A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

A gentle breeze blows, and the sky is cloudless.

In Sanfeng Mountain, the house is built and the house is built.

In front of the mansion, the chronically ill Keiya Ubuyashiki, accompanied by his wife, Tanmoku, knelt neatly dressed on the threshold, smiling as he looked at the assembled Demon Slayer Corps Hashira.

Besides the Flame Pillar Rengoku Matsujuro and the Water Pillar Nijo Tadatoshi, those present also included the Wind Pillar Ebi Amekirimaru, the Naruto Pillar Seikanji Raizo, the Stone Pillar Ishiyama Daizen, and the Cherry Blossom Pillar Asaka Mai.

"My lord, is there something important that has summoned us here today?"

She exuded a mature and sophisticated aura, with thick, dark hair cascading down her back, a wisp of hair obscuring half her face, and dressed in a light blue, floorless Asaka Palace dress. Her eyelids were half-open, and she asked in a cool, clear voice.

After she asked, the others perked up and looked at Qingzai with serious expressions.

Only Nijo Tadatoshi had a happy expression on his face, but he immediately suppressed it after being given a cold glance by Asaka Maigen.

"There are many steps involved, so I'll have Lord Nijo Tadatoshi convey this message to everyone on my behalf."

Yoshizai extended his palm in greeting.

"Ahem, since our lord has spoken, let me explain in detail. This matter begins about ten days ago when I met with our lord. So, that day, we ate..."

click!

As if flower petals were floating in the air, a pink light appeared, and a pink Nichirin Blade appeared on Nijo Tadatoshi's chin.

"Sister Wu, please, please don't do this..."

"Please address me by my official title, and refrain from further pleasantries."

With another crisp sound, after Asaka Mai sheathed her sword, Nijo Tadatoshi wiped the sweat from his brow and grinned sheepishly at the crowd:

"In short, Upper Moon Two, Crying Gyūki, has been defeated by us!"

what!

The pillars, who had been only pointing their ears at him, all turned their heads at once, staring at Nijo Tadatoshi with incredulous expressions.

Sensing everyone's surprise, Nijo Tadatoshi, though his wound was still throbbing, wore an expression of enjoyment, like a cat having its jaw scratched.

Brother Taiyi, I will never forget your great kindness!

"Hmph!" Mai Asaka lowered her head and snorted coldly, saying indifferently, "Everyone knows your strength all too well. Tell me, who is the one who truly defeated the Crying Gyuki?"

“You really are…” Nijo Tadatoshi stood up instantly, but then realized that his lord was in front of him, so he sat up straight again. Finally, he turned his head and raised an eyebrow at Matsujuro, saying in a playful tone, “Matsujuro, you know this person.”

Ok?

Everyone turned their attention to Matsujuro, which made him shiver instantly. But at this moment, he couldn't care less about that and said hesitantly, "You're not talking about Lord Taiichi, are you?"

"So, who exactly is this person?"

Fed up with the two playing games, Ebi Amekiri, who had been silent all along, finally couldn't help but cut to the chase.

"Let me introduce this person."

Sensing that the atmosphere had become noticeably more relaxed, Keiya nodded and then told everyone about Taiichi.

As he recounted the story, especially the scene of Nijo Tadatoshi and Taichi battling the Weeping Gyūki, everyone involuntarily opened their mouths wide, as if listening to a mythological tale.

After Keizai finished speaking, Raizo seemed to remember something and said, "Could it be that the blue peacock you ordered me to buy from overseas at a high price was for this person?"

"Is this a human? How can a human regenerate severed limbs and recover instantly?"

Raizo shook his head, looking completely disbelieving.

"He is truly a demon."

Shishan Dashan closed his eyes, his arm veins bulged, and his fists were clenched so tightly they cracked.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Keizai turned to look at his wife, both of them smiling gently. He then continued:

"Since the Demon Slayer Corps was founded, there has never been a record of an Upper Rank Demon being slain, but just because we can't do it doesn't mean that others can't."

"If demons can regenerate limbs, why can't humans?"

"In short, Yamada Asaemon Taichi is a friend and benefactor of our Demon Slayer Corps."

After Qingzai finished speaking, everyone present nodded silently, expressing their agreement.

Indeed, after hearing the descriptions of the weeping demon and the doma, their first thought was how they would react if they were in their shoes.

The answer is only two words: "death" and "escape".

With his enormous body and unsolvable Blood Demon Art, even a man as strong as Taiichi ultimately achieved a pyrrhic victory.

And it was only thanks to Doma's great kindness that Nijō Tadatoshi and the others were able to escape unscathed.

This is undoubtedly a tremendous humiliation for the Demon Slayer Corps, who regard demons as their lifelong enemies.

"My lord, please forgive my intrusion, but if Lord Taiyi is truly so extraordinary, may we seek his guidance?"

After Raizo finished speaking, the other Pillars' eyes lit up, and they looked at Keiya expectantly.

Especially Wu, although she kept her head down and her expression was not visible, her clenched hands betrayed her inner feelings.

"OK."

what!

"Lord Nijo Tadatoshi has already inquired on your behalf, but there is a condition."

When Keiya got to this point, he exchanged a glance with Nijo Tadatoshi, their expressions indescribably strange.

Seeing that no one interrupted and they were all waiting for him to continue, Keizai coughed lightly, then placed his fist in front of his lips and said softly, "The condition is that you must thoroughly learn Chinese."

ha?

"My lord, may I ask, to what extent should one learn?"

"I asked, my voice trembling," said Ebo Yukiri Maru.

As Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps, and also members of the Samurai family, and all the Pillars of this generation are from the six great families, they all know Chinese from a young age, but how well they learn it... well, none of them are very good at it.

"Yes, Lord Gu Taiyi's requirement is that you must at least be able to speak Chinese as your native language."

After saying that, Keizai clapped his hands, and the Hidden Organization members who had been waiting for a long time pushed a small cart to the front of the Pillars.

The cart was full of books, including the Four Books and Five Classics, the Standards for Being a Good Student and Child, the Tao Te Ching, A New Account of Tales of the World, Journey to the West, Water Margin...

The pillars, staring at the mountain of books, were all frozen in place...

......

Achoo!

At the Honmaru Palace of Okayama Castle, Taichi and Aya were being invited to a banquet by Ikeda Yoshimasa, the daimyo of the Okayama Domain.

Taiyi picked up a slice of sashimi and was about to put it in his mouth when he suddenly sneezed.

"Strange, who's cursing me?" Taiichi joked, then continued stuffing food into his mouth.

Seeing Ah Xia sitting next to him, fidgeting and looking restless, he asked curiously:

"What's wrong with you?"

"I...I have never sat at the server's table."

"Where are you when you accompany Lord Aoki to meet the General?"

Taiichi asked curiously.

A-Xia stretched her neck, glanced at Tai-Yi shyly, then lowered her head and pointed to the roof.

Goodness, is this an occupational hazard?

Just as the two were about to whisper to each other, Ikeda Yoshimasa, who was seated at the head of the table, suddenly asked with a smile:

"Your Excellency Taiyi, are you satisfied with the food and wine?"

Satisfied? This is extremely satisfying.

Taiyi lowered his head, looked at the food on the table, and estimated that it was worth about one or two taels of gold. There were more than a dozen servings of this food in the room.

"A meal costing more than ten taels of gold is simply too extravagant."

Taiichi shook his head, secretly sighing that the reason why all the major lords were in this state was because the Tokugawa family had set a good precedent.

"Since Your Excellency Taiyi is satisfied, I will take this opportunity to make a request to you."

"Ikeda Saisei said with a smile."

Upon hearing this, Taiyi turned around to face the other person and waited quietly for what was to come.

Taiichi can agree to anything that isn't unreasonable.

Even if he was resolute, the other party wouldn't dare to do anything to him.

Although the Okayama Domain is a large domain, its daimyo is only an outer daimyo, while I am now the hatamoto of a close daimyo.

Furthermore, as long as Taiichi's future stipend exceeds 10,000 koku and he has his own territory, he can also become a daimyo.

"My request is that when you arrest Rikutaro, you should also arrest or execute the villagers of Asatsuki Village where he lives."

Ikeda Yoshimasa's expression turned serious, and he spoke in a chilling tone.

Ok?

"Why does Your Excellency make this request?"

Tai lowered his eyelids and asked in a nonchalant tone.

"Because they are all rebels!"