Kamado Tanjiro said, "We agreed to wait here, but I didn't see him."
Bai Ye said, "Then forget him. We'll meet here again tomorrow night."
Kamado Tanjiro nodded, "Okay."
Bai Ye said, "Then I'm leaving!"
Bai Ye's figure flickered, then appeared on the street, and he began to walk forward.
Bai Ye had no intention of going back to sleep immediately; instead, he planned to patrol the streets.
Oni operated at night, and the deeper the night, the more likely one was to encounter them.
Moreover, the first half of the night in the pleasure district was too lively. With everyone watching, it was inconvenient for Oni to make a move, unless after finishing the job, the victim no longer wished to stay in the Yoshiwara, in which case they could only be secretly abducted.
Therefore, late at night was the best time for Oni to act.
The night was quiet and deserted.
If they didn't make a move now, when else would they?
However, as Bai Ye walked forward, he encountered nothing unusual until...
A sharp female voice suddenly rang out from a side alley.
Bai Ye was startled. Had he found them already? It couldn't be that easy, could it?
Bai Ye thought as he quickly walked towards the alley and saw a woman and a man entangled.
During their argument, the man's face showed impatience, and he pushed the woman to the ground.
The woman bit her lip and said, "We had an agreement."
"You slut, I've gone back on my word. What can you do about it?" The man spat contemptuously on the ground. "Stop bothering me, or I'll kill you."
The man said this as he walked towards the alley entrance.
"What are you looking at?" The man brushed past Bai Ye, bumping his shoulder. "Never seen someone get it for free? Or are you waiting for the next one?"
After speaking, the man snorted and walked forward.
Bai Ye looked at the man's retreating back, then at the woman.
Judging by their attire, neither of them seemed to be natives; they were likely Chosen Ones.
Looking at the woman sobbing with her head down, Bai Ye could roughly guess what had happened.
There were many ways to survive on the World Battlefield, but for the weak, the options were not many.
Don't assume that in the worst case, there were at least neutral areas to hide and survive.
For some people, they didn't even have the ability to reach the neutral areas.
So, the most common way was to sell their lives, to gamble with their own lives. With good luck, they could earn the capital to survive; with bad luck, they died.
Alternatively, they could sell their dignity. As long as they were shameless and lowered themselves, living like dogs, eating scraps while others feasted, they could survive with good luck.
And for women, using their bodies was not an unfeasible method.
After all, it was all they had.
Bai Ye shook his head and planned to turn and leave.
Bai Ye had seen enough of this kind of thing in his previous life.
She was just a woman who wanted to survive.
But at that moment, the woman seemed to have calmed down. She wiped away her tears and slowly looked up.
Bai Ye suddenly stopped, a look of surprise on his face.
The woman was beautiful, extremely beautiful.
In fact, Bai Ye felt she was no less beautiful than the courtesan he had seen before. And because she had just been crying, she had an air of fragility that was very captivating.
But this was not the reason for Bai Ye's surprise.
If beauty had value on the World Battlefield, then in his previous life, the Chosen Ones eligible for the Central Region War should have all been women.
What surprised Bai Ye was that the woman's appearance seemed familiar.
"Hua Zhixiao?"
Bai Ye truly did not expect to see the leader of the future Great Three Powers, the Flower District, in this place.
"Yoshiwara, Flower District..."
Bai Ye suddenly understood something.
Many people assumed that the Flower District was named after its leader, Hua Zhixiao.
Hua Zhixiao had named the Flower District after her surname.
Now it seemed...
This woman...
Had she risen in this manner?
At the same time, Hua Zhixiao looked up and happened to meet Bai Ye's gaze. She quickly wiped away her tears and tried her best to smile.
"Handsome, I live nearby." Hua Zhixiao got up and deliberately pulled her clothes down a bit. "If you're willing to help me, you can sleep at my place tonight. How about it?"
Bai Ye tilted his head and stared at Hua Zhixiao.
Her gaze made Hua Zhixiao feel a little scared, and she couldn't help but take half a step back.
Bai Ye suddenly spoke, "How do you want me to help you?"
Hua Zhixiao swallowed and said, "I won't ask for too much, as long as..."
Bai Ye suddenly raised his hand and made a shushing gesture to Hua Zhixiao.
"Wait for me a moment."
The instant Bai Ye finished speaking...
Zzzzt!
Electricity surged from Bai Ye's body, and he suddenly disappeared into thin air.
The previous man had moved far away from the alley, humming a tune, looking very pleased.
After all, that woman was quite plump.
But at this moment...
A hand suddenly landed on the man's shoulder.
The man paused, turned around, and then saw Bai Ye.
"You again?" The man glanced at Bai Ye and asked, "What do you want... Ah..."
Before the man could finish speaking, Bai Ye suddenly reached out, grabbed the man's wrist, and twisted it forcefully, bending the man's hand completely backward.
The crisp sound of bone cracking indicated that the man's wrist bone had completely fractured.
The man tightened his left hand, wanting to counterattack, but Bai Ye's speed was far superior to his opponent's.
Crack!
Bai Ye kicked the man's knee, directly shattering it.
Along with the sound of his shattered knee, the man screamed and fell to the ground.
Bai Ye, however, showed no signs of stopping. He raised his foot and stepped on the man's other ankle, causing the man to scream again as Bai Ye brutally crushed his ankle.
Bai Ye squatted down, grabbed the man's last arm, and said, "Don't yell. It's not good to disturb people this late at night."
After speaking, Bai Ye pulled the man up by the arm and began to walk forward slowly, dragging the man along the ground.
On the other side, Hua Zhixiao stood at the entrance of the alley, looking around in confusion. Bai Ye's figure was nowhere to be seen.
Hua Zhixiao shook her head. It seemed the person had left.
If he left, then he left.
It was better than taking advantage of her and then leaving.
But at this moment...
From one end of the street, a miserable whimpering sound arose.
Hua Zhixiao looked up, surprised to see Bai Ye appear, dragging the previous man behind him.
A trail of bright red blood stained the ground.
Bai Ye came before Hua Zhixiao and, using his Steel Slime, materialized the Thunder Fang Fury Beast and threw it at Hua Zhixiao's feet.
Bai Ye's expression was indifferent as he looked at Hua Zhixiao and said, "Pick it up and kill him."