Inuyasha: A Different Kind of Dog General

Shunlei Ya smiled.

"Not urgent."

He slowly unfastened the clasp of his scabbard and said, "First, take me to see what atonement these wanderers have prepared."

At this moment, a lively homecoming banquet is being held in a village a hundred miles away.

The bonfire crackled in the center of the village, and the aroma of grilled fish mixed with the mellowness of rice wine filled the air.

The kappas were drunkenly spraying water to add to the fun, and the ice crystals condensed on the snow girl's fingertips reflected colorful light in the firelight.

The three Kamaitachi brothers are performing their best trick - their whirlwind blows Natto-chan's beans all over the sky, making a group of little monsters giggle.

"If you ask me, the moon in the west is still the roundest!" The old raccoon cat staggered, holding the wine bowl. "When I fled to Kinki, the monsters there were very fierce..."

"Come on!" The Snow Girl threw a piece of ice into his bowl. "If you hadn't been so reckless, who would have chased you and beaten you?"

Amid the laughter, no one noticed that the wind chimes under the eaves suddenly stopped.

The flames on the grill were strangely three inches lower, as if being suppressed by some invisible object.

The first to notice something was wrong was the second sickle-itachi. He twitched his nose and suddenly froze in place, "Wait, do you smell that..."

The smell of ozone before a thunderstorm, mixed with the smell of scorched earth, was drifting on the night wind.

The banquet suddenly became quiet.

The fish in the Kappa's hand fell into the fire with a "plop", and the ice crystals condensed by the Snow Girl shattered into powder.

The pupils of all the monsters were shrinking violently - because they saw a thundercloud on the distant horizon, advancing towards the village at an unreasonable speed.

It wasn't lightning that flickered in the clouds, but something far more terrifying.

The strongest man in the village, the Red Kappa, who was also a high-level monster, slowly stood up. His tall body cast a large shadow on the ground, and he looked at the sky with a sad face.

"Don't panic, everyone. The ones coming are our friends from the Canine Clan."

The word "dog tribe" calmed the commotion a little, but there were still many monsters who, seeing the thunderclouds coming with great momentum, hid behind the red river boy.

The old raccoon cat's wine bowl fell to the ground with a clang, and the turbid wine seeped into the soil, just like the fear that seeped into their bones at this moment.

When Shun Leiya appeared with a group of murderous monsters, the whole village fell silent in an instant.

Only Chi Kawato remained calm on the surface, but his big wrinkled hands were trembling slightly inadvertently.

He had already anticipated this scene when he decided to return to the West Country, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly and so fiercely!

"Do these grains from the Western Kingdom suit your taste?"

The dog demon's emotionless and plain words made Chihetong's hair stand on end.

He quickly said, "Of course, the food from my hometown will always be unforgettable."

Then, under Shun Leiya's cold gaze, Chi He Tong bowed and made an invitation gesture, "Sir Dog Demon, please take a seat first. We can talk slowly if there is anything."

Shun Lei Ya stepped forward and walked over.

After all, he is a high-level monster, so it is worth his time to see what the red river boy has in mind.

As he took his seat, the demons behind him also restrained their hostility, but still remained ready to attack at any time.

Seeing this, Chihetong's eyes flashed with joy, and he turned around and shouted to the stunned villagers.

"What are you still standing there for? Bring out the best wine, the tenderest fish, and the most delicious meat!"

His voice echoed in the night wind, awakening the frozen monsters.

The Snow Girl hurriedly condensed ice crystals into a cup, and the Kappa was busy grilling the fresh fish.

The blade of the kamaitachi quickly cut thin slices of meat and put them into boiling water.

All his movements were done with cautious flattery, as if the slightest mistake would detonate the thunder in the air.

"Lord Dog Demon, we left the Western Kingdom and are now returning to our homeland. We really have no choice but to do so."

The red kappa boy lowered his head, first filled Shunraiya's cup with sake, then raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

The wine slid down the corners of his mouth, soaking his already sad face and making the old face look even more haggard.

"To survive, we first drifted to the Kinki region and then to the Kanto region."

"In the Central Kingdom, the Death God Ghost, Naughty Ghost, Thunder Beast, and Treasure Immortal Ghost live together and are in constant conflict."

"And in Kanto, the Beast King Kirinmaru and his four evil beasts reign supreme. Wherever their iron hooves tread, piles of corpses form."

"Between Chubu and Kanto, there are rumors of the Yamata no Orochi about to awaken, and the Lord of Arakawa, who commands hundreds of demons. The Ou region even has resident gods."

According to Akagawado's narration, the Kanto region seemed to be in chaos.

There was fighting and chaos everywhere, and corpses and bones were everywhere.

Even high-level monsters are like leaves in the wind, and will be crushed into powder if you are not careful.

In the end, they had no choice but to return to the West - their former home, which has now become their only way to survive.

Chapter 148: Miscellaneous Trivia

Under Shun Raiga's questioning, Akagawa revealed some more information about the Kinki and Kanto regions.

As the intelligence deepened, the cold light in Shun Leiya's eyes gradually subsided.

The value of this information is enough to be worth the lives of these exiles - at least today.

"I will report your situation to the City of Mountain Fang. Until I receive a response, stay still."

Shun Leiya slowly stood up, his tone still cold and hard, "If anyone dares to run around and do something reckless... you know the consequences."

The red river boy quickly bowed his head and said, "Don't worry, sir. We will never abandon our home again."

His voice was hoarse but firm, and his wrinkled face was full of sincerity.

Shun Lei Ya snorted coldly without comment, turned around and led the monsters away.

Not until the figure wrapped in lightning completely disappeared into the night did Chihetong collapse on the ground with a sense of relief.

His rough right hand trembled as he grabbed the wine jar beside him and drank it down with one gulp.

The spicy wine burned his throat, but it made him feel clearly that he was still alive.

A skinny Kappa poked its head out from the shadows, its scales still trembling slightly with fear, "Red, Red Kappa-sama..."

His voice was as thin as a mosquito's. "Have we...really escaped this disaster?"

The red kappa didn't answer immediately.

His rough fingertips stroked the edge of the wine jar, and the turbid wine reflected the incomplete moonlight.

After a long while, he finally squeezed out a bitter laugh from the depths of his throat, "Who knows..."

To be honest, he was prepared to fight a big battle and then continue to flee to four countries.

The life-and-death battle between the dogs and ocelots decades ago is still vivid in our minds.

At that time, they chose to relocate the entire clan, which was tantamount to a stab in the back for the dog clan who fought bloody battles.

Shun Lei Ya, who came with such a fierce momentum, was actually willing to sit down and listen to his explanation, which was an unexpected kindness.

If it were the former second elder of the Dog Clan, he probably wouldn't even give me a chance to speak, and would just strike me with a thunderous blow as soon as they met.

The red river boy looked up at the starry sky, and the flowing galaxy was reflected in his turbid eyes.

The world has long been in chaos, but the dog tribe is thriving under the leadership of a new generation of leaders.

He couldn't help but feel envious.

(After all... things have changed.)

The night wind picked up a few dead leaves, which swirled around his feet, just like the countless people swept away by the tide of time.

The monsters sitting around all shrank back at the same time, and an oppressive atmosphere spread around the campfire like thick fog.

In the corner, the Snow Girl stood still like a painting.

Her plain white kimono was dotted with light blue ice patterns, floating gently in the night breeze.

Her long hair, which gradually turns from white to black, falls like a waterfall, just like ink spreading on rice paper.

The scattered bangs on the forehead and the scarf buried half of the chin covered the face, making the dark red eyes look a little hazy.

(Oh, what a turbulent time.)

She sighed softly in her heart, and the cold air she exhaled condensed into tiny ice crystals in front of her.

She was not originally a snow woman from the western country, but from the Snow Woman Village in the northernmost part of the Kinki region.

Because of an accident, he joined the Red Kappa's group.

After decades of wandering, most of the old followers of Chi Hetong have already died.

Most of those gathered here now are homeless people who were taken in along the way.

Apart from her, most of the others are low-level monsters like Natto-no-monk, and there are not many mid-level monsters.

In such a mixed monster village, even with the presence of a high-level monster like Akagawa Tong, it is inevitable that he will be looked down upon.

Xuelidu guessed that the reason why Shun Leiya, who came with such a fierce momentum, did not take action immediately was probably due to this reason.

While she was worried, Chihetong gathered everyone together to discuss future affairs.

At the same time, during this long night, the Snake Sisters who were guests at Zi Yan's house also had no intention of sleeping.

"Sister, is it really okay for me to go back to Kyoto alone?"

In the room with flickering candlelight, her younger sister Yiji, who slept with her, asked worriedly.

Feng Ji stared at her sister's unpainted face——

Her skin is as pure as fresh snow, and her eyebrows and eyes are as if they were painted with fine brushwork.

With such a face, he would be invincible in the dance halls and singing stages of Kyoto.

"Then...it's my turn to go back?"

Before she finished speaking, Yiji's expression froze instantly.

Under the candlelight, the panic, reluctance and grievance in her eyes were clearly visible, and even her cherry lips trembled slightly.