Fishing: the "Fish" Took the Bait!

However, as the saying goes, "Hearing is unreliable, seeing is believing."

If people only hear about it and haven't witnessed it with their own eyes, they will always feel uneasy.

Therefore, they are very curious about all sorts of things in this world.

"Of course."

Facing the curious gazes of the crowd, Wu Tong smiled.

Then he continued, "But before that, please move over first, this is not a good place to talk."

"And it's noon now, I think most of you haven't eaten yet, right?"

"Perfect timing! I've prepared a banquet to entertain you all. You can eat and chat at the same time."

Wu Tong had barely finished speaking when, before anyone could react...

Venti looked up at Wu Tong as if she had heard something incredible, her face full of anticipation, and asked, "A banquet!!! Is there wine? If there is wine, I'll come..."

Upon hearing this, everyone stared at Venti, who had completely lost her composure, with black lines on their faces, inwardly roaring in unison:

Barbatos!

Can you embarrass our world any further?

Wu Tong smiled and said, "You really are worthy of being called Venti."

"Don't worry, there's no doubt that there will be plenty of alcohol!"

A chef can make delicious food, but there's definitely no time to prepare something like wine that needs time to ferment.

Therefore, Wu Tong can only use the Gourmet Tablecloth to represent fine wine.

With the help of the Gourmet Tablecloth, a cheat that can provide Infinite supply of food, the supply of drinks will naturally no longer be a problem.

Therefore, Wu Tong dared to say "drink as much as you want" to Venti, who could drink without getting drunk no matter how much he drank.

"Really? That's wonderful!"

Upon hearing this, Venti immediately cheered.

All- Infinite- drink beverages are available.

This is the life he's always dreamed of!

I never thought I'd ever achieve this in my lifetime, but I never expected it to happen here today!

"Hehe... it seems that no one has any objections."

"In that case... everyone, please!"

Ignoring Venti, who was laughing so hard she was snotting, Wu Tong looked at everyone and gestured for them to proceed.

He then walked toward the arranged banquet venue, and Zhongli and Venti followed without saying a word.

Seeing this, the others exchanged glances and followed Wu Tong's footsteps.

Seeing that everyone had left, Elysia quickly caught up with the group and continued to fawn over the Teyvat girl.

At the same time.

In the Demon Slayer World.

Because of the different flow of time, it was already evening.

Although the night was already dark.

However, for the people from the Douluo World, this was not a problem.

With the existence of Soul Guidance Technology, maintaining light is an incredibly easy task.

Sure enough, the camp set up by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School was surrounded by a large number of Soul Guidance Lamp, making the entire area brightly lit, as bright as day.

"Hey, why is there light over there? Is someone there?"

Not far from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's headquarters, in the forest, a certain ghost was planning to head to the village on the other side of the mountain to feed.

Suddenly, he saw the light emanating from the base and his eyes lit up.

"This is wonderful! I was planning to run a little further on an empty stomach, but luckily, a group of food came just when I was starving."

As it spoke, a green light, like that of a hungry wolf, gradually spread from the ghost's eyes, and drool uncontrollably dripped from the corner of its mouth.

"Haha... Hopefully there are enough people there, so I won't have to make another trip later!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ghost stomped its foot on the ground and transformed into an arrow, rushing towards the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's headquarters.

"Huh?"

The three Titled Douluo who were drinking and chatting with Ning Fengzhi suddenly paused, as if they had discovered something, and exclaimed in surprise in unison.

His tone was full of shock and bewilderment, as if he had seen something incredible.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Upon seeing this, Ning Fengzhi's face showed a hint of doubt, and he asked in bewilderment.

"It's nothing, just some clueless little thing came by."

On the withered face of the Gu Rong, a strange smile appeared, neither a smile nor a frown.

Dugu Bo and Chen Xin also wore strange expressions, as if they had seen something rare.

"A blind little thing?"

Ning Fengzhi scratched his head, then released his spiritual power and spread it out, wanting to see what exactly this little gadget the three Titled Douluo were talking about.

Under the probing of spiritual power, the figure of the rapidly approaching ghost naturally had nowhere to hide.

"Puff..."

So, once Ning Fengzhi saw it clearly, the wine he hadn't swallowed turned into a fountain and he sprayed it out in one breath.

"Cough cough..."

Ning Fengzhi patted his chest, forcibly suppressing the urge to choke.

After calming down for a moment, Ning Fengzhi said with a strange expression:

"This ghost... is it an idiot?"

Do they just run towards the light source?

Isn't he afraid this is an ambush? Isn't he afraid someone here is capable of killing him?

Ning Fengzhi said that as a smart person who likes to plan carefully before acting, he really couldn't understand this ghost's foolish actions!

"Hehe... who knows?"

Dugu Bo shrugged nonchalantly, then smiled and said:

"But I didn't expect that we would encounter someone who came to our door without us doing anything."

"It seems our plan can begin soon!"

Chen Xin's gaze was sharp as he calmly looked in a certain direction not far away. "They're coming soon, who's going to make a move?"

Ning Fengzhi shook his head and stopped them, saying, "Let the disciples handle it. If the three of you make a move and that scoundrel Demon King sees it, even if there are Blue Spider Lily here, he probably won't dare to come any closer."

"... That's true!"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo thought for a moment and nodded in deep agreement.

After all, Kibutsuji Muzan, and anyone who has watched Demon Slayer knows about him.

The term "scum of humanity" seems to have been created specifically for him.

Upon hearing this, Sword Bone Douluo's expression changed, and he suppressed his restless heart.

So the four men, who had been waiting patiently, soon resumed drinking and chatting inside the tent.

A short while later, a commotion arose outside the tent.

Immediately following were cries of alarm, sounds of fighting, shouts of anger, explosions, and the clash of weapons...

However, within a few minutes, all those sounds disappeared.

A moment later, a loud voice rang out outside the tent.

"Report!"

"Sect Master, Your Excellencies, we apologize for disturbing you, but we have captured a ghost..."

Hearing the sounds coming from outside the tent, the four of them exchanged a smile.

Then Ning Fengzhi said with a smile, "Bring that ghost in!"

The person outside the door nodded quickly and replied, "Yes, sir!"

A moment later, a ghost covered in wounds, with its limbs amputated and blood still gushing from its wounds, and a rag stuffed in its mouth, was escorted into the tent.

"Alright, leave this ghost here, and you can leave."

After Ning Fengzhi waved away those around him, Dugu Bo came to the ghost's side, but did not intend to take out the cloth ball for him.

He took out a small knife and made a cut on the ghost's body.

"Is this the regenerative power of a demon? It's truly terrifying!"

Watching the wound heal so quickly, disappearing in just a few seconds, Dugu Bo couldn't help but sigh.

Although he had seen this scene in his memory of the story, witnessing it in person still deeply shocked Dugu Bo.

After all, such terrifying regenerative power is extremely attractive to these powerful individuals.

"Alright, stop playing around, Senior Poison Douluo, let's get down to business!"

Ning Fengzhi looked at Dugu Bo's actions and smiled helplessly.

"All right."

Although Dugu Bo wanted to try again, since the host Ning Fengzhi had spoken, he had no choice but to comply.

He took out a semi-transparent white jade box from his bosom. Inside the box was a blue plant— Blue Spider Lily.

However, unlike the Blue Spider Lily that Kibutsuji Muzan sought, the "Blue Spider Lily" in the box was created by a plant-type Soul Saint who distorted some of the plants.

This is a high-quality imitation of the "Blue Spider Lily" created by altering the plant's appearance and shape, making it identical in appearance only to the Blue Spider Lily.

However, even though it's just a high-quality replica, it's more than enough to lure Kibutsuji Muzan.

After taking out the "Blue Spider Lily," Dugu Bo didn't hesitate at all and waved it directly in front of the ghost:

"Kibutsuji Muzan, you can see what's going on here, right?"

"If you could see this, you would understand what it is, right?"

"That's right, it's the last medicinal herb you've been dreaming of— the Blue Spider Lily."

"Want it? If you do, come and get it yourself!"

After speaking, Dugu Bo opened the box and displayed the lifelike, vibrant "Blue Spider Lily" inside, which looked as if it had just been picked.

After seeing the reflection of the Blue Spider Lily in the ghost's pupils, Dugu Bo closed the box, revealing a wicked smile:

"I will be here all day tomorrow. Remember, I'm only giving you one day. If you don't come tomorrow, then this 'Blue Spider Lily' has no reason to exist."

"Remember, if you don't come, the Blue Spider Lily will be destroyed; if it's not you who comes, the Blue Spider Lily will still be destroyed."

"So, whether you come or not is up to you."

"I don't really care, but I wonder how long someone will have to search after losing this opportunity?"

After saying this meaningfully.

Dugu Bo then pulled out the Nichirin Blade from the table beside him, which he had recently found in the mountains and belonged to a Demon Slayer Corps member who had been killed by a demon.

He swung his sword and chopped off the ghost's head, sending it to hell.

He wasn't worried at all that Kibutsuji Muzan couldn't see the demon's memories.

Based on the fact that demons cannot directly call Kibutsuji Muzan his name in the original story, it can be seen that Kibutsuji Muzan possesses the ability to set information similar to "keywords" within demons' bodies.

Once a demon triggers these keywords, it will definitely attract Kibutsuji Muzan's close attention.

Since the name Kibutsuji Muzan is a keyword.

So, wouldn't the "Blue Spider Lily" that Kibutsuji Muzan has been searching for for nearly a thousand years be a key word?

Is this possible?

And indeed, just as Dugu Bo had guessed, Kibutsuji Muzan had set the phrase "Blue Spider Lily" as a key piece of information.

Asakusa, Japan.

In a house somewhere.

"Blue Spider Lily!!!"

Kibutsuji Muzan, who was using the alias Tsukihiko, received information about the Blue Spider Lily the moment that Kibutsuji Muzan ghost died.

Upon seeing the exquisitely beautiful, Blue Spider Lily in his mind, resembling a peerless celestial flower, Kibutsuji Muzan's face immediately lit up with ecstatic joy.

For over a thousand years, he has been searching for the Blue Spider Lily, and now he has finally found a clue!

Only...

"One day..."

Thinking of this time limit, Kibutsuji Muzan's eyes narrowed instantly:

Giving him only one day, such a tight schedule, to let him go... is it a trap already set?

Trap...

Upon considering this possibility, the naturally cautious Kibutsuji Muzan immediately decided not to go.

However, he immediately rejected the idea as soon as it arose.

You know, those are Blue Spider Lily!

The treasure he had been pursuing for over a thousand years was the final ingredient that could help him become a Perfect World being. If he didn't go tomorrow, it would be ruined.

If the Blue Spider Lily is really destroyed this time, then he doesn't know when he will be able to find it again.

Perhaps... another millennium?

With this thought in mind, only one thought remained in Kibutsuji Muzan's mind: Go! I must go!

Even if it really is a trap, he absolutely cannot give up; he must try to break through it.

Having finally found the Blue Spider Lily, we absolutely cannot give up easily!

And...

"One day is enough!"

With Nakime's abilities, no matter where other demons are, they can be instantly teleported to the Infinity Castle.

In this way, even if it's only an hour, let alone a whole day, he can transfer most of the ghosts over.

With those lowly demon soldiers and elite demons like the Twelve Kizuki, plus his own abilities, even if tomorrow's meeting is a trap, he is absolutely confident that he can escape unscathed!

Thinking of this, Kibutsuji Muzan but reveal a mocking smile:

Did you really think that giving him only one day would prevent him from organizing and gathering ghosts, thus allowing them to kill him?

You're overthinking it!

"Nakime, gather the Twelve Kizuki and demons from all over the world... Let's prepare for a great battle!"

Yes~