I am the savior, but I am being asked by Alicia and the others to pay me back.

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"That's good. If the funeral is suspended because of our poor preparation, it would be too unfair to the deceased and their families."

After he finished speaking, the old man called Master Hu looked at Ye Ming, and Ye Ming also looked at him, both of them had curiosity in their eyes.

Ganyu reacted immediately and introduced:

"This is the head of the Wangsheng Hall, and this is..."

Gan Yu didn't know how to introduce Ye Ming for a moment. After thinking for a moment, she gave a general answer:

"Ye Ming, my friend."

【"friend"】

[Want to be friends? The kind that we enter the bridal chamber with?]

Upon hearing that it was someone of the same generation as Gan Yu, Hall Master Hu bowed and said:

"Oh, I am so disrespectful. Senior Ye, thank you for your courtesy."

"..." Addressing Ye Ming like this is awkward. "You should just call me Ye Ming."

"Then just call me Mr. Ye."

Before he could finish his words, Master Hu felt someone gently hit his lower back. He turned around and saw that it was a little kid rushing towards him.

"Just in time, come~~Hu Tao~~say hello to Lady Ganyu and Mr. Ye."

When they heard this name, all the audience's eyes lit up and they wished they could stick their eyes to the screen.

Their concentration was rewarded. The little Walnut jumped out from behind the old hall master. Her soft face and slender body perfectly interpreted the words "petite and cute".

"My name is Hu Tao, Hu for misbehaving, Tao for monkey stealing peaches~~"

Different from the respectful old hall master, Little Walnut was like a clever ghost and happily introduced himself in front of the two of them.

"Isn't this phrase... a little strange?"

Ye Ming was almost stunned when he heard Hu Tao's self-introduction. The old hall master also showed an embarrassed expression and tried to smooth things over:

"It's my fault, it's my fault. My granddaughter always likes to read all kinds of weird books, and I don't have time to take care of her. Over time, she became like this."

[As expected of Master Hu]

[The disseminator of subculture, the god of limericks]

"Big brother, big sister, hello."

"Haha, don't be so quick to yell like that."

Ye Ming couldn't help but laugh:

"Perhaps it won't be long before we become the same age."

At this point, Ye Ming no longer cares about age, especially on the continent of Teyvat.

"The same age? That means when Kurumi grows up, big brother won't grow up too?"

"Well... it's not very precise, but it's not wrong either."

Kurumi calls everyone here "big brother", which makes the girls in the studio feel at ease.

Compared to everyone's strict defense against Ganyu, when they looked at Hu Tao, they all had gentle and kind smiles on their faces.

570. Traitor Walnut, step out!

"what happened?"

Although it was a warm look, it came a little suddenly after all. Hu Tao, who was watching the live broadcast with everyone, was confused.

"Nothing~~" Kiana patted Kurumi's shoulder and said happily, "I can only say that you are worthy of being my best friend~~"

Bronya also nodded and said: "As long as you treat Ye Ming as your brother, we will always be good friends."

"Hey, is that what's going on?"

Walnut said lightly:

"Didn't I say it before? Ye Ming and I are in tune with each other, so we are good half-brothers and half-sisters~!"

These words were like a declaration of independence, and were immediately warmly affirmed by everyone, who almost applauded her.

In the video, when Xiao Hutao found out that she could catch up with Ye Ming in age, she was very happy. She raised her arms and cheered:

"Great! When the time comes, I will marry my elder brother home."

"puff!"

At that moment, everyone in the video, as well as everyone in real life, spat out blood.

"Why do you have such a strange idea?" Ganyu asked with a twitching mouth.

"Because when I was playing house, I could never find the right person to marry me."

Kurumi explained innocently:

"I don't like the looks of my friends, and they look childish, but my older brother is different, and he fits my aesthetic."

Hearing this, Ye Ming held his forehead.

"There are too many complaints, please let me sort it out..."

Children speak without restraint, and Ye Ming didn't want to correct them one by one, but Hu Tao was so wrong that Ye Ming couldn't help but preach to her.

"First of all, Walnut, you can't judge a person by his appearance. It's not reasonable to judge a person by his appearance."

"As far as being friends, appearance doesn't matter, but I'm looking for someone to marry~! Of course I want to find the best-looking person~!"

"Ah... I can't refute this."

It was obviously a perverse theory, but it was unexpectedly convincing. Ye Ming, who didn't know how to answer, had to put the topic aside for the time being and corrected it instead:

"Also, the word '嫁' should be used for men marrying women. In your case, it should be '嫁'."

"Oh, is that so? Then...when I grow up, I will marry my big brother?"

"It's just playing house, do whatever you want." Ye Ming thought, "I can't control you if I don't play."

After all, you can’t just go and tell the kids: You are not allowed to act like this when playing house, because it’s not realistic.

"Humbug, don't be so rude."

The old hall master pulled the clever little Walnut back to his side and then admonished:

"You forget that we have to remain serious even when the funeral is going on."

"Well, Kurumi didn't forget."

Ye Ming originally thought that it would be difficult to keep a lively girl like Xiao Hutao solemn.

But what Ye Ming didn't expect was that after being reminded by the old hall master, Hu Tao immediately put away his excitement.

I saw her wipe her face with her hands first, then took a deep breath, and quickly got into the state.

"Are you going to study with Kurumi?"

"Yes, this child has been interested in these black and white things since he was young."

After he finished speaking, the old hall master bowed to Ganyu Ye Ming again, and then joined the farewell team with Hu Tao.

"Brother, I'm leaving. Don't forget our agreement."

Before leaving, Hu Tao looked at Ye Ming, her glowing plum blossom eyes filled with reluctance.

"..."

Ye Ming was also very confused. This was the first time he and Hu Tao had met. Hu Tao was just a child, and they had only talked and played for more than ten minutes...

Why can't you forget about yourself?

A girl of twelve or thirteen...but she hasn't even reached the age of falling in love.

Thinking of this, Ye Ming also became interested in Hu Tao.

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After that, every time Ye Ming came to Liyue, in addition to looking for Ganyu, he would also go to see Hu Tao.

No matter what Hu Tao was doing or what mood she was in, as long as she saw Ye Ming, she would run over to greet him excitedly.

"I wrote a lot of limericks. Do you want me to tell you about them?"

"that……"

In fact, Ye Ming just wanted to clarify the doubts in his heart by observing and getting to know Hu Tao better, and he had no intention of playing with Hu Tao.

"Do you want it? Do you want it?"

But Hu Tao was so enthusiastic that she could not resist him. Although she said she was asking for opinions, her sparkling plum blossom eyes were full of anticipation.

It seemed that if I refused, even the daytime would become dark and dim.

"Okay, then tell me about it?"

Helplessly, Ye Ming had to agree. At that moment, Hu Tao almost jumped up with joy.

"The first one is sick, the second one is taking care of it, the third one is collecting herbs, and the fourth one is stewing~~"

"Well, then what?"

"Gone."

"Ugh?"

"How about it!"

"Uh... it's catchy, pretty good."

"Hehe~! I told you, I have talent."

Hu Tao smiled very contentedly, then pulled Ye Ming and said:

"If you like, I'll write poetry for you every day. I also have a collection of original poems!"

So, Ye Ming played with Hu Tao in a daze for the whole afternoon. There was a lot of laughter, but he didn't understand any of the problems he should have understood.

This kind of days lasted for quite a while. Of course, for Hu Tao and Gan Yu, Ye Ming's arrival was not continuous. Sometimes he came every few days, and sometimes he came for several months.

But precisely because of this kind of ambiguous relationship, every time she meets Hu Tao, she gets excited as if she were meeting an old friend.

"Finally you're here. I missed you so much!"

That day, Hu Tao held Ye Ming's hand and expressed her longing for him without any concealment, and one could even see tears in the corners of her eyes.

Ye Ming still didn't understand where Hu Tao's affection for him came from, so he tried to test it:

"Why do you miss me so much?"

"..."

Hu Tao was stunned for a moment, a hint of disappointment flashed across his brows, and then he tried his best to cover it up and said:

"Hey, haven't you heard the saying that a short separation is better than a new marriage!"

"No, no, no...don't just learn a sentence and use it everywhere."

In terms of her talent for dark literature, Hu Tao really hasn't changed at all.

"Also, if you're not around, I won't have any inspiration to write poetry."

"So those weird limericks...were all inspired by me?"

Ye Ming suddenly felt a little scared.

"Hehe, motivation for writing is also a part of inspiration."

After playing around for a while, Hu Tao took Ye Ming's hand again, placed it on her head, and asked expectantly: