I'm a male god in Liyue

She took another sip of juice, a satisfied expression on her face mirroring Zhu Zi's, and then asked curiously, "How many kinds of fruit did you use as ingredients? How come there's no conflict between all these flavors?"

"That's a secret."

Xia Zhi looked at the golden progress bar on her body, which showed a progress of 3%, and said in a casual tone.

"If you enjoy drinking, Master Hu, you are welcome to visit our shop often."

Chapter 55 We are Friends

"Come again..."

Hu Tao picked up her glass, took a sip of juice, and looked somewhat depressed.

"Although 100 moras isn't expensive for its quality, I really couldn't afford it if I came here often."

"Master Hu's family is so wealthy and powerful, how could he not afford to drink?"

“Mr. Xia, you may not know this, but the business of Wangshengtang is rather special.” Hu Tao shook her head and said solemnly. “We run funeral services not for money, but to ensure that the deceased can rest in peace. Funerals are the last dignity for ordinary people. Regardless of the deceased’s social status or wealth, we must provide them with a funeral befitting their status.”

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhi couldn't help but feel a deep respect: "So that's how it is. The way the Hall of Rebirth operates is truly admirable."

"It's nothing, this is how it has always been at our Rebirth Hall."

Walnut picked up her glass and took another sip of juice.

"However, last time I was at the city gate, I heard someone saying that there seemed to be an advertisement for the Hall of Rebirth posted on the wall, saying something about half price for the second tombstone..."

"Cough cough cough..." Hu Tao couldn't help but choke, put down her cup, and said seriously, "Whether there is a discount or not doesn't matter. That advertisement was just to remind everyone that if there is any death in your family, you must come to our funeral hall to hold the funeral."

Xia Zhi sensed something else in her words and asked casually, "What would happen if a dead person was buried without a funeral?"

Hu Tao frowned slightly and said, "It won't be a big deal, but it would be best to hold a funeral."

Xia Zhi nodded and said with a smile, "I thought it would turn into a ghost."

Hu Tao paused for a moment, glanced at him, and seeing his relaxed expression, thought he was probably joking. She then laughed and said, "There's no such thing as a ghost. I've dealt with so many dead people, and I've never seen one."

lie!

Your ancestral hall clearly has a beautiful female ghost!

She even comes over to bother me every night!

Xia Zhi took a sip of juice, not exposing Hu Tao's lie, but just felt that the water in the Hall of Rebirth was indeed very deep.

The funeral that Hu Tao mentioned was probably some kind of extraordinary ritual to appease the soul.

The book "Jueyun Chronicles" records many folk legends of Liyue. In these stories, there are often wandering ghosts. These are probably people who died unexpectedly in the wild. Because they did not have a proper funeral after death and could not be comforted by the rites, they became ghosts and could not find peace.

Xia Zhi chatted with Hu Tao for a few minutes, then picked up his cup, walked to Qi Qi's table, and sat down.

At this moment, Qiqi's progress bar has changed to "Progress: 88%".

It will be nine o'clock soon. After the opening, he will be busy making juice and will not have time to spend with Qiqi. So he has to take advantage of this time to finish the last bit of progress on her.

"Qiqi is here so early today."

"Ah."

"Didn't you go to gather herbs last night?"

"No, I'm resting at the medicine hut."

"Is there a lot to do at the medicine hut?"

"Fortunately."

Are the people at the medicine shop good to you?

Qiqi thought for a moment, nodded, and said softly, "...Yes, everyone is fine."

Xia Zhi noticed that she had a careful thought process before answering.

Although her answer was yes, in her daily life, people probably treated her somewhat differently than normal people.

After all, she was a zombie, a non-human being.

Even knowing she wouldn't hurt me, I sometimes find myself wanting to stay away from her.

Sometimes, it might just be a small look or a careless word that hurts her.

Xia Zhi paused for a moment, then said, "When you have time, you can come here to visit us."

Qi Qi glanced at him, then at the incense burner, nodded, and said softly, "Okay."

After chatting for a while, Hu Tao came over with a cup in her hand and said with a strange expression, "Mr. Xia and Qi Qi have a very good relationship."

Xia Zhi smiled and said, "We are friends."

Friend? Qi Qi lowered her head, and a flicker of emotion seemed to pass through her eyes.

Hu Tao paused for a moment, then said, "Really?"

"Of course, Qiqi even helped me watch the shop before."

"That's true."

Hu Tao nodded, not continuing to talk about Qi Qi. She sat down at the table, looked at the incense burner that was emitting smoke, and said, "Mr. Xia, the incense in your shop smells very special."

"Of course, like juice, it's one of our store's specialties."

"Was it also made by Mr. Xia himself?"

"Ah."

"Don't you want money?"

"To be precise, it actually costs money, but it's free today because it's the first day of opening."

"That's it."

Hu Tao wasn't surprised, after all, the calming effect of this incense was too powerful. If she could really burn it for free every day at the shop, she might as well just live there from now on.

With so many tables in this restaurant, it would be reasonable to hire another waiter.

Walnut then asked, "How much does this incense cost?"

Qiqi stared blankly at the incense burner, lost in thought, and quietly pricked up her ears.

Xia Zhi smiled and said, "This involves another service offered by my shop."

"What service?"

"Blind massage".

"Who is this blind person?"

"That's right, it's me."

Hu Tao looked at Xia Zhi, remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "I didn't expect Mr. Xia to have such a skill?"

You and Yanfei are truly good friends, as you even asked the same question.

"Is Master Hu surprised?"

"Kind of."

"As a blind person, it's perfectly reasonable for me to know how to give massages, isn't it?"

“Even so, Mr. Xia already has rainbow juice in his shop, so he shouldn’t be short of money, right? Why bother…”

"Because rainbow juice is too difficult to make, and the ingredients are hard to come by, it might sell out any day."

"I see."

Hu Tao nodded, feeling that what he said did make a lot of sense.

"Then why doesn't Mr. Xia sell incense?"

"Because not many people are willing to buy incense."

"Of course I have some! I really love incense."

"Does Hall Master Hu like it?"

"Correct!"

"Want to buy?"

"purchase!"

How much are you willing to pay?

"Um... how much does your blind massage service cost per session?"

“There is no pricing yet, because I haven’t considered launching this service at the moment.”

"..."

"However, since Master Hu likes the incense I make, I can give you some."

"Really?"

"Ah."