Original God, if I am beaten by them, I will become stronger

The Emperor's general idea was this: he asked the immortal Dianyi to pretend to be dead. He did not make any preparations, nor did he write any script or reasons. A dragon just fell down. The story and reasons were left to the Seven Stars and the Fatui to imagine themselves.

For a god of a country, pretending to be dead is indeed no problem, but Lin Qiu can't do that. He must find a reasonable reason, so Lin Qiu understands that he can't rely on Zhongli for this kind of thing, he must find a way to solve it himself.

It seems that the old man has no more topics to talk about.

Lin Qiu said goodbye and went to find his companions. Zhongli filled his cup with tea and served it to him.

Just before Lin Qiu entered the Hall of the Dead, Zhongli suddenly stopped him and asked, "I have a personal question. It's okay if you don't want to answer it. Are you a human or an immortal?"

"I haven't thought this through myself," Lin Qiu said helplessly. "But my experience is so bizarre that it's hard to believe that I'm a human. Anyway, I guess I can live a long time."

Hearing this, Zhongli smiled and nodded.

After bidding farewell to Zhongli and entering the Hall of Rebirth, Lin Qiu felt somewhat puzzled: Why would the Emperor ask himself this question? What was his purpose?

And that smile, it's so meaningful...

However, Lin Qiu thought of something: although it is a bit early to consider this now, we must find a way to achieve longevity so that Linghua and the others can live longer.

Lifespan theory? It doesn't exist!

Walking into the hall of the Wangsheng Hall, Lin Qiu found Linghua and Shenzi sitting there waiting. He asked them in confusion, "What's wrong? Where is Hall Master Hu?"

"According to the staff, after arriving at the Hall of Rebirth last night, Master Hu went back to her room to sleep and did not go out today. But she suddenly disappeared. The door of her room was half open and no one was inside." Linghua explained, "The staff were looking for Master Hu, so they asked us to wait in the lobby, but there is still no news."

"Let me help you find it." Lin Qiu took out a strand of brown hair from his pocket. The length was obviously that of a girl's hair.

This was stuck to his clothes when Walnut was pestering him yesterday. After he found it, he felt that the hall master's whereabouts were erratic, and it would be best to have a medium to use to release the tracking technique.

So, Lin Qiu kept the hair in his pocket, but he didn't expect to use it today.

He took out the stone he carried with him, carved Yin-Yang runes on it, and tied his hair to it. The stone automatically tracked Walnut's trail, crossed the hall and entered the inner room.

The slacking Son of God still sat there, waiting for good news from Lin Qiu, while Linghua followed Lin Qiu to find Master Hu.

The inner room is where coffins are stored. Coffins of various styles are neatly arranged, but these are just styles and will not be sold.

After all, the specific way a coffin is made is tailor-made according to the customer's needs. The coffins here are just templates, allowing customers to choose what kind of coffin they want to lie in.

The stone stopped in front of the innermost coffin, and the coffin lid was slightly ajar. Linghua huddled behind Lin Qiu. After all, she didn't come to such places often and was a little scared.

Lin Qiu pushed open the open coffin, and sure enough, Hu Tao was lying inside, sleeping soundly.

It was probably midnight last night when he got up from the bed again because of being drunk, but he did not leave the Hall of the Dead. Instead, he staggered here, opened the coffin and lay down in it.

She slept like this until this morning, and still no employee found her. If Lin Qiu didn't need the search stone to find her, she would probably have slept until she woke up naturally.

"Ms. Walnut, get up. Do you remember our agreement?" Lin Qiu said.

Walnut turned over, facing away from Lin Qiu, and completely ignored him.

"Ms. Walnut!" Lin Qiu shook the girl.

Walnut was still sleeping soundly.

There is no other choice but to use that trick!

"Ayaka-chan, give me some ice element in my hand." Lin Qiu stretched out his hand in front of Princess Bailu.

The elemental power comes from the Eye of God. Linghua doesn't need to do anything. She just needs to control the cold air to move towards Linqiu's hand. However, Princess Bailu likes the sense of ritual. She turned her head left and right to make sure there was no one around, and blew gently towards Linqiu's hand to attach the ice element to her hand.

"It's not too cold, is it?" Linghua asked.

"No problem, this temperature is just right." Lin Qiu had a sly smile on his face. "After all, it is used to wake up Hu Tao. We made an appointment to talk today, but it's not the hall master's job to break the contract and sleep away the client."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Qiu put his frosty hand on the back of Hu Tao's neck - if he and Hu Tao were closer, he would have put his hand behind her back.

"ah!!!"

The girl's strange screams echoed throughout the Hall of Rebirth. At the same time, Zhongli was still drinking tea silently outside the door.

Chapter 114 Lin Qiu and Ying, buried together! (6k)

Hu Tao's miserable scream was heard from the Hall of Rebirth. Her voice was so miserable that she was almost shouting "Mr. Zhongli, save me". However, the Emperor who was drinking tea at the door remained calm.

He slowly brought the tea to his mouth, looked at the blue sky and the bustling streets of Liyue Harbor, with a gratified expression on his face, like a retired old man.

After all, Hu Tao was like a little child, and it was not the first or second time that she made strange noises. It was basically no big deal, so Zhongli decided to continue drinking tea.

He guessed: Maybe Lin Qiu used some stimulating method to wake her up. That was also good. The hall master did give her a little lesson occasionally to prevent her from being too happy.

Zhongli felt that Lin Qiu and Hu Tao would get along very well - thinking of this, he continued to put tea into his mouth.

……

The pink fox in the hall heard Walnut's call, but she was too lazy to move.

She found a Liyue novel on the bookshelf in the hall. The theme was martial arts popular in Liyue. Fox read it with great interest to kill time.

As for what happens in the inner room, let them be.

……

At the same time, Lin Qiu's hand, attached with Linghua's ice element, pressed on the back of Hu Tao's neck, which made the hungover girl alert and almost jumped out of the coffin.

"What are you doing?!" Hu Tao glared at Lin Qiu and shouted.

She suddenly realized that the person in front of her was her important client, the hero she had met last night. Her expression instantly became kind, and she smiled and prepared to talk business.

"You woke me up in such a rough way, so let's just pretend that it never happened." Walnut reached into her sleeve and took out a scroll-like document. "This is the most advanced service of the Wangsheng Hall. Let's take a look. What kind of funeral do you want?"

Lin Qiu complained in his heart: It’s not like I’m really going to die, and no matter what, in the end the Fatui will rob the coffin, so is it necessary to consider what kind of funeral it will be?

At the same time, Kamisato Ayaka, who was standing behind Lin Qiu, looked around with a nervous expression.

After all, the room is so dark, with a coffin and funeral supplies placed inside, and the eerie atmosphere sends a chill down the spine. This scene is even more exciting than a test of courage.

"Um..." Linghua couldn't help but ask, "Can we talk in the hall?"

"Is it because there are no chairs here?" Walnut crawled out of the coffin, closed the coffin lid, and sat directly on it. "It doesn't matter, just sit on the coffin directly."

"Will it be too..." Linghua hesitated.

"Don't worry. The coffins here are not for use. They are just samples for customers to choose from. Just treat them as wooden furniture." Walnut said lightly, "Besides, the coffins are not the focus. The focus is the customers in the coffins. Don't panic. Just treat it with a normal mind."

Hearing that the coffins here were not for human use, Linghua felt much more relieved, but she still did not sit on the coffin. Lin Qiu took out a chair for her from the system warehouse.

Just like that, Lin Qiu and Linghua sat on the chairs, and the girl with twin ponytails sat on the coffin board opposite them, shaking her white legs and talking about the funeral.

Lin Qiu held the scroll given by Walnut in his hand. Although he felt it was unnecessary, considering that he had to infiltrate the doctoral research institute, the style of the coffin was also very important - the focus was not on the appearance, but on the material, preferably wood that was more difficult to destroy.

This was to prevent the coffin from being shattered in the fight when the Fatui came to snatch it. As a result, the Fatui didn't notice it, and Lin Qiu fell out of the coffin during the transportation process.

That would be useless.

Good looks are not important, sturdiness is important.

"Should we paint the Kamisato family crest on the surface of the coffin?" Linghua-chan next to her seemed quite interested in this matter. "Ah, no, no, the surface of the coffin should be painted with the general's crest, and the Kamisato family crest should be painted on the shroud."

Lin Qiu found it hard to complain about the young lady's enthusiastic look, and said helplessly: "Linghua-chan, it's just to deceive the fools, there's no need to be so detailed."

"We must think carefully. After all, this is Mr. Lin's big event. Even if it is a fake death, the funeral must be grand." Linghua raised her index finger and explained, "What's more, if we want to deceive the fools, we must be foolproof and make the fake look real."

Kurumi stopped shaking her legs and agreed happily, "That's it, that's it. You really understand! This kind of thing must be treated with all your heart. Even if it's not real death, it can serve as a drill or rehearsal for the future."

Lin Qiu thought to himself: Who would rehearse his own funeral...

"The style of the coffin has been decided for now. Let's discuss the 'cause of death' first." Lin Qiu brought the topic back to the unresolved issue. "The Fatui are not that easy to fool. Besides, Inazuma has been fooled by my fake death once, so they must be on guard."

He had to think of a reasonable reason and die in a reasonable way, so as to avoid arousing suspicion among the Fatui and having them simply dump him and his coffin in a ravine.

"Let the master of the hall use his intelligent head to help you find a solution!" Walnut volunteered and straightened her barren chest. Soon, she thought of a solution, "How about this, according to your rumors, you have a subtle relationship with many beautiful girls..."

Lin Qiu had a strange premonition. He began to feel that Hu Tao could not say anything good.

As expected, Walnut said excitedly: "Let everyone be jealous of you and divide you into five equal parts. This reason will definitely fool the Fatui!"

"I shouldn't have expected anything from you!" Lin Qiu said.

The silver-haired girl next to him shook her head and said, "This reason is not acceptable. Although everyone wants Mr. Lin, they are all kind-hearted people and will not do such a thing... However, Mr. Lin, who has been divided into many parts..."

For some reason, Linghua's face began to turn slightly red, and Lin Qiu had a bad feeling.

Princess Egret, with an expression that looked as if she would have a nosebleed at any moment, gave him a thumbs up.

Lin Qiu seemed relatively calm on the surface, but he was complaining in his heart: What does this thumbs-up mean - your true nature is exposed, young lady, your true nature is exposed!

He secretly felt fortunate and took Linghua to the Coral Palace to sign a magic contract with Xinhai. During the time when the hole in her chest was opened, she did not put her fingers in to test.

"I believe that as a great hero, you can survive even if you are divided into five parts." Walnut gave a thumbs up and said.

"To be honest, it is indeed possible," said Lin Qiu.

For an immortal adventurer, this skill can repair all "physical injuries" when resurrected, no matter how many pieces it is divided into. The only drawback is that it cannot eliminate the tired feeling brought to the soul after fusing with the snake bones.

This kind of tiredness needs coconut milk to cure it.

"You can actually do that?!" Kurumi said in surprise, "Are you kidding me?"

Lin Qiu suddenly stretched out his hands, pinched Hu Tao's soft cheeks, pulled them apart and said, "You just proposed this 'good idea' when you couldn't confirm whether I was alive or dead? You wish I would die, right?!"

“Wow, wow, I’m so sorry. I was just joking.” Hu Tao grabbed Lin Qiu’s wrist to stop him and apologized quickly, “Please let go. I’ll think of a better way right away. Ah wow…”

Lin Qiu stopped pulling her face and wanted to see what other ideas this quirky girl had.

Walnut rubbed the red cheeks that were pulled, raised two thumbs, and said, "I have a good idea again. I need the help of that famous traveler!"

"With the help of Ying? No problem, I know her." Lin Qiu motioned to Hu Tao to continue.

The girl from the Hall of Rebirth smiled sweetly, but her smile seemed to be filled with conspiracy. She then said, "In fact, I am quite familiar with that traveler, and I found that she interacts with women more than with men..."

"Isn't this normal? People of the same sex prefer to play with people of the same sex, both men and women are like this." Lin Qiu said, "Not only do we have no generation gap and common topics, but we can also have a lot of fun and let go of ourselves without any worries."

For example, during the time in Liyue, Lin Qiu often went fishing, not only with the girls, but occasionally with Toma Manye and others, bringing fine wine to the stream to fish.

But when going fishing with Thomas and the others, Lin Qiu could talk about a lot of things, topics that he couldn't talk about when hanging out with girls, and he could drink as much as he wanted. Moreover, Thomas' fishing and cooking skills were first-rate, so Lin Qiu only had to play assistant.

After three rounds of drinks, the men, who have gradually gotten into the atmosphere and are having a good time, will start to do some abstract activities.

They would play some strange tricks, such as creating a wind field with many leaves, dyeing the wind field with various elements, and everyone chanting poems and dancing in it.

Presumably, passers-by saw this scene, and a new urban legend was born.

If they drink any more, it will be over, because Man Ye will be the first to fall, and then this outing will end with them carrying Man Ye back.

In short, communication between people of the same sex can be more fun, and single people prefer to play with friends of the same sex. Of course, in special situations like Lin Qiu, being surrounded by people, one can also experience a different kind of pleasure with them around.

"That's what I said, but we can use it as an excuse to make a fuss about it." Walnut continued to plan, "First, get the traveler's consent, and then send someone to spread rumors that the traveler actually likes girls..."

"What story are you going to make up again?" Lin Qiu held his forehead helplessly and said, "She won't agree to you slandering the traveler like this!"

Lin Qiu's words did not interrupt Hu Tao's enthusiasm, and she continued to explain the script.

"Then, for some reason, the traveler fell in love at first sight with the beautiful companion of the great hero Lin Qiu." As soon as the voice fell, Kurumi looked at Linghua, "In the end, the two of them fought fiercely for the beautiful girl, and Lin Qiu was killed - how about this script... woooooo!"

Before Kurumi could finish her words, Lin Qiu's hands had already pinched her cheeks and continued to pull them to the sides.

"Let's not talk about whether Sister Ying will agree or not. This plot is too f*cking aggrieved. Not only did I become the victim, but I was also killed. Besides, why didn't they consider Linghua-chan's thoughts?"

"If anything happens to Mr. Lin, I will guard him at his grave for the rest of his life," Linghua said.

"No, nothing will happen to me." Lin Qiu assured while pulling Hu Tao's face.

“Stop, stop, stop, stop… I have a third script!” Hu Tao waved her arms to stop Lin Qiu, “I will definitely satisfy you this time, please listen to me!”

Lin Qiu let go of his hand.

Ayaka used the Eye of God to create two small ice balls and handed them to Kurumi. The girl from the Hall of Rebirth took the ice balls and rolled them on her red cheeks to suppress the burning sensation in her cheeks.

Walnut continued to expound on her fantastic ideas.

"This method also has its own unique advantages. It allows the Traveler to sneak into the Fatui's research institute with you, and the two of you work together to sabotage it from the inside." Walnut said.

Two people sneaking in together? Lin Qiu began to be interested.

Master Hu once again became the screenwriter and came up with the idea: "This time, the Traveler fell in love with you at first sight, and the two of you wanted to elope, but you were killed by the girl you had a connection with. This is the tragic end of the two heroes - you pretended to be dead together and sneaked into the Fatui Research Institute."

Lin Qiu didn't comment, but narrowed his eyes and made a complicated expression.

At the same time, Walnut was still very proud and said, "This is a good idea, isn't it? I will bury the two of you together and let the Fatui kidnap you together. When the time comes, two heroes will jump out of the coffins and give the Fatui a huge surprise!"

At this moment, Lin Qiu was convinced in his heart that coming to listen to Hu Tao's advice was his worst decision. The method proposed by Master Hu was too pleasing.

He was too lazy to pull the girl's face, so he corrected her helplessly: "Here comes the problem. I have special skills to pretend to be dead, but the traveler doesn't. This method is not valid from the beginning. Forget about joint burial. I can only be the one in the coffin."

"Then I'll think of another way..." Kurumi still didn't give up on this method, "Maybe the traveler has some hidden tricks to pretend to be dead!"