I, enter the zero world, change the ending

"Ah, Master Sikong, you..."

Zhiyao interrupted her: "Where's Baiju?!"

"My daughter... is in the bedroom. She must be sick." Bai Ju's mother pointed hurriedly into the room. "I was just about to call a doctor."

"Go quickly and come back quickly!" After saying that, Zhiyao rushed into the bedroom and saw a white-haired little girl lying flat on the tatami.

The little girl was quiet, but her expression was frowning as if she was having a nightmare. Her slightly parted lips seemed to be desperately seeking oxygen, and she was already unconscious.

"Baiju!"

Zhiyao quickly rushed to the side, but Baiju could not hear his call. Baiju's face was covered with sweat, and the temperature of his forehead made Zhiyao feel as if his hand was on a stove. He even felt that Baiju was about to melt.

How could it burn so badly?!

Anxiety like a flood was frequently hitting his composure, and he began to panic. The burning of the white chrysanthemum ignited his reason, and the rising thick smoke covered his eyes.

Where's the doctor? Why hasn't he arrived yet?!

He turned to the door with gritted teeth, wondering if the doctor would refuse to see the patient after learning that she was Bai Ju.

Just when he was fuming, Shiragiku's mother, the middle-aged man, and young Aso Kunihiko entered the house one after another.

"Quick, here."

The middle-aged doctor quickly came to Zhiyao, took off the medicine box on his shoulder, squatted down, put his palm against Baiju's forehead, and then took her pulse.

Not long after.

"She has a high fever," the doctor said to the others. "Let's lower her temperature first. I'll prescribe two more doses of medicine. Once she wakes up, take them once in the morning and once in the evening."

Bai Ju's mother went to get the medicine with the doctor, Zhi Yao went to get a basin, towel and some cold water, and only little Aso Kunihiko was left in the room.

Seeing Zhiyao coming back, Kunihiko Aso walked over to him.

"Brother Sikong."

Zhiyao looked at him and rubbed the dark circles under his eyes. "Aso, I'm here. No need to bother you. Go play with your friends."

"Baiju, I hope everything is okay."

"She'll definitely be fine." Zhiyao replied with a gloomy face, "I won't allow anything to happen to her either."

Nodding, Kunihiko Aso left. Ten seconds after he walked out of the room, Zhiyao wrung out the excess water from the wet towel, folded it into a square, and placed it on Baiju's forehead.

He carefully watched Bai Ju's painful expression, and tears quietly accumulated in his eyes.

Shuiyun had just left when Baiju got into trouble. Why do bad things have to happen at the same time? Is today an unlucky day?

Bai Ju's physical condition is worse than that of a normal person. A high fever won't cause any problems, right? The medical conditions here are so poor. If something goes wrong, even Bai Ju will leave. Then wouldn't I...

Hearing footsteps outside, Zhiyao quickly wiped away her tears and looked towards the door.

"Master Sikong, the medicine has been prescribed." Bai Ju's mother showed the two bags of herbs in her hand.

"Okay, got it." Zhiyao's voice was weak.

Seeing his listless appearance, especially the dark circles under his eyes, Bai Ju's mother couldn't bear it and advised him, "You look very tired. Why don't you go and rest? I'll take care of you here."

Zhiyao didn't answer her and shook her head slightly. Seeing this, Baiju's mother didn't say anything more. She left after saying "I'm going to work. Remember to come to me if you need help."

Time passed quickly and soon it was afternoon. The towels were changed again and again, but Baiju showed no signs of waking up.

After a sleepless night, Zhiyao was filled with sadness over Shuiyun's departure and anxiety. Although she could fall asleep anytime and anywhere, she forced herself not to close her eyes from beginning to end.

He was afraid that Bai Ju would be gone when he woke up.

Yaoboji couldn't bear it anymore, and a cold and royal sister's voice appeared in her ears.

"Sikong."

"I'm fine." Zhiyao sighed weakly.

"You haven't even eaten." Yaoboji pointed to the tray next to her, which contained the meal that Shiragiku's mother brought at noon.

"I have no appetite." Zhiyao pressed his temples and rubbed them hard. "I'm in a bad mood and can't eat."

"At least eat something and rest for a while. I'll take care of Bai Ju for you."

Under her continued persuasion, Zhiyao finally picked up the bowl and chopsticks and took a few bites. Then he straightened the blanket and pillow covering Baiju and lay down on his side beside her.

"Then trouble you."

His hand gently brushed Bai Ju's face, and the next moment he closed his eyes.

When he woke up, it was already dark outside. Zhiyao supported his weak body and slowly stood up. He saw Yaoboji and Baiju's mother beside him, and he was covered with a blanket.

"Lord Sikong, you're awake." Bai Ju's mother spoke first.

Glancing at the blanket on his body, Zhiyao thought to himself that it was Baiju's mother who helped cover him with it.

"Thank you."

"Haha, no, no, you must be hungry. I'll go get some food." Bai Ju's mother said and got up to serve the food.

As soon as she left, Zhiyao immediately asked Yaoboji: "Did Baiju wake up during the journey?"

"No." Yaoboji shook her head.

So Zhiyao took the towel off Baiju's forehead and put his palm on it.

It's not hot anymore, but I don't have a thermometer, so I don't know the exact temperature.

Thinking of this, he put his palm to his forehead again, repeatedly confirming whether the temperature was normal.

At this moment, the little girl's lips moved slightly.

The fever had just subsided and Bai Ju had not yet fully recovered. Her body was still very weak. She squinted her eyes and saw only a white blur in front of her, unable to see anything clearly.

Until a familiar voice came from my ears.

"Are you awake?"

It seems to be Brother Sikong's voice.

"Sikong...Brother?" She murmured weakly.

After gently patting her face, Zhiyao picked up a towel and dipped it into the basin. After wringing it dry, he carefully wiped the corners of her eyes to remove the solidified eye boogers.

Not long after, Baiju regained her vision.

"Where is this..." Her red eyes looked around unconsciously.

"your home."

"Oh, you were the one who brought me back, right?"

"No, it was Aso." Zhiyao clarified, "It was Aso who saw you collapsed outside this morning and asked someone to send you home. It was from him that I heard about your accident."

"That's it."

"This time it's all thanks to Aso, you have to thank him well."

Bai Ju nodded her head, "Well, I'll share the snacks with him." Then she stretched out her little hand from under the quilt and moved it tremblingly towards Zhiyao's hand, "Brother Sikong, you... have taken care of me all day. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"What do you mean by 'cause trouble'? Isn't this just the way it should be?" Zhiyao held Baiju's small hand with one hand and gently scratched Baiju's nose with the nails of the other hand. "Are you hungry? Can you eat? If you want to eat, I'll go out and get it for you."

Without waiting for Bai Ju to answer, Bai Ju's mother came over to the two of them.

"Daughter, you're awake." Bai Ju's mother put down the tray, her face filled with joy. "During your illness, Lord Sikong stayed by your side the entire time, never leaving your side."

Immediately, Bai Ju's gaze returned to Zhiyao's face.

Of course she knew about this, but when she heard it from someone else, she felt a little shy and hid her head under the quilt.

Zhiyao saw it clearly, so he reached in and tickled her neck, causing Baiju to dodge continuously, but she couldn't escape anyway. Finally, she simply clamped his fingers between her neck and shoulders.

After struggling for a while, Zhiyao stood up to stretch his muscles and bones, and said to Baiju's mother: "Baiju needs to replenish his energy now. I'll go to Matsumoto Sosuke to get a pot of boiling water, and bring back some salt and sugar."

There is probably no saline solution or glucose in the village, so use something similar instead.

Bai Ju's mother stood up as well.

"We have these at home. I'll go boil some water first." After she said that, she left the room and Zhiyao sat down again.

Next to her, Bai Ju stuck her little head out from under the quilt and put her little hand on the back of Zhiyao's hand. She recalled her morning experience, and a chill suddenly ran up her back.

Once in the village she heard people talking about her, and that person said she would not live long. When she collapsed this morning, she suddenly remembered this and became extremely panicked, thinking that she was going to die soon.

She instinctively wanted to ask for help, but no sound came out of her throat. The surroundings were dim and dark, as if she was the only one left in the world.

At that moment, she recalled the past, which was almost all about other people's cold eyes and disregard. Then, when her consciousness became blurred, Zhiyao's voice and smile appeared in her mind, until she woke up and saw Zhiyao by her side.

"Brother Sikong..." Bai Ju's voice suddenly lost its vitality, and her expression darkened. "I almost left you today."

Hearing about leaving, Zhiyao inadvertently thought of Shuiyun, and a bitter taste on his lips.

Chapter 131: [I’ve been waiting for you for a long time]

"Do not say that."

Unable to bear hearing this, Zhiyao subconsciously stopped him.

"But..." Bai Ju hesitated for a moment and continued, "I will definitely leave in the future."

Zhiyao gritted her teeth in anger, her voice filled with helplessness: "Bai Ju, I already said no, can you please listen to me?"

"I won't live long."

Bai Ju sniffed, and her voice turned sobbing, her pupils like the rippling surface of a lake. "Brother Sikong, someone once said that I wouldn't live long. When I collapsed this morning, I thought of this and suddenly felt panicked and scared."

Not knowing how to respond, Zhiyao looked away with an expression of reluctance.

"When I think back to every minute of those years, I see nothing but cold stares and indifference from others."

Tears slid down the corners of Baiju's eyes. Noticing this, Zhiyao suddenly felt extremely heartbroken.

"Baby." He hurriedly put his palm on the little girl's face.

"Brother Sikong... Ever since you arrived, I've finally experienced what happiness feels like. Ever since I can remember, everyone has been avoiding me like a tumor. Why are you the only one who doesn't avoid me?"

At this moment, tears completely flooded Bai Ju's face, as if an underground spring had been opened.

"Don't think about these things, okay? Be obedient and good." Zhiyao rubbed her face gently.

"I was so scared then, scared that I would never see you again... scared that I would die alone. When I saw your face for the last time, I quietly told myself that I had to hold on, I had to wait for you to come, and then..."

"Okay, okay, I'm here, and you're safe and sound in the end."

He was just weaving words of comfort when the little girl stretched her hands out from under the quilt and covered the back of his hands, "Brother Sikong, I once made a willful request. I'm sorry."

Zhiyao suddenly remembered that it was noon that day and smiled awkwardly.

"It's okay, it's not willful."

"Because I'm really afraid of not having you around. I'm greedy, and I don't want to go back to the past... the way it was before I met you."

"No, absolutely not, don't worry." Zhiyao held her two small hands and comforted her carefully, "Many guys in the village are those uneducated, uncultured and ignorant country people. Seeing someone with white hair and red eyes is different from others, they think it is a bad omen. But not everyone is like this. Matsumoto Sosuke is definitely not like that, right? Even if he was, he has changed now. And Aso, Mizuyun, and Zhahuo don't care about your white hair and red eyes."

Realizing what he was going to say next, Bai Ju interrupted: "My favorite is Brother Sikong."

"Oh, Baiju... Yes, yes, yes, I'm so grateful and honored."

"Then promise me one thing, okay?"

"Hmm." Zhiyao paused and finally nodded.

"I've had poor health since I was a child, often feeling unwell for no apparent reason. No one even told me I couldn't sunbathe before. Brother Sikong, I don't expect you to take me away, nor do I ask you to stay in the village forever. At least, can you stay in the village this year?"

"Just this year? Then it should be..."

"After this year I will be seven years old and officially become a human. If I can't make it to that day, at least I hope to spend the rest of my life by your side."

After she finished speaking, tears began to well up in Baiju's eyes again. Seeing this, Zhiyao hurriedly agreed.

"Okay, okay, I won't leave this year."

At this moment, Bai Ju's face finally bloomed with a smile as if the sky had cleared up after the rain. Seeing that she was happy, Zhiyao put the towel in the water and rubbed it, then picked it up and wrung it dry to wipe the tears from her face.

After a while, Baiju's mother came back with a tray in her hands. On the tray was a bowl of steaming sugar and salt water.

When she placed it next to the two of them, Zhiyao put her palm against the bowl to feel the temperature, then scooped up a small spoonful to blew away the heat, and tested the water temperature with her upper lip.

It's a little hot, so we have to wait a little longer.

Ten minutes later, the temperature dropped a lot. After trying and finding that there was no problem, Zhiyao helped Baiju out of the quilt and wrapped her in a blanket.