Crossover: A Different Inuyasha

Jaken buried his face in the furry hide, took a deep breath, squinted his eyes, and revealed a satisfied expression.

The fur felt soft and warm to the touch, carrying the cool, refreshing scent of Sesshomaru, like a warm cloud covered in frost.

"...This fur feels so good..."

A faint, cold snort came from above, making the little demon tremble with fear.

Chapter 46 The Feast Begins

As the sun gradually sank in the west, the clouds on the horizon were burned into a tapestry of golden-red and orange-purple hues.

The banquet is about to begin!

"Men, perk up!"

Wolf Wild Man ran through the monster horde, shouting incessantly in his loud voice.

The once quiet and solemn Rashomon Hall is now brightly lit, with hundreds of lanterns hanging from the beams and circling around the pillars.

The aroma of roasted meat and wine mingled together, wafting from the table in front of them, making the monsters' throats tingle.

The four leopard cat kings, whose sharpness had been worn down over the days, paused in unison as they led their people into the palace.

As Chunlan gazed at the rosy red silk and lanterns, and smelled the warm fragrance in the air, her tail involuntarily twitched.

"It's obviously incredibly vulgar, but I didn't expect it to be so classy," she muttered to herself.

The siblings around him didn't respond, but their gazes swept over the festive atmosphere in the hall, and the worry in their eyes did indeed ease considerably.

Several maids came forward, bowed, and led them to the left column.

Before long, the seats on the left side of the spacious hall were filled with hundreds of monsters.

The howls of wolves, roars of beasts, and shouts of approval mingled together, and the wolves and other dogs, in high spirits, let out howls.

The leopard cat next to it instinctively started meowing, creating a continuous chorus of "meows".

Xia Lan and Chun Lan glanced disdainfully at Qiu Lan, who was striking a bodybuilding pose and shouting, and simply pretended that their foolish younger brother wasn't there tonight.

At this moment, Chunlan's gaze drifted to the opposite side—the seats on the right were fully furnished with a long table, wine, and dishes, but there was not a single person in sight.

She blinked her cat-like eyes twice, tilted her head to lean closer to Xia Lan beside her, and asked in a low voice, "Who's the right side... reserved for?"

Xia Lan was pulling her tail out from under her body when she heard this. She glanced at the empty seats opposite her and shrugged. "Who knows?"

"Perhaps it's some kind of guest who hasn't arrived yet. A monster? Or something else?"

"We're just waiting for the feast to start, and we'll eat Inuyasha out of house and home!"

“That’s true.” Chunlan nodded, and then footsteps came from the palace gate.

Dong Lan looked up and her gaze sharpened.

Yura walked in from outside, wearing a well-fitting black kimono.

The collar was neatly gathered around her neck, revealing her slender white neck and delicate collarbone.

Her pink eyes shimmered in the lamplight, and a touch of rouge adorned her lips. She had shed her usual sharp edge and instead exuded a gentle and composed air, like a wife.

When Rashomon's head butler appeared, the hall immediately fell silent.

The monsters looked at her with awe and noticed that she was followed by a group of figures—at the front were the unpossessed Nine-Nine Toad and the ghost woman Li Tao, whose complexion had improved considerably.

And then—

The monsters' pupils contracted.

A beautiful and mature shrine maiden, exuding a dangerous aura towards the monsters, walked at the front.

Behind them followed the female demons, as well as a group of children and young people.

Their eyes cautiously scanned their surroundings, a mixture of nervousness in the face of Luo Shengjing and barely suppressed curiosity.

"...Humans?!"

Dong Lan raised an eyebrow. "What are they here for? After-dinner snacks or main course?"

Jie Luo walked at the front, glanced at Dong Lan, and headed towards the high platform.

The women protected the cubs, shielding them from the potentially dangerous leopard cats.

The monsters who participated in the establishment of Rashomon were no strangers to humans, but the leopard cat still held humans in contempt.

'I've heard rumors of humans and demons coexisting, but I never imagined it was true.'

Dong Lan was shocked and immediately swept her stern gaze over her subordinates, calming the leopard cats down.

She couldn't defeat the two dog demon brothers, nor could she defeat Jie Luo. She didn't want the leopard cat clan to suffer an undeserved disaster because of misunderstandings and impulsiveness.

The moment Feng stepped into the palace, his gaze passed over the throng of monster heads filling the hall and landed on the empty platform above.

"Inuyasha, you said it yourself, this is the first step between demons and humans, between Zenkenkyo and Rashomon!"

The priestess straightened her back, turned to the side, smiled gently at the group of timid villagers behind her, and spoke in a loud voice.

"Don't worry!"

"The master of this city is a descendant of demons and humans, and he is our common city lord!"

"Everyone, follow me!"

Upon hearing this, the people, who were filled with fear, began to relax a little after seeing so many monsters in real life for the first time.

The children curiously peeked out from behind the woman and looked at the monsters who were staring at them with wide eyes.

With their ability to simulate illusions without women, they are actually quite familiar with monsters.

However, the demonic energy at the scene condensed into a tangible mist, covering the main hall. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for humans, whose physical bodies are weak and whose minds are also weak, to remain calm.

A maid stepped forward and led Feng and the others to the seats on the right.

The empty table on the right was finally filled when the visitor from the capital took his seat.

A wide passageway separated the two camps; on the left were demons exuding an eerie aura, and on the right were humans sitting upright.

Although it was only a few feet apart, it felt as if there was an invisible river between them.

The aroma of roasted meat and the smell of alcohol in the air were the same, and the red silk hanging from the beams reflected the lights on both sides of the seats in the same way.

On this joyous occasion, no one dared to act recklessly before the main character appeared.

At this moment, Jieluo ascended the high platform, stood in the left-hand seat, then turned around and bowed his head towards the palace gate.

"Everyone, stand up!"

"Welcome, Lord Inuyasha!"

Both humans and monsters stood up and looked at the open door.

Inuyasha walked in from outside the door.

The red of his fire-rat fur coat blazed fiercely like flames under the warm light of the lanterns, and his long, silvery-white hair swayed slightly with his steps, falling onto his shoulders and back, as if he were draped in a magnificent moonlight.

He walked into the hall with a casual and arrogant gait. His gaze swept over the left seat, and he casually raised his hand, laughing and raising his voice like a wandering knight-errant in a tavern during the Han Dynasty.

May everyone enjoy their meal and drinks today!

Inuyasha turned to the side again, his gaze falling on the group of Zenkenkyo on his right. Seeing that the children were staring at him with wide eyes, he grinned, revealing a sharp canine tooth.

The children's previous shyness vanished almost immediately.

He walked through the passageway, amidst the voices and lights, until he reached Feng's desk.

Under the gaze of hundreds of eyes in the hall, he reached out, grasped Feng's wrist, and pulled her up from her seat.

"Inuyasha—" the priestess whispered, her voice tinged with sudden panic, "What do you want to do?"

"Of course I brought you up here. There shouldn't only be monsters and half-demons sitting on the high platform; there should also be humans."

Inuyasha led Kaede through the passageway and towards the high platform. "In my heart, there is no distinction between humans and demons."

Inuyasha led Kaede up to the platform and, seeing her slightly uneasy steps, led her to the seat opposite Yura.

The priestess, who hadn't expected this at all, looked at Inuyasha smiling in front of her, and then at Yura shrugging across from her.

This unexpected joy was like a reassurance to her. "It's been so long since I've seen you come to Shanjianjing. I thought you'd forgotten about it."

"I'm just busy."

Inuyasha, who had indeed neglected the priestess lately, laughed heartily, turned around, and settled on the high seat in the center, waving his hand.

"Gentlemen, let the banquet begin!"

"Wait a minute—"

"Young Master Sesshomaru has arrived!"

Chapter 47 I, Sesshomaru, never...

"Wait a minute—"

A sharp cry came from the sky: "Young Master Sesshomaru has arrived!"

Outside the palace gates, dusk had not yet completely fallen. The last ray of dark purple light peeked through the gaps in the clouds and fell on a figure slowly descending from mid-air.

Her long, silvery-white hair cascaded down to her waist, like a ray of moonlight falling from a branch to the human world.

His handsome face was half-lit and half-shadowed, and his golden eyes swept lightly across the hall, where the sweltering noise had just subsided silently.

It's a standard central air conditioning system, the only drawback being that it only cools and doesn't heat.

"He arrived later than me, tsk, what an arrogant guy." Inuyasha curled his lip and winked at Yura.

The latter stood up with a smile and sat down next to Feng. Under the somewhat awkward expression of the shrine maiden, they held hands like good sisters.

Sesshomaru stepped across the threshold.

Behind him, Xie Jian hurriedly took off his fur vest and fell to the ground with a "plop," staggering a couple of steps before regaining his balance.

While patting his robe, he raised his chin, striking a pose that said, "My master has arrived, so why don't you all pay your respects?"

Unfortunately, nobody was watching him.

All eyes were on the undisputed nobleman of the Warring States period.

The monsters on the left involuntarily fell silent, even the wolf-like creature stood up straight.

Most of them had fought alongside Sesshomaru and knew his temperament all too well—whether he was happy or unhappy, he was not someone you could easily talk to.

Ordinary demons felt ashamed in the face of Sesshomaru's imposing presence.

Most of the people in Shanjianjing on the right were confused, only feeling that an extraordinary person had entered, with a cold demeanor and an imposing presence.

It was more terrifying than all the monsters on the left combined.

"Don't stand so close."

Feng, who was being held back by Yura, turned his head away helplessly, narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Sesshomaru, and then glanced at Inuyasha on the high platform—the two brothers were undoubtedly brothers.

On the table of the Four Heavenly Kings of Leopard Cats.

As if a less than pleasant memory had been stirred up, Xia Lan's tail snapped straight up and her cat eyes widened.

Sesshomaru didn't notice those gazes at all and walked straight into the hall.

"Inuyasha, I'm not late, am I?"

Sesshomaru stood before the high platform, raised his golden eyes, and his gaze swept over Inuyasha in the center before landing on the Tessaiga at the waist of the half-demon.

Big Dog paused for a moment, then looked away, walked to the empty seat in front of Jie Luo with a normal expression, lifted his clothes and sat down.

"Of course I'm not late!"

Inuyasha tilted his head and looked at Sesshomaru, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, too lazy to engage in any verbal sparring.

Given this guy's personality, his presence here is a very clear signal of his inclination.

He stood in the main seat, the red of his fire-rat fur coat shining brightly in the room full of lamplight.

At his feet were a dark mass of monsters on his left and the Zenkenkyo people sitting upright on his right. Even the Four Heavenly Kings of the Leopard Cat had raised their wine bowls.

He raised the wine bowl in his hand.