While I was in Mondstadt, I never imagined becoming a god.

"Yes."

"That's such a pity."

"If there were a way to travel back and forth, the Hall of Rebirth could break through its current limitations."

Xu Chuan thought for a moment and added, "It's so far away that I don't even know how to get back."

He said this calmly.

But Hu Tao discerned something else in his words.

It's so far away that even I don't know how to get back.

Does that mean he might never be able to go back in his lifetime?

Hu Tao was silent for a moment. Then she patted Xu Chuan's shoulder forcefully, a bit harder than before.

"It's alright, if you can't go back, just stay in Liyue!"

"Although Wangshengtang can't do business with your return home, you can still look into its other businesses."

Hearing this, Xu Chuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This Master Hu never stops talking about his profession.

"Speaking of business," Xu Chuan changed the subject, "Master Hu, I wonder if the Rebirth Hall is still hiring?"

Hu Tao blinked, looking at Xu Chuan with some confusion.

"What kind of people are we hiring?"

"Guest Elder".

Xu Chuan pointed at Zhong Li, then at himself.

"I'd like to apply for a position as a guest advisor, like Mr. Zhongli."

The hall fell silent for a moment.

Hu Tao's expression changed from confusion to strangeness, a look that Xu Chuan found very familiar, like the gaze of a hunter sizing up its prey.

This time, however, she was the one being observed.

"Wait a minute." Hu Tao held up one finger. "Let me sort it out."

"Initially, I wanted to do business with you."

"Correct."

"And then, you are not a person from the world of Teyvat at all."

"Correct."

"You want to become a guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth."

"Correct."

Hu Tao remained silent for three seconds.

"Why do I feel like I've gone from hunter to prey?"

Xu Chuan did not deny it. He simply smiled and then raised his right hand.

With a flick of the fingertip, it gently hooked in the air.

A pale golden light spilled from between his fingers, like a wisp of silk, meandering and flowing in the morning light.

The light wasn't dazzling, but it carried a strange, unsettling aura, as if it could touch something invisible to ordinary people.

Zhongli's brow twitched slightly.

Before Hu Tao could react to what was happening, a small white ghost floated out from behind her.

At this moment, it drifted towards Xu Chuan completely out of control.

Hu Tao's eyes widened.

"Hey! You little traitor!"

She reached out to grab it, but the little ghost deftly slipped past her fingers and obediently landed in Xu Chuan's outstretched palm. It circled once in Xu Chuan's palm, like a little soldier awaiting orders.

They captured the spirits and dispatched the generals.

The ability to forcibly control spirits.

Xu Chuan did not devour it, but gently let it float above his palm, making various simple movements.

It spins around and does somersaults, like a tamed little pet.

Walnut's mouth opened into a small circle.

"Wow! Xu Chuan, how did you do that?"

"A little bit of ability can have a miraculous effect on souls."

Hu Tao suddenly grabbed Xu Chuan's hand, her eyes seemingly sparkling.

"With you here, our business at the Rebirth Hall will definitely reach new heights."

"Think about it, the normal service only involves bringing the customer's urn, but now we can add a service to bring the soul of the deceased back home."

"So, can you be a guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth for the rest of your life?"

Chapter 90 Sharing a Common Misfortune with Paimon

Hu Tao held Xu Chuan's hand, her plum blossom eyes burning with a passion that could illuminate Wuwangpo.

"Can you be a guest elder at the Hall of Rebirth for the rest of your life?"

These words echoed in Xu Chuan's ears.

To spend a lifetime on this is truly a heavy phrase.

Looking at the bright smiling face in front of him, Xu Chuan suddenly realized that he might have made a mistake.

He underestimated Hu Tao's unpredictability and overestimated his own judgment of the head of the Wangsheng Hall.

I originally thought that applying for the position of guest advisor would be a simple transaction.

He demonstrated his abilities, Hu Tao gave him an identity, the transaction was completed, and everyone was happy.

But it now seems that Hu Tao clearly doesn't intend to make this matter "simple".

He gently withdrew the wisp of pale golden light that had been hovering in his palm.

Once the bindings of the spirit-binding technique were released, the little ghost sprang out of Xu Chuan's palm like a spring.

With a "whoosh," he hid behind Walnut.

It huddled under the brim of Walnut's hat, its whole body trembling like a sieve. Its two misty little paws clung tightly to Walnut's collar, with only half of its round head showing. Its big, beady eyes stared at Xu Chuan in terror.

This appearance is exactly like those passersby it once frightened.

Hu Tao turned her head to look at her little ghost, then at Xu Chuan, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Hahaha... Little guy, you've finally met your match!"

She laughed so hard she bent over, one hand covering her stomach, the other pointing at the trembling little ghost.

The little ghost let out two pitiful "woof woof" sounds, then shrank its entire body into Walnut's hat, leaving only a wisp of white mist drifting outside.

It's always been ghosts that scare people.

This is the first time I've ever been scared by a ghost.

Zhongli's gaze fell on Xu Chuan's hand, which he had just withdrawn.

A glimmer of light flashed briefly in the depths of his amber pupils, but it vanished in an instant.

"Being able to forcibly control sentient spirits is no small feat."

This is not a trivial matter; it is a capability sufficient to disrupt a certain balance.

"Even the most knowledgeable and experienced guest advisor says so!"

Hu Tao straightened up from her laughter, clapped her hands, and smiled as brightly as if she had won the lottery.

"Then our Rebirth Hall has really struck gold!"

She cleared her throat, put her hands behind her back, and straightened her back.

In that instant, all the mischievousness on her face vanished, replaced by a solemnity that seemed out of place for her age.

The mischievousness in Meihua's eyes faded, replaced by the dignity befitting a hall master; even the plum blossom on the side of her hat seemed to have stopped swaying.

"Cough cough."

Her voice dropped by half a octave.

“From today onwards, Xu Chuan, you will be a guest elder of our Rebirth Hall.”

Under the witness of the God of Contracts, these words were spoken slowly and deliberately, carrying an inexplicable binding force.

Xu Chuan straightened up slightly, preparing to agree.

However, Walnut's composure didn't even last three seconds.

"Great!"

She clapped her hands suddenly, and the solemnity on her face vanished instantly like a burst bubble, replaced by an even more intense excitement than before.

She moved closer to Xu Chuan, stood on tiptoe, and a mischievous glint rekindled in her plum blossom eyes.

"Given that you are a newcomer, I will personally guide you to understand the various affairs of the Hall of Rebirth."

"From the most basic business scope to advanced customer communication skills, and then to..."

She counted on her fingers, becoming more and more excited as she counted.

Xu Chuan's intuition suddenly sounded an alarm.

Having a beautiful female boss personally guiding your work is a wonderful thing, no matter where you are.

But when applied to Hu Tao, there's an inexplicable sense of incongruity.

It's like a fox patting its chest and saying it will teach a chicken how to forage for food.

The more sincere she sounds, the more it seems like there's a trap ahead.

Xu Chuan chose to trust his intuition.

"There's no need to trouble the hall master."

His tone was polite yet firm.

“I think Mr. Zhongli is also very familiar with the business of Wangshengtang, so it’s fine for him to guide me.”

"That won't do!"

Walnut shook its head like a rattle drum.

Her twin ponytails swung in the air, creating two arcs, and the plum blossom on the side of her hat brim swayed violently, causing even the black bow at the back of the hat to tremble.

She didn't want another Zhongli to appear in the Hall of Rebirth.

One is already enough to give her a headache.

He never carries a Mora when he goes out, and he doesn't even look at the price when he sees something he likes.

What's most infuriating is that every time he finishes buying something, he'll say something in that gentle yet serious tone.

“Master, this item is indeed worth its price.”

It's definitely worth the price, but that's her money!

The Hall of Rebirth already has a guest who has been cultivated into a connoisseur of rare treasures.

We can't have one more.

Especially someone with the potential to develop like Xu Chuan.

She stared intently at Xu Chuan.

In those plum blossom eyes, a flame called "ambition" was burning fiercely.

Xu Chuan couldn't help but have the illusion that he was not a person, but a piece of uncut jade.