Li Xia's warmth and friendliness left Izumo rather overwhelmed by the unexpected kindness.
Kagome, meanwhile, saw a different side of her boyfriend.
"Xia, Mr. Izumo seems to have Shikon Jewels on him. But it's strange. Their auras are all so faint."
On the mountain path, the girl spoke softly.
This also served as a reminder.
"Mr. Xia, who is this?"
The young man curiously studied the girl behaving so intimately with his employer, though he already had a guess.
"This is my fiancée, Kagome Higurashi. She's a miko with decent spiritual power."
Li Xia introduced her.
"Fiancée? You moved that fast?"
Bankotsu was a little startled.
He clearly remembered that just over ten days ago, this girl had only been his employer's companion.
Yet in the blink of an eye, their relationship had skipped the boyfriend-and-girlfriend stage and jumped straight from companions to being engaged.
"Kagome is a wonderful girl. Girls like her aren't easy to find, so of course I have to treasure her. We've already met each other's families, and both sides are very happy with us. As for getting engaged, what's so unusual about that?"
Li Xia first smiled gently, then grew considerably more serious.
"Besides, part of the reason I brought Kagome here this time was to pay our respects to Master Hakushin."
A teacher for a day was a father for life.
Especially since Master Hakushin treated him sincerely, almost like his own son.
And naturally, Hakushin was not someone just anyone could meet whenever they wished. At present, Li Xia alone could enter the jade corridor halfway up the mountain to see Master Hakushin directly.
"Girls, huh?"
Jakotsu, who looked like a woman but was actually a man, murmured softly.
"She certainly is pretty. But I still prefer cute boys."
His frank words and