The skinny Nozaki was picked up by Matsuko from the county hospital and brought back to the holiday home. He immediately broke free from Matsuko's supporting hand and staggered into Zheng Wenjie's room.

"Mr. Zheng, how are you?"

Zheng Wenjie coughed twice, waved his hand and said, "I'm fine. It was my carelessness that made you like this. I didn't expect Xue Ji to be so dissatisfied with me. This time, it was also because of them that I was seriously injured."

"I've let Mr. Zheng down." Nozaki knelt in front of Zheng Wenjie with his head lowered, his gray hair covering his eyebrows.

Zheng Wenjie sighed and reached out to pat Nozaki's shoulder: "Nozaki-kun, I can only rely on you now. I can no longer deal with Sadako's curse. You must set off to Tokyo now to remove the Inugami family's curse and refine Sadako's poisonous corpse into elixir and bring it back."

Nozaki looked up at Zheng Wenjie's pale face, and after thinking quickly, he nodded firmly: "Yes! I understand, I will leave for Tokyo immediately!"

"Nozaki-kun, ahem...our lives depend on you this time! When you come back, I will give you the three remaining pills of Yukihime so that you can recover your lost vitality!"

Zheng Wenjie patted his chest and took a breath before continuing, "We'll go and seek revenge on them when the time comes! Let's go now, Nozaki-kun!"

"Hi!" Nozaki looked excited. He stood up with his hands on the floor, bowed to Zheng Wenjie, and then left Zheng Wenjie's room.

After closing the door, Nozaki's expression returned to calm. A sense of pride rose in his heart, and his steps became firm as he left.

After Nozaki left, Zheng Wenjie's pale face returned to rosy. Doesn't Amaterasu want to atone her sins and protect the people on this island? Then let's see how she can protect them.

In Nozaki's current state, he can only wait for death. His only life-saving straw is to swallow the elixir made from the poisonous corpse in the porcelain bottle given to him by Zheng Wenjie.

Will Nozaki come back and give him the elixir? Zheng Wenjie doesn't believe that a man like Nozaki would put his life in the hands of others.

After Nozaki left her and the child behind and drove to Tokyo alone, Matsuko finally couldn't help her uneasy mood and pulled Makoto and the child to Zheng Wenjie's room.

"Mr. Zheng, are you feeling better now?" Songzi sat opposite Zheng Wenjie holding the child.

Makoto observed Zheng Wenjie carefully, and after making sure that he was no different from his usual self, he asked curiously, "Zheng-jun, what happened? How is my sister? Where is Po-yu-mo?"

The little boy who was quietly lying in Songzi's arms was looking at him with his clear black and white eyes, which made Zheng Wenjie hesitate about his previous thoughts.

Nodding to Songzi, Zheng Wenjie looked at Makoto's worried eyes and said, "The Pokumo has been destroyed by your sister, but I don't know how your sister is doing now. Don't ask. If you want to know something, just ask your sister yourself when you find her."

"Since you have come to me, I will just tell you directly." Zheng Wenjie took a look at the little boy and finally couldn't bear to see such a young child die like this.

"I am now powerless against Sadako's curse. I have decided to leave Japan with Mitsuki tomorrow."

"Don't worry, I can tell you how to lift the curse." Zheng Wenjie raised his hand to stop Songzi from becoming excited.

"As long as you copy the videotape and show it to another person, the curse on you will be broken." Zheng Wenjie looked at Songzi: "Just like Miss Songzi, the curse on you has actually been broken."

These words made Songzi's eyes widen, and she pointed at herself in disbelief: "So... is this true?"

Zheng Wenjie nodded, while Makoto said in disbelief: "Really? This can't be known to anyone! Otherwise, this video will be circulated sooner or later, and there's no way to stop it!"

Zheng Wenjie said noncommittally: "Telling you about this is the best help I can give you, Miss Songzi, you have to find a way to cure your son's curse on yourself."

Songzi hugged the child tightly, her mind was in a mess for a moment, and finally she thought of her father who lived alone in her hometown. She gritted her teeth and looked up at Zheng Wenjie: "Mr. Zheng, thank you."

"Ms. Makoto!" Matsuko turned her head and looked at Makoto: "Thank you for your care these days. I will bring my children to visit you again if I have the chance! I'll take my leave first!"

After that, she ignored Makoto's attempts to stop her and left the room with the child in her arms. Just as she was about to go back to her room to pack her luggage, she met Mitsuki.

"Ms. Matsuko, what's wrong with you?" Looking at Matsuko who seemed unwell, Miyuki asked curiously.

Matsuko forced a smile, nodded at Mizuki, then left Mizuki with the child in her arms.

Mitsuki sighed strangely, and just as she shook her head, she ran into Makoto who looked anxious. Mitsuki stopped Makoto and asked in confusion: "What happened? What's wrong with you guys?"

"Hey! Go ask your father, it's all his fault!" Makoto pulled Mitsuki's hand away, left a few words and chased after Matsuko's back.

Miyue came to the room inexplicably and sat next to Zheng Wenjie. She poured a glass of water and looked at Zheng Wenjie with strange eyes: "Father...you didn't do anything to Miss Songzi? She looks so flustered...she has already given birth to a child."

Zheng Wenjie ignored him and said to himself: "You should also pack your things. We will leave tomorrow."

Mitsuki was stunned and asked curiously, "Going back to Tokyo tomorrow? Isn't Sadako's curse broken yet?"

Zheng Wenjie turned his head and looked at Meiyue and asked, "Are you willing to leave Japan with me and go to Hong Kong Island? I have already told them how to break the curse."

Miyue didn't hesitate and nodded directly, "Okay, I'll follow you wherever you go, father. But what's the way to lift the curse?"

Zheng Wenjie told Meiyue the method to break Sadako's curse, and Meiyue finally understood. She pressed Zheng Wenjie's arm worriedly: "Father, are you really injured? Let's go to the hospital first."

Zheng Wenjie was somewhat relieved that Mitsuki's first reaction was that he had no way to break the curse, so he told her the truth: "No need to go to the hospital. Although you are injured, I think you will have no problem dealing with Sadako's curse. Now it's just time to leave here."

Mitsuki only nodded, and was about to ask something else when she was interrupted by the sound of Makoto pulling the door open with great force.

"Why do you want to tell us how to break the curse? Don't you know how big of a disaster this will cause? If you can't do it, who else can?"

"Your sister? But there are only a few days left. Can you find her?" Zheng Wenjie interrupted Makoto.

"Calm down first. If you don't let Matsuko know, what will happen to the child? Do you have the heart to watch this child die under Sadako's curse?"

Makoto panted and looked at Zheng Wenjie, and finally sat on the ground helplessly: "Even if I can't find my sister, I can find other exorcists... But Songzi didn't believe me. She got angry at me and left with the child."

Mitsuki went forward and hugged Makoto and comforted him: "You can't bear to see your child die like this, right? Even if Matsuko knows how to break the curse, she won't tell anyone." "There are still three days left." Zheng Wenjie looked up at Makoto: "Have you thought about what to do about the curse on you?"

"I... won't hurt anyone. If I can't find my sister, I will go to Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture. There is a peacock master there who has great magical powers."

Zheng Wenjie nodded: "That's good, don't think about looking for your sister, go directly to the Peacock Master you mentioned and let him help you."

"Mizuki and I will leave Japan for Hong Kong Island tomorrow. We will also go to remove the curse on our bodies. You should say goodbye today. I hope I will have the opportunity to see you again in the future."

Makoto looked up at Mitsuki who was holding her, and then looked at Zheng Wenjie: "Come with me to Koyasan. Master Peacock's magic power is not weaker than Xueji. He can help us break the curse."

"Sister Makoto...we won't go with you." Mitsuki reluctantly helped Makoto stand up, nodded to Zheng Wenjie, and then pulled Makoto, who was still trying to persuade her, out of the room.

夜晚
Miyue came to the courtyard and found Zheng Wenjie who was resting with his eyes closed: "Father, I asked Makoto to help book two plane tickets for 7 o'clock tomorrow night."

"Hmm?" Zheng Wenjie opened his eyes and turned to look at Meiyue.

Mitsuki held up the household registration copy in her hand: "Because my father doesn't have this, he can't get a passport, so I thought of asking Makoto-sister for help. She has already called their special agent team."

"Tomorrow we will go directly to the airport and someone will give us a certificate to let us on the plane."

Zheng Wenjie nodded silently. What he wanted most now was to see how far Nozaki had come. Unfortunately, the power he could use now was not enough for him to see Nozaki through such a long distance.

Dark clouds cover the moon
Nozaki sat in the car, suppressing his excitement, and drove without stopping all the way to the foot of the mountain where the Inugami ancestral home was located.

Zheng Wenjie is injured now, so he is so impatient to let himself come here. Then the elixir made from the poisonous corpse will definitely be able to heal Zheng Wenjie's injuries.

In that case, the elixir I make can also save myself!

Nozaki no longer waited, picked up the wooden box wrapped in cloth that had been beside him, and walked faster and faster until he came directly to the courtyard of Inugami's ancestral home.

Looking at the well in the darkness, Nozaki took a deep breath, knelt on the ground, solemnly opened the cloth bag, and took out the porcelain bottle from the box with both hands.

Recalling how Zheng Wenjie used the porcelain bottle to refine Xue Ji's essence and told him how to use it, Nozaki walked step by step to the well, tied a rope around the mouth of the bottle and then opened it. Looking at the red light coming out of the mouth of the bottle, Nozaki couldn't wait to pull the rope and put the bottle into the well.

Only when he felt that the porcelain vase had reached the bottom did Nozaki sit down by the edge of the well, looking at the sky covered by dark clouds with joy.

As time goes by
Zheng Wenjie got into a car left in the holiday home, while Miyue said goodbye to Makoto outside the car. After they hugged each other, Miyue got into the car.

Looking at Makoto waving in the rearview mirror, Mitsuki felt something she had never felt before: "Father, Makoto is really a good person."

"Father...can't you still deal with Sadako's curse? Can you help Makoto? Koyasan is so far away. If we are delayed for a day or two on the way, it will be too late."

Zheng Wenjie smiled and said, "Don't worry, Makoto is not cursed. It was Nozaki who showed you the video tape for the first time, so the curse on him had been lifted by then."

"But when we got to the holiday home, I asked Makoto to play the video tape again. At that time, everyone except Matsuko had watched it. Nozaki was cursed again, and the curse on Makoto was broken, so don't worry."

Miyue looked at Zheng Wenjie who was driving curiously: "If that's the case, father, why didn't you tell Makoto? And let her go to Koyasan for nothing."

Zheng Wenjie calculated the time it would take for his blood in the porcelain bottle to refine the poisonous corpse and said, "The plane takes off at seven, right? Around this time, you should know why. If you still don't know, I'll tell you when we get to Hong Kong Island."

"Ok."

Nozaki was awakened by the cold. He was already weak and the cold came in a hurry. He was only wearing thin clothes, and the forest was still chilly in the early morning.

Nozaki leaned over the edge of the well and looked inside. He quickly fell backwards after a quick glance and lay on the ground in fear for a long time before he came to his senses.

The red light coming from the bottom of the well illuminated the appearance inside the well. Nozaki immediately saw the swollen, pale face with bulging eyes amidst the floating black hair.

Nozaki was already weak and had caught a cold, and now he was frightened by this. He lay on the ground and coughed continuously until he coughed up some blood and felt a little better.

Nozaki leaned back to the well with great effort, untied the rope hanging beside him and held it tightly in his hand. Even though his body was not in good condition at the moment, Nozaki firmly believed that as long as he persisted until he swallowed the pill, not only would everything be restored, but he would also have incredible power!
It was getting dark. Mitsuki took the plane ticket and boarding pass from the special agent team arranged by Makoto, and held Zheng Wenjie's wrist to prepare to board the plane.

"Father, what is Hong Kong like? I heard it's very prosperous and there are many great singers, like Teresa Teng!"

Zheng Wenjie laughed and said, "You'll know when the time comes, but when you get to Hong Kong Island, you should go to school and study hard first."

Ignoring Miyue's pleading and sighing, Zheng Wenjie now feels more and more like an old father.

As it grew darker, Nozaki checked the well at regular intervals until the terrifying face disappeared, the red light from the porcelain bottle gradually shrank, and the well fell into darkness. Only then did Nozaki excitedly pull the rope.

Holding the porcelain bottle with trembling hands, he poured it into his hands. A green pill rolled into the palm of his hand. Nozaki grinned and suppressed laughter continued to come out.

After calming down, Nozaki leaned against the well and looked at the sky, the excited smile still on his face. Tonight's night was particularly beautiful for him, with bright moon and stars. Nozaki could also see the flashing navigation lights of the planes flying high in the sky.

Nozaki no longer waited. He tilted his head back and swallowed the emerald green pill into his mouth, just like when he swallowed the pill that Zheng Wenjie gave him. The pill turned into a stream of water as it entered his mouth and passed through his throat.

Before Nozaki could feel the changes in his body, he lost consciousness in an instant, his head drooped weakly, and then his whole body exploded. Thick green fog quickly enveloped the entire forest and then spread in all directions.

"Dad, this is my first time on a plane. It's so beautiful!" Miyue looked out the window of the plane and the panoramic view of the city came into view. The lights were like stars, bright and charming.

Meiyue suddenly pulled Zheng Wenjie's hand and motioned him to look outside. Zheng Wenjie raised his eyebrows and leaned over, looking through the string window at the place where Meiyue pointed. A thick green fog was gradually spreading.

The silent green mist has spread towards the neon stars.

It was not until the plane flew farther and farther away and the city disappeared from sight that Zheng Wenjie sat back in his seat, patted Mitsuki's hand and said lightly: "This is why I didn't stop Makoto from going to Koyasan." (End of this chapter)