Xu Zhiqiu rubbed her face for a while, then headed deeper inside. After soothing the little ones, she now had to soothe the big one. If she let Naraku have a whole brood of children in the future...
Imagining that future scene instantly made her head ache. Forget it. No more children. These few were already enough to play mahjong with.
Entering the mountain's interior, Xu Zhiqiu saw Naraku's face above her, his eyes closed in slumber.
With one hand against the wall, Xu Zhiqiu walked through the passage into the spacious inner chamber. Once she entered, the passage behind her disappeared.
Xu Zhiqiu moved slowly, treading across the floor toward the safe spot on the other side.
She thought she had been quiet enough, but just as she reached it, Naraku spoke. "Heh, Qiu, you finally came."
Caught off guard by his eerie voice, Xu Zhiqiu jumped, then composed herself. "Mm, I'm here. How's the body you're building coming along? Everything going smoothly?"
Naraku knew Xu Zhiqiu was changing the subject, but he did not call her out. "Fairly smoothly."
"That's good." Xu Zhiqiu sat down against the wall and bundled herself entirely into the warm Baboon Skin. Her long hair pressed against her cheek as she tilted her head to one side and lowered her eyes. Tch, all I've done is move to somewhere with uneven ground to sleep.
As Xu Zhiqiu's breathing grew steady, Naraku watched the woman below. Noticing that the Baboon Skin covering her had slipped, he extended a tentacle, lifted the fallen portion, and tucked it back over her.
The next day, Xu Zhiqiu went out to get something to eat after waking.
It was already late morning when she woke, and the weather around Mount Hakurei was clear. With a few wild fruits