It is said that Sun Pillar-sama is the god of fire

"You actually came to look for me?" The blond cunning ghost propped his face, his face was full of surprise, if it wasn't for the schadenfreude smile hidden in the golden eyes of the two women, I'm afraid it was true. It will make people mistakenly think that the monster is really surprised at the moment.

The blue-eyed god in front of him probably also knew this guy's usual bad taste, so he gave him an annoyed look, turned his head away and refused to pay attention.

The relationship between the two of them has always been delicate.The gods and monsters are basically in a non-interference position. The gods are responsible for listening to the prayers of human beings and eliminating the filth in people's hearts; while the monsters compete and fight each other in the dark night, whether they are good or evil, they flatter the winner. The idea of ​​being king.

But after all, they are two parties with a delicate relationship. Perhaps because of nature, there are always small frictions between Ye Bu and the slippery ghost, and then Tanjiro Kamado learns about it afterwards, and he will calm down after tidying up the two of them one by one. .

However, it was obvious that the blue-eyed god came to him today to find fault.

"Didn't you get scolded by Tanjiro again because of that human brat?" Suddenly thinking of a certain possibility, Slick Ghost slapped his forehead with a strange expression.

He felt more and more that this was the reason why Ye Bu came here—God knows why this guy insists on provoking that terrific human every time. The compassion and care of Vulcan.

It was like this when I was a child, and it was even more so when the human named Yue Yan grew up.

The growth of gods and monsters is very slow, which is no wonder, after all, their lifespan is much longer than that of humans.

This also led to the fact that the black-haired kid who could only grab the corner of Zamon Tanjirou's clothes has now become a handsome young man, and the blue-eyed god still looks like a fleshy and immature child more than ten years ago. Standing next to the black-haired young man is like a complete child, who will be laughed at by the black-haired young man from time to time.

"How is it possible!" Ye Bu categorically denied, looking at the slippery ghost beside him in astonishment, refusing to admit that he might be so childish.

The still young god raised his head, and the gradually fading setting sun left a blood-like blood red in the air, and the crystal blue pupils of the god were unknowingly stained with the strange red of the sky.

"That guy Yueyan..." Ye Bu spoke slowly, as if he was talking to himself, or explaining to a slippery ghost

"—killed someone."

It has nothing to do with whether he saw this kind of thing with his own eyes, he just glanced at it casually and he was able to confirm very clearly that that handsome guy had already been stained with blood unknowingly.

He is a god of misfortune, huh?With just one glance, that inexplicable feeling has already taken root in Yebu's heart, letting him know exactly what good deeds the young man named Yueyan has done.

It is impossible for a god like Kamado Tanjiro to perceive it. The shackles tightly wrapped around the soul of a guilty person are the crime of staining the blood of the same family.

"No way..." The blond haired ghost opened his eyes wide, looking at the blue-eyed god in front of him as if he had seen a ghost, his face was full of surprise, and he really wondered if there was something wrong with his ears just now.

"That Yueyan, how is it possible?" It wasn't that he deliberately wanted to doubt Ye Bu's words, but as far as he knew, the black-haired young man was always in extremely poor health, and he almost never left the door. How could he be involved in this kind of thing? relation?

"I'm absolutely not mistaken!" Ye Bu turned his head and emphasized to him word for word.

The god's teeth were clenched tightly, and every word seemed to be forced out of his lungs.There seemed to be anger quietly burning in those blue eyes that seemed to contain the sky, but the slippery ghost inexplicably saw the tears gradually spreading up in those eyes.

The blond-haired slippery ghost suddenly choked up, raised his hand in a daze, waved it in vain and then lowered it powerlessly, with an inexplicable expression on his face.

How could he have forgotten, what a terrifying creature human beings are.

As long as there is a weapon, even a child can hurt a healthy adult, let alone a person like Yue Yan, who can never be understood by slippery ghosts?

"...Then did you tell Tanjiro?" After a long time, the blond cunning ghost asked dryly.

The blue-eyed god took a deep breath, as if to suppress the sour feeling on the tip of his nose.

"No." Yabu said, with a strong nasal tone in his voice, "I can't tell Tanjiro."

He repeated, his blue pupils staring viciously at the youkai in front of him, and his tone was full of threats: "You must not tell Tanjiro, or I will kill you!"

The blond-haired slick shrugged, spread his hands, and hummed unhurriedly.

Of course, you can't tell the Vulcan about it.

"If Tanjirou finds out... he will be very sad."

The slippery ghost tilted his head, but with his sensitive hearing, he could barely hear what Ye Bu was muttering in a low voice.

sure...

The slippery ghost sighed, looking at the setting sun that was about to sink into the western mountains from a distance, her golden eyes were dyed golden and brilliant.

After all, Tanjiro can be regarded as an alternative among gods in a sense.

not to mention--

No one wants to bear the wrath of the gods.

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Under the dim light, Yue Yan looked at the bowl of black soup with a sour and bitter smell that was firmly held in front of him, and fell silent.

No matter what time it was, he would never be willing to drink such a drug.

"Tanjiro, can I—"

"No!" The black-haired young man was cut off by Tanjiro Kamado before he finished speaking.

The flame god squinted his eyes, and under the youth's already bruised face, he firmly held the bowl in his hand to Yue Yan's mouth. The bitter smell almost made people vomit.

"Although he is an adult, Yue Yan still needs to drink medicine properly!"

For some reason, Kamado Tanjiro has an unusual obsession with staring at Tsukihiko and drinking medicine.It's okay if he's absent, as long as he is with the child, he must watch Yue Yan drink all the medicine from morning to night before giving up.

Of course, after drinking the medicine, Kamado Tanjiro would also stuff the child with a piece of candied fruit in time, and stroked the child's soft black hair with a smile, as if to encourage him.

Really unable to resist the fire god, the black-haired young man took a deep breath, took the soup bowl from Kamado Tanjirou's hand, closed his eyes and swallowed all the sour and bitter medicinal liquid in one go.

——Actually, it’s not as bitter as I imagined.

In other words, it is not as bitter as in memory and difficult to swallow.

The sour and numbing bitterness still lingers on the base of the tongue, but what is conveyed to the brain is a weird feeling that is as flat as water and only slightly astringent.

"Tanjiro, have you changed your medicine?" The remaining medicine residue in the bowl clearly reflected the inexplicable expression on the young man's face at the moment, Tsukihiko pursed his lips, and turned to ask the god who was rummaging for something.

"Nope—" Kamado Tanjiro carefully checked all possible places on his body, his face froze, and he had to admit that he had forgotten a very important thing.

"Yueyan, I forgot to bring you candied fruit..."

He has been really busy recently, and an unexplainable sense of foreboding has been swirling in his heart. This feeling makes him unconsciously anxious, and he is almost like a panic.

However, what stimulated his fragile nerves even more were certain rumors he heard inadvertently from believers.

——It is said that a rather terrifying monster has appeared in the market place.

At night, if one accidentally encounters such a terrifying monster, one will be torn and crushed by the monster, and the corpse is as if it has been devoured, which is extremely miserable.

Kamado Tanjiro is already trying to control himself not to think in a certain direction, if possible, he even hopes that this possibility will not exist from the beginning.

After all, that is the source of all sorrow and tragedy.

It was the evil spirit that he swore to destroy completely.

Kamado Tanjiro was stiff because he forgot to take the candied fruit, and out of some sense of guilt, he didn't dare to look up at the black-haired young man's eyes, so naturally he couldn't see the inexplicable expression on Tsukihiko's face at this moment.

The wandering eyes are not useless at all.At least this made Kamado Tanjiro discover the wilting wisteria flowers piled up in the corner by the black-haired youth.

"Is it decaying so soon..." Carefully holding up the large cluster of wisteria flowers, Kamado Tanjiro sighed slightly, as if there was an inexplicable sense of loss in his heart because of these flowers that were about to decay.

Vulcan brought the tip of his nose close to large bouquets of wisteria flowers. Although the wisteria flower seemed to be decadent, the fresh and elegant fragrance of the wisteria flowers was still strong and charming.

"After all, it's just a flower—even if it's picked from the god's house—don't it decay quickly?" As if to cover up something, Yue Yan pushed the medicine bowl in his hand far to the corner of the table and said.

Just as human life is only fleeting compared to gods, no matter how tender the flower can bloom, it is short and pitiful in the eyes of human beings.

Vulcan's movements paused slightly, and after a while, he carried the wisteria flowers outside as if nothing had happened.

"Then shall I take out all these flowers?"

He turned his head, the smile on his lips was still the soft and bright one in the memory of the black-haired youth.The slightly wilted petals gently rubbed against Vulcan's face, like a gentle and affectionate kiss.

"I will bring more beautiful wisteria flowers to Tsukihiko tomorrow!"

The young man, who was about to get up and say something, suddenly became stiff all over, and just maintained a stagnant posture, staring blankly at the gods surrounded by wisteria flowers.

I don't know how long it took, until his muscles were sore, and he seemed to be creaking and protesting against such an uncomfortable posture, the black-haired young man finally found his voice.

"it is good."

The god left slowly holding flowers.

However, Kamado Tanjiro, holding a large bouquet of flowers, did not throw away the flowers directly as the black-haired young man thought.

With some indescribable feelings, Vulcan gently pushed aside the purple petals clustered on the upper layer, and the dark soil was clearly exposed in front of Tanjiro Kamado, a subtle smell hidden in the fragrance of flowers at this moment Unscrupulousness spreads in the air.

It was quite bitter, and just smelling it would make people subconsciously frown and run away.

It is a taste that Kamado Tanjiro is all too familiar with.

It is the sour and bitter medicine that Yue Yan has taken for many years.

Putting the bouquet together silently, Kamado Tanjiro let out a long sigh of relief, the light of the distant lights reflected in his crimson eyes.

Unable to explain why a feeling of sadness suddenly filled his heart, Vulcan pursed his lips, took a deep look at the tightly closed door behind him, and left without a sound.

Yue Yan, what are you hiding from me?