"Sikong, what happened to you just now?"

Zhiyao glanced at her face and said, "Nothing serious, just avoiding them for a while. Are they angry?"

"That's not the case. Mr. Aso and Sister Lian are both very nice people." Suddenly, Shen Hong remembered something. "By the way, weren't you the one who went to see them a week ago? I mean the time outside."

Zhiyao nodded and admitted it frankly.

So Shenhong didn't beat around the bush, "When I saw you at Bingshi Mansion before, I saw their names in your mind. Now I'm confirming them, hehe." Zhiyao snorted indifferently, Shenhong raised the corners of her lips slightly, and continued to talk, "Ask them to go to Bingshi Mansion together?"

Then came sighs.

"You talk a lot."

"Oh, I'm curious."

"He wasn't like this before. He was always quiet and cold towards people."

"I'm only like that with outsiders. I'm quite gentle and considerate to those close to me... Wait, with this attitude, are you deliberately taking revenge on me for what happened back then?"

"Stop putting money on your face."

In response, Shenhong rolled her eyes and tried to end the conversation by urging Zhiyao to take a shower and brush her teeth.

Just as I was about to push the person towards the bathroom, I remembered that there was something else that I was concerned about.

"Why do you deliberately look for them?"

"They have the same physique as you and Mafuyu. Also, the Aso family also has a ghost-exorcism camera."

It was the first time that Crimson knew this, and she was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth. Then when she learned that there were several parts of the game and that Kurosawa Rei was the protagonist in the third part, she was shocked beyond imagination.

……

At half past six in the evening, the three of them sat in a circle around the dining table. Hinasaki and his sister enjoyed their food quietly, while Zhiyao was equally quiet, without touching a single bite of the food.

He missed Kirie and the Himuro residence and couldn't eat anything.

"Is the food not to your liking?" Mando noticed something unusual and his gaze turned to Zhiyao.

After taking a shower, washing his hair, trimming his hair and changing into new clothes, Zhiyao, who already had a good appearance, looked even more handsome than before. The more Zhendong looked at him, the more he liked him. He thought to himself that if Shenhong really had that intention, at least this guy had passed his test in terms of appearance.

The second person noticed something unusual, and with a bored look on her face, she warned, "Sikong, if you don't eat well, I won't go out tomorrow."

"Going out?" Mando was vaguely concerned.

"I told Sikong this afternoon that Bingshi Residence had disappeared, but he refused to believe me and insisted on going there to see it for himself." Shenhong winked at her brother as she spoke. "So I asked him to go with me tomorrow to confirm it."

Instantly understanding what her sister meant, Mafuyu immediately agreed, "It really did disappear, it's true."

Zhiyao's gaze jumped back and forth between the two of them. Over time, he gradually lowered his eyes. After a moment, he picked up the bowl and chopsticks and ate as quickly as possible.

Hearing is believing. You won't believe it unless you see it with your own eyes.

Then there was the fact that he thought Crimson’s cooking skills were pretty good, except they weren’t as good as his.

……

The next day, noon.

The taxi arrived at the foot of the mountain.

As soon as the car stopped and Shenhong hadn't finished paying, Zhiyao hurried out of the car, as if she didn't want to waste even a second. When Shenhong came out of the car, Zhiyao had already walked some distance.

"Sikong, don't walk so fast!" Shenhong shouted loudly from behind and sped up at the same time.

Looking back, although he didn't want to wait, Zhiyao still stopped and waited for Shenhong to catch up.

With every step they took, their hearts became more uneasy. Zhiyao kept praying that it was fake, and Shenhong kept saying good things to Wuhui in her heart, begging her to do that.

Half an hour later, the two arrived at the destination as they remembered. Zhiyao was stunned, and Shenhong was secretly happy.

"This... how is it possible?!" Zhiyao had the impression that the place where the mansion was built was only covered with messy vegetation. She rubbed her eyes repeatedly and even suspected that she had walked into the wrong place.

"I told you everything, but you refused to believe me." Shen Hong tried her best not to show her happiness. "Okay, it's time to go home."

Zhiyao couldn't give up easily. "No, maybe not here."

Helpless, Shenhong had to accompany him to continue searching, but even after walking around in the woods for a long time, they still found nothing.

"Do you believe it now?" Shenhong's legs were sore from walking, so she bent down and rubbed her calves.

Zhiyao continued to look in the surrounding area, and always felt that something was wrong. Over time, he thought about what happened at Rishang Mountain.

"That thing might only appear at night."

"You want to wait until night?"

"Yes, why don't you go back first."

Shen Hong sighed, opening and closing her mouth slightly. After a while, she suggested, "Why don't we go somewhere else? It's at least six hours before dark."

When people are in a hurry, they often feel that time passes particularly slowly. When it got dark, Zhiyao felt like a whole century had passed. He hurried along the road up the mountain and into the woods. Unfortunately, the abandoned old house was still not there.

"We both found the correct location the first time before, there's no reason for us to go the wrong way." Shenhong reminded.

Beside her, Zhiyao bit her lips angrily, feeling extremely unwilling.

"Let's go, Sikong, let's go home." Shenhong said, and went to hold the man's hand. Who would have thought that the man would move his hand away as soon as they touched each other. Shenhong then said helplessly, "Why are you doing this? Even if we wait until dawn, we can't change the facts."

These words were like cutting the life-saving straw that a drowning person was holding onto, pushing him into the abyss of despair. His eyes gradually lost focus, and Zhiyao lowered his head weakly.

October is the transition season from late autumn to early winter. The night wind blowing through the forest brings a chill to people's skin. However, at this moment, what flows into Zhiyao's heart is further endless coldness.

Shenhong was distressed by his distraught look and sat down beside him, covering the back of his hand.

"Why did Kirie have to do this?" Zhiyao muttered to herself in pain, "I clearly didn't stop Manfuyu. Is it because I don't look like Asanuma?"

"Because Wu Hui doesn't like her brother at all. She did before, and it's even more so now." Shen Hong comforted her gently, "She likes you, so she resisted so fiercely. If it were me, I would do the same thing. Si Kong, it's about time to give up and live a good life."

Rolling his eyes, he slanted towards Shenhong, and the corners of Zhiyao's mouth slowly lifted, sparing no effort to sarcastically say: "You are the only one who has no right to say that. You are an extreme person."

"Indeed, as you said, I am like that, so I am not qualified to say anything high-sounding."

Looking up at the starry sky, Shenhong let out a long sigh.

"Because my world only has my brother. Apart from him, there's no one else I want to live with. Even if I continue to live, it's only my body that survives. My soul has long since died. That's why you saw me desperately chasing his ghost two years later and breaking a taboo. But, before I went to bed last night, I was thinking about another possibility. What if..."

A meteor streaked across the sky. Attracted by it, Crimson paused for a few seconds, then continued:

"If during those two years of loss, there had been someone who understood this feeling, someone I could confide in, someone who could stay by my side and counsel me, then perhaps I would have slowly cheered up. Perhaps if I saw my brother's ghost, I would still chase him, and after catching him, I would hug him and cry, I would express my feelings to him, reluctant to let him go, but I would not break the taboo, and would say goodbye to him properly, because I knew there were people waiting for me out there... That person made me care, made me feel that even without my brother, the world would not fade, because he would be with me at all times, he protected me, treated me well without asking for anything in return, and bravely went forward to keep me alive even though he knew it was a dangerous place..."

The forest at night is like a dark deep sea, and the voice from the heart echoes in the woods. When the emotion reaches its deepest point, tears begin to well up in Shenhong's eyes. When she suddenly realizes who she is referring to, Shenhong falls silent abruptly and turns away her face which is dyed a light wine red.

"So... do you... understand?" With an awkward cough, Crimson decided to end the topic.

"Not at all." Zhiyao shook her head.

It’s actually true, because I was thinking about other things and didn’t listen much.

Crimson choked, almost choking out, "It's... literally."

"How about you repeat it again, and I'll remember it carefully this time?"

"How could I possibly repeat such shameful words? Anyway... Oh, forget it, I'll just say it straight out." Crimson calmed down, "I can't change what's already happened, so I've decided to make it up to you later until you're completely well again."

Chapter 75: [Heroine]

"No need." Zhiyao refused, her voice hollow.

"If you came here half a month later, and when you saw me I had already finished my trip to Himuro Residence and had lost my brother, would you stay by my side and enlighten me as I said just now?" Shenhong asked calmly.

This question really stumped the person. Zhiyao raised his head to look at the starry sky, thinking deeply. After a while, he gave an answer according to his true thoughts.

"I will."

"Even if I resist?"

"Of course." Zhiyao said without hesitation.

"See, that's right. I'm going to do the same thing as you."

After saying that, Shenhong stopped talking, moved closer to Zhiyao, and after thinking for a while, leaned on Zhiyao.

A bit ambiguous.

No problem.

Because the person on the other side risked his life to enter the dangerous zone for me, he is the most important person besides my brother who deserves my closeness.

There was silence for a moment.

Seeing Zhiyao still looking lifeless, Shenhong couldn't help feeling annoyed. At this moment, the howling of wolves suddenly came from a distance. Shenhong became nervous and his hands and feet trembled uncontrollably.

"Si, Sikong..." Holding Zhiyao's hand tightly, Shenhong kept looking around.

Standing up, Zhiyao picked up an angular stone from the ground.

"walk home."

Fortunately, they didn't encounter any wolves along the way. As they were about to descend the mountain, Shenhong suddenly thought of something: "Do you know where there's a public telephone booth?"

Without waiting for Zhiyao to reply, Shenhong continued, "I'm afraid we can't get a taxi here. We have to call home and ask my brother to come pick us up."

"No need." Zhiyao looked around and went straight to somewhere.

Shenhong was slightly surprised to see Zhiyao dragging a bicycle out from under the pile of branches and leaves like a magic trick.

Although a week had passed in the outside world, in fact, from the perspective of the person concerned, the car was borrowed the night before, so it was naturally impossible for him to forget it.

Foot of the mountain, highway.

"boarding."

It was Shenhong's first time sitting on the back of a bicycle. After a little thought, she finally chose to sit sideways, holding the racks on both sides of her buttocks with both hands. When Zhiyao stepped on the pedals, the bicycle slowly started to move.

Having never been carried on a bicycle before, Shenhong's mind was inadvertently filled with plots from romance novels, and she felt indescribably happy.

After a moment of silence, she took the initiative to open her lips and asked, "Bicycle, where did you get it from?"

There was no response from the front.

After waiting for a long time without receiving an answer, Shenhong helplessly freed up his left hand and patted Zhiyao on the back.

"Sikong, we still have a long way to go back. The journey is so boring, we have to find something to talk about."

"Why didn't I notice you were so talkative before?" Zhiyao snorted coldly, disapproving.

"I've already said that it's because I'm not familiar with you. You know my situation at school, and since you're after the money in my wallet, it's strange that I would have a good impression of you."

"Well... okay, I'll borrow the bicycle from a classmate of yours."

"Which classmate?" Shenhong asked.

"There's a girl named Iyama Yuki who wears glasses and has two pigtails."

Rolling his eyes, Shen Hong thought about it carefully, and said with regret: "I have no impression."

"That's your problem." Zhiyao sneered, "When you get back to school, take the initiative to communicate with him. He told me the other day that he wanted to be friends with you, but he was hesitant before because he was afraid of being isolated as well."

Crimson has doubts about this.

"Is it okay? What if he's the bad-hearted type?"

"No, I can guarantee it."

Because they helped you raise your daughter from the age of three, which is not something an ordinary person can do.

"Then let me try."

After this topic ended, somehow the scene became quiet again.

After a while, Shen Hong finally couldn't hold back any longer and urged: "Hurry up and find a topic. It's your turn."

"I have nothing to say." Zhiyao declined politely.

"Nonsense, you're obviously a talkative person." Shen Hong immediately retorted, "Let's not talk about the inside of the Bingshi Residence, just talk about the days before entering the Bingshi Residence. Every time you came to me and talked non-stop, you didn't do it."

However, Zhiyao just didn't say anything. He became more and more unhappy as he waited. Shenhong grabbed the back of his collar and pulled it gently.

"Quickly reply."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like