Senri eventually stayed at the Kawakami family's house.

Despite the immense pressure from Du Jun, he stubbornly refused to abandon his friends and run away alone. To demonstrate his determination, he even moved his dinner to Kawakami's house.

Du Jun: So you just want me to watch you eat?! You little rascal!

Cheng Shuang couldn't bear to see her brother watching them eat, so she drank water to stave off her hunger. After all, with Qianli around, Du Jun couldn't use the space grid at will. And at this moment, there wasn't much food left in the refrigerator, only a few snacks that she had put in.

She turned her head and took out a bag of sandwiches from her bag. Du Jun wanted to take it, but Qianli intercepted it. The boy gave a shy smile and said, "I want to eat this. How about we switch, big brother?"

Du Jun frowned slightly, glanced down at the steaming food, and then turned his head to look at a young girl who was already engrossed in eating.

Cheng Shuang: Hmm? Mmm! Delicious!

Before he could reply, Qianli opened the sandwich, took a bite, and smiled again.

Du Jun: So stupid, I feel like punching him!

When Cheng Shuang sensed that something was off, she looked around blankly and saw Qianli munching on a dry sandwich while Du Jun didn't touch his chopsticks. Suddenly realizing something, she exclaimed "Oh!" and pushed her own food to the middle, saying, "Let's eat together!" Then she turned around, took two more sandwiches, kept one, and handed one to Du Jun.

Du Jun accepted it with satisfaction, glancing meaningfully at Qianli.

Qianli froze, feeling like she'd taken the wrong picture; even the sandwich didn't taste good anymore!

Cheng Shuang enjoyed the meal the most. Putting everything else aside, Akasaka's father's cooking was quite delicious, and she even wanted to take some home!

Du Jun only finished the sandwich and then stopped, while Qian Li ate until he was stuffed in order not to waste any food.

Seeing him rubbing his stomach with a pained expression, Cheng Shuang slipped him a large hawthorn pill while Du Jun was washing the dishes. The girl asked, puzzled, "Why are you so afraid of my brother?"

Qianli covered her mouth and burped, shaking her head in frustration. "I don't know. I never felt this way before, but now... Brother Kawakami gives me a lot of pressure. It's like if I do anything out of line, he can kill me with his eyes!"

Cheng Shuang was speechless. "Your imagination is too wild. If looks could kill, my brother would be invincible!"

"I'm just describing! Describing!" Qianli said through gritted teeth in excitement.

The little girl nodded quickly, "Okay! Okay! Are you going to sleep with my brother tonight?"

Qianli shook his head like a rattle-drum, "No, no, no!"

"Aren't you afraid? Kayako and Sadako?"

Qianli froze, looking pitiful, and asked, "I'll go to your room and make a..." Before he could finish the words "make a bed on the floor," he shuddered. Looking again, he saw that Brother Chuan Shang had come out of the kitchen at some point and was leaning against the kitchen door frame, staring coldly at him.

Qianli tensed up, stammering, "I... I'll make a makeshift bed on the floor in the living room!"

"We'll sleep together tonight," Du Jun said coldly. He dried his hands with a towel, walked over, sat down between the two of them, and pressed the TV remote. "I went to the Saeki family's house this afternoon, but I only saw Toshio. Now I'm waiting for Sadako to arrive!"

Qianli immediately fell silent. Brother Chuan Shang is a ruthless man!

Cheng Shuang raised an eyebrow. Could it be that she really took Kayako in? But aren't earthbound spirits supposed to be unable to leave the place where they died?

Du Jun seemed to understand the little girl's confusion. He tapped the coffee table with his fingertip, "After all, there are too many ghosts and monsters. They were originally all leaders in their own right!"

That word was used brilliantly!

This is not the original place.

Cheng Shuang had a sudden realization: the way the vagrants existed was more or less related to the local indigenous legends and civilizations.

The more indigenous people who believe, the more living 'legends' there will be. Usually, they stay in their own territories, but when they meet, it is a confrontation between kings.

When Kayako encounters another powerful demon, it's not a simple battle of one defeating the other.

Instead, it's more likely that the big fish will eat the small fish, becoming supplies for the other side and strengthening itself.

Therefore, the Slit-Mouthed Woman dared not confront Kayako, knowing that she would surely be swallowed whole by Kayako.

If Sadako were to confront Kayako, everything she had done before might be for naught.

"There's a way, on the day the gates of hell open."

Cheng Shuang looked at Du Jun and thought, "What a world where risks and opportunities coexist!"

Qianli couldn't understand what the two were talking about at all. He looked at this one and that one until the two began to ponder and the air became silent. Suddenly, the bell rang.

Du Jun tapped the coffee table, "Coming!"

"I'll take it!" Qianli jumped up suddenly, his face pale. He was about to take a step when a pair of large hands pressed him back down.

“I’ll do it!” Du Jun stood up. “I haven’t seen the videotape, so I’ll see what the reaction is.”

There was a piercing static in the receiver, the television suddenly lit up, and everything began to resemble the day I watched the videotape, as if it were happening again yesterday.

Cheng Shuang cleverly carried a large basin and placed it under the TV to catch the overflowing water, preventing the floor from getting soaked again.

Qianli's lips twitched, and he let go of his friend's hand that he was trying to hold. He was still too young and was always unintentionally shocked by his friend's amazing moves.

The three people sat on the sofa, watching intently as Sadako made her appearance.

Sadako: I inexplicably feel like I'm being treated like a superstar...

When the woman in the white dress with black hair covering her face appeared, Du Jun calmly pulled out a firearm and said coldly, "Do you want to die in the well, or die outside?"

Sadako, who was being threatened by a human for the first time, stared intently at the handsome young man holding a gun. She stopped halfway through her step, looking like a ghost stuck in a television frame...

Sadako kills people with her mind, relying on people's fear of her. Once the victim is no longer afraid of her, the effect of her mind will be greatly reduced.

Qianli was initially quite frightened, but seeing this scene made him want to laugh. However, he held back for the sake of his life, though his eyes kept glancing at the basin of water below the television.

Miss Sadako probably didn't know that her other leg was kneeling in the basin of water, making her look just like Momotaro paddling across the water...

Cheng Shuang didn't expect the young man to be so assertive from the start. She glanced down and saw that the watch, disguised as a pedometer, was already close to midnight.

The little girl immediately understood why he was in such a hurry; if a certain time limit was exceeded, the handsome young man would probably cause trouble.

A handsome young man versus Sadako at the crossroads—whoever wins or loses will be at a disadvantage for both of them.

However, Cheng Shuang still had a thought: what if Sadako could swallow the beautiful boy...

The idea was too dangerous, and the girl stopped herself in time. After all, there was still her older brother inside Ryusuke's body. If his soul was injured, his mental strength would inevitably be severely damaged as well.

There's truth to the saying that you should rely on yourself in everything.

She tapped the watch face, and Du Jun's brow twitched, giving a barely perceptible nod.

Cheng Shuang fell silent, but then her eyes flickered, and suddenly the corners of her mouth turned up. Not wanting to miss any chance to stir things up, she blurted out, "Brother, kill it quickly!"

Wow, that's pretty awesome! — Qianli's thoughts.

Ha, you're asking for it! —Sadako's thoughts.