[Inuyasha] Looking back at Chaoshan Heng

I saw a city surrounded by thick black and purple fog. The tall city walls were eerie and condescending, so dark that no life could penetrate.

A man knelt in front of the window, in a room without lights, his figure fell into the dim light outside the window.The long black hair has a loose curvature like seaweed, and the facial lines that should be soft, now show cold vigilance and killing intent.

With a soft "click", a broken jade bead was thrown at his feet like an understatement.Then there was a beautiful and slightly low female voice, speaking in a slightly sarcastic tone:

"You want this thing...youkai Naraku. No, half-demon Naraku."

……

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Open your eyes, and there are simple flowers and birds painted on the wooden beams above your head.There was a cold touch on my forehead, I reached out to touch it, and touched a wet cotton cloth.

"His Royal Highness Liang Ji, you are awake, please wait a moment, this servant is going to call His Royal Highness Yindao!"

The servant girl's voice sounded indistinctly, and by the time I realized it, there was no one left.

It took some effort to sit up from the tatami, and the white cloth covering his forehead fell onto the quilt.Touching the cool forehead that was covered, it seemed that there was no sign of fever.

I wondered in a daze, before... what dream did I have?

"Leng, you're awake."

The unfamiliar male voice was a little low, with a bit of hoarseness left in the juvenile voice change period.I stared at him blankly for a while, and suddenly realized that Renjian Yindao was only 16 years old.

"You slept for a long time, do you have any discomfort? Do you need something to eat?"

After such a short time, he was already sitting on one side of the tatami, looking at me with concern.I nodded subconsciously, feeling a little awkward at this unfamiliar attention: [Hmm... I slept for a long time? ]

But he couldn't help laughing: "Liang, I'm good at learning lip language, so I don't need to be so exaggerated." After finishing speaking, he took down the towel that fell on the quilt, and motioned for the maid who was waiting by the door to come over. "You passed out after lunch yesterday, and you had a fever, but it subsided quickly—it's already time for the next day."

He handed the towel to the maid and repeated again: "Do you want to eat?"

I nodded and saw the maid retreating, still a little dizzy.

Sleep for most of the day?how come?

Passed out after lunch... lunch...

lunch? !

The dream and reality rushed into my mind at the same time, and I could almost feel the scene in my mind collide with a "buzz".Looking up slightly, what I saw was still the soft and fair face, and the pair of dark red eyes that made my heart tremble.

[You...] I opened my mouth in a daze, but I didn't know how to continue.

For a moment, no one spoke, no one moved in the whole room, and quiet breathing could be heard.

"It seems that you really still remember." Finally he said softly, raising his hand to caress the top of my hair, "It's really, a wonderful feeling..."

I trembled subconsciously, and then couldn't help frowning.That look made me feel uncomfortable, like looking at a treasure that I have been looking for for many years, or a tool that is desperately lacking.

The undisguised greed and joy in it, as well as the diametrically opposite destruction and malice, are weirdly and contradictoryly intertwined.

But in any case, that is not the look of a real "human being".

"Your Highness, the porridge is here."

In the almost stagnant atmosphere, the maid's voice became a good medicine to ease.I watched him refuse the maid to feed me, took the bowl of porridge himself, scooped a spoonful with a white porcelain spoon, and brought it to my mouth: "It's cold, open your mouth."

This weird attitude almost aroused goosebumps all over my body. The porridge in my mouth was only delivered after ensuring that the temperature was right.Although I haven't eaten for a day, I can't feel a trace of hunger in this person's thoughtful feeding.

There is no word that can describe my feelings more appropriately than the four words "I don't know the taste of food".A bowl of porridge was gradually drained, the maid who was waiting to deliver the food stepped back, I moved my already stiff body, and stared at him with my lips pursed.

"Liang, don't be so nervous." The emotions in his eyes had already been put away, and even those dark red eyes had returned to true blackness.He finally stood up and looked down at me. "After all, we still have a long time to spend together."

There are so many unfathomable meanings behind this sentence that I can't even think about it.

He turned back into the sick and gentle nobleman again, who was seen as the future city lord of the city: "Take a good rest, Liang. This is the residence arranged for you, I will take my leave first."

Before leaving, he seemed to remember something, and turned around with a smile: "By the way, I will take you to see 'father' tomorrow. By then, I hope you will call me Yin Dao."

"Of course," he added lightly to my cold gaze: "If you don't believe me, remember my other name——Naru."

Naraku.

Half demon Naraku.

That day, it was not until he had been away for a long time that I fished out the name in the depths of my brain that was gradually calming down.

——In the afternoon many years ago, when I was bored and turned over the TV, I watched the only episode of "Inuyasha".

In the more than 20-minute plot, the villain BOSS with a delicate appearance, the character whose name I forgot, Naraku.

It turned out that he was still the Young City Lord of Renjian City.

***

Memories are like a deep dream, after a long time, it is difficult to distinguish the distance between time and space.

Today is a rare sunny day in spring, and I live in a small forest in Musashi Kingdom.Looking at the sun that illuminates everything in the sky, the water vapor in the memory evaporates little by little, showing the vividness under the rain and fog.

I came to this world 13 years ago, and I went to Hitomi Castle seven years ago.In the village on the way, I found another kind of reality, and then entered the strange city with lingering fear.

So I saw the man, who was still wearing the skin of a teenager at that time.I walked with him just like that, in an odd, even twisted relationship.

The sunlight falling among the leaves brings a new-born brightness, almost a long-lost feeling.I reached out to pick up the color, feeling the warmth of my palm, and the slight pain from the missing golden awn in my eyes.

I walked outside alone for five or six days. Because of the randomness, I only took a ride with the wind once.I originally planned to find a horse to travel in Musashi, but because the boat traveled a little farther, it was not cost-effective to turn back, so I had to change my plan yesterday - after walking out of this forest, I will go to the next city that is more westward.

Perhaps, I can reach my destination in a shorter time than originally thought.

At dusk, I picked a tree to rest on.In the middle of the night, he was awakened by Xixisuosuo's voice and a strange feeling.

Demon?No...not right.

I frowned slightly, pressed the rough tree trunk below me, and peeked into the gap exposed below.

After so many years, I have been able to clearly distinguish that familiar yet subtly different feeling.It's not the breath felt on a real monster, let alone a human being.

It turned out to be a half-demon?

Besides Naraku, another half-demon.

This is a world where monsters are rampant, but there are still very few half-monsters.Taboo half-demons are rarely born because they are rejected by both humans and demons, and those few existences are often reduced to the point where they are almost invisible because of their own weakness and obliteration by others.

Naraku once said in a joking tone that even if a monster extermination master killed all the monsters all his life, there might not necessarily be a half-monster among them.

"It's so noisy."

"You are very weird today."

"Instead of worrying about me, worry about yourself."

The voices of the young male and female were talking under the opposite tree. Although the voice was not loud, it was very clear in the quiet night.In the gaps between the fallen leaves floating in the breeze, one can be faintly seen in a red dress, another in a white dress and a green skirt, and there is another one next to him... like a child?

Suddenly, the young girl's voice suddenly raised an octave:

"What? Are you still Inuyasha?"

"Why are you staring at me so intently?"

"The animal ears are gone."

"..."

I didn't have the heart to listen to the next words, and what came to my heart suddenly was [-]% helpless and [-]% depressed.

What kind of luck is this?In the wilderness, they can bump into this group of people.

Well, I remembered Naraku's somewhat strange behavior a few days ago, and he said that he would go out for a while—and I took this opportunity to run out.

In my previous life, I only knew that the manga was about Kagome traveling to ancient times, and then collecting something with Inuyasha.Later, from the past mentioned by Granny Feng, and Nai Hou’s frank statement, it is easy to confirm——

The Jade of the Four Souls, what they were looking for should be related to it.

And Naraku—

Even though his physical problems have been basically resolved, the jade of the four souls is an irresistible temptation for all existences other than the big monsters.

He must be aware of this, and for his ambition, even if he no longer uses the jade of the four souls for himself, he will definitely get a foot in it and take advantage of the opportunity.

Just like in the troubled times of the Warring States period, countless people wandered between life and death, playing games between high and low status, and they just wanted what they wanted.

Under the tree, the black-haired girl was lowering her head, as if she was listening to someone talking.Then I was stunned for a moment, and looked up in my direction: "You mean, there is someone there?!"

On a dark night without a moon, only starlight barely illuminates the forest.So I saw her bright eyes and sighed silently in my heart.

Eavesdropping is not a good habit, even this time, I feel a bit like lying down.

It slid down the tree trunk, and the moment it landed, it used a little skill to relieve the momentum of the fall.Standing still on the ground, after a little mental preparation, I turned my head to look at the group of people under the tree not far away.

There are faint breaths in the air, only one is human.There are two different demonic breaths left, and——

The boy who was leaning against the tree trunk had stood up now, staring at me warily.

...the one with black hair, Inuyasha?

The author has something to say: I don’t know if I’m expressing clearly... The heroine is now a 21-year-old woman (?). Starting from the middle of Chapter 2, it’s the heroine’s memories of her first encounter with Naraku seven years ago. In the middle of this chapter.

So continue the real life of the old woman (roll) ╮(╯▽╰)╭