The streetlights around her dimmed. As Xu Zhiqiu walked, she reached for her phone, but before she could pull it out, her foot found empty air. She was instantly dumbfounded.
"Ah!"
As her cry rang out, a blue-green light enveloped her.
Xu Zhiqiu vanished into that sewer once again.
Cold, clear moonlight shone through the mouth of the well.
Xu Zhiqiu rubbed her aching backside and pushed herself up from the ground. She switched on her phone's flashlight to illuminate her surroundings and saw the familiar animal bones and vines clinging to the walls.
The Bone-Eater's Well. She was here again.
Xu Zhiqiu felt for the Jade she wore around her neck. Sure enough, it was gone. It should now be in the well in Kagome's Modern Era. She would have to trouble Kagome to retrieve it on her next trip back.
She put away her phone, grabbed the vines, and climbed.
Once she reached the top, she gazed into the pitch-black night and sat for a while. As she braced a hand against the grass to stand, her palm pressed against something. She turned to look and picked up the blade hidden in the grass. It was the Hengdao.
It was deep into the night, and monsters lurked in the woods, waiting for their chance. Having a weapon was a good thing.
Gripping the blade, Xu Zhiqiu stood and bent down to brush the dust off her skirt, then used her phone to light the way toward the village.
Looking at the scenery around her, she wondered whether time here lined up with time in her world.
The village was dark and silent. Xu Zhiqiu checked the time. It was eleven at night; people in ancient times would have long since fallen asleep. It would be rude to wake