"By the way, didn't you answer my question just now?"

"What's the problem? Kurumi, I'm feeling sleepy after dinner."

"Go to sleep after dinner or you'll turn into a pig—" After lecturing the other party, Yun Shang continued, "Will your grandfather look for you everywhere?"

"Oh, about this matter. Don't worry, our Hu family has always been very lenient. Just remember to go back and report that you are safe at night."

"That's good. I can't let the old man look for you everywhere in vain while you sit here and enjoy yourself."

Although the tone didn't sound problematic, Kurumi still sat up smartly and looked at the beautiful girl in front of her who was smiling and seemed to be silently chasing people away.

"...Uh, you don't seem very happy?"

"Hmm? No way - would you like another pot of good tea?"

"No, no, you are definitely angry like this, right?"

Hu Tao shook his head quickly, then looked cautiously at Qi Qi who was sitting next to him.

At this moment, she was staring at the rice grains in the bowl in a daze. As she was a zombie, she didn't need to eat and couldn't eat hot food, so Yun Shang prepared a bowl of uncooked rice for her.

It can be seen that it is not Qiqi's problem. Since it is not her and not himself, why did Miss Yunshang suddenly get angry?

Could it be that there is something unspeakable hidden...

Yun Shang still maintained a somewhat distant smile, but this was just a disguise. In fact, she was a little panicked. Every time at this time in the evening, her heart would ache inexplicably, as if an awl was constantly drilling into it.

She didn't want to be seen like that by Hu Tao and the others, at least not showing her weak side now that they had just met.

After realizing that Yun Shang didn't have anything to say, but generally understanding that she didn't do it on purpose, Hu Tao generously got down from the chair, and after helping to clean up the dishes, he prepared to take Qi Qi back to Bubu Lu.

However, before the two of them crossed the threshold, Qiqi stopped and turned to look at the lonely little house in the night.

"Qiqi...can't leave..."

"Hey, Qiqi, are you going to stay here?"

Kurumi gave her a confused look.

"But Miss Yunshang doesn't seem to want us to stay any longer. Although I don't know why, it's better not to go back. It would be bad if we make her angry. Someone like her who is usually gentle and kind can be very scary when she gets angry."

Before Hu Tao could give Qi Qi an example, a bang was heard in the room.

She quickly ran to the room, only to find Yun Shang had fallen to the ground in pain. Not only was her face pale, but she was also holding her chest tightly.

"Oh no! Hu Tao, I never thought of holding a funeral for you, Miss Yun Shang, today. Cheer up quickly and don't lose consciousness!"

She still said those annoying "auspicious" words, but her hands continued to practice the secret technique of the Hall of Rebirth, constantly pressing the acupuncture points on the girl's body, making her feel as if her body was warmed up, and she no longer had that trembling feeling as if her body was cold.

Afterwards, she felt drowsy and sleepy. Yun Shang, who originally wanted to say something to Hu Tao, fainted in her arms.

Hu Tao also breathed a sigh of relief after sniffing his breath. She was almost scared to death by this face-conscious guy.

Chapter 12: Deathly Aura

——After Miss Yunshang separated.

Xingqiu naturally returned home, but he seemed to have no appetite at the moment.

Although he hadn't reached the point of falling in love at first sight and wanting to marry her for the rest of his life, deep down he was genuinely curious about Miss Yunshang.

What is her life story? What caused her frailty? Will I be able to see her again tomorrow?

These questions quietly surfaced in Xingqiu's mind at some point, causing him to become dazed while eating.

When his eldest brother saw him like this, he immediately asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is the food not to your liking?"

"Ah... No, I just can't forget the book I didn't borrow before..."

Xingqiu quickly took two mouthfuls of rice and pretended to be absent-minded for a moment.

But after passing the test of the eldest brother, there is still the test of the father. The older generation has always had a sharp and cunning vision, and he has been a father for more than ten years. How could he not understand what his son is really thinking?

He stroked his beard, smiled mischievously, and said jokingly, "Oh? What kind of book can make my Qiu'er so obsessed with it?"

"Dad, please stop calling me by that nickname. It sounds like a girl's!"

Xingqiu protested quickly.

Originally, he inherited more of his mother's appearance. In addition, when children were young, their facial features had not yet fully developed, so his mother actually tricked him into wearing girls' clothes.

At that time, Qiu'er became his nickname, and people felt their heads were as big as a bucket when they thought of Xingqiu.

"It seems that my Qiu'er has reached the age of puberty and has begun to care about these matters between men and women."

Even the mother, who was picking up food for her father, made a joking comment.

"How did this get to the private matters between men and women again?!"

"Look at what you said, kid. Even if you don't like it, you don't have to avoid it like a tiger, right? It's better to think about it earlier than to be like your elder brother, who has grown up and still hasn't found a good family. If he continues like this, he will probably be single."

After hearing this, the eldest brother, who was originally thinking of lecturing him, suddenly shut up, concentrated on eating, and pretended not to hear it.

But my mother didn't let him off so easily. Instead, she worried for him, "Last time, I found the eldest daughter of the Chang family for him. She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, makeup and needlework. But he went to her house and didn't say a word of love. Instead, he promoted our brocade umbrellas, which made the girl very embarrassed."

"It's a misunderstanding, it's really a misunderstanding! Miss Chang said that her family was missing something, and she just stared at me without saying anything. I looked around and found that her family seemed to be missing some hangings to decorate the walls and halls, so she brought up our brocade umbrella!"

My eldest brother has always been slow to think, but he likes to think more than others.

Therefore, things often happen that are difficult for the parties involved to understand for a while.

When Xingqiu was secretly delighted that the topic was changed by his eldest brother, the eldest brother caught a glimpse of Xingqiu's raised mouth and immediately changed the subject.

"Come to think of it, didn't our Qiu'er say before that she was engaged to the young lady of the Yun family?"

This made Xingqiu's eyes widen. It was clearly you and mother who persuaded father to refuse before, but now you are asking your brothers to help you in order to protect yourself?

As expected, when this topic was mentioned, the two parents who originally wanted to lecture their eldest son looked at each other, and finally Xingqiu's father coughed lightly.

"Ahem... this matter has been abandoned. Don't mention it again--"

"Eh? Why?"

The eldest brother was still stunned as always, and Xingqiu's mother looked around and then spoke in a low voice.

"…Something happened to that child's family. Not a good one…"

"This, doesn't that mean the child is simply abandoned in our home?"

Hearing his elder brother say this, Xingqiu inexplicably felt a little annoyed.

"Brother, is it a bit too harsh to say that?"

"Ah, sorry. I said something out of turn. I just simply felt sorry for the child. Her parents left first, leaving her alone in our house. Even if we don't care, we should still consider their feelings, right? We should at least contact her relatives, right?"

What my eldest brother said was not without reason, but my father shook his head, his expression a little heavy.

"This matter is not as simple as you think. The child's family background is special, and his fate is also... Well, let's not talk about this matter.

You just need to know that as long as the child lives in the Chamber of Commerce, we will ensure that she has no worries about food and clothing. As for what the child wants to do in the future, let her do it. After all, we owe her something."

The mother also helped, saying, "That's true. I'll bring some new clothes and go see her in a couple of days. The child has just recovered from a serious illness and is timid. I don't know when she will be able to get over this mental barrier."

Listening to his family's comments about the girl, the image of Miss Yunshang suddenly popped up in Xingqiu's mind.

However, Miss Yunshang's personality is completely different from what her parents said...

But, perhaps it was some kind of knight's intuition, or perhaps it was God's will.

Xingqiu was surprisingly concerned about this matter and immediately spoke up.

"Can I go with you in a couple of days? Since we are the ones who made the mistake, it is only right for me, as a man, to go and apologize."

"Hmm...Qiu'er wants to go too? Well, that's fine. In that case, you can go with your mother. Don't let others think that the men in our family are irresponsible. Your apology should be sincere."

Finally, Xingqiu's father agreed to his visit, and Xingqiu was secretly thinking about it in his heart.

If we meet at that time, how should I apologize to him? It's just -

If it really is Miss Yunshang...

Then, do you want to cancel the engagement?

A sense of resistance inexplicably arose in my heart.

I haven't even met him yet, so where does this childish possessiveness come from?

Xingqiu, Xingqiu, you call yourself a parasite in the ocean of books, but now it seems to me that you are an even less infatuated person than my elder brother.

Alas, I don’t know what Miss Yunshang is thinking about now, and whether she is safe.

Xingqiu was feeling very nervous while eating this meal, and on the other side.

After Hu Tao managed to save Yun Shang, he found that the deathly aura around her was even stronger. Even someone as kind-hearted as Hu Tao couldn't help but frown.

"Something's wrong. No matter how I look at it, it's wrong... Why would this living person carry such a strong aura of death? Could it be that she has touched something dirty in the past few days? Or has her parents been possessed by an evil spirit that wants to devour the blood of her relatives?"

As she spoke, she rubbed her eyes again, trying to open them wide so as not to miss any details.

Hu Tao's eyes can see ghosts and can also sense evil spirits, but for some reason, he can't see any evil spirit on Miss Yun Shang, but there are wisps of deathly aura faintly visible from her seven orifices.

This is clearly the appearance of a dead person, how could it appear on a living person?

I don’t understand, I don’t comprehend, and I don’t dare to believe it.

Finally, Hu Tao decided to ask Old Hu for help, but when he was doing it, he ran into another tough guy.

Qiqi blocked the door and wouldn't let her pass, saying that she was worried that she would burn Miss Yunshang as well. This made Hu Tao so anxious that she kept making excuses.

It's fine to cremate zombies, but how can you cremate a living person? She is in charge of funerals, not torture. How could she do that?

After this argument, Mr. Bai Shu from Bubulu came to the door first. After seeing the girl's situation, he hurriedly took her back to Bubulu.

Changsheng also slid down from his neck and lay on the girl's chest, looking at her face seriously. The more he looked, the more he felt as if he had seen her in a dream.

"...Where have I seen this little girl before..."

Chapter 13 I chose her!

——The waves rise and fall.

It seemed as if it curled up like a baby and was pushed onto the beach by the waves.

However, this feeling is not like being reborn, but rather a feeling of reluctance. I seem to be reluctant to leave the warm ocean current and the embrace of the deep sea.

It's like a homesick child who is forced to leave his hometown and finally stranded on the beach in a foreign land.

I wanted to go back, but behind me there were towering mountains, blocking my way home.

I must find a way to return to my hometown...

In those days that seemed to be swaying in the wind, she hid from here and there, avoiding those vicious demons.

Chapter 14: Changing Job to Ceremonial Assistant

"Eh?"

"you…"

Not to mention the stunned Yun Shang, even the old Hutou, who was already very old, couldn't understand what his granddaughter meant.

He is already quite old, and it may be only one or two years before he dies of old age. At that time, the position of hall master will naturally be handed over to Hu Tao.

But a girl this young, even if she is trained from a young age, has to deal with dead people every day, so even if someone wants to marry into the family in the future, I'm afraid no one would be willing.

Therefore, he was actually taking care of Hu Tao behind the scenes, and he never concealed the fact that he might leave at any time and needed someone he could trust to take care of Hu Tao.

Children like the one who often plays with Hu Tao are actually good choices.

But it was obvious that Hu Tao saw them as just friends at best. Although they could play together, their paths were different after all.

In Old Hu's opinion, he naturally needs someone who can endure loneliness and work with Hu Tao to look after the ancestral heritage.

After all, my granddaughter is too lively and always has a lot of strange ideas in her head. Although stubbornness is the most taboo in business, the funeral should be taken seriously.

You can't just hope that more people come so that you can have a half-price promotion for the second monument, right?

Therefore, if there could be a thoughtful person to accompany Hu Tao before he left, he would feel more at ease even if they were playing around together.

After all, the ideas that Walnut came up with were really beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Although it is not good to simply criticize this attitude of treating life and death too frivolously and casually, most Liyue people will definitely not be able to accept it.

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