I, enter the zero world, change the ending

"Two against one is not fair!" Zhiyao retreated repeatedly, looking around for something that could serve as cover.

Smiling at each other, Shenhong and Gudu said in unison:

"Cut the nonsense!"

In the courtyard, snowballs were flying everywhere, and from time to time there were laughter and chatter from men and women.

However, unlike the joyful atmosphere outside, the house was always filled with gloom. Xili lay on the tatami, staring at the ceiling with dazed eyes. Over time, she changed to lying on her side, her body slowly curled up into a ball.

……

At nine o'clock in the evening, Zhiyao was reading books in the room.

There was no movement next door, and no one passed by outside the house. Wu Hui became more and more concerned and ordered Zhiyao: "Go and check on Xili."

"She definitely doesn't want to be disturbed." Not really wanting to leave, Zhiyao found a suitable excuse to refuse.

"Why?" Wuhui was puzzled.

"That's what I did during those few days. Besides, if she's not moving, she's probably sleeping."

"Aren't you afraid she'll cut her wrists?"

After Wuhui's reminder, Zhiyao immediately got up and walked out of the room. When he came to the door next door, he found that the door was not closed tightly, leaving a gap two fingers wide.

There was no light in the house, and the terrain was in the backlight, so Zhiyao couldn't see clearly what was going on inside even if he leaned over. He thought for a moment, then gently opened the door. Only then did he see Xili lying on her side in the middle of the house, curled up like a hedgehog that lacked a sense of security.

His eyes moved to the low table again, and the food that had been served earlier was untouched.

If she continued like this, she might catch a cold again. Calming herself down, Zhiyao took off her slippers, tiptoed into the house, walked straight to the closet, and took out a quilt.

Just as I was about to cover Xili with the quilt, the moment the quilt touched her body, Xili suddenly opened her eyes.

Because she was in a dark environment and had just woken up, Xili could not see the face of the person who came, so she sat up suddenly, and then kept backing away while sitting, like a frightened wild animal.

Suddenly, Zhiyao was embarrassed and turned on the light.

As the soft orange light filled the entire room, Xili discovered that the person coming was Sikong Zhiyao from next door, and gradually realized that he was covering her with a quilt, the wariness and tension on her face slowly disappeared.

"Let me make it clear first, your door was not closed properly, leaving a gap. I saw you sleeping without a blanket and I came in worried that you would catch a cold." Zhiyao clarified herself with a clear conscience.

Xili pursed her lips subconsciously and nodded slightly.

"And the meal..." Zhiyao pointed at the top of the coffee table.

"Can't eat it."

"Oh, I'll take it then, is that okay?"

Xili nodded again.

Following the order, Zhiyao left with the tray. When he returned from the kitchen on the other side of the yard, he found that the light in Xili's room was off again, and he sighed in boredom.

Go to sleep, sleep well, and don’t do anything unreasonable.

After returning to her room, Zhiyao suddenly thought of something when she accidentally glanced at the next room.

If Xili from the future returns to the present, then there will be two Xilis in the future of this time and space.

However, he didn't know that the world would sometimes correct itself. One day two years later, the pregnant Mrs. Bulaifang was chased by a stray dog ​​and accidentally fell on the way, resulting in a miscarriage.

……

"Brother Sikong, Brother Sikong, wake up quickly."

It was late at night and everyone was asleep. Hanako kept pushing Zhiyao's body. When Zhiyao opened her eyes and found it was Hanako, her face was full of helplessness.

"What are you doing, so late at night..." Zhiyao muttered incoherently, and her eyelids closed uncontrollably again.

"The sister next door went out." Huazi leaned close to Zhiyao's ear and said.

"Oh, going...out..."

The next second, with a sudden thought in his mind, Zhiyao suddenly sat up, and the sleepiness was instantly thrown away.

He got up and turned on the light, and saw that the wall clock showed three o'clock in the morning. He put on his clothes and pants as quickly as possible, left the room and went straight to Xili's room. When he opened the door, there was no one inside.

Could it be that he went to the toilet? He wondered in his heart.

"Xili isn't sleeping." Wuhui pointed to the empty ground and reminded Zhiyao, "Look, there's neither a pillow nor a quilt."

Zhiyao opened the closet without saying a word and saw the quilt and pillow inside.

He really went out.

"When did she leave?" Zhiyao asked Hanako hurriedly.

"A few minutes ago?" Hanako thought for a moment. "I saw her through the window in the yard, walking outside."

Hearing this, Zhiyao strode out quickly, not daring to delay for even a second.

Yaobahime: "Take the sword of Sohae-ya."

It is often colder after the snow than during the snow. At this moment, the temperature outside has already dropped below zero degrees Celsius. Occasionally, the night wind blows like a sharp blade. Zhiyao wanders anxiously in the street, constantly looking around, not daring to be negligent.

Although the security in this area is okay, Xili is a girl after all. It is the middle of the night now, so it is better to be safe than sorry.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhiyao noticed a few people gathered in the distance. He suddenly had a bad feeling and quickened his pace. As the distance got closer, he could see that they were three middle-aged men, and the one surrounded in the middle was Xili herself.

Judging from their complexions, these middle-aged men must have drunk a lot of alcohol. They endured the unpleasant smell of alcohol and squeezed into the crowd. Zhiyao grabbed Xili's sleeve and took her out without saying a word.

I had already prepared myself to be harassed by drunkards, but I never expected that I would not encounter any obstruction at all.

It couldn't be better.

They walked in silence, and before they knew it, they were back at the stone steps at the entrance of the shrine. When they got there, Xili struggled to free her sleeve, and Zhiyao's face turned ugly.

"Why are you running around in the middle of the night?!" Zhiyao complained in an indignant tone.

Xili stared at him indifferently, her eyelids slowly drooping.

Seeing this, Zhiyao continued to complain: "Can't you take a stroll during the day? Fine, fine, the quiet night is more suitable for relaxing. Can't you just stay in the yard? Do you know how dangerous it is outside at night?"

Xili remained silent, as if she had heard nothing.

"Luckily, the three people I just encountered were three middle-aged drunks. If you had encountered some young and aggressive thugs, they would have dragged you into an alley and raped you. I wonder what you would have done then."

Another moment of silence followed.

After a moment, Xili finally raised her eyes and spoke:

"Leave me alone, please."

Chapter 97: [Exactly the same experience]

Upon hearing this, Zhiyao felt a surge of anger in his heart.

It was already very annoying to be forced to go out in the middle of the night in the cold winter when I was sleeping soundly. After finally finding him, he still looked like he was keeping me at a distance.

"Do you think I'm willing to care? Willing to go out at this time?"

Xili curled her lips and subconsciously looked away, "I'm so sorry to disturb your rest, I didn't mean to..."

"Don't you want to run around anymore?" Zhiyao rolled her eyes at her resentfully.

"I didn't expect to wake you." Xili's tone was filled with a hint of apology. "And this morning, you took me to the hospital, and I didn't even say thank you."

"I don't care about that kind of thing."

"Thank you for saving me before, and I'm grateful for helping me out just now, but from now on, please don't bother me anymore."

"Xili."

The voice sounded like a melodious old record. Zhiyao took a step forward. Xili looked into the young man's deep, dark pupils and pursed her lips involuntarily, quietly waiting for what would happen next.

"I've imagined the circumstances of our first meeting. Perhaps we'd bump into each other on the street, or in Mihua's antique coffee shop, or right before you commit suicide, or somewhere on Rishang Mountain. But I never imagined you'd come back from the future."

Not knowing how to respond, Xili's lips twitched for a moment.

"What I didn't expect was the way you came here. You actually tried to commit suicide by jumping into the sea but failed. I actually met you when you were in the worst condition."

The lonely midnight environment, coupled with Zhiyao's sincere tone and the emotions she expressed unintentionally, perhaps touched the sensitive part of her heart. In some way, Xili was a little moved, and her tightly closed heart opened a little.

"You seem to know me, where on earth..."

"Listen to me." Zhiyao interrupted him again. "In the past, there were two things that I couldn't let go of. One was Shenhong's disappearance, and the other was you jumping into the sea. I solved the first one, so I naturally can't ignore the second one. Even though you jumped into the sea in the future, you didn't die. You still survived, didn't you? In that case, it's even more impossible for me to watch you continue to seek death."

But for some reason, as soon as she finished speaking, Xili hugged her head without any warning, with an extremely painful expression.

"Don't... don't come over..." Xili closed her eyes, her voice full of pleading.

Not only did Zhiyao feel distressed when she saw this, but alarm bells also started ringing in her mind.

He looked around and saw nothing on either side. He turned behind him and jumped away reflexively in fright.

Behind him stood a man with scars all over his face, hollow eyes, and intermittent unclear sounds coming out of his throat.

This is not a living human, obviously.

Coming back to his senses from the shock, Zhiyao took out Chu Yeshi's sword without saying anything and shouted sternly: "Get out of the way!"

Unable to withstand the scorching light, the undead raised his hands to block it, groaning in pain and stumbling back.

"Don't come near us again, especially don't disappear and then suddenly appear behind us, otherwise you will be scared to death!" Zhiyao frowned slowly and warned in a tone of "keep away from strangers".

The undead was still muttering something, and seeing this, Zhiyao cleared his throat.

"Yayuki, Kirie, Hanako."

In the blink of an eye, three people appeared beside Zhiyao, and then stood in the middle.

Wu Hui: "Get lost."

Hanako: "Go away."

Yaoboji: "Hmph."

Under the continuous intimidation, the undead finally turned around and slowly left the scene. When Zhiyao turned to Xili again, he found that Xili's eyes were wide open as if she had seen some unparalleled wonder.

"They..." Xili murmured subconsciously as her gaze shifted to Zhiyao's eyes.

These three were not living creatures, her intuition was telling her.

"Oh, they're harmless, you don't need to be nervous." Zhiyao agreed, put away the Chuye Sword, lit a cigarette for herself, and then began to introduce, "The long-haired girl is Himuro Kirie, the little girl is Yuejian Hanako, and the mermaid is Yaobohime."

Xili nodded blankly, her eyes moving back and forth between the three of them, and then she heard Zhiyao continue, "They live with me. Wuhui and Yaobai are staying with me, and Hanako lives in the closet. Come to think of it, it was Hanako who discovered you leaving home in the middle of the night."

With the evil spirit living in her body and living in the same house with them, Xili felt that her worldview had been refreshed and she was completely at a loss.

"It's quite cold outside, let's go back to the house and talk." Zhiyao waved her hand gently and walked towards the shrine gate first.

After taking a few steps, Xili suddenly came to her senses and hurried to follow.

……

In the brightly lit room, the shadows of several people were reflected on the wall. Xili continued to look at Zhiyao and the other three with an inquiring look. Zhiyao first rubbed his eyelids, and then turned to Wuhui.

"Come back to my body and don't forget the time." Zhiyao gave the warm instructions with love in her eyes.

Upon hearing this, Wuhui immediately returned to Zhiyao's body. Seeing Wuhui leave, Yaoboji also followed her back, leaving Yuri, who was sitting across the coffee table, completely dumbfounded.

Is it really okay to let those unlucky things live in her body? She was worried from the bottom of her heart.

"It's okay." Zhiyao immediately explained after reading her thoughts from her face, "Yabohime is a deity. She will bless the host with immortality to offset the negative effects of being possessed by an evil spirit."

"Why do I want to be possessed by an evil spirit?" Xili still couldn't understand.

"Because Wuhui only has a remnant of her soul, she cannot survive in the world for too long. Wuhui's true body is guarding the gate to the underworld at Himuro's residence."

"Himuro Residence? The Gate to the Underworld?"

Xili thought for a moment and thought that the Himuro residence might be the house in the forest where she visited Zhiyao before.

"Yes, that's it." Zhiyao saw through her thoughts again and admitted it openly, "As for the Yellow Spring Gate, there's also one on Rishang Mountain, in the Water Palace, below where you and Fengshi fought. Otherwise, that's where you think the Night Spring came from?"

Even Fengshi and Yequan knew about it. Xili felt that the person in front of her was more and more mysterious, so much so that her curiosity grew wildly in her heart like a vigorous ivy.

Seeing Xili's face dazed with shock, Zhiyao smiled awkwardly and tapped the table with his fingertips. "Do you want to read it yourself, or do you want me to tell you?"

As he spoke, he extended his hand towards Yuri.

Xili stared at the back of his hand for a few seconds, then looked back at his face.

"Tell me."