[Inuyasha had never encountered such a situation before and became a little panicked. She did not know how to deal with it. Looking at Haru Narukami’s caring demeanor, Inuyasha couldn’t help but think of his life experience. As a half demon beast, he had suffered hardships all the time. Those pure-blooded demon beasts couldn’t relate to him, and ordinary people couldn’t empathize with him. He felt that the half demon beast should be a particularly lonely and helpless group. Maybe his human mother shouldn’t give birth to him. Or, if his human mother was still alive, would there be times with such care? If it was for his sake, Inuyasha subconsciously asked, “Because you’re her mother?”]

[“Of course, because of the mother and daughter relationship.”]

[Inuyasha had something to say to Haru Narukami, but after Haru Narukami said these few sentences, she walked behind the villagers and waited in line. The Nagato family did not intend to use their privileges to cut the queue in front of the villagers. The order did not matter for prayers, as long as one was pious. After the Nagato family put up the wood signs of worship, the whole blessing ceremony for the new year was over. The Unripe Rice Villager’s witch had the Nagato family stay in the shrine for a meal. While it was still before dark, the Nagato family returned on the same path they came here.]

…

Eric might take a role, but it was not entirely due to Eric.

Dream-eating tapir exists in every dream. This being could penetrate countless layers of dreams as the only real existence in dreams. What dream-eating tapir got in one dream would appear in other dreams. On the contrary, if it got hurt in one dream, the injury would transfer to other dreams.

Miki guarded Eric in the barrier. He was unconscious in her arms with eye injuries. However, she did not know that the same Eric had negotiated with the club boss in other places. She was concerned about the injured man.

The young witch did not intend to break Miki’s barrier but frowned. She hoped to know the exact answer from Miki’s mouth. She had no way to look at certain things from her perspective in the past. It was not that she couldn’t comprehend it, nor that she found herself being too naive in the past. She was just a stranger to her past self.

“Master Eric is willing to accompany me.” Miki shed tears, stroked Eric’s face, lowered her head, and kissed his forehead. She then glanced at the young witch. “He wants this Yan Wuyue world. Then, I will use my all to help him complete this dream. That half demon beast also hopes to become a real demon beast. Did you not do the same in purifying the demon beast’s blood for him! What qualifications do you have to comment on my doing!?”

Unexpectedly, the young witch nodded instead.

[“Will you not send them? The old woman said that you can send them to the mountain foot without any problem.” Inuyasha looked at Chizuko Nagato, who was looking out from the stairs, and asked suddenly. As he asked, he suddenly wondered with some horror whether this damn kid would suddenly punish him again and cause pain in his knees. He was even prepared for it.]

[Chizuko Nagato raises her head. She had grown taller in the past year or so, but she still needed to raise her head to look at this Inugami.]

[“What are you doing!?” Inuyasha couldn’t help but feel a little nervous. He was in a panic with Chizuko Nagato, who didn’t speak and just gazed at him.]

[Chizuko Nagato shook her head and returned to the shrine without saying a word. Inuyasha breathed a sigh of relief, celebrating his escape deep down his heart. Soon after, Chizuko Nagato walked out again, holding a food bento in her hand. She then sat on the first step of the stairs to go downhill. Only then did Inuyasha remember that although the Unripe Rice Villager’s witch welcomed the Nagato’s family for a meal, Chizuko Nagato had been busy with the blessing ceremony and could not have a good meal with her family at that time. She was probably hungry.]

[“Sit.” Chizuko Nagato raised her head again.]

[“Me?” Inuyasha asked, pointing to himself.]

[Chizuko Nagato nodded, “This is Dango [1] that my mother made for me in the morning. You can have some too.”]

[“This is what you said! My uncle is not welcome!” Inuyasha reached out and grabbed a piece of Dango and ate it.]

[Chizuko Nagato only smiled at this moment. Inuyasha took a look, then squatted next to Chizuko Nagato, looking into the distance. He felt that Chizuko Nagato was leaning on him. He was about to ridicule this kid being vulnerable, but he could see that Chizuko Nagato was asleep. She woke up early this day and worked hard until now. She was much more tired than the daily training as a witch. It was not strange that she fell asleep. Inuyasha didn’t move, so he let Chizuko Nagato lean on him with his tail swaying behind him. She occasionally caressed Chizuko Nagato’s back lightly and reached out to grab a piece of Dango in the food bento. He dared not to move too much and ate slowly. As the sun set, the two shadows in front of the shrine were stretched longer.]

“You…” Miki never thought that the young witch would be able to admit it so simply. Is she the root of the evil that doesn’t admit my existence in the beginning? The one who chose to cut off everything, ignore everything, and then hid back into the shrine – Chizuko Nagato.

“I don’t have the right to question you.” The young witch approached the barrier step by step and said calmly, “I don’t have the qualification to control you, then there is no burden to let you disappear.”

The layers of barriers shattered like this. The young witch summoned a thunder and shot it straight at Eric’s body.

There was considerable killing intent in Miki’s eyes, blocking the thunder with one hand. Her arm was severely mutilated. At the same time, she rushed out very quickly, leaving a massive wound on the young witch.

It was a glaring straight wound that fell from the shoulder to the waist. As a result, the young witch retreated more than ten meters. Miki said bitterly, “I dare not kill you!”