Tamayo could not refuse.
Especially after seeing the smile on Yang Tao's face, which seemed to suggest he might put her and Yushiro on an operating table at any moment, she felt a little panicked inside.
Death was not terrifying to her.
But the problem was, not being able to die was truly terrifying.
"No problem."
Tamayo glanced at the solemn-faced Yushiro, and they exchanged a look.
Then, she revealed a serene smile and said, "This place has been exposed. Yushiro and I will leave here to avoid being found by Muzan…"
Yang Tao nodded slightly, looking at the two-story wooden villa next to them that had been destroyed by the Temari Demon, and said, "In that case, I'll buy this place."
A gold pellet flew towards Yushiro.
"The value of this gold should be enough."
Yang Tao took the Watch of Flowing Time out of his backpack and mentally included the villa within its scope of use.
After being activated, the black pocket watch turned golden.
Inside the millennia-old Webway beneath the Warhammer Yellow Weasel, even if 100 activated Time Torrent Pocket Watches were present, no effect would be discernible.
The time span was simply too long.
But here.
Thirteen times the time reversal, everyone watched in astonishment as the damaged walls rapidly healed, everything playing out as if in reverse.
"This… this…"
Yang Tao looked at the villa, which had returned to its pre-damaged state, closed the Watch of Flowing Time in his hand, and said, "This house can indeed be considered a tranquil retreat."
Upon hearing Yang Tao's words, Tanjiro finally snapped out of the recent events and quickly called out, seeing Yang Tao about to walk into the house, "Sir! Sir!"
He quickly came before Yang Tao, bowed deeply, and said, "Please, Sir, save my sister!!"
Yang Tao scrutinized Tanjiro, who had wavy hair, and a smile appeared on his face as he said, "I don't have much research on demons."
"At most, I can currently remove the demons' craving for blood. As for turning a demon into a human, I don't have a good method for that yet."
"However…"
As these two words came out, Tanjiro couldn't help but perk up his ears.
"Tanjiro, what's the price? You can't just ask me to save your sister with a mere word, can you?"
Tanjiro stood rooted to the spot.
Just then.
A series of explosions suddenly echoed from afar, and everyone's gaze turned towards the bustling urban area.
The soaring demonic aura caused everyone present to change their expressions, except for Yang Tao, whose nose wasn't particularly keen.
"Seriously, playing with explosions late at night, how immoral…"
Yang Tao said with a chuckle after complaining:
"I'm going to the basement first to research that demonized fellow. You all can do as you please."
With that, Yang Tao pushed open the door and walked into the house, leaving the four people in the courtyard looking at each other.
Yushiro looked at Tamayo with an extremely solemn expression and said, "We must leave. This smell and the power fluctuations emanating are from that person…"
Tamayo nodded lightly, her gaze looking towards where Yang Tao had just entered, and she whispered, "Muzan is fighting someone. The power emanating clearly indicates he has encountered a formidable enemy."
"It's very likely a Pillar-level member of the Demon Slayer Corps."
The Pillars, the foundation of the Demon Slayer Corps, are the nine highest-ranking swordsmen, the strongest existences among all ranks in the Demon Slayer Corps.
Tanjiro smelled Muzan's scent again, and his desire for revenge intensified. At this moment, the adorable Nezuko reached out and grabbed his hand.
Tanjiro's rationality quickly returned.
"I'm fine…"
Looking at his adorable sister, Tanjiro's determination to avenge her grew even stronger.
Nezuko gently rested her head on Tanjiro's shoulder; she liked this, as it made her feel safe. Tanjiro reached out and stroked his sister's long hair, a smile on his face.
At this moment.
The town was already in chaos.
Muzan stared furiously at Yahaba: "You damned trash, how dare you betray me!!"
"Betrayal?? No, no, Lord Muzan, I am merely leading you to see God."
Yahaba still held Muzan in high regard. When God said he wanted a demon, the first person he thought of was Muzan.
"Just come with me obediently, lest your body gets ruined."
Muzan was currently filled with fear. He was not inherently brave, even after living for a thousand years.
Logically, Muzan was the progenitor of all demons, possessing absolute control over other demons, but now his methods had no effect on Yahaba.
The other party seemed to be no longer a demon, but an entirely new species.
"Die!"
Muzan's body mutated directly, with countless tentacles and blood thorns proliferating from his body.
He had now completely transformed into a monster.
Yahaba merely waved his hand gently, and dense red arrows appeared on Muzan's body.
With a gentle squeeze.
All the arrows on Muzan's body pointed towards the center, and the Blood Demon Art, reinforced twice, instantly turned Muzan's body into a ball of flesh.
Yahaba looked at Muzan, who was once like a god in his heart, and slightly frowned, pondering: 'This state, God shouldn't be displeased, right…?'
He immediately took the ball of flesh and left the messy street, heading towards Yang Tao's courtyard.
"Lady Tamayo, what are you still waiting for? Let's leave quickly!! This place is truly too dangerous."
Yushiro's face was filled with anxiety. To him, whether someone was human or demon didn't matter at all; what mattered most was the gentle and intellectual Lady Tamayo.
As long as Lady Tamayo was by his side, he was the happiest.
Tamayo looked at Yushiro, reached out, and stroked his cheek, softly saying, "You must have heard what that Lord just said; he can resolve the demons' bloodlust, which has always been my pursuit…"
Yushiro looked into Tamayo's eyes, feeling her soft hand, and his originally anxious heart changed as he softly said, "I understand."
"No, Yushiro, you should leave here."
"Even if I die, I can't leave you."
Yushiro's gaze was as firm as if he were about to commit a love suicide. Tamayo reached out and pulled Yushiro into her embrace.
Then her body stiffened; not just her, everyone present looked in one direction.
A figure stepped on a red arrow, carrying a ball of flesh, and flew into the courtyard.
Tanjiro immediately drew the Nichirin Blade from his waist without a word, his gaze fixed on the horrifying ball of flesh.
Although this was his first time seeing this ball of flesh, he would never forget its smell in his life.
Muzan.
"Young man."
Yahaba's attitude was very polite, mainly because this was someone close to the God. He looked at Tanjiro and said with a smile, "Could you please help me inform the God?"
"No need."
Yang Tao could sense Yahaba's location; if he couldn't even sense his own follower, wouldn't that be a joke?
He walked out of the room.
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"Is this ball of flesh also a demon?"
"Yes, God…"
Yang Tao circled the dense ball of flesh, which had a diameter of half a meter, twice, and couldn't help but exclaim in wonder, "The world is full of wonders. I didn't expect your world to have this kind of demon…"
He looked at Yahaba and praised, "Good efficiency."
Yahaba, having received praise, was very excited, almost looking as if he were about to disembowel himself to show his loyalty.
"Go catch a few more; this one is for my experiments."
"Yes, God."