Genshin Impact: I am a Puppet Master

All the officials left at once, leaving Hu Tao alone. She said to Ning Guang in the next room, "Wait a minute," and came back to look at Qing Liu's sleeping face curiously.

Seeing that her master had returned, her guest Zhongli had no choice but to follow him and look around, taking in the decoration of the private room.

"Master Hu of the Wangsheng Hall, Miss Hutao, it's not a good idea for you to do this. I have to warn you that he has a bad temper. If he wakes up and finds out that someone has been staring at him while he's sleeping, he will kill you."

However, Kurumi's face clearly showed no sign of fear. Instead, she said that she was not afraid and that Qingliu would never hit her.

Hearing this, the young master looked a little unnatural, "Miss Hutao, as Xizi said last time, he is the executive officer of Zhidong and not the Qingliu you know. Moreover, our Fatui's reputation in Liyue is not good. For your own safety, it is better to have less contact with us."

This sentence again, after hearing this sentence, Hu Tao laughed twice and said resolutely

"What's wrong with the Fatui? Wherever Brother Qingliu is, that's home. I want to sign up to join the Fatui when I have time. This hall master also has the Eye of God.

Humph, no matter what he does, I will be Brother Qingliu's right-hand man. Even if he wants to destroy Teyvat and become the enemy of the world, whether the enemy is a fairy, a demon, or the Rock God of Liyue, I am willing to stand with him! ! "

Just this sentence made Zhongli cough violently. Hu Tao noticed it and rolled her big plum blossom eyes and shouted

"Zhongli Keqing, why are you coughing all the time? Are you sick? If you are sick, you need to see a doctor. Although our Wangsheng Hall is poor, we can still afford doctors!!!"

Hearing this, Zhongli waved his hands and said, "Thank you for your concern, Master. I am fine for the time being."

Inner thoughts: It’s okay for now, I’ll be fine as long as you stop saying shocking things.................

The young master didn't think much about it. He opened his mouth and said nothing else. He just asked, "I remember that the Hall of Rebirth seems to be a legacy that has been passed down in Liyue for hundreds of years, right? Almost every hall master has transcended the living and made it his responsibility to help those ghosts who have deep obsessions and are not far from the underworld to resolve their obsessions. How come you are......"

The young master did not continue speaking, but Hu Tao and Zhong Li both understood what he meant.

Hu Tao tried to pout and said, "You also said it, it's the legacy from the past. The current Wangsheng Hall is not welcomed by people. It is looked down upon by the people of Liyue. They feel unlucky. If it weren't for the legacy, I would have quit long ago."

If it weren’t for Brother Qingliu, I would have been killed by those extremists throwing rotten eggs at me when I was a kid… If it weren’t for this broken-down Wangsheng Hall, I would have sold my property to become a fool and buy rotten eggs to throw at people.”

I want to deduct 6 points from the young master for what he said. This little girl thinks the Fatui are an organization that only does bad things.

After doing something bad, they shouted that they were the Fatui's golden ticket to immunity from death. However, Fatui has been madly suppressing the other six nations in recent years. In the eyes of ordinary people, their reputation has probably been ruined a long time ago............

The young master was not the only one who was sighing. Zhongli, who was still looking at the decoration of the private room, also had a complicated expression when he heard Hu Tao's words. It was hard to guess what he was thinking for a moment.

After watching Hu Tao chattering away in the corner for a long time, Zhongli sighed and muttered to himself:

"Forget it, I owe you... I will protect the next three generations of hall masters from dying from sudden changes throughout their lives... "

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While chatting with the young master, Hu Tao's restless little hands had already quietly touched Qingliu's face, who was lying on the young master.

In fact, the young master is an executive officer after all, so how could he not notice the girl's little action? He just thought of the girl's tragic experience and felt sorry for the girl and his friend. Now his friend is drunk and asleep and doesn't know, so he just pretends that he didn't notice it.

It must be painful to meet a stranger after a long separation. Although he is an executive officer, he can't be a bad person.

It's okay to satisfy my partner's little idea without her knowing it.

Qingliu's face was soft and tender, and it felt smooth to the touch, which made Hutao reveal a satisfied expression.

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Seeing that the girl could be satisfied so easily, the young master just felt that she was cute, and his voice became a lot gentler when he spoke to Kurumi.

"Hu Tao, although my colleague is really pretty, there's no need to keep staring at her. Ningguang next door is waiting for you to discuss the immortal ceremony."

Waving her hands, Hu Tao said indifferently to the young master's doubts, "Oh, let them wait. Let alone Ningguang, even if it's Yan Shen next door who invites me, I have to wait. I want to see him more..."

After hearing Hu Tao's words, Zhongli coughed a few more times.

Hu Tao noticed that his guest official was coughing again and was very confused. "Guest official Zhongli, what's wrong with you today? Is your throat uncomfortable? If you have something wrong, just tell us. We still have money to treat it."

Zhongli: "Master, you are worrying too much. I am in good health............"

"Oh...Is that so? All right, Guest Zhongli, if you have anything to say, remember to tell me. Although our Wangsheng Hall is poor, you are loyal to the Hall and I will not treat you unfairly!"

It would have been fine if she didn't say anything, but once she did, Zhongli's face turned darker............

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Ye Lan's voice came in.

"Miss Hu Tao, our dishes are all here. If you have finished chatting with Master, come over. We still have something to discuss with Xian Dian Yi."

Hearing the sound outside the door, Hu Tao reluctantly let go of the hand that had been on Qingliu's face, turned around and replied

"Okay, okay, I'll be right there."

After turning around to take a last look at the sleeping Qingliu, Kurumi pushed the door open and walked out.

After Hu Tao walked out, Zhongli shook his head and naturally followed him.

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Looking at the door that closed again, the young master sighed softly.

Maybe it was because the box had suddenly become quiet, the young man could even vaguely hear the chattering next door, and smell the fragrance of the clear flowing hair lying on his body.

After playing with the silver hair that fell to his waist for a while, the young master sighed and said, "My friend, you are really cute like this. It's much better than the usual creepy feeling when I stand next to you."

There were the murmurs of conversation next door, the faint cries of the vendors downstairs, and the occasional footsteps of Xiao Si serving dishes in the corridor outside the box.

These sounds are really hypnotic to the young man who just drank some wine not long ago.

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It didn't take long before he felt a strong sense of sleepiness coming. Rubbing his eyes, he noticed that there was a sofa in the box. After thinking about it, he hugged Qingliu and leaned directly on the sofa.

The young master also leaned his head against the soft sofa and planned to take a rest.

.............................Ten minutes later, only the breathing sounds of three people were left in the box.

The other side of the box

Ningguang and a few others finished their work while toasting each other (of course, they were toasting teacups).

After all, Hu Tao occasionally interacted with these government officials. Ningguang also charged her a very high labor fee, even a bit outrageous.

The labor fee is more than 20% higher than before.

After taking a sip of tea, Zhongli, who has lived for more than 6000 years, naturally understood the reason.

It's nothing more than seeing that Hu Tao has some relationship with the executive officer in Liyue City, so she offered a high price to do him a favor.

After all, Mora is just a number to Ningguang now, and any favor she can do with these copper coins is a good deal.

But Hu Tao didn't care about that. In her opinion, Ningguang had money to burn and felt sorry for the now poor Wangsheng Hall. She had to do a good job in paying Wangsheng Hall so much labor fee.

In fact, An Hutao wanted to make more money from other high-ranking officials. It would be best if she could make a big profit.

After all, Hu Tao has heard that those high-ranking officials have done a lot of bad things in recent years...

However, Ningguang now needs a strong reputation among the people of Liyue, so these things were taken over by Ningguang.

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After the meal, it was Zhongli who attracted the attention of several Liyue officials. He had a calm and steady temperament, and seemed like a know-it-all. He also spoke in a comfortable and measured way.

If possible, they really want to recruit Zhongli into their own hands.

However, Zhongli was unmoved by the high-paying olive branches offered by Ningguang and Keqing, saying that he had no aspirations and preferred the days of drinking tea, playing with birds and listening to books.

He would rather be a guest of this eccentric girl in the Hall of Rebirth...

In fact, he only has a slightly better relationship with Hu Tao. If it were someone else, Ningguang and others would never poach someone in front of them. Even in front of Hu Tao, they only used a joking tone to try to poach Zhongli.

Although it was said in a joking tone, Hu Tao still felt a little uncomfortable. He even thought in his heart that if you dare to poach my guest today, I will not do this business anymore, and sell the Hall of Rebirth overnight to join the Fatui...

After the meal, we have almost finished talking about things.

When they walked out of the private room, they noticed that the door of the private room next door was not closed tightly. Ningguang wanted to close it, but she noticed that the three people inside had not left yet and were all asleep.

The door was slightly opened so that everyone could see the situation inside clearly.

At this moment, Hu Tao was panicking: Damn it, how come they all fell asleep? It’s all my fault that I forgot to close the door. What should I do now? We all know that Liyue has been suppressed by the executive officers. What if they take advantage of us while we are asleep?

Hiss, no, if they really dare to attack me later, I will scream!!!

I have to beat up that old woman Ningguang! Although I am from Liyue, I can't just watch Brother Qingliu get attacked. I have to wake them up.

However, the reality was that she was overthinking. Ningguang and the others were smart people and knew that it was impossible to kill a monster like the executive officer with a sneak attack alone.

It's even impossible to hurt others. If you offend them and then give yourself two sticks, it's not worth it.

After taking a look at the situation inside, Ningguang just said leisurely

"Actually, what Hu Tao said just now makes sense. Most of the evaluation criteria for executive officers like Zhidong are based on appearance.

They look cute lying there quietly like this."

After saying that, Ningguang closed the door and walked away without even looking back.

Seeing that everyone had left, Hu Tao was still reluctant to leave. However, Zhongli saw through her thoughts as soon as they were born and advised her not to leave.

"The Hall Master and the others are resting. It would be inappropriate for us to disturb them. Let's go first. They are on a business trip in Liyue and we will have a chance to meet next time."

Hearing all his guests saying this, Hu Tao had to put aside his bad thoughts for the time being. He nodded, looked deeply at the door of the box, and left as well.

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I slept until I woke up naturally. The flattering shopkeeper knew that the people in the box were two executives who were resting, so he naturally told people not to disturb them.

The first one to wake up was Qingliu. He felt weak all over, his arms were sore, and his eyes were blurry.

After climbing up from the young master, the latter opened his eyes. The two looked at each other. The young master felt a little embarrassed, but Qingliu didn't feel that way. He rubbed his dizzy and aching head and sighed.

"Sometimes you should really practice your drinking tolerance"

The young master didn't think Qingliu should practice his so-called drinking capacity. He just smiled and said, "Maybe it's not Jiuliang's problem. I think you are too tired recently, so you want to rest after drinking a little."

Nodding, Qingliu did not refute the young master's point of view. He glanced at Wanye who was still unconscious and said

"There are still rooms in our residence, right? Ask someone to bring him to our residence to rest. When he wakes up, he will be the eleventh executive officer."

The young master naturally maintained unconditional trust in Qingliu's words and said that he knew

The one who went downstairs to pay Mora was of course the resentful young master....................

"Ah~ I've almost slept till night."

The young master walking behind Qingliu also sighed, "But I slept quite comfortably this time. The breeze in Liyue at this time is very comfortable, and unusually cool. It's not like the winter when it's winter all year round, and you'll freeze to death if the cold wind blows."

Qingliu raised his eyebrows and smiled frivolously, "Oh? Very comfortable? Is it because I was with you during this sleep, brother? Young Master, Brother, Brother, Brother~"

The young man was choked for a moment, thinking, OK, OK, this is how we play it, right?

"Ahem, yes, it's because it's very comfortable to sleep after drinking a little wine, coupled with the breeze blowing from the sea in Liyue at this time."

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