Genshin Impact: Dance of Sinners

In the quiet alley, Zhongli held a paper umbrella, carried a cup of coconut milk and several boxes of pastries, took out a key he carried with him, and gently opened the door to the courtyard.

This courtyard is large in scale, with red tiles and ebony wood, rockery and lotus ponds, and carved dragons and painted buildings everywhere. It reveals a deep style that only a large family can form over time. There is even a simple plaque hanging on the door frame of the courtyard gate, with two big characters full of vicissitudes of life engraved on the left and right: "Hu Mansion".

As the person in charge of the funeral in Liyue, the Hu family has been passed down for thousands of years and was once one of the most famous families in Liyue Port.

As the heir to the Hu family, Hu Tao might have become a gentle, gentle and caring lady if she hadn't encountered so many accidents.

...............

Sweeping away a few snowflakes from his shoulders, Zhongli stepped into the mansion and closed the door.

"came back?"

A light female voice came from inside the house. Hutao was sitting at a large wooden table as if nothing had happened. He rolled up his hair beside his ears, then picked out a few plump and shiny peanuts from the dishes on the table and put them on the table. Put it into your pink lips and chew it.

"I met an old friend and had a casual dinner together."

Zhong Li glanced at Hu Tao and explained casually. Then he noticed something was wrong with Hu Tao's appearance and took a closer look.

"It's very good. You can take it to the hall to drink tea next time."

Hutao looked at Zhongli who turned around frequently and seemed to be observing him. He couldn't help but smile and ate a few more peanuts, "Zhongli, you have quite a few old friends."

Zhongli didn't say anything. He first put down the paper umbrella in his hand, then unpacked the pastries and coconut milk he brought and placed them neatly next to Hu Tao's hand.

"Why did you buy so many useless things again?"

Hutao frowned, but still picked up the coconut milk Zhongli bought, opened her mouth, and took a big sip.

"I remember that Alin bought you a cup of coconut milk last time. You liked it very much. You drank the cup of coconut milk slowly and slowly all day long. You hesitated at the last sip and were reluctant to finish it."

"Haha, you are such a bad person." Hu Tao's nose was slightly sour for a while, but he still showed a smile.

"I'm telling you a joke."

"Master, don't eat peanuts. I heard from Miss Fu that eating something sweet will make you feel better."

Zhongli patted Hu Tao's shoulder gently, took out a steaming mung bean cake from the bag, and stuffed it into Hu Tao's hand.

Hu Tao looked at the warm mung bean cake in her hand, the tip of her nose was slightly sour, and she felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.

She understood that Zhongli actually knew everything, he just saw through it without saying anything.

"Zhongli, you don't need to comfort me. I actually feel quite shameless."

Zhongli shook his head, "Looking at it from the side, it looks like a ridge or a peak, with different heights from near to far. I don't know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain."

"Master, people cannot control their emotions. All we can do is control the way we express our emotions."

"Even if you are as optimistic as the Hall Master, you can't make yourself happy all of a sudden when you feel sad. All the Hall Master does is to put on a smile."

"Zhongli, it seems that my smiling face can fool others, but not you."

"A gentleman talks about his deeds but not his heart. If the master of the hall walks upright and sits upright, he has no need to shame anyone and there is no need to deceive anyone."

Hu Tao sighed, stretched out her little hand and patted her slightly cold face, "I can't figure it out, why am I so unsatisfied?"

Zhongli showed a smile, pulled out a chair and sat next to Hu Tao, "If the hall master is willing to speak, I am willing to be the hall master's audience."

"You... I'm still feeling sad, and you just want to eat melon?" Hutao rolled his eyes angrily, but still breathed out softly and slowly started talking.

"I actually don't know how I fell in love with him."

Her walnut-plum blossom eyes were slightly confused, "Zhongli, do you still remember the first time we met A Lin and Fu Fu?"

"Remember, if I remember correctly, we met A Lin and Miss Fu in a Liyue-style Fontaine restaurant."

"Yeah, I thought A-Lin was so handsome at the time, so I went to find out more about him and found out what a great person he was."

Zhongli nodded, imprisoning the Sky Whale, seizing the divine position, and protecting the water. Link was indeed a genius of the generation back then, with a majestic head and shoulders, sweeping across all generations.

"I originally thought that we were on two parallel lines and would never overlap." Hutao said with a wry smile.

"So that day, when he came to the Rebirth Hall to apply for a job wearing a cloth, I was stunned. If I use an analogy, it felt unreal as if the white moonlight suddenly fell from the sky into the quagmire."

"But to be honest, I never thought that I would fall in love with him at that time. I just felt that he and Fufu were so pitiful. People like them should not be reduced to such a situation. I should help them."

"The hall master is kind-hearted. I think Alin must have taken a fancy to this, so he brought Miss Fu to the Hall of Purity."

"Then……"

Hu Tao showed a wry smile, "To be honest, I don't know if I like you like this, but I think I am probably envious."

"Watching Arin and Fufu's daily interactions, I gradually realized that there is an excellent boy who is willing to stay by your side, take care of you, protect you, and accompany you to do all kinds of stupid things. Turns out he is Such a blessing.”

"I was watching them. I don't know when I started to have a fantasy in my heart: I thought it would be great if... I could be like Fufu and meet a boy like A Lin."

"At first, this idea just flashed through my mind like a white horse passing by, but gradually, gradually I couldn't forget it."

"He is really a very good person, reliable, patient, capable, and handsome. The most important thing is... he is really good to Fufu."

"Although Alin doesn't have much money or power now, I really feel that if there is such an outstanding boy who is willing to stay by your side and treat you wholeheartedly, what else can you ask for?"

Zhong Li nodded thoughtfully, "The hall master is right. I think not only the hall master, but also most girls will be moved when they meet someone like A Lin."

"Yeah, so...so you can't blame me entirely for this kind of thing." Hutao smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Has the Hall Master ever thought about what happens next?"

"What can happen next...?"

Hutao looked at Zhongli helplessly, "I'm not a lover. Fufu is my best friend, and she has Alin's child in her belly. I don't like Alin to the extent that I don't care about anything. Like Now, I am very satisfied to be able to protect the two of them."

"Besides, don't I still have you Zhongli? Alas... When Zhongli finds a beautiful woman to be his wife someday, remember to come to the Hall of Purity to visit me often, otherwise I will be really upset when A Lin and the others move to their new house. He became a lonely person." Hu Tao moved her hair from her forehead in frustration.