Spirit-Sealing Talismans, the Spirit Shrine, the Contract Ritual Altar, and other items were taken out one after another.
Next came the contract ritual.
The process was quick.
After subduing the Mountain Demon, Li Xia returned old Jaken to Sesshomaru.
Then he went straight to the mountain forest where Enju lived in seclusion.
"Brother Xia?"
The girl's eyes widened slightly when she saw who had come.
Then came unmistakable delight.
But when their eyes met, she unconsciously looked away, becoming calm and composed again.
Seeing the delight flash across the girl's face, Li Xia nodded without thinking much of it.
"It's me."
He did not consider himself an extraordinarily handsome man who could make someone fall for him at first sight and leave them unable to look away.
If Lord Sesshomaru scored 9.5 for his bearing and looks, he himself was probably a seven or eight, somewhat above average.
So he would not narcissistically read too much into it.
But sometimes, looks were not necessarily what made someone captivating.
"Brother Xia, did you come to see me about something important?"
Enju blinked as she asked.
Li Xia shook his head.
"Nothing important. I just came to see how you've been doing."
For one thing, it was on his way. For another, he wanted to work with Enju to resurrect the Black Miko in a Clay Body. The Black Miko still had some value, and he did not want to botch it. He had failed many times when resurrecting the Li Family's ancestors in the Modern Era.
Next.
Using the Black Miko's ashes, the two fired a Clay Body for her.
Two days passed in a flash.
"What happened to me...?"
While Tsubaki was still bewildered, a gentle voice sounded beside her ear.
"Tell me the method you know for forcibly stripping