When Hu Tao and Jiang Bai returned to the Rebirth Hall, they both went straight to the bathroom.
It's just that the two bathrooms are not in the same bathroom.
As the master of the hall, Hu Tao naturally has a separate bathroom, while Jiang Bai can only use the public bathroom.
They were out for a total of eight days on this trip, during which time they soaked in water. As people who love cleanliness, they would definitely clean it up as soon as possible when they came back.
Hu Tao soaked in the big bathtub, and the steam of hot water covered her.
"La la la~ wash, wash, take a bath~"
She hummed a strange song, and her body shrank into the water, with only her head exposed.
There was a folded towel on her head, and her loose hair floated on the water, blocking the underwater scene.
She stretched out her two small white hands from the water, put them on the edge of the barrel, leaned her back against the wall of the barrel, and let out a long sigh of contentment.
“It’s so comfortable~”
The little ghost floated out of her body, imitating her movements and grabbing the barrel with her short white hands. Her eyes showed a happy figure eight shape, and she opened her mouth to reveal cute little tiger teeth and a tadpole-shaped tail.
Float and float on the water.
Hutao grabbed its little tail, then let go.
With a 'pop' sound, the little ghost flew out like a deflated balloon.
Walnut would sink his head and spit bubbles, and then he would come out of the water and have a great time.
After soaking for about half an hour, after taking a shower and changing clothes, she appeared in Zhongli's courtyard with a windy walk.
"Old man, we haven't seen you for so long, do you miss me~"
"Well....."
Zhongli, who was playing with the birds, saw Hutao, thought for a while, and finally decided to tell the truth.
"No."
Hu Tao's expression suddenly collapsed, and she lowered her arms in defeat.
"I miss you so much, but you don't miss me at all. It's so sad..."
Zhongli smiled slightly, put the bird on his fingertips into the birdcage, then sat down at the stone table in the yard, and said slowly:
"Did the trip go well?"
Hearing him ask about the itinerary, Hutao immediately became energetic again. She sat on the stone bench and swayed her little feet, patting her chest proudly, "Of course, if the leader of this hall personally takes action, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished!"
For her who had lacked her father's love since she was a child, it was inevitable that she would transfer her father's love to Zhongli, who had been a guest at the Hall of Rebirth for as long as she could remember.
Zhongli knows everything and knows many things that they don't know. Unlike his grandfather, he is very young and like his father.
When Hutao was a child, she often wondered if her father were still alive, would he be as knowledgeable, mature and steady as Zhongli?
Although Zhongli's identity is a mystery, he has not changed with age like an immortal, and he has always been so young.
But as long as Zhongli is around, it feels like he has a solid backing and he has nothing to fear.
Therefore, once she achieved something satisfactory, she could not help but want to show it off to him.
Even if he doesn't get compliments, it makes him happy to see him listening.
Hu Tao placed everything he got on the stone table and introduced them one by one.
"This Kongtong Bailing Jade is Qiqi's thanks to Qiqi, and this Sifang Zhenpo was given to him after he completed the mission of Zhenjun Lishan Dieshui..."
"Qiqi? That child that the hall master often catches?" Zhongli was a little surprised.
According to common sense, if Hutao met that child, he would definitely choose to send her to the afterlife. From the looks of it, something must have happened.
Hu Tao held her cheek with her hand in thought and sighed when she talked about Qiqi.
"Yeah, but I don't plan to catch her anymore. She works so hard to live, so how can I keep wanting to send her to death based on my own will? Just treat her as a special case in the world...
..”
Zhongli poured her a cup of tea, "There is a reason for existence, and the balance of yin and yang is not so easily broken."
"Hey, I feel relieved after hearing your words!" Hutao's legs swayed, and the big stone that had been hanging in his heart fell.
"I'm really afraid that I will affect the order of life and death and destroy the balance of yin and yang..."
"But the child's life experience is also pitiful. I heard it from Zhenjun Lishan Dieshui..." Hutao rambled and told Zhongli the story she heard.
Zhongli was an excellent listener, listening quietly and occasionally asking questions.
After listening to Hu Tao's explanation of the causes and consequences of Qiqi becoming a zombie, Zhongli blew on the hot tea in his cup and sighed:
"Is that so..."
He knew that there was such a zombie in Liyue, but he did not study the cause and effect in detail.
After all, there are so many people and things in Liyue. If everyone had to understand and care about everything, then he wouldn't be able to care about them.
"Now that we have everything together, we can go to Grandma Ping to make the utensil tomorrow, and then we can officially promote it!"
Hu Tao gears up and feels that the future is bright.
"I think we should first go to the Adventurers Association to promote it, do one or two cases first, get this business out there, and become famous! After that, even if we don't promote it, there will be a steady stream of customers coming to us. What do you think?"
Hutao happily shared his business plan.
"Master, just do whatever you want."
Zhongli has no suggestions on this, as long as the hall master is happy.
While chatting, Hutao suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, I picked up a big sword at Guyun Pavilion last time. It seemed to be of pretty good quality. I sent it to the blacksmith shop and asked them to go through a fire to remove the rust. It's been a long time and it should be fine...
"
Hutao said and rushed out in a hurry to get his big sword.
Although it was getting late at this time, it was not yet dark.
The sound of "bang bang" kept coming from the blacksmith shop, and thick black smoke floated down the chimney into the sky.
There are some simple standard weapons placed outside the blacksmith shop, whether they are swords, guns, swords, halberds or bows and arrows.
Hu Tao walked directly over these weapons and walked into the blacksmith shop. Suddenly, a wave of heat hit his face.
She looked around, made trumpet shapes with her hands and shouted, "Lao Zhang, is my sword ready?"
Lao Zhang, the blacksmith who was forging iron, came out of the room when he heard the sound and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel.
"It's Hutao! Your sword has been ready for a long time."
Lao Zhang picked up the big sword from the weapons rack nearby and handed it to Hu Tao.
This sword that had been eroded by wind and rain has now returned to its original appearance, and the sharp tip of the sword is shining with a cold light.
Hu Tao grasped the hilt of the sword, and the feeling he had when he held the sword for the first time came back to him.
Probably because the sword has been repaired, the feeling is a little stronger than before.
Hu Tao stroked the smooth sword body. After removing the rusty shell, the sword was quite beautiful at the moment.
The entire body of the sword is blue, with dark blue patterns carved on it.
And it's quite big, wider than a normal sword and more than enough to punch.
"This sword is quite excellent both in terms of materials and forging techniques. It is a rare and good sword!" Lao Zhang gave high praise.