The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 96 A sudden visitor to the Hall of Rebirth

In the Hall of the Rebirth, Hu Tao was lying on the table, teasing the little ghost in her ring out of boredom. Today was another day with no business. Fortunately, Zhongli's bills had not been sent to the Hall of the Rebirth recently. It was not known whether Zhongli had sold anything important, but the executive of the Fatui was willing to pay for Zhongli.

This made Hu Tao very puzzled. Aren't the Fatui said to be extremely insidious and cunning? Why did she feel that the Fatui executive was almost fooled by Zhongli? Mora gave Zhongli millions of flowers.

Something was wrong. It was definitely wrong. If the Fatui executive didn't have some ideas about Zhongli, then he must have some ideas about Zhongli's profound knowledge. Hu Tao's little head was filled with all kinds of thoughts, but after thinking for a while, he really couldn't figure it out. Hu Tao simply lay down on the table and let it go.

"Forget it, forget it. As long as he doesn't go to the Hall of Rebirth to collect the debt, who cares who he is? Zhongli won't be in danger anyway."

"Speaking of which, A Jin should have come to see me today, why hasn't he come yet?"

"Ahem, I heard you talking about me before I even entered the room, Hu Tao. It seems that I came at a very good time."

Ruo Jin's voice came from outside the Hall of Rebirth. Hu Tao, who was pinching the little ghost's tail, loosened her hand and ran towards the gate. The little ghost exerted too much force and failed to brake, and flew out in an instant, falling into the stove. Fortunately, there was no fire in the stove, otherwise, this cute little ghost would probably have to enjoy the taste of fire.

She pushed open the door and jumped into Ruojin's arms. Ruojin felt a pain in his chest and almost thought he had hit a rock. After not seeing Hutao for so many days, her figure was still so 'frank'. With a sigh in his heart, Ruojin took advantage of the force of Hutao's pounce and hugged her and turned around a few times before putting her down.

"A Jin, I knew you would come to see me today, come in quickly."

Hu Tao took Ruo Jin's hand and dragged her into the Hall of the Dead. Inside the hall, there was no one except the little ghost struggling in the stove.

"Because of the impact of the meteorite, this hall master gave the staff of the Wangsheng Hall a day off. I don't know where Zhongli ran off to. I am the only one left in the entire Wangsheng Hall."

No wonder I didn't see the ferry girl at the door, it turns out they were all on holiday, Ruo Jin nodded in sudden realization, but he didn't sense Ying and the others' presence in the Hall of Rebirth.

"Hu Tao, did Ying and the others go out to buy things? Why didn't you go with them?"

"What shopping? Ying and Mona were called by the General Affairs Department to investigate the meteorite incident. Luckily, before they left, I gave them some flyers so that they can distribute them at Wangshu Inn when they have time."

When Hu Tao heard Ruo Jin mention Ying, her face immediately puffed up. It would have been fine if she didn't mention them, but as soon as she did, she felt unhappy. With the addition of two new employees, Hu Tao was originally planning to work hard in the next few days, but the two employees were recruited by the General Affairs Department before they could even get comfortable. The reason was that the General Affairs Department needed professionals to investigate the meteorite issue.

"Okay, don't be angry. Mona is an astrologer and Ying is from another world. It's normal for them to be transferred there. Here, I'll give you a piece of clothing. I bought it from Mondstadt."

When Hu Tao heard that Ruo Jin had brought her a gift, all her unhappiness disappeared. Because she was busy with various things in the Hall of the Rebirth, Hu Tao had not had time to go to Mond. She was very much looking forward to the clothes that Ruo Jin would bring back from Mond.

Under Hu Tao's plum-shaped pupils, Ruo Jin took out the nun's uniform that Barbara had picked for a long time before she found one that might fit Hu Tao's figure. Hu Tao exclaimed when she saw the snow-white nun's uniform in Ruo Jin's hand.

"Wow, it's nun's clothes. Ah Jin, it's great that you can get such clothes."

After receiving the nun's uniform from Ruojin, Hu Tao touched it again and again with shining eyes. This was the first time that Ruojin gave her clothes, so she must keep it well. Well, it was decided that she would wear this nun's uniform as a close-fitting pajamas from now on.

Hu Tao couldn't bear to wear this commemorative nun's uniform outside. She would be heartbroken if it got dirty or accidentally torn.

Seeing that Hu Tao liked it, Ruo Jin smiled slightly. It was worth it that he and Barbara had spent so much time looking for the size. He was a little thirsty after walking all the way, so Ruo Jin picked up the teapot on the table and prepared to pour a pot of tea. As soon as he raised the teapot, Hu Tao snatched it away.

"Ajin, this tea is just average. Wait for me to go to Zhongli's room and search for some good tea to make for you."

After saying that, Hu Tao ran upstairs holding the nun's uniform. Ruo Jin looked at his empty hands and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was just thirsty and wanted to drink some water. He didn't really know much about tea, and he didn't need to make any good tea. As long as it could quench his thirst, it would be fine.

Soon, Hu Tao came skipping down from upstairs holding a small bucket of tea leaves. She picked up the teapot, poured some tea leaves into it and added some hot water. A fresh fragrance instantly spread from the teapot to the entire Wangsheng Hall. Even if Ruo Jin didn't know much about tea, when he smelled the rich tea aroma, he knew that the tea Hu Tao brought was definitely not ordinary.

"I knew that the tea in Zhongli's tea cabinet must be good tea. He spent my money to make good tea but didn't give it to me. Humph, I gave it all to him today."

Thinking of the previous bills, Hu Tao felt heartbroken and gave Ruo Jin a few cups of tea. Hu Tao also tasted the tea. The tea tasted really good. No wonder Zhongli kept it.

Thinking that it was her Mora who was spending the money, it would be a waste if she didn't drink the tea. Hu Tao made another pot of tea with warm water, raised the teapot, and drank the whole pot of tea directly from the spout of the teapot. After drinking it, she put the teapot on the table with pride, wiped her mouth with her sleeve, and prepared to have another pot. Seeing Hu Tao's action of having another pot, Ruo Jin's eyelids twitched a few times. This tea tasted very good, and the price might not be cheap. When Zhongli came back and saw that his tea leaves were gone, would he faint directly? Fortunately, a knock on the door interrupted Hu Tao's action of continuing to waste Zhongli's tea leaves.

"Enter."

The door to the Hall of Rebirth opened, and a boy who looked about sixteen or seventeen years old walked in. The clothes he was wearing did not look like Liyue style, and the huge hat on his head was particularly strange.

"Hello, everyone. I saw on the flyer of the Wangsheng Hall that they can help build a cenotaph for the deceased. Is this true?"

"A cenotaph, of course. Tell me what kind you want."

Seeing that business was coming, Hu Tao no longer cared about tea or not. He just threw the precious tea in his hand on the table and started working.

After all, the Wangsheng Hall had not been open for many days. Hutao calculated the income and expenditure and found that if there was no more business, this month's profit would turn into a loss. Damn it, it was all Zhongli's fault for buying a bunch of weird and expensive things.

"That's good. My request is not high. I just want to have some fun at her cenotaph and let many people know that she is dead. Here is a check for five million Mora. The cenotaph needs something to be buried. Is this feather okay?"

The boy took out a Northland Bank check for five million Mora and a golden feather from his pocket and placed them on the table. Seeing the check and feather on the table, Walnut had never seen such a generous foreign guest. Most foreigners who came to her to do business would bury the deceased first and then pay the Mora.

"Of course, leave it to me. I will personally manage this cenotaph, and then arrange for some music services. I guarantee that everything will be done properly for you and the entire Liyue Harbor will know about it."

Five million Mora, even if she used the best coffins and various funeral supplies in the Wangsheng Hall, she could still earn at least one million Mora. With these five million Mora, Hu Tao felt that she needed to upgrade the cenotaph service to the highest standard. Well, she could just add a guest official from the Wangsheng Hall to dig the pit and erect the tombstone himself, which would give Zhongli some work to do.

As for playing musical instruments and singing, let Xin Yan make a guest appearance and then treat Xin Yan to lunch at noon. As for how to let the entire Liyue Harbor know that this man is dead, Hu Tao has already thought of a plan, which is to send people to distribute flyers everywhere. As long as enough flyers are printed, people in Liyue Harbor will definitely hear about it.

"By the way, who is this cenotaph for? Write down the name so it will be engraved on the tombstone."

"As for the name, just engrave the four words Baalzebub."

The boy wrote the four words "Baalzebub" on the paper handed to him by Walnut, and then, as if he had accomplished something evil, a barely noticeable smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Baalzebub? What a strange name, and another Inazuma man. But no problem. When our guest Zhongli comes back, I will ask him to carve these words on the stone tablet himself."

After repeating the name Baalzebub several times, Hu Tao felt that the name looked like that of Inazuma. Alas, it seemed that he was another unlucky person who died under the Eye Hunting Order and the National Closure Order.

This is the second one. The last time she built a cenotaph for Inazuma, it was because the ronin named Kaedehara Manye on Big Sister Beidou’s ship asked her to do so. At that time, Kaedehara Manye did not have his friend’s clothes, so he could only use an extinguished Eye of God as a substitute.

That’s not all. After the ceremony, the extinguished Eye of God was taken back by Kaedehara Manye. After all the busy work, Kurumi actually found an empty grave. If it weren’t for the sake of Big Sister Beidou, Kurumi would have had a good talk with Kaedehara Manye, so she was particularly impressed by this incident.

"Then I won't bother you two anymore. Goodbye."

After getting a satisfactory answer, the boy said goodbye to Ruojin and Hu Tao with a smile and left the Wangsheng Hall. When the boy left the Wangsheng Hall, the seriousness on Hu Tao's face immediately disappeared. She waved the check for 5 million Mora in her hand. This was a big business. It had been a long time since she received such a big business. Hu Tao was so excited.

"Jin boy, you felt it, right? There was something wrong with that young man just now."

"Well, it's a pity that the time is too short. I can't see anything."

Under the perception of the earth veins, the young man left the Hall of Rebirth and quickly walked towards the outside of Liyue Harbor. Ruo Jin's expression was a little solemn. The young man was very fast and disappeared from the range of the earth veins in a short while.

With this kind of speed, his strength should not be bad either. Ruo Jin frowned. The Ceremony of Summoning the Immortals is approaching, and so many accidents have suddenly occurred in Liyue Harbor. It is really a turbulent time.

While Ruojin was worried about his sister Keqing, the Dragon King Rhodo began to think inside the seal. He always felt that he had heard the name Baalzebub somewhere before. Where had he heard it before?

(End of this chapter)