I, enter the zero world, change the ending

Zhiyao glanced at her and followed her. Then she heard Yume say, "Mr. Saten, huh, you're here."

The man named Saten smiled and nodded.

"Greetings, Priestess Yui."

"Since Mr. Saten has come to this place again, it means that he has carefully considered it, right?"

The man named Saten nodded again, his eyes revealing determination.

"In that case, please follow us into the house, Mr. Saten." After saying this, Yume turned and walked into the house.

The man named Zuo Tian immediately followed, but Zhiyao was still confused. She didn't know why the man came to this place for a moment. It was not until the man passed by her that she suddenly realized it.

"Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute." Zhiyao quickly stopped the other person in front of Yume.

This old witch was trying to trick him just now, so he naturally didn't need to give her face.

"My friend, do you know where this is? If I'm not mistaken, you're here to get married, right? But do you know that the person you're marrying is dead..."

Unexpectedly, she was interrupted by the man before she could finish her words.

"I know the consequences, and I volunteered."

After hearing what the other party said, Zhiyao was completely stunned. The man in front of him still kept smiling, as if death was nothing to him.

Because of this, Zhiyao was even more confused because the man in front of her looked calm and could not be associated with those who were seeking suicide.

Just as he was about to say a few more words, the man walked around Zhiyao and followed Jie Nu into the house. Seeing this, Zhiyao hurriedly chased after him.

Seeing Zhiyao come in, Jie Nu stopped and said with interest, "I'm about to officiate a wedding. Is Mr. Sikong interested in watching?"

"Huh?" Zhiyao was stunned for a moment, then nodded involuntarily.

After passing through the reception room, the three of them came to the backyard corridor. Jie Nu opened the door of the dressing room and let the man go in to change into his groom's suit and told him to wait inside for notification. Then she continued to lead Zhi Yao to the door at the end.

"It must be a ghost marriage room," Zhiyao thought. Then she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around and saw two burly men with rough faces. She suddenly remembered the male evil spirit with an ordinary face carrying a box in the game.

"Mr. Saten is here. You two go and carry the bride's coffin here now." Yume instructed the two men. As soon as she finished speaking, the two strong men set off immediately.

After about ten minutes, the two strong men came back. Zhiyao carefully looked at the coffin they were carrying and thought to herself that it must be very heavy.

Next to her, Yume took out the key and opened the door of the ghost marriage room. She entered the room and lit the wall lamps one by one. The firelight illuminated the entire room with golden splendor. Two strong men entered the room, carefully placed the coffin at the end facing the door, and then left in a hurry.

Next, Yume closed the door.

The moment it was turned off, all the lights went out at the same time, which scared Zhiyao and made him take out the Chu Yeshi sword reflexively.

"Mr. Sikong, there's no need to be nervous." Noticing the other person's reaction, Jie Nu calmly reminded him, explaining, "We are no longer in this world."

Suddenly, Zhiyao remembered something.

"This is the hidden kingdom, right?"

“Oh my, you even know that. You’re truly a monster-slaying hero.” Yume complimented him casually, not surprised at all.

"What's next?"

"Next we must summon the bride's soul."

She put her palms together and closed her eyes, then began to make unclear sounds that sounded like she was chanting a spell.

For fear of accidentally disturbing the other person, Zhiyao closed her mouth tightly and didn't dare to breathe hard.

Not long after, a white figure appeared in front, ethereal and blurry. The figure then went from blurry to clear, from thin to thick, and finally sat there in a serious posture. At the same time, there was a movement behind her. Zhiyao subconsciously turned around and saw that it was the groom who opened the door.

He appeared at just the right moment, as if he and the bride could sense each other.

Under Yume's guidance, the groom sat on the seat on the left. At this moment, Zhiyao suddenly remembered the story between Sakaki Ichiya and Feng Shi, and couldn't help but sweat.

If the ghost marriage fails, not only will the person die miserably, but he will also be forced into a bandit group to help share the pain.

In the silent ghost marriage room, the bride and groom sat side by side. The bride stared straight ahead with an expressionless face. The groom stole a glance at the bride from time to time, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. The next moment, the groom collapsed limply like a puppet whose strings had been suddenly cut.

"call--"

Yume’s voice came from the side, her voice revealing relief.

"Success."

"Successful?" Zhiyao turned to her, looking bewildered. Then she shifted her gaze to the bride and found that the bride's originally expressionless face was now blooming with a happy smile.

"Thank you, Lady Yume."

After leaving these words of thanks, the bride's figure slowly disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, all the lights that had been extinguished lit up at the same time, and the house became brightly lit again.

Zhiyao hurried to the groom, grabbed his hand and felt his pulse, only to find that it had stopped beating. A young life was dying right in front of him, and his mood was so complicated that it was hard to describe.

"The groom's soul has entered the coffin and is with the bride," said Yume.

"Why can he do this without hesitation?" Zhiyao murmured to himself.

The voice reached Yume's ears, and she replied, "Saten-san didn't do this on impulse. He and Mikoto have known each other since they were children."

"Huh?" Zhiyao was slightly surprised.

"Misaka's family encountered misfortune, and three years ago, she took the initiative to come to this mountain to serve as the shrine maiden of the Crows. Then, last month, on the first day before entering the second stage, she wrote a letter to Mr. Saten." Yume continued.

"Let Saten marry her in the afterlife?"

"I'm not sure, but Mr. Saten is willing, there's no doubt about that."

"Maybe... that's really the case." Zhiyao sighed.

As for whether the person was willing and aware of the situation or was kept in the dark from beginning to end, the person is already dead and the ghost marriage was successful. Is there any point in worrying about this?

Do we have to open the lid of the coffin and ask the souls of the bride and groom face to face?

The groom's body, having successfully formed a soul bond, was to be buried in Ji Valley. After bidding farewell to Zhiyao, Jienu went to arrange the burial. Not wanting to get involved in the rest of the matter, Zhiyao decided it was time to find Shuiyun and left the bond house.

On the way, the groom's face appeared in Zhiyao's mind from time to time, and gradually, he recalled what happened a few months ago.

At that time, he had just left the Himuro residence and lost his beloved. He was depressed and confused every day, and was tortured by the painful memories he had witnessed.

He thought that if his lover had not been found, and if things had continued like this, he might have gone to Mt. Higami one day and imitated how Crimson summoned Mafuyu's soul, asked Yume to help summon Kirie's soul, and then completed the ghost marriage ceremony like the groom just now.

Emulate Crimson...

Ghost marriage ceremony...

Suddenly, the wedding photo of Shenhong and Zhendong appeared in his mind. Then, Zhiyao slapped his forehead, and an idea took shape in his mind.

Yes, since Crimson can summon Manfuyu’s soul here, why don’t I try to summon Kirie’s soul.

If summoning requires a medium...

Putting down the backpack, Zhiyao took out the golden hairpin from it.

With this, there should be no problem, although the possibility of summoning across time and space is not great, and the one summoned may be Wu Hui from this time and space.

Never mind, just try it first.

……

Fortunately, not long after they parted, Zhiyao found Jie Nu on the way to Ji Valley and told her his thoughts. Jie Nu said that the groom had to be buried first, so Zhiyao followed the funeral procession and waited patiently until they returned to Jieyuan's home nearly an hour later.

"In other words, Mr. Sikong wants me to help summon the soul?" At the entrance, Jie Nu stared into Zhi Yao's eyes and asked slowly.

"Yes, just like before."

"Well, as for souls from other places, I can't guarantee the success rate since I've never tried it before."

"Don't say that, you can definitely succeed, believe me."

Jie Nu smiled awkwardly, "Then...if I help, could Mr. Sikong consider Ruo Ye's matter?"

"No." Zhiyao refused decisively and firmly.

The two looked at each other.

Seeing that Jie Nu still didn't express her opinion, Zhi Yao cursed the old man inwardly and began to seriously think about the terms of exchange.

But what can I use in exchange? Crimson's exchange condition is to become a pillar, and I'm afraid it was proposed by this old woman.

"Can I give you money?" he asked tentatively.

Yume didn't answer.

"How about some food?"

Yume still didn't answer.

"At worst, I owe you a favor. From now on, I'll help you with anything within my ability."

Even so, Jie Nu still had that wrinkled old face that looked extremely irritating even though she was smiling. She became more and more anxious, and before she knew it, Zhi Yao began to think about running away.

"I say, do you think this is fun? I've already said I have someone in my heart. Even if I agree, it will fail. Why bother?"

Only then did Yume speak, her tone filled with helplessness: "I know this is unreasonable. If there is any other way to alleviate Ruoye's pain..."

Before she could finish, a cold and domineering voice appeared, coming from Yaoboji.

"Just wash the night spring off her body."

"This... are you sure it's okay?" Jie Nu looked surprised, and Zhi Yao acted as if he suddenly understood.

Why didn’t I think of this method? What a mistake.

"Babai, since you've given the order, there must be no problem, right?" He hurried to confirm.

Yaoboji thought carefully for a few seconds and replied, "It should be fine. Even if it can't be completely cleaned, it's still possible to remove some of it."

Yume was immediately overjoyed.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Master Shenling."

The conditions had been agreed upon, and the two immediately went to the ghost marriage room. As the lights in the room went out, Yui placed the golden hairpin on the bride's seat, then took out the prepared brush and special ink and drew something around the seat, and finally chanted a spell.

During this period, Zhiyao took out the Chu Yeshi Sword, summoned two guardian spirits, and was fully alert.

Putting aside the question of whether it would succeed or not, he had no way of guaranteeing which fog painting would appear. It could be the kind fog painting from the future, the little fog painting from this time and space, or the evil fog painting.

If it is the evil Wuhui, then we must be careful, otherwise the tragedy of Rishang Mountain will happen early.

Chapter 127: [Concluding a Soul Contract, Seemingly Impossible]

After a while, Yume stopped chanting.

At the same time, Zhiyao gripped the hilt of the knife tightly, ready for battle, not daring to breathe.

Who would have thought that Yume suddenly said: "I have contacted the soul of the hairpin's owner, but the other party refused to be summoned."

"How could this happen?" Zhiyao was puzzled and suggested, "Why don't we try again?"

Her lips moved, and Yume seemed to have something to say to Zhiyao, but she started chanting the spell again. After a while, suddenly, her body leaned back sharply and fell to the ground.

Zhiyao was really worried that this old man would be bedridden from now on, so she quickly stepped forward to support him.

"They still refused to be summoned, and used their powerful spiritual pressure to overwhelm me." Yume's tone was not without regret. "Through contact, I've determined that they are a being with spiritual power far exceeding mine. Also... they feel very evil, very ominous."

It seems to be linked to the evil Wuhui, Zhiyao thought.

"Then forget it." With a helpless sigh, Zhiyao retracted Chu Yeshi's sword. "You are right. The soul opposite is indeed a ferocious, evil, and extremely powerful soul. Of course, I didn't mean to hide it."

The firelight filled the space again. Zhiyao took back the hairpin and opened the door between the ghost marriages.

Yume did help, and even if she didn't succeed, at least she tried her best. Zhiyao naturally wouldn't go back on her word, and made an appointment with her to go to the Water Palace at noon tomorrow.

Next, I have to go find Shuiyun.

……

They left the House of Marriage at exactly nine o'clock. When they arrived at the Abyss of Qi at half past nine, Zhiyao saw the girl.

Noticing someone coming, Shuiyun turned over and saw that it was Zhiyao, so she hurried to greet him.

"Mr. Sikong, when I was waiting here before, I met Lady Jie Nu and was driven away to another place by her." As soon as they met, Shui Yun explained apologetically.

"I know. She told me about it. Later, she took me to the House of Bonding and planned to trick me."

Upon hearing this, Shui Yun suddenly became silent.

She knew very well what the so-called pit meant. She had worried about this when Yui came to the Abyss of the Gymnospermia before. She once regretted why she didn't remind Zhiyao to be careful during the day. Now that she saw Zhiyao was safe and sound, she breathed a sigh of relief as if she had survived a disaster.

"How could I let her succeed? She thought I knew nothing. It's ridiculous." Zhiyao said with disdain.