Inuyasha snapped out of his trance as he gazed at Kikyo. He turned to Xu Zhiqiu, gritting his teeth, his golden eyes searching. "Qiu, did you know about this?"
"I didn't. I've been wandering outside on my own lately," Xu Zhiqiu said calmly. She truly hadn't known that Naraku would separate his heart at this point.
Kikyo held her bow and arrows. "Qiu has no reason to lie to you, either."
"Kikyo." Inuyasha stared at her, stunned.
"Did you notice any suspicious demons on your way here?" Miroku asked.
"There was one, but I dealt with it," Xu Zhiqiu said.
"I see."
"All right, Inuyasha. Kikyo and I came to find you because we have something to discuss. Let's head back to Kaede's Village first." Turning to the matter at hand, Xu Zhiqiu grew unusually serious.
Kikyo nodded as well.
Sensing something wrong with the atmosphere, Miroku and Sango turned their eyes toward Inuyasha.
"What is it?" Under their stares, Inuyasha couldn't help growing nervous.
With a cold expression, Xu Zhiqiu enunciated each word. "The matter between you, Kikyo, and Kagome."
With that, they had no choice but to return. This was indeed something that needed addressing.
Inside the house, a group of people sat in a circle.
Ever since Xu Zhiqiu had brought Kikyo back, Kohaku had come to recognize certain truths and stopped encouraging Inuyasha and Kagome to get together. After all, her elder sister Kikyo and Kagome were two different people.
Though the house was crowded, it was quiet. No one knew who would break the silence first.
Xu Zhiqiu stroked the blade of her sword and spoke first. "I imagine Kohaku has already told you that Inuyasha and Kikyo used to be lovers, so I won't go over the details of their relationship. Although Kagome is