I, enter the zero world, change the ending

"I'm powerful too, okay?" Zhiyao retorted, unconvinced. "I'm making a sincere request. How could it possibly attack me? Even if it did, I'd consider Bo Bingdie and Yaobai Boji as vegetarians. Their attributes even suppress Suzaku."

"Then go ahead, I wish you all the best." Tamamo spread out her hands and shrugged.

"Sikong, don't go." Yaoboji appeared beside and reminded Zhiyao, "I only have half of my strength, and Bo Bingdie's strength is still recovering, you know."

Even one of his backers spoke out, and Zhiyao, feeling that hope was slim, gave up the idea in disappointment.

The next moment, a fox appeared at the door leading to the inner room and walked towards this direction leisurely.

It was a fox with a white base color and some of its fur painted cherry pink. Three flames were floating around it. However, what attracted Zhiyao's attention more was the tail behind it that was thicker than its body.

I counted them roughly and found that there were exactly nine, no more, no less.

With such distinctive features, it is impossible for Zhiyao not to recognize him.

The fox in front of him was no ordinary fox, but the legendary nine-tailed demon fox.

The nine-tailed fox is an extremely ferocious monster. In an instant, Zhiyao's heart rose to his throat.

He didn't have time to think about why the nine-tailed fox appeared here. He only knew that everyone in the house was in danger. But for some reason, Tamamo was still calm and composed. Even Yaobahime didn't act as if she was facing a great enemy. After that, as the fox sat down next to Tamamo, his brain went into a state of panic.

"This..." Zhiyao murmured subconsciously with a dazed expression.

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Tamamo on the other side was puzzled and scratched the fox's jaw with her fingertips. "This is my guardian spirit."

When Zhiyao heard that it was a guardian spirit, surprise appeared on his face.

"It is indeed the guardian spirit, the Nine-Tailed Fox." Yaobahime said beside her.

Looking at the fox over there and Yaoboji next to him, Zhiyao gradually remembered.

There is indeed a guardian spirit called Nine-Tailed Fox in the Nioh game, and its owner is Oda Nobunaga's sister, Aichi.

It turned out that it was not a monster, but a false alarm.

In an instant, the tension surrounding Zhiyao disappeared, and what followed was a new round of confusion.

Why does the guardian spirit Nine-Tailed Fox appear here?

Guessing the question in his mind in advance, Tamamo answered it first: "It came from somewhere else. One night, I found it sitting at the door. I felt that I had a connection with it, so I let it in."

It turned out to be a chance encounter. Zhiyao seemed to understand something and took the opportunity to tease: "You two are indeed destined to be together. Both are named Yumo. She is Yumo No. 1 and you are No. 2."

"Sorry, I don't find this joke funny at all." Yumo protested with a serious expression, then changed the subject, "Sikong, do you want to challenge me?"

"Challenge?" Zhiyao was confused. "Challenge what?"

"Challenge a new guardian spirit." Tamamo gently rubbed the Nine-Tailed Fox's ears. "Do you know what the Nine-Tailed Fox represents in this country?"

Zhiyao shook her head.

"There are generally two interpretations among the people. One is that it is a demon that brings about a chaotic world, and the other is that it is a lucky beast that symbolizes the coming of a peaceful world. Among guardian spirits, the Nine-Tailed Fox is one of the very few that possesses a dual existence, switching between the forms of a wild soul and a harmonious soul as its master changes."

"Wild soul? Harmonious soul?" Zhiyao was confused and touched his hair, thinking of asking Yumozuo to explain in more detail.

"Arakons are born from the negative emotions in the world, while Wakons are born from people's beliefs," Yaobo said. "Arakons will eventually become ferocious monsters, while Wakons will become guardian spirits like me."

"That's right." Tamamo continued, "So it's both the Nine-Tailed Fox you fear, and the Nine-Tailed Guardian Spirit you see now. How about it, do you want to give it a try?"

Facing Tamamo's proposal, Zhiyao's answer was————

"no need."

As for the reason, he didn't want to take risks for no reason.

We already have Yashiro Boji and Bo Bingdie, so there's no need to add another unstable nine-tailed fox.

It would be fine if it's just the soul state, but if it turns into a wild soul one day, or becomes that ferocious fox monster, then everything around it will be messed up, and even Wuming won't be able to handle it.

Unless Ah Xiu happens to come back.

Chapter 147: [Only Two Years]

Since Zhiyao clearly expressed that she was not interested, Yumozuo no longer insisted.

Tamamo rubbed her eyes first, then yawned and asked nonchalantly: "What on earth are you doing here? It seems you haven't answered me yet."

"It's related to Shuiyun." Zhiyao said while looking at Shuiyun.

"What's up with her?"

"She wasn't a monster before. She was a priestess of the Crows of Rishang Mountain." Then, Zhiyao gave a brief description of what happened.

"So, she was transformed from a human." After roughly understanding the situation, Tamamo began to look at Shuiyun from head to toe.

"That's right." Zhiyao nodded.

"And she had the thought of attacking you, and it was beyond her control?"

"I was able to calm down when I was bathed in the spiritual stone's radiance." This time, Shui Yun answered, "It was the same when I was released from the coffin cage. I attacked Mr. Sikong like crazy, but he used the spiritual stone's radiance to illuminate me. Only then did I gradually sober up and stop attacking."

"That's normal. Spirit stones are like warm sunshine in the cold winter, or gentle rain in the scorching summer, to monsters." Tamamo said as she crawled in front of Shuiyun, leaned in to observe her pupils carefully, and then pushed aside her bangs. "It seems that the characteristics of monsterization are not very obvious yet."

Beside, Zhiyao, who had been observing for some time, could no longer hold back and went straight to the point: "Tell me, how can we solve the problem of attacking people?"

Hearing this, Tamamo glanced at him and sighed.

“There is no solution.”

Zhiyao's eyes suddenly widened.

"impossible?!"

"Why is it impossible?" Tamamo asked back, "Imagine the monsters as ferocious beasts, and then think carefully about how to make the beasts stop eating meat and eat vegetables instead. Do you think this kind of thing is feasible?"

"This..." Zhiyao was speechless.

"So I advise you to give up this idea."

"But..." Zhiyao clenched her fists tightly, unwilling to give in. "You obviously won't attack me."

As soon as the voice fell, Yumozuo suddenly lowered her head and crawled towards Zhiyao. When she came in front of him and raised her head again, Zhiyao saw a ferocious look.

"Who said I can't do it anymore? I'm just forcing myself to restrain myself. To be honest, I'm really thirsty for human blood and flesh right now."

Seeing this, Zhiyao shuddered and leaned back sharply as a reflex, but the lean was so great that he fell onto the tatami.

Seeing that Tamamo had climbed on top of him, he panicked and reached into his pocket to feel around.

The next moment, the golden spirit stone was presented to Tamamo.

Then Tamamo took it and put it in her pocket.

Then Zhiyao saw that the ferocious look disappeared, replaced by tightly pursed lips and cheeks that were slowly puffing up.

“Puff…Puffha…”

Finally unable to hold it back any longer, Tamamo turned her face away and burst out laughing.

Gradually realizing that he had been tricked, Zhiyao's face darkened and he pounced on him without saying a word.

"Give it back to me." He wanted to take the spirit stone back.

Tamamo dodged it deftly, then stood up and slowly backed away, unable to help laughing. "Why? Once it's here, it's mine."

"I was tricked by you, so it doesn't count." Zhiyao quickly stood up and pounced on him again.

Tamamo dodged again.

In the not-so-spacious room, the two chased each other and soon they both rolled to the ground and got entangled.

Zhiyao was on top and Yumozuo was pressed underneath.

"Aren't you going to pay it back yet?" Zhiyao asked, the corners of her mouth rising slowly and effortlessly.

Tamamo was not in a hurry and pointed to the side.

Looking over there, Zhiyao saw Shuiyun sitting there with her face turned to the side.

In order to consider the impact, Zhiyao hurriedly stood up and stepped back several meters. On the other side, Yumozuo sat up calmly and slowly straightened her clothes.

"The spirit stone is inside your clothes, come and get it yourself." Tamamo teased with a charming smile.

Zhiyao was helpless and turned away indignantly: "I don't want it anymore, just consider it lost."

"Oh, I'll gladly accept it. Thank you so much, dear..."

The tone of voice that asked for a beating made Zhiyao feel his scalp tingle. He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, then asked solemnly: "Is there really no way to solve this problem?"

"Yes." Yumozuo replied nonchalantly, turning the spirit stone over and over to appreciate it.

"Huh..." Zhiyao hissed, "I knew you were lying to me just now, you despicable female monster."

"You can say whatever you want." Tamamo said coquettishly, "Hmm?"

Back to the topic.

"How do we solve this problem?"

Shui Yun also followed suit and requested, "Ms. Yumo, please tell me the method no matter what. I would be very grateful."

Yumozuo then put away the spirit stone and looked at the two of them one after another.

"The solution is neither difficult nor simple. In short, it involves specific medications and specific spiritual practices. Normally, it will take about two years to be effective."

"It takes so long." Zhiyao sighed.

"For a monster's lifespan of hundreds of years, it's not that long at all." Tamamo scoffed, unconcerned. "Even for a human, it wouldn't be that long, okay?"

"Let's start now." Shui Yun urged impatiently.

Who would have thought that Yumozuo's fingers were moving slowly and leisurely, "Don't worry about it for a while. Besides, I can't give it away in vain, right? So... Sikong, um?"

Having guessed that this would happen, Zhiyao looked at Yumozuo with an expression almost like dead fish eyes, and sighed slightly after a long time.

"Isn't that what you have in your hand?"

With her eyes slightly widened, Yumo looked at Zhiyao in disbelief, "Oh, such a small piece of cake has sent me away. Two years, a full two years."

"How much do you want?" Zhiyao asked with her eyelids raised.

"It should be at least the same amount as last time."

After that, neither of them spoke anymore, one with a charming smile and the other with a blank expression.

a long time.

"Shuiyun, let's go."

Seeing Zhiyao turn around and hold Shuiyun's hand, Yumo couldn't believe it and hurriedly reminded: "Hey, don't you want to solve the problem?"

"Just put the spirit stone on her." Zhiyao turned half of her face back and smiled awkwardly.

"I advise you not to." Yumozuo covered her mouth and yawned. "She wants to live with you in human society, right? If she's exposed to the light of the spirit stone for a long time, her demonic features will become more and more obvious. Her eyes will become brighter and her horns will grow longer. It will become increasingly difficult to hide her identity. And if she's discovered, you should understand what will happen."

The effect was immediate, and Zhiyao frowned for a moment.

He thought for a moment, then threw out the second card: "Then I'll ask other monsters for help. You're not the only monster I know."

"Isn't Ah Xiu away? Isn't it a long time before she comes back?"

Zhiyao couldn't help but be surprised, "Are you looking at me?"

"Oh, you just realized it now. How slow." Tamamo blinked cunningly.

"Then I'll look for Suzuka. Even though she's only a remnant soul, it's still a youkai's. Furthermore, when she was alive, she advocated for peaceful coexistence between humans and youkai. She must have extensive experience with this kind of thing."

Wang fried.

In an instant, Tamamo withered.

"Are you...really going to look for that Suzuka?"

Finally taking the upper hand, Zhiyao smiled with ease, imitating Yumo's tone: "Who told you to be so greedy, huh?"

"Hmph, you are just stingy and can't bear to part with those few spirit stones." With a resentful look, Yumozuo's little mouth slowly pouted.

"I need to use the spirit stones for serious matters, there's no other way."

There was a brief stalemate, and finally, with no other options left, Tamamo compromised, "Okay, let Shuiyun stay here and live with me for two years."

"Want to stay here?" Zhiyao was slightly surprised.