I'm in Teyvat, join the chat group.

Ying quickly replied.

Then Hu Tao paid a deposit for herself and Ying.

"Don't do it again next time, especially you, Kurumi!"

Hu Tao looked up at the sky, pretending not to hear.

Ke Qing sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. She didn't really want to get involved with Hu Tao, but Hu Tao's publicity was just too much.

If left unattended, the entire Liyue Harbor will be plastered with advertisements for the Hall of Rebirth the next day.

Ke Qing could only offer a few more words of advice before turning and leaving.

"Oh dear, looks like I can't hand out flyers again today."

"Master Hu, flyers don't seem to be very useful for advertising, do they?"

Looking at the flyer in his hand, which was supposedly drawn by Hu Tao herself, Li Xiao felt it was even worse than the small advertisements he had seen before.

"So, Li Xiao, what good ideas do you have?"

"Ordinary people are not like you, Master Hu. Most people are afraid of death and unwilling to face it."

Your direct propaganda only equates you with death, so naturally, your propaganda efficiency will be low.

"Hmm... I know that too, but I think death is something no one can avoid, so wouldn't it be better to face it with a positive attitude?"

Hu Tao's understanding of death is different from that of ordinary people, which is also related to her experiences.

“What you say makes sense, but you can’t advertise like this, otherwise it won’t help the business of the Rebirth Hall at all.”

"If you put it that way, then there must be a way, right?"

"Master Hu, let me ask you, what kind of people in Liyue are the richest?"

"merchant?"

“That’s right, we need to target this group to make a lot of money. And I have a plan that will surely make Wangshengtang flourish.”

"Oh? What's the plan?"

Hu Tao was quite cooperative with Li Xiao.

"It's very simple. We can categorize funeral services into different levels. The Funeral Hall can design several higher-end funeral service options, with different prices for each option."

Wealthy businessmen are more concerned with their image when they leave, at least not wanting to be inferior to others. Taking advantage of their competitive nature, they will definitely buy the most expensive items they can afford.

We could even collaborate with the Seven Stars on a promotional campaign. If the Seven Stars commissions the highest-level funeral service, there will definitely be many people following suit.

After hearing his plan, Hu Tao looked at him in shock.

"Could it be... that you really are a genius?"

"This is just something I learned from elsewhere, and I'm just passing it on."

"Excellent! With my guest advisor Li Xiao, our great undertaking is assured!"

But Hu Tao didn't think too much about it. As long as it worked, she didn't care where Li Xiao learned it from.

"You flatter me, Master."

"You flatter me, haha, I've realized now that I actually like you a little."

"Oh?"

Li Xiao suspected that she was teasing him, since he had used emotional manipulation and had not seen her show any signs of affection.

"I've made up my mind!" Hu Tao crossed her arms and said seriously, "If your method really works, then I, the sect leader, will agree to be your girlfriend!"

"Is what you say true, Master?!"

Li Xiao's face lit up with delight. He hadn't expected that Hu Tao, whom he thought would be so difficult to deal with, would make progress so quickly!

"A word spoken by this hall master is as good as his bond!"

"Then I'm looking forward to it."

Hu Tao blinked, her smile still on her face, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.

The reason she did this was actually quite simple: the ancestral hall must eventually be passed down. Even if she didn't have this idea now, she would definitely have to go through this hurdle in the future, and she was very clear about that.

Rather than looking for someone else later, she might as well stay with Li Xiao. After all, Li Xiao is the Wind God, a person of noble status. She doesn't dislike Li Xiao either, and they get along quite well.

Moreover, judging from Li Xiao's behavior, she wouldn't be required to be a good wife and mother in the future, and she would have a high degree of freedom.

Of course, most importantly, even when she gets old or dies, Li Xiao will still help out of their past relationship with Wangshengtang.

As for whether she and Li Xiao were compatible, Hu Tao thought they got along quite well. It was just a pity that she might not be able to personally attend his funeral.

Li Xiao was naturally pleased to receive Hu Tao's promise, but he wouldn't let the others fall behind in their progress.

Since the Immortal Invitation Ceremony is starting tomorrow, he doesn't plan to leave Liyue to go to other worlds to play, lest he get too caught up in the fun at the Sound Party and miss tomorrow's important event.

As for who to go to? Of course, he should go to Keqing, his only girlfriend in Liyue.

After the group returned to the Hall of Rebirth, he went out alone again to look for Ke Qing.

He quickly located Ke Qing, who was working from home, based on the information he received.

He appeared quietly behind her and blindfolded her.

"Guess who I am?"

Startled by the sneak attack, Ke Qing instinctively wanted to retaliate with an elbow, but calmed down after hearing Li Xiao's voice.

"Li Xiao? Stop playing around, I'm still working."

Li Xiao removed her hands from her eyes, allowing her to see herself.

"Why did you come to me?"

"Didn't you say today that we can't be intimate in public? That's why I came to find you."

"Uh... I... I have work to do, maybe next time!"

Ke Qing quickly made an excuse. She was still a little too shy about being intimate with Li Xiao, and thought it would be better not to try it if she could avoid it.

"So, Ke Qing, are you trying to reject me? Or are you deliberately ignoring me, your boyfriend?"

"Goo... I understand."

Since Li Xiao has said that, what can Ke Qing do?

Main Text: Chapter 128 Zhongli Assassinates the Rock King Emperor

The next morning, Li Xiao woke up in Ke Qing's bed.

In the end, he did not eat Ke Qing, because she seemed to value her highly and did not want to hand her over to Li Xiao so easily.

However, as compensation, Li Xiao got to taste every part of her body and had his fill of groping.

Moreover, after much pleading and cajoling, she finally got to enjoy Keqing's black silk stockings and jade feet.

That wonderful feeling also made Li Xiao feel comfortable.

Seeing that Ke Qing was still asleep, he began to play with her delicate feet again.

When her little feet were touched, Ke Qing instantly woke up.

Upon seeing that it was Li Xiao, and recalling what happened last night, she couldn't help but blush again.

"What a pervert! Touching my feet again first thing in the morning, do you really like feet that much?"

“Keqing, you don’t understand the charm of your feet. Look at the slight arch, look at the smooth and delicate feel of these black stockings. Of course, the feeling of your bare feet last night was also quite nice…”

"Stop! I don't want to hear you go crazy over my feet!"

Ke Qing couldn't stand these slightly perverse words; she was still a virgin!

To prevent Li Xiao from getting carried away again, she quickly got up and went to wash up.

After she got dressed, Li Xiao also washed up and changed her clothes.

As Ke Qing combed her hair, she spoke to Li Xiao:

"Today is the ceremony to invite the immortals, and I still need to go to the site to maintain order. You can find somewhere to have fun by yourself."

"Perfect timing, I'm going too, let's go together."

"Are you going too?"

Keqing was a little confused. Logically speaking, Anemo and Geo should be of equal status, so there was no need for them to participate in this kind of event, right?

"Have you forgotten what I told you before?"

"Could it be..." Ke Qing suddenly remembered something.

"That's right, I said a big event would happen during the Summoning Ceremony."

"...Can you reveal more now?"

Ke Qing bit her lip but still asked the question. She thought that since things had come to this point between them, they couldn't possibly keep it a secret any longer, could they?

"I still can't say more."

Unfortunately, Li Xiao shook his head and refused to answer Ke Qing's question.

This made Ke Qing even more uneasy.

After they were ready, the two arrived at Yujingtai together.

"Li Xiao! Over here!"

Li Xiao had just parted ways with Ke Qing when she heard someone calling her name.

Turning around, I spotted Hu Tao in the crowd, with Ying and Paimon by her side.

Li Xiao walked over and asked, "Why is Hall Master Hu here too? You've seen this summoning ceremony for immortals so many times, are you still interested?"

He remembered that the ritual of summoning immortals didn't seem to appear in the original novel by Hu Tao, right?

"Originally, I wanted to go to Wuwangpo to check on the situation, but Ying said she wanted to see the Rock God, so I brought her here to invite the Immortal Clerk to take a look."