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168. Chapter 168: The Feast Begins! Oyakata-sama's Mansion!

"Honestly, I'm very disappointed in you," Muzan said indifferently.

"Please forgive us," Kokushibo bowed and prostrated himself, allowing Muzan to rest his hand on his head.

"It's not that I haven't given you time, hundreds of years in fact. Not only have you failed to bring me the Blue Spider Lily, but you've also caused me a lot of unnecessary trouble."

"My lord, you speak such sorrowful words again. We have always been working tirelessly towards your goal, never slacking." Over these hundreds of years, Muzan had complained to them more than once. Doma was not only used to it but had seen it so many times that he thought Muzan's plan just now was merely angry words spoken in a fit of rage.

After all, given Muzan's personality, how could he possibly expose his final hiding place, the Infinity Castle, to the world?

"Is that so?"

In an instant.

A red shadow flashed, and immediately after, Doma's head was cut off.

Then, a tentacle with a bone blade at its tip coiled around the head in the air and slowly brought it before Muzan's plum-red eyes.

"Have I been too lenient with you Upper Ranks? Have I allowed you to become complacent? Tell me, in these hundreds of years, besides killing a few insignificant Hashira, what else have you done for me? Annihilated the Demon Slayer Corps? Or found the hiding place of the Ubuyashiki Family for me? It seems you haven't accomplished any of these, have you?"

"But..."

Doma wanted to defend himself, but he saw the expression on Muzan's face suddenly become incredibly ferocious.

"Shut up!"

"My patience has been completely worn out by you. If that man hadn't appeared, perhaps I could still tolerate you, slowly searching for the Blue Spider Lily over the endless years to come. But now, I can't wait. Every second right now is agony for me!"

Xia Shang's appearance was like a ray of light piercing through the darkness, not only dazzling but also touching the deepest, most intense desire within him.

Muzan, who had never seen the dawn, could have endured the darkness.

But now he had seen it! He absolutely had to obtain it, no matter the cost! That man?

The demons were confused upon hearing this. Among them, Gyutaro seemed to have thought of something. His expression was horrified as he said, "Could it be that a demon ate the Blue Spider Lily and is no longer afraid of the sun? How is that possible! The Blue Spider Lily actually exists!"

To be honest, all the Upper Ranks present, including the deceased Hantengu, had doubts about the existence of the Blue Spider Lily. They even believed that the Blue Spider Lily didn't exist at all, otherwise, they wouldn't have found absolutely no clue after searching for hundreds of years.

In this situation, there were only two possibilities: one, the Blue Spider Lily truly didn't exist; two, the Blue Spider Lily existed, but its name might have changed, and it was rare, with extremely harsh growth environment and conditions, otherwise, they wouldn't have failed to find it.

The atmosphere on the scene gradually became heavy...

"Gyutaro is right, the Blue Spider Lily does exist, at least it existed once. I am not the only person in the world who received treatment from that physician... and he... took the complete prescription." Muzan's eyes were filled with killing intent. At the same time, intense jealousy and unwillingness surged in his heart.

"Unbelievable..." Akaza said softly.

"Moreover, his strength is second only to mine. Upper Rank Four, Hantengu, died by his hand," Muzan exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"When I met him, he was with people from the Demon Slayer Corps. If I'm not mistaken, he should have joined the Demon Slayer Corps."

"My lord, you mean...?" Doma seemed to understand why Muzan was acting so crazily.

"I don't know how much human nature remains within him, but for now, the more human nature he retains, the more beneficial it is for my subsequent operation." Muzan threw Doma's head, which he held in his hand, away.

"Human emotion, what a ridiculous thing." Based on his many years of experience creating demons, Muzan had reached this conclusion. Looking at the Twelve Kizuki, the more emotionally detached a fellow was, the higher their talent and the more blood they could withstand. Therefore, in Muzan's view, Gyutaro, who had Daki residing on his back, had a bit too much human nature.

"Regardless, he is ultimately destined to die by my hand... However, before the decisive battle between him and me, I cannot be disturbed by mere ants. Within these three days, I want you to spread my blood throughout Nihon, create as many demons as possible, and simultaneously carry out a slaughter of the Hashira within the Demon Slayer Corps."

"Don't disappoint me again..."

Muzan turned around, his back facing them.

"My lord, should I make a move to test his strength?" Kokushibo's voice was low and powerful.

"There's no need for that."

...

On the other side.

After a long journey through mountains and rivers, their footsteps finally stopped before a mountain.

Compared to the surrounding towering peaks, this mountain appeared unremarkable.

Xia Shang had encountered countless such mountains along the way. It looked plain and ordinary, and there weren't even traces of footsteps at the foot of the mountain.

"Please follow me," Yao fluttered his wings and flew towards the right. The others followed behind him, stepping on the dead branches and fallen leaves on the ground, slowly walking deeper into the woods.

After walking several hundred steps, their view suddenly opened up.

Behind the dense forest, there was a large expanse of grassland, and a stream, like a jade belt, wound around a mansion. The mansion occupied a vast area, and it would be truly difficult to discover its secret unless viewed from high above.

"This is a wisteria flower tree," Tamayo examined the branches hanging from the large tree by the roadside. As a physician, she recognized the wisteria flower's leaves at a glance. "It's a pity it's not the season for wisteria flowers to bloom, otherwise, this place would be quite beautiful."

When wisteria flowers bloom, they release a unique fragrance. This fragrance is nothing to ordinary humans, but it is the thing demons detest the most.

"Please follow me." Walking along the white wall, they soon arrived at the main door of the mansion.

Kyojuro Rengoku extended his right hand and knocked on the copper ring on the door a few times.

Thump, thump, thump.

A moment later, a faint sound of footsteps was heard. Creak, the main door of the mansion was slowly pulled open from the inside.

"Welcome back, Kyojuro-sama," Behind the door were two girls with hair that was one white and one black, and who looked quite similar. They were wearing deep purple kimono embroidered with floral patterns, and on their short hair, they each had light purple flower tassel ornaments hanging on the left and right sides respectively.

"Please come in, everyone."

The girls' eyes were exceptionally ethereal, and their appearance was as delicate as porcelain.

"So this is the Headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps. It's only slightly larger than Miss Tamayo's mansion," Yushiro, dragging a string of black suitcases, followed behind the two girls, constantly looking around. If possible, he still wanted to be alone with Miss Tamayo and didn't want to be disturbed by others.

(End of Chapter)