Demon Progenitor Development Project

Chapter 144 Cats that Disobey Rules Will Be Caged

The black cat and Ubuyashiki Eiji kept a distance of several feet, wary of each other.

Black Cat Muzan, this old thing gives me a very strange feeling, like a ghost but not a ghost.

When Eiji Ubuyashiki saw the black cat perched on a tree branch looking extremely agitated, he immediately guessed the cat's identity.

So it was this good-for-nothing, unfilial son!

Fujiwara Shugo clearly wasn't the type to do this kind of thing, and he was also much more reserved.

It seems this was an unfilial son's unauthorized action.

Ubuyashiki speculated, a glint of light appearing in his old eyes as he looked at the black cat's tense body.

Muzan wondered why the old man was still alive, and looked at Ubuyashiki Eiji warily.

The unknown inspires fear, but once the veil of the unknown is torn away, the fear recedes, leaving behind only the ideas of challenge, novelty, and excitement.

Muzan didn't feel there was anything to be afraid of regarding Ubuyashiki Eiji.

His impression of this old man was that he was a scheming fellow who sold his son for personal gain, and the father-son relationship was extremely poor.

This old guy can be taken care of with ease!

Thinking this way, Muzan did not kill his own father immediately.

"Long time no see, Tsukihiko."

This greeting broke the long silence, and the father and son were finally reunited at this moment.

Their gazes at each other were unfamiliar and distant, their wary stares mirroring each other's, sending a chill down one's spine.

Ubuyashiki Eiji's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, and he said, "Judging from your current appearance, are you trying to deliberately curry favor with Shugo-kun?"

"You know, he used to be very fond of cats. This kind of cat is definitely the type that Hiiragi-kun would like, with a slender body and round eyes."

His words were sarcastic and his tone was quite mocking.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Muzan before him seemed to be enraged, his hair standing on end, his eyes wide, and he angrily demanded, "How are you still alive?"

Faced with Muzan's anger and questioning, Ubuyashiki Eiji remained remarkably calm and composed.

He stood there, unmoved, dressed in a plain black kimono, his posture upright. Despite Muzan's extremely hostile attitude, his tone remained calm and composed, carrying an innate air of elegance.

"Back then, Fujiwara no Kanpaku specifically asked me to separate you and Shugo-kun, not wanting Shugo-kun to go astray. Unfortunately, I didn't expect what happened later. Shugo-kun died young."

Muzan was dissatisfied.

What wrong path?

That old man named Fujiwara is always getting in the way of him and Shugo!

Fortunately, that old guy is dead.

As his father-in-law was still around, Muzan could only mutter a few words of resentment.

"He's not dead, he's doing just fine!" He's busy with trivial things all day, when I'm the most important person in the world.

Muzan hated the word "death," a word that had been with him since birth.

Has a conflict arisen?

Ubuyashiki Eiji pried information out of Muzan, wondering about Fujiwara Shugo's situation.

Has Fujiwara Shugo not changed much?

Could it be that the decline of the Fujiwara family and the spread of the plague are what he needs?

No, what he wanted was... life?

Ubuyashiki Eiji's expression remained unchanged, but he secretly made a plan in his mind.

Then, his tone suddenly changed, and every word he uttered was full of provocation and oppression, provoking Muzan's sensitive nerves.

"Hehe, this is all thanks to you! It is thanks to your invaluable blood that I have been able to survive until now."

Very well, his brainless son is as irritable as ever.

This put Eiji Ubuyashiki at ease.

Ubuyashiki Eiji paused, then continued, "Do you remember? Back then, Shugo-kun had already taken your blood. Didn't you ever have a single doubt about that?"

As soon as he uttered those words, Muzan's pupils suddenly contracted, turning crimson in an instant, revealing boundless killing intent.

Ubuyashiki Eiji tore open a corner of something Muzan had been trying to ignore.

Whether it was taking his blood back then, the confidence that he could recover, or the strange looks he occasionally gave when looking at him and other ghosts, as if looking at similar things through a mirror.

No, he's not a stand-in!

Thinking of the Bone Ring engraved inside the cat's body, Muzan resolutely refused to believe the old man's seductive words.

Muzan coldly stared at Ubuyashiki Eiji.

Ubuyashiki Eiji was somewhat surprised. His good-for-nothing son had always had a violent temper, especially when it came to Fujiwara no Shugo, he would become extremely irrational, just like when he killed the Emperor out of revenge.

"Aren't you puzzled as to why he treats you so well? Better than his own brothers, and even raises you by his side?"

"It's as if he already knew you would become a ghost."

Without making a sound, Ubuyashiki Eiji took a step forward, and his light words completely shattered Muzan's defenses.

They were only three steps away from Muzan.

"Fujiwara Shugo is just using you. Your greatest value is your blood. Aside from that, you're completely useless. You're extreme and too uncontrollable. Shugo-kun's initial plan was probably to just drain your blood and then get rid of you."

"During that time, Shugo-kun suddenly became cold towards you, didn't he?"

"The Fujiwara residence was suddenly replanted with wisteria when Fujiwara Shugo was a child..."

Each word became a sharp blade piercing Muzan's heart.

Ubuyashiki Eiji's words sounded cruel and cold, analyzing the situation entirely from a perspective of self-interest.

As everyone knows, ghosts are poisoned by wisteria flowers.

Muzan suddenly flew into a rage, extending his whip and barbed whip, which made a chilling sound as he attacked Ubuyashiki Eiji.

This is the time when Eiji Ubuyashiki was waiting for.

The moment Muzan launched his attack, an object was thrown from his wide sleeve, hitting him with a thud and splashing a large amount of water.

At the same time, Ubuyashiki Eiji was also torn and pierced by the pipe whip and the barbed whip.

Blood dripped onto the ground.

Muzan, who was splattered with thorns, experienced dizziness and blurred vision. The whip binding Ubuyashiki Eiji gradually weakened, and chunks of flesh of different sizes fell off.

Temporary injury is nothing to a ghost with strong recovery ability.

Soon, Eiji Ubuyashiki stood up as if nothing had happened, picked up the unconscious black cat, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

Your dad will always be your dad!

Ginger is still spicy!