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"That's nothing strange."

Shang Yang comforted Inuyasha, who was extremely unhappy with the Four Gods' sneak attack.

"It's only natural... be careful!"

Almost at the moment these two words were spoken, the beach below began to shake violently, and one after another, demonic power bullets with a diameter of a person's height broke through the sea surface that was constantly rolling up irregular waves due to the earthquake, and also bombarded the rock wall and the cave ceiling in an irregular manner.

The huge hard shell of the Four Fighting Gods Gangluo also rose from the sea surface and hit the surrounding rock walls. One of the magic bullets actually blew the rock wall on the top of the cave into pieces. As the debris fell, the crack in the cave ceiling was filled with the thick fog that was seen when entering Penglai Island.

The moment he saw the crack that had been blown open, Shang Yang immediately embraced Kikyo's soft waist with his uninjured right arm, and barely grabbed Inuyasha's fire rat fur with his seriously injured left hand, jumped into the air, and flew out of the crack in the top of the cave at a rapid speed.

The Four Fighting Gods, Goro, clearly intended to completely destroy the cave connected to the open sea. There was no point staying in an empty cave that was about to be destroyed by the Four Fighting Gods. Of course, the fishing boat that Shangyang, Kikyo, and Inuyasha had taken upon their arrival was also crushed into pieces of rotten wood by the Four Fighting Gods, Goro's hard shell.

On the other side, Shang Yang held Kikyo with his right arm, and grabbed Inuyasha's fire rat fur with his injured left hand, and flew out of the crack in the cave ceiling. Almost as soon as he rushed out, thick fog blocked everything on Penglai Island. When Shang Yang had to fly high into the sky in order to escape from the endless fog, his vision finally became clearer.

After being able to see clearly, Shang Yang subconsciously turned his gaze to Penglai Island which should be located below, but found.

Penglai Island, shrouded in thick fog, has disappeared without a trace.

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Volume 5: The Miko of the Warring States Period: Chapter 262: The Unspoken Wish

"The barrier of Penglai Island has been restored."

Seeing the sea surface covered with only a thin layer of mist, as if there was no island at all, Platycodon, who was held by Shang Yang and felt a little uncomfortable, shook his head gently, and there seemed to be a hint of silent emotion hidden in his faint tone.

"Fifty years from now, Penglai Island will reappear."

"Tsk! Even if it appears fifty years from now, it will have nothing to do with you, human miko-sama."

Hearing Kikyo's words, Inuyasha, who was also suspended in the air with Shangyang holding his fire rat fur with his injured left hand, looked up unhappily at Shangyang who was floating easily in the air, and then looked triumphantly at Kikyo who seemed a little lost.

"By then, even if you're still alive, you'll be too old to even lift a bow! Why don't you just hand over the Four Souls Jade to me? I'll help you return to this island in fifty years and rescue those half-demons from those four guys... Hey! Bastard! What are you doing?!"

"It's nothing, it's just that my injured left arm can't hold on any longer."

Glancing at the angry Inuyasha, Shang Yang shrugged his shoulders and spoke slowly in a tone that was obviously a lie.

"Ah... my left arm can't hold on any longer. Inuyasha, you better take care of yourself."

After saying this leisurely, Shang Yang released his left hand without hesitation, regardless of Inuyasha's ugly expression.

"asshole!"

As soon as he let go of his hand, Inuyasha began to fall freely towards the sea, roaring at Shangyang with his fangs bared.

"Then why don't you let that witch go!"

...Plop!

"Nonsense, the injured arm is my left arm, why should I let go of Kikyo?"

After calmly watching the furious Inuyasha free fall into the sea, splashing huge waves, Shang Yang shrugged his shoulders again and complained.

"I'm not going to let you go! Who are you going to let go of? Inuyasha, just bear with it and swim back by yourself."

Looking at the waves on the sea caused by the falling Inuyasha, Kikyo turned her face away slightly with a calm expression, as if she couldn't bear to see this scene.

After throwing Inuyasha down, Shangyang moved his left arm slightly and complained again with an expressionless face.

"You are allowed to talk nonsense."

Hearing Shang Yang's words, Kikyo shook her head slightly again.

"He's not wrong..."

Hearing what Kikyo said, Shang Yang looked at Kikyo thoughtfully, who had a calm expression, and sighed slightly. Without saying anything, he just hugged her and flew quickly towards the coast where they came from.

As for Inuyasha, let him swim back by himself. After all, he originally swam here with me and Kikyo.

After a while, in the fishing village on the coast.

It was already afternoon and approaching dusk. Most of the villagers were becoming more and more panicked. Every night, when the ghost island on the sea gradually appeared on the sea in the distance, demons would sneak into the village from time to time to harm people. Recently, many villagers had been attacked by demons in the middle of the night.

At this moment, a worried villager walked out of his wooden house and looked up at the sea in the distance. The villager was stunned.

The strange island, Ghost Island, which had appeared for no reason for many days and was looming in the thick fog, has disappeared without a trace on the sea, as if there had never been such a strange island on the sea.

"Come out quickly, come out and see that!"

It took a long time for the villagers to come back to their senses. They excitedly pointed at the endless sea and turned their heads to shout to the villagers in the village.

"Ghost, Ghost Island has disappeared!"

"what?!"

"Ghost Island has disappeared?!"

"how come?!"

"Is it because the Miko-sama and her group successfully eliminated the ghosts on the island?!"

After hearing the last villager's guess, the villagers who were originally restless to stay at home came out of their houses one after another, looking at the endless, empty and tranquil sea in disbelief, talking about it in a flurry. Although the villagers felt very confused, they all showed a look of joy.

"Ah, the miko is back!"

The sharp-eyed villager suddenly noticed that on the other side of the beach, Kikyo, who was wearing a red and white shrine maiden costume, and Shang Yang, who was also beside her, were walking towards the fishing village by the sea from another direction. He couldn't help but scream. After hearing his cry and noticing the shrine maiden and the young man walking towards the village from the other side of the beach, almost all the villagers rushed over to greet them.

"Miko-sama, have you eliminated the ghosts on Onigashima?!"

"Yes, Miko-sama, we won't have to worry about ghosts appearing again from now on..."

In order to prevent the villagers from seeing him and Platycodon flying back and misunderstanding that he and Platycodon were also alien monsters, Shang Yang deliberately chose to land on the other side of the beach where there was no one.

Looking at the villagers who came up and asked various questions about their concerns, and Platycodon who patiently answered these questions, Shang Yang couldn't help but sigh.

“…So enthusiastic.”

After forcing himself to use a friendly smile to dismiss a few young fishermen girls who blushed at him, the bright and handsome young man with gray hair couldn't help but sigh deeply and shook his head a little depressed.

Noticing Shang Yang's slightly awkward behavior, Platycodon also smiled faintly, as if she found Shang Yang's awkward behavior somewhat amusing.

Afterwards, after Kikyo said that she would stay in the village for one night to make sure that no more ghosts would invade the village, the villagers' emotions reached their highest point, and they cheered to welcome Shang Yang and Kikyo back to the village.

Tonight, the villagers hope to serve the best food in the village as a reward for the witch who saved them.

A few hours later, night fell.

The lights in the fishing village, which usually go out very early, are brightly lit tonight. In the village chief's house, the village chief and the leaders who lead the fishermen in the village are warmly entertaining the witch and her entourage. The girls in the fishing village bring up the best dishes that the village can offer one after another.

"Don't be angry, Inuyasha, look here there is wine, food and fish."

After drinking a glass of rough wine with the respectful village chief, Shang Yang turned to look at Inuyasha, who was standing next to him with an unhappy look on his face and his arms crossed in the sleeves of his fire rat fur coat, and comforted him.

"Isn't it just that you swam back on your own? Besides, weren't you warmly welcomed by the villagers and children today? Well, all the fish here are yours to eat today, how about that?"

"whispering sound!"

Inuyasha snorted disdainfully and didn't bother to care anymore. When he came back, the enthusiasm of the villagers and the warm welcome of the village children who welcomed him as the hero who saved the village really made Inuyasha, who had never been treated so warmly, feel an indescribable sense of relief in his heart.

Inuyasha grabbed a grilled fish and took a bite, then glanced at Shangyang, who had been acting mysteriously, with displeasure.

"...I really don't understand why you're being so nice to that miko. Are you really planning to let her down so you can take the Four Souls Jade? Don't even think about it. I'm determined to get the Four Souls Jade."

"No... that's not what I'm doing."

Hearing Inuyasha's words, Shang Yang couldn't help but roll his eyes to the sky. He glanced at Kikyo, who was sitting quite far away with a gentle expression, and was talking to an elderly woman about something, and shook his head.

"However, I do have other considerations."

"Tsk/tsk!"

With another disdainful snort, Inuyasha grabbed another grilled fish and began to chew it greedily.

In Inuyasha's opinion, Shangyang was deliberately trying to make the terrible priestess let her guard down so that she could seize the Shikon Jewel in one go.

At this moment, a woman from the village came up to Platycodon and whispered something to her. After hearing what the middle-aged woman said, Platycodon nodded gently, expressed his sincere gratitude to the woman, and stood up and walked to Shangyang's side, speaking softly.

"Shang Yang, come with me to the inner room for a moment. I'll help you treat your wound."

"Okay, got it."

Upon hearing this, Shang Yang nodded slightly and casually reached out to pat the extremely happy Quan Ye Cha who was eating and drinking heartily.

"Inuyasha, enjoy yourself first. I'll go take care of your wound."

"Oh, got it."

Hearing Shang Yang's words, Inuyasha, who was shoveling rice into his mouth, waved his hand impatiently.

"Go quickly, go quickly."

The inner room of the village chief's house.

After carefully observing the wound on Shang Yang's left shoulder that was pierced by the demon tongue of the Four Fighting God Gangluo and had now grown new flesh and blood, Kikyo frowned slightly and said lightly.

"The demonic energy of the Four Monster Gods is attached to the wound, hindering its healing."

As he spoke, Platycodon picked up the herbs that had just been brought by the women in the village. They had been found everywhere according to Platycodon's request. He picked out several kinds, put them in a medicine jar, and grind them skillfully with a medicine mallet. He poured them on gauze to make a herbal plaster similar to a plaster. He picked it up and applied it on Shangyang's wound.

"Bear it."

"hiss……"

Taking a breath of cold air, Shang Yang felt that the pain caused by these herbs was more severe than being directly attacked by the Four Fighting Gods Gangluo. However, this pain came and went quickly. Shang Yang relaxed and let Kikyo treat his injuries, and asked casually.

"...By the way, Kikyo, have you told the villagers that Penglai Island will appear again in fifty years?"

"No."

The miko replied calmly.

"There's no point in saying it. I just told the village chief that this place is not suitable for living and it would be better to move far away. The village chief and others have already agreed."

"Right."

Hearing this, Shang Yang sighed, ruffled his hair, and seemed to be thinking about something.

"This is the best way to handle it."

"Well, after all, it will take fifty years for Penglai Island to appear again."

Having said that, Kikyo shook her head slightly, and a hint of hesitation flashed across her beautiful face.

"Shang Yang, if possible..."

“…Huh? What?”

The last few words that Kikyo said were spoken in a very light tone, and Shang Yang, who didn't hear clearly, asked in confusion.

"...No, it's nothing."

Shaking his head gently again, Kikyo applied some herbs to the young man's wound again.

"...hiss, this medicine is a bit too strong..."

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Volume 5: The Shrine Maiden of the Warring States Period: Chapter 263: Kyoto in the Warring States Period

Noticing that Kikyo was feeling a little lost, Shang Yang didn't say anything else and let Kikyo treat the injury on his left shoulder.

Although the stinging sensation caused by the herb itself was stronger than the attack by the Four Fighting Gods Gangluo that seriously injured his left shoulder, it was not something that required special attention and it would pass if he endured it.

Although the village chief and villagers held the best banquet they could for the shrine maiden who had solved the village's biggest problem, Kikyo didn't care about it. The reason she stayed for one night was to confirm whether the monsters attracted by Penglai Island would not appear again.

After the villagers left the village chief's house one after another, they stayed in the house of the village chief and his wife that night. Kikyo, who had planned to stay up all night to make sure that there would be no more sporadic monsters coming to the village, was persuaded by Shang Yang, who said that he would be the one to keep watch, to go to the inner room to rest.