My two-dimensional resident

"Ah, I was eating an apple. I didn't hear anything."

When Shippo saw Lin Tian arrive, he wondered if the delicious apple would reappear, but he didn't expect that Kagome and Miroku would both turn their attention to him at the same time. Caught off guard, he quickly explained that the matter had nothing to do with him.

"Big brother, do you have any more delicious apples?"

Qibao had a very good impression of Lin Tian; he didn't consider the older brother who had given him the apple to be their enemy. He forcefully broke free from Kagome's embrace and hopped over to Lin Tian, ​​gazing at him with longing eyes.

Yes, here you go.

Lin Tian smiled, patted Qibao's fluffy head, and then took out an apple and handed it to him.

"you!"

"Seven Treasures!"

Miroku and Kagome both glared angrily at Shippo. One was furious that Shippo hadn't helped her at this crucial moment, while the other was angry that she had a traitor by her side.

But Qibao only had eyes for the apple at that moment. He bowed very politely to Lin Tian to express his gratitude, and then began to eat the apple in big bites.

"If you two also want apples, you can exchange them with Shikon Jewel shards. One shard can be exchanged for five apples."

"No, we don't want your apples! Give me back the Shikon Jewel shards you stole from me!"

The Vegetable-Growing Skeleton's Expansion into a Foreign Land

Upon hearing that Lin Tian actually wanted to exchange apples for the Shikon Jewel, Kagome screamed as if her hair had stood on end. She thought to herself, "This guy not only stole my Shikon Jewel, but he also has the audacity to try and exchange apples for it!"

What kind of rotten apple wants to trade for the Shikon Jewel?!

"NO, NO, NO! The Shikon Jewel doesn't belong to you. It originally belonged to this place, but fifty years ago, the exorcists here entrusted it to the priestess Kikyo. So, it was wrong of you to break the Shikon Jewel and then try to take the shards from me."

Lin Tian shook his head and explained the origin of the Shikon Jewel.

"What? The Shikon Jewel belongs to an exorcist!"

Kagome didn't believe Lin Tian's words at first, but suddenly a scene from a conversation she had with Kaede one day flashed into her mind. Kaede had told them that on a rainy night, a group of people brought the Shikon Jewel to Kaede Village and entrusted it to her sister Kikyo for safekeeping.

“Yes, Lord Lin Tian is right. The Shikon Jewel is a treasure that our clan has always protected,” Agate behind Lin Tian echoed.

"This..." Looking at the group of demon hunters who seemed hostile towards them and didn't appear to be lying, Kagome was at a loss for words.

"So, now you should understand why I wanted to retrieve the Shikon Jewel. Originally, I only needed to take the Shikon Jewel back from you. But I didn't expect you to actually shoot the Shikon Jewel apart, scattering the fragments across this land. This allowed those demons to obtain them and harm innocent humans."

Tell me, compared to helping you guys clean up your messes and retrieving the Shikon Jewel shards from your hands, what wrong have we done?

"This..." As a middle school girl, Kagome was stunned by Lin Tian's words and began to wonder if it was all her fault.

"Kagome, don't believe him. He's just making things up!"

As a seasoned veteran of the underworld with over a decade of experience, Miroku immediately recognized that Lin Tian was using manipulative tactics on Kagome. He promptly stepped in front of Kagome, interrupting her train of thought.

"What an ingrate! I shouldn't have given you the antidote in the first place." Lin Tian scratched his head, somewhat annoyed.

"Lin Tian, ​​stop teasing them. Retrieve the Shikon Jewel shards from Inuyasha and drive them away."

At this moment, Kikyo came to Lin Tian's side and urged him in a low voice to quickly resolve this farce. Although Sesshomaru had joined the battle on Inuyasha's side, he was unable to quickly end the fight against Inuyasha who had used the power of the Shikon Jewel.

"You don't want to..."

Seeing Kikyo arrive, Lin Tian was surprised that she didn't go to Inuyasha, so he asked her in return.

Kikyo understood what Lin Tian was asking, but she didn't speak and just shook her head at him.

Seeing Kikyo's reaction, Lin Tian, ​​though unaware of her inner thoughts, still turned his gaze to Inuyasha, who was fighting Sesshomaru.

With Sesshomaru's arrival, the demon hunters, who usually cooperated, stopped attacking Inuyasha. Their pride as demon hunters wouldn't allow them to cooperate with demons.

Seeing that Sesshomaru hadn't finished the battle yet, Lin Tian shook his head, raised his hand, and unleashed a fireball at Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha, watch out!"

Seeing Lin Tian attack Inuyasha, Kagome recalled the scene of Lin Tian killing Uta. She immediately shouted to warn Inuyasha to be careful of Lin Tian's fireball attack.

Is it possible to dodge Lin Tian's fireball after being warned?

Under his control, the fireball exploded in mid-air, creating ten fiery ropes that bound Inuyasha.

When Inuyasha heard Kagome's voice, it was too late. He tried to use the Tessaiga to break the fire ropes, but they were like flowing water, and he couldn't force them away with brute force.

These fire ropes bypassed Inuyasha's attacks and bound him at an extremely fast speed. No matter how hard he struggled, it was to no avail. He could only watch helplessly as he was pulled to Lin Tian by the fire ropes.

"This thing won't turn you into a monster; it will only make you its slave."

Ignoring the enraged Inuyasha, Lin Tian approached him and began peeling off the Shikon Jewel shards from his body one by one, two at a time... When the fourth and final shard was removed, Inuyasha had no strength left to struggle.

Like a crab that has been tied up, it lies face down on the ground.

"I will not pursue your matter of trespassing on the exorcist's stronghold. After all, you have been collecting Shikon Jewel fragments for us. It would be a shame to kill you. You two take this half-demon and leave. If you come back to attack again, be prepared to lose your lives."

Since Kikyo doesn't want to acknowledge Inuyasha now, Lin Tian has no choice but to issue a harsh warning, telling them to leave as soon as possible.

He waved his hand, tossing Inuyasha to Kagome's side, then ignored their reactions and led Kikyo and the demon hunters back to the mountain stronghold.

Kikyo had already prepared to apologize to Inuyasha, so why is she now asking him to drive Inuyasha away?

Watching the person who stole him leave, Inuyasha cried out, wanting to find Lin Tian to retrieve the Shikon Jewel, but Sesshomaru stopped him.

Upon seeing Sesshomaru appear before them, Kagome and Miroku, fearing that Sesshomaru would attack them again, quickly pulled him back to their side in a fit of rage from Inuyasha.

......

Chapter 223 Without Mica, the Wicked View is Completely Controlled

The demon hunters who followed Lin Tian and Kikyo away did not immediately let down their guard against Kagome and her group. Holding longbows, broadswords, and throwing scythes, they stood on the city wall, watching the group confronting Sesshomaru warily.

Only after the half-demon named Inuyasha was taken away by the man and woman did they lower their guard and, under Agate's arrangement, return to their original posts to continue contributing to the reconstruction of the stronghold.

Sesshomaru watched Inuyasha's departing figure, his face grim. He stood there motionless, lost in thought.

"Lord Sesshomaru, you must avenge me! That Inuyasha almost killed me, waaaaaah..."

At this moment, Jaken, who had been missing for a long time, appeared out of nowhere, carrying a staff made of human heads and looking disheveled.

He came to Sesshomaru, hugged his master's leg, and burst into tears.

Just now, after Inuyasha killed the bird-shaped demon that Inuyasha used for transportation, the moment Inuyasha saw him, he raised the Tessaiga and charged at him. If Kirara hadn't been there to help him escape, Inuyasha would have been in trouble.

He may never see Sesshomaru again.

"..."

Sesshomaru glanced down at Jaken with disdain, then kicked the ornament away. He then casually told Jaken to continue waiting there before walking alone into the mountain stronghold.

When the demon hunters saw Sesshomaru walking into the mountain stronghold, they instinctively became wary. However, when they remembered that this was Lord Lin Tian's pet and that it had helped them in the battle just now, they loosened their grip on their weapons.

"grown ups..."

Jaken watched Sesshomaru's retreating figure, a sense of desolation welling up within him. However, this wasn't the first time he'd felt ignored by Sesshomaru. Once Sesshomaru's figure had completely disappeared from his sight, his expression quickly returned to normal.

"Meow meow!"

Jaken was just looking for a place to spend the time while Sesshomaru was away when Kirara appeared behind him, raising a protesting voice.

"Ah, Lady Kirara. As you can see, the men who helped gather pine cones were killed by that hateful Inuyasha. If you want to eat pine cones, there's nothing I can do."

Seeing that Yunmu was still thinking about the pine cones they had mentioned earlier, Xiejian felt a headache coming on and quickly explained with a grin. It wasn't that he didn't want to give Yunmu pine cones, but rather that the demon who collected them had died.

"Roar!"

Upon hearing that there were no pine cones to eat, Mica, whose body resembled a Pekingese dog, instantly became enraged, transforming her body into battle form and glaring angrily at Jaken.

"Ah, Lady Mica, please don't be angry. I suddenly realized I also know where the pine cones are. Calm down, how about I take you to collect some pine cones?"

"roar~"

Upon hearing this, Yunmu immediately stretched out her head and bit Xiejian's clothes, throwing him onto her back. Then she let out a low growl, signaling Xiejian to lead the way.

......

In Lin Tian's courtyard, Kikyo sat opposite him, gently and gracefully preparing a cup of matcha for him. Then she gently pushed the cup of matcha towards Lin Tian.

Lin Tian held the cup with both hands and took a small sip. The tea was initially bitter, but gradually turned sweet.

"Why don't you acknowledge Inuyasha as your father? Our main purpose in coming here, besides killing Naraku for revenge, is to find Inuyasha so that you can apologize to him in person."

With only the two of them in the room and no outsiders present, Lin Tian voiced his doubts.

“My sister told me that Kagome and Inuyasha have feelings for each other. If I show up now, it might affect their relationship. I thought about it and she made a lot of sense. I can’t break them up because of my guilt towards him.”

Kikyo explained to Lin Tian while making matcha for herself.

Before she returned to the Inuyasha world, she learned from Lin Tian's sleep-talking that Inuyasha and Kagome would end up together. However, she felt that she was only apologizing and it wouldn't affect their relationship.

But when she saw her younger sister in Kaede Village at noon today, Kaede had a different opinion. She believed that her older sister's appearance at this time would surely rekindle the feelings buried deep in Inuyasha's heart.

If Kikyo apologizes at this point, Inuyasha will definitely abandon Kagome and pursue Kikyo.

Kikyo did not fully agree with her sister's idea before returning to the mountain stronghold.

But when she returned, she saw that Inuyasha had actually used the power of the Shikon Jewel to snatch it back from Lin Tian. Only then did she realize that Inuyasha was stubborn and inflexible; no one could stop him from doing what he believed in.

If she had removed her hat and revealed her true face in front of Inuyasha, and told him the truth about what happened back then, Inuyasha definitely wouldn't have considered Kagome's feelings and would have gotten into a complicated relationship with her.

Of course, Kikyo wasn't really concerned about whether Inuyasha would hurt Kagome; she was concerned that Inuyasha's reckless behavior might harm Lin Tian.

For the sake of her beloved, she decided to be selfish for once. She would not go and acknowledge Inuyasha as her lover.

"Is that so... I wholeheartedly support whatever decision you make yourself."

Lin Tian didn't ask any further questions. He nodded, picked up the matcha in front of him, and began to savor it in small sips.

To be honest, the matcha made by Kikyo is much better than the matcha from the vending machine on the adorable Rabbit Island.

"These are fragments taken from Inuyasha. Take a look, including the ones from before, and see how many fragments we still need to recover."

After the two quietly finished sipping their matcha, Lin Tian took out the fragment he had detached from Inuyasha from his spatial backpack, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Kikyo.

"Ah."

Kikyo stretched out her slender, jade-like hand, picked up the shards on the table, and then used her purification magic to remove the impurities from them.

Then he took out most of the Shikon Jewel from his spatial backpack and used his spiritual power to replace the fragments he had just recovered onto the Shikon Jewel.

"Four-fifths have been recovered, and there are still about twenty fragments left to be recovered."

After carefully examining the existing Shikon Jewel, Kikyo looked at Lin Tian with a gentle and alluring expression, and then voiced her guess.