Salvation equals death

It's the neon Taisho era.

After the Meiji Restoration, Neon ushered in an unprecedented prosperity. In this short and peaceful era, singing and dancing can be seen everywhere.

However, few people know that there is a turbulent undercurrent hidden under the calm water, and behind the light, it is the struggle of countless people with blood and tears in exchange for the rare and precious tranquility in the world.

Ubuyashiki Amane faced the statue of the god of the Jingu family and knelt quietly in the large room. Even though her legs had already lost consciousness due to kneeling all night, she was as respectful and humble as listening to the Buddha's voice.

Beside her, a black-haired boy in a wisteria-patterned kimono was kneeling dignifiedly, smiling, without saying a word.

After a long silence, a sigh came from the cabinet door not far away.

"Tianyin, take Hui Lizai back quickly, he is already weak, our Jingu family can't spoil the heir of the maternity house like this."

Like resignation or compromise, the cabinet door was slowly pushed open, the middle-aged woman in a priestess costume frowned, and looked at the little boy kneeling beside Tianyin with some distress.

The boy called "Huilizai" is dressed as a daughter, with a pretty curly hair, clear and graceful eyebrows, and a dignified and elegant posture. It is completely invisible to the boy.

"Mother." The woman as beautiful as a birch tree fairy leaned over to salute, resting her forehead lightly on the back of her hand, her posture was clearly modest, but her words revealed unshakable firmness, "I hope my mother will agree to Tianyin's request. "

Obstetrician Shiki Teriya also bowed down along with her mother's movements.

"Oh, I can't." The middle-aged woman was so distressed, she quickly stepped forward to help her daughter and grandson, but she persuaded her earnestly, "Tianyin, Huilizai is still so young, why don't you wait?"

"Where the family is separated, there is already news from the side where the family is separated...as long as this child is born as a girl..."

"Mother." Tianyin gently planned her mother's words, her eyes were calm but sad, "...Hui Lizai can't afford to wait."

The middle-aged woman fell silent. She looked at the boy who was sitting on the side, who looked very quiet and well-behaved, and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Teriyaki Ubuyashiki is the only heir of the famous Ubuyashiki family of the generation that has been passed down for more than 500 years. He is also the eldest son of the previous generation of shaman goddess Miyagi Amane and the current head of the Ubuyashiki family Yoya. He is seven years old now.

Ubuyashiki and Jingu are family friends, and they are also families that believe in gods. Jingu chooses to hide from the world, while Ubuyashiki chooses to enter the world. They are also fighting for human beings, fighting to kill the world's evil spirits and cleanse the world of evil.

Tragically, the Ubayashiki family was cursed due to their blood relationship with the Oni King, and each generation of boys was born with weak and sickly children, who were born with premature death.

In order not to cut off the bloodline, Ubuyashiki obeyed the advice of the shrine master and married the shrine maidens of the shrine clan from generation to generation in order to prolong life, but even so, no one could live beyond 30 years old.

More than 400 years have passed, and the two families of Ubayashiki and Jingu have long been tacit about the marriage. Basically, as soon as the heir of Ubayashiki is born, the Jingu family will start to arrange suitable candidates.

Unfortunately, when it was the turn of Teriyashiki's generation, the Jingu family had never had a girl of the right age, until now.

Tianyin knew very well that his son Teriyashiki, as the heir of Ubuyashiki, would not only die prematurely, but would also die in a battle with ghosts in the future. In order not to cut off the bloodline of Ubuyashiki, he must give birth to an heir as soon as possible.

None of the heirs of the Ubuyashiki family has lived beyond the age of 30. In addition, the older they get, the weaker their bodies will be. So they often get married when they are twelve or thirteen years old, and continue their blood as much as possible. .

For such a fate, Tian Yin has nothing to complain about, because she and her husband Yoya Shiki have also experienced this.

Today, Yoya and Amane have jointly conceived four daughters and one son. The four daughters have inherited the blood of Jingu, but Teriya has inherited the blood of Yashiki, and Yoya is only 22 years old. He is blind in both eyes and bedridden. get up.

Even if the separated family can give birth to a female child immediately, it will take at least 13 years for her to grow up to be of marriageable age. Hui Lizai is already seven years old, and it is very likely that she will not survive that time at all.

The desperate Tianyin had to give up waiting and re-examine the marriageable women in the family, but the older girls were all married, except for her elder brother's daughter, a girl named "Jingong Huashui" who was still waiting to be married. boudoir.

Jingu Huashui is 16 years old this year, and will only be 20 years old in four years.

The obstetrician Amane seemed to grasp the last straw, and begged the Jingu family to keep Jingu Hanasui and betroth it to Teriya.

But what Tianyin didn't expect was that the Jingu family, who had always advanced and retreated with Ubuyashiki, expressed embarrassment and rejected her request.

"...I understand that Huashui has reached the age of marriage, and my selfish proposal will delay Huashui's golden age, but Tianyin promises that Hui Lizai will respect and love his wife as his own life..."

"No, it's not like that, Tianyin." The middle-aged woman felt sorry for her daughter who had a miserable fate. After all, she was just a mother who was willing to humble herself into the dust for the sake of her child. "That child—"

"If it's just a child of the Jingu family, for the sake of righteousness, any sacrifice is a matter of course, but, that child—"

"She is a god-inspector accompanied by a god."

……

Those who examine the gods are the ones who examine the gods.

Those who can distinguish the three categories of gods, spirits, and souls, and can listen to the oracle and persuade the gods will be dubbed "God Judges". Vegetarian.

What's more, there is a god by the side of this god judge.

As we all know, to serve the gods, one must be pure in body and mind, and devote oneself wholeheartedly to piety, because the gods will regard believers as their own property, and those who marry will lose their qualifications to serve the gods.

For the Jingu family who have served the gods for generations, this is a precept that cannot be disobeyed like a rock. Once disobeyed, the gods will definitely be angered.

As a shrine maiden of the previous generation, Amayashiki Amane understood what this meant. She was silent for a long time, but she still asked to see Jingu Hanami.

The middle-aged woman sighed, but still agreed.

Ubuyashiki Amane took Teriya's hand and walked towards the inner courtyard. From her mother's words, she learned that Jingu Hanami had her own courtyard after she showed a powerful spiritual talent when she was young. Now I live alone, accompanied by a Buddha-like god, and Jingu Hanami has always abided by the rules and regulations of the maiden. Every day at dawn, I will practice swords in the bamboo forest, ten years and one day, without stopping.

Along the way, Amayashiki Amane was thinking about what he should say after seeing Jingu Hanami. As the head mother of the Demon Slayer Team, Amayashiki Amane was as talented as Yoya.

The Demon Slayer Squad never lacks natural talents, and there are also many rebellious ones, but Miyashiki Amane, like her husband, believes that as long as she is sincere enough, she will be able to impress the other party.

And the fact is the same. When Shisan Yashiki finally found the descendants of Jiguo, the founder of the original breathing method, Tianyin also relied on sincerity to impress them. Even if she was expelled, splashed with water, and targeted, she was full of tolerance.

—Because we all fight for humanity.

Ubuyashiki Amane saw Jingu Hanami.

Different from the tall and arrogant girl in the imagination, the silver-haired girl sitting alone in the seclusion is slender and thin, with her eyes closed in meditation, wearing a plain white dress, with a bamboo knife on her waist, she is obviously simple, but she has the clearness of the clouds and the moon.

The three of them had just stepped into the bamboo forest, when the wind moved.

The rustle of bamboo leaves was endless, and a few bamboo leaves fluttered down, faintly falling towards the ground.

"Crack——" there was a strange soft sound, Tianyin couldn't help but look up, only to find that the girl was still with her eyes closed, sitting still, with only one hand pressed on the hilt of the sword.

"Crack", "crack", there were a few more weird sounds, and there was a fierce wind in the air, and it passed away. The veins are neatly cut in half.

Tianyin was completely startled. At this time, a strong wind blew and the fallen leaves were flying. The girl who was sitting still suddenly turned around and drew her knife out of its sheath.

It was a dance capable of overwhelming the world. Wherever the blade passed, it seemed that even the air was split, and the bamboo leaves that hadn't landed were split in two in the air.

Tianyin Gujing Wubo's eyes flashed with unconcealable astonishment. She had seen countless members of the Ghost Killing Squad, but she had never seen such a pinnacle of swordsmanship.

There is no breathing method, no markings, what the girl uses is just a simple knife technique - but she has practiced the skills that belong to humans to the peak.

What is "quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit"?

Tianyin thought, maybe she understood, she must be the girl in front of her, right?

The wind stopped.

The girl who maintained the "remnant heart" returned the sword to its sheath. She stood still for a while, and then, as if she had discovered the breath of a stranger, she slowly opened her eyes.

It was only then that Tianyin discovered that although the girl had the silver hair unique to the Jingu family, she had a pair of golden eyes that shone like sun disks.

The girl standing there combed the most traditional Ji-style hair, and the long silver-white hair scattered behind her was tied up with a white ribbon. The princess-cut hairstyle made her face well-behaved, elegant and quiet.

Seeing outsiders visiting, she was not in a hurry, facing Tianyin's gaze, she just smiled gently and politely.

Like the dawn of the rising sun.

"Master God Judge." The middle-aged woman stepped forward and saluted. As the rules are, even elders must still have absolute respect for God Judge.

Ubuyashiki Amane was in a trance for a moment, but when she regained her senses again, she only felt a tug in her heart. Based on her sincerity, she told the girl everything about it without hiding anything.

The girl was obviously very surprised by Miyashiki Amane's confession, she stopped laughing, Kiyosho's brows and eyes looked cold and a bit unreasonable.

Jingu Huashui, or rather, Vera, the savior who was making a bucket list and looking for Xinyi's cemetery by the way, couldn't help rubbing the center of her brows.

Seriously, she has been to so many worlds, why hasn't she seen such a big storm?

But there are tens of thousands of people who are greedy for her strength, and this is really the first time I have seen someone who is greedy for her body.

Vera looked down at Teriyashiki, who was standing beside his mother in a dignified and elegant posture. The little boy was looking up at her for a moment, and when he saw her look, he bent his lips and showed her a cute smile.

So Vera returned him a gentle smile.

Then I made a decision in my heart to "kill Onimai Tsuji Mumi".