Chapter Summaries

After an electrical accident, Xu Zhiqiu woke in an unfamiliar world and was captured by the bandit Onigumo. He stole her jade pendant and rode off with her, leaving Xu Zhiqiu trapped and afraid.

• Xu Zhiqiu woke in a grassy field after an electrical accident and realized she had somehow transmigrated.
• Onigumo spotted Xu Zhiqiu, chased her on horseback, and grabbed her after she fell.
• Onigumo threatened Xu Zhiqiu with his blade, and she stopped resisting when he drew blood at her neck.
• Onigumo noticed Xu Zhiqiu's pendant, cut its cord, and stole the jade fortune-gourd.
• Onigumo rode toward an inhabited area with Xu Zhiqiu held against him.

Onigumo brought Xu Zhiqiu to a stream, tended her twisted ankle, and took her to shelter in a ruined temple. When a demon attacked at night, Xu Zhiqiu seized the chance to flee while Onigumo fought it.

• Onigumo washed Xu Zhiqiu's dirty feet, reset her swollen ankle, and bathed in the stream while keeping watch on her.
• Xu Zhiqiu retrieved her jade and tried to escape, but Onigumo caught her and made her follow him.
• Onigumo rode with Xu Zhiqiu through the woods until they found a ruined temple, where they spent the night by a fire.
• Xu Zhiqiu spotted red eyes in the grass, and Onigumo identified the lurking creature as a demon.
• Onigumo attacked the demon, and Xu Zhiqiu ran into the woods in the opposite direction.

Xu Zhiqiu escaped Onigumo and found a village burning after a massacre, where her hotan jade seemed to protect her from a collapsing building. Realizing she had landed in a strange demon world, she gathered clothes from the looted settlement and hid inside a side room to sleep.

• Onigumo killed the demon after Xu Zhiqiu fled, then wondered if she was trying to escape him.
• Xu Zhiqiu ran through the forest, avoided the wolves, and reached a village whose buildings were burning and whose residents lay dead.
• Xu Zhiqiu's hotan jade grew hot before a burning house collapsed, and she realized it had saved her.
• Xu Zhiqiu suspected she had crossed into an ancient world resembling a neighboring island nation and wondered why she could understand its people.
• Xu Zhiqiu fled past the corpses, retched outside the village, and entered an unburned house when night made the forest seem dangerous.
• Xu Zhiqiu collected usable clothes and sandals, barricaded a side-room door with a cabinet, and fell asleep with the bundle in her arms.

Xu Zhiqiu escaped the ruined village and sought food in a nearby settlement, where Onigumo found her again. After killing the family who had sheltered her, he overpowered Xu Zhiqiu and carried her into the house.

• Xu Zhiqiu left the village where the corpses lay and followed a path through the woods in search of food.
• Xu Zhiqiu told a farmer she was Akiko, a survivor of a bandit raid, and followed him home to eat.
• Xu Zhiqiu planned to leave after eating and considered sharpening her curved blade in case she met Onigumo again.
• Onigumo arrived with the bandits, killed Uncle Shan Ye and his family, and confronted Xu Zhiqiu.
• Xu Zhiqiu tried to stab Onigumo, but he caught her wrist, disarmed her, and carried her into the house.

Xu Zhiqiu escaped Onigumo with the help of her jade pendant, then used it to cut down the Centipede Hag. Believing the demon dead, she continued down the path, while the Centipede Hag regenerated and secretly followed her trail.

• Onigumo tried to assault Xu Zhiqiu, but her jade pendant struck his eye with a blue-green beam and freed her.
• Xu Zhiqiu took her bundle and a Samurai Sword, kicked the unconscious Onigumo, and fled through the bushes.
• At dusk, the wounded Centipede Hag attacked Xu Zhiqiu and cut her neck with the Samurai Sword.
• Xu Zhiqiu raised her jade pendant, which released an invisible blade that split the Centipede Hag apart.
• Xu Zhiqiu tested the pendant's power on the demon's remains, then continued along the path as night fell.
• The Centipede Hag's body regenerated, and she vanished into the darkness after tracing Xu Zhiqiu's direction.

Xu Zhiqiu found shelter in Kaede's Village, where Kikyo treated her wound. Recognizing Kikyo and suspecting the bandit she killed was Onigumo, Xu Zhiqiu realized she had arrived in the world of Inuyasha decades before its main events and wondered what role she might play.

• Xu Zhiqiu knocked on Kikyo and Kaede's door and asked to stay the night.
• Kikyo let Xu Zhiqiu inside and treated the wound on her neck while asking whether she had encountered a demon.
• Xu Zhiqiu introduced herself, learned she was in Kaede's Village, and recognized Kikyo from Inuyasha.
• Xu Zhiqiu recalled the bandit Onigumo and considered how her arrival might affect Kikyo's future.
• After changing into clean clothes, Xu Zhiqiu fell asleep in Kikyo's house.

Xu Zhiqiu stayed in Kaede's Village to recover while Kikyo protected the village and tended to her wounds. As Xu Zhiqiu reflected on her jade pendant and Kikyo's future, she promised to demonstrate how she killed demons once she had healed.

• Kikyo invited the injured Xu Zhiqiu to stay in the village, then left to slay demons while Kohaku remained behind to study.
• Xu Zhiqiu rested and pondered the jade pendant that had protected her, wondering whether she could ever return home.
• Kikyo came back that evening, changed Xu Zhiqiu's bandages, and gave her ointment for her scrapes.
• Xu Zhiqiu promised to show Kikyo how she killed demons after recovering, then fell asleep as the jade in her hand briefly glowed.

Xu Zhiqiu helped Kikyo defeat a demon and chose to stay in Kaede's Village, where she built a home and started a vegetable garden. The chapter ended with Kohaku revealing that a wandering priestess had cursed Kikyo to die an unnatural death if she ever fell in love with a man.

• Kikyo took Kohaku and the village children to gather herbs, and Xu Zhiqiu joined them when she heard their laughter.
• Kikyo and Xu Zhiqiu confronted a demon near the village; Xu Zhiqiu's jade blade severed its tail and cut through its hiding place, while Kikyo purified it with her arrows.
• Xu Zhiqiu said she wanted to stay in Kaede's Village, and Kikyo arranged for the villagers to build her a house nearby.
• Xu Zhiqiu built a fence and planted wild vegetables in her yard with help from Kikyo and Kohaku.
• Kohaku told Xu Zhiqiu that a wandering priestess had cursed Kikyo to die an unnatural death if she fell in love with a man, and Kikyo urged Kohaku not to worry.

Xu Zhiqiu and Kikyo accepted responsibility for purifying and guarding the tainted Shikon Jewel. As rain continued, Xu Zhiqiu settled into village life and planned to stay with Kohaku, hoping to keep their family together despite the story’s expected dangers.

• A group of demon slayers brought the tainted Shikon Jewel to Kikyo and Xu Zhiqiu, asking them to purify and protect it.
• Kikyo accepted the duty, and the demon slayers departed after entrusting the jewel to the two priestesses.
• Xu Zhiqiu explained to Kohaku that the pregnant rabbit she had caught would provide more rabbits later.
• Kikyo fashioned a pendant for the Shikon Jewel and enshrined it so she could purify it.
• Xu Zhiqiu reflected on her new home, her plans to watch over Kohaku, and her hope of surviving the dangers surrounding Naraku.

After Kikyo and Xu Zhiqiu dealt with demons threatening Kaede's Village, Xu Zhiqiu witnessed Kikyo spare Inuyasha and tease him about being weak. Kikyo then accepted Xu Zhiqiu's offer to bathe safely at her home.

• Xu Zhiqiu used the Jade Blade to help Kikyo kill demons attacking around Kaede's Village.
• Xu Zhiqiu and Kohaku watched Kikyo pin Inuyasha to a tree with Sealing Arrows and spare him.
• Inuyasha demanded to know why Kikyo had not killed him, and she said she did not want to waste another arrow on him.
• Xu Zhiqiu called Inuyasha weak, and he challenged her to fight before Kikyo called them to follow her.
• Kikyo thanked Xu Zhiqiu for clearing the demons to the north and explained that she wanted to wash off the smell of demon blood.
• Xu Zhiqiu led Kikyo back toward Kaede's Village and offered her the bathing shed at her home.

Xu Zhiqiu and Kikyo disposed of the Centipede Hag, then discovered and rescued the badly burned Onigumo. Kikyo left to fetch medicine and bandages while Xu Zhiqiu watched over him in a cave.

• Kikyo explained that the Centipede Hag had survived Xu Zhiqiu's earlier attack, and the villagers placed her remains in the Bone-Eater's Well while Kikyo sealed them.
• Xu Zhiqiu reflected on Inuyasha's growing attachment to Kikyo as they returned to the village.
• Xu Zhiqiu and Kikyo followed a stream that had turned red and found a burned man wrapped in a straw mat.
• The two women carried the still-living Onigumo to a nearby cave, where Kikyo left to fetch medicine and bandages.
• Xu Zhiqiu stayed outside the cave to watch over Onigumo as night fell.

Xu Zhiqiu cared for the bandit Onigumo, then weighed whether to kill him after Kikyo offered to leave his fate to her. She ended the night considering the Shikon Jewel as demons continued attacking Kikyo’s barrier around the village.

• Kikyo and Xu Zhiqiu treated Onigumo’s burns and returned to the village without telling Inuyasha about him.
• Xu Zhiqiu went home, prepared food, and planned to save supplies and make warm clothing before winter.
• Kikyo asked Xu Zhiqiu about her future and learned that Onigumo was a bandit who had once tried to abduct her.
• Kikyo offered to let Xu Zhiqiu decide whether Onigumo lived or died, and Xu Zhiqiu wondered whether she could kill him.
• Xu Zhiqiu held the Shikon Jewel and considered her choice as demons kept attacking Kikyo’s barrier.

After a day of fighting demons, Xu Zhiqiu brought soup and a quilt to the injured Onigumo, then reflected on the Shikon Jewel and the jade on her wrist. She left the shrine unaware that black energy briefly reappeared inside the jewel.

• Xu Zhiqiu changed clothes, prepared fish soup, and set out with a quilt to visit Onigumo.
• Xu Zhiqiu met Kikyo on the way and said she wanted Onigumo to live out his life suffering rather than let him die easily.
• Xu Zhiqiu covered Onigumo with the quilt and force-fed him soup while he tried to speak with her.
• Onigumo admitted he had learned Xu Zhiqiu's name because she and Kikyo guarded the Shikon Jewel, and he said he wanted its power to become stronger.
• Xu Zhiqiu visited the village ancestral shrine, compared her jade with the purified Shikon Jewel, and wondered whether her jade held a spirit too.
• As Xu Zhiqiu left the shrine, black energy appeared briefly inside the Shikon Jewel and vanished.

Xu Zhiqiu helped Kikyo dress up, then stocked provisions for winter with Kohaku and Inuyasha. After they shared a hot pot, Xu Zhiqiu carried the leftover soup to the cave where Onigumo was hidden.

• Xu Zhiqiu and Kohaku urged Kikyo to wear a pink outfit and rouge, and Inuyasha accidentally walked in and saw her dressed up.
• Kikyo changed back into plain clothes and went to find Inuyasha, while Xu Zhiqiu prepared for winter by gathering firewood, hunting, and drying meat.
• Xu Zhiqiu helped Kohaku practice hunting and stocked food, while Inuyasha brought Kikyo wild boars, fish, and fruit.
• Xu Zhiqiu, Kohaku, Kikyo, and Inuyasha spent the day processing their provisions and ate pork hot pot together.
• Xu Zhiqiu carried the leftover soup to the cave where Onigumo was hidden.

Xu Zhiqiu stayed behind to protect Kaede's Village while Kikyo and Inuyasha went to exorcise demons, but she caught a cold after playing in the snow. While she recovered, Kohaku delivered soup to Onigumo, and after five days of doing so, she went on strike.

• Onigumo asked Xu Zhiqiu why she had spared him, and she said keeping him alive to suffer was better; he also asked her to bring porridge next time.
• Kikyo asked Xu Zhiqiu to protect Kaede's Village and the Shikon Jewel while she and Inuyasha traveled to exorcise demons, and Xu Zhiqiu agreed.
• Xu Zhiqiu played in the snow with Kohaku and the village children, caught a cold, and left Kohaku to deliver soup to Onigumo.
• Kohaku told Xu Zhiqiu that Onigumo had asked why she had not visited, and Xu Zhiqiu brushed off the news while sharing pickled peaches with Kohaku.
• After recovering, Xu Zhiqiu stayed indoors and made Kohaku deliver soup for five days, until Kohaku went on strike.

Xu Zhiqiu resumed tending Onigumo through winter, while dreaming of her lost family and modern world. When spring brought more demon attacks, Kohaku took over her visits and challenged Onigumo over his feelings for her.

• Xu Zhiqiu brought Onigumo food, changed his dressings, and caught fresh fish from a frozen river.
• Xu Zhiqiu dreamed of returning to the modern world and seeing her aged parents, then woke as her wrist jade glimmered.
• Spring arrived, and Xu Zhiqiu became too busy dealing with demon attacks to bring Onigumo his meals.
• Onigumo questioned Kohaku about Xu Zhiqiu, and Kohaku recognized that he liked her.
• Kohaku told Onigumo that he was not worthy of Xu Zhiqiu in his injured state and called him a toad dreaming of swan meat.

Xu Zhiqiu worried that Onigumo’s obsession would draw Naraku toward her and the Shikon Jewel, then confronted Onigumo about his feelings. Crippled and desperate to move again so he could claim Xu Zhiqiu and obtain the jewel, Onigumo accepted a demon’s offer and surrendered his soul.

• Kohaku told Xu Zhiqiu that Onigumo had declared she could only be his, and Xu Zhiqiu insisted she would never marry him.
• Xu Zhiqiu reflected on her unchanging appearance and feared that Onigumo’s attachment might bring Naraku after her and the Shikon Jewel.
• Xu Zhiqiu visited Onigumo, denied rumors that she was getting engaged, and challenged him for claiming to love her.
• Onigumo refused his food, but Xu Zhiqiu apologized for speaking harshly and fed him before leaving.
• A red spider demon offered Onigumo a freely moving body in exchange for his soul, and Onigumo accepted so he could obtain the Shikon Jewel and make Xu Zhiqiu his.

Xu Zhiqiu helped defend Kaede's Village from a coordinated demon attack, during which Kohaku lost his right eye. Suspecting Naraku had been born in Onigumo's cave, she confronted him briefly before he vanished, promising they would meet again.

• Xu Zhiqiu and Kikyo fought off demons attacking Kaede's Village, but one blinded Kohaku in his right eye.
• Xu Zhiqiu admitted to Inuyasha that the jade on her wrist gave her power, and she later suspected the Baboon Garb man had directed the attack.
• Xu Zhiqiu went to Onigumo's cave and smelled blood and burning, realizing that Onigumo had merged with demons to become Naraku.
• Xu Zhiqiu tried to flee but encountered Naraku, who introduced himself and attacked her with tentacles.
• Xu Zhiqiu severed Naraku's tentacles with a blade of light, and Naraku withdrew, saying they would meet again.

After learning that Naraku had emerged from Onigumo and was watching her, Xu Zhiqiu heard that Kikyo planned to give the Shikon Jewel to Inuyasha so he could become human. The chapter ended with Naraku standing beside Xu Zhiqiu after Kikyo left, remarking that Kikyo had failed to notice him.

• Xu Zhiqiu told Kikyo and Kohaku that Onigumo's cave had burned down and that Naraku, born from Onigumo merging with demons, had confronted her.
• Xu Zhiqiu shared rabbit stew with Kikyo, Kohaku, and Inuyasha, then noticed a Mōmō Bee spying on her outside her home.
• Naraku watched Xu Zhiqiu from a tree and wondered about Onigumo's feelings for her.
• Kikyo told Xu Zhiqiu she planned to give the Shikon Jewel to Inuyasha so he could become human, and Xu Zhiqiu gave her blessing.
• Naraku appeared beside Xu Zhiqiu after Kikyo left and said Kikyo's weakened spiritual power had kept her from noticing him.

Naraku tested whether Xu Zhiqiu’s jade blade could harm him and probed her feelings about Onigumo, then attacked her to learn that the jade could defend her on its own. He held Xu Zhiqiu as Inuyasha arrived and mistook them for lovers, while Onigumo’s desire for her intensified.

• Naraku approached Xu Zhiqiu in a Baboon Skin and confirmed that her Jade Blade could not harm him while he possessed a human body.
• Naraku questioned Xu Zhiqiu about Onigumo and whether she wanted him, but she rejected the idea that Naraku should inherit Onigumo’s desires.
• Naraku seized Xu Zhiqiu and sent tentacles at her arm, but her jade glowed and severed them before he could hurt her.
• Naraku held Xu Zhiqiu and recognized that her jade had a consciousness as she demanded that he let go.
• Inuyasha arrived, mistook Xu Zhiqiu and Naraku for lovers, and left to ask Kikyo about them.
• Onigumo’s heart grew more insistent as Naraku held Xu Zhiqiu, yearning to claim her.