Something about Kagome felt off today.
She was far too forward.
The burning heat from the scripture against his body made him uneasy, too.
But if Kagome was a demon in disguise, why couldn't he sense the slightest demonic aura or evil aura?
With his spiritual senses as keen as they were now, no demon that carried an evil aura could conceal every trace of it during such intimate contact, however hard they tried to suppress it.
He had that much confidence.
As for the Demon-Blocking Wall? He knew it existed, and he had tried to find that precious jewel, but he had no channels for obtaining information about Mount Yama Man.
Given a few more seconds to react, he might have thought of that possibility.
Right now, however...
He had neither the time nor the concentration.
The beauty in his arms breathed sweetly, her cherry lips almost touching his!
Even an old hand couldn't withstand this.
But Li Xia ultimately moved away of his own accord, dodging that kiss of death.
(The entire process above took place within one second.)
Those conflicting feelings also made him hesitate for a second.
Just one second.
Yet that single second was enough for a small alloy box at his waist to vanish. The beauty had plucked it away while he was off balance and his thoughts were in turmoil.
Fast.
Far too fast.
Everything ended in a flash.
So fast that he had no time to react.
So fast, so seamless.
"Kagome, why did you take the metal box where I keep the Shikon Jewel? Give me the locked box. Once I open the combination lock, I can take out the Shikon Shards inside and give them to you to purify."
Li Xia's voice was gentle, his tone easygoing.
His face was