The three Upper Moons each had their own tasks. Besides eliminating the Swordsmith Village, their most important task was to find a thousand-year-old tree growing in the mountains of the Swordsmith Village. Rumor had it that this ancient tree could bloom with the Blue Spider Lily.
Of course, this was just a rumor that Gyokko had heard. No one knew whether it could actually bloom with the Blue Spider Lily.
To make this thousand-year-old tree bloom, according to the information Gyokko had obtained, it had to be irrigated with the blood of living people. Only then would the tree have a chance to bloom.
As for how many people's blood was needed, that was unknown.
This was why Upper Moon Two Doma hadn't started a massacre. It wasn't time to kill these villagers yet. So, the village seemed peaceful and serene, but it was actually in a state of crisis.
At this time, Tanjiro was still fast asleep, holding Nezuko, completely unaware that danger was approaching.
Suddenly, a hand reached out towards Tanjiro's face and pinched his nose. Tanjiro instantly woke up with a start.
"Do you know a swordsmith named Kanamori?" Muichiro Tokito, pinching Tanjiro's nose, asked calmly.
"Ah! Tokito-kun! What are you doing here?" Tanjiro was also startled by Muichiro Tokito's appearance and jumped up.
"Your reaction is too slow. If it were an enemy, you'd probably be dead already!" Muichiro Tokito said calmly again.
"The situation is different. If there's hostility, I'll notice it. And your actions just now didn't have any malice!" Tanjiro explained.
"By the way, what do you want with Mr. Kanamori?" Tanjiro then asked Muichiro Tokito's question.
"Kanamori is my new swordsmith. I want him to forge a sword for me," Muichiro Tokito replied calmly.
Hearing this, Tanjiro realized Muichiro Tokito's purpose and said, "Mr. Kanamori is with Mr. Haganezuka. I'll take you there!"
"Why are you so concerned about others?" Muichiro Tokito didn't understand. In his view, Tanjiro only needed to tell him where Kanamori was. There was no need to go to the trouble of personally taking him there.
"Because helping others will eventually bring rewards to yourself. And I also want to go see Mr. Haganezuka!" Tanjiro replied with a smile.
Muichiro Tokito's expression suddenly changed, as if Tanjiro's words had triggered a memory within him.
"What did you just say?" Muichiro Tokito immediately asked.
"I said we can go together. Aren't you looking for Mr. Kanamori?" Tanjiro thought that Muichiro Tokito hadn't heard him clearly, so he repeated himself.
At this moment, the sleeping Nezuko suddenly sat up, and her small head bumped into Tanjiro's chin. This caused Tanjiro to bite his tongue while speaking.
Tanjiro immediately covered his mouth and asked the awakened Nezuko with some surprise, "Did I wake you up, Nezuko?"
After getting up, Nezuko started waving her hands, not knowing what she meant.
And Muichiro Tokito, seeing the awakened Nezuko, tilted his head and looked at her, and said, "This child is so strange!"
Nezuko also imitated Muichiro Tokito's head-tilting gesture and stared back at him.
"Have I met this child before? This is troubling," Muichiro Tokito said with a confused mind.
At the same time, a very subtle sound came from outside the room.
The sound was gradually getting closer to the room, which made Tanjiro feel strange.
Who would be looking for him in the middle of the night?
Then, the door was pushed open by an ugly old man with a large bump on his forehead and two horns.
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