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"So, how much time does Xiangling have?!"

"This... I'm not sure." After hesitating for a while, Raiden said uncertainly: "However, under normal circumstances, humans who are eroded by the power of authority should be able to survive for five years."

"Besides, the power you gave her seems to be particularly weak, so this period of time may be longer."

'If I really want to give an exact time limit, I have to observe it myself.'

As he spoke, Lei Dianzhen directed Yu Qi to take the Thunder Wolf Heart from his neck, and gently placed it on Xiangling's forehead while she looked puzzled.

The purple light flickered, but Yu Qi did not notice the rice crust not far away. A trace of doubt and curiosity suddenly flashed across his face.

'Let me see...wait? How is this possible?!'

"Hmm? What happened?" Hearing Lei Dian's exclamation, Yu Qi subconsciously retracted his palm and looked at the flickering purple light of Thunder Wolf Heart, frowning: "Did something unexpected happen? Could it be that Xiangling..."

"She... is fine!" Raiden said slowly in a strange voice: "She will not be hurt by the power."

Faintly, Yu Qi could even hear her constantly murmuring "unbelievable" and "it's actually like this", which made him confused.

"Um... can you explain it to me?"

'……' After a long silence, Lei Dianzhen seemed not to hear Yu Qi's question. It was not until he raised his voice again that she came back to her senses from the shock.

'Sorry, I'm just, a little shocked.'

"It's okay, but what did you see from Xiangling that made you so surprised?"

Yu Qi was really confused. After all, this was Lei Dian Zhen, the first God of Thunder, a ruthless man who had fought his way out of the war between demons and gods.

What could scare her like this?

Xiang Ling, who was standing aside, looked at Yu Qi's constantly changing expressions and felt a little confused. She scratched her head and looked at Yu Qi again and again. After confirming that there was really nothing wrong, she turned around and continued cooking.

"Xiangling...is becoming a demon god!"

"...Ah?" Yu Qi blinked and remained silent for a long time before he uttered a confused sound.

"This girl Xiangling, in Teyvat's words, is evolving from a human to a demon god... She is probably the first and only new demon god born after the Demon God War!"

"No? Why?! Didn't you say that she was transformed into a follower by the power of authority? How did she suddenly become a demon god again? "

Rubbing his eyebrows in pain, Yu Qi felt his mind was a little confused for a moment.

"I have to ask you this." With a sigh of helplessness, Raiden Zhen lay sideways on Kitsaigong's thigh and asked, "The power related to 'cooking' that you possess does not belong to Teyvat, right?!"

'this……'

"When a strange, new power appears in the rules of Teyvat, how do you think the world itself will react?"

'You mean...'

"Yes, with the power of this authority as the core, a new power is reversely constructed. In this process, Xiangling, as the host of the power, naturally begins to transform into a demon god."

'……' Yu Qi was speechless for a moment. He never expected that such a thing would happen.

Could it be that because I am not from the world of Teyvat, the rules of Teyvat do not apply to me, so Xiangling is regarded as the master of the "power"?

While secretly guessing in his heart, Yu Qi actually breathed a sigh of relief, not to mention what impact Xiang Ling might have in the future becoming a demon god.

Knowing that she would not be in danger because of the "recipe" he gave her, Yu Qi naturally felt relieved.

Doing good things with bad intentions is something that is difficult for anyone to accept.

Seeing Yu Qi's smile reappear on his face, Xiang Ling patted the oil stains on her hands, leaned over and asked: "Brother Yu, what happened to you just now? Your expression kept changing, I thought something happened."

"Oh, nothing. I just thought of some questions suddenly. After thinking about it for a while, I naturally solved them."

Looking at Xiangling's still childish face, Yu Qi smiled and did not choose to tell her the truth.

Let's wait a few more years until she grows up and then explain everything.

"By the way, Zhen, do you know how long it will take Xiangling to become a demon god?"

"I'm not sure. After all, this is the first time I've encountered such a thing. However, judging from the state of her soul, it will take at least ten years."

"That's good, that's good." Patting his chest, Yu Qi breathed a sigh of relief again.

Ten years is more than enough time for him to grow into a being comparable to or even surpassing the devil. By then, solving Xiangling's problem will be a piece of cake for him.

In Leilang's heart, Lei Dianzhen's eyes flickered, but he did not express another guess.

The world of Teyvat...

Yu Qi quietly ignored this little episode and continued to study the power of fire with Xiangling in the kitchen.

After trying some strange and bizarre foods such as lemon-flavored grilled fish, slime-flavored seafood, red bean paste-flavored tofu soup, etc., time gradually came to noon.

At Master Mao's repeated invitation, Yu Qi had a sumptuous lunch in the kitchen of Wanmin Hall. He chatted with Xiangling for a while and ate a few handfuls of rice crusts before he stood up and said goodbye.

"Then I'll be leaving first, Xiangling. If you come up with anything else later, remember to find me in the store. I'm also curious about what this ability will eventually become!"

"Okay, Brother Yu, take care. I'll tell you if I find anything else!"

Waving his hand, Yu Qi turned and walked towards Feiyunpo. Behind him, Xiangling stood at the door of Wanmin Hall, looking at his back, her expression a little dazed for a moment.

"Hey, girl, come back to your senses. If you want to meet this guy, just go to his shop tomorrow to find him." Reaching out and patting Xiangling's shoulder, Master Mao said earnestly: "But, he seems to have had relationships with several girls. Are you really ready?!"

"Ah?... Dad, what nonsense are you talking about?!" With her face turning red, Xiangling couldn't help but glare at her father in shame and anger, stuck out her tongue, turned around and ran into the kitchen.

"Alas, this girl... I am old, but my eyesight is not blurry." Master Mao muttered softly, shook his head, and continued to greet the guests.

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and he can’t care so much!

Chapter 114: Encounter in front of the Hall of Rebirth

After crossing the arch bridge at the edge of Feiyunpo, Yu Qi was just about to go to Heyu Teahouse to keep the appointment that Yun Jin had made with him to watch a play two days ago.

As my eyes turned, I inadvertently saw the vermilion gate deep in the road turning to the left.

At the door, a familiar black figure was sitting on the steps in front of the door, looking at the clouds in the sky, seemingly in a daze.

With an idea in his mind, Yu Qi turned the corner, passed by a few pedestrians with gloomy expressions, and came to the girl's side.

The girl's plum blossom-shaped pupils stared at the sky with a dazed look on her face, and she didn't notice Yu Qi's arrival.

Faintly, her expression seemed a little sad, and to Yu Qi she surprisingly looked a bit like Qiqi.

"Master Hu?" Yu Qi called softly, leaning over and waving his hand in front of her eyes: "What are you thinking about? Why are you so serious?"

"Ah?!" Kurumi was awakened by the sudden sound beside her ear. She was obviously startled and shook her head. Her black twin ponytails were thrown high.

When she saw that the person was Yu Qi, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, I was so scared! Boss Yu, why is it you? You walked without making any sound. I thought it was a ghost who came to find me in broad daylight."

"Blame me?!" Shrugging his shoulders, Yu Qi lifted his clothes, sat on a stone bench not far from Hu Tao, and started complaining.

"You were just daydreaming and too focused that you didn't notice me. Okay? If not, ask someone else. I walked here openly."

"People?" Hu Tao looked around and saw that the road was deserted, which was considered a compliment. She said sarcastically, "You want to ask someone? It's better to ask a ghost."

"This is the Hall of the Dead, a place that people in Liyue try to avoid. Unless someone in the family has passed away, who would come here to seek bad luck?"

There was a hint of self-mockery in her words. Of course, Hu Tao didn't care about this little problem. Instead, she was mostly teasing: "You walked in so carelessly, without any sadness on your face for the death of a loved one, and you don't even look like you have any breath at all."

"If someone knows you, they will probably guess that you are an employee or guest of our Wangsheng Hall. If someone doesn't know you, do you believe that some people might mistake you for a ghost?"

"Not really?" Yu Qi opened his eyes wide in surprise. He felt that what Hu Tao said was a bit outrageous.

After all, he is such a living person, he shouldn't be mistaken for a ghost.

"Besides, there are no ghosts that appear during the day. Why would they go to your Wangsheng Hall, which is responsible for handling ghosts and resentful spirits? Is there something wrong with your brain?"

"Hmm?" Hu Tao hummed twice without commenting, then stood up and rubbed her legs which were numb from squatting for too long. She muttered, "What else? Aren't all Liyue people like this? They are very secretive about matters of life and death."

"If it weren't for this, wouldn't I have gone to so much trouble to promote the business of the Wangsheng Hall?"

After complaining casually, Hu Tao stretched, revealing a white abdomen under her black uniform with a round and small belly button in the center, which made Yu Qi take a second look.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. Boss Yu, why did you come to our Wangsheng Hall? Is it possible that someone in your family has an accident? Or have you finally made up your mind to book our Wangsheng Hall's business?"

As he spoke, Hu Tao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he reached out and took out a flyer form from his bosom and handed it to Yu Qi: "Come on, fill out the form first. If you order now, you can enjoy many discounts, such as half price for the second tablet and get one free for every two you buy!"

"It's better to act than to think. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again!"

"..." Yu Qi took the flyer handed over by Hu Tao with a smile on his face. Looking at the eager expression on her face, Yu Qi's mouth twitched: "Didn't you say before that you would not do business with our store? Why do you change your mind now?"

"Ahem, well, I just thought it wrong before." He blinked a little embarrassedly, and then Hu Tao came over with a smile, easily overcoming the little embarrassment.

"Then I thought about it. The Hall of Rebirth is for all the lives in Liyue, from immortals and gods to ordinary people. They are all our business targets."

"Even the farewell ceremony for the immortals after their death was organized by the Wangsheng Hall. How can we give up doing business with you just because a few of our guests have a longer lifespan?"

"Originally, I was planning to visit you again in two days to promote our business. After all, we just opened our business, so I didn't want to bother you. But I didn't expect that Mr. Yu would come today. I guess he must be here to discuss business with our Wangsheng Hall."

"Come here, this is the family meal you ordered last time. It's yours, Miss Alicia's, Yan Fei's, and even Qi Qi's. How considerate!"

"No, you..." Yu Qi helplessly looked at the form that Hu Tao handed over with a smile on her face. He sighed, thought about it, and decided not to refuse.

Just think of it as playing a game with a kid, and experiencing the joy of booking a coffin for yourself, seems like a good idea.

"Okay, then I'll order a set. But I don't need the ones for Yanfei and Qiqi. I'll just order the ones for me and Alicia."

"Okay~" Seeing that Yu Qi actually started to fill out the form, Hu Tao's eyes suddenly became bright, and the look she gave him became friendly.

"This is the contract, in duplicate. Please keep it safe. When your life comes to an end, you or your descendants can bring the contract here. Whoever becomes the head of the Wangsheng Hall will take over the business."

After filling out the form and signing the contract, Hu Tao wrote the identities of Yu Qi and Ailiya in a black book for record.

"Okay, now Master Hu is satisfied!"

"Satisfied, satisfied! Of course I'm satisfied. Come on, please come in, Boss Yu. I wonder what important matter you have today?" Nodding vigorously, Hu Tao pulled Yu Qi and walked into the living hall. Her attentive attitude left him speechless.

"Is there something else that needs to be handled by Wangsheng Hall? Or is there something wrong with the barrier that was set up two days ago? Whatever it is, it's easy to deal with. Just for your prompt attitude in placing the order today, I will give you a 20% discount!"

"No..." Yu Qi held his forehead and sighed helplessly. He sat in the Hall of Rebirth, feeling a little dazed for a moment. What was he going to do in the Hall of Rebirth?

I watched as Walnut frantically picked up an obviously expensive teapot from a shelf nearby, hastily rinsed it with hot water, and grabbed a handful of tea leaves from a dark red wooden box, and just planned to brew it randomly.

Sighing, Yu Qi stood up and stopped Hu Tao from pouring water, then took the teapot from her hand: "Okay, let me do it."

Watching Yu Qi's smooth movements, Hu Tao blushed slightly, coughed dryly, and tried to explain: "Don't get me wrong, I just don't drink tea very often."

"Normally, apart from that guy Zhongli, no one in Wangsheng Hall knows how to drink tea, and there are no guests to entertain, so I haven't made tea for a long time, so my hands are just not good at it."

"Really not, I can't make tea!"

"Okay, got it!" Nodding perfunctorily, Yu Qi returned to the table with the teapot and poured a cup of tea for himself and Hu Tao.

The light yellow tea ripples gently in the cup, creating a shallow wave of ripples. When you savor it carefully, an indescribable bitterness comes from your mouth.

Before Yu Qi's expression changed, the bitterness suddenly turned into sweetness, with a mellow taste and endless aftertaste.

"Good tea!" Yu Qi gently put down the teacup, exhaled a breath of hot air, and said softly: "Compared to the best Jueyun Silver Silk on the market, it is even better."

"Hmm~ Is there?" He picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp, not caring about the scalding temperature at all. Walnut smacked his lips, his expression a little strange: "I don't feel any difference, it's all the same bitterness."

"..." With the corner of his mouth twitching, Yu Qi looked at Hu Walnut's operation which was like a cow chewing a peony, feeling a little helpless. He seemed to have experienced some of the feelings that Zhongli had when he was taking care of the baby before.

"If Master Hu doesn't like this kind of tea, I have a cup of iron leaf tea here. It has a long-lasting flavor after brewing and should be more to Master Hu's taste."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of iron bone vine leaves from the inventory. This thing has only produced three or two taels since it was planted.

I gave one tael to Bai Zhu when I went to Bubulu yesterday. The remaining two taels were on him. I had originally planned to give one tael to Yun Jin as a gift for watching an opera, and I had kept the other one tael as a backup. Now...

"Forget it, I'll just use Hu Tao to give it to Zhongli. It's not a loss anyway."

"No, no, I don't drink tea anyway. I might as well drink two glasses of juice instead!"

Waving her hands repeatedly, Hu Tao rejected Yu Qi's kindness straightforwardly. It was not that she was deliberately rejecting Yu Qi's kindness, but that she really felt that way.

"If you want to give a gift, why not give this hall master some more Yuan Yang Pills, or the honey we drank that day, both are delicious."

"Here, I don't have any Yuan Yang Pills with me, but I do have some honey. Since Master Hu likes it, I'll give you a bottle!"

Hu Tao took the honey handed to him by Yu Qi, thought about it, stood up and started searching on the shelf next to him. After a while, he took out a slightly yellowed booklet and handed it to Yu Qi.