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

"Then why did you specifically ask Zhongli to come here to explain?"

"I was worried that if I was too perfunctory, you would not bother to care, so I asked Zhongli to go over and urge you."

"That's it..."

If you think about it this way, Hu Tao's farce was unexpectedly well planned, and it didn't seem as casual as imagined.

"So... you haven't shown up in the past few days just to prepare for this kind of thing?"

"You could say that, although there are some other things prepared."

"What do you want to do?"

"My original plan was to trick you here first, and then trap you with a sneak attack."

Because the plan had failed, Kurumi said with great regret:

"You can use that move right after that... You don't want Kurumi to get hurt, do you? I'm taking advantage of you with this excuse."

"No, no, no, I already know you're Kurumi, why would you fall for it?"

"Oh?" Kurumi raised her eyebrows. "You are so smart, why did you fall for Rita's trick?"

"That...that's..."

Ye Ming immediately recalled the silent battle with the maid in front of Youlandel that night, and a layer of crimson began to appear on his skin.

"Did Rita tell you?"

"Yeah, not just Rita, but the others as well... The way they possess you is really enviable."

"So you are here this time..."

"Ah."

Hu Tao's voice suddenly became softer, and her face no longer showed the wanton smile, but a hint of restrained shyness.

"To be honest, I was so excited when I was preparing, thinking that when the day comes, I will definitely be able to take you down with full momentum."

At this point, Walnut sighed helplessly:

"But I didn't expect that when it really came to this, even if I just admitted my thoughts, my heart felt like it was melting."

After she finished speaking, the blush on Hu Tao's skin became even redder.

"I understand the reason, but...why did you choose a place like this?"

If this was really a kidnapping, this place would be fine, but as a place to talk about love, it really has a bad atmosphere.

"Didn't I tell you? I want to attack you by surprise, so the terrain is very important. I even set a trap here."

"Trap? What kind?"

"You'll know if you take three more steps forward. Don't worry, you won't get hurt."

"Take three steps... wooooooooooo!"

Ye Ming was startled by the sudden feeling of weightlessness. The ground where he was standing just now collapsed, and he fell into a big box.

"Look~~"

Hu Tao looked down at Ye Ming from above and smiled happily.

"What kind of a trap is this...it's actually quite comfortable inside..."

Hu Tao had already said that he would not get hurt. Ye Ming also found that the big box was very clean and tidy, and there was velvet inside, so it was no problem to lie down and sleep on it.

"Wait... this is..."

Suddenly, Ye Ming discovered that something was wrong with this space.

"coffin?"

"Yes, it's a coffin. It's made of red fragrant wood. It's very high-end."

"Just now I was talking about a ghost trap, but I didn't expect it to be a ghost trap."

While Ye Ming was complaining, Hu Tao also carefully got into the coffin and gently pressed on Ye Ming.

“This used to be a partner of the Wangsheng Hall, a factory that supplied wooden coffins and other funeral supplies, but it later closed down.”

"No wonder you know such a place. Why did it close down?"

"They said that because they cooperated too much with Wangshengtang, other furniture could not be sold, and everyone felt it was unlucky."

"But you never thought of it that way, did you?"

"..."

"walnut?"

When it comes to the topic of death and funeral ceremonies, Walnut chose to remain silent for the first time.

Not only that, looking at her solemn expression, she no longer had the confidence she had when she talked about death before.

"I used to be like this because in my opinion, there is nothing to avoid about death. On the contrary, this final farewell should be faced properly."

At this point, Walnut smiled bitterly:

"Looking back now, it was you who reminded me of this."

Ye Ming asked curiously: "Now... do you have any new insights?"

Walnut said ashamedly: "Rather than a new insight, it's better to say that I'm just like everyone else, I'm beginning to be afraid of and taboo about death."

This is a very new thing for Walnut. After all, her view on death has already surpassed that of ordinary people. Could her cognition be downgraded?

"Because of me?"

"Well, you are the only one who can make me waver for a moment."

Walnut's tone became more and more humble:

"After learning of your death, I couldn't convince myself that I should return to the cycle of elements or that I should be free of distractions and travel peacefully."

"Scared, sad, unable to face it... If it weren't for the promise you made to me, I wouldn't even want to accept that you were dead."

Even now, when Kurumi recalls the feeling at that time, her voice and body still tremble.

"The promise... is it the one that will hold my funeral?"

"Well, but you know the result. Because you gave everything to Kiana, we didn't even have a final farewell."

After saying this, Hu Tao finally got rid of the grief she had just felt and somewhat recovered the energy she had needed to stay in the Hall of Rebirth.

"Well, now let me tell you the final stage of this hall master's plan."

Hu Tao gently lifted Ye Ming's bangs and said as if to understand:

"I want to give you a funeral."

"Ah?" Ye Ming was stunned for a moment, and then said with difficulty, "I am still alive now."

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The lack of onomatopoeia is really frustrating. The sound of Padre crying is so funny, but I just can't express it in words.

Because when she cries, it's: uh ha ha, or ah hiehiehie, it's not that there are no such words, it's just that when she writes it, it sounds like she's laughing.

653. Can a funeral bring someone back to life?

"Well... I am still alive for now."

Seeing Ye Ming's embarrassment, Hu Tao was very calm:

"It's just a funeral for a living person. It's not the first time."

At the same time, Zhongli, who had already returned to the Hall of Rebirth, suddenly felt an itchy nose, but before he could sneeze, he held it back.

This is the strength that is as solid as a rock, as stable as a mountain in the face of wind and rain.

"No wonder you prepared a coffin for me."

"Just lie down here and let me get my mind off of this."

As she spoke, Hu Tao also kneaded Ye Ming's soft face, as if to confirm that his physical body was here.

"I don't want to watch an empty coffin being buried anymore. A funeral where even the souls can't be felt... Enough is enough."

"Well... being able to sense spirits at a funeral... is abnormal, right?"

"I don't care. You owe me this, whether it's a funeral or a final farewell."

Hu Tao deliberately shook her butt, trying to put some pressure on Ye Ming and to highlight that her will was irrefutable.

"I only saw Kiana for the last time. You know how jealous we are... woo..."

Halfway through her words, perhaps remembering Kiana's sobbing face, Kurumi shook her head and said regretfully:

"Sorry, just pretend I didn't say anything... Kiana's experience... is better not to be repeated."

After being diverted by herself, Kurumi slapped her face unhappily and then issued an ultimatum:

"In short! You just need to cooperate. If you don't resolve this matter, you won't be able to take on any business at the cenotaph in the future."

"..."

Although it felt strange, Ye Ming still agreed to Hu Tao's request.

"Then I can just lie here and pretend to be dead, right? I don't have to go through any procedures, right?"

"The dead definitely don't need to be moved! And don't say things like that... the atmosphere is gone."

"ok, ok, I got it."

Ye Ming pointed his finger at his mouth and made a zipper-like motion, then lay back in the coffin and closed his eyes silently.

"Now that I know of it, I'm a little curious too."

Ye Ming originally wanted to fall asleep and wait for Hu Tao to wake him up, but as soon as he closed his eyes, he began to have random thoughts.

"I had originally agreed to let her hold my funeral, and I had indeed been looking forward to it for a long time, curious about what the funeral would be like."

"But later, because I was not seen, the funeral did not go according to Kurumi's wishes."

"How did she originally plan to say goodbye to me?"

The more he thought about it, the more curious he became. Ye Ming wanted to open his eyes very much, but he was afraid that Hu Tao would blame him, so he could only prick up his ears and listen.

There was no funeral music coming from the surroundings, as if this step had been skipped, but no other sounds were heard either.

Logically speaking, flying lanterns, hanging white sails, or any other rituals should all make quite a noise.

"I'll just close my eyes a little... I guess we won't be discovered."

Unable to bear the curiosity, Ye Ming secretly opened his eyes, but found that everything he saw was still the same as before and nothing had happened.

Instead, there was a warm and soft touch around me.

“What…are you doing?”

Walnut was lying in the coffin, right next to him, hugging him tightly with his eyes closed, as if they were buried together.

"I held a special funeral for you."

Walnut said softly:

“There was no one else, no complicated ceremony, only the sound of the wind in my ears and the smell of grass around me.”

"Just stay with you like this, as if we just fell asleep."

"Whether or not the next morning comes, I will always be by your side."

As Kurumi said this, a look of serenity emerged on her face that was difficult to equate with her noisy personality.

"Is this how we will die?"

"Well, when you asked me to hold your funeral, this was the only image in my mind."