As soon as these words came out, Zhiyao immediately wilted, "Then knock on the door."

Xili: “Hmph.”

"Hey." After a brief silence, Zhiyao started talking again, "You said before that you had to face it. What exactly do you mean? Can you tell me?"

She changed from lying on her side to lying flat on her back. She stared at the ceiling and after a moment of silence, she replied, "It's those things."

Zhiyao understood immediately: "Evil spirit?"

"Yes, I thought about it carefully before going to bed last night. I'm afraid this physical condition will accompany me for the rest of my life." Xili paused. "I used to think it was a disease, but later I found out it's incurable. I was always troubled by those things. Since coming here and living in the shrine, I basically don't encounter them anymore. But recently, when I was working outside, I encountered those things again on the road. So I thought that instead of constantly avoiding them, I should learn to face them calmly like you. This is a good opportunity."

"But Sadako is not an ordinary evil spirit." Zhiyao was a little worried. "There are no ordinary evil spirits that can touch living people in the world, not to mention that she can transcend the barriers of space and distance and come out directly from the TV."

"The more this happens, the more courageous I must be. When the time comes, I will personally fight her off and tell her I'm not afraid."

After she finished speaking, Xili looked at Zhiyao, her eyes conveying a firm determination. Infected by her, Zhiyao's emotions also rose, and her heart became uncontrollably restless.

"Okay, then you can go and fight freely. I'll cover you. Unless Sadako doesn't come, this place will become her burial place."

He swore.

Chapter 157: [Get Started]

At dawn, Xili opened her eyes at the urging of the alarm clock.

When she woke up, she subconsciously glanced under the quilt. After finding that everything was safe and sound, she gritted her teeth and forced herself to sit up.

She actually didn't sleep well last night, mainly because they talked for too long and fell asleep in a daze.

Rubbing her sleepy eyelids repeatedly, Xili yawned. As her sleepiness faded away a little, she glanced at Zhiyao and saw that Zhiyao was still curled up in the quilt with her eyes closed.

He didn't get up when the alarm rang. It seems that he didn't get enough rest just like me.

Just as I was wondering whether to wake Zhiyao up, the next second, Zhiyao finally opened her eyes, supported her body and slowly sat up.

"Good morning." In a good mood, Xili was the first to greet.

"Good morning." Zhiyao looked at him with lifeless eyes, covered her mouth, and answered in a muffled voice.

"Didn't you get enough rest?" Xili asked knowingly.

"Of course I didn't get enough rest." Zhiyao half closed her eyes and yawned sleepily, "Because of you."

Because of yourself?

Xili was puzzled by this and looked confused.

"You're grinding your teeth, snoring, and talking in your sleep. Of course I can't rest well."

My sleeping posture is so bad?

Upon hearing this, Xili was stunned, her face full of disbelief.

But Zhiyao's drowsy look didn't seem like an act.

It seems that he was really disturbed.

Unable to bear the shame, Xili shrank her neck awkwardly, her eyes full of apology.

"Sorry... I'm sorry..." She made a sound like a mosquito fighting, but the next moment Zhiyao turned her face away, her trembling cheek muscles seemed to be holding back something, and after a few seconds she burst into laughter.

Immediately, Xili suddenly realized.

It turns out he was making fun of himself.

In an instant, her anger reached a critical point.

Zhiyao has always enjoyed this kind of thing. In the past, she always responded with glares and words, but this time, she suddenly felt that she should go a step further and be more direct.

Especially that smirking face made her more and more angry the more she looked at it.

Xili stood up, walked around the coffee table, and came to Zhiyao.

Zhiyao was in such a good mood early in the morning, how could she not respond?

Perhaps he didn't expect Xili to come over. Zhiyao looked at Xili in confusion, blinked, and then was pushed down before he could react. Then, as Xili grabbed the quilt to cover his upper body, his vision went black.

At the same time, Xili began to ravage the face underneath through the quilt. Zhiyao underneath finally reacted and began to block and hide subconsciously.

"Hey, hey, hey, stop... stop making trouble, it's so early in the morning." He dodged and shouted to stop.

Xili turned a deaf ear to him and did not reduce the strength in her hands at all.

"It hurts... it hurts... it really hurts... you... you have to be gentler, ouch... I'm almost suffocating."

Xili still turned a deaf ear and responded with a cold snort.

The volleyball club girl's grip was surprisingly strong, and Zhiyao groaned in pain. After a while, perhaps tired from the exertion, Xili gradually stopped. When Zhiyao pulled back the blanket and sat up, she saw Xili sitting in front of her, staring at her with an indifferent expression.

At this moment, his mood was extremely subtle.

Xili, who always had a masked face and repeatedly warned herself not to touch him, actually took the initiative to play with him. What did this mean? It meant that the relationship between them had made a qualitative leap, to the point where she no longer minded physical contact.

Confirm first.

After calming down, Zhiyao raised his palm and stretched it towards Xili's shoulder. Thinking of moving a little closer, he moved it towards her face and finally put it on Xili's face.

What happened next was just as he expected. Xili didn't react much and just stared at him intently.

She waited for a few seconds before gently pushing his hand away.

"Uh, Xili." Zhiyao felt suddenly very happy and tried to strike up a conversation.

Xili ignored him, stood up and turned to walk towards the door. When she reached the door, she turned back and gave him an intriguing look.

Two seconds later.

"I'm going to change next door," Xili said. "You change here. Be quick."

After saying that, Xili opened the door and was dumbfounded.

At the door stood the half-lifted ancient capital.

Seeing Xili in pajamas, Gudu's eyes immediately lit up. While Xili was still in a daze, she stuck her head into the room and scanned quickly. When she saw Zhiyao who was also in pajamas and two quilts on the floor, she smiled knowingly.

"Looks like the relationship is going well, huhuhu." Gudu joked excitedly.

"Uh, it's not... it's not what you think. We..." Xili's cheeks turned a light red as she blushed and hurriedly explained, "It's because of a special reason that we are temporarily..."

However, Gu Du still had a smirk on his face that was a disguised explanation. After being stared at for a long time, Xili suddenly felt embarrassed and ran out the door immediately.

As a result, he was grabbed by Gudu as soon as he stepped out of the door.

"Don't go yet, I have something to discuss with you two."

"Let me change my clothes first..." said Xili.

"Don't worry, it will be quick."

Xili had to reluctantly return to the house. At the same time, Zhiyao quickly sat up straight and put on the quilt to keep warm.

"What's the matter?" Zhiyao asked.

"I stayed up late last night." Gudu scratched his earlobe and stuck out his tongue.

Zhiyao was already accustomed to this, so she rolled her eyes and urged, "Let's get down to business."

Gu Du then got to the point: "Yesterday afternoon I received the manuscript fee from the magazine."

"Congratulations." Xili congratulated.

"Well, congratulations." Zhiyao followed suit.

Then I heard Gu Du continue, "I plan to use my royalties to buy a big TV."

Zhiyao immediately understood what he meant and asked, "Are you planning to ask us to help with the moving?"

"Ahaha, no." Gu Du smiled and waved his hand, "I came here mainly to discuss with you two what to do with that small TV. I wanted to ask which of you wanted it."

"So that's what it is. Give it to Xili." Zhiyao said in style.

Xili immediately refused, "No need." At the same time, she agreed, "Let's put it in Sikong's room."

"It's okay, I'll just let you go." Zhiyao evaded responsibility, feeling a little embarrassed.

"I'm not very interested in TV programs. I'll come to you when I need to watch something." Xili insisted.

The two of them were polite to each other, and finally Zhiyao stopped being polite, considering that the main venue for the battle against Sadako was in her own room.

"Then leave it here with me."

"Okay." Gu Du nodded happily, "Sikong, accompany me to buy a big TV this afternoon. I'm going to catch up on some sleep now."

After giving the instructions, Gudu yawned and left. As soon as she left, Xili followed her out and returned to her room to change clothes. A few minutes later, when she was about to come over to tidy up the bed, she saw that the floor was already clean.

"I've put it away for you." Zhiyao pointed to the closet. "You'll be staying here tonight anyway, so why not put it here?"

"Who said I'd come live here?" Xili scoffed. "I'm not a good sleeper. I talk in my sleep and snore. I'd better go back to my own room."

Zhiyao was speechless and hurriedly put on a smile.

"Okay, I was just joking with you, why make such a big deal out of it?"

"You always make fun of me on purpose." Xili turned her back.

Seeing this, Zhiyao came behind her and gently pressed her shoulders with both hands, "Aren't you enjoying it too? You were playing with me just now."

Without a word, Xili shook the hand off her shoulder and went back to her room. When she came back with her toiletries, she saw Zhiyao still in the room, so she urged her dissatisfiedly, "Hurry up and wash your face and brush your teeth. I have to go out to work later."

Zhiyao hurriedly packed her things and quickly followed.

The two walked to the bathroom together.

During this time, Xili glanced at the profile of the person next to her from time to time. Over time, she suddenly felt that this person looked much more pleasing to the eye than before.

Zhiyao: "Let's stay together tonight."

Xili: "We'll talk about it later."

Zhiyao: "Stop talking. It's quite interesting to chat with you before going to bed."

Xili: "No, I will fall asleep very late."

Zhiyao: "It means you like chatting with me, and you enjoy it, hehe."

Xili: "No, I didn't. Stop bragging."

It’s a sunny day outside the window, and I’m still in a good mood today.

……

In the afternoon, when Zhiyao was cleaning the yard, he saw someone coming. Thinking it was a guest, he was about to put down the broom to greet him, but he saw the other person walking straight towards him.

"Hello, excuse me, I'm looking for someone."

Looking at the young woman in front of him repeatedly, Zhiyao asked with a gentle smile, "Who is it?"

"Excuse me..." The young woman paused, "Sikong Zhiyao, are you here?"

When Zhiyao heard that they were looking for her, a flash of surprise flashed across her eyes. Then she began to try hard to recall whether she had seen the other person before, and finally came to the conclusion that she had never seen him before.

"That's me. What's the matter?" he announced frankly.

Hearing this, the young woman's eyes lit up. "Oh, so it's you. I asked you specifically... Ahaha, I'm so embarrassed."

"Um, nothing much, may I ask what you are doing..."

"Nice to meet you. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Yukichi Asakawa." The young woman said as she took out a business card and handed it over.

Zhiyao glanced at the name and occupation column, vaguely recalling something, "Wait, you're not... that Asakawa?"

"That?" Asakawa's eyelashes trembled, and then he suddenly realized, "Oh, yes, the Asakawa that Aso Yuu mentioned to you is me." Then he got straight to the point, "I came here this time to find out about that videotape."

The motive was similar to what he expected. Zhiyao looked around cautiously, and after confirming that there was no one around, he took Asakawa to his room.

"The videotape was given to me by Sister Lian, Aso's lover. She was the one who asked me to help." Zhiyao said, "Anyway, I accepted her request."

"I know, haha." Asakawa rubbed his palms excitedly, "I got this address from Aso as well."

"Well, then what?"

"Have you seen the contents of that videotape?" Asakawa asked nonchalantly.

"I've seen it." Zhiyao spread her hands. "It's very boring."

"Is that so? Then could you please return the videotape to me for a while? Even though you promised to help, this is my business after all, right? I'll take it back and watch it first, and then investigate with you."

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