Crossover: A Different Inuyasha.

Suddenly, Leone stopped in her tracks.

Her animal instincts compelled her to look back.

Before the palace gates they left, a ripple appeared in the air without warning, and then a spatial portal materialized out of thin air.

A faint blue light shone from behind the door, its edges shimmering with golden arcs.

The guards at the gate reacted, and several figures with solemn expressions surrounded the entrance.

"Boss, wait a minute, something's up!"

Leone said in a low voice.

Najendan turned around upon hearing this, her gaze falling towards the direction of the palace gate.

A figure stepped out from the doorway.

Her long, silvery-white hair fluttered in the wind, her crimson robes exuded nobility and luxury, and her golden eyes gleamed with a gentle light in the sunlight.

With each step he took, there was an air of unparalleled composure about him.

Among the guards, a snow woman from the land of snow women recognized the newcomer.

His eyes suddenly lit up, and without the slightest hesitation, he bent his knees and knelt down on one knee before Inuyasha, bowing his head in respect.

Upon seeing this, and witnessing the sacred snow woman's actions, the local guards quickly knelt down as well, prostrating themselves on the ground in unison.

In the dim light, Leone heard the word "God" spill from the Snow Woman's mouth, her voice filled with heartfelt awe and excitement.

"Captain Kiku."

Najendan spoke, her voice deep and slow, "Who is that person?"

Captain Aju looked bewildered.

She shook her head. "This... I don't know him either. I've never seen this person before, but judging from the attitude of the Snow Maidens, he must be someone of great importance."

"I've never seen the Snow Women so respectful before..."

The three stood at the other end of the long street, watching as the snow woman carefully led the silver-haired man into the palace.

The guards knelt on the ground until the red figure completely disappeared into the depths of the palace gates, then they all stood up, exchanging curious glances.

Najendan thoughtfully withdrew her gaze.

Leone's eyes bulged with barely suppressed curiosity.

"Boss, should we make contact...?"

"Don't create unnecessary trouble."

Najendan interrupted her, turned around and smiled at Captain Akiku, "Please continue leading the way."

Leone couldn't help but glance back in the direction of the royal palace.

The spatial portal had vanished, but the lingering aura in the air made the hairs on her body stand on end.

Inuyasha, who made no attempt to conceal his presence, soon encountered Rei, who had arrived in haste, at the palace.

The girl's hair was slightly loose, with a few stray strands sticking to her temples.

When she saw Inuyasha in the distance, her icy blue circular eyes lit up instantly, and her entire face beamed with undisguised joy.

After taking two quick steps, she paused slightly, then slowed her pace, straightened her back, and clasped her hands in front of her, maintaining the dignity of Enma, and walked steadily toward Inuyasha in front of outsiders.

"Lord Inuyasha."

Bingli stopped in front of him, tilted her head slightly, and asked in a clear, joyful voice, "Why have you come?"

Seeing her feigned modesty, Inuyasha reached out and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, smiling as he spoke.

"It's been a while since we last met, so I wanted to come and see you."

Bingli's eyelashes trembled, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red. "Then... then you should have notified me in advance so I could make arrangements to welcome you."

Inuyasha reached out and smacked the girl's nose. "What are you welcoming? She's not an outsider. If I wasn't worried about bothering you, I was planning to teleport right next to you."

Bingli blushed slightly, glanced at her subordinates who were bowing their heads, and said, "The whole world belongs to adults, so what's the big deal about it?"

"Please come in with me, sir."

The two walked along the corridor toward the depths of the palace. Bingli led the way, explaining the situation here in a few words.

Inuyasha listened, occasionally asking a question or two.

The distance between the two gradually shortened during these ordinary questions and answers.

Upon arriving at the entrance of a main hall, several figures were already waiting there.

Shirley came forward; this mature and elegant woman had a gentle face that exuded an indescribable charm.

Bai Xuebing followed behind, her figure plump and her complexion rosy.

Behind her followed several captains of the Snow Maidens, each with outstanding looks and different temperaments, all carrying the aloofness and brilliance of the Snow Maidens.

After the palace doors closed, Bai Xuebing smiled sweetly.

"Your Excellency, would you like us to host a welcoming banquet for you?"

As they spoke, several Yuki-onna (snow women) who had hosted parties in the Yuki-onna village and had tasted the sweetness of the experience gathered around.

A fragrant breeze wafted over her, making Bingli both ashamed and angry.

The girl clenched her two small fists in her sleeves, her cheeks puffed out like a pufferfish.

Normally, she could easily dismiss these unruly snow women, but in front of Inuyasha, who loves to throw parties, Bingli couldn't act on her own.

The girl could only stand there pitifully, glancing at the man beside her.

Shirley sighed inwardly as she watched her daughter's aggrieved expression. Standing next to Bingli, she glared angrily at Bai Xuebing—you bunch of scoundrels, can't you tone it down a bit?

The latter gently stroked her red lips with her fair fingers and smiled in response—"Sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone. Would you two like to join me?"

joke.

If we don't take the initiative, how could the "essence magic" of the God Lord possibly fall to the Snow Woman who has no known identity?

After several infusions of magic, many snow maidens broke through to the third realm, the Sun Wheel Celestial Phenomenon. Some outstanding ones, such as her daughter Bai Xueying, were almost at the threshold of the fourth realm, the Divine Transformation Celestial Venerable.

In the eyes of the Yuki-onna, Inuyasha was less a man and more a walking divine being.

Taking it will greatly increase one's power and prolong life.

As for the feelings between men and women, frankly speaking, it's nothing more than that.

But the snow women were disappointed.

Inuyasha shrugged.

"I'm just a clone of myself now; I don't have that function."

Upon hearing this, the snow women's expressions immediately fell.

Bingli raised her head and said coldly, "What are you all doing surrounding Lord Inuyasha? Get out of here quietly."

"We're about to go to war, and none of you have your heads straight!"

Taking this opportunity to vent her anger, Bingli felt a bit better. She pulled Inuyasha to sit down in the main seat and turned to look at Bai Xuebing.

"Vice General Bai Xue, you will lead the captains to the Empire first. You will be responsible for deciding all battles as they come."

In the world of Imperial Arms, the combat power of Imperial Arms users fluctuates between the second and third realms.

For the Snow Maidens, who have already reached the second realm and can unleash wide-area ice and snow magic, raising their strength to the third or even fourth realm, they could easily wipe out the empire in a single day if they weren't worried about accidentally killing ordinary people along with them.

Knowing that she had just upset Bingli, the mature woman dared not disobey Yama's orders in a formal setting.

She put away her romantic thoughts and led the team leaders away.

The palace doors closed, and the sound of footsteps faded into the distance.

For a moment, only Bingli and Xueli remained in the vast hall.

"Those foreign snow women are so rude."

With no outsiders around, Bingli completely relaxed, moved a chair and sat down next to Inuyasha, looking like a snow lotus with its petals closed.

There aren't many Yuki-onna (snow women) in the Eastern Kingdom or the Hagoromo Province; most of the Yuki-onna come from the Akashiya Province.

Those snow women who were used to freedom in the Crimson Night World and had tasted the sweetness of magic acted much bolder and more unrestrainedly than the native snow women.

Bingli knew the truth, but even though she knew it, seeing them fawning over her man and excluding her shy self, she was still annoyed.

"Don't say things that are detrimental to unity."

Shirley gently scolded Bingli, her tone tinged with helplessness.

She then looked at Inuyasha apologetically, about to bow and apologize, but the man waved his hand to stop her, saying, "What happened just now was mostly my fault, so don't blame Bingli for being angry."

Inuyasha spoke so frankly that Sherry was taken aback.

Seeing the Eastern Kingdom's ruler openly admitting his mistake, her worries dissipated, and a gentle smile appeared on her lips.

"Lord Inuyasha, I..."

Bingli, who didn't think her man had done anything wrong, had just opened her mouth to apologize when a karate chop landed lightly on her head before she could finish speaking.

She cried out "Ouch!" and covered her head with both hands, looking up with a pitiful expression, her round eyes glistening with a thin layer of tears.

Inuyasha looked at his pitiful appearance and smiled. "I'll be more careful. From now on, there won't be any parties without your approval."

Upon hearing this, Bingli slowly lowered her hand from her head, blinking as if to confirm that she hadn't misheard.

Immediately, the corners of her mouth turned up uncontrollably, and her cheeks flushed a warm red.

"real?"

She asked softly, her voice tinged with barely concealed excitement.

"When have I ever lied to you?"

Bingli pursed her lips, trying hard to suppress the smile that was about to overflow, but the more she suppressed it, the more obvious it became.

She lowered her head, burying half her face in her collar, revealing only her crescent-shaped eyes, and mumbled a soft "hmm".

Shirley watched this scene from the side, feeling both gratified and helpless.

Seeing her daughter like this, she was clearly a little girl who had been coaxed into oblivion. Moreover, this meant that she would have to start out having to outwit and outmaneuver Bai Xuebing and the others, since those snow maidens were all cunning and ruthless.

After appeasing his girlfriend, Inuyasha continued chatting with the two of them for a while longer.

The hall was warm and inviting. Bingli sat beside him, her eyes crinkling with a gentle smile, as she spoke softly about the recent situation of the Snow Maidens.

Shirley sat opposite her, occasionally chiming in with a word or two.

Before we knew it, half an hour had passed.

Outside the royal court, five hundred Snow Maidens and five thousand guards were lined up in formation.

Bai Xuebing stood at the front of the formation, her plain white robes billowing in the wind. Her long, silvery-white hair was tied into an elegant updo. Her cold eyes swept over the fully equipped troops, and she raised her hand and waved forward.

"Move out! Destination—the Imperial border!"

As soon as the command was given, the Snow Maidens took to the air, their five hundred figures transforming into a blizzard that swept towards the southeast.

Five thousand guards on horseback followed closely behind, advancing towards the imperial border.

Leone and Najendan followed in the ranks of the guards.

Leone stared dumbfounded at the blizzard that blotted out the sky. "Boss, they can all fly, they really don't need us."

Najendan's lips twitched as well—with such an army that could come and go as it pleased, they were practically invincible.

Seeing that Najenda remained silent, Leone spoke again.

"Boss, is the absence of Lady Ice Beauty and Lady Snow Beauty from the Snow Woman Clan due to that silver-haired man?"

Najendan narrowed her one eye slightly and said in a calm tone, "They will appear when they are meant to; that's not something we need to worry about for now."

"Let's observe the fighting style of the Snow Woman Clan first to gain a better understanding."

"Roger that, boss."

One hour later.

On the border of the empire, a majestic city stands at a pass between two mountains.

The city wall is over twenty feet high and is built of dark blue-black boulders. The surface of the wall is covered with mottled marks left by the ravages of war.

On the city walls, the imperial flags fluttered in the wind. Huge crossbows and catapults were set up at intervals along the walls, and arrow towers stood in rows. The defenders were densely packed, making the city virtually impregnable.

This city has withstood countless invasions from Western kingdoms over the centuries. Thousands of troops have fallen here, and countless generals have returned home defeated and heartbroken.

Leone, Najendan, and the guards rode their warhorses, gazing at the formidable city that had not yet fallen into the hands of the revolutionary army, their expressions varied.

Leone estimated the city's defensive strength and secretly calculated in his heart—if the Revolutionary Army attacked, without multiple Imperial Arms users to take the lead and an army of 100,000, they simply wouldn't be able to conquer such a fortified city.

"Just you wait and see, a miracle is about to happen."

Aju, standing to the side, clasped her hands together and said with longing.

At this moment, the group of snow women in front stopped.

Bai Xuebing stood in mid-air, looking down at the imposing city on high alert below. She raised her right hand and said coldly, "Begin casting the spell!"

The five hundred snow maidens formed hand seals, and icy energy surged from their bodies, gathering and condensing in the air, eventually transforming into a white pillar of light as thick as a tree trunk that could be embraced.

The beam of light shot into the sky from the center of the Snow Maidens' formation, tearing a straight rift in the heavens.

The clouds rolled away and dispersed to both sides, revealing a clear dome. Sunlight shone on the white pillar of light that stretched from the sky to the ground, emitting a dazzling cold light.

The beam of light suddenly spread out to both sides, transforming into a white light curtain that stretched across the sky, like an ice wall falling from the sky, pressing down on the majestic city below.

The moment the white light curtain touched the watchtower on the city wall, there was only a very faint, crisp sound, like the groan of ice suddenly freezing in extreme cold.

The dark blue watchtower was covered with a thin, brittle layer of white frost the instant it touched the light barrier. The frost thickened and spread at a visible speed, climbing down the city wall.

In less than three breaths.

The entire city, from its walls to its interior, from rooftops to people, was covered in ice.

A border city capable of withstanding a massive army was captured by the Snow Maidens without lifting a finger.

The real hardship is simply the journey itself.

Leone's mouth gaped open, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

Najenda gazed at the frozen castle, then looked down at her right hand, severed by the Ice Queen Esdeath, and chuckled.

"This is truly an invincible enemy from beyond the heavens!"

"Esdeath, your era has come to an end!"

Leone, who was standing nearby, swallowed hard, turned around, and asked, "Boss, should we inform the Revolutionary Army... that they've surrendered?"

"Nonsense!" Najenda rolled her eyes and slapped Leone on the back of the head with her left hand. "I don't want to die."