Li Xia had no intention of forming a contract with Kagura.
But he did intend to form one with Kanna.
For one thing, Kanna's Demon Heart had already passed from Naraku into his hands, meaning he held the little girl's life in his grasp. For another, the Mirror of Life in his possession really was best suited to the little girl before him.
As for Kanna's Mirror?
In the original story, its abilities to steal Tessaiga's Demon Power and extract and control living beings' souls were both decent skills. Though the mirror's surface had shattered, its shards and frame remained, so its abilities had definitely been preserved.
Once Kanna's Mirror and the Mirror of Life fused into one mirror, its potential would probably be even greater.
Contracting Kanna meant gaining another Shikigami with Demon King-level potential.
Of course, before contracting the little girl, he first had to remove the marks Naraku had left on both women, cutting off his last possible chance of finding an opportunity to revive.
"Are you both ready?"
Inside Medicine Elder Poison Immortal's waterfall valley, Li Xia looked at the two women.
Kanna and Kagura nodded at his words.
"You do have some nerve."
This time, the speaker was the Old Immortal, who loved both wine and women.
When Li Xia first returned to Demon Spirit Great Sage's Bridge-Cave Secret Realm Small World, he had mentioned to the old man that he wanted to take two friends to Medicine Immortal Valley to remove some minor hidden problems from their bodies. He remembered how utterly unwilling the little old man had been then.
But when he explained that he wanted to help the sisters Kanna and Kagura remove the Onigumo marks Naraku had left on them, the old man immediately agreed with a beaming smile. As though