Scheming Shinobu Kocho

Tanjiro's loud shout directly interrupted the battle about to erupt between Shinobu Kocho and Giyu Tomioka.

Shinobu Kocho was clearly very confused by Tanjiro's words. She tilted her head slightly and looked at Tanjiro, asking, "You say he's a Magician? Like the ones who do tricks in a theater?

A Heavenly Human Realm expert... hmm, I think I have heard that name somewhere."

After speaking, Shinobu Kocho looked closely at Dan Lei and Kojiro Sasaki again. She indeed found their auras to be strangely unusual, so she looked at Dan Lei and asked, "Then, Mr. Magician, why did you come to hijack the convoy?"

To this question, Dan Lei directly replied, "I never intended to hijack the convoy. I just saw Tanjiro tied up here, so I came over to ask about the situation. Didn't you see I didn't even untie the ropes binding him?

As for disarming the guards later, that was purely to avoid unnecessary conflict."

Upon hearing this, Shinobu Kocho looked at Tanjiro again and noticed that he was indeed still bound, but his injuries seemed to have completely healed. She asked again, "Then what about his injuries?"

Dan Lei nodded and admitted, "I healed them."

Shinobu Kocho nodded, remained silent for two to three seconds, and then raised her sword again, saying, "I'm sorry, I cannot believe someone can possess ice, thread, and healing abilities. You must be a demon."

However, just as Shinobu Kocho finished speaking, she was proven wrong.

A Kasugai crow suddenly flew above Shinobu Kocho, circling and shouting loudly, "Order! Order! Headquarters' order! After verification, Dan Lei has killed Lower Rank One and Lower Rank Three! Dan Lei has killed Lower Rank One and Lower Rank Three! He is an honored guest, an honored guest! Welcome him back to headquarters, welcome him back to headquarters!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps looked at Dan Lei again, but this time without any malice. Their expressions were filled with disbelief.

Dan Lei, looking at the Kasugai crow, grumbled, "It's not strange that someone saw me kill Lower Rank Three. There were no Kasugai crows around when I took down Lower Rank One. This Demon Slayer Corps is truly omniscient."

In reality, the reason the Demon Slayer Corps confirmed Dan Lei had killed Lower Rank One was not from seeing it.

Lower Rank One was dead, but the ordinary people who helped him were not. They had suffered mental breakdowns.

With the Demon Slayer Corps' intelligence network, it was easy to learn from them that the demon controlling them was Lower Rank One, especially since the characters in its eyes were too obvious.

Lower Rank One attacked Dan Lei, and now Dan Lei was standing here, whole and unharmed.

Furthermore, the Demon Slayer Corps later investigated the wreckage of the carriage and the traces at the scene, confirming that a powerful demon had indeed been killed there.

Combining all this information, the conclusion that Dan Lei killed Lower Rank One was simple.

However, for the members of the Demon Slayer Corps, killing two Lower Ranks, especially two of the higher-ranked ones, was an incredibly exaggerated feat. Even Giyu Tomioka, who was not good with words, couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Dan Lei, did you really kill Lower Rank One and Lower Rank Three? Or..."

As he spoke, Giyu Tomioka looked at Kojiro Sasaki.

Giyu Tomioka wasn't looking down on Dan Lei here; it was just that, based on their strength, Kojiro Sasaki seemed more likely to be the one who could slay two Lower Ranks.

However, when Kojiro Sasaki saw Giyu Tomioka looking at him, he directly said, "Dan Lei handled it all himself. I didn't make a move the entire time."

Since Kojiro Sasaki said so, Giyu Tomioka had no choice but to believe him. He sheathed his sword and bowed ninety degrees to Dan Lei, thanking him, "Lord Dan Lei, thank you for helping us slay demons."

Giyu Tomioka was so solemn because he knew Dan Lei was not from this country and had no obligation to stay and kill demons.

It was only natural to thank a guest who had eliminated two great enemies for them.

Dan Lei naturally accepted Giyu Tomioka's thanks without modesty, as he had indeed helped the Demon Slayer Corps.

Seeing that the misunderstanding had been resolved, Shinobu Kocho also sheathed her sword. Dan Lei used his magic thread to instantly return all the Nichirin Blades on the carriage to their owners' scabbards and said casually, "The Kasugai crow just said you wanted to welcome me to your headquarters, right? That's great. I'll take this opportunity to meet the leaders of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Oh, and leave Nezuko with me. I'll be responsible for watching her."

Dan Lei's request caused Giyu Tomioka and Shinobu Kocho to exchange glances. The former remained silent for a moment before turning and leaving, clearly having no objections.

Shinobu Kocho actually had objections, but the other party could kill Lower Rank One and Lower Rank Three by himself. Moreover, judging by Giyu Tomioka's reaction, it was the weaker one who had done it. She herself was no match for him.

Besides, headquarters had already declared Dan Lei an honored guest. Shinobu Kocho felt she had no choice but to welcome him with a smile.

Thus, Shinobu Kocho stepped forward and said, "Mr. Dan Lei, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps. Since you are an honored guest, you shouldn't stay here. I will arrange a carriage for you."

Dan Lei did not refuse the carriage arranged by Shinobu Kocho, nor did he try to get better treatment for Tanjiro. Instead, he left with the box containing Nezuko.

Inside the carriage, Shinobu Kocho visited again not long after. This time, she brought some baked flatbread, stating that she had made it herself as an apology for the earlier misunderstanding.

Dan Lei was not a stingy person. After a slight sniff, he judged with his medical knowledge that the bread was likely not poisoned, so he picked it up and ate it.

Admittedly, Shinobu Kocho's cooking skills were decent. The baked flatbread had a floral scent, which was considered quite tasty food in this era.

So Dan Lei took the opportunity to praise her.

"Miss Shinobu Kocho, your cooking is excellent. This pastry has a floral scent and is very delicious."

However, this simple compliment was met with the response:

"Oh, I'm glad you like it, Mr. Dan Lei. I added some wisteria flowers to this pastry. The toxin from these flowers only affects demons and is harmless to humans. Please feel free to eat more, Mr. Dan Lei."

Shinobu Kocho's words almost made Dan Lei choke.

What the heck, wisteria flowers in the pastry? She clearly doesn't believe I'm not a demon and is deliberately testing me with this.

Although the toxin from wisteria flowers indeed has almost zero harm to the human body, in the manga, Shinobu Kocho spent over a year continuously ingesting the wisteria flower toxin, filling her entire body with it without much reaction.

However, the moment he felt the pastry was a test, Dan Lei immediately felt disgusted, so he said:

"Miss Shinobu Kocho, let's watch the sunrise together tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Shinobu Kocho replied with a brilliant, fake smile:

"Oh my, Mr. Dan Lei, are you asking me on a date?"

Dan Lei immediately shook his head and replied decisively:

"No, but to ensure you, Miss Shinobu Kocho, don't put any strange things in my future food and water, please be sure to come."

Dan Lei's intention here was very clear: to avoid your constant suspicion that I am a demon, I will use the most direct method to verify my identity.

Shinobu Kocho had already started to believe Dan Lei wasn't a demon after he showed no aversion to the taste of wisteria flowers.

However, it would be best to verify with sunlight, so she finally agreed to Dan Lei's invitation to watch the sunrise together.

What's more, Dan Lei directly chose the top of his carriage as the location to watch the sunrise, indicating he had no other intentions.