Demon Slayer: I am a Demon

Chapter 85 Ghosts and Ghosts (3/4)

Su Mu didn't eat any wontons; he gave them all to Kanao. The girl had a good appetite and ate them all.

After finishing his meal, Su Mu handed the bowl and chopsticks to the old man and paid him.

"The hotel in town is on the east side, and it's already dark. It's not safe to be outside."

The old man took the money and, while tidying up his stall, gave some advice.

"It's okay, I'll be careful."

Su Mu lowered his head slightly and replied with a smile.

The old man didn't say anything, packed up all his things, and carried the heavy load towards the alley in the town. It seemed that the other person lived nearby.

Watching the old man's faltering figure carrying his load, he couldn't help but shake his head. Life was hard. At his age, in this cold winter, he was still setting up a stall so late, all he wanted was a few coins. He was still struggling to make a living.

"Uncle, what are you looking at?"

Kanao tilted her head and looked at the old man's back, but couldn't see anything strange.

"It's nothing."

Su Mu shook his head: "I just suddenly felt a bit sentimental. Even as a ghost, I still have so many sentiments like a human."

"If you become a ghost, will you stop having so many regrets?"

Kanao blinked, somewhat confused.

"Let's go, there's a shop up ahead, it looks like they should have what we need," he said, patting Kanao's head.

"Uncle, are you going to steal?"

Kanao clenched her little fists, her delicate face showing an eager expression.

"It wasn't stealing."

Su Mu patted Kanao's head.

"Was that robbery?"

The little girl seemed even more excited.

"Yes, take it."

Su Mu patted Kanao's head again and corrected her in a serious tone, "It was Uncle who stole and robbed, Kanao was just taking things."

"Yes, to get something."

Kanao clenched her small fist.

With the demon's strength, the door was easily broken open. Kanao seemed excited as she followed Su Mu, and the two of them took some daily necessities from the shop.

She didn't take too much; just enough for Kanao's daily needs.

For example, a few pieces of clothing, a few pairs of shoes —

Even if these items are lost, the loss to the shop owner will not be significant.

Even so, when I see him tomorrow, I'll still curse him out.

However, it's already quite good that he was targeted by a ghost and only lost a few things. It's really good. If these people knew his true identity, they would probably be glad that he only lost a few things.

Wandering around the shops in the town, he alerted several shopkeepers along the way, but they were all knocked unconscious.

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After packing all the personal belongings, Su Mu carried Kanao back home.

On the ghost's back, the girl held a rattle drum, which she shook gently from time to time, the sound of the drum echoing in the silent night.

"Thump—thump thump—thump thump thump—"

As Kanao was shaking a rattle drum with a child, Su Mu glanced back at the girl. The girl, who used to seem dull and like a puppet, seemed to have become more lively. At this moment, she was happily shaking the small drum in her hand.

"Thump—"

"Knock knock————"

The little girl shook a rattle drum, climbed onto the ghost's back, and brought her head close to the ghost's cheek: "Uncle, is it nice?"

"Um."

"If you like it, shake it for your uncle more often."

"Thump—"

"Knock knock————"

The girl began to shake the rattle drum rhythmically again, her mood becoming increasingly cheerful. The cool moonlight of the night shone on the girl's delicate face, as if a light veil had been draped over her body.

Feeling Kanao's joy, Su Mu's mood also became relaxed, and his steps became much lighter.

The speed gradually increased, and the wind blew in my face, cool and refreshing.

The wind was no longer so cold; it seemed to carry a touch of gentleness.

That was a sign that the warm spring breeze was about to arrive.

Before we know it, the cold winter is about to leave, and the spring when all things bloom is about to arrive. We are one step closer to the day when the blue spider lilies bloom.

However, Su Mu's good mood was quickly shattered.

From the town behind us, a figure was seen running wildly through the night, moving at a great speed.

Su Mu vaguely sensed something and stopped in his tracks. As the figure drew closer, the aura of its kind grew stronger.

"It's a ghost!"

Su Mu looked up at the figure coming in his direction.

Kanao, perched on her uncle's back, opened her beautiful pinkish-purple eyes, watching the approaching figure.

Its skin was bluish-purple, its face looked ferocious, and there were still scarlet blood and some bits of flesh left at the corners of its mouth. On its back was a dead person.

Clearly, this ghost is returning from a hunt.

Seeing this, Su Mu fell silent for a moment. This was also what made ghosts so terrifying to people.

No one can accept the existence of such a creature that feeds on humans.

"Where did this ghost come from? Doesn't it know this area is my hunting ground?"

The ghost stopped, its scarlet eyes fixed on Su Mu, looking somewhat angry.

Ghosts have a very strong sense of territory.

Su Mu didn't speak, he just looked at him quietly.

The demon was also watching him, but its attention quickly shifted to Kanao. Compared to the food it had hunted that day, the food on Su Mu's back was clearly much sweeter.

"He's just a child, a very beautiful child. He must taste delicious, right?"

The ghost swallowed slightly, already smelling the aroma of delicious food. A girl like this must have wonderful flesh. Just thinking about the taste made the ghost's taste buds start to secrete saliva.

"As payment for trespassing into my hunting grounds, let your prey be the price you pay?"

The demon stared at Kanao, its狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious/hideous) face filled with greed.

Su Mu didn't speak, but silently watched the ghost, his scarlet eyes, just like the ghost's, staring at it quietly.

Kanao didn't say anything either, her pinkish-purple eyes also fixed on the demon.

The atmosphere suddenly became very quiet.

The demon, who was about to snatch Kanao away, stopped in his tracks, sensing a vague threat in his heart.

"How about this, I'll trade you the food I have on me."

The ghost threw the food on its back onto the ground: "Although it's not as delicious as the food on your back, and the meat isn't as tender, the portion is definitely more generous."

"That's already giving you plenty of face."

"Bang----"

The thing the ghost called "food" fell to the ground with a dull thud, and under the desolate moonlight, the outline of the "food" gradually became clear.

It was the body of an old man.

That was an old man who had just started selling wontons in the small town.

The old man, who was already very old, was still struggling to make a living, but instead of making his life better, he encountered a terrible ghost.

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