Zenitsu and Inosuke stayed on both sides of him, watching Liu Xia's arrival.

The three have rested for more than a month, and most of their injuries have been repaired, but they are still undergoing rehabilitation training, and Butterfly Ninja has not yet allowed them to leave the Butterfly House.

"Smell—"

When Liu Xia approached, Tanjirou's nose twitched slightly, as if he smelled something strange, and his face hesitated for a moment.

He glanced at him, and then at Esdes beside Liu Xia, his eyes became a little strange.

They had already learned from Yanzhu Purgatory Kyojurou that Liu Xia had returned with a ghost, but because of Nezuko's precedent, they did not have any special thoughts about Liu Xia.

But at this moment, Tanjirou, with his extraordinary sense of smell, vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Although when the two came from a distance, he also smelled a ghost in the air, but he originally thought that the smell should be from the ghost brought back by Liu Xia, but when he got closer, he However, he found that there are actually two flavors belonging to ghosts, and there is also a subtle flavor coming from Liu Xia's body.

"Liuxia-chan, you... don't tell me..."

Tanjirou hesitated a little, wondering if he should tell the story.

"It's okay."

Seeing his hesitant expression and thinking of his powers, Liu Xia came to a realization, and then said indifferently: "As you perceive, I have indeed become a ghost, but don't worry, I can be in the sun. Take action, this is something that even Wuxian can't do, and this is the proof that I'm out of Wuxian's control."

Under Tanjirou's gaze, Ryuxia pointed to the exuberant sun in the sky, and said, "Also, if it's your nose, you should be able to smell it. I've never eaten a human taste before."

really.

Tanjirou's nose is extremely sensitive, not only can he smell the smell of ghosts, but he can even use his nose to sense the other party's mood, whether he is lying, etc. This is not so much a sensitivity as it is an ability.

He could clearly smell the rancid smell of man-eating evil spirits on neither Lucia nor Estes, nor did he smell a lie from Lucia.

In other words, like his sister Nezuko, a good ghost who doesn't eat people and kills ghosts.

But that's not the problem...

"Of course I believe in you, Ryuxia-chan, but today seems to be the day for a column-level meeting."

Tanjirou looked at Ryuxia with a solemn expression, "If you go to the master's mansion now, you will definitely be embarrassed by the pillars."

"Difficult?"

Liu Xia hadn't spoken yet, when Esdes, who was looking at the surrounding scenery beside him, heard the sound and made a sound, with a funny look on his face.

"Then they have to be able to do it. If they can't do it, don't blame me for being rude."

"That... who is this?"

Tanjirou glanced at Esdes carefully, his sense of smell detected a rather permeating aura from Esdes, even if the other party didn't seem to be embarrassing him, he could still vaguely perceive it. That extraordinary sense of oppression.

"Her name is Esdes, she is a ghost who was turned into by my hands, so she is not afraid of the sun."

Liu Xia explained a little bit, "It just so happens that I have something to talk to the master, and we'll talk about it later."

Tanjirou nodded politely.

"Eh? Ghost? What happened?"

Zenitsu was still brainstorming next to him, and Inosuke stared at the clouds in the sky in a daze.

…………

In front of the main mansion.

After the notification, Lucia and Esdes walked into the mansion side by side.

When the main house, Yoshiya, and Jiuzhu, all gathered here, after the courtyard door was opened, everyone turned their eyes towards this side.

"Looks like it's a good time to come back."

Liu Xia glanced at everyone, and then put his eyes on the body of Yoshiki, the main production house, whose breath was getting weaker day by day.

Esdes is the exact opposite of him, the ice blue pupils swept past the frail master directly, and his eyes kept looking at Jiuzhu's body.

"Welcome back, Lucia."

Sanya Shiki Yoshiya sat next to the upper corridor, his mindless eyes swaying slightly, looking towards the courtyard gate, with the usual gentle smile on his face, as if his heart was not stained with a trace of dust.

"Although you just came back from a long distance, I'm sorry, whether it's me or everyone, you need to explain your recent activities."

"I guessed that would be the case."

Liu Xia nodded, looking like she had expected this scene for a long time.

"Then please explain it one by one."

Wearing a black and white plaid robe, with a pair of different-colored pupils, the snake column Yihei Xiaoba, surrounded by a white-skinned python around her shoulders, cast a cold, snake-like gaze towards Liu Xia as always.

"First of all, why did you hang out with ghosts? And you actually brought them back to the ghost killing team headquarters?"

Fengzhu Immortal Chuan Shimi, Yinzhu Yusui Tianyuan, all have expressions similar to him, they are all looking at him, trying to know the reason for what he did, not only them, including Yanzhu Beimingyu Xingming, insect column Hudie Shinobu was waiting for his explanation, even his titular master Yanzhu Purgatory Kyojurou.

Only Shuizhu Tomioka Yiyong and Xiazhu Shi Tou Wuichiro are still silent and in a daze, while Lianzhu Ganlu Temple Mi Li dodges his eyes, and looks like he doesn't dare to meet Liu Xia's eyes.

In terms of Ghost Slayer's style, this was actually a mild move.

If it was changed to the past, I am afraid that they will rush up to fight with Esdes without saying a word. Of course, I am afraid that they will be frozen into ice by Esdes without saying a word.

"You may not perceive it."

Liu Xia glanced around the nine-pillar swordsmen, "So I told you bluntly, I am not hanging out with ghosts, but acting together as a companion of the same clan."

After Liu Xia comprehends [Transparent World], the aura of the whole body can be concealed at will, and combined with the ability to block the breath, even the demonic nature of ghosts can be perfectly hidden, even the ghost killing team Jiuzhu can't find his true nature. In his body, only Tanjirou's ability, which ignores breath and demonic nature, can detect his abnormality.

"Same race?"

Among the nine pillars, several people with sensitive minds have already changed color.

"Everyone got the causal relationship wrong. It's not that I mixed with the ghost, but because she was a ghost that I turned into, so she mixed with me."

Liu Xia paused, and when Jiuzhu Qi changed his face, he continued: "Simply put, I am also a ghost, and a superior ghost."