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"I know." Su Luo naturally knew where Kagome had gone, but of course he couldn't say that, so he just said it casually.

“Su Luo, you can’t keep going down this path of decadence. Do you want to come with Grandpa…” Looking at Su Luo’s lazy appearance, Grandpa didn’t know what to say. But she was a genius, so he wasn’t worried about her future achievements.

"No." Hearing this, Su Luo naturally knew what her grandfather meant. It was nothing more than him pretending to be a charlatan, but it was completely useless. The corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily. She really didn't know why this old man was so obsessed with these things. Su Luo clearly couldn't sense any energy fluctuations from him. Even if those talismans and the like were real, it was useless. If they could exorcise demons or anything like that, then it would truly be a ghost story.

If you actually encounter a monster or something similar, that would be tantamount to courting death.

"Alright then," Grandpa said with some regret.

Seeing this, Su Luo's lips twitched. What's with that regretful look on your face?

Immediately afterward, Su Luo lay lazily for a while before getting up. These days when she didn't have to do anything were really nice.

After getting up, Su Luo heated up the breakfast her mother had prepared. According to her memory, her mother was a very kind and gentle person.

Today is not a day off, so everyone in the family is quite busy. At times like this, Su Luo is almost always the only one at home.

"It's time to go." After finishing breakfast, Su Luo set off.

After arriving at the ancestral hall, Su Luo walked to the top of the dry well, looked around, and then jumped in. A flash of light passed by, and in the blink of an eye, she was on the other side. Although both were dry wells, the two sides were different.

"I got one." After crossing to the other side, Su Luo saw the centipede demon's arm still remaining in the dry well. Fortunately, it hadn't been digested by the dry well yet. She then put the centipede demon's arm into her backpack.

To be honest, Su Luo thought it was too extreme to use these things to make food. He couldn't bring himself to eat food made like that, since they were already in human form, even though they were essentially monsters.

After things were settled, Su Luo lived a normal life for the next few days until Kagome Higurashi returned on the third day.

In the time that followed, whenever Inuyasha and his friends defeated a demon, Su Luo would secretly watch and scavenge for any that came up.

They obtained the Demon Sword and Sesshomaru's severed arm from Inuyasha. During these events, Su Luo may not have concealed herself very well, and she eventually caught Inuyasha's attention. Truly, she is a dog by birth.

After putting away Sesshomaru's arm, Su Luo suddenly remembered the physical mask that had been revived by the Shikon Jewel shards in the warehouse. This was a considerable hidden danger, so she decided to deal with it now.

That day, while her family was away, Su Luo opened the warehouse and soon discovered a package containing a sealed flesh mask. Without thinking, she went over and tore the package open, revealing a human face mask with a small piece of the Shikon Jewel on its forehead that was shimmering.

At that moment, the fragment of the Shikon Jewel flickered, and the mask of flesh trembled, beginning to revive. The mask radiated purple demonic energy and spoke: "Body, give me a body..."

Faced with this situation, Su Luo didn't take it seriously at all. No matter how much the mask struggled, it couldn't break free from Su Luo's grasp, which was quite boring.

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Chapter 416 The Resurrected Monster

"It's time to end this." Su Luo ignored the bizarre scene and crushed the flesh mask to pieces with a single slap. She took out the Shikon Jewel fragments and stored them in her system. After the Shikon Jewel was taken out, the mask that had been crushed and fallen to the ground immediately turned into dust and disappeared into the air.

Su Luo had no intention of participating in the world of Inuyasha after arriving there. After all, she only needed to complete the tasks, and these three tasks were quite simple. There was no need to deliberately complete them; she could practically just coast along and do nothing.

Therefore, this period can be said to be the most leisurely time for Su Luo. She doesn't have to do anything or think about anything. She can do whatever she wants and be carefree.

Time flies, and soon it was time for the school exams. Su Luo had to be present for these exams, and she could only say it was troublesome.

However, Su Luo still went in the end.

Meanwhile, Kagome Higurashi has also returned from the Sengoku period to take the exam. Kagome, who is about to take the middle school entrance exam, has been quite busy recently, especially in terms of her studies. Because she had to go to the Sengoku period to collect the fragments of the Shikon Jewel, she was delayed for a lot of time.

Today was probably the busiest day for the whole family; everyone except Grandpa went out.

Kagome placed the bottle containing the Shikon Jewel shards on the table by the window upstairs, without closing the window. Perhaps because of her exams today, she seemed rather anxious and just casually left the Shikon Jewel there before going downstairs to eat.

"Su Luo, you have an exam today, so cheer up!" At the dinner table, Su Luo's mother said helplessly, looking at her sleepy face.

"Okay, okay, Mom." Su Luo waved her hand casually, sounding listless, and then started eating her breakfast.

"Hey hey hey, my Su Luo is the best, but she still needs to keep up the good work." Looking at Su Luo's casual demeanor, her mother really didn't know what to say. She was really having a headache, but there was nothing to say about Su Luo, after all, her academic performance spoke for itself, so outstanding that it left no room for criticism.

"Okay," Su Luo said.

Then, Mom turned to Kagome Higurashi and said, "And Kagome, you're about to take the high school entrance exam. Don't let things over there interfere with your studies."

"Okay, Mom, I'll try my best," Kagome Higurashi said energetically.

Not long after, the group finished breakfast and went out together. Su Luo and Kagome Higurashi attended the same school, so naturally they went out together.

"Sister, your friends are here, so I'll be going now." After Su Luo and Kagome arrived at the school, Su Luo said to Kagome Higurashi after seeing the three girls opposite them.

After saying that, before Kagome Higurashi could say anything, Su Luo turned and left, heading towards the classroom she remembered.

While Su Luo and her friends were at school or work, at Higurashi Shrine, in the courtyard, a bottle containing the Shikon Jewel appeared out of nowhere. The family's chubby cat, Little Fatty, was playing with the bottle with great interest, using its paws.

Unfortunately, the bottle rolled into the house of the Bone Eater's Well, tumbled down from above, and finally exploded with a crack as it fell, scattering the Shikon Jewel fragments inside.

As soon as the chubby boy saw the bottle roll in, he immediately ran in. At that moment, the Shikon Jewel emitted a sinister glow, filled with an alluring aura. Then, the Well of Bones also emitted a strange light, along with some chaotic sounds filled with surprise and greed.

"The Shikon Jewel, the aura of the Shikon Jewel... it's so delicious..."

"Give it to me, give it to me..."

"···"

On the other side of the Bone-Eating Well, in the Warring States period, the Bone-Eating Well also erupted with terrifying demonic energy. The entire sky was filled with this demonic energy, radiating a terrifying pressure that frightened the surrounding creatures, causing them to scatter in panic. The sky was filled with black demonic energy, creating an ominous atmosphere.

"This powerful demonic aura is..." Granny Kaede and Inuyasha, who lived in a nearby village, immediately sensed it when the powerful demonic aura erupted.

Granny Kaede immediately took the bow and arrow from the wall and came out. At this time, Inuyasha had already come out long ago. Looking at the place where the demonic energy was spreading, Granny Kaede exclaimed in surprise, "That direction is... the Well of Bones!?"

As soon as Granny Kaede said those words, Inuyasha had already rushed off in that direction, giving Granny Kaede no time to react: "Wait a minute, Inuyasha."

It seems that despite the slight misunderstanding between Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi, Inuyasha still cares about Kagome. After seeing the incident at the Bone Eater's Well, he immediately rushed out without any hesitation.

Upon seeing this, Granny Kaede shook her head, a smile on her face that held an ambiguous meaning. She clearly understood Inuyasha's thoughts. As the saying goes, those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. Naturally, she understood the situation between Inuyasha and Kagome the best.

At Higurashi Shrine, the powerful demonic energy emanating from the Bone Eater's Well terrified Little Fatty, who was about to come down. Without a second thought, he turned and ran outside without hesitation.

Although the grandfather at home didn't boast about his abilities, he still sensed the commotion, especially the powerful demonic aura. Without a second thought, he immediately unleashed his collection from his room—what were known as talismans and other such items passed down through generations.

After picking up the items, Grandpa rushed towards the Well of Bones.

Upon arriving, seeing the ominous smell emanating from the Bone-Eating Well and witnessing something about to emerge from it, he immediately grabbed a wooden plank, nailed it shut, and then covered it with talismans. Only after doing all this did he slowly breathe a sigh of relief.

However, Grandpa had clearly overestimated himself. These talismans were completely useless. Seeing that the wooden planks nailed to the dry well were about to explode, he exclaimed in panic, "Oh no!!"

Although Grandpa was very confident in himself, he was obviously not stupid. When he saw that these things could not stop what was inside from coming out, he decisively turned around and ran away, otherwise he would have really lost his life.

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Chapter 417 Demonic Aura

However, it was clearly too late. The wooden planks above the Well of Bones exploded without any surprise, and the powerful shockwave blasted Grandpa away, causing him to faint.

Within the Bone-Eating Well, countless monsters surged forth, their sheer numbers nearly bursting the well apart. The air was thick with demonic energy, filled with an ominous atmosphere.

Looking at the appearance of these monsters, they are mostly incomplete, some even just bones. It seems that these are monsters that have been thrown into the Bone-Eating Well over time and digested by the Bone-Eating Well.

However, what was unexpected was that this time, it was revived by sensing the aura of the Shikon Jewel. It rushed out of the space of the Bone-Eater's Well and rushed towards the Shikon Jewel with all its might. Its body was filled with longing for the power of the Shikon Jewel and it could not stop the desire in its heart.

"The Shikon Jewel is mine now..."

One after another, bizarre-looking monsters surged towards the scattered Shikon Jewel shards on the ground, crowding together so tightly that there were almost no gaps. In their quest to monopolize the shards, they began to attack and tear at each other indiscriminately…

Ultimately, it couldn't be changed that some yokai would obtain the Shikon Jewel shards scattered on the ground. The Shikon Jewel shards on the ground were not monopolized by any one yokai, not because they didn't want to, but because it was simply impossible in such fierce competition.

Without a word, a monster bit into a shard of the Shikon Jewel and tried to escape, but unexpectedly, an even larger monster suddenly rushed out from behind and swallowed the monster whole, giving it no chance.

Amidst this atmosphere of fierce competition, the battle raged, and the house above the Bone Eater's Well suffered severe damage.

The Shikon Jewel, held in the mouth of a demon, began to emit an evil power due to greed, causing its originally pure color to tinge with a gloomy aura.

"Ah, power, power is being used up..."

"My body is gradually recovering, ah, this is such a wonderful feeling... hahahaha..."

In this competition, the monsters became entangled with each other. Finally, driven by greed and the power of the Shikon Jewel, most of the monsters merged together, forming a colossal creature that burst open the small house above the Bone Eater's Well. Planks, tiles, and wood chips flew everywhere, raising a cloud of dust.

Dark clouds loomed overhead, layer upon layer, exuding an ominous aura. The surrounding atmosphere grew oppressive, with poisonous miasma spreading outwards. The grass, trees, and all kinds of vegetation around the area seemed to have been poisoned, their green leaves turning yellow and falling off. The once healthy trees were reduced to withered branches, devoid of any leaves.

Despite its somewhat remote location, Higurashi Shrine easily attracts attention.

"Look, what's that..."

"This, this could be a monster..."

At that moment, a group of people arrived and quickly set up a cordon to disperse the crowd. Although some people had witnessed the terrifying scene, others quickly came out to handle the situation.

"Quickly, quickly set up the barrier. If things get out of hand, it will be difficult to handle."

This is a group of people who, although dressed like ordinary people, clearly do not belong to the ordinary group, as evidenced by their words and actions.

"Seriously, this is already the end of the world, how can such terrifying monsters still appear? This is really dangerous."

"Such a terrifying monster is probably beyond our ability to deal with. Have you informed the elders yet?"

"We've been notified, and they're on their way."

"Okay, let's set up the barrier first. It would be bad if these poisonous miasmas spread."

It's called a group, but there are actually only a few people. After all, we're in the apocalypse now, and those who are truly skilled—monsters, Onmyoji, mages, etc.—are extremely rare and pitiful.

Even monsters aren't something you can just see whenever you want, so naturally, they were terrified of this guy who suddenly appeared.

In today's society, people think these things are just fantasies. In fact, only a few people know that they are real, but they are not known to the general public. After all, we live in an era that believes in science.

Soon, the group quickly set up a barrier around the shrine, enveloping the entire shrine like a transparent glass dome. The scenery inside instantly disappeared from everyone's sight. If an ordinary person were to look at it, they would only see a fabricated scene, not the real thing inside. With careful observation, it would be clear that, for example, the trees outside would be swaying in the wind, while everything inside the barrier would be completely still, and not even any moving creatures could be seen.

The reason they discovered the monster so quickly was twofold: firstly, the demonic aura emanating from it was so overwhelming that it would be strange if it didn't attract attention; secondly, they all possessed special methods to detect the presence of demonic aura, and by following instructions, they were able to find it quickly.

Meanwhile, Kagome Higurashi and Su Luo had already returned home from school.

When they were still a short distance from the shrine, Kagome Higurashi had already noticed something amiss. Even though she didn't have any special abilities now, she was still a powerful priestess incarnate, so she was naturally very sensitive to certain things.

As for Su Luo, needless to say, she sensed this aura even more clearly than Kagome Higurashi.

Sensing something was amiss, Kagome Higurashi immediately ran towards the shrine.

"What on earth happened? The shrine is emitting such a powerful demonic aura." Su Luo pursed her lips, wondering to herself.

Su Luo was unaware of this scene in the plot. Even the only threat in the warehouse, the human mask, had already been removed by Su Luo.

"Phew, could it be that the removal of the physical mask caused a change in the plot? And Grandpa..." Although Su Luo is quite independent here and rarely contacts his family, he still has some feelings for them. It would be hard to believe that his appearance caused any accidents to his family.

Normally, Grandpa stays at home. Now that the shrine has appeared in this unexpected situation, Grandpa… to be honest, although he had an accident before, suffering persecution from the flesh mask—his house caught fire and he was hit by a falling main beam—he wasn't actually in mortal danger. But this aura that's appearing now…

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