"Hello, Miss Midoriko... I wonder if you still remember creating the Shikon Jewel?"
As he spoke, Li Xia took out several Shikon Shards and tossed them to the woman opposite him.
"The Shikon Jewel?"
After taking the Shikon Shards, the miko Midoriko looked thoughtful.
She lowered her head and briefly sensed the jewel fragments, and her eyes immediately narrowed.
"Most of my soul is still inside these fragments..."
Then she looked back up at Li Xia.
"May I ask what happened?"
Seeing this, Li Xia smiled amiably and truthfully told her most of what he knew about the Shikon Jewel.
"..."
In particular, he described the various disasters and conflicts the Shikon Jewel had caused.
Finally, he made a sincere, earnest appeal.
"Miss Midoriko, an evil demon now covets this jewel and could attack at any moment. Because of him, the people living on this land have already endured far too much needless suffering. There is no telling how much further he will go. To restore peace to the world, please lend us your strength and help us put a complete end to the tragic cycle brought about by the Shikon Jewel..."
Midoriko was the strongest and most legendary miko of six hundred years ago.
She was also the creator of the Shikon Jewel.
Her combat strength, character, and sense of responsibility toward protecting humanity were beyond question.
With this legendary miko joining them, their chances of killing Naraku in one fell swoop had increased considerably.
"Brother Xia, is there something else we need to do, heading all this way west?"
On Entei's back, Enju blinked her lovely, large eyes and asked curiously.
"Yes."
Li Xia nodded, then gave her a brief explanation. "Next, I hope you can help me fire some different clay soldiers to serve as my