On the ninth day of falling into the underworld, Zong Gu could already stand firm with Hongzi's support and barely walk a few steps.

On the tenth morning, after waking up, Zong Gu tried it and stood up by himself.

Taking a slow step, he didn't help anything, and walked a big circle around the broken walls that had been lying for several days.

Although it is slow, walking independently is no longer a problem.

"In two days, there will probably be no problem..."

When he returned to the broken wall, Hongzi, who woke up and couldn't see others, was crying.

"I'm still here."

"Woo...Songgu!"

"Sorry." Soya stood in front of her, "I want to see how far I can go."

She sobbed, "Is it okay?"

"Well, I can't walk fast."

"Why don't you wake me up?"

"I thought I would come back here before Hongzi woke up...sorry."

Wiping away the tears, Sonoya touched her cheek again: "What do you want to eat for breakfast?"

She glanced at him and said, "Fried salmon."

“No salmon.”

“Clam Flavored Soup.”

“No clams or miso.”

“Beef rice bowl.”

“No beef and rice.”

"It's fine except steamed buns."

"Hongzi is a little picky about food."

“…You really hate it.”

He brought two steamed buns for breakfast. After eating them, Zong Gu continued his rehabilitation training, and Hongzi was with him.

She was extremely happy to see his steps smoothly.

After walking around this area, Zong Gu looked at another ruin not far away and said, "Let's go there."

"sure."

The two of them came empty-handed, and there was nothing to clean up, so they left as soon as they were gone.

On the way past, Hongzi asked, "Where did these broken walls and ruins in the underworld come from?"

"I don't know either. Maybe it was because of the gods' actions when they created Huangquan, but then they felt unpleasant and destroyed the things they had created." Zong Gu guessed.

"The god is really willful... so is the one who escaped from the underworld." Hongzi said, and looked around again, "I will not be heard by Lord Yin Xie, that I will say bad things."

"I hope she can hear..."

When he walked to the ruins, Zong Gu was just a little gasping.

"Can you leave again?"

"Um."

"Then let's go to the next ruin."

"Wait a little."

Zong Gu signaled her to wait in the ruins for a while, and then stood by the broken wall to wait.

When the spirits were coming and going, he carefully selected them with his eyes for a while before talking to one of them and asking about the direction of the Huangquan Hall.

"Huangquan Hall? I remember it's here." The middle-aged man pointed his spirit in a direction.

"Thanks."

After he left, Zong Gu found another spirit body to confirm, just like when he asked for directions for the first time.

He called Hongzi to set off after receiving the same reply and reminding not to get too close.

"Why do you have to ask twice? Do the spirits in the underworld like to lie?" she asked.

"Lying is just one aspect. For many strange reasons, the spirits here often say things they cannot understand."

Zong Gu thought about it and said, "You can treat this place as a super-large mental hospital, but normal people, mild, moderate and severe patients are all mixed together. If you don't observe carefully, it will be difficult to distinguish."

"What's even more troublesome is that some of the patients are also strongly aggressive and like to eat other patients..."

Therefore, when he is still unable to resist, he needs to be extremely careful and cautious.

Hongzi looked at him and found that after he recovered, the calmness he had in the past also came back. "Song Gu has been wandering in such a place for two years, has he become a 'doctor'?"

"You can only be considered half an intern."

“So humble.”

He looked forward, "After all, the place I walked by is probably less than one percent of the entire Huangquan."

Walking towards the Huangquan Hall, Zong Gu walked slowly and didn't walk much farther away for a long time.

Hongzi was not in a hurry, followed by, relaxed and enjoyed the long-lost outing for several days.

"The man just said that he would walk here for about a day. At our speed, it would probably not arrive until tomorrow."

"Yeah. Do you want to have a rest?"

"Not yet."

Zong Gu turned his head to look at her, "If you are tired, you can only ask Hongzi to carry me on your back."

"I can't carry it!"

"Didn't Hongzi walk so far on me before? I miss the feeling of that time."

"I don't miss it at all..."

Hongzi curled his lips, "The days when Zong Gu was unconscious were probably the most desperate time in my life. I don't know what to do or where to go, so I can only carry Zong Gu and keep going numbly.

Let's go...ah, I can't carry it."

She made a little effort, and Soya just hugged her from behind without oppressing her.

"Thank you, Hongzi."

“…”

She raised her hand to his arm, leaned back a little, turned her eyes for a while, and then said, "Zonggu is so heavy, my waist is still sore."

"I'll give you a massage when I'm resting later."

"Is it just a massage? My legs are a little sore."

“There will be a fee if you have more.”

She turned to look at him, "How to bill?"

"Ten thousand yen..." Soya stared at her lips, "No, just kiss."

“…”

Hongzi lowered her head and raised it again, his kiss fell.

“Um…”

She closed her eyes, tiptoed toes, hooked his neck, because she was inexperienced, confused and panicked, and finally she passedably under his guidance.

After kissing for a short while, he separated for a while, looking at her and licking his lips.

Hongzi opened her mouth slightly, the corners of her lips were wet, and she was still confused and still feeling unsatisfied, so she came back again.

“Do it again…”

The two kissed for a while before they separated and continued to move forward.

"For me, this is the first kiss." Hongzi walked in front, her ears still a little red.

"My first kiss with Zong Gu." She added.

Sonoya took her hand and said, "Can you count with Kirino?"

"Of course." Hongzi turned her head and smiled at him, "That was a friendly kiss."

Sonoya didn't want to ruin her mood, she just smiled.

After walking for a long time, Hongzi paused suddenly and subconsciously wanted to hide behind Zonggu.

"fine……"

He comforted him, and was also a little surprised.
To be continued...