Childe: Once I Finish This Last Job, I'll Go Back to Snezhnaya

"So sleepy~"

While playing the Bai Ye, Bai Ye spoke to Hagintos.

"I'll be home soon, then I can rest."

Hagintos was also impoverished.

She had done just as much as Bai Ye had yesterday. When Bai Ye was fighting the Gods, she helped operate the mechanisms. Later, when Bai Ye was cultivating, she took the opportunity to recover her remnant soul. And when Bai Ye went to do the design work, she helped Bai Ye with the design as well. Now, she also wanted to rest.

"Um..."

Bai Ye walked straight home in a daze.

Then, he was stopped by Wanyan.

"Who are you?" Bai Ye asked, puzzled, upon seeing the girl wearing glasses in front of him.

"Um, are you the legendary Bounty Hunter, Bai Ye?"

Wanyan looked at Bai Ye, a question lingering in her mind.

Although she knew from the information that Bai Ye was an extremely handsome short girl, she thought, "Wow, she's way too handsome! Oh, no, she's way too unattractive to fight!"

Can he really help me investigate the matter of the Salt God?

Wanyan began to doubt the accuracy of the fortune teller she had hired with just one meal.

"Yes, I am Bai Ye. But I'm not the legendary one. Are you planning to hire me?"

Regarding Bai Ye's current identity, the Seven Stars have not yet revealed it, so to outsiders, Bai Ye's most important identity is that of Bounty Hunter with terrifying efficiency and an extremely competitive environment. Bai Ye can understand why someone is coming looking for him.

"Um."

Although she had some doubts about Bai Ye's abilities, she couldn't easily turn to others right now.

"I refuse."

Bai Ye immediately refused. Although Mora was a good thing, he and Seven Stars were still discussing how to deal with the Adepti. At the same time, there were matters concerning the car's manufacturing and the development of Gui Li Chuo—all things he needed to handle. He wouldn't agree unless the offer was exceptionally high.

The girl in front of him, Bai Ye couldn't see any connection whatsoever with being rich.

"Hmm?" Wanyan was surprised that Bai Ye would refuse. She paused for a moment, then said to Bai Ye, "I can pay you enough. Really, I believe the reward will satisfy you. Besides, I'm actually on the same side as you."

Wanyan said the last sentence in a low voice.

Bai Ye looked puzzled. "She said we're on the same side? What side do I belong to? What is this woman talking about?"

With doubts in his heart, Bai Ye was no longer sleepy. He opened his door and gestured for Wanyan to come in.

After he and Wanyan came in, Bai Ye directly asked Wanyan, "Why? You said you were on the same side as me."

"Hmph..." Wanyan's face lit up with smugness upon hearing Bai Ye's words. She tightened her collar and lowered her voice again, saying to Bai Ye, "You, you don't worship Morax, do you? You, you worship other Gods, right?"

After speaking, she stared intently at Bai Ye, seemingly expecting Bai Ye to show surprise. However, Bai Ye remained expressionless.

"Oh, and then? If you have nothing else to do, please leave."

Bai Ye opened the door again.

What's the big deal about believing in other Gods in Liyue? I thought you could just say that my teacher is currently in my head.

Wanyan was surprised that Bai Ye showed no surprise whatsoever, and she grew anxious. In her view, although believing in other Gods wasn't a big deal in Liyue, people like them were always treated as outcasts in life, facing discrimination in various employment and social situations. Therefore, she believed that if Bai Ye were to be told that he didn't worship the Rex Lapis, he would definitely be ostracized as an outcast.

If Bai Ye had heard this, Bai Ye would have burst out laughing. In fact, no one in Liyue Harbor treated those who did not worship other Gods as outcasts or ostracized them, and no one paid any attention to the situation of those Gods.

However, these followers of the Gods believed themselves to be different from those who worshipped the Rex Lapis, and their behavior and actions were different, so naturally they were regarded as outcasts by others.

We all live on the land of Liyue; if you don't integrate yourself, you can't blame others.

"As a follower of other Gods, aren't you curious about how they died in battle?"

I'm not curious, because I'll wait until she regains her memories and then tell me herself.

Seeing that Bai Ye remained unmoved, Wanyan decided to drop a bombshell on Bai Ye. She whispered to Bai Ye, "Do you know? The Gods I worship is the Salt God, Huyrria. She was originally an extremely powerful and gentle Gods. During the Archon War, she was ambushed and killed by Morax. I'm here to hire you to search the ruins and find out the history of the Salt God's ambush by Morax. Then, we who worship other Gods can finally take our revenge."

Hearing the girl's words, Bai Ye finally remembered who she was. Wasn't she the idiot from Zhongli's first legendary quest? She always lived in her own world, and in the end, she was severely punished by Zhongli for breaking the contract.

Bai Ye yawned listlessly, then waved to shoo Wanyan away. But just then, Wanyan spoke one last thing.

"Furthermore, let me tell you, our expedition was aided by the Fatui, who covered all the expenses and provided compensation. The person I contacted said his superior is the Fatui's Harbinger, and he will definitely be able to help us spread the truth."

The Harbinger of the Fatui!?

Upon hearing Wanyan say this, Bai Ye immediately became interested.

You mentioned the ruins of Huyrria. I remember there were only a few antiques, which didn't interest me much. But you said there were Fatui Harbinger. Whether it's Harbinger from the Fools or that Tartaglia, I'm quite interested.

"Come on, explain in detail."

Bai Ye quickly helped Wanyan sit down. At the same time, he poured her a glass of water from the kettle at home.

This is considered the treatment we're giving to our valued customers; hopefully, we can come up with more great deals.

Outside Liyue Harbor, Tartaglia glanced at the Fatui trailing behind him.

"Let's go. We can't take those Fatui brothers out of the Chasm for now. Let's do one last job in Liyue and then leave."

He has no intention of returning to Liyue.

After finishing this job, I can return to Snezhnaya smoothly.

"Zhongli, I'm back!"

Hu Tao pushed open the door of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and shouted loudly inside.

"Master." Zhongli walked out slowly and greeted Hu Tao.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor? Come on, I'll take care of it all this time."

Quickly take care of everything at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor so that the head of the hall can get some rest.

Zhongli shook his head. "I've already taken care of things. Recently, due to the assassination of the Rex Lapis, there have been fewer adventurers and fewer adventurers going out into the wild. The business of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor has also decreased, and there are fewer tasks to handle."

"I see. Hopefully, the adventurers will be more cautious in the wild, otherwise collecting their corpses will be a real hassle every time." Hu Tao thought for a moment, then said to Zhongli, "Then, our main task here is the ceremony for the Rex Lapis. We've prepared everything, so let's report to the Liyue Qixing later. Forget it, I'll just tell Bai Ye that our Wangsheng Funeral Parlor must take this job. Once we get it, we can definitely make a good profit."

"Yes, Tianquan Ningguang is not a stingy person."

Zhongli agreed with Hu Tao's words.

"After making a fortune like this..." Hu Tao thought for a moment and reminded Zhongli.

"We'll expand the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor further then, making it even more attractive to people. As for the remaining money..."

Remembering Zhongli's personality, Hu Tao immediately reminded Yu, "Zhongli, you can take some of this money, but not too much. I'm planning to have Bai Ye become our second Guest Official, and I'll definitely have to pay him a salary then. But don't worry, these difficult days won't last long. With the three of us here, the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor will soon earn more money."

Hu Tao felt that being the Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor was difficult. On the one hand, she had to take care of her family's business, and on the other hand, she also had to consider how to raise Zhongli and Bai Ye.

No, from now on, Zhongli should take more responsibility for the affairs of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, and Bai Ye should accompany me to run business throughout Liyue.

Zhongli hearing what Hu Tao said, Zhong Li couldn't help but smile slightly.

After talking to her for so long, it's finally time for the main event.

"Master, how confident are you in successfully inviting Bai Ye to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor?"

Just mentioning this makes Hu Tao grit her teeth.

Xiangling went directly to Bai Ye with the very useful Serenitea Pot and cultivation Adeptal Art. Oh, right, we also have to count the best support, Guoba; and Shenhe, the strongest and most direct in her actions, made Hu Tao feel that if she wasn't careful, Shen He could just pull Bai Ye away.

As for the others, every girl who saw Bai Ye was more or less attracted to his body; she couldn't even count them all.

Seeing Hu Tao looking worried, Zhongli said to her, "Master, you don't need to worry too much. Your relationship with Bai Ye is something that no one else can compare to."

I'm helping out, so please don't worry.

Neither Cloud Retainer nor Madame Ping can compare to me.

"Mmm." Hu Tao nodded seriously.

At the same time, she said to Zhongli, "Zhongli, come, practice your spear with me first. Even I, the sect leader, was somewhat lacking in strength against the remnant of the Gods this time, and I still need to strengthen myself. Also, against Shenhe..."

She finished speaking, Zhongli immediately understood.

Hu Tao is clearly weak in every aspect of her physical combat ability, so she wants to improve her strength to better face the challenge.

"Master, my practice of marksmanship with you will not significantly improve your combat experience."

"That..."

"Master, if you wish to increase your strength, I have a place I can tell you about..."