The World Changed That Day
She unexpectedly discovered Tamamo no Mae spying on her from a distance, blinked her eyes, and followed her silently.
This is her specialty; even Tamamo no Mae would have a hard time spotting her.
Little Jack knew very well that Yuxian had been taken away by Tamamo no Mae, so what she needed to do now was to find Yuxian's whereabouts through Tamamo no Mae.
Little Jack followed at a leisurely pace, trailing far Tamamo no Mae.
She had forgotten to greet anyone else; all she could think about now was finding Yuxian.
Meanwhile, Tamamo no Mae, quite pleased with herself for not being discovered, hummed a little tune as she walked back with ease.
With a creak.
I pushed open the door and went inside.
Tamamo no Mae said softly to Yuxian, "Master, you're still awake so late?"
"Can't sleep..."
Yuxian glanced at Tamamo no Mae who had entered the room. He was still worried about the others, wondering how anxious they would be if he disappeared.
While I enjoy myself here, I still feel quite uneasy.
He is now racking his brains trying to figure out how to persuade Tamamo no Mae and Kiyohime.
"Migu! Does Master want Little Tamamo to serve him in bed?"
Tamamo no Mae walked over and took Yuxian's arm, leaning half of her body against him.
"You've got to give up."
Yuxian enjoyed the soft body of Tamamo no Mae beside him, but still couldn't help rolling his eyes.
"If I really let you serve me in bed, you might just run away."
He used words to tease Tamamo no Mae, so as not to be tricked by her again.
"This time it's for real, Little Tamamo has made up her mind to be a virtuous and good wife."
"Real?"
"Real!"
"Let's go to the room now!"
Yuxian made a move to pull Tamamo no Mae her room.
Seeing this, Little Jack, who was standing at the door, moved to go forward.
At this moment, Tamamo no Mae gently removed Yuxian's hand.
She said with a smile, "That won't work this time, Kiyohime is still here."
"Next time, next time when Kiyohime isn't here, Little Tamamo will definitely keep her promise."
"Cut!"
Yuxian curled his lip; he didn't believe Tamamo no Mae would keep her promise.
He thought viciously to himself: One day you will fall into my hands, just you wait!
What's already in my mouth will eventually be mine.
Yuxian is very patient and not in a hurry at all.
Jack hesitated for a moment, suppressing the urge to show himself. With a quick thought, he slowly backed away.
She blinked and disappeared in front of the gate of Tamamo no Mae's house.
"Tell me! Where did you hide Jack?!"
On this side, a group of people were still interrogating the Fearful Demon.
But the Cowardly Demon kept trembling and didn't say anything. He had no idea what Jack was. He was terrified, extremely terrified.
"It seems you won't tell unless I teach you a lesson."
The group was about to begin using torture to interrogate the victim.
"I'm back!"
Jack suddenly came running back from a distance at a very fast speed.
"Jack! Where have you been? Don't you know we were worried about you?"
Everyone glared at Jack, expressing their strong dissatisfaction and condemnation of her disorganized and undisciplined behavior.
"Oh!"
Jack blinked and responded, his adorable appearance making it impossible to scold him.
"Trying to get away with being cute again!"
Gretel stepped forward and grabbed Jack's ear, looking at her angrily.
She wasn't going to let Jack fool her so easily.
"No! No! Jack has made a great discovery!"
Jack quickly begged for mercy, blinking her eyes and calling her friends aside.
"We found Mom."
She told her friends the news in a very soft voice.
"Ah! Really!"
Illya shouted out loud, her joy barely concealed.
Little Jeanne happened to be right next to her and quickly covered Illya's mouth.
Little Jack deliberately called them aside and whispered this to them, and Little Jeanne immediately understood the reason.
"Don't speak. We can't let anyone else know about this."
Reminded by Little Jeanne, Illya quickly realized what was happening and immediately covered her mouth to keep quiet.
The children looked at each other and chuckled softly, like kittens who had just stolen some cream.
"What are you doing? Jack is back now, we should go."
Mash waved to them from afar, and the children ran over quickly.
They tacitly kept this a secret from each other.
What do we do with this guy?
They pointed at the Cowardly Demon; now that Jack was back, he was no longer of any use.
"Kill them."
Tanjiro drew his sword, ready to strike, but the Cowardly Demon finally made its last stand.
He transformed into a gigantic, Hateful Demon, roaring with a ferocious expression.
Tanjiro twirled his Nichirin Blade.
Dance of the Fire God, Circular Dance!
Despite its enormous and ferocious Hateful Demon was surprisingly weak in combat and was instantly beheaded by Tanjiro.
However, the Hateful Demon, even after being beheaded, continued to move, showing no signs of death.
Clang!
Okita Souji pierced the heart of the Hateful Demon with a single slash.
"He is hidden in his heart."
The Hateful Demon is merely a clone created by the Cowardly Demon to hide; the real Cowardly Demon is currently hiding inside the Hateful Demon's heart.
After being exposed by Okita Souji, the Cowardly Demon's last resort disappeared, and he died on the spot under Tanjiro's Nichirin Blade, completely annihilated.
"It's getting late, let's find a place to rest."
Mash looked up at the moon in the sky. It was already late at night. The battle had dragged on for a long time, and she needed to make sure the children went to bed early.
The group found a nearby farmhouse to stay overnight.
Several children were in a room, lying on their beds whispering to each other.
"Jack, are you really sure that's your Master?"
"Oh dear, Jack couldn't possibly be mistaken. Since he found it by following that fox, it must be the Master."
"So what should we do next?"
"Tomorrow we'll sneak away under some excuse and then go find the Master."
"And then what?"
Everyone fell silent. Their current plan was only to find Yuxian; they hadn't really thought much about what would happen after that.
"Should we also secretly take the Master away so they can't find her?"
"Wouldn't that be bad?"
"What's wrong with that? Why is it only allowed for that fox to do it, but we're not allowed to?"
"But Miss Tamamo has a place to stay, while we don't."
"Sigh... this is a real problem."
The children started to feel troubled again.
"I always said we should keep some savings on the side, so they can come in handy in a pinch."
"So what do we do now?"
"Never mind, I'll talk about it tomorrow. I'm sleepy."
"Let's go to sleep then, we'll think of something tomorrow."
The children slowly drifted off to sleep; what's more important than sleeping than any plans?
They believed they would find a solution tomorrow.
Chapter 39, Section 352: That Day, Things Changed
"Let's go out and play!"
The children told Mash and then skipped and hopped out the door; they looked very happy.
Mash shook her head, a little helpless. She couldn't stop the children from going out, and wondered if she should go with them.
After thinking it over carefully, I decided not to disturb their enjoyment.
But she was still a little worried, so she followed at a distance, just in case anything happened and she could step in to resolve it immediately.
Gradually, she noticed that the children's behavior was a bit strange; they didn't seem to be out playing.
This made Mash secretly suspicious.
What are these children planning now? What is their goal?
With these doubts in mind, Mash followed the children slowly to the outside of a courtyard.
"Jack, is this the place?"
The children asked Jack, who had led the way, and she said that she had stopped here after bringing them here, so it seemed that Yuxian was indeed in this place.
Sure enough, Jack nodded and said, "Mom is inside. Jack saw it very clearly last night."
"So what do we do now? Rush in and snatch the Master away?"
"That won't work. Let's discuss it properly first."
The children gathered together and began to discuss it slowly.
Mash frowned as she watched the children pointing at the yard, seemingly talking about something.