I, enter the zero world, change the ending

"Ahaha, no, I wanted to ask if you had eaten the cake yesterday."

Zhiyao really didn't expect that it was bought by Shenhong.

"Ah, that's what you bought. I thought Gudu bought it."

"I didn't buy it, I made it myself." Shenhong corrected on the other end of the line, "I just happened to have an oven at home so I thought I'd make some desserts and let you try them. Hehehe."

"It tastes great. I ate it with Xili, and she loved it too."

"Really? This is actually my first time making one. I'm glad you two like it. Oh, and there's one more thing..." After a two-second pause, the crimson voice continued, "Did you see my brother yesterday?"

"Manafuyu? I didn't see it." Zhiyao replied immediately.

"Oh, I asked him to bring the cake to you. I thought you had seen him."

For some reason, Zhiyao had a strange feeling in her heart.

"Wait, Mando...what's wrong?" Zhiyao asked cautiously after pursing her lips.

"Yesterday at noon, I gave the cake to my brother and then went to Sister Lian's place. When I came back in the evening, I saw a note from my brother saying he was going somewhere."

"Where?"

"It didn't say that, it just said we were going to get married."

"Get married?" Zhiyao was slightly surprised and frowned, "He... has reached that stage with his girlfriend?"

"Where does a girlfriend come from? There's a female colleague at my brother's workplace who has a crush on him, and they've had dinner together a few times, but marriage is definitely a long way off. That's why I called to ask if you saw her yesterday and if you heard any news from him."

"Oh, I really didn't see him. Why don't you wait a little longer and see if he comes back tonight. If he doesn't come back, we can go to the police together tomorrow."

"Okay, then I'll wait one more night and contact you tomorrow."

As the call was hung up, Zhiyao put the phone back in its place, went back to the yard and picked up the broom. He stared at the pile of fallen leaves and dust, but something flashed through his mind.

"I left a note and didn't come back all night"

This gave him a sense of déjà vu, and it took him a while to remember that it was the time at the Himuro residence.

But, hasn’t the story of Himuro Residence already ended?

At this moment, another story emerged in Zhiyao's mind. Although the protagonist was not Hinasaki Manfuyu, the plot was almost the same.

Zhiyao immediately dropped the broom and went straight back to his room with a nervous mood. After returning to the room, he took out the photo album from yesterday afternoon and turned to a certain page. Then his breathing stopped and his heart almost stopped.

The original photos there are gone.

Chapter 174: [Snatching the Bridegroom]

"It's over."

Zhiyao muttered subconsciously with a frightened look on her face.

It had been a long time since I saw Zhiyao like this. Wuhui immediately realized that the situation was serious and appeared beside her.

"What's wrong, honey?"

"What's wrong, Brother Sikong?" Bai Ju also came out and asked.

"I think I know where Mando went..." Zhiyao gritted his teeth, his brows furrowed.

Kirie & Shiragiku: "Where?"

"There's no time to waste. Come back quickly, we're going out right away!"

Taking out the Chu Yeshi sword from the safe, Zhiyao spread his feet and ran out.

On the road.

Where is it?

Wuhui's voice appeared in Zhiyao's head.

"Can't you figure it out yourself?" Zhiyao replied impatiently and unhappily.

Wuhui stopped talking, and after three seconds, she was completely exhausted from complaining.

Oh my god, how could you put that in the album?

"Because they're all photos." Zhiyao said, "Aren't photos just kept in albums?"

"Even if it is, we still have to see what kind of photo it is. This thing should be placed in the safe with my hairpin and Shiragiku's hair."

"I never thought he would go through my drawers without permission!"

[Uh, Brother Sikong, actually...]

Bai Ju hesitated to speak, and after thinking it over again and again, she decided to speak out.

[When you left home yesterday at noon... you didn't put the photo album in the drawer, you left it on the table...]

"How is that possible!" Zhiyao was angry.

[Really? I'm not lying. I saw it with my own eyes. Maybe you forgot in your haste...]

Baiju expressed it hesitantly.

After he finished speaking, Zhiyao vaguely remembered that he seemed to have seen the photo album on the desk when he came back last night. He was speechless and finally stopped talking.

As they passed through the courtyard, Xili came towards them, her brows and eyes relaxed gently.

"Where are you going, Sikong?"

Zhiyao had no intention of paying any attention to her and just brushed past her, leaving her standing there staring at him in confusion.

Zhiyao ran all the way down the stone steps to the side of the road, looking around with wide eyes.

Now was the time to race against time; he had to call a taxi to the train station.

Unfortunately, the weather was not good. There was not even a trace of a taxi in the place where you could usually see a few taxis.

Thinking about Manfuyu's future fate and Crimson's subsequent changes, he was almost furious.

Just then, a car stopped nearby, and as the driver rolled down the window, his eyes lit up.

"Hi, Zhiyao."

Just like a drowning person seeing a lifebuoy, hope appeared in Zhiyao's eyes, and she opened the car door and got into the back seat without saying a word.

"Sister Lian, take me to the train station, quickly!"

"Eh? Wait, what are you doing..."

Before Lian could finish her words, Zhiyao interrupted her again, her voice extremely urgent.

"Don't ask, hurry up!"

Seeing how anxious he was, Lian stopped asking questions and stepped on the accelerator. She didn't talk to him again until she encountered a red light at the third intersection and had to stop and wait.

"What's going on? Why are you so anxious?"

"Nothing." Zhiyao answered in a perfunctory tone.

"Absolutely not," Lian retorted firmly, "You've been staring at the traffic light. This shows you want the signal to change quickly."

"It's really nothing."

Hearing this, Lian sighed and changed her tone to a playful one: "Huh——I was requisitioned with my car and myself, and I don't even have the right to know. Oh, this is so sad."

"Uh..." Zhiyao smiled embarrassedly, "Ahaha, it's really nothing."

Lian immediately put away her smile and asked solemnly, "Tell me the truth, are you in any trouble?"

Zhiyao pursed her lips and did not answer.

After waiting for a few seconds, Lian continued, "Zhiyao, we've known each other for a long time. I've always felt we have a good relationship. You've helped me a few times, although I always took money. But I want to say...if you encounter any trouble, you can also come to me for help. As long as it is within my ability, I will definitely not stand idly by."

Zhiyao felt a little embarrassed after showing goodwill to such an extent. In contrast, the foundation of his stubbornness was slowly shaken. Then, as Yaoboji's words "you can try to tell her" echoed in his mind, he finally learned his lesson and gritted his teeth.

"Do you know Sunrise Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, surprise immediately appeared on Lian's face.

"I know. It's a sacred mountain, a legendary suicide spot."

Thinking hard.

"Wait, you...are going there?!"

"It's not me who's going there, it's someone else who's going there. I have to stop them as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

The red light turned green, Lian stepped on the accelerator, and continued to ask questions while the vehicle continued to move.

"Who is it?"

Now that it has begun, Zhiyao no longer hides it.

"Hinasaki Mafuyu."

"Huh?!" Lian was shocked.

"This is a long story, but we must race against time."

"So you're planning on taking the train there?"

"Correct."

"I might as well take you there." Lian said without hesitation.

"Can the car be driven there?" Zhiyao quickly confirmed, "It's in another city."

"You can drive there. Youyu has driven there before. If you take the train, you'll arrive late because the only train there in the afternoon is at 4 o'clock. You'll arrive there at 7 o'clock in the evening. It's actually faster to take the highway here." After a pause, Lian continued, "I just filled up the car this morning, so it's no problem getting there."

This was simply a timely help, and Zhiyao was immediately filled with gratitude. He wanted to rush over, hug this woman, and give her a big kiss on the face.

Time flies, and soon the car left the city and reached the highway. Lian then floored the accelerator, practically sending the car flying. For a moment, Zhiyao couldn't help but wonder if it was precisely this woman's penchant for speeding that had led to Aso Yuu's death. He also vaguely worried that the tragedy might have happened prematurely, that he would be in Aso Yuu's place.

In short, both of them spent the rest of the journey in anxiety. Lian was worried about Mando, and Zhiyao was worried about Mando and herself.

Fortunately, the thing we were worried about did not happen. Three hours later, the car drove off the highway and arrived safely at the small town. Then Lian drove the car to the entrance at the foot of Rishang Mountain.

"Sister Lian, thank you." Zhiyao, who had already gathered all her strength, opened the car door and shot out like a spring.

"Wait a minute!" Lian's voice sounded from behind.

Zhiyao stopped and looked back, and saw Lian rushing towards him.

"Don't go alone, I'll go with you."

"No." Zhiyao refused without hesitation, "Don't come, just wait for me in the car."

Lian insisted: "The mountain is so big, it will be more efficient if we work together."

"That's not the reason. It's very dangerous. There are evil spirits in the mountains."

Lian was stunned when these words were spoken. She was about to ask for details, but considering the urgency of time, she suppressed her impulse and went back to the car obediently.

……

From the foot of the mountain to Higan Lake, from the hot spring hotel to the road tunnel, from the cable car station to Yu-no-Miya, from the forest to the Tainai Caves and then to Katashiro Shrine.

For several hours, Zhiyao went to almost every place he could go. Every few steps he took, he would shout Hinasaki Mafuyu's name at the top of his lungs. In the end, his voice became hoarse.

Even so, there was not even a trace of Hinasaki Mafuyu.

Seeing that the sky was about to get dark, Zhiyao felt not only endless anxiety but also unprecedented frustration.

We finally changed the fate of Hinasaki and his sister, but are all our efforts going to go to waste today?

He was not reconciled.

In Youzhi Palace, Zhiyao sat on the steps at the door, breathing softly.

"Where the hell is Mafuyu?!"

"Let's go to the Yumeno House after dark and ask Yume. Ask if Mr. Hinasaki has been there. Since he has Fengshi's photo, he must have gone there." Bai Ju suggested, and at the same time, he did not forget to comfort Zhiyao, "Brother Sikong, there is no need to lose heart now. He might still be alive."

"Haha." Zhiyao smiled bitterly, "I think it's like this now. I just lit the stone lantern, but... why is there no fog? I can't figure it out."

"Because it's an unusual place?" Kirie speculated and analyzed, "After so many years, both Yu-no-miya and Katashiro-jinja Shrine have shown signs of decay, but that place looks like new."

"Xiaojiu, can you open the passage?" Turning to Jiuwei, Zhiyao tried to ask.

Kyuubi shook his head.

"Eight Hundred, what about you?"