Genshin Impact: Ningguang is still a pitiful little thing, I invested in her.

Zhongli was a meticulous person; nothing could be done carelessly, and everything had to be the best.

Finally, one more thing: the bill was sent to Mr. Fang Xun at the kindergarten.

The Raiden Sisters and Yae no Miko were leisurely strolling through Liyue's night market.

The three of them had already eaten some sweets along the way. One second Lei Dianying said he couldn't eat anymore, and the next second he was dragged into the Wanmin Hall by Yae no Miko.

As for Fang Xun,

After showing the children the initial stages of the Qunyu Pavilion, I took the group home for dinner.

After putting the children to sleep, Fang Xun returned to his room.

He took the spirit lamp out of his backpack and gently placed it on the desk.

For Fang Xun, lighting the spirit-guiding lamp every night had become a habit.

As Fang Xun turned on the spirit-guiding lamp, warm yellow light filled the entire room.

Under the moonlight, a petite girl stood in front of Fang Xun.

The girl was young, with a very delicate and youthful face.

She was wearing a bright green dress and had a peach-colored hair clip in her hair.

The girl's eyes were clean and clear, like those of a deer in the mountains and forests.

"Big brother, could you do me a favor?"

The girl named Xiao Jiu Jiu looked up at Fang Xun, her innocent eyes filled with anticipation.

"Little Nine is looking for a book, but she can't find it no matter how hard she looks."

"That book was a gift from Ninth Brother. He would be sad if I lost it."

"Big brother, could you please help me find the book? Please, please."

Upon hearing the girl's name as Xiao Jiujiu, and that her request was to find a book,

Fang Xun immediately remembered that this was a side quest in the game.

There's an NPC named Xiao Jiujiu near Wuwangpo. If you talk to her, you'll receive a quest to find a book.

Fang Xun vividly remembered this book-finding mission.

Because when Fang Xun was doing the mission, he didn't find Xiao Jiu Jiu's lost novel.

When he returned to the starting point to find Xiao Jiujiu, he discovered that Xiao Jiujiu was no longer there; instead, a drifting fairy spirit had taken her place.

After learning the whole story, Fang Xun realized it was a knife.

Ninth Brother, also known as Master Chang, and Xiao Jiu Jiu are childhood sweethearts.

In response, Master Chang wrote a novel specifically for Xiao Jiu Jiu.

Little Jiu Jiu really liked Chang Jiu Ye's gift, and became completely absorbed in looking at it.

By the time she put down the novel, Master Chang had already disappeared.

Xiao Jiu Jiu wanted to find Master Chang Jiu, but accidentally fell into the icy cold river.

Even with her fingers frozen stiff, Xiao Jiu Jiu didn't let go of the novel Chang Jiu Ye had given her.

After Xiao Jiu Jiu finally managed to climb ashore, the first thing she did was to set the novel aside to dry.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jiu Jiu felt very tired and chose to rest on the side.

In reality, Xiao Jiujiu had already passed away at that time.

She herself was unaware of this and continued searching for the missing novel.

There was no little girl searching for books; she was merely a lingering obsession in the world.

Master Chang was unaware that Xiao Jiu Jiu had perished; he simply hadn't seen her since delivering the book that day.

Master Chang mistakenly believed that Xiao Jiu Jiu's family disliked him, so he moved away from Qing Ce Manor with Xiao Jiu Jiu.

This also explains why Master Chang Jiu kept writing novels.

He wanted his novel to become famous worldwide so that Xiao Jiu Jiu's family would change their opinion of him and meet Xiao Jiu Jiu.

Unfortunately, I have been longing for my old friend for a long time, but he has not returned.

Looking at Xiao Jiujiu in front of him, Fang Xun remained silent for a long time before finally agreeing.

"Little Jiu Jiu, I promise to help you find the book."

Upon hearing Fang Xun's answer, Xiao Jiu Jiu's face lit up with joy: "Really? Thank you, big brother!"

"Let's head to Wuwang Slope now!"

...

I did a lot of research today, so the update speed is a bit slow.

However, since I promised everyone four updates today, I absolutely will not break my promise.

Even if I have to stay up all night, I will still finish updating four chapters.

Chapter 256: Walnut in Rebirth Hall

Liyue Harbor, Wuwang Slope.

This is the boundary between life and death. The environment is not only gloomy and eerie, but also filled with dark ghostly flames.

Ordinary people are terrified of Wuwangpo; only those from the Wangshengtang (a religious shrine) frequent this place every few days.

For Wangshengtang, the usually quiet Wuwangpo was bustling with activity.

When Fang Xun first came to Wuwang Slope to do a mission, he complained about this place quite a bit.

Simply put, it can be down-to-earth, but it cannot be from the imperial court.

"Big brother, please help me find the novel in the woods."

At this moment, Xiao Jiu Jiu tugged at Fang Xun's clothes and slowly spoke.

"I remember it very clearly. We were drying books in the woods, probably in that area."

Xiao Jiu Jiu wasn't sure where the novel was either, since it had disappeared when she woke up. She could only give Fang Xun a general location.

Fang Xun nodded and walked towards the woods.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Xun took out a treasure-hunting compass from his backpack to search for the novel that Xiao Jiu Jiu had mentioned.

Once the elemental power was infused into it, the compass needle in his hand began to spin, guiding him forward.

Before long, Fang Xun found the novel that Xiao Jiu Jiu had mentioned.

However, the novel had become tattered and in pieces.

Most of the pages were soaked in water and were so badly damaged that the writing on them was completely illegible.

If these pages were given to Xiao Jiujiu, there would be no way to explain it.

It's impossible to make up for regrets.

The one who tied the knot must untie it; Fang Xun figured that if he went to see Master Chang Jiu, the problem might be solved.

Thinking this, Fang Xun went back to find Xiao Jiu Jiu.

This Wuwang Slope is indeed very strange.

Throughout the journey, Fang Xun always felt that someone was watching him from behind, but every time he turned around, he found nothing.

I doubt anyone else would do something like him, running to such a desolate and eerie place as Wuwangpo in the middle of the night.

But the feeling of being observed was real, not an illusion.

Fang Xun walked a little further, but the feeling not only didn't disappear, it became even stronger.

Finally, Fang Xun seized the opportunity and turned around abruptly, catching the gaze squarely in his face before he could even look away.

Those eyes were incredibly bright and lively, full of playfulness and charm.

If you look closely, you can see plum blossom-like patterns in those eyes.

It was a girl hiding behind a tree, observing from the shadows.

The girl had long, glossy black hair, styled into cute pigtails.

"walnut?"

Fang Xun was slightly stunned when he saw the girl.

He never expected to meet Hu Tao, the 77th generation head of the Wangsheng Hall, at Wuwangpo.

To be precise, Little Walnut is not yet the head of the Rebirth Hall.

At best, he's someone with a head full of wild thoughts and a restless nature.

He could recite texts while doing a handstand at the age of three and read thousands of books.

He skipped school at age six, hid in a coffin, and slept soundly.

Learning funeral etiquette at age eight...

Hu Tao lives a carefree life, doing whatever comes to mind, whenever and wherever she wants.

It's not surprising that Little Walnut has appeared on Wuwangpo now.

Hearing Fang Xun blurt out the name, Hu Tao was somewhat surprised: "You know my name? Then it seems you're not a ghost."

"What a pity, I missed an opportunity to see the client off."

Hu Tao's expression conveyed regret and disappointment.

Fang Xun: ? ? ?

It turns out the little girl was secretly following him to figure out if he was a ghost.

If it were any other children of the same age, coming to such a gloomy place as Wuwangpo, they would probably be terrified, or at least wouldn't dare to run around.

Hu Tao, on the other hand, felt completely at ease coming to Wuwangpo, as if she were coming home, without any psychological burden whatsoever.

And judging from the way she spoke, if Fang Xun was a ghost, she was even prepared to take action?