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"The 77th head of the Wangsheng Hall is Hu Tao!" The girl with plum blossom eyes in front of him performed a gun dance and said with full energy.
"Pah, pah, pah!" Seeing Hu Tao performing such difficult moves on the steep rock, Yu Jin couldn't help but applaud.
However, under the gaze of the girl, Yu Jin quickly gave up the idea of being funny. He scratched his head and said, "Wangsheng Hall? I've never heard of this place."
"Is that so?" Hu Tao looked at Yu Jin's outfit, which was obviously not in line with Liyue's style, and secretly rejoiced in her heart. Finally, she could sell the Wangshengtang business in its entirety!
"So, sir, would you like to try the services at Wangsheng Hall? Buy one, get one free?" Walnut jumped down from the rock and handed Yujin a small card.
Yu Jin looked down and saw the words: Wangshengtang special offer, funeral one-stop service for only 2 million Mora! Buy one get one free!
Looking at the obviously handwritten sales card in front of him, Yu Jin's mouth twitched. Regardless of whether he really needed this service, even if he did, he couldn't afford it now.
"Sorry, I don't need this service." Yu Jin just looked at it for a while and then handed the promotional card back to Hu Tao.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't be so shy. Even if you don't need it now, at least you will definitely need it in the future." When Hu Tao saw Yu Jin reject the sales card she had drawn for a long time, she hurriedly tried to keep him.
Yu Jin looked at the restless Walnut in front of him and explained, "It's not that I'm avoiding it, but I really don't need it."
As Yu·Undead·Jin, he couldn't imagine how he would die in the future. So naturally he didn't need the seemingly great service of the Hall of Rebirth.
But who would have thought that after hearing what Yu Jin said, Hu Tao became unusually serious. She said with a stern face:
"This strange man, birth, aging, sickness and death are part of the order of the universe. There is no need to avoid it. This day will come sooner or later."
“So I’d better keep it.”
After saying that, Kurumi smiled and tried to push the card in her hand back to Yujin.
"Okay, I'm really impressed by you." Yu Jin couldn't resist Hu Tao's enthusiasm and had to accept it reluctantly.
After seeing Yu Jin accept her promotional card, Hu Tao's happiness obviously rose to a new level. This was the first promotional card she had ever given out!
But she soon calmed down. Walnut looked at Xiao Jiujiu who was hiding behind Yu Jin and said:
"But even if you accept my sales card, I still can't let you take this little guy back to Qingce Manor!"
After hearing this, Xiao Jiujiu shrank even more and hugged herself on Yu Jin's thighs.
Yu Jin touched Xiao Jiujiu's head and asked Hu Tao, "Why? Give me a reason."
Seeing that the two were clearly not going to give up, Kurumi became serious and explained:
"Yin and Yang are orderly, but fate is unpredictable. Death is unpredictable but has its own rules. Remember, no matter when or where, no matter what the reason, people should not easily provoke the ritual of death. Only by knowing and respecting it can we understand the value of life."
Then, she looked at Xiao Jiujiu who was hugging her thigh behind Yu Jin, shook her head and said, "Besides, the girl behind you has been dead for more than ten years. Everything about her should have been forgotten."
"Even if we really go back, humans and ghosts have different paths, and there won't be any good results."
Really? Yu Jin nodded after hearing what Hu Tao said, and then said lightly: "I agree with you, but you should understand that there are many dangers in this world."
Hu Tao nodded in confusion. They were clearly discussing matters of life and death just now, but now they had slid to talking about how dangerous the world was. Although this world was indeed very dangerous.
"Let's not talk about people who died in other accidents, but what if a ghost who was murdered by someone else and is obsessed with it appears?"
"Are you going to persuade him to be more magnanimous? To forgive the murderer? Probably not."
Walnut lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "If his obsession really turns him into a ghost, we will send him to the ferry and bring the murderer to justice!"
"Does that mean the taboo between life and death cannot be broken?" asked Yu Jin.
"Well, no matter what, life and death are predetermined, and the boundary between life and death cannot be confused." Walnut nodded, as if to confirm his own thoughts.
"Well then, I'm looking forward to the war between your Hall of Rebirth and the Fatui." Ember said something unclear.
“???” Hu Tao was stunned. Although the bad reputation of the Fatui was known to everyone, they had no conflict with the Hall of Rebirth. Why should they fight?
"Haha, don't you understand?" Yu Jin looked at Hu Tao who was confused and explained:
"Birth, aging, sickness and death are the phenomena of the universe. This statement is very true. But the Fatui seem to be somewhat sneering at it."
"Let's talk about their soldiers first. Each of them wears an evil eye. They are lucky if they can live for more than forty years. Does this count as a blur of life?"
"Speaking of their executive officers, let's take the lady from Mond. She is a genuine human being, but she has lived for more than five hundred years."
"Further back, there is the Doctor. He has cut himself from different timelines into pieces. As long as he can keep cutting, immortality is not impossible."
"Since your Wangsheng Hall has been passed down for seventy-seven generations, you should also have information about other executive officers. They must have lived as humans for hundreds of years."
"Why don't you go to their funeral? They should be 'dead' by rights?"
At this point, Walnut had already fallen into deep doubt and contemplation. Seeing this, Yu Jin added:
"Since the boundaries of life can be blurred, there is no reason why the boundaries of death cannot be blurred. Life and death should be equal and relative. It is a bit biased to only focus on death and ignore life, Master Hu."
After Yu Jin finished speaking, he crossed his arms and waited quietly for Hu Tao, and from time to time he touched the head of Xiao Jiujiu with glowing eyes.
“Life and death are equal and relative?”
“Can’t we just look at death and ignore life?”
Hu Tao repeated Yu Jin's words, and doubt filled her chest. She just wanted to go back to the Hall of Rebirth and ask Mr. Zhongli what to do.
Seeing that the plum blossoms in Hu Tao's eyes were about to shrivel, Ember felt that things were getting worse, so he hurriedly said:
"Master Hu, I was just joking. Don't take it seriously. You Wangsheng Hall is doing a great job. I'm just an adventurer, so my words don't count."
Damn it, the topic of life and death just came up, plus he saw that Hu Tao was a little special, nonsense, how could someone who maintained the boundary between life and death not be special? So he got into the state while talking.
I didn't expect that Hu Tao would start to doubt herself all of a sudden. It was such a sin. Yu Jin silently slapped himself in his heart for saying too much.
"Puchi——" Unexpectedly, when Hu Tao saw Yu Jin dancing like that, she burst out laughing.
After all, she is a quirky girl. Although it is uncomfortable to have doubts, she can find time to solve them. She is not the kind of person who will dwell on trivial matters.
"Senior, may I ask your name? Can you come to our Wangsheng Hall as a guest? Food and lodging are provided, and the treatment is generous!" The first thing Hu Tao did after recovering was to recruit Yu Jin to join the group, which even Yu Jin himself did not expect.
Yu Jin's words just now directly raised his status in Hu Tao's heart to a level only slightly lower than that of Mr. Zhongli.
"Yu Jin, as for the Hall of Rebirth, forget it." Yu Jin thought about it. Although what Hu Tao said made him very excited, Yu Jin still refused when he thought of his restless personality.
"Oh, I see." Hu Tao felt a little disappointed. Yu Jin was definitely an extraordinary person, and she felt a little unwilling that she couldn't bring him into the Hall of the Afterlife.
But soon, Hu Tao's attention returned to Xiao Jiujiu. She looked at Yu Jin and asked:
"Mr. Yu Jin, what you said makes sense, but humans and ghosts really have different paths. Bringing them back will only add to the sadness."
She wondered what to do with the embers.
After hearing Hu Tao's words, Yu Jin pondered for a moment and said, "Xiao Jiujiu, this sister just said that you have been dead for more than ten years. I have a way to let you go back. Do you want to?"
After hearing Yu Jin's words, a look of confusion appeared on Xiao Jiujiu's chubby little face.
Yu Jin touched her head and said, "If there is no one you are familiar with by then, I can adopt you."
"I want to! I want to go back and take a look!" Xiao Jiujiu stopped hesitating upon hearing that. She jumped on the spot, very excited.
"Really?" Yu Jin also laughed, then he turned to look at Walnut and said:
"Do you know why the Fatui's executive officers can break the boundaries of life so easily?"
"I don't know." Hu Tao shook her head. She knew very little about the executive officer.
"Because, standing behind them are gods."
Thanks to Wangquelu, Ran Mufeng, Shuyou 20210315183305831, Wen Moyuan, and a living salted fish for their monthly tickets!
Thanks to hyymn for the reward!
Chapter 58: Return of the Old Friend
2023-08-28
"?" Hu Tao felt extremely confused after hearing what Yu Jin said. Usually, it was others who couldn't keep up with her thinking, but now it was her turn to be unable to keep up with Yu Jin's thinking.
Seeing Hu Tao's puzzled look, Yu Jin smiled and said, "Some things are not that difficult in front of God."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strand of flesh and blood emerged from Xiao Jiujiu's soul. Because it was a bit too horrifying, Yu Jin did some minor concealment for Xiao Jiujiu and Hu Tao's feelings.
In Hu Tao's eyes, a ray of light bloomed from Xiao Jiujiu's spirit, and then the light spread out and covered Xiao Jiujiu's entire body.
The light faded and the dead revived.
"How is it, Xiao Jiujiu?" Yu Jin touched Xiao Jiujiu's head and smiled in his heart. As expected, it is good to have a soul left, and resurrection is much easier.
Xiao Jiujiu suddenly turned around and found that she could touch things. She could feel the cool breeze and the shapes of all things.
"This is..." Hu Tao looked at Xiao Jiujiu who had been reborn in front of her, and was filled with shock that was beyond words.
Although a case that violated the boundary between life and death was clearly appearing before her eyes, she did not feel the slightest anger in her heart.
The miracle of creating a new life is more eye-catching than the boundary between life and death!
"It's just about creating a body that matches the soul." Yu Jin explained, and then said with emotion:
"It's just a trivial trick. If it can save someone whose soul has long since dissipated, it would be worthy of praise. Unfortunately, I'm still just a little short of that."
Thinking of Joseph in the snowy mountains, Yu Jin felt a little depressed. Maybe his strength was not enough.
"Who are you?" Hu Tao no longer had any desire to play around. She stared at the embers, as if she could tell something from them.
Not satisfied with rescuing the dead, he even wanted to bring back the people who were heading "over there"! Moreover, he actually said that he was just a little bit away?
Hu Tao was terrified. The man in front of him seemed to have no taboos. What was even more terrifying was that he really had the power to break taboos!
Yu Jin saw what Hu Tao was thinking, and he said with a smile: "Don't worry, the reason why taboos are taboos is only because you don't understand them deeply."
“But I am very smart.”
After saying that, Yu Jin tapped his helmet lightly.
"Hey, Mr. Jin, we're done with the rest!" Aiqi's voice came from a distance.
"Oh! I know. I'll be right there!" Yu Jin replied in a hoarse voice, breaking the heavy atmosphere.
Then he took Xiao Jiujiu's hand, waved at Hu Tao and said, "My client called me, so, see you later, Master Hu."
Watching Yu Jin and Xiao Jiu Jiu walking away, Hu Tao became more confused. But she quickly shook her head and ran down the mountain.
She is going back to find Zhongli. Whenever she has any doubts, Mr. Zhongli will always help her solve them. I believe it will be the same this time!
On the other side, Yu Jin brought Xiao Jiujiu back to the campfire and scared everyone in the caravan.
They really didn't expect that Yu Jin would go out for a walk and bring back a child.
"Xiao Jiujiu, who lives in Qingce Village, got separated from her family." Yu Jin explained as he looked at Ai Qi staring at him.