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The healing effect was so good, all thanks to the Golden Tree itself. Yuan Shang even suspected that the evil spirit would heal automatically without doing anything under the Golden Tree.
"I don't deserve it. The person who planted this tree is a smart man. He should have expected this a long time ago."
"Who planted this tree? Who?" Yuan Shang said this, and a familiar figure appeared in his mind.
"Well, he's a weird guy, wrapped up in Mondeggu Knight Armor, even more tightly than I am when I leave the village." Lu Jin sighed.
The figure became clearer and clearer, and then the figure seemed to sense something. He was beyond Yuan Shang's conscious control and gave Yuan Shang a thumbs up.
"Ding——" Yuanshang even saw the flash at the corner of the armor's mouth.
Chapter 332: The Horrible Rebirth Hall
2023-12-04
"Wow! Why are the corners of your mouth glowing?" In the reception room of the Hall of Rebirth, Hu Tao saw the shining light at the corners of Yu Jin's mouth and felt inexplicably praised.
Could it be that the tea I brewed this time was just what Yu Jin liked? But Yu Jin didn't drink it either?
"It's nothing if the corners of my mouth glow, my whole body will glow." As Yu Jin said this, sparks began to gush out from the cracks in his body, smoking Walnut.
Now he was alone again, and after returning from the Dark Sea, Tevarin had fallen into a state of depression.
Passed through Liyue without saying a word, left the ashes without saying a word, and flew back to Mondstadt without saying a word.
The process was smooth and there was no trace of disharmony - except for the curses when the embers were dropped.
It seems that there is a tragically thick barrier between Tevarin and Kutli.
"Brother Yu Jin, could you please be a little quieter? I can't see the quality of the amber clearly." Next to Yu Jin and Hu Tao was a very strong man.
A strong physique alone is nothing. What is more surprising is that the man has two bright orange horns on his head, which looks quite strange.
This is exactly Ruo Tuo in human form! At this moment, he is wearing glasses and holding a magnifying glass in his hand, staring intently at the amber on the table.
His entire face was almost pressed against the table - Rudra was good in every way except that he was extremely nearsighted.
In Bai Zhu's words, he is almost blind. When he was young, he must have been the kind of person who would hide in bed and read books every day.
It’s a pity that Ruota hadn’t read many books and his eyesight was naturally poor. If Zhongli hadn’t opened his eyes, he would probably still be a blind dragon.
Could it be that the previous generation of Rock Dragon King overused his eyes and passed the gene to Ruota?
Yu Jin thought so. He looked at Ruo Tuo who was wearing the same glasses as Bai Zhu, and felt that it was very strange.
Glasses and muscles, two completely unrelated things actually appear together on Ruota. One can only say that he is worthy of being a dragon, he can easily do things that humans cannot do!
"What are you doing?" Yu Jin picked up the amber on the table. If there was anything special about it..., does it count as the body of the amber being inside the stone ore?
"Gambling on stones? Haven't you heard of Yu Jin?" Hu Tao also ran over and imitated Ruo Ta and pretended to observe.
"Business in the hall hasn't been very good recently, so I came here to make some extra money." Ruota adjusted his glasses, picked up a mottled ore and squeezed it hard.
"Crash!" The outer shell of the ore shattered, revealing the amber inside that was as smooth as jade.
Calling it jade is actually a bit of an understatement. The best amber can often be sold at a higher price than jade in Liyue. And what Ruo Tuo held in his hand was obviously such a high-quality product.
"Not bad. It seems that my hands are not stiff after sleeping for so long." Ruota put down the amber and chuckled.
"This...this, this, this..."
Walnut picked up the amber on the table, and now it was her turn to have her eyes light up. Although she was not interested in Mora, who would have so much free time?
"Master, my saliva is about to flow down!"
Ruo Tuo knocked on Hu Tao's head and continued, "Besides, this kind of good thing is hard to come by. The hall master should think more about how to expand the business of Wangsheng Hall in the future."
After traveling all over Liyue, Ruo Tuo finally found such a leak. The other ores on the table were only of good quality, far from being top quality.
Although the Wangsheng Hall is neither big nor small, it cannot be maintained by gambling on stones alone.
"Hey, of course, I've come up with a new idea!" Hu Tao smiled and said confidently, "One business, free gambling on stones, how about it, will there be many people coming?"
"I knew it would be like this. Whatever the hall master wants, just go ahead and do it!" Ruota sighed and said helplessly.
The funeral service at Wangsheng Hall has a long history, and people in Liyue have more or less heard a little about it.
Although it is usually taboo to talk about it, but when the need arises, the first thing that comes to mind is still the Hall of Rebirth.
Therefore, Hu Tao's behavior actually affected the business volume of Wangshengtang. But it doesn't matter. It's understandable for young people to be a little detached.
"From what you two said, Ruotu has joined the Hall of Rebirth?" Yu Jin raised his eyebrows and said.
"Of course! I would like to introduce to you the new guest of the Wangsheng Hall - Ruota!" Hu Tao jumped in front of Ruota and pointed with both hands, looking very excited.
How could I not be excited? I originally thought that Wangshengtang was lucky to hire Zhongli, but I didn't expect that Zhongli would actually recruit someone who was similar to him.
When Zhongli brought Ruotu here, he said that Ruotu was his good friend and that he wanted to change his job recently, so he brought him to the Wangsheng Hall, hoping that Hu Tao could take him in.
Of course, Hu Tao wholeheartedly agreed to this request. Zhongli's friend, then he must know everything about astronomy and geography, right?
And Ruota did not disappoint Hu Tao. He could always have a say in anything that happened in the past and present.
Especially when it comes to rocks, his proficiency is even greater than Zhongli's.
Although it may sound a bit unkind, Hu Tao really hopes that Zhongli can send his other friends over as well.
With such a group of guest officials, opening Halls of Rebirth across the seven countries is no longer a dream!
Thinking of this, Hu Tao couldn't help but hum a little tune that only she could understand.
"What's wrong with her?"
"I don't know. It's hard to guess what the hall master is thinking."
Yu Jin and Ruo Tuo whispered to each other, but couldn't come to a conclusion.
When the spirited Hu Tao saw Yu Jin whispering with Ruo Tuo, an idea suddenly occurred to him. He quickly ran over, took Yu Jin's hand and said, "How about it, Yu Jin, do you want to join us?"
"We at Wangsheng Hall have high salaries, good benefits, and plenty of vacation time..."
In her mouth, the Wangsheng Hall seemed to have become the best organization in the world, and Yu Jin would be at a great loss if he didn't join.
But none of these moved Yu Jin. He looked at Ruo Tuo who was shaking his head helplessly beside Hu Tao, and thought of Zhong Li who was wandering around all day.
Yu Jin considered the current strength of Wangsheng Hall and decisively rejected Hu Tao's request.
Yujin feels that the Hall of Rebirth is now capable of competing against the Fatui. With him added to the mix, things might be changing for Teyvat.
"No, no, adventurers won't stay in one place for too long!" Yu Jin used the Adventurer's Association as a shield to reject Walnut's request.
"Is that so? Well, if you're a little down and out, the Wangsheng Hall can take you in."
“I don’t think I’ll be in trouble.”
Yu Jin felt that Hu Tao was cursing him.
"By the way, where is Zhongli? Is he out shopping again?" After talking for a long time and not finding any trace of Zhongli, Yu Jin started asking.
He wondered where Mungot had gone.
"Zhongli..., well, it's true that he has been out for a long time. It's such a simple thing, it shouldn't take that long." Ruota thought about what Zhongli said to him before he left.
It shouldn't take that long to sign a contract, right? Even if that contract is a "contract to terminate all contracts."
……
Northland Bank.
This is the base of the Fatui in Liyue. Although the last unrest in Liyue should be blamed on the Fatui, that is something only the top leaders know.
For ordinary Liyue people, the earth-shaking movement a while ago was caused by the Rock Emperor who was undergoing a tribulation.
The strange phenomena caused by the Emperor's tribulation could naturally flatten Minlin. But what was sad was that under the tribulation, the Emperor died.
Despite their grief, more Liyue people chose to move forward. As for the Northland Bank, it was spared the fate of being pelted with rotten eggs.
"Squeak-"
Zhongli pushed open the door, and found that Ekaterina was the only one left in the huge Northland Bank, which seemed a little desolate.
"Is the lady here?" Zhongli walked to the counter and knocked on the table.
"Madam?" Ekaterina looked at Zhongli and fell into deep thought.
"Yes, she should have informed you. My name is Zhongli."
"Mr. Zhongli?" Ekaterina paused, then said with a constipated look, "The lady moved out a long time ago."
"She said she was going to avoid the disaster and she hasn't come back yet."
"???"
Chapter 333 The ups and downs of an executive’s life
2023-12-04
"Ah!"
In a teahouse in Qingce Village, a lady sneezed suddenly. She rubbed her nose and asked, "What's wrong? Did you catch a cold?"
The lady looked at the withered yellow leaves and felt that there was a high probability that the creature was dead.
Qingce Village is very beautiful in autumn. The colorful terraces are arranged in an orderly manner in the mountains, like pieces of different jade inlaid in the mountains.
“Nice view.”
The lady rubbed a sip of hot tea, shrank her fur coat and said comfortably, "How long has it been since I relaxed like this?"
The lady didn't know and didn't want to recall. She just wanted to stay in Qingce Village and have a good rest.
[Hmm..., did I forget something?] The lady looked at the peaceful and tranquil scenery in front of her, and she felt a little empty in her heart.
After thinking for a while, the lady's eyes suddenly lit up. She opened her recliner and lay down flat.
A warm fireball rose from her hand, dispelling the severe chill of late autumn.
Then the lady closed her eyes - she had forgotten to take a nap today.
……
Unlike Qingce Village, the sun from Qingxupu to Minlin is very scorching. The bright sun hangs high in the sky, which is completely unlike the energy that autumn should have.
At this moment, Qingxupu has changed drastically. The valleys, ruins, lakes...all of them have disappeared.