I, enter the zero world, change the ending

"You two seem to have an unusual relationship, huh?"

"Oh my god, I haven't introduced her yet." Zhiyao suddenly realized, "Her name is Himuro Kirie, and she's my wife."

Xiao Wuhui immediately looked away shyly, mumbling, "I...I didn't agree."

Suzuka was surprised for a moment, and then asked nonchalantly: "Sikong, do you like Ling?"

"like."

"Hmm, you remind me of my husband. He's just like you. He's a human, but he fell in love with a monster like me."

Crimson then looked over here, her gaze fixed on Suzuka, her eyes full of inquiry. She really wanted to know what the human's final fate was, so that she could use it as a reference for her friends in the future.

"Tsk, maybe it's because he's greedy for his body." Zhiyao said half-jokingly.

"That's not true. He proved it with his actions later."

"Let's talk later. Clean the wound first." Xiao Wuhui interrupted their conversation.

"Wait, does it hurt to wash the wound with the divine water? I need to be mentally prepared first." Zhiyao asked seriously after suddenly remembering something.

Xiao Wuhui replied that she didn't know, so Zhiyao frowned, clenched his teeth, and nodded gently to signal Suzuka that it was time to start. Suzuka immediately moved the bottle to the top of the wound, tilted the bottle slightly, and the next moment, a silver thread slightly thicker than cotton thread flowed vertically down and into the center of the wound. Zhiyao thought it would be very painful and was prepared not to scream no matter what, but he didn't expect it to hurt at all. There was only a slight numbness and itchiness at the wound, as well as an inexplicable heat. Then he felt something icy cold entering his body, traveling through his blood, and then he felt an inexplicable coldness, and his body shivered involuntarily.

"Sikong?" Xiao Wuhui was the first to notice it, and looked worried.

There is definitely no problem with the usage, but she is worried about unexpected accidents due to individual differences.

"It'll be fine," Suzuka reminded calmly. "This thing also existed in my time. Some people do experience adverse reactions like feeling extremely cold, but they disappear quickly. I've never heard of anyone actually having any problems."

At this point, the worries lingering in her heart were successfully eliminated, and Xiao Wuhui breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Suzuka said, after a few minutes, the symptoms of severe cold disappeared, and were replaced by warmth all over the body. Zhiyao, who was already extremely sleepy, closed his eyes accidentally once and never opened them again. Seeing this, Xiao Wuhui gently covered his eyelids with her palms, then slowly bent down and kissed Zhiyao on the forehead.

Next, let him have a good rest. I can wait for as long as it takes, but I don’t know how long Shenhong is willing to wait.

Oh, and I need to find something to bandage it. I can’t just leave the wound hanging like this.

When this thought came to her mind, she shifted her gaze to Shenhong's knee, where there was a bandage. She was about to ask Shenhong if she had any more bandages, but she saw Shenhong rummaging through Gudu's portable bag, and then took out two things from it - a bottle and a bandage.

However, Shenhong did not start bandaging immediately. Instead, he whispered in the ears of Xiaowuhui and Suzuka respectively. After whispering, Xiaowuhui decisively exchanged positions with Suzuka. Suzuka provided the knee pillow, while Shenhong repeatedly inhaled and exhaled, repeatedly calming himself down. After he was mentally prepared, he unscrewed the bottle cap, slowly moved the bottle to the top of the wound, and gradually tilted the bottle mouth.

A second later, earth-shattering howls echoed throughout the lord's ancestral hall, waking even Gu Du and Xiao Mei.

As the sun sets, the ghosts and monsters that have been rising in the mountains begin to come out in droves and wander all over the mountains.

As usual, Kurosawa Fengshi wandered between the You Palace and the Great Disaster Realm, sometimes walking and stopping, sometimes looking around.

Fengshi has almost lost count of how many times days like this have happened.

When she arrived at the gate of the Ghost Palace, a memory from the past emerged in her mind.

That happened some time ago.

And the voice, appearance and smile of a man named Sikong Zhiyao.

That day, she was wandering around as usual, but suddenly a voice came into her mind, telling her to go to the House of Bonding immediately.

The House of Marriage is the place where the shrine maiden and the outsider man form a soul contract, which is the so-called ghost marriage ceremony. After hearing the news, Fengshi immediately rushed there without stopping.

I wonder what kind of man will come this time?

(Refresh, more to come)

I vaguely remember that I was guided to that place to make a soul contract once before, but the groom turned around and ran away when he saw her, shouting "monster". The ceremony was judged to have failed on the spot because the groom had changed his mind. As for the groom's fate, he was dragged back to the house by a mysterious force, and then his limbs were broken by the grandmother, and finally he was stuffed into the bandits and suffered together with the shrine maidens.

However, even though the result was disappointing, Fengshi himself remained calm and had never even expected to succeed from the beginning.

Because of her identity as the Eternal Flower, she has the right to choose her soul contract partner independently. She already has a candidate in mind, but that person will not come back. Even if he comes back, he will be an old man who is about to be buried, or a ghost whose body has long passed away.

Forget it, let’s see what kind of person is coming first, and we’ll deal with the rest later.

Thinking of this, Fengshi arrived at the destination as quickly as possible, and then entered the ghost marriage room. He was even too lazy to tidy up his appearance in the dressing room. Anyway, he had been stained black by the night spring, and no matter how he tidied himself up, he could not return to his previous appearance.

Not long after, footsteps were heard outside. Feng Shi thought that the groom had arrived. As the door was opened with a crash, Feng Shi was completely at a loss.

The person who came was Sikong Zhiyao, and he did not change into the groom's suit prepared by Jie Nu's mother-in-law.

How could it be him? What was he doing here? He was holding a photo in his hand. If I was not mistaken, it should be my funeral photo, so I received the guidance.

but……

Hadn't he always been with the Nakabashiro Shiragiku? Every day after coming to Japan and going up the mountain, he would go straight to the Katashiro Shrine. Sometimes, the two of them would leave the Katashiro Shrine and wander in the mountains and forests. The smaller pillars all said that their relationship seemed extremely close.

Logically speaking, he should have been the soul-contracted partner predetermined by Zhongzhu, so why did he suddenly summon himself, whom he had never met before, to the House of Bond?

Could it be that he changed his mind at the last minute?

Unlike the previous groom named Du Hui Qishi, when Zhi Yao saw himself being dyed black by the night spring, he did not scream like a monster and flee in panic. Instead, he asked Feng Shi the question that he would ask everyone.

"Are you willing to die with me?"

Usually the answer is either yes or no, or the groom becomes hesitant and wavering, and then the ghost marriage is judged to be a failure.

However, Zhiyao's answer was...

"Can you be devoted to me?"

Being asked this question, Fengshi was at a loss for words, his mind going into a trance because it was beyond his expectations.

Then she heard Zhiyao continue, "If you can't do it, I won't die with you, because it's not fair. If I'm willing, I'll be devoted to you, but you're thinking of someone else. I can't accept that. Also, I don't know if the bride's infidelity will be considered a failed ghost marriage, but according to tradition, the consequence of a failed marriage is usually that the groom's limbs are broken off and stuffed into a bandit's body, which is even more unfair. So, with all due respect, I'm neither willing nor willing to do that."

After Zhiyao finished speaking, she threw a photo on the ground. Fengshi looked closely and found that it was his own funeral photo.

"To say that the contract is formed simply by being attracted to you in the photo is too rude and overbearing. This thing is too dangerous, so you'd better keep it to yourself to avoid causing the deaths of innocent men. Don't say they died because they were attracted to you. Everyone loves beauty. They just think about it in their hearts and don't say it out loud. Even putting it into action is forced by a mysterious force. They have done nothing wrong, morally and emotionally. So... okay, that's all."

The above argument is tenable, but from the perspective of the ritual, the soul contract has failed, and the mysterious power will naturally not let Zhiyao leave the ghost marriage.

Just as Granny Yume was about to break Zhiyao's limbs, Zhiyao quickly took out a camera and locked the lens on the approaching Granny Yume.

"Old monster, I advise you not to act rashly. There are a full twenty red films in here. Normally, one film is enough to destroy seven or eight women guarding the main pillar. If you come any closer, don't blame me for not warning you." After forcing Yume to retreat, Zhiyao continued to say to Fengshi, "Kurosawa Fengshi, you'd better stay there and don't move. Even though you are much stronger than the other evil spirits, if you endure the onslaught of twenty red films like a violent storm, even you will be completely destroyed."

The two sides were in a stalemate. After about a quarter of an hour, the mysterious power gradually disappeared, and Zhiyao left the ghost marriage safely.

Jie Nu sighed at that time, Feng Shi Ze was still at a loss, and Zhi Yao's words kept echoing in her mind and could not be shaken off.

When his consciousness ended its journey in the ocean of memories, Feng Shifang realized that he had walked all the way from the main gate of Yu-no-Miya to the back gate of Katashiro Shrine.

This is not her first time here.

However, since it was the private space of the Nakabashiro Shiragiku, and Shiragiku had never entered the Yu-no-Palace, Feng Shiya tacitly never entered the Katashiro Shrine, and always stopped at the backyard. Today, Feng Shiya, as usual, took a detour from the path on the left side of the Katashiro Shrine.

Before he knew it, he arrived at the side entrance of Katashiro Shrine. When his eyes inadvertently swept across the side door, Fengshi walked towards the side door as if possessed by a ghost.

After arriving, I heard Baiju's voice coming from inside, and she seemed very happy and cheerful.

Bai Ju is the middle pillar second only to her, and almost half of the pain has to be shared by her. Due to the special nature of the pillar profession, most practitioners are depressed, but Bai Ju is smiling so happily at this moment.

Feng Shixin thought that Sikong Zhiyao must be inside, and his mood was indescribable.

She was a little envious, actually, because she herself had almost forgotten what happiness felt like.

She just stood in front of the door, eavesdropping on the sounds inside, feeling increasingly unhappy. It was not until a whole night had passed and the sky was beginning to brighten that she came to her senses when she heard approaching footsteps from inside and quickly hid herself.

Then I saw Zhiyao walking out from the side door.

"Sikong, please come tonight too." Bai Ju said.

"Tonight, I'm afraid it might be a little... I'll try my best, is that okay?"

Bai Ju stopped talking immediately, her expression covered with a layer of gray. Only after being touched on the head did she smile contentedly again.

After the two said goodbye, Fengshi quietly followed at a distance that was not easy to lose but not easy to be discovered. On the way, she found that the priestesses almost would not approach Zhiyao, as they all seemed to know that this person was not committing suicide. In addition, the priestesses no longer deliberately avoided certain areas as before, and sometimes had to hide for a while. The reason was the powerful evil spirit. Kururugi Kyozo had been dealt with by Zhiyao. She saw it with her own eyes one night. She saw it because Kururugi Kyozo's screams were so loud that even she, who was in a disaster situation, could hear it clearly. She was concerned and went to check it out. Later, she learned what Zhiyao said from a certain Xiaozhu.

"You made Fengshi become like that. Today, I want you to pay me back tens or hundreds of times. You can help me share the pain, but Fengshi has to bear the brunt of it. I guess there won't be much left for you. So, you'd better be tortured to death by me."

At that time, her mood was hard to describe.

Things of the past came to her mind, and unknowingly, Fengshi's consciousness began to wander in the vast ocean of memories again. However, because of her distraction, she did not notice that the distance between them was slowly narrowing, and the consequence was naturally that she was noticed by the target person.

"Feng Shi?"

Fengshi didn't say anything, and their eyes met.

However, as Fengshi moved forward, Zhiyao suddenly took out a glowing knife with an extremely unfriendly expression.

"If you have something to say, just stand there and say it. Don't come over here!"

Feng Shi didn't know what he wanted to say, he just moved his lips subconsciously, and then the two continued to confront each other in silence until a moment later, Feng Shi turned and left.

However, because they were closer this time, Fengshi saw something in Zhiyao's heart that made her concerned. She was eager to know more, so before it was completely dark that day, she lurked near the entrance at the foot of the mountain and waited. Unfortunately, after waiting for a whole night, Zhiyao didn't come. She thought that something might prevent her from coming, so she decided to come back in the evening to wait. As a result, Zhiyao didn't come the second night, and not only that, but she disappeared for a week. On the evening of the seventh day, Baiju finally couldn't bear it anymore and came to wait in person. Seeing Baiju, Fengshi quietly left the place, but she never expected to see him by the other shore lake when she returned to the disaster zone.

So Fengshi moved towards him involuntarily. When he got closer, he found that the man had an abnormal expression, just like those people who came to the mountain to end their lives. And this time, after seeing him, he did not take out a weapon to defend himself.

Fengshi was very curious about what was wrong with him.

Then, Feng Shi saw some things from his mind - Himuro residence, another gate to the underworld, the rope priestess, Himuro Kirie.

After a long time, the person being looked at finally responded.

"Have you seen enough? Even if it's just fulfilling your duty, isn't it time to stop?"

Fengshi didn't say anything.

"Are you surprised that I'm here... Well, I'd better tell you myself."

Zhiyao sat down on the spot while speaking, and gently patted the floor beside him, inviting Fengshi to sit over. Fengshi stared at him at first, and after a moment, he actually sat next to him as if possessed by a ghost.

"About a week ago, late one night I had a dream. I dreamt of Kirie, who told me she was almost collapsing, and that she had come to say goodbye in a dream. The next day, I immediately went to the forest, only to discover that the Himuro residence had vanished without a trace. Ever since that day, I've been feeling very down. For the next few days, I kept dreaming about what happened at the Himuro residence, the evil Kirie, Kirie-chan, Chiba, Munakata Yae, and so on... After that, I locked myself in the house every day and refused to go out."

After hearing this, Feng Shicai finally understood why he hadn't seen anyone for a while.

"You came here to..."

"A voice appeared in my head, directing me to Rishang Mountain. Well, I did have some suicidal thoughts, but after seeing the orange sunset, I headed straight for this place."

"I was at the foot of the mountain in the evening and didn't see anyone."

"Because I wasn't taking the usual route. I'd already noticed Bai Ju from a longer distance, and I chose an unconventional route to avoid her."

"Get out of the way..." Feng Shi fell silent for a moment, tilted his head slightly, and after a pause of a few seconds, he continued, "Zhongzhu, I'm waiting for you."

"Zhongzhu? You mean Baiju, right? Hey, she's just waiting for a playmate."

"Why do you want to play with her?"

"Ah, this... her life story is so pitiful. When she was alive, everyone avoided her like she was the plague. Only one friend was willing to talk to her. After her death, she kept waiting for that friend to come back. But because of my appearance, she saw the truth through my mind that the friend would never come back. She was deeply shocked, sad and heartbroken, and she even cried. I think it's my responsibility, so I want to play with her and make her happy, so that at least she won't be lonely anymore."

"You, aren't the soul bond chosen by Zhongzhu?"

Zhiyao laughed out loud on the spot, "How is that possible? The target has already been chosen. It's the person you've been waiting for... Oh, you'll see him sooner or later anyway, so why not tell you now that you're both waiting for the same person."

"Huh?" Fengshi didn't understand what he was talking about.

"That's exactly what it says. You're both waiting for Kunihiko Aso. The difference is that you met Kunihiko when you were older, while Shiragiku has known him since childhood and designated him as her soulmate when she was seven. It's just that Aso forgot the agreement."

Perhaps the news came too suddenly, Fengshi was stunned and a little dazed for a moment. Zhiyao next to him also stopped talking and looked into the distance at the misty Bi'an Lake.

But Zhiyao didn't notice that Fengshi recovered from his trance not long after, and began to secretly look at him out of the corner of his eyes to get more information.

a long time.

"Are you ready to commit suicide?"

Zhiyao didn't answer. Fengshi watched quietly from the side. After a while, Fengshi said the conclusion he had reached: "Your desire to die is not very strong. Deep in your heart, you hope that Wuhui can live with you, even if it's just a soul."

Zhiyao, who was exposed, couldn't help but smile, thinking that it was indeed a foul.

"Eh——" Zhiyao raised her head and sighed at the sky. "Come to think of it, you and Wuhui were both priestesses guarding the gate to the underworld, but your endings were completely different. When you were alive, you were put into a coffin. Once your body could no longer withstand the pressure, it would disintegrate and your soul would flow to the other side with the night spring. But she had to be killed first, and then her soul was used as a consumable to block the gate. When her soul could no longer withstand the pressure, it would completely disintegrate."

Feng Shi didn't know how to answer, and his lips twitched for a moment.

"The only thing that's the same is that you two are both extremely great beings."

As soon as these words were spoken, Fengshi suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart. He then lowered his eyes and looked at the floor. After a long time, he finally made a sound again.