Adjusting his hair with a casual gesture, Lord Li cast a stealthy glance at his companion, soaking in Brother Sha's frosty, chilling aura. He silently offered a moment of silence for the yokai named Naraku, mentally lighting a virtual candle in his honor.
If one ignored the triumphant, upturned curve of the speaker's lips, it could genuinely pass for an expression of heartfelt sympathy.
Having stirred up far more trouble than he cared to resolve, our *frail* Lord Li let his gaze linger for a fraction of a second before turning away with practiced smoothness. Right on cue, his eyes locked onto a wildly audacious little yokai who had been sneaking peeks at them.
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