God Judge's Blade

At night, Xiangshan was quiet and deserted. Minai and Purgatory Kyojuro walked up the stone ladder leading to the shrine. The woods on both sides were dense, the sounds of insects and birds were soft, and the cold wind was blowing.

Before summer comes, the night wind blows a cool breath.The untied hair was blown up, she raised her left hand, grasped the hair tightly, and put it on her shoulder.

The hair is a little long, and it seems inconvenient when fighting.

Mina thought about cutting off her hair, but Foxnosuke would probably cry, and even the maid sisters in the real family would cry, so she stayed.

There are many fallen leaves on the stone ladder, not much dust, and there are many traces of human beings stepping on it.The number of people who came to worship at Xiangshan Shrine was not as many as imagined. Mina raised her head and saw the torii above the stone stairs from a distance.

There is nothing special about Xiangshan Shrine, it looks ordinary, the shrine is full of human smell, no smell of blood.

"It doesn't smell like ghosts." Mina said, and Kyojuro Purgatory next to him nodded.

"Well, there is no other way," said Mister Purgatory, "Let's act separately!"

The two walked separately, taking Xiangshan Shrine as the boundary, one left and one right entering the forest.

The wind in the forest was a bit strong, and the trees were shaken by the blowing.The fallen leaves from the trees fluttered down, and occasionally, when Mina passed by, they swirled and fell on her head.

Everything on Xiangshan is so normal, and Mina can't smell any strange smell for a while.

If it is daytime, Mina can quickly catch an animal to ask about the situation.It's night now, and most of the animals are nesting in their lairs. Some nocturnal creatures are hard to find, and it's not easy to talk to humans.

She didn't think too much, and jumped directly onto the tree.Looking down from a tree, one can see things that were previously overlooked.

If there had been signs of a fight, there must have been places where trees had fallen, leaving a little bare space.

Mina used this method to find it. She looked around for a week, and finally found a suitable place in the direction of the mountainside.Without thinking too much, she immediately ran in that direction.

Although I found the place where the fight used to be, there was no one here.

Mina jumped down from the tree and landed on the ground, and happened to come to the side of a blood-stained black cloth.The cloth was cut off, and there were traces of blood on it.

"Knife..." She thought for a while, searched in her memory, and finally remembered the appearance of the ghost with the knife.

She remembered that the ghost was one of the top strings, with six eyes on its face and markings on its cheeks.

Mina lost one of the top strings that day and failed to kill him, maybe today can make up for the regret of the last time.

There were so many traces of sword cuts on the open space, Mina glanced at it several times, and then picked up all the cloth on the ground.

The uniform fabric of the Demon Slayer Squad is different from normal clothes, and Minagi can't recognize it.This is probably what was left by the last group of people who came in to carry out the mission. Mina had no way of distinguishing who it belonged to, so he had to pick it up all at once.

There is still some ghost smell in the air, very little, and there is another strange smell mixed in.

That is, in addition to the winding one, there is another ghost smell.

Ghost... did you cooperate?

Minai remembers the smell of ghosts that she has never smelled before.This smell dissipated quickly, and she couldn't catch it for the time being.Walked around in a circle, there is no other smell.

In the middle of the night, Minai and Purgatory Kyojuro rendezvoused, and both of them found the blood-stained cloth left by the Demon Slayer Squad, as well as the severed Japanese sword, and there was nothing left.

"We're late." Purgatory Xingshoulang said calmly, and he helped to wrap up those "relics", putting the sun wheel knife and cloth together.

The wrapped relics were placed under the tree at the battle site, and Mina watched Purgatory Kyojuro mark it, puzzled.

"What are you doing?"

"Mark Yin." Purgatory Xingshourou answered briefly.

The Ghost Slayer Squad also has a department called "Hidden", which specializes in simple healing for the swordsmen of the Ghost Slayer Squad, or to clean up the funeral affairs.

Because the people in the "hidden" department are ordinary people who can't cut off the heads of ghosts and don't have the qualifications to become swordsmen, in order to protect their safety, Yin usually only acts during the day.

Mina and Purgatory Xingshoulang walked into Xiangshan, and they were intact the next day, which means that there is no threat to Xiangshan for the time being.

Early tomorrow morning, someone from "hidden" will come and take away the package of relics packed by the two of them.

Yin will count the number and names of the swordsmen of the Death Ghost Killing Team, and report the relevant information to the Lord Master based on the number of remaining Japanese knives.

After the two packed their things, they were supposed to leave Fragrant Hills.But Mina vaguely realized that something was wrong, so she simply dragged Purgatory Kyojuro to wait until dawn, waiting for the people from the hidden department to come.

Mina picked a thick tree and leaned on the branch to rest.She didn't speak until Purgatory Xingshourou also found a place to rest.

"There are two oni smells," Mina briefly stated the fact he discovered, "one of them is the winding one."

"One of the winding..." Purgatory Xingshoulang pondered, and then asked, "What's the matter with the second ghost?"

He has experienced the strength of one of the top strings, and he has also seen what the opponent looks like when he swings a knife.Mr. Yan Zhu was severely injured by one of the top strings, so he naturally knew what the wound should look like.

In the place where the relics of the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Squad were found, Purgatory Kyojuro saw many traces of cutting branches with blades.

With a little guesswork, he was able to come up with the correct answer.

What surprised him was the second ghost thing.

"Well," Mina's voice was a little low, inexplicably hoarse, "I suspect that some members of the Demon Slayer Squad were turned into ghosts." Or they turned into ghosts automatically.

Purgatory Kyojuro opened his eyes wide in shock.

"But... It stands to reason that only the ghost king, Oni Wu Tsuji, has the ability to turn people into ghosts—so I suspect that Oni Wu Tsuji is looking for powerful humans everywhere."

What do you want to find a powerful human being for?Apart from eating it, there is only one possibility, and that is the help to become a ghost.

Before meeting one of the top strings, Purgatory Xingjulang would not have considered the possibility of "a member of the ghost killing team turning into a ghost" at all.Most of the people in the ghost killing team have a tragic past, and killing ghosts is a way to vent their inner anger.

He has also seen many swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Squad who would cry angrily after breaking an arm.

'How can I hold a knife without hands? ! '

The same desperation has happened countless times to the players.

Ghosts have unreasonable healing abilities, but humans don't. An accident can easily cause members of the Ghost Killing Team to lose their limbs, or never see the light again.

And such human beings, even if they die, are unwilling to become ghosts.

But one of the upper strings used to be a member of the ghost killing team. Purgatory Kyojuro saw the relevant records in the ancestor's handbook.He was pretty sure that it was a samurai from 400 years ago, who possessed unparalleled sword skills, but betrayed the members of the Ghost Killing Squad.

Now that there is such a ghost as one of the top strings, there may not be a next one.Besides... It is uncontrollable for a person to become a ghost, and the possibility of being forced is also very high.

Right now, what is more shocking is not the fact that "the members of the Ghost Killing Team may have turned into ghosts", nor is it the fact that the ghost-turned-ghost former companions may threaten the Ghost Killing Team, but——

Gui Wu Tsuji Wu Mi, it is very likely that he will find powerful humans everywhere, transform into ghosts, and become a helper that can be used by him.

Such ghosts will become a threat to the Ghost Slayer Team.

"The last time I confronted one of Kamizuru, he might have felt threatened." Mina whispered.

If only I had killed one of the top strings.

Purgatory Xingshou Lang was so shocked that he didn't speak for a while.

Mi Nagi patched belatedly: "Of course, it's also possible that my guess was wrong...so I have to wait for Yin to come over and count the number of people."

"I see!" Purgatory Xingshoulang nodded and asked, "Then, how did you figure it out? There are only relics of the swordsmen at the scene!"

"It's the taste." Mina replied.

Mina visited all the places in the forest, big and small, and didn't smell anything else.Even if it is one of the top strings, the taste can be traced.Only the smell of the second ghost appeared suddenly.

The place where the smell is the strongest is on the small battle field that Mina discovered.

She thought about it for a while, and felt that it was the reason for the transformation on the spot.Of course, it is not ruled out that one of the top strings randomly brought a human over, and after killing all the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Squad, let that human drink the blood of Kiwu Tsuji, and then used the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Squad as nourishment.

What is the truth, all of this needs to be confirmed implicitly.

If the number is right, then Mina is thinking too much; if not...then be prepared to face the slashing of former colleagues.

Regardless of whether the other party is willing to become a ghost or not, they are already standing on the opposite side of the ghost killing team, and they will never stop dying.

After Mina explained, Purgatory Kyojuro accepted her explanation.Mr. Yan Zhu has already experienced how powerful his partner's sense of smell is.When they work together to do tasks, the reason why they can solve them quickly is because of Wei Nai's sense of smell which is different from ordinary people.

She can smell ghosts.

Dawn came quickly, and Mina closed her eyes to rest for a while, and soon the sun was shining all over her face.The hidden people came very quickly, and there were not many hidden people who came to collect the relics, about 5, which was about the number of a small team.

When members Yin, who were masked and only showed their eyes, saw Mr. Yanzhu with his arms folded under the tree, he was so frightened that the hat on his head almost fell off.

"Master Lian, Purgatory——!"

Purgatory Xingshourou opened his eyes and greeted them with vigor.

"Good morning! Thank you for your hard work!"

"No, it's not hard..."

Ordinary members of the Ghost Killing Squad, whether they are Yin or other swordsmen, are afraid of the Pillars.Their aura is different from that of ordinary people, and their sense of oppression is quite strong.

Mina heard the sound and fell from the tree.Her fluffy blue feather woven fell lightly in front of Yin like flowing water.

"!!" Yin was so frightened that he lost his voice.

The black-haired girl who was the culprit didn't know that she was intimidating. She straightened her sleeves and took out a candy box from a hidden pocket of her clothes.

Stuffing the beautiful plum candy into her mouth, she raised her honey-colored eyes, and her voice was inexplicably sweet.

"Please check the number of missing swordsmen and see if the number of sun-wheel knives is the same."