I, enter the zero world, change the ending

"Very good, far beyond expectations." Zhiyao gently stroked her face, "Let's stop here for today. Thank you for your hard work, baby."

The time travel still could not be triggered, and Zhiyao was somewhat disappointed. However, after his eyes met Baiju, he felt a little relieved.

Shui Yun came to the two of them and poked Zhi Yao lightly. Zhi Yao looked at her, and she quietly activated her vision to see. After a few seconds, she felt relieved.

……

At dusk, the witches are ready to go on duty, just waiting for the sun to set.

At Katashiro Shrine, the three of them finished their meal. Shuiyun cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, stacked them up and put them on the tray.

"I'm going to work." Shui Yun said to the two of them.

Mainly said to Zhiyao.

"It's still the first half of the night."

"Then I'll take Baiju back to the village first." Zhiyao stood up and held Baiju's hand. "I'll come to find you when I get back later?"

When Shuiyun heard Zhiyao's plan, she couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

Work is painful and boring, and having someone you love by your side is like a timely help.

"Okay, I'll meet you in about an hour at the place where we first met last night. Remember to come. If you don't see me, just wait patiently for a while, and then..."

She hesitated to speak, and Zhiyao urged her, "Just say it if you have something to say."

Shui Yun then spoke slowly, "Try not to interfere with my work. It's fine with me, but I'm mainly worried that other colleagues will report it to the High Priest."

Zhiyao obviously couldn't be completely cold and indifferent. After a moment's thought, he replied, "I'll pay attention to the surrounding situation. I'll only give advice once. If you don't listen, forget it."

Chapter 125: [Laughing at the Girl's Anger]

After sending Baiju home and returning to Rishang Mountain from Yangyan Village, Zhiyao saw that it was not Shuiyun waiting at Xizhiyuan.

Why is it this old woman? He couldn't help but wonder.

"Oh, Mr. Sikong, you're back." Jie Nu saw Zhi Yao and slowly came towards him.

"Why are you here?" Zhiyao asked, "Where is Shuiyun? Where is she now?"

"So that girl had an appointment with Mr. Sikong. She's been staying here the whole time," Jie Nu replied calmly. "I saw she had nothing to do, so I sent her somewhere else. I'm really sorry."

"Tell me where you went."

"Please be patient, hehe." Jie Nu looked Zhi Yao up and down. "The reason I'm here is actually because I have something to ask Mr. Sikong. Mr. Sikong, can you please accompany me to a place?"

The more Zhiyao looked at the old woman's smiling face, the more she felt that there was something fishy about it. She immediately pursed her lips and said nothing.

The two looked at each other quietly, and the sound of splashing water echoed nearby.

"Where are we going?" Not long after, Zhiyao spoke first.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Sikong probably hasn't seen where we usually work."

This should be the house where they were destined to be together, Zhiyao thought. She didn't really want to go, but she also wanted to find out what kind of medicine was hidden in the old woman's gourd, so she agreed.

After arriving at the main gate of Youzhi Palace, Jie Nu took Zhi Yao to the small path on the right. Soon they came to a place with many tombstones. Zhi Yao remembered that there was knee-deep water here, but now there is none. Therefore, he guessed that the water came from the other side of the lake after the eruption of Yequan.

After walking back and forth in the cemetery, they returned to the shore from the right side and walked all the way to the end. Then, as Yui took out a match and lit the stone lantern next to her, a thick fog blew up around them.

Considering what happened in Yangyan Mountain last night, Zhiyao is now afraid of fog.

"Please continue to follow me, Mr. Sikong." Jie Nu said, then turned to the right and continued forward.

Zhiyao followed slowly, clenching his fists subconsciously.

After an unknown amount of time, the fog gradually dissipated, and brightly lit buildings appeared in the distance. Zhiyao thought it was right to be careful, and immediately became extremely alert.

The girl really brought herself to the house of marriage.

"Please come in." After opening the main door in front, Yume turned around and smiled at Zhiyao.

Zhiyao silently said to himself, "Eight Hundred, be ready to fight at any time." He took a breath and followed Jie Nu into the entrance hall. He was then attracted by the dazzling array of paintings hanging on the wall, some of which were of women alone, and some with men.

"These are..." He asked knowingly.

Jie Nu was a little surprised. "Didn't Shui Yun tell you about what's going on here?"

"Usually she only answers if I ask."

Then Yume revealed the answer: "The above are the generations of Nuya no Miko. What do you think?"

"They are all pretty girls, hehe." Zhiyao said frankly, while looking at Jie Nu with interest, waiting for her next move.

"Mr. Sikong, what do you think of these beautiful girls?" Jie Nu asked slowly.

"No, not one." Zhiyao shook his head firmly.

After observing for a moment, she saw that the person on the other side seemed serious, so she opened a cabinet somewhere and took out a rectangular box over one meter long with a special pattern carved on the surface.

The lid of the box was opened, revealing a rolled-up paper. After the rolled paper was slowly flattened, a portrait of a girl appeared in front of Zhiyao.

She is a beautiful girl with graceful appearance, more beautiful than those on the wall.

The portrait being kept in this safekeeping must not be an ordinary girl, Zhiyao subconsciously guessed, and then heard Jie Nu ask herself: "Does Mr. Sikong have a marriage partner?"

Is it so direct? Zhiyao was stunned.

Just as she was about to answer, Yume didn't finish her words: "Mr. Sikong is a handsome man, a warrior and a hero who defeats monsters. In our opinion, an ordinary woman is definitely not worthy of Mr. Sikong."

He even knew how to flatter her, but Zhiyao didn't take it seriously and sighed inwardly.

"Grandma Yume, please stop flattering me. Just say what you want to say."

Surprise flashed across her face for a moment, and Jie Nu nodded. "In that case, I'll be honest. Mister Sikong, are you willing to marry the woman in the painting?"

What was supposed to come finally came. Zhiyao suddenly suppressed her smile and thought about teasing the old woman again.

"Why do you want to marry her?"

"This woman has always wanted a good husband."

"If I'm not mistaken, she should be the witch on the mountain, right?"

Yume nodded again.

"Let me ask you this: after we get married we can live together, right?" Zhiyao continued to ask.

Puzzled by the question of common sense, Yume replied, "It is natural for a couple to live together."

"Can you have a baby?" Yume choked immediately, trying her best to look calm and nodding her head.

"Then you can take her to live outside the mountain. I'm not from here, you should know that."

"Of course, just like any other couple."

As soon as he finished speaking, perhaps unable to hold it back any longer, Zhiyao burst into laughter. "Jie Nu, oh Jie Nu, what should I say to you?" He chuckled, his mockery evident. "Do you want me to call you old woman or old thing from now on?"

The situation changed so fast that Yume was stunned.

"Let's be frank, Yume. You brought me here, tricked me into marrying a miko, and yet you chose to hide the true consequences?"

"Well, Mr. Sikong, I..."

Just as she was about to defend herself, Zhiyao interrupted her, "I'm friends with Matsumoto Sosuke. We have a very good relationship. I even told him where I was going before I left. Tell me, if his friend suddenly disappeared, do you think he would turn a blind eye?" Then, Zhiyao directly pointed out the truth, "The shrine maidens in the paintings are not living people. If I marry them, only death awaits me."

"Eight Hundred, Ice Butterflies, come out and protect me."

With a light clap of his hands, two guardian spirits appeared on both sides of his body. At the same time, Zhiyao took out the Chu Yeshi Sword from his arms, looked around alertly, and slowly retreated towards the gate.

Seeing that Zhiyao had retreated to the door, Jie Nu suddenly came to her senses and chased after him.

"Mr. Sikong, please wait a moment!"

Zhiyao looked at her with contempt and said mercilessly: "If you have something to say, then don't fart."

"These... did Shuiyun tell you?"

"Who do you think I am?" Zhiyao rolled up her sleeves slowly, revealing the dark red runes on her wrists. "Do you think only the witches of Rishang Mountain can see it? To tell you the truth, I can do it too. It's not difficult."

At this point, Jie Nu finally bowed deeply and said sincerely, "It was indeed wrong of me to hide this from you. I beg for your forgiveness, Mr. Sikong."

"Oh, you're sensible." Zhiyao didn't want to look at this wrinkled face anymore, so he turned around and prepared to leave. Just after taking two steps, who would have thought that Jie Nu would come around from behind to the front.

"What else?" He asked impatiently.

"Excuse me, Mr. Sikong, how much do you know about this mountain?" Jie Nu asked.

Looking away from the old woman's face, Zhiyao confidently replied, "You basically know everything, right? Why?"

"In that case, I would like to say that although I have offended you, I only intended to deceive you and did not have any intention of coercion. As long as you are not tempted, the contract cannot be established."

Zhiyao was speechless and a little indignant, "What do you want to say?"

"There is a reason why I did this. Please allow me to explain."

Heaving a long sigh, Zhiyao looked up at the sky and said, "Hurry up and tell me."

He wanted to find Shuiyun quickly and didn't plan to stay here tonight.

"Thank you very much." Yume bowed and then began to reveal, "The Great Pillar has been in a bad state recently."

Hearing Dazhu, Zhiyao immediately thought of Fengshi, and then remembered that Fengshi had not yet arrived, so she hurriedly asked, "What's Dazhu's name?"

"Kurosawa Wakaba."

"The name sounds nice." Zhiyao couldn't help herself and returned to the topic, "Does the bad condition mean..."

Pursing her lips in bitterness, Yume lowered her head, her eyes dimming.

"Ruoye is an old friend of mine. We came to this mountain together decades ago when I was eighteen and she was sixteen. Three years later, she was chosen as the Great Pillar, and I became the priestess who presided over ceremonies and arranged marriages."

Yui came to this mountain decades ago. Zhiyao looked at Yui's old face and couldn't imagine what she looked like at that time.

"and then."

"Before entering the coffin, Ruoye told me that he hoped his future soul-bonded partner would be excellent in all aspects. Therefore, I hid his portrait. Over the years, I have been helping to identify men who came to this mountain, but I never found anyone I was satisfied with. Until this afternoon, I heard about Mr. Sikong from Miss Kuang."

"So you planned to let me accompany your old friend, right?" Zhiyao was both angry and amused.

"Over the years, Ruoye has endured immense pain for the sake of the world. She is also an old friend of mine. I believe it is only natural and reasonable for me to contribute to her long-cherished wish."

Zhiyao was speechless because of the neither humble nor arrogant tone.

You're lying to people and sending them to their deaths and you still feel justified in doing so, right? He really wanted to complain.

Unexpectedly, Yume then changed the subject, "Although I had this idea, it was Wakaba herself who brought it up."

Zhiyao was stunned.

"Huh? She's not dead... Wait, are you communicating with her spirit?"

With a slight nod, Yume admitted, "Yes, in the Water Palace, when you were underwater."

"But she's not in the coffin?"

"Even from within the coffin, a powerful miko can sense what's happening outside. Over the years, I've been regularly visiting the Water Palace to communicate with Ruoye through telepathy."

"You can also communicate telepathically?" Zhiyao looked surprised and showed an expression of disbelief.

"The priest can communicate with the priestess inside by physically touching the coffin. This is a unique ability of the priest. I conveyed your situation to her at the time, and she was very satisfied and designated you as the soul contract object."

The truth was revealed, and Zhiyao sighed meaningfully.

"Please tell Ruoye that she is great and I respect her very much, but I have no intention of signing a soul bond with her because I have someone in my heart and forcing it won't work."

At this time, a figure appeared in the distance and slowly walked towards this side. Zhiyao, who noticed the situation, widened his eyes slightly and looked away from Jie Nu.

Seeing Zhiyao's reaction, Yume also turned around to check.

Unconsciously, the two sides were getting closer and closer. When the distance was shortened to more than ten meters, the face of the person coming could finally be seen clearly.

Chapter 126: [Ghost Marriage, Summoning]

The visitor was a handsome young man, between 20 and 25 years old.

"Oh, there's a new guest." Yume smiled slightly and slowly walked forward.

guest?