Chapter Summaries

Xu Zhiqiu returned to Inuyama Castle and reunited with the weakened Naraku, restoring his Shikon Jewel with the shards she had collected. After sharing a tentative kiss and embracing, she woke to find Naraku had left his room to a puppet while he went elsewhere.

• Xu Zhiqiu returned to Inuyama Castle and dismissed her escorts before entering Naraku’s room.
• Xu Zhiqiu joined her Shikon Jewel shards with Naraku’s half and purified the restored jewel, while Naraku explained that Kikyo’s reincarnation had wounded him with a Purifying Arrow.
• Xu Zhiqiu gave Naraku a deep-purple kimono, and Naraku pulled her close and kissed her.
• Naraku stopped their intimacy because he had not recovered, then lay beside Xu Zhiqiu and held her as she fell asleep.
• Xu Zhiqiu woke after a day and learned that the Naraku in the room was a puppet while the real Naraku was away on business.

Xu Zhiqiu and Kikyo entered the Cave of Evil Aura, where Kikyo was weakened by a demon drawing out her dead souls. Xu Zhiqiu broke the cave’s seal and helped the others escape as the mountain began to collapse, leaving Kagome shocked to learn who she was.

• Xu Zhiqiu caught up with Kikyo, and they traveled together to the mountain where Kagome and Sango waited outside the cave.
• Inside the cave, Kikyo grew weaker as the Gu-Poison Demon drew the dead souls from her, then fainted after reaching Inuyasha and Miroku.
• Xu Zhiqiu caught Kikyo, took her bow and arrows, and shot through the seal above the cave, releasing the evil aura.
• The cave began collapsing, so Xu Zhiqiu, Kagome, Miroku, and the others retreated while Inuyasha remained inside fighting the demon.
• Outside, Kagome asked Xu Zhiqiu who she was, and Kagome recognized her as the priestess who had disappeared fifty years earlier.

Xu Zhiqiu reunited with Inuyasha and the others after helping Kikyo escape the collapsing cave, and explained her ties to Naraku and her interest in the Shikon Jewel shards. The group questioned her motives, and the chapter ended with them objecting as she prepared to leave with Kikyo.

• Xu Zhiqiu refused Kagome’s request for Shikon Jewel shards and carried the weakened Kikyo out of the cave as Kagome, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo followed.
• Inuyasha rushed toward Kikyo, but Xu Zhiqiu stopped him and criticized him for keeping his feelings divided between Kikyo and Kagome.
• At the river, Xu Zhiqiu told Inuyasha and the others that she had slept for nearly fifty years, had only become somewhat involved with Naraku, and had helped the Yōkai Exorcist Village.
• Xu Zhiqiu admitted giving Shikon Jewel shards to Naraku for her own reasons, while Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango described the harm Naraku had caused them and their families.
• Miroku suggested Xu Zhiqiu was trying to benefit from both sides, and Xu Zhiqiu said she would leave with Kikyo, prompting the group to object.

Xu Zhiqiu returned to Naraku after leaving Kikyo with Inuyasha, then watched Naraku’s illusions reveal the others’ deepest fears. As she wondered about her own fear, she found Kikyo, who gave her the Shikon Jewel shards and left to spend a few days alone.

• Xu Zhiqiu left Kikyo with Inuyasha and went to Naraku’s castle, where she reunited with Naraku.
• Naraku invited Xu Zhiqiu to see his illusion, which showed the little fox, Miroku, Sango, and Inuyasha confronting their deepest fears.
• Xu Zhiqiu realized Naraku had tried to peer into her heart, grew angry, and left to find the others.
• Xu Zhiqiu encountered Kikyo, who handed her the Shikon Jewel shards and said she wanted to be alone for a few days.
• Mist blocked Xu Zhiqiu from following Kikyo, and Kikyo disappeared.

Xu Zhiqiu returned to Naraku’s castle with the Shikon Jewel Shard, then visited him while he secluded himself to absorb its power and separate unwanted demon parts. She met Naraku’s new incarnation, Kanna, and dressed the silent girl in clothes.

• Xu Zhiqiu gave Naraku Kikyo’s Shikon Jewel Shard, and he took her back to Inuyama Castle.
• After sleeping for two days, Xu Zhiqiu found a Barrier blocking her exit and asked Naraku to let her visit him in the dungeon.
• Naraku explained that the Shikon Jewel’s power was overwhelming him and that he needed to separate unwanted demon bodies; Xu Zhiqiu said she was not afraid of his assembled form.
• Xu Zhiqiu fell asleep beside the dungeon stairs, then woke to find Naraku’s white-haired incarnation, Kanna, nearby.
• Xu Zhiqiu fetched small clothes for Kanna, dressed her, and asked her to twirl so she could check the fit.

Xu Zhiqiu cared for Kanna after Naraku created her, then pondered her unexplained exhaustion and missing Jade. When a jar burst in the dungeon, a defiant girl emerged and Xu Zhiqiu covered her with the Baboon Skin.

• Xu Weiqiu dressed Kanna in clean white clothes, while Naraku explained that he needed to assess his incarnation's abilities.
• Xu Zhiqiu remembered Kanna's future betrayal and thought Kagura would soon appear, then returned with Kanna to the dungeon.
• Xu Zhiqiu wondered why she had become so sleepy since her Jade disappeared and fell asleep beside Naraku.
• A jar burst in the dungeon, and Xu Zhiqiu destroyed a wind blade aimed at Naraku's head.
• A naked, black-haired girl with a fan emerged from the jar, and Xu Zhiqiu draped the Baboon Skin over her.

Xu Zhiqiu brought Kagura and Kanna away from Naraku after he punished Kagura for defying him, then helped Kagura bathe, dress, and apply makeup. The next morning, Kagura asked to borrow clothes from Xu Zhiqiu’s wardrobe.

• Kagura challenged Naraku’s control, but his barrier stopped her wind attacks and he squeezed her heart until she knelt.
• Xu Zhiqiu stopped Naraku from escalating the punishment and took Kagura and Kanna to her room.
• Xu Zhiqiu helped Kagura get cleaned up and choose clothes, and Kagura styled her hair and applied makeup.
• Kagura warned Xu Zhiqiu that Naraku was a sinister demon, and Xu Zhiqiu said she had known that from the beginning.
• After Naraku summoned Kagura and Kanna that evening, Xu Zhiqiu spent the night awake and woke late.
• Kagura told Xu Zhiqiu she wanted to find a few outfits in her wardrobe.

Xu Zhiqiu discussed her plans for the future with Naraku, then left after teasing him for stopping at kissing. Outside, she warned Kagura about Inuyasha and Tessaiga before setting off to wander.

• Xu Zhiqiu dressed, gathered her belongings, and visited Naraku, who asked where she was going.
• Xu Zhiqiu told Naraku she hoped to build a home somewhere quiet and live peacefully, and Naraku said he would go wherever she went.
• Xu Zhiqiu and Naraku kissed, but she left after joking that he could not perform; Naraku briefly held her ankle with a tentacle before letting her go.
• Xu Zhiqiu invited Kagura to join her, but Naraku's control caused Kagura pain and kept her from leaving.
• Xu Zhiqiu warned Kagura to watch out for Inuyasha's Tessaiga if Naraku sent her to kill him, then departed while Kagura envied her freedom.

Xu Zhiqiu followed Human-Faced Fruit to Peach Blossom Paradise, where she discovered Peach Fruit Man had a Shikon Jewel Shard and was using the fruit to seek immortality. As Peach Fruit Man attacked her with his staff and gourd, Naraku watched through Kanna’s mirror and set out toward her.

• Xu Zhiqiu found Human-Faced Fruit in a river and climbed upstream to a tree bearing more of them.
• The flower-bodied immortal told Xu Zhiqiu that Peach Fruit Man had been corrupted by a Shikon Jewel Shard embedded in the Human-Faced Tree.
• Naraku watched Xu Zhiqiu through Kanna’s mirror and decided to go to her himself.
• Xu Zhiqiu spotted the shard in Peach Fruit Man’s belly and demanded that he hand it over.
• Xu Zhiqiu fought Peach Fruit Man by destroying his flower attacks and throwing Human-Faced Fruit at him to stop him opening his gourd.
• Peach Fruit Man sent a vine at Xu Zhiqiu, then aimed his opened gourd at her to shrink and capture her.

Naraku rescued Xu Zhiqiu from Peach Fruit Man, used the gourd to defeat the Tree Spirit, and restored her to normal. Back at Inuyama Castle, Xu Zhiqiu learned Kagura had nearly died fighting Inuyasha on Naraku’s orders.

• Peach Fruit Man shrank Xu Zhiqiu and tried to suck her into his gourd, but Naraku arrived, took the Shikon Jewel Shard, and pierced Peach Fruit Man.
• The Old Immortal asked Xu Zhiqiu to kill the Tree Spirit, but Naraku used the gourd to suck in Peach Fruit Man and the attacking vines, restoring Xu Zhiqiu to her normal size.
• Xu Zhiqiu thanked Naraku and went back down the mountain with him as the Old Immortal chased after them, demanding his gourd.
• On the way back, Xu Zhiqiu explained why she had left Inuyama Castle, and Naraku told her he doubted she would have returned without the incident.
• After Naraku brought Xu Zhiqiu back to Inuyama Castle, he returned to making babies, while Xu Zhiqiu chatted with Kagura and Kanna.
• Kagura told Xu Zhiqiu that Naraku had sent her to kill Inuyasha and that she had barely escaped his Tessaiga.

Xu Zhiqiu learned about Naraku’s latest schemes and asked him to help her find materials for a more durable sword. Naraku proposed using wood that could suppress evil aura as a hilt, but the new blade had yet to be made.

• Kagura and Kanna told Xu Zhiqiu about Naraku’s attacks on Inuyasha’s group and the damage they suffered.
• Xu Zhiqiu worried about Kikyo’s unknown whereabouts while staying at Inuyama Castle.
• Kagura told Xu Zhiqiu that Sesshomaru had acquired Tōkijin, forged from Goshinki’s teeth, and Xu Zhiqiu decided she needed a new sword.
• Kagura captured Naraku’s fourth incarnation, Jūrōmaru, who contained another being named Kagewaki, and Naraku sent her to confront Inuyasha’s group with him.
• Xu Zhiqiu asked Naraku for demon teeth to forge into a durable weapon, but he warned their evil aura might conflict with her spiritual power.
• Naraku suggested making a sword hilt from wood that could suppress evil aura and showed Xu Zhiqiu a piece he had obtained from an old man.

Xu Zhiqiu and Naraku collected Ryūkotsusei’s teeth to use in forging her monster-slaying weapon, then asked Tōtōsai to make it. Tōtōsai hesitated over helping Naraku, but Xu Zhiqiu showed him the teeth and explained the weapon was for self-defense and slaying monsters.

• Xu Zhiqiu decided Ryūkotsusei’s teeth would be suitable for forging a sword, and Naraku agreed to accompany her while Kanna stayed at the Castle.
• Naraku used the Mōmō Bees’ remembered search route to find Ryūkotsusei’s sealed location and carried Xu Zhiqiu to the mountain peak.
• Naraku corroded away part of Ryūkotsusei’s mouth with his tentacles and pulled out the exposed teeth.
• Xu Zhiqiu and Naraku went to Tōtōsai’s home, where Xu Zhiqiu asked the renowned Swordsmith to forge her a monster-slaying weapon.
• Tōtōsai objected to making a weapon for Naraku, but Xu Zhiqiu showed him Ryūkotsusei’s teeth and promised the weapon would be used for self-defense and slaying monsters.

Xu Zhiqiu asked Tōtōsai to forge a sword from Ryūkotsusei’s teeth, then spent the night outdoors with Naraku. They shared a meal and warmth by the fire, leaving Xu Zhiqiu content to accept Naraku as he was.

• Tōtōsai agreed to forge Xu Zhiqiu a sword from Ryūkotsusei’s teeth, after warning her about Naraku and asking whether she came from another world.
• Xu Zhiqiu reassured Naraku outside Tōtōsai’s home, and they set off together beneath the night sky.
• Xu Zhiqiu burned a fish while Naraku pretended to sleep, so Naraku caught fresh fish and helped roast them.
• Xu Zhiqiu and Naraku ate the bland fish, and she suggested they take some home to stew.
• Xu Zhiqiu washed by the river, then shared a Baboon Skin with Naraku beside the fire and decided not to dwell on how his body worked.

Xu Zhiqiu and Naraku returned to Inuyama Castle, where she met Kohaku and confronted Naraku about his schemes against Sango and the others. Their new closeness collapsed into a cold war, and after sleeping for three days without eating, Xu Zhiqiu emerged weak and asked Kagura where Naraku was.

• Xu Zhiqiu and Naraku returned to Inuyama Castle with fish, and Kagura told Xu Zhiqiu that Inuyasha and the others had killed Jūrōmaru and Kagerōmaru.
• Xu Zhiqiu met Kohaku in the corridor and learned that he could not remember his past.
• Xu Zhiqiu asked Naraku why he had plotted against Sango and the others, and Naraku insisted that Kohaku should be grateful he had revived him.
• Xu Zhiqiu withdrew to her room, while Naraku sent Kagura to spy on Inuyasha and the others and used Kanna's mirror to watch Inuyasha, Kikyo, and the priestess's reincarnation.
• Naraku held the nearly complete Shikon Jewel and thought possessively of Xu Zhiqiu as Onigumo's heart began beating again.
• After sleeping for three days, Xu Zhiqiu emerged hungry, leaned on Kagura, and asked where Naraku was.

Xu Zhiqiu recovered from three days of unexplained sleep and hunger, then told Naraku how the Jade had sent her to the Great Ming and helped her survive for fifty years. Naraku suspected the Jade had fused with her body and nourished her with spiritual power, leading Xu Zhiqiu to wonder whether it contained a jade spirit.

• Kagura brought food after Xu Zhiqiu woke from three days of sleep in a weakened state, and Kanna gave her water.
• Xu Zhiqiu regained her strength by eating wild fruit and a whole roast pig prepared with Kagura, Kanna, and Kohaku.
• Kanna told Xu Zhiqiu that Naraku wanted to see her in the dungeon, where he asked about her worsening sleepiness and the Jade's disappearance.
• Xu Zhiqiu told Naraku that the Jade had transported her to the Great Ming, where she fought the Eight-Tailed Fox and fell unconscious for fifty years.
• Naraku suggested Xu Zhiqiu had slept inside the Jade while it restored her body and gave her spiritual power, and Xu Zhiqiu said she suspected a jade spirit was inside it.

Xu Zhiqiu visited Tōtōsai to collect the sword he had forged from one of Ryūkotsusei’s teeth, while Inuyasha confronted her about giving Shikon Jewel Shards to Naraku. The chapter ended with Tōtōsai explaining that Ryūkotsusei was a demon sealed by Inuyasha’s father and that Tessaiga had lost power when reforged from Inuyasha’s tooth.

• Xu Zhiqiu explained to Naraku that powerful jade could develop a spirit and agreed to tell him if her body changed.
• After nearly five days at Inuyama Castle, Xu Zhiqiu went with Kagura to collect her finished sword, while Kagura waited outside after sensing Inuyasha.
• Inuyasha accused Xu Zhiqiu of passing Shikon Jewel Shards from Kikyo to Naraku, and Xu Zhiqiu questioned him about his feelings for Kikyo and Kagome.
• Tōtōsai gave Xu Zhiqiu the double-edged sword made from Ryūkotsusei’s tooth, and she named it the Dragon’s Roar Sword.
• Tōtōsai told Inuyasha that Ryūkotsusei had been sealed by his father and explained that Tessaiga was weaker because it had been reforged using Inuyasha’s tooth.

Xu Zhiqiu tested the Dragon's Roar Sword and found that it could purify demonic energy with a single swing. After sharing a kiss with Naraku, she asked him what their relationship was, leaving his answer unresolved.

• Xu Zhiqiu warned Inuyasha to keep his distance from Kagome if he truly loved Kikyo, then left without telling him where Naraku's castle was.
• Xu Zhiqiu tested the Dragon's Roar Sword against Kagura's wind technique and a group of demons, discovering that it purified demonic energy far more effectively than her old sword.
• Xu Zhiqiu returned to Naraku, showed him the sword, and leaned against him as they sat together.
• Xu Zhiqiu kissed Naraku, and he embraced her before covering her with the Baboon Skin and standing up.
• Xu Zhiqiu pulled the fur around herself and asked Naraku what they were to each other.

After realizing Naraku had pushed her away because Onigumo’s heart stirred his desire for her, Xu Zhiqiu left Inuyama Castle to clear her head. Naraku watched her in Kanna’s mirror and grew jealous when she cheerfully spoke with another man on her way to find Kikyo.

• Xu Zhiqiu learned from Kanna’s mirror that Naraku had sent a puppet to break Ryūkotsusei’s seal, allowing Inuyasha to defeat him with the Backlash Wave.
• Xu Zhiqiu tested the barrier around Inuyama Castle and discovered she could pass through it without Naraku’s permission.
• Xu Zhiqiu told Kagura she planned to find a man who could satisfy her, then left the castle.
• Naraku learned from Kagura that Xu Zhiqiu had gone, and watched her in Kanna’s mirror while considering separating Onigumo’s heart from himself.
• Xu Zhiqiu asked a young man for directions to Kikyo and thanked him with a smile, while Naraku watched them and grew sinister.

Xu Zhiqiu reunited with Kikyo, who admitted she still had feelings for Inuyasha despite their painful past. They decided to return to Kaede's Village to clarify the situation, but a sudden scream interrupted their journey.

• Xu Zhiqiu found Kikyo talking with villagers and went with her to the village temple.
• Kikyo told Xu Zhiqiu that she had left the Illusion Forest because she could not accept Inuyasha's feelings for Kagome, and admitted she still could not hate him completely.
• Xu Zhiqiu promised to support Kikyo's choice and suggested they return to Kaede's Village to speak openly with Inuyasha, Kohaku, and the others.
• Kikyo asked why Naraku was still targeting Inuyasha, and Xu Zhiqiu said she could not interfere but would not let Naraku kill him.
• Xu Zhiqiu and Kikyo left the village for Kaede's Village, then hurried toward a nearby scream.

Xu Zhiqiu and Kikyo pursued Onigumo after learning he had attacked a village, and Xu Zhiqiu destroyed his body before returning with Kikyo toward Kaede's Village. Onigumo regenerated and became obsessed with Xu Zhiqiu, while the pair met Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, and Kirara on the road.

• Xu Zhiqiu recognized the faceless man Muso as Onigumo, and Naraku watched her approach him through Kanna's mirror before sending Kanna away.
• Xu Zhiqiu and Kikyo found a village slaughtered and burning; Kikyo stayed to help the villagers' souls pass on while Xu Zhiqiu followed Onigumo's scent.
• Xu Zhiqiu attacked Onigumo with the Dragon's Roar Sword and shattered his body, then left believing she had killed him.
• Onigumo's flesh gathered and regenerated after Xu Zhiqiu left, and he became fixated on her face and wanted to possess her.
• Xu Zhiqiu and Kikyo met Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, and Kirara while returning to Kaede's Village, and learned Kagome had gone home to study and the others had been tracking Naraku's scent.