Chapter 10: Finding the Clue

A township in the Taisho period in Japan.

Two young men in black uniforms, with swords at their waists, stepped across a long, wide wooden bridge and walked between towns and villages.

One of them, with reddish-brown hair and red pupils, carried a large box on his back, and had a cheerful smile on his face all the time.

"Mu Xing, I didn't expect your beans to really wake up! When I first went back, it really scared me! ”

Another teenager, holding a little girl in his hand, also smiled, "Okay, okay, so many days, how many times have you said it, I know that you are happy, you have the title of ghost slayer, and you have also got your own chameleon blade and uniform." ”

Hearing this, Nana looked at the black uniforms of the two, and then looked at herself, it was the new clothes that Mr. Scalety gave her, a blue kimono, although it was also very cute......

Don't ask why you don't have a uniform for the Ghost Slayer, you don't even have a crow! Only the discoloring blade is still the size of an adult! Give Xia Muxing a backup in the storage compartment! Xia Munai, the old tool elf!

Tears swirled in my mouth, I wanted to eat, but I didn't have the money to buy something to eat, so I could only secretly hold the chocolates in the storage compartment and chew silently.

A little sparrow flew over and lay on Xia Muxing's shoulder, Xia Muxing teased him twice and touched his head, "Tanjiro, why can't my crow speak, the task is still issued by your crow." ”

"Ahaha" Tanjiro laughed dryly, how can you answer this, your sparrow doesn't speak, but my crow is a talker.

"Chirp! Chirp! ”

The little sparrow raised his head angrily, pecked Xia Muxing's hand twice, and then flew forward.

Hovering over the head of a dejected-looking man, he shouted "Chirp!" again. ”

At this time, the two heard the sound of a passer-by discussing.

"You see, it's Kazumi."

"It's pitiful, haggard like that."

Several people looked at the oncoming man, with short black hair, bruises on his face, and dull eyes, wearing a brown robe and blue underwear, staggering forward step by step, as if he had lost his soul.

Passers-by whispered.

"I heard that Satoko was abducted when she was with him."

"It's horrible to do this every night."

"Well, I've had enough."

"After nightfall, another young girl will be abducted."

But the man didn't seem to hear anything, and dragged his body little by little, rubbing Tanjiro's shoulder, and walked aimlessly.

Tanjiro and Xia Muxing glanced at each other, and then chased after them.

"Mr. Kazumi!" Tanjiro spoke.

The man turned his head dejectedly and looked at the three people in front of him.

"We have something we want to ask you about, is it convenient?" Xia Muxing stretched out his hand and waved it in front of the man's distracted eyes, "Excuse me, where did Miss Lizi disappear, is it convenient to tell me?" ”

The man seemed to have just regained his senses, sighed, and said in a low voice, "Follow me." ”

The three of them crossed two streets and came to an ordinary country road, with a flat ground, a wooden fence in the courtyard of the residents on the left, and a gate in front of the residents on the right.

"You may not believe me....... "The man bowed his head in despair, but Satoko really disappeared here ....... all of a sudden. ”

Tanjiro nodded, with a serious expression, "I believe, Mr. Kazumi, I believe what you say!" ”

Then, Tanjiro lowered his head and leaned over, sniffing like a canine scouting the smell of its prey.

Looking at Xia Muxing, "There is a subtle smell of ghosts here, but it is a little erratic, and I always feel weird." ”

Xia Muxing lowered his head, touched the ground, and looked up at the surroundings with a thoughtful look.

Tanjiro couldn't help but ask curiously, "Muxing, have you found anything?" ”

"The smell is erratic, and if a person disappears here, it must be some kind of blood magic that can transform walls and ground into swamps, and then drag people underground."

Xia Muxing's reasoning was reasonable, and Tanjiro nodded, "Muxing is really reliable, he can deduce so much just by relying on such a few clues." ”

Xia Muxing smiled humbly, who let me peek at the script, otherwise who knows what's going on, I don't have the strong reasoning ability of a Grim Reaper elementary school student!

"What are you talking about....... But believe me, Satoko really disappeared here! Mr. Kazumi lowered his head, no matter how many times he told others, no one would believe him, this man, as if he had lost his soul, kept saying that you should believe me.

"We believe in you, because that's why we're here!" Tanjiro turned his head to comfort the man.

"Mr. Kazumi, I remember that Miss Satoko disappeared at night, right?" Xia Muxing lowered his head and pondered.

"That's right! It was indeed missing in the middle of the night! ”

"Coupled with the previous rumors, they are all ...... girls who disappeared in the middle of the night."

"Tanjiro, take a rest first, recharge your energy, and we'll start looking separately at night!"

Tanjiro still unwillingly sniffed the smell of ghosts in the air, "If only I could smell ...... in the daytime." “

"Let's go, don't startle the snake, there is a ghost with this kind of blood ghost technique, if he avoids us wholeheartedly, it will be even more difficult" Xia Muxing patted Tanjiro on the shoulder, "For killing ghosts, I am more active than anyone else!" “

Where are the treasure chests and paradise coins that don't kill ghosts, until now, Xia Muxing has made a fortune by killing ghosts.

"Come and rest with me, and let me go with you at night!" Mr. Kazumi bowed deeply, "I must find Sato-sama!" ”

Xia Muxing sighed, the young lady is afraid that she has been eaten clean by that swamp ghost, and she has to bring you a drag oil bottle.

"Okay."

There should be time to save a girl at night, and Tanjiro and Tanjiro still have to fight, so when the time comes, let you have an oil bottle to help carry it.

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At night, Tanjiro carries the smell of your beans on his back and smells the uncertain smell wafting in the air, constantly shifting his position.

Holding a strange pointed little thing in his hand, Xia Muxing said that this is a fully automatic sky monkey, if he finds a ghost and pulls out a thread of this little thing, a signal will be sent, and he will rush over as soon as possible.

Although I am very puzzled, why is a thin bamboo skewer like a monkey called a monkey in the sky, but there are more strange things in Xia Muxing's hands, Tanjiro has long been used to it, and the biggest strangeness is Nana-chan! Not one of them! It's really strange that she can turn into all kinds of looks even though she's a little sister!

I closed my eyes and sniffed carefully, and the smell of the ghost became heavier!

Where is it!

Tanjiro looked at the walls on either side, and then at the ground.

It was as if through the wall, I saw the ghost figure with the girl preparing to escape.

I feel it!

Tanjiro pulled off the safety line, and the small bamboo stick ascended to heaven in an instant.

Chirp~~~~ da!

Tanjiro draws his sword at the same time as the monkey sounds in the sky!

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Xia Muxing saw the Sky Monkey version of the signal flare.

Mr. Kazumi only felt a strong wind around him.

Shepherd had already made a vertical leap, jumped several meters high, and landed on the roof in front of him.

"Mr. Kazumi, I'll go first!"

Before the words could be spoken, the people had already risen and fallen several times, skimming the roofs of several houses.

To Mr. Hesi's surprise, the little girl, who looked to be only six years old, also followed Xia Muxing steadily.

He shook his head vigorously and muttered to Mr. Mi.

"Didn't I get my brain broken yesterday by Satoko-san's father........