strictlysupreme Chapter 25 The Hall of Rebirth, Zhong Li leaves the stage.
Chapter 25 The Hall of Rebirth, Zhong Li leaves the stage.
"You...you've arrived?"
Paimon was fighting with the cake on the table when she caught a glimpse of the group approaching. She quickly swallowed the cake and waved to them.
"Paimon, another tornado is coming outside. Since you can eat so much, why don't you eat the tornado yourself?"
Ying chuckled and suggested that Paimon display the divine power of the Taotie of this era with an unrealistic suggestion.
"Ying! You're making fun of me for eating too much again!"
Upon hearing Ying's words, Paimon's expression instantly turned serious, and she stroked her chin, seemingly trying to come up with an unpleasant nickname for Ying.
Seeing the familiar naming animation before Paimon's spellcasting, Ying hurriedly interrupted her.
"Here you go, cake!"
Ying then picked up a cake from another table and handed it to Paimon in a fawning manner.
It's simply because the two of them have a good relationship; they're not afraid of being given nicknames at all, understand?
Paimon instinctively accepted the cake that Ying handed him, then smiled happily and continued eating.
"Hehe, I forgive you!"
Outside the passenger ship.
Under the cover of dark clouds, a torrential downpour gradually began.
As the first raindrop fell from the clouds, countless raindrops followed, pounding rapidly onto the deck and the sea with a loud splash.
This sudden downpour seemed to foreshadow something.
Liyue.
"I am Zhongli, the 78th head of the Rebirth Hall."
Zhongli shrugged helplessly, then continued working, maintaining the daily operations of the Hall of Rebirth.
"Sigh... When will the sect leader return..."
A rare look of nostalgia appeared on Zhongli's usually calm face.
After all, ever since Hu Tao left the Hall of Rebirth, he has diligently guarded it and has never had the chance to drink tea or listen to music again! He has no chance to be decadent!
Meanwhile, Qiqi, who was doing flexibility exercises on the side, muttered after hearing Zhongli's sigh.
"This is a quiet and harmonious life, which Qiqi likes."
After Qiqi finished her gymnastics, she slowly walked to the chair and sat down to rest for a while.
"Today is the first full month since I came to the Hall of Rebirth." After resting for a while, Qiqi habitually wrote down the date in her notebook.
Life was indeed very good.
Meanwhile, the passenger ship, which had been adrift at sea for two days, finally approached Liyue Port.
After the ship came to a stop, the passengers disembarked and breathed in the local atmosphere of Liyue.
"Luminous, we're back in Liyue again. Does that mean we can have another whole fish feast?"
Paimon wiped the cake crumbs from the corner of his mouth, then asked Ying without a care in the world.
As expected of emergency food, all I can think about is food.
After a 0.01-second pause, Ying slapped her forehead and replied helplessly.
"We didn't come to Liyue to eat...we have important business to attend to!"
After saying that, Ying placed her hand on Paimon's head and patted it a little harder, trying to brainwash Paimon.
"Huh? Eating...isn't that the important thing?"
Paimon was puzzled.
Food is the most important thing for people, and it is the foundation of life.
Eating is the most important thing!
Ying realized she couldn't win against Paimon, so she could only slap her own face to remind herself not to fight over emergency food.
Before Ying and Paimon could even bicker, Xunfeng had already taken Hutao to Wangsheng Hall.
Because he had already guessed that if he didn't come back soon, the Hall of Rebirth would really change its leader!
Just kidding, of course not.
"Guest Elder, your master has returned to see you!"
As soon as Hu Tao walked in, she called out to Zhong Li with a big smile.
"Master, you're back. That's good."
Zhongli appeared in sight with a haggard face.
"Guest, you've worked hard..."
Looking at the exhausted Zhong Li, Hu Tao felt a little guilty.
After all, he had never personally participated in the work of passing on spirits before; he was a newcomer to the job and was now putting it into practice.
Xun Feng, who was standing to the side, noticed Zhong Li's slightly upturned lips and slightly twitching eyebrows, and immediately saw through the clue.
Zhongli's acting skills are inferior to Dvalin's!
"Zhongli, it's been a long time!"
While suppressing a laugh, Xun Feng solemnly raised his hand to greet Zhong Li.
After nodding in acknowledgment, Zhongli continued her performance.
He didn't care about anything else; today, even if he cried his eyes out and acted until the sky fell and the earth cracked, he was going to quit.
Even I, a six-thousand-year-old demon god, have my little moods!
"Master, these days I have to participate in or review everything, from carrying coffins to handling accounts, big and small, in the hall. Otherwise, I can't eat or sleep in peace!"
As Zhongli spoke, he vigorously pounded his chest with his fist.
"Good, good, good. You are a reliable guest advisor. In that case, I can entrust this important task to you with peace of mind."
Hu Tao didn't catch Zhong Li's hidden meaning at all, and began to praise Zhong Li with delight.
"With such a guest, how can the Hall of Rebirth not be prosperous?"
Zhongli: Wait a minute... why is the plot developing differently? I request to change the lines and read them again.
Author: Next time for sure.
Without holding back any longer, just as Zhong Li was about to unleash her true acting prowess to win over Hu Tao, however…
Hu Tao immediately took out a credit card with a ten-figure balance from her pocket and handed it to Zhong Li with peace of mind.
"Master...you..."
After receiving the bank card, Zhong Li's expression changed from a serious frown at first, to a trembling grief, and then...
beaming with joy—
"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
Great, the "it's actually delicious" principle will live on forever!
Seeing Zhongli's imposing presence, Hu Tao smiled with satisfaction and then spoke to him earnestly.
"Guest, do a good job, I believe in you!"
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Feeling the warmth of the sun, at Paimon's suggestion, the two walked back to the shore.
"Paimon, are you going fishing again?"
Ying recalled her previous experience and couldn't help but feel ashamed.
"Of course not, let's go find Uncle Tian and get the fish directly."
Uncle Tian: How could someone so young say such heartbreaking things?
"...Paimon, that's so rude of you! You've only met him once, and you're already taking his work for your own."
"Hehe...then let's fish ourselves."
Paimon, realizing his mistake, immediately admitted that he had misspoke.
The shore of Liyue Harbor.
As soon as Ying and Paimon reached the shore, they saw Uncle Tian not far away.
"Uncle Tian!"
Ying smiled faintly and greeted Uncle Chaotian warmly.
"Shh~ Uncle Tian is fishing, let's not disturb him."
Remembering Uncle Tian's teachings from last time, Paimon quickly reminded Ying.
After saying that, the two carefully moved forward so as not to scare away the fish that were feeding in the water.
After they approached Uncle Tian, they stood aside and waited.
"Oh, the weather is really nice."
After catching the fish, Uncle Tian turned around and put it into the bucket, remarking on how gentle the weather was.
As soon as he turned around, he saw the two foodies standing behind him, their eyes gleaming with ill intent.
"It's been a while, how are you all..." Uncle Tian greeted them warmly.
"Uncle Tian, hehe, we're fishing again."
Paimon proudly raised the children's custom-made fishing rod and swung it in the air, her eyes determined and her expression serious, as if she had already set a "small" goal of catching a hundred fish in an hour.
Sensing the fighting spirit of the young people, Uncle Tian smiled and encouraged them, "Great, I look forward to your performance."