I'm in Genshin Impact, and I started by teaming up with Luna.

Wu Qiu nodded, then thought to himself, "Did I detect the walnut's level during my exploration?"

Wu Qiu hadn't noticed at first, but now it seemed his detection had improved. But why? With his current strength below level 30, he shouldn't be able to see level 50 people, right?

But now is not the time to think about that. Seeing that Hu Tao had almost walked away, Wu Qiu pulled Shuang Xue along and followed.

The Hall of Rebirth is located on the edge of Liyue, and is considered quite desolate. They walked for a long time, and it wasn't until it was completely dark that they finally arrived at the Hall of Rebirth.

The ancestral hall was large, but desolate. At this time, there were only a few scattered people busy inside, and it was unclear what they were busy with.

"Brother Qiu".

Shuangxue called out to Wu Qiu and practically snuggled into his arms. Wu Qiu hadn't wanted Shuangxue to come along because their destination might be rather eerie. It seemed Wu Qiu was right; this was only the Hall of Rebirth, and the place they arrived at would likely be far more sinister.

He patted her head and whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid."

Even so, Wu Qiu herself was quite scared. Such a large courtyard with only a few lights on looked rather eerie.

"Hey lady, your 'Hall of Rebirth' sounds way too sinister. Why don't you just call it 'Hall of Rebirth' and call it 'Underworld' instead?"

Hu Tao didn't care at all. As she walked, she said, "The Hall of Rebirth is a place for welcoming the dead and burying corpses; isn't this kind of atmosphere normal?"

“But, but you, as the head of this hall, are completely out of place here.”

Wu Qiu complained. Hu Tao chuckled but didn't answer, leading them forward.

Two people carrying a frame covered with a white sheet walked over. Wu Qiu instinctively hugged Shuangxue and covered her eyes.

This was done to protect myself from the frost and snow, and also to make myself feel better by holding onto something, so that I wouldn't be so afraid.

"Um, can the three of us hug together? I'm scared too."

Feng Shan Jueyun leaned over and spoke. Wu Qiu shoved him away, saying, "Go away, go away."

"A bunch of cowards."

Wu Xiang Fengzai's voice rang out, utterly disdainful. Wu Qiu glanced at him and said, "If you're so great, come out here instead of staying in there."

Wu Xiang Feng Zai fell silent. Wu Qiu could sense that he was also afraid; he had only spoken out of sheer courage.

At this point, some people must be wondering: Wu Qiu has killed people before, so why is he still so afraid?

You're all wrong. Wu Qiu isn't afraid of corpses, he's afraid of the atmosphere here. The person isn't scary, and the corpse is just so-so. What's scary is the ghost.

Wu Qiu knew that Teyvat was truly haunted. Although the Walnut Legend quest stated that ghosts generally didn't attack people and there were no such things as vengeful ghosts, who knew if this world was the same as the game? What if a vengeful ghost suddenly appeared? They would be doomed.

Chapter 193: Wuwang Slope

Soon, they arrived at a rather secluded house with Hu Tao and the others. The house was dark inside, with no lights on, making them shiver involuntarily.

"Are you guys going to remove your makeup too?"

Hu Tao turned to look at the three of them. Wu Qiu and the others weren't surprised, after all, they had already expected that Hu Tao had discovered their disguise, and they had all stopped hiding.

Finding a nearby pool, the three men immediately removed their makeup. In an instant, the three rough-skinned men disappeared, replaced by two handsome men and a beautiful woman.

Looking at the three of them, Hu Tao nodded. "That's more like it, much better than before."

Wu Qiu and the others also felt comfortable this way. Although they had disguised themselves very well just now, it was still uncomfortable to have something on their faces.

They opened the door and entered the room. It was dark inside, but by the moonlight from outside, Wu Qiu could see a huge coffin.

"Holy crap!" Wu Qiu exclaimed, then hugged Shuangxue tightly. Hu Tao, however, wasn't scared at all and stepped inside.

Once inside, looking at the coffin, Wu Qiu asked, "Was the body thrown out from here?"

Hu Tao nodded. "That's right. The body was lost here, and we have to come here to find it."

Wu Qiu didn't understand. "Do we need to solve the case? But I can't do it. Well, if the author doesn't have the brains to write a case-solving fantasy, just tell me what method there is to directly track it down."

Hu Tao chuckled and said, "Come here."

Wu Qiu's body trembled involuntarily. Hu Tao pulled him close, placing a hand on the back of his head. "I'm going to infuse you with soul power and open your spiritual eyes. That way, you'll be able to see the death aura left behind by the corpse, and we can find it by following the death aura."

Wu Qiu suddenly realized, but then asked curiously, "Hey, why don't you drive it yourself?"

Hu Tao shook her head. "Death energy and yang energy are in direct conflict. You men have strong yang energy, so it will be easier for you to track things if you open your eyes."

Wu Qiu nodded, but then felt something was off. "Wait, why did you choose me when there were so many men here that you didn't use?"

“They’re all scared. They peed their pants when they saw a ghost, so you guys are more reliable.”

"Huh?" Wu Qiu was taken aback.

"Ghost! Ghost, ghost, ghost, ghost, ghost, ghost!!!!!!!"

As she spoke, Wu Qiu tried to break free, saying, "Big sister, I... I'm scared too. You should find someone else, I..."

Before Wu Qiu could finish speaking, Hu Tao forcefully pressed Wu Qiu down, saying, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

After speaking, a gray aura rose from his hand. This aura, like smoke, swirled around Hu Tao's hand, then flowed into Wu Qiu's body, finally moving little by little towards Wu Qiu's eyes.

Wu Qiu initially felt an itchy sensation in his eyes, then realized that his surroundings had changed. The entire space had turned gray; everything, even the surrounding darkness, had become gray, as if his eyes had gone from a large color TV to a small black-and-white television, which was very uncomfortable to look at.

However, Wu Qiu saw not only gray, but also streaks of black air currents. These air currents were like the elemental traces we see in the game using elemental vision, floating in the air in streaks.

"Is this what death energy is?"

Wu Qiu spoke. Hu Tao nodded, "If it's black, then it's correct. Next, we'll follow the death aura, but I can't take my hands off it or fight along the way, so we need to be careful."

Helpless, Wu Qiu could only walk ahead, with Hu Tao following behind, one hand behind her head. Feng Shan Jue Yun and Shuang Xue were on either side of them.

As Hu Tao just mentioned, she and Wu Qiu are unable to fight during this period, so the fighting will have to be left to Feng Shan Jue Yun and Wu Xiang Feng Zai.

Wu Qiu noticed that the deathly aura was drifting out of the city. As mentioned earlier, the Hall of Rebirth was located on the edge of Liyue, so they reached the exit of the city after walking a few steps.

They had already removed their makeup, and to avoid being discovered, Wu Qiu simply had Wu Xiang Feng Zai appear and dragged everyone over to the other side.

It has to be said that Liyue's defenses are really good. It took Wu Qiu and his group quite a while to carefully fly out, and they almost got discovered.

Once outside, they disembarked from the Wuxiang Fengzai and resumed their footsteps. It was difficult to detect death energy in the sky; only on the ground could one truly sense its presence.

The further they walked, the farther they got from Liyue, and the darker it became. Wu Qiu didn't know how long they walked; he only noticed the deathly aura around them growing heavier, and the air seeming to grow colder.

Hu Tao, who had been chatting with the others, has now fallen silent. Wu Qiu can see that Hu Tao's hands are no longer as relaxed as they were at the beginning, indicating that this place is not so safe.

Where am I?

Wu Qiu looked around. It was pitch black all around, and the place was obviously desolate, not like a place where anyone lived.

"Wuwangpo".

Hu Tao's voice came over. Wu Qiu felt a chill run down his spine.

Wuwangpo, what kind of place is this? It's the Valley of the Dead! There are graves everywhere here. It's nothing in the game, but this place is definitely the most likely to be haunted.

Just then, Wu Qiu suddenly sensed movement beside him. He turned his head and saw a scene that sent chills down his spine.

There stood a stark white skeleton. But that wasn't the main thing; the main thing was that the skeleton was moving.

He was missing an arm and limped slowly toward Wu Qiu and the others. His entire body was bald, with no flesh on it, except for a glimmer of green light in his eyes.

"Holy shit!" Wu Qiu cursed and was about to retreat when he suddenly realized that a dense swarm of skeletons had appeared all around them, completely surrounding them.

Wu Qiu's first instinct was to run, but Hu Tao behind him stopped him, saying, "Don't run."

Wu Qiu turned around and said, "Hey, sister, why aren't you running? What's going on here?"

Hu Tao shook her head. "No need. These skeletons are weaker than ordinary people. There's no need to worry about getting hurt."

He then looked around and asked, "Which direction has the densest death aura?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Qiu turned his head and pointed in a direction, saying, "There, the deathly aura is strongest there."

At this moment, Hu Tao released Wu Qiu's head, and with a wave of her hand, a red spear appeared in her hand.

Upon regaining his senses, Wu Qiu recognized it as Walnut's Martial Arts Staff. He activated the detection feature to check its attributes, but the instant the detection was activated, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his eyes.

"Hey!"

With a cry of pain, Wu Qiu immediately covered his eyes. Then, Wu Qiu felt a warm liquid on his hand, warm but he didn't know what it was.

Removing his hand, Wu Qiu opened his eyes and found that his vision was somewhat blurred. He shook his head, regained his senses, and looked down to find that his hands were covered in blood.

Not only that, Wu Qiu could clearly feel blood flowing continuously from his eyes, and it showed no sign of stopping, which caused Wu Qiu's face to be covered in blood in an instant.

"Brother Qiu! Your eyes..."

Shuangxue, who was already too scared to move, turned her head when she heard Wu Qiu's cry of pain, and then saw Wu Qiu with blood flowing from his eyes.

The fear on her face was replaced by worry. She stepped forward to help Wu Qiu wipe her eyes, but every time she wiped a little, a little more would flow from Wu Qiu's eyes, and she couldn't stop it at all.

In an instant, Shuangxue burst into tears, covering Wu Qiu's eyes with her sobs, trying to stop the bleeding. Wu Qiu, on the other hand, stood there stunned. He could sense that he had just probed and absorbed the residual soul energy of Hu Tao, but because it was so sudden, Wu Qiu was unprepared and his eyes were injured.

At this moment, Wu Qiu felt not fear, but joy. Because just a moment ago, Wu Qiu sensed evolution, an evolution stemming from exploration.

Chapter 194: The Wooden Door

Blood was flowing from Wu Qiu's eyes, gushing out in a torrent. Wu Qiu himself didn't know what was wrong with him or why he was bleeding so much.

Looking at Shuangxue, who was crying her eyes out in his arms, Wu Qiu was very moved, but also puzzled, "Xiaoxue, why are you crying so sadly? I'm not dead yet."

Shuangxue's small hands kept wiping the blood off Wu Qiu's face. When the blood stopped flowing from Wu Qiu's eyes, Shuangxue's hands were also stained with blood.

At this moment, Wu Qiu grabbed her hand and used his other hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "I'm fine, you..."

Just as Wu Qiu was about to get sentimental, Feng Shan Jueyun's voice came from the side, "Hey, if there's nothing else, hurry up and leave. That lady is almost gone. Besides, isn't it awkward for you to be sentimental in a pile of dead bodies?"

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Wu Qiu looked back and, sure enough, flames swirled around Hu Tao's staff. Lines of fire, like dragons, coiled around the entire spear, and each swing created rings of flame.

These skeletons were really weak; they fell apart instantly upon impact with the ring. However, they didn't die; even after disintegrating, they continued to tremble, their skulls still opening and closing as if trying to attack.

"Hurry up—! We don't have time—!"

Hu Tao's voice rang out from afar, but looking at Feng Shan Jue Yun again, that kid had already run away without even turning his head back.

"Holy crap, I'm heartbroken. This guy really isn't worried about me at all."

However, despite saying that, Wu Qiu knew that Feng Shan Jueyun only ran away after he knew that he was alright. There were many skeletons scattered around, all of which had approached while Wu Qiu was stunned and Shuangxue was crying, but Feng Shan Jueyun had dealt with them all in the end.

Seeing another skeleton approaching, Wu Qiu called out to Wu Xiang Feng Zai, whose head had transformed into a mobile cannon and was firing wind bullets. He then picked up Shuang Xue in a princess carry and smiled slightly at her, "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile."

Wu Xiang Feng Zai transformed into a disc and flew in the air. Wu Qiu placed Shuang Xue on it and let Feng Zai drag Shuang Xue along with Wu Qiu towards Hu Tao.

Feng Shan Jueyun hadn't gone far, clearing away the skeletons in the distance to prevent Wu Qiu and the others from being surrounded again. As for Hu Tao, all that could be seen now were streaks of flame.

Seeing Feng Shan Jueyun fighting so fiercely, Wu Qiu wasn't idle either. With a single hand, he conjured a Xuanbing Brick and swung it around. The power wasn't great, but think about it: killing an ant with a slipper and a hammer have the same effect—too much force is just wasteful.