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Volume 6: Missing You Across Time and Space: Chapter 382 You Miss Me

What's more, even fifty years ago, Shang Yang was not able to destroy all the causes and effects related to the Four Souls Jade at once.

Although if Shang Yang uses his complete Yin-Yang ability to forcibly destroy the Shikon Jade now, it will not cause such a terrifying "existential shock" as fifty years ago, when the Shikon Jade was destroyed, whether it was Kikyo, the villagers of Kaede Village, the demon-hunting village that originally preserved the Shikon Jade, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and even the Inu no Taisho who died hundreds of years ago, Toga, the miko who created the Shikon Jade, Kagome Higurashi who was born in modern Tokyo five hundred years later, or the wizard Miroku, the demon-hunting master Sango, the little fox demon Shippo, and the human girl named Ling, they would all completely disappear from this world and disappear completely from everyone's memory.

However, even with the remaining causal entanglement today, it would not be too difficult to completely erase Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi, who are still entangled by the thread of cause and effect, from history.

"That's how it should be."

Shang Yang nodded slightly in agreement with Platycodon's expression of concern.

"You'll need some time to sort out the memories I gave you, Kikyo. I'll be leaving now."

After saying this, Shang Yang did something that was somewhat beyond Kikyo's expectations. He walked sideways into the depths of the silent forest shrouded in the pitch-black night. He turned his back to Kikyo and raised his hand, waving it casually.

"I still have some things to take care of. Also, Kikyo, you can't be said to be fully resurrected yet, so please be more cautious."

"I'll see you again sometime."

As he said this, the figure of the young man with gray and messy hair gradually disappeared into the dark night.

Kikyo said nothing as she watched Shang Yang slowly disappear into the dark forest at night. She was a little surprised, but also felt a little relieved in her heart.

Shang Yang left somewhat unexpectedly, which surprised Kikyo, but also made her feel relieved and relaxed.

Fifty years have passed between them, especially now that Kikyo has accepted Shang Yang's thousand-year-long memory, the two of them are not without words to talk about, but they still don't know what to say.

Shang Yang, who had always had a single wish, was fine. He told Kikyo everything he wanted to say, and everything he couldn't say was also told to Kikyo through the memory he gave to Kikyo.

...The one who felt even more at a loss was Kikyo.

Fifty years ago, in that snowy winter, everything Shang Yang did forced Jiegeng to completely deny all the "soft faces" that Shang Yang had shown fifty years ago. But now, the memories Shang Yang gave her denied Jiegeng's reason to have such deep hatred for Shang Yang.

...It's not that she can't accept this fact, but Kikyo really needs some time to accept it. Shang Yang naturally noticed this fact, so he left immediately.

Now, let's give Kikyo some time.

The witch silently watched the young man with gray hair disappear into the deep night of the forest. Although she still maintained a calm and cold face, her heart was already in turmoil. She gently put away the bow in her hand, slightly turned sideways, and looked into the distant night with her clear eyes like water, heading towards the direction of Maple Village.

…Now, I need to confirm.

On the other side, deep in the mountains and forests, the night was dark.

Although it seemed that he left unexpectedly, decisively and unrestrainedly, Shang Yang actually just took the initiative to leave the witch's side, but still stayed in the mountains and forests at night.

Relying on the perception of the power of yin and yang, he also observed that after he left, Kikyo also pondered for a moment, then left the silent forest sideways and headed towards the distant Maple Village.

Shang Yang was not surprised when he observed Platycodon's actions.

From a rational and even emotional point of view, although Kikyo has basically accepted the answer given by her memory, the shrine maiden still has concerns. So now, she is so confused that she wants to take direct action to calm her troubled mind.

That is to confirm the "evidence", to confirm that the memory Shang Yang gave her is credible.

A crucial piece of evidence is the fire that Shang Yang caused fifty years ago, which burned down Fengzhi Village. In Shang Yang's memory, it was just his fabrication. Fifty years ago, no villager was injured or died because of the fire.

This is a crucial point that is easy to confirm. Kikyo only needs to ask her sister Feng, who was also an eyewitness to the scene fifty years ago, to confirm it.

"Huh... I finally breathed a sigh of relief..."

After observing that Kikyo had left the forest and headed towards Maple Village, nearly a hundred miles away, Shang Yang, who was still staying in the night forest, breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, from his own point of view, it was a bit risky for him to suddenly appear in front of Kikyo and directly hand over his memories to her.

In fact, when Shang Yang came to see Kikyo again, he originally just wanted Kikyo to see his strange attitude and make her doubt again.

According to Shang Yang's plan, it would be more appropriate to first let the witch observe the suspicious points such as the fact that the great fire in Maple Village fifty years ago did not occur, and further have doubts about what happened fifty years ago, and then hand over the memory to her.

If I give my past memories to Kikyo too early, and if the shrine maiden who still holds deep resentment towards me thinks that they are fabricated memories, then it will be a big disaster.

Fortunately, at present, the effect of this memory has met expectations.

Although nothing bad happened, Shang Yang still shook his head helplessly.

This was the most impulsive action Shang Yang had ever taken in the past seven hundred years.

Since obtaining the power of the two yin and yang, Shang Yang rarely acts impulsively without thinking. The last time he acted directly on his emotional instincts was during the Lunar War seven hundred years ago.

That was a long time ago, seven hundred years ago...

"……It doesn't matter."

In the silent, deep forest shrouded in the pitch-black night, beside the young man with gray-haired hair, a soft, ethereal voice slowly fell into the ears of the young man with gray-haired hair.

If it was such a quiet night, if there were mountain dwellers or traveling merchants in the deep mountains and forests, they would probably be frightened by this ethereal voice that suddenly sounded in the deep and quiet mountains and forests, and would break out in a cold sweat, scream, and flee in panic from the mountains and forests.

However, after hearing this sudden ethereal voice, the young man with gray hair, the owner of the Cloud Courtyard, seemed to relax even more. He turned sideways casually and gently hugged the thin figure that had appeared beside him at some point in the dark night.

The delicate figure in the dark night did not seem to resist the young man's embrace, but rather naturally embraced him, speaking in a gentle voice.

"Because of this, she should be able to feel your feelings even more."

"Well... although it is true that it was because I saw Kikyo's lonely look that I subconsciously gave her our memories."

After a little consideration, the young man answered casually.

However, after making the explanation, Shang Yang turned his head and still casually asked Huai Yi about the delicate figure in Liu Yi's arms.

"...By the way, Ai, why are you here?"

Hearing Shang Yang's question, the delicate girl with long black hair like a waterfall and clear dark red pupils gently hugged her lover and opened her cherry lips.

"Because Shang Yang missed me."

"……Um."

PS1: The surprise is that this morning's 8,000-word chronology of future plot previews, which was supposed to be free, almost turned into a shock...

PS2: Automatically charging for chapters over 1,000 words is ridiculous... At least give authors the option to designate certain chapters as free. (Sigh)

Volume 6: Thoughts Across Time and Space: Chapter 383: Obsession

Shang Yang frankly admitted the words of love.

When picking up the memories of the past thousand years from his consciousness, Shang Yang also recalled the long past thousand years.

Shang Yang naturally felt a little nostalgic for everything he had experienced with love over the long millennia, and at the same time he also wanted to see his lover immediately.

So, love came here.

The girl with long black hair and dark red eyes looks a little cold, but is actually more gentle and kind than anyone else. Her heart has been connected with Shang Yang's for thousands of years.

Two people who agree to never separate and stay together forever will always trust each other completely.

Letting her lover hold her in his arms, the girl with long dark hair leaned comfortably in Shang Yang's arms, and took the initiative to gently hold her lover's hand with her white hands, which were a little cold but with a hint of warmth.

The love of a thousand years ago is very similar to the love of the shrine maiden Kikyo fifty years ago.

In their lives, Ai and Kikyo were both tortured by the suffering brought by their tragic fate and experienced bitter pain. In the last moments of their lives, both Ai and Kikyo died sadly because of the suffering destined by their fate.

Speaking of understanding, whether it is Jue, Shana, or Kaguya, they can all fully understand Shang Yang's wishes.

However, only love can best "feel" Shang Yang's obsession for thousands of years.

That has been Shang Yang's only wish for a thousand years.

Love can feel the obsession of (一)邻yi棋⑷V研究④IkX8Shang Yang, because love also has the same wish as the beloved.

However, Ai did not intend to ask her lover's mood. Ai just knew that Shang Yang was thinking of her.

So, love came to Shang Yang.

The delicate girl with long black hair and the young man with gray and white hair just leaned on each other quietly.

After a few moments of quiet hugging, Ai took the initiative and asked softly.

"Want to go home together?"

"Of course, we'll go back together."

Shang Yang nodded in agreement.

"Since I've given my memories to Kikyo, there's no point in staying here any longer. Give her some time to confirm. Besides, we have other things to do."

"Ah."

Ai also nodded slightly and agreed with Shang Yang's decision, but she still reminded him.

"Kikyo's rebirth is not complete."

Although she knew that Shang Yang would have a corresponding response, Ai, who had also seen Kikyo leave the forest late at night, was also a little worried about the witch's current condition.

Kikyo's current condition is not a complete resurrection, it can even be said that it is not even a resurrection.

The carrier of Kikyo's self-consciousness is nothing more than a remnant soul separated from Kagome Higurashi's soul. The clay body that temporarily carries this remnant soul and uses it to move is extremely fragile.

Moreover, because only a trace of Kikyo's soul remained, it was extremely difficult for the shrine maiden to even control her current fragile clay body with only the remaining soul and thoughts. She could only move by filling this clay body with the souls of the dead brought to her by the dead soul worm.

Platycodon's hypocritical life now is like a weak candle swaying in the wind and rain. If you are not careful, it may disappear into thin air.

Even just seeing this now extremely fragile witch would make Ai feel a little worried about her.

"I know."

Shang Yang nodded slightly again. He naturally understood his lover's reminder.

However, Shang Yang could only rub his hair helplessly.

"But now is not the time..."

Shang Yang also felt very uneasy about Platycodon's fragile life, but her fragile life could only be maintained temporarily in this way recently.

Kikyo's body is still sealed by Shang Yang in the icy lake of the Ice Hell in the underworld of the other world. Moreover, under the effect of the "Liang Yi Fa" arranged by Shang Yang, it has been continuously absorbing the cold spiritual energy of the other world for fifty years, and has been completely transformed into a non-human body.

But the key point is that it is impossible for Kikyo's fragile soul to return to her own body and be completely reborn.

Although Shang Yang has imagined various responses to various situations from fifty years ago to now, and Shang Yang and Shana have also designed a method for complete resurrection, this also has a prerequisite, that is, Kikyo can re-establish complete trust in Shang Yang, otherwise it will be impossible.

This is also the reason why Shang Yang has been trying his best to remove Kikyo's "resentment" towards him since the witch returned to the human world. Otherwise, why would he have to find the ghost witch Li Tao to make a clay body to carry Kikyo's thoughts.

According to Shang Yang's personality, he would go directly to Maple Village to kidnap Kagome, completely separate Kikyo's thoughts, and complete Kikyo's complete resurrection.

Only in this way will Shangyang feel basically at ease.

This time, handing over his memories to Platycodon in advance was somewhat related to Shang Yang's inner anxiety.

At the very least, after handing this memory to Kikyo in advance, Shang Yang and Shana will probably be able to start preparing for the complete resurrection of the shrine maiden in some time.

Ai naturally also knew the prerequisites for the resurrection technique designed by Shang Yang and Shana.

In terms of sheer difficulty, the resurrection of the dead is not very high. If you resurrect a person who has died not long ago, whether it is Shang Yang's Yin-Yang power or Shana's cause-and-effect power, it can be easily done. Even in this Warring States period, monsters with more special powers will have such abilities, such as the famous sword "Tensinga" in the hands of Seshomaru of the Western Country.

The more difficult ones are like Kikyo, who has been dead for fifty years and even the resurrection of the dead after his soul has been reincarnated.

Of course, the love that understands all this is only out of some worry and concern. After all, Kikyo's life now is too fragile.

So, after hearing Shang Yang's somewhat helpless sigh, Ai just said "hmm" softly, and then mentioned the last thing softly.

"...But, Shang Yang, there is one more thing Yi Ji wants me to tell you."

"It seems that the movements of the dark monster Naraku have changed recently."

……

At the same time, in the deep mountains of the western country at night.

A man with long silver-white hair and a half-moon pattern on his forehead, with one hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, calmly looked at the mysterious figure who appeared in front of him, hidden under the fur of the large baboon monster, with no emotion in his tone.

“…Who?”

"Haha, you are indeed His Highness Seshomaru of the Western Kingdom. I truly admire your generosity."

A cold laugh came from under the skull mask.

"'Naraku' is my name."

"I have come here specifically to assist Lord Seshomaru."

"Oh?"

The indifferent young master of the Western Country glanced at the mysterious figure who bowed respectfully before him, and his cold tone carried a hint of disdain.

"Assist me? That's ridiculous. With your weak strength, how can you provide assistance to me, Seshomaru?"

"Heh...perhaps I am indeed very weak compared to Lord Seshomaru."

Hearing Seshomaru's cold indifference, the mysterious figure hiding under the monster's fur didn't seem to care about Seshomaru's indifference. Instead, he slowly said the next words with a hint of cold laughter.