I am Jinshan Youxia

Is it over?

Zhang Chengyi was even more of a heavyweight. He waited until everything was over before jumping down from the white ball of dough. Looking at the three (demon?) figures, he asked lazily.

"..."

No one answered him. Kaede Village was gone, Granny Kaede was dead, Shippo was dead, and Kikyo was dead too.

The original village is now just an empty space.

“If it were anyone else ignoring me, they’d be dragged out and shot for at least ten minutes.” Zhang Chengyi’s tone was still as irritating as ever. “However, seeing how upset you all are, I’ll let it go this time.”

"Snap!" He snapped his fingers.

The next second, the white lumps that had been gushing out from the ground burst open one by one.

The villagers, Granny Feng, Qibao, Jiegeng... even the houses and trees were born from the white dumplings.

It was as if nothing had happened.

"Hmm~" The new Kikyo No. 2 twitched her eyelids, opened them, and reached out to touch the bow and arrow. When she saw the bright and dazzling sunlight, she relaxed her tense muscles and sat up.

"Whoosh!" A gust of wind blew by, and she was pulled into someone's arms. Inuyasha's voice trembled slightly as he whispered, "Kikyo..."

Zhang Chengyi took a deep breath, looking at the still-present physical decay on the panel with some distress. He stretched and muttered, "Honestly, I still feel like there's a lingering stench of Naraku in the air."

"Gurgle~ Boom!" As soon as Qibao opened his eyes, he swelled up as if he had been frightened and turned into a huge balloon.

"Have they all been resurrected?"

Granny Kaede lay on the ground, watching Inuyasha embrace Kikyo, then glanced at Kagome standing not far away, and sighed.

There are some things that are difficult for her to get involved in, even as the younger sister.

The villagers gradually got up, looking bewildered.

"Huh? Weren't you dead?"

"You think you've survived?"

"It must be a dream, it must be a dream."

Why is my home here?!

The houses 'born' from the white dumpling would naturally not be placed in their original positions, so why would Zhang Chengyi remember where each house was?

Chapter 203 You've arrived just in time!

"Thank you."

The person who said those words was Kagome, that lively, love-obsessed girl.

Zhang Chengyi looked over in surprise and said, "You seem a little different."

"I just..." Kagome's expression was very complicated, but in just a few seconds, it turned into a relieved smile. "I just figured out what to do next."

"Lord Rat God, do you think I can become a qualified priestess?"

“It’s highly unlikely.” Zhang Chengyi poured cold water on her. “How were your history grades? A proper shrine maiden needs to be proficient in rituals, divination, medicine, and ceremonies. In the current Warring States period, many shrine maidens are also responsible for intelligence gathering and war mobilization. As for you, a middle school girl in the 1990s, it’s impossible to imagine you doing it.”

Kagome sighed and wiped the water droplets from her face. Although she had things she wanted to complain about, she had gotten used to the Rat God's inexplicable cartoonish words and actions. "If being a proper priestess isn't an option, I can exorcise demons. Speaking of exorcising demons, my spiritual power and exorcising arrows have been specially trained by Kikyo, so it won't be a problem."

"It's a pity," Zhang Chengyi shook his head, "not long after, there probably won't even be any monsters left."

For some reason, even though the world is still the same as before, with wars raging, countless humans dead and wounded, and resentment and obsession everywhere, not many monsters are born anymore.

They're sparse and getting fewer and fewer; there aren't enough for the white dumplings to catch.

The profession of exorcist is likely to decline in the future.

"Huh?" Kagome believed it so easily, without even asking a simple Japanese greeting, and said with a troubled expression, "It seems I need to revise my plans."

Zhang Chengyi glanced at him sideways and said, "What you're saying sounds suspicious, about plans and stuff."

"Isn't it more suspicious of you, Lord Rat God, that you're talking about making monsters disappear?" Kagome retorted.

“What does this have to do with me?” Zhang Chengyi said matter-of-factly. “You know the general environment, right? The general environment is not good.”

"Yes, yes, yes." Kagome wisely refrained from further argument and asked, "Lord Rat God, is there something you need to do here?"

Zhang Chengyi gazed at the sky and said, "Waiting for someone."

The white ball's acceleration method draws inspiration from the light-footed skills of the martial arts world and the fluid dynamics of the modern world, making it extremely fast. Although Cui Zi set off for the Western Kingdom a little over an hour ago, she had already conquered the Western Kingdom long ago.

The dog general's subordinates and wife couldn't withstand it for even a single round. The white balls empowered by spiritual energy pressed down from all sides, and the monsters were captured before they could even do anything.

As more and more Shikon Jewel fragments were found, Midori's spiritual power grew increasingly excessive under Zhang Chengyi's manipulation. Including the Shikon Jewel fragments she had stolen from Naraku, she should be just a few pieces away from completing a whole Shikon Jewel.

However, the last piece of jade is a bit troublesome, located in the gap between the present world and the afterlife, in a different world known as the Yokai Graveyard.

There are only two ways to pass this. One is to make the great demon Iron Chicken drink a lot of the blood of the innocent people who died unjustly. After killing Iron Chicken, the passage can be temporarily opened with the blood of the innocent souls. Although Zhang Chengyi has no aversion to killing, he hates to carry out massacres for profit. So this option can be skipped.

Moreover, he originally planned to have Midori deal with the monsters of the Western Country after he had dealt with them. There was no need for Tetsuji, Abihime, and the bird-tamer clan who liked to eat people and drink blood to continue existing. It would be fine to just make backups and keep them as figurines.

After all, it is a monster that connects the present world and the afterlife, so it has collectible value.

Another way to enter the yokai graveyard is to use the Tenseiga to pass directly through the gate guarded by the Ox-Head and Horse-Face. Considering that only Sesshomaru can currently use the Tenseiga, the white dumpling has already taken Sesshomaru's mother there to prepare for a classic Japanese coercion.

Let's go to sleep after we've collected all the Shikon Jewels.

Zhang Chengyi looked slightly tired. The state of physical collapse was indeed gone after he regained his demonic power through the backup of his blank soul. However, once the demonic power born from his body, which had been tainted by the filth, was born and became stronger, it would cause all the negative states that had appeared before to reappear one after another.

Even just controlling my body feels uncomfortable.

On a whim, he played the game and created a whole bunch of bugs.

He wouldn't say he regretted it. After all, he realized that the path of becoming a demon wasn't suitable for him at all. A path where he could cheat but not enjoy himself was meaningless. He should go to sleep early and wait for the Well of Bones to finish vomiting its garbage. Then he could see if he could use his ability to connect time streams to do some interesting experiments.

If all else fails, they'll wait for other bodies to come and help increase the upper limit. They won't give up. The demons in the Inuyasha world are really good at logistics. Combined with their strange soul settings, they can create terrifying things like the Fourth Calamity. Just thinking about it gives him countless possibilities.

For example, you could create a white, pod-like structure that mimics a virtual gaming pod, put a person inside, and then create a copy of their body to release them in another location.

Unfortunately, there are no forces or monsters on this earth that he needs to recruit players to conquer. Currently, the endless white balls have almost destroyed the entire earth.

"Um, thank you."

Inuyasha walked over awkwardly, his expression very uncomfortable. His tone and posture were lower than ever before. He paused and said, "I will definitely help you find Totosai."

"Oh, whatever."

Zhang Chengyi replied casually, then said with a mischievous smile, "Looks like you've already made your choice?"

At this moment, Inuyasha firmly grasped Kikyo's hand and looked at Kagome.

The three remained silent, and the atmosphere seemed to have reached a point where hurtful words had to be said.

"I'm sorry, I've come at the wrong time," Kagome's voice rang out.

Inuyasha looked at the source of the sound with some surprise.

The exact same 'he' is embracing another 'Kikyo', while 'Kagome' opposite him looks utterly dejected.

"No, you've come at just the right time~" Inuyasha smiled and reached out his other hand to pull Kagome into his arms.

What are you doing?!

Inuyasha's face turned red again, and he roared, "Change back right now! Don't just use other people's faces to act in weird things!"

Kikyo wasn't greatly affected. She released Inuyasha's hand and looked at Kagome.

Both of them are the kind of people who are very considerate of others and willing to sacrifice for them.

Kagome laughed, however. She got the joke from a different angle. As a Japanese person in the 1990s, she lived during the time when idol dramas were starting to become popular in Tokyo, and some of the plots in them were strange and absurd to normal people.

Chapter 204 Exit

"Dude, you're such a loser."

The 'Inuyasha' who was hugging both of them stretched out a hand from his crotch and quickly reached in front of the real Inuyasha, patting the shoulder of the real Inuyasha who couldn't even hold his hand, saying, "When it comes to picking up girls, you should learn more from me."

The scene was more than just bizarre.

Inuyasha was completely stunned.

Kagome laughed heartily, and even Kikyo's eyes showed a hint of amusement in this strange scene.

Inuyasha recoiled several meters as if he had been touched by something filthy. Even though he knew that the thing the white ball of fur was mimicking wasn't a real person, the hand reaching out from his crotch was still a bit beyond his tolerance.

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, for ye may ye have no flowers left to pluck."

Zhang Chengyi shook his head and said, his face full of earnestness. As a wandering knight of Jinshan, he did not like tragic endings.

Unfortunately, no one could understand his expression, just as Zhan Zhao couldn't understand Bao Gong's expression either.

Inuyasha remained silent and did not respond. Granny Kaede, standing beside him, merely glanced at Kagome, and no one spoke.

Kikyo and Kagome exchanged a glance. Both of them possessed spiritual power that was almost at the peak of human capabilities, and their souls were strong enough to barely touch upon some deeper levels of things. They realized that the ancient poem Zhang Chengyi was reciting was not in Japanese, yet he was able to accurately convey its meaning, forcing them to understand and be able to repeat it.

The point is not to make them understand what it means. Communication at the soul level can also enable people and monsters to understand each other across language, but there is no possibility of it being transmitted over. It is simply that the recipient can directly repeat it.

Is it more like a form of informational pollution?

However, there's no need to worry. Whether someone is trustworthy or not is always determined by their behavior, not by rejecting them because you think their abilities are dangerous. In this respect, the two of them, as absolute upright and kind people with almost full potential in the direction of the Four Souls, are perfectly capable of doing so.

"I plan to leave the village in a while."

Kagome broke the silence, saying earnestly, "Inuyasha, don't try to persuade me. You know I will... I will soften my heart."

A gentle breeze blew, and she reached up to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear, smiling faintly in the hazy sunlight as she said, "This time, I think I need to calm down for a while."

No one ever asked her, a middle school girl, to be independent, nor did anyone ask her to be strong enough to face the pain of never being able to go home again.

From the moment she knew she could never go back, her feelings for Inuyasha deepened, transcending romantic love. It was as if she had incorporated her familial affection, her fear and anxiety about the unknown future into her love for Inuyasha.

Similar to the suspension bridge effect.

However, she is not someone who only relies on others.

Naraku's schemes made her realize that even if Inuyasha had to choose between her and Kikyo countless times, he would only choose Kikyo.

Realizing this cast a shadow over her heart, and in her despair, Kikyo appeared and, through pure sacrifice, helped her regain her reason and self.

Perhaps one day, the love in her heart will turn into a bitter pill, but at this moment, she chooses to withdraw, sincerely hoping that Kikyo and Inuyasha can be happy.

"Kagome".