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Although she doesn't object to Xia Yan organizing the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, it doesn't mean she won't be jealous that Xia Yan only hires high-value female demons.
Xia Yan, who knew what he was thinking, just smiled.
"No, it should be said that it was a success."
As soon as he finished speaking, an unusual gust of cold wind, carrying dark miasma, appeared from all around and converged on the exposed skeleton!
Chapter 354 The Birth of the Bone Woman
Just like bringing a magnet close to iron filings, the pitch-black miasma continuously adhered to the skeleton.
Her slender waist was perfectly proportioned, with the lines of her muscles subtly visible. Her rounded hips, when turned to the front, revealed a hint of her budding beauty, leading down to a pair of long, firm, and shapely legs.
The delicate jade feet are as fine as polished jade, with faintly hidden light blue veins. Each of the ten toes is round and full, like tender cardamom.
Her stunningly beautiful face had become even more alluring than before, with demonic markings resembling cervical bones adorning her slender, jade-like neck, and delicate, bamboo-like collarbones on either side.
Beneath her rounded, fragrant shoulders was an arm as smooth as a lotus root, and a delicate hand that would make anyone lose control and succumb to temptation.
But what's most eye-catching are a pair of bouncy, perky jade rabbits that you just want to hold in your hands and play with them.
Xia Yan and Ling Yue Xian Ji watched silently as Lu, who had come back from the dead, transformed from a skeleton into a beautiful monster little by little, like a mushroom.
Since Lu herself was a yokai transformed from a human, her previous appearance was naturally no different from that of a normal person.
However, after shedding its original flesh and skin, although it remains beautiful on the outside, it also develops many characteristics that are not human.
The shoulders were still beautiful, but the right arm, starting from the elbow, had no flesh or blood; it was a deformed limb made entirely of bone, ending with four sharp bone claws.
Six symmetrical bone spurs grow on his back, like a ghostly hand stretching towards the sky.
From its round and perky buttocks, a tail extends out, entirely from the coccyx, with distinct joints and a sharp spike at the end.
Although her skin was as pale as a corpse that had been dead for three days, and she had many strange parts on her body, her charm only increased. After all, beautiful appearances are all the same, but beautiful non-human girls are all unique!
"Lord Xia Yan, I've returned! Please allow me to follow you!"
"dew……"
"Hone-onna, Lord Natsuhiko! Please call me the youkai—'Hone-onna'."
This woman seems a bit too extreme...
Looking at the demon bone woman who was seriously correcting herself and had been reborn, Xia Yan's eyes twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Lingyue Fairy looked at Bone Woman with more appreciation in her eyes.
"Alright, Bone Woman, let's go inside and drink the Demon Inscription Wine first..."
Xia Yan pointed to the one-bedroom apartment he had just created using Wood Release, and gently led Ling Yue Fairy into it.
The Bone Woman followed without hesitation.
The weather, which was originally freezing cold, inexplicably had a touch of spring.
……
Demons destroy the world.
The Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, defying the season, was still adorned with blooming wisteria in late autumn. However, unlike its usual tranquility, the courtyard was unusually lively today.
Because today's meeting is being held ahead of schedule again.
"Hey hey, how long has it been since we had a proper Pillar Meeting? It seems like Pillar Meetings have been unusually frequent these past two years, and with so many people attending. It gives me the feeling that 'Pillar' level swordsmen have been seriously devalued..."
Xia Yan sat casually under a pine tree in the courtyard, holding the chubby Kasugai Kikuko in his arms, exuding a lazy, salty vibe.
Despite being only eighteen years old and still in his adolescence, he inexplicably gives off the feeling of a middle-aged office worker who lacks motivation and is just drifting along.
"That's really not a fancy way to put it! And you seem pretty unmotivated too. You can't let your good looks make you complacent!"
Upon hearing Xia Yan's words, Sound Pillar Uzui Tengen, like a Viet Cong, poked his head out of the pine tree in a Spider-Man-like upside-down pose.
The ponytail at the back of her head and the chain attached to her headdress dangled down with a clatter.
Despite being nearly two meters tall and weighing almost 100 kilograms, it somehow managed to hang lightly on a slender branch without breaking it.
"Your entrance was anything but glamorous! Haha~ By the way, what was the meeting about again..."
Xia Yan, who had already spotted the other party hiding in the tree, was not surprised at all.
He greeted her casually, yawned, and then asked somewhat lazily.
It's not that he's really slacking off; it's just that this time is usually his sleeping time, a habit naturally formed by his biological clock.
It's not that other swordsmen hunt ghosts during the day, but most swordsmen don't have his convenience in finding ghosts, being able to identify the traces of evil ghosts within a radius of dozens of miles with just a glance.
The environment for Ghost Hunters is relatively passive, so they mostly operate during the day.
Xia Yan himself is quite proactive and has a strong interest in the work of hunting ghosts, so he usually operates at night.
"Hmph, let me, the 'God of Festivals' who commands splendor, provide you with a magnificent answer..."
"Oh dear~ You don't even know the reason for the Pillar Meeting? Did Kasugai just spend too much time in the pleasure quarters and leave her brain in the courtesan's bed?"
Uzui Tengen jumped down from the tree, did a stylish somersault, and landed steadily on his feet without making a sound.
But before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Shinobu Kocho walking towards her.
Although this girl's words to Xia Yan were also sarcastic, she was always huffing and puffing, like a little chili pepper.
However, as she grew older, her personality seemed to mature. She was no longer loud and boisterous, and spoke softly and gently to everyone, much like her older sister, Kanae Kocho.
However, when facing Xia Yan, she prefers to speak with a gentle expression, saying things that sound dangerous or extremely aggressive.
3.5, on the other hand, seems a bit odd.
Although most Pillar-level swordsmen are busy with official duties, Natsuhiko is able to see Shinobu Kocho quite often because their families live close by and have a close relationship.
Of course, most of the time, her sarcastic remarks only resulted in Xia Yan pinning her down on his lap and spanking her hard.
Thanks to this, Shinobu's buttocks showed signs of secondary development, appearing large enough to fit at least a wine glass.
Upon seeing Shinobu Kocho's arrival, Tengen Uzui shrugged at Natsuhiko and tactfully left.
After all, they had been colleagues for four years, and Shinobu Kocho had been her colleague for three years. Since neither of them had deliberately hidden it, the Pillar-level swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps naturally knew about their improper relationship.
Chapter 355 Regarding what can be produced by demons and humans (Demon Slayer)
"So, what was the reason for this Pillar Meeting being convened ahead of schedule, Ren?"
Faced with Shinobu Kocho's sarcastic pointing, Xia Yan didn't offer any explanation. He simply twisted his neck indifferently, making a series of crackling sounds, which kept him in a good mood and made him more energetic, despite his previous sluggish and sleepy state.
It wasn't that he allowed her to act so recklessly because she was his sister-in-law with whom he had an improper relationship.
After all, Shinobu Kocho's buttocks, which looked like they were capable of bearing many children, already proved that Natsuhiko wasn't the type to suffer in silence.
In general, it's a win-win situation.
It means that after winning a verbal battle, one must also try to gain an advantage through physical means.
Win twice.
Moreover, given his shamelessness, he naturally wouldn't care what others think of him. After all, he openly raises a demon at home, and his reputation within the Demon Slayer Corps is already polarized.
Those who were saved by him, or those who witnessed his heroic figure slaying ghosts like cutting leeks, naturally regarded him as a god.
Those Demon Slayer Corps members, represented by Wind Pillar Sanemi Shinazugawa, who harbor extreme hatred towards demons, had many complaints about this, but on the one hand, they were ordered to assist, and on the other hand, they were genuinely no match for them.
In addition, this group was also among the most aggressive when fighting ghosts.
Therefore, he went to the Butterfly Mansion for treatment quite a few times and received a lot of help from Kanae and Akio, so his attitude towards these two special demons was extremely complicated.
The reason they neither retorted nor attacked was mainly because everything Shinobu Kocho said was true.
Before coming to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, he did live in Yoshiwara, the entertainment district.
So it's inevitable that Shinobu Kocho will complain a bit at times like this; just let her vent her anger.
The current time in this world is 1914, which is the 3rd year of the Taisho era.
It has been two years since we last gathered at [Xia Yan Mutual Aid Space].
According to the original timeline, Tanjiro should have already lost his entire family by this time, and be training in Water Breathing alone with Nezuko in Mount Sagiri under the guidance of the former Water Pillar, Sakonji Urokodaki, the current Demon Slayer Corps trainer.
However, Xia Yan had already packed up and taken the entire Zaomen family, pots and pans, three years ago.
Besides Tanjiro and Nezuko, even Aoi and the other children in the Kamado family have changed their surname to Narukami Tsuki and call him "Dad".
Even the third brother, Akaza, has already been taken down by him. Although the original work is not completely different, it can only be used as information for reference and cannot be copied entirely.
Incidentally, Tanjiro did not change his surname; it was after discussion that he did so in order to ensure the continuation of the Kamado family line.
As for Nezuko, she had her own little schemes, and would always lower her head and remain silent when asked.
Since Xia Yan couldn't use his mental powers freely and couldn't read minds, and since Nezuko was one of his own, he didn't press her too much.
The reason I went to the amusement park was because a small accident happened at home.
All three wives in the family are pregnant...
This story begins two years ago.
Although Xia Yan had already made a plan and everything was proceeding smoothly, all that remained was for Zhu Shi and Kocho Kanae, the two research geniuses, to develop a potion using the Blue Spider Lily.
When the time comes, he can directly transform into the ultimate creature and shock everyone by overturning the heavens.
However, scientific research is not a game; there is no way to pay for it or speed it up.
Seeing other Xia Yans achieving great things while he remained stagnant, even though the future was promising and success was just around the corner, it was precisely at times like this that people were prone to impatience.
Xia Yan was certainly not an impatient person.
However, you can't keep all your emotions inside; you have to let them out eventually.
While it's possible to unleash a frenzied slaughter mode and roam the entire island searching for demons to slay, doing so would be far too conspicuous and could easily lead to being ganked by the Upper Moon demons, just like before.
After all, that was why he was cornered by his third brother on the outskirts of Tokyo Prefecture.
It's not that I can't beat him, it's mainly that I'm afraid another Kokushibo will come and kill him, scaring that coward Muzan.
Playing hide-and-seek with yourself for hundreds of years would be a losing proposition.
As for finding the Lower Moon demons...