Suzuka then trotted over.

"Go back? Where to?" Suzuka smiled. "I'm a ghost. How can I leave with you?"

Gu Du finally realized what was going on and smiled awkwardly but politely.

"Then...say goodbye here?"

"Hmm, of course. Although Sikong can't stay here, I can. So leave the rest to me."

With a gentle wave of her hand, Suzuka turned around and strolled towards Kirie. Shenhong and the others waved goodbye reluctantly and left Yazhiyuan.

After passing through the Myojin Gate Corridor, exiting the Ceremonial Hall, crossing the stone bridge, and entering the Moon Well, Shenhong inadvertently remembered what Xiao Wuhui said before climbing the escalator. She took the golden hairpin from the place where the first generation Rope Priestess was worshipped and put it in the portable bag. She was thinking about how to get the unconscious Zhiyao out of the Moon Well, but she saw Yaobaji take Zhiyao from Wuming's shoulders, holding Zhiyao and flying vertically upwards, so that Shenhong was stunned again.

"Officer Fujisaki, this mermaid is yours..." Crimson asked involuntarily.

"Guardian spirit, Yaoboji." Wuming smiled, then put away his smile and solemnly instructed the few people, "It's good for you to know, but don't tell anyone, otherwise... hmph."

They climbed up the Moon Well one after another and took a break in the cherry tree courtyard. Crimson introduced her friend Koto to Manfuyu again, while Mumei and Yaobahime were on guard in different directions.

The biggest problem is that the evil mist has been solved, but who can guarantee that other evil spirits will not appear?

During the break, Shenhong would secretly glance at Wuming from time to time.

Wuming's handsome appearance carrying the naginata sickle, coupled with the overall image of Yaobaji standing beside him, made Shenhong believe that she was not an ordinary police officer no matter how he looked at her.

"Officer, um..." Shenhong walked quickly to Wuming, rubbing his palms, looking hesitant.

"Ok?"

"Sikong...how long will he be locked up?" Shen Hong said, curling her lips. "After all, it was because of me that he stole your things."

It was actually because of this. Wuming couldn't help but laugh, and looked at Shenhong with an intriguing look.

"About a year." Wuming said.

Seeing the crimson's expression gradually fading, Wu Ming immediately changed his tone: "I'm just kidding. I don't intend to pursue the matter. Besides, this isn't mine. It belongs to someone else. Given that person's personality, as long as I explain the matter clearly, he will definitely not pursue the matter. Haha."

Crimson finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Chapter 72: [Enthusiastic Crimson]

When she arrived at the entrance, Shenhong found that the door was half open. After stepping out of the door of the Himuro residence, she found that the sky was still dark.

"What time is it now?" Shenhong asked Wuming.

Wuming didn't have a watch with him, so he combined his departure time with the journey time to come up with a relatively close answer, "Probably around two or three in the morning."

Shenhong nodded, then looked back at the Himuro Residence, thinking that he would never come to this place again. However, when he was about to turn his head back, he saw many dazzling white light balls floating above the Himuro Residence, and Shenhong couldn't help but stop.

"Look."

Hearing Shenhong's voice, Gudu subconsciously turned around.

"what is that?"

"It must be the soul trapped in Himuro's residence." Mafuyu guessed.

"Does that mean the road to the underworld has been repaired?" Shenhong reacted immediately, and then sighed meaningfully, "Wuhui, we did it." But it also means that I will be alone there in the future. Thinking of this, Shenhong's mood suddenly became a little indescribable.

Seeing Crimson's slightly lost look, Gudu immediately guessed the reason and comforted her warmly: "Hinasaki, Kirie is okay, Suzuka is with you."

In this way, the haze that had accumulated on the deep red face gradually dissipated.

Up ahead, Wuming heard the name Suzuka, and her image immediately popped up in his mind. After a moment's silence, he asked Shenhong and the others, "Did you also encounter the ghost of that youkai in Himuro's residence?"

She had noticed this earlier in the Abyss of the End. A monster among a group of living people and ghosts was like a black-bone chicken among a group of boiled chickens. It was impossible not to notice, especially as a monster hunter. Meanwhile, Shenhong and the others were somewhat surprised that Wuming knew Suzuka was a monster. However, as their gaze shifted to Wuming, his attire, the naginata sickle, and Yaobahime, their surprise was instantly gone.

"Yes, at the Himuro residence." Gudu answered.

After Gu Du finished speaking, Shen Hong added: "To be precise, it was brought into the Himuro Residence from somewhere else and then released from within that amber knife."

After he finished speaking, Wuming's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Wuming had a hunch that Suzuka's identity was not simple and might be related to one of his friends.

For some reason, no one spoke after that. The group walked silently through the midnight forest. Led by Wuming and Yaoboji, after an unknown amount of time, the three Crimsons finally saw the path down the mountain, and a burst of joy filled their hearts.

Finally able to go home.

At the same time, Crimson thought of another thing, "Officer Fujisaki, what time is it now?"

"Ok?"

"The flow of time inside is different from that outside. I want to know how much time has passed since Sikong went to your house to get the weapon."

Wuming rolled his eyes and said, "About a week."

"A week? So long!" Shenhong was shocked. In addition to being surprised, a sentence that he couldn't remember where he had seen emerged in his mind.

————Only seven days in the cave, but a thousand years in the world.

Suddenly a world away.

……

About half an hour later, everyone arrived at the foot of the mountain. Wuming walked towards the car parked on the side of the road, and Shenhong and the other two followed silently. Seeing the car door open and Zhiyao being stuffed into the back seat by Wuming, Shenhong hurriedly followed in. Seeing this, Gudu opened the door on the other side of the back seat and got in the car from the opposite side. The two of them sandwiched Zhiyao in the middle so that they could keep an eye on her at any time. As a result, after the car started, Gudu could not hold on for more than a hundred meters and fell asleep leaning on Zhiyao's body.

Seeing her like this, Shenhong was also awakened from her sleepiness. After fastening the seat belts for her two companions, she leaned against Zhiyao and closed her eyes.

It takes about an hour to get to the city, so I might as well take a nap first. Anyway, my brother will be responsible for waking me up when we are almost home. But as soon as I closed my eyes, the unique smell of medical bandage came into my nose, which made Shenhong shudder and most of his sleepiness was gone.

"Can we go to the hospital first?" Shen Hong asked Wu Ming, "Si Kong's shoulder was cut by a knife and needs stitches."

Wuming made an OK gesture to her, and the car drove faster and faster. Soon, the car stopped in front of a two-story detached house.

"This is the clinic run by my friend. It's quite close." Wuming said, then left the driver's seat and went to knock on the door.

After knocking a few times, the back door opened and a middle-aged man came out to greet Wuming. After the greeting, Wuming came over and dragged Zhiyao out of the car and carried her into the clinic.

Thinking that stitches would take some time, Crimson took this opportunity to call Manfuyu out of the car.

"Brother, I have something I want to ask of you." Shen Hong clasped her hands together while speaking, her expression sincere and her tone sincere. "I want Si Kong to stay at our house for a few days. Is that okay with you?"

After hearing this, Manfuyu was stunned, his head was buzzing, as if thunder had struck his ears.

"What did you say?" Manfuyu looked at Shenhong with a strange expression, even suspecting that the sister in front of her was someone else pretending to be her. "Can you please repeat it?"

"I want Sikong to stay overnight."

Mando half-closed his eyes and looked Shenhong up and down for a while, and finally confirmed that the person in front of him was his real sister and that he had not heard wrongly.

"why?"

"Because Sikong has nowhere to go."

Just for this?

"I'm afraid this isn't appropriate," Manfuyu dismissed calmly.

As an older brother who grew up with Shenhong, Manfuyu knows Shenhong's personality very well. Shenhong is cold and withdrawn to outsiders, and has almost no social skills. Now that he has finally made a friend, he tries every means to please the other party. Manfuyu can understand all this, but he can't have no bottom line. He is so open-hearted with others after only knowing each other for a few days. What if the other party has other intentions and takes the opportunity to cheat money and sex?

The society is dangerous. As an older brother, I must always pay attention and protect my sister.

"Chenhong, I know you cherish this friendship, but I cannot agree to this. You two have only known each other for a few days. Even if you can bring her home after we get to know each other better, it would be best if you only stay during the day and try not to stay overnight."

"Why?" This time it was Shenhong's turn to ask.

"Because he's a man, I'm worried he has intentions towards you."

"If that's the reason, then you can rest assured, brother. I once had the same worry, but later, Sikong proved his character. Don't forget that I can observe just like you, brother. I also personally saw it during my time at the Himuro residence."

Madoka breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that her sister wasn't blindly nice to others. After a little thought, she decided to ask again.

"What do you mean he has nowhere to go?"

“Just homeless.”

"Homeless?" Mando was shocked. "If he's homeless, then he's a tramp. And we can't bring him home."

"Oh, how should I put it... Sikong... He is not an ordinary homeless person, he..." Shenhong suddenly fell silent, and looked around cautiously, like a cautious little mouse. After making sure that no one was eavesdropping, he leaned close to Zhendong's ear.

After hearing this, Manfuyu was stunned and her eyes suddenly widened.

"How could such a thing happen!"

"I didn't believe it at first, but that's the truth."

"Even...even if it's true, can't we just hand her over to Officer Fujisaki? She doesn't look like an ordinary person to me."

"I'm worried about that. And you saw it, brother. Wu Hui stayed there, and Si Kong was knocked unconscious and forcibly taken away. I'm worried that he might become emotionally unstable after waking up and something might happen."

"Are you that worried about him?"

"Yes." Shen Hong nodded, her eyes firm. "Si Kong has helped me so much, I must repay him. If brother really doesn't agree, please lend me some money. I'll go to the hotel and get a room."

Seeing her sister being so persistent, Manfuyu suddenly didn't know what to do.

For a moment, a possibility flashed through Mafuyu's mind.

Could Crimson have other ideas, such as...

If that were the case, it would be perfect. His sister has always had taboo feelings for him that go beyond the relationship between family members. He has always been troubled by this. Now that someone has appeared to divert his sister's attention, it is like timely help.

but……

Isn’t that Kirie’s lover? Shenhong also knows about this.

Then how did she...

Okay, Wuhui is a dead soul after all. In the end, living people will definitely have to fall in love, get married, and have children with living people. Now that the position is vacant, Shenhong can naturally fill it.

Manfuyu was immersed in his reverie until he was called by Shenhong's name. He came back to his senses and decided to go to the clinic to see that guy. Seeing his brother taking action, Shenhong followed him. When they entered the clinic, they saw Wuming lying on the sofa.

"How's the treatment going?" Mafuyu asked straight to the point.

"He's still getting stitches. I gave him anesthesia and added some tranquilizers." Wuming opened his eyelids a crack. "It may take a while. I'll rest first. You two can go back to the car and rest."

After looking at the time on the wall clock, Mafuyu decided to wait here and immediately moved a chair to sit down. A quarter of an hour passed like this. When the doctor came out and told him that the treatment was completed, Mafuyu immediately went to the inner room.

The inner room was very small, with only a bed and a cabinet. Seeing Zhiyao lying safely on the bed, Zhendong walked straight to the bed and squatted down.

"Ready to take a look?" Shenhong instantly guessed his intention.

"This may take a few minutes. You go outside and keep an eye on it. If Officer Fujisaki wakes up, tell her you're sorry but you have to wait a moment." Mando instructed Shenhong, and after giving the order, he placed his hand on Zhiyao's forehead.

Time passed minute by minute, and five minutes passed quickly.

When Shenhong returned to the inner room, she found that Mafuyu had taken her hand away, so she was confused: "It's only been five minutes, are you done watching it?"

"No." Madoka took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I did see some of what I wanted to see. Well, this guy doesn't seem like a bad person. At least he really wants to help you and doesn't ask for anything in return."

"Then let him stay overnight!" Shenhong decisively struck while the iron was hot.

"Wait a minute, I still need to know how you two met." Madoka said as he walked to the door and looked outside. Noticing that Wuming was still resting, he returned to the topic, "Tell me, starting from the first time we met, in as much detail as possible."

In the following time, Shenhong told everything step by step. Manfuyu was sometimes in deep thought and sometimes in amazement. Her thoughts were shaken little by little. When Shenhong finished speaking, Manfuyu's thoughts were finally settled.

"Take it home. You can stay for a few days."

Shenhong was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling, and her mood was as bright as spring breeze.

Chapter 73: [Even if it’s a lie, we must stop it]

We arrived at Hinasaki's apartment at four in the morning. Wuming helped bring her into the house and put her on the sofa. He left a message saying that if she had any problems, she could come to the police station to find him, and then said goodbye.

She hadn't been home for a whole week. The first thing Shenhong did when she got home was to turn on all the lights and check each room for anything unusual. After the inspection, Shenhong opened the refrigerator, took out bread and juice, and gave one portion to herself and one to her brother.

I didn't eat properly before leaving due to emotional reasons, and I was very hungry. Now that my brother is home safely, it's time to solve the problem of being hungry.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Mafuyu took out a blanket and a pillow from the closet in her room and generously said, "I'll sleep on the sofa for the next few days."

There are only two rooms in the house, one for each brother and sister, so there is no room for a third person. However, since they have agreed to let him stay overnight, Madoka, as the head of the family, will naturally not neglect the guest.

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