"Don't look at me like that, brat."
Tanezaki Chiyo tossed several heads onto the ground and gave Xia Xi a smile that never reached her eyes.
"We're going to be proper business partners from now on."
"These are nothing more than a trivial little introductory gift from this old woman."
Looking at the shock and resentment frozen on the faces on the ground,
Xia Xi couldn't help marveling to himself.
This old woman really is rather ruthless.
She even killed her old neighbors from the same village without hesitation.
He turned to the old man on the other side, who was also carrying several heads.
"Old man, what are you after, then?"
Fūma Ichimei coughed lightly twice to clear his throat.
Then he put on a solemn expression and said, "This village has been out of touch with the outside world for far too long."
"Establishing more connections with powerful people outside is a necessary choice."
Although their original reasons for making the decision differed somewhat,
they had ultimately headed in the same direction.
They had decided to establish a degree of cooperation with Xia Xi and the Demon Slayer Corps he led.
Fūma Ichimei in particular.
When he saw Xia Xi for the second time that day, he had gotten a clear look at the inconspicuous jade pendant at his waist.
Shaken, he had made his decision on the spot.
That was a symbol of a core member of the Ubuyashiki Family!
Could this boy... be that thousand-year-old family's chosen next head?
Were certain ancient powers hidden in the shadows of history finally about to step into the open?
Aside from those two families,
the remaining Water Breathing and Wood Breathing Ninja... the families of Uzui's other two wives, Makio and Suma,
had likewise expressed their willingness to establish