flstandardbreds Chapter 139 Kagaya Ubuyashiki and the Pillars
Chapter 139 Kagaya Ubuyashiki and the Pillars
Carrying news of Li Muyang and his group's arrival from the Central Plains, Kocho Kanae left to find Ubuyashiki Kagaya.
Kanae Kocho had heard about the events in the Central Plains, so she was naturally surprised to see people from the Central Plains. Li Muyang and his group came from the Central Plains, so they deserved to be treated differently by the Demon Slayer Corps!
Yes, it's quite obvious that while Kanae Kocho was saying thank you, she was actually testing the waters.
She was gentle, not stupid. She knew that the group was hiding in the dark, and only came to her aid when she was seriously injured and on the verge of death. Under such circumstances, any vigilant person would think there was something wrong. This is why Li Muyang and his group cooperated so well with the Demon Slayer Corps' actions.
Because their initial behavior was problematic!
There's nothing we can do about it. The group of people practically appeared out of thin air in this world. With a few powerful individuals suddenly appearing, who wouldn't want to investigate the origins of these people?
Even if Li Muyang directly intervenes and defeats Doma, the Demon Slayer Corps might become even more suspicious that everyone is colluding with the demons and putting on an act.
The group's identities are still hard to prove. Tamayo can believe that the group comes from another world, but what if the Demon Slayer Corps doesn't believe her?
Kagaya Ubuyashiki is indeed a man of great principle and a qualified lord. Because of this, he not only considers his own thoughts but also the safety of so many people under his command! Suspicious individuals should not be easily trusted!
Especially considering that the Demon Slayer Corps was actually somewhat weaker than Muzan.
By then, let alone Li Muyang and his group coming to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, even maintaining contact will become difficult!
It's not hard to see from Kanae's words earlier that her meaning is very clear: I know you saved me, but this favor belongs to me personally. I will repay you, but don't try to take advantage of my kindness. This has nothing to do with the Demon Slayer Corps.
The two must be separated.
Therefore, Li Muyang didn't waste any words and directly stated that the group had no intention of taking advantage of the situation, and that they were only looking for help from the Demon Slayer Corps before going to investigate the Central Plains.
Moreover, this is based on the premise that Li Muyang and his group help to eliminate the Demon King Muzan!
This reason sounds a bit far-fetched. If someone else said something like that, the Demon Slayer Corps might not care. But what the Demon Slayer Corps has to care about the most is Li Muyang's strength!
The Flower Pillar was indeed unconscious before, but the aftershocks of the damage caused by Li Muyang still lingered in the same spot. It was enough to suppress Kanae's Upper Moon Two, who was almost killed instantly by Li Muyang's sword and fled in panic!
Li Muyang's strength far surpasses that of ordinary Pillars, a fact that the Demon Slayer Corps is well aware of!
Hard power is the confidence to make the other side calmly reason with you!
If someone like that joins the fight against Muzan, the Demon Slayer Corps will definitely become much stronger! Then, after so many years, the opportunity to completely eliminate Muzan and his demons may be just around the corner!
Therefore, although they found the group suspicious, the Demon Slayer Corps didn't mind making contact with Li Muyang and his group.
Sure enough, not long after Kanae left, Shinobu Kocho came to find Li Muyang and said: "Lord Ubuyashiki Kagaya said that he can meet with Old Li, but only Li Muyang can go alone."
They really left no room for error. They sent Kanae to test the waters when they needed to, and they sent Shinobu Kocho to deliver messages when they needed to. Li Muyang and his group knew that the Demon Slayer Corps was testing them, but they couldn't find any fault with them. Judging from their hospitality, the Demon Slayer Corps had no problems with them at all!
As for letting Li Muyang go alone, there is no problem at all! Even if all the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps were gathered now and had turned against him, Li Muyang was confident that he could escape unscathed with his Peerless Style!
With Shinobu Kocho leading the way, Li Muyang followed her through a maze of twists and turns until they reached a small courtyard where he met Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps. His wife, Amane Ubuyashiki, was also by his side, along with a group of current Pillars.
Water Column - Giyu Tomioka.
Flame Pillar - Kyojuro Rengoku.
Sound Pillar - Yu Sui Tian Yuan.
Rock Pillar - The Dark Journey of Beiming Island.
The Wind Pillar - Sanemi Shinazugawa.
And the flower pillar - Kanae Butterfly.
Well, Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Pillar from the original story, hasn't reached the Pillar standard yet. Also, Muichiro Tokito, the Mist Pillar, and Mitsuri Kanroji, the Love Pillar, haven't joined the Demon Slayer Corps yet.
As Li Muyang came into view, all the Pillars' eyes fell on him, including Ubuyashiki Kagaya, whose body was still relatively healthy.
Everything looked so harmonious and beautiful.
Unfortunately, at least half of those present died in the end.
Well, that doesn't even include the three who hadn't yet become Pillars, and you have to remember that all three of them died.
Only three pillars remained.
The Blade of Destruction truly deserves its title!
Li Muyang silently and maliciously complained in his heart.
In other words, the other party is unaware of his thoughts.
"Mr. Kagaya Ubuyashiki, it's really not easy to meet you." As soon as Li Muyang saw Kagaya Ubuyashiki, he complained, "I had to look for Ms. Tamayo all over the place, and only now have I finally met you here."
Kagaya Ubuyashiki chuckled lightly upon hearing this, and calmly replied, "If I had known about someone like Mr. Li Muyang, perhaps I should have been the one visiting you!"
The two smiled slightly and said no more.
"I believe Ms. Shinobu Kocho has already told Mr. Ubuyashiki about my purpose." Li Muyang and Ubuyashiki Kagaya sat facing each other and talked. The Demon Slayer Corps had found two chairs somewhere. The other Pillars were seated in their traditional kneeling positions, while only Ubuyashiki Kagaya and Li Muyang were sitting on the chairs.
The attention to detail is truly impeccable!
Kagaya Ubuyashiki asked earnestly, "Since you, Mr. Li Muyang, claim to be from the Central Plains, then aren't you from the Central Plains? I've heard about the changes on the edge of the Central Plains. Generally speaking, no one should be able to come here, right?"
"You might not believe me if I told you... We do come from the Central Plains, but not the Central Plains of this world." Li Muyang said with what he thought was sincerity, "I'm here to investigate the changes in the Central Plains here."
But it was clear that some pillars did not believe it.
The hot-tempered Wind Pillar, Sanemi Shinazugawa, was about to retort when Kagaya Ubuyashiki waved him off, and the lord said with a look of sudden realization, "I see, that makes sense."
Li Muyang suddenly realized something, and exchanged a silent glance with Ubuyashiki, while the lord simply smiled calmly.
Alright! Got it! Looks like Ms. Tamayo contacted Kagaya Ubuyashiki! I even mentioned Ms. Tamayo earlier! What a waste of time! But thank you, Ms. Tamayo, for your help!
Tamayo did not trust the Demon Slayer Corps, but she still had dealings with her charismatic master.
The question of Li Muyang and his group's identities was easily brushed aside by Kagaya Ubuyashiki. To be precise, he himself had never thought of investigating it in detail, because where the group came from was not important to him.
As for Li Muyang's subsequent investigation of the Central Plains, that's even less of a problem! In a sense, this request is actually quite flexible, it can be made small or large! It's not as complicated or difficult as imagined! Not to mention, this is a problem to be dealt with after Muzan is eliminated.
The important thing right now is whether Li Muyang is serious about helping them deal with Muzan!
"Of course I'm serious." Li Muyang spread his hands and said, "Although taking care of Muzan is not my mission, the three juniors I brought are tasked with taking care of Muzan! Our missions are indeed different, but for me, investigating the situation in the Central Plains is less important than taking care of these three juniors."
"They may be a bit weak now, but if they really run into trouble, I will have to step in to ensure their safety. Therefore, if they cannot grow to a level where they can defeat Muzan in a short period of time, then I will also have to take action to eliminate him."
"Tch! You talk like you're way stronger than Muzan!" This time, Shinazugawa Sanemi couldn't hold back and retorted to Li Muyang's dismissive attitude towards Muzan.
Li Muyang didn't respond or do anything to prove his abilities. He simply said to Ubuyashiki Kagaya, "As a basis for cooperation, as a doctor, how about I examine Mr. Ubuyashiki first? I wonder if you trust me?"
Upon hearing this, the Pillars immediately tried to stop him, but Kagaya Ubuyashiki remained calm, waving his hand to let them sit down and replying, "Of course we can trust you!"
On the surface, Li Muyang calmly approached the postpartum nanny to take her pulse, but inwardly he was thinking, "You guys are putting on an act with me! Keep pretending!"
The group of pillars knew that their lord already trusted Li Muyang to some extent and wanted to win him over, so they continued to play dumb and cooperate.
Just a moment ago you seemed to be trying to persuade me?
I can only say that I was completely unmoved!
I'll ignore your performance, since I'm supposed to play along.
Well, not all the pillars are so worldly-wise. There are a few who are straightforward and don't understand, like a certain hot-tempered wind pillar.
Sanemi Shinazugawa: Hmm... Why does it feel like someone is cursing me?
After putting on such a serious act for so long, Li Muyang was starting to feel the urge to reveal his true nature. Since taking on the three new recruits, he had been acting like a reliable older brother for a while, forcibly suppressing his unreliable side!
Well, there's no way around it; a doctor can't heal himself. Li Muyang considers himself a "patient" as well.
Despite the complaints, Li Muyang's actions were anything but slow! Under the watchful eyes of all the Pillars and Lord Ubuyashiki Amane, the injuries on Ubuyashiki Kagaya's face visibly healed!
This wasn't the end of it. Even after Ubuyashiki Kagaya's face returned to normal, Li Muyang didn't let go of his hand. After a long while, he slowly released his hand and instructed, "Mr. Ubuyashiki, I have completely healed your injuries, including temporarily suppressing the curse in your bloodline caused by Muzan."