"Bastard! What do you take me for?!"
Inuyasha glared at Yang Tao, his face filled with anger, holding the bone Yang Tao had just thrown at him.
A bone as white as jade.
"Huh? No effect?"
Yang Tao was a bit surprised. Logically speaking, Inuyasha was a half-demon, so he should count as half a dog. Why would he have no reaction to a bone at all?
"Hey, I'm talking to you!"
"I take you for a dog demon. If you think that's wrong, feel free to refute me."
Inuyasha: "…"
Although he vaguely felt insulted, he was indeed a dog demon.
Kagome, who was standing to the side, was already laughing so hard she couldn't straighten up. She squatted on the ground, her shoulders shaking, struggling to hold back her laughter.
He untied Shippo from the rope and placed him on the table. Since being tied up, the child had been crying nonstop, not uttering a single word.
Yang Tao sat in a chair, looking at Shippo. Shippo was only seven years old this year, and with a fox demon's naturally small build, he was only about sixty or seventy centimeters tall, looking like a miniature doll when placed on the table.
"Shippo, do you want to avenge your father?"
Shippo lifted his head in a daze, looking at Yang Tao. It took him a while to come back to his senses, and then he burst into tears, sobbing, "I want to avenge my father. I want a Shikon Jewel shard. Please, I'll do anything…"
The kind Kagome, seeing Shippo crying so miserably, felt a pang of pity. She walked over and picked up Shippo as if he were a child, gently patting his back to comfort him:
"What happened to your father?"
"My father… he… he was killed… and his fur was peeled off. I want to avenge him."
Shippo's explanation made Yang Tao uncomfortable. To wait for Shippo to finish explaining the whole thing would take at least half an hour. He took a sip of Seer Tea and said, "Shippo's father was a fox demon, but he wasn't very strong. Because of yesterday's incident, he unexpectedly obtained a Shikon Jewel shard."
"But he was targeted by the powerful Thunder Brothers. To snatch the Shikon Jewel shard, they directly killed Shippo's father and made him into a fox fur scarf."
"Shippo wants to avenge his father and use the Shikon Jewel shard as bait to lure the Thunder Brothers, who are currently collecting Shikon Jewel shards. It's that simple."
Not only Kagome, but even the sobbing Shippo fell silent. Shippo looked at Yang Tao as if he had seen an alien.
"How… how did you know?"
Now, Yang Tao didn't even need to explain himself. Kagome, standing nearby, directly said, "This is Sir Yang. He is a very, very powerful prophet."
Inuyasha added, "He's also a powerful exorcist."
He had personally experienced Yang Tao's power.
Shippo broke free from Kagome's embrace and landed on the table, immediately kneeling on the tabletop and kowtowing to Yang Tao without a word.
"Sir Yang, please help me. I, Shippo, am willing to serve you for life."
Yang Tao, who had switched to a bottle of Almond water, looked at Shippo's appearance and said with a chuckle, "Alright, I happen to need someone to clean the yard. Seeing as you have good bone structure, I'll agree to it."
In reality, as long as he carried the Shikon Jewel shard, the Thunder Brothers would eventually come knocking. As luck would have it, he had also set his sights on the Thunder Brothers' Shikon Jewel shard.
Agreeing to Shippo's request also allowed him to gain a small fox demon who could transform. It was a profitable deal no matter how he looked at it.
"Alright, stop kowtowing. The Shikon Jewel shard is here, and the Thunder Brothers will definitely come. When they do, I will naturally avenge your father. Go transform into a broom and clean the yard."
Hearing his words, a smile finally appeared on Shippo's face. He reached out, wiped away his tears, nodded, and jumped off the table. He used his demonic power to transform into a broom and then began to clean the courtyard.
He looked at Kagome, who was standing nearby, and asked, "No need to be polite, sit. Did you come here for something?"
Kagome's gaze shifted from Shippo. She walked to the table, sat in a chair, and said, "Grandpa Myoga said Inuyasha's brother…"
"Sesshomaru?"
Inuyasha snorted when he heard Sesshomaru's name and turned his head away.
Kagome ignored Inuyasha and continued to ask, "I want to know what kind of person Sesshomaru is?"
Yang Tao's expression instantly became extremely solemn, his gaze fixed seriously on Kagome.
Kagome felt uncomfortable under his gaze: "Sir Yang, is there something special about Sesshomaru?"
"That's natural. Just based on that name, I think he…"
Kagome asked nervously, "What about him?"
"He's a handsome man."
Bang! The originally tense Kagome instantly collapsed onto the table.
"Hands… handsome man?"
"Yes, a handsome man."
"Is there nothing else besides being handsome? For example, his personality, his abilities?"
Yang Tao smiled calmly and said, "Being handsome is enough. As for the rest, does it matter?"
"Of course it matters."
"Then if I can kick him to death with one kick, does anything else still matter?"
Kagome: "…"
Indeed, it wouldn't matter. As a fifteen-year-old girl, she finally understood what it meant to have confidence.
This was the absolute self-confidence brought by immense power.
Inuyasha, who was standing nearby, felt deeply moved. Although he didn't want to admit it, he knew that Sesshomaru's strength was definitely greater than his.
But the man in front of him was so confident…
He couldn't help but grip the bone in his hand tighter.
"Wait a moment."
Suddenly, Yang Tao stood up and then disappeared from his spot. In reality, he didn't disappear but moved too quickly, appearing as if he had vanished in Kagome's eyes.
A series of shrill screams echoed from the forest outside the courtyard. A moment later, Yang Tao emerged from the forest, carrying a 'centipede' several meters long.
Some white liquid seeped from the centipede's body.
Back in the courtyard, Yang Tao threw the centipede demon onto the stone slaughtering table. He pulled out the small knife he had idly named the 'Slaughtering Knife' and looked at the giant centipede demon, a little troubled.
'Deep-fried? Soaked in wine? Different cooking methods shouldn't count as the same food, right?'
If not, this centipede demon could at least provide a little bit of HP maximum, though very little, but the main point was accumulating small amounts.
He easily cut off a centipede leg as thick as an arm, looked at the white meat inside, and nodded with satisfaction: "It looks similar to crab…"
He still had 'crab' legs in his backpack. He really couldn't finish them all.
Kagome, standing nearby, said with a trembling voice, "Sir Yang, are you planning to eat a demon?"
"Of course. The law of the jungle is the main theme of this world. If they can eat humans, there's no reason I can't eat them."
"But…"
"Because demons have a lot of activity, their meat is firm and tastes excellent whether fried, stir-fried, or deep-fried."
Kagome swallowed, unsure if it was due to nervousness or craving.