Hyper-fusion, I have infinite forms

In the distance, in a hidden place in Edo Castle, a tall and strong figure suddenly crushed the wine glass in his hand.

"Ibaraki, I can't sense your demonic power anymore."

"Interesting, they even dared to kill my best friend, interesting."

*

It was as if Long had a nightmare that would never end.

In her dream, she was possessed by the soul of a powerful swordsman of the Longliu style. She slew evil spirits below and demons above, and killed her way from Musashi Province to Yamashiro Province. In the end, she was manipulated to fight a decisive battle with another powerful swordsman of the Longliu style.

After defeating the Longliu swordsman, she herself was seriously injured and on the verge of death, but she did not expect that the Longliu swordsman who possessed her would finally be kind and save her life at the cost of his remaining strength and eternal damnation in hell.

"Governor Osuga, my reward is only five taels of silver. What do you mean by giving me fifty taels?"

In a daze, the girl vaguely heard a familiar male voice coming from her ear. The voice was clear and pleasant, with a hint of teasing, which made her linger.

Whose voice is this?

The girl tried hard to recall——

Yes, Lord Yan!

She suddenly opened her eyes and saw an old man sitting a few meters away, wiping his forehead and smiling cautiously.

This person is the governor of Chengdong County, right? Why is he sitting opposite me?

As Long was thinking this, he suddenly realized his current situation.

Behind me is a strong yet firm chest, and what I smell is a familiar and pleasant scent.

When she came to her senses, she found herself curled up like a kitten, leaning in Lord Yan's arms.

Long immediately raised her head and saw Zhou Yan, wearing a simple eye mask, looking down at her gently.

"It seems that my Luong has woken up."

"Master Yan, Yan," Long asked blankly, "Are we back?"

"Yeah." Zhou Yan held the girl's waist slightly and winked at her. "We succeeded in defeating Ippon Taling. We finally lived up to the expectations of Osuga County Governor."

After saying that, he raised his head and looked at County Governor Osuga who was wiping the sweat from his forehead: "Isn't that right, County Governor?"

The old man on the opposite side kept wiping the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "That's right, Mr. Yan is extremely powerful. Even a powerful monster like the terrifying Ippon Taling is no match for you. As a sign of respect, I will increase the reward from five taels to fifty taels without authorization. I hope you don't mind."

"Haha, increasing the bounty is a great thing for me, how dare I blame the county magistrate, you worry too much." Zhou Yan's expression was half-smile, and then he asked leisurely, "I wonder if I asked to take the county's official ship to Musashi Province before."

"No problem! I will arrange for someone to take Mr. Yan away immediately and will not waste your time!" The county chief's eyes lit up. Knowing that his life was saved, he immediately called his adjutant.

Both he and Zhou Yan knew it very well.

What does it mean that Zhou Yan was able to defeat Ippeta on Mount Ogasawara this time and come down the mountain unscathed?

This shows that Zhou Yan is strong enough to escape safely from the legendary monster on the mountain.

This was enough to scare Governor Osuga.

There is even the possibility of the second scenario - Zhou Yan defeated or even killed the legendary monster and returned safely.

If it is the second possibility, Zhou Yan's strength is simply unfathomable. Not to mention that he is just a small county governor, even if the lord of Yuanjiang Kingdom was sitting here, he would be sweating and worry about the loss of his life!

Now that Zhou Yan is willing to accept fifty taels of silver and agree to leave, it means that Zhou Yan agrees to let bygones be bygones.

The county governor said this deal was a great bargain!

After personally escorting Zhou Yan out of the room and watching him and his adjutant walk away, County Governor Osuga sighed and walked back to his room.

The first thing I saw was the scarred swordsman standing there with a grim look on his face.

"he's gone?"

The county chief sighed and nodded: "He left. He probably didn't take me seriously and spared my life."

As he said this, he looked at the swordsman with some resentment: "Mr. Yagyu, if I had known that he could easily fight against that big monster, I would never have concealed the information from him as you said. Fortunately, others did not bear grudges against me."

"Stop making so much noise!" The scarred swordsman had a ferocious look on his face. He shouted at Osuga, causing him to open his eyes wide. "Do you think that he has the ability to kill you, but I don't?"

boom!

As the scarred swordsman named Yagyu became more and more murderous, County Governor Osuga felt as if he was facing an extremely terrifying demon. His hands and feet became weak and he almost fell to the ground.

He lowered his head tremblingly: "I dare not think so. Mr. Yagyu's swordsmanship is unparalleled in the world, and he is the strongest swordsman in the Demon Slayer. Mr. Nayan is not as good as you in any way!"

He muttered for a long time, and when he looked up again, the swordsman from the Demon Slayer had disappeared.

On the road outside, Yagyuzuka was walking hurriedly with a ferocious look on his face.

"Long Liu. Long Liu!"

"You went to Musashi Edo to attend the 'Demon Extermination Meeting'."

"We'll fight it out there!"

As he whispered to himself, a black aura invisible to ordinary people emanated from behind him, and the black aura was unpredictable.

A huge, terrifying image wearing a long-nosed mask slowly condensed.

***

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 91: Invitation from the Demon Slayer

It was a sunny day and the sea was sparkling.

A wooden official ship was sailing slowly. On the deck of the ship, a young girl shyly huddled in the arms of a tall man.

"Yan, Master Yan, I am much better now and can stand on my own."

She spoke softly with a blushing face, and she looked up at Zhou Yan's handsome face, which was a little unclear under the sunlight.

"If you're sure there's no problem, then it's fine." Zhou Yan smiled slightly and helped the girl put her down.

"Oh." The girl was stunned for a moment, then she gritted her teeth and stood on the ground with the help of Zhou Yan, feeling a little regretful.

You are allowed to talk too much and be stubborn, but wouldn’t it be nice for you to just lean obediently in the arms of an adult?

But now that she was already standing, Long couldn't show her weakness anymore. She leaned on the long sword called Onikiri with both hands and looked towards the sea level with Zhou Yan.

She stole a glance at Zhou Yan while actively trying to find a topic to talk about: "Master Yan, when you fainted, I...I seem to have some extra memories."

"Oh?" Zhou Yan became interested. He turned around and looked at Long: "What new memories have you got?"

Long thought about it carefully, and said hesitantly: "The soul of a very powerful Longliu swordsman has taken over my body."

She told Zhou Yan the dream she had when she fainted.

After listening to the story, Zhou Yan stroked his chin and thought for a while. He felt that the girl's story was somewhat similar to the story of a game he had played on Earth a long time ago.

He certainly wouldn't think that Long's story was the same as that game - because many of the details were very different.

So he stopped making random guesses and asked, "It seems that you were able to learn the Longliu because your body was used by the soul of that Longliu swordsman, so it became an instinct. So, do you still remember how that person took over your body?"

"Well, he chopped at me with a sword that was emitting black light." Long frowned and thought for a while, "But, he shouldn't be chopping me. Who is he chopping?"

As she spoke, her vision went dark.

The girl fell into Zhou Yan's arms again.

Zhou Yan gently embraced the exhausted girl, silently waved away the servants who wanted to help, and then carried her back to the cabin.

It seems that she can't be allowed to think too much about the lost memories.

*

【「Survival」24 days (3 days and hours remaining)】

The sailboat Zhou Yan was on stopped and started.

Finally, on the afternoon of the third day, we arrived at our destination - the inland port of Toshima County in Musashi Province.

Zhou Yan and Long each carried a bag and were respectfully escorted to the dock by the crew.

After two days of recuperation, the girl's spirit has fully recovered. As long as she doesn't think too much about her memory, there will be no problem.

There was some excitement on her face. She gently pulled Zhou Yan's clothes and looked around.

"Lord Yan, Edo Castle is worthy of being the capital of the general. It is many times more prosperous than our countryside, no, it is many times more prosperous than Joto County!" Long sighed as he stuck to Zhou Yan like a little girl.

"It is indeed much more prosperous than Joto County." Zhou Yan looked at the people and vendors coming and going around and nodded slightly. It is indeed not as good as the modern ones, but Edo Castle, as the capital of the entire country called Genroku Province, which is actually ancient Japan, does look much richer, and a sense of happiness and abundance can be seen on the faces of the people.

The two men now had money in their pockets, so they were generous. After taking a good walk around the outer city of Edo Castle, they directly found a very luxurious hotel to stay in.

After a long journey, Zhou Yan planned to rest in Edo Castle while inquiring about the news of the "Gathering in front of the Emperor to Expel Demons".

As a result, after just two days of rest, before Zhou Yan could take any action, someone came to his door.

That day, when Zhou Yan was holding Long's hand and returning to the hotel from outside, they saw two warriors with swords guarding the door of the hotel.

"Master Yan, we are from the Demon Slayer's Office."

When the other party saw Zhou Yan, he hurried over, bowed respectfully, and then spoke.

"Demon Slayer?" Zhou Yan took a look at the two people's attire, "Your attire doesn't look like it."

"Master Yan, you are joking." The two warriors lowered their heads seriously, and one of them said quickly, "We are just ordinary warriors in charge of chores in the dormitory. The attire you are talking about should refer to those adults wearing black feather cloths, the real swordsmen who slay demons."

"The Black Feather Swordsman?" Zhou Yan recalled the swordsman he saw when he used malicious locusts to monitor the Osuga County Governor. He was indeed wearing a black robe with flame patterns.

So he exchanged glances with Long, and then continued to ask the two of them: "So, what do you two want from me?"

"It's like this, our dormitory owner wants to invite Master Yan to come over for a chat."

Zhou Yan looked at the two respectful people, and curled his lips slightly: "Since the host has invited me, I will respectfully obey your order."

Zhangui Liao, this is the official organization for exterminating demons and monsters that I have heard about frequently since I came to this world. You must know about the demon extermination imperial gathering, right?

So, Zhou Yan and Long put away the sundries, took Onikiri and valuables, and followed the two samurai to successfully enter the inner city of Edo Castle.

*

In a remote place outside the inner city of Edo Castle, in front of the courtyard gate.

The two warriors stopped walking, and one of them nodded to the two guards at the door: "Hello, we are from the 16th team. We are here to bring guests to meet the owner of the dormitory under his instructions."

The guard saluted them back and was about to let them go, but he caught a glimpse of the Onikiri sword on Long's back and immediately said, "Sorry, you need to hand over your weapons to us when you meet the host."

Before he finished speaking, a clear voice was heard coming from the house inside the yard.

"No need, Mr. Yan is my honored guest, please ask them to come in directly."

When the four warriors heard this, they stood up straight reflexively and answered loudly and respectfully: "Yes!"

Zhou Yan could see that these four warriors seemed to have a fanatical respect for their master, and they were even particularly excited when they heard his voice.

Soon, he met the dormitory owner himself.

A handsome young man wearing a white robe, a tall black hat, and holding a five-fold broken fan in his hand.

When we met, he was sitting in an empty lobby. On the four walls of the lobby were many pictures of what looked like monsters painted in a style similar to Ukiyo-e.

The first time he saw it, Zhou Yan felt as if he had seen a famous character that often appeared in Japanese anime and games.

"Lord Yan, nice to meet you. I am the master of this generation's Demon Slayer Ryokan, Gomonin Haruaki." The handsome young man nodded slightly towards Zhou Yan with a gentle tone.

"Please take a seat."

Zhou Yan and Long calmly sat down on the futon prepared for them. Zhou Yan stroked his chin and smiled slightly, "Master Yumenyuan, if you hadn't taken the initiative to tell me your last name, I would have thought your last name was Ampere."

"How dare you! How dare you disrespect the host!" The two warriors who came in immediately glared at Zhou Yan.

"It's okay, you don't have to get too excited."

The host gently stopped the two warriors and asked them to leave first.

Then, he looked at Zhou Yan again and smiled, "Sir Yan, are you coming to Edo Castle this time for the 'Demon Extermination Meeting'?"

He has a handsome face and his eyes slightly narrowed when he smiles, which at first glance reminds people of a fox.

Seeing that the host got straight to the point, Zhou Yan didn't waste any time. He smiled and said, "That's right. I was planning to inquire about the details of this matter in a couple of days, but I didn't expect the host to take the initiative to invite me. It saved me a lot of effort."

"Hehehe" Yumeng Qingming chuckled a few times and looked at Zhou Yan and Long with interest. "This retreat meeting will be hosted by my Demon Slayer Ryo. It will be held in five days. It is actually an invitation-only private meeting."

He paused and smiled, "Although I personally intended to invite the unrivaled Longliu before, I was troubled by the fact that the whereabouts of your Longliu swordsman were too secretive, so I really couldn't invite him. Now that you have come on your own initiative, I am extremely honored."

Zhou Yan nodded, propped his chin up, and asked in a relaxed tone, "I wonder how the host knew that Long and I came to Edo Castle?"