Genshin Impact: I am best at sacrifice, don't cry

Liyue, Wuwangslope.

"The fifteenth day of the seventh month is too gloomy, it's not a good day for that child, ah..."

"Master, everything is going well."

A man dressed in black with a solemn face spoke.

"Haha, Xiao Meng, don't call me hall master. I have stepped down for a year."

The one called the hall master was a middle-aged man with a sturdy build, full of energy and a dignified face. He was also dressed in black, but the most eye-catching thing about him was the hat with a plum branch on it on his head.

"Don't make the same mistake again in front of others. Okay, let's go back."

"Yes, Hall Master."

The two men hurried towards the place where the horses were tied at the foot of the mountain.

……

"Wow~Wow~"

When passing by a well that had been abandoned for many years, the two suddenly heard a loud cry.

The middle-aged man followed the sound and found a swaddled baby next to the well.

"There was nothing here when we came. How come a baby appeared in such a place in such a short time?"

"Besides, there are no new footprints around here. Could it be possible?"

Xiao Meng couldn't help but feel a little scared when he saw the crying baby with fair skin in the middle-aged man's hands.

The middle-aged man reached out and patted Xiao Meng, then said with a smile, "Xiao Meng, there are no ghosts in this world. The lack of footprints around may be because the person who abandoned the child was a thin, miserable person."

"Go and get the horse. Now that we have this child, we can't just leave him alone."

As he spoke, the hall master took off the plum branch from his hat and placed it in the baby's hand.

A magical thing happened. The baby, who had been crying non-stop, tightly grasped the plum branch with his little hands and fell into a deep sleep in the faint fragrance of plum blossoms.

"Yes, Hall Master."

Looking at the calm smile on the hall master's face, Xiao Meng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and led the horse not far away over.

A few hours later, the hall master and Xiao Meng returned to the Hall of Rebirth in Liyue Harbor.

The Hall of the Dead is where funeral ceremonies are held in Liyue, so the decoration is solemn and serious by nature. However, for some reason, it seems even more heavy today.

The hall master handed the reins to Xiao Meng in front of the door, and his heart skipped a beat in panic.

"Xiao Meng, I'll go in first."

After saying that, the hall master suddenly pushed open the half-open door and entered the hall.

Along the way, I saw the hall master's funeral directors all standing in place with their heads down, with sad expressions on their faces, not knowing what had happened.

Seeing this scene, the hall master felt more and more uneasy and couldn't help but quicken his pace.

Finally, it stopped outside a yard.

Today is the day when the hall master's daughter-in-law gives birth. Logically, no matter what the result is, there should be some movement in the delivery room.

But now it is deathly silent...

"Dad, you're back."

Just as the hall master was hesitating, a distraught man walked out of the yard.

"Huh~ How is Xiaoyun?"

The hall master took a deep breath before he mustered up the courage to ask.

"Xiao Yun, Xiao Yun had a difficult birth...she didn't make it."

After a moment of silence, the hall master's voice became heavier, "How is the child?"

"Child, yes, child!"

"The child is very healthy, a girl, she doesn't cry or make a fuss, and she will definitely be a quiet child in the future."

Hearing the child, the hall master's son murmured to himself as if he had suddenly come to his senses, but tears unconsciously flowed down his eyes.

The hall master looked at his son's appearance and a bitter expression appeared on his face after he walked past him.

"Xiao Cui, what's the situation?"

The hall master stepped into the house and asked a female funeral director who was taking care of the child.

"Hall Master..."

Everything happened just as the hall master's son said. His daughter-in-law died in childbirth, and the child was born safely and was very healthy.

"Let's do everything according to the rules. The ceremony will be held in three days."

"Also, find a wet nurse for Tao'er."

"Oh, and take care of the child as well."

The hall master calmly arranged his daughter-in-law's funeral affairs, and with trembling hands he handed the baby in his arms to another funeral home.

After everyone in the room had left, the hall master, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up: "Xiao Yun, you should leave in three days. Take a good look at Hu Tao."

As the hall master's voice fell, the half-open door was suddenly blown by the wind, and the pale and somewhat desolate moonlight outside the door shone on the hall master's face. Faintly, there seemed to be a few more strands of white hair on his temples.

……

one year later.

Today's Hall of the Dead is no longer as solemn as before, and all the funeral directors in the hall have smiles on their faces.

This is all because the old hall master’s granddaughter and grandson are going to have a one-year-old ceremony today.

In the reception room of the Hall of Rebirth, two tables were placed side by side, filled with various items.

“Haha, let’s see what Nandou and Taoer want to do in the future?”

The old hall master held Hu Tao and the child he had picked up that year in each of his strong arms.

Outsiders all believed that the wife of the young master of the Wangsheng Hall died due to complications during childbirth of twins.

In the hall were not only the funeral directors and guest officials of the Hall of the Reborn, but also many good friends of the old hall master.

Among them are Uncle Tianshu, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, Boss Mao, the boss of Wanmin Hall, the boss of Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, the patriarch of a well-known exorcist family in Liyue, and the head of Yunhan Society, etc.

The one-year-old Hu Tao stared with big, lively eyes. As soon as he got down from Master Hu's arm, he stood steadily on the table.

In comparison, Nan Dou next to him seemed a little clumsy. At such a young age, he had dead eyes and just lay there.

There were more than ten items on the table, including a brush, a compass, an abacus, a mural, a compass, and Master Hu's hat.

Little Walnut walked towards the brush with steady steps without any stage fright.

"Haha, it looks like this child will be a very learned person in the future..."

Before the onlooker could finish his words, Little Walnut started grabbing the things on the table one by one and piled them in the middle of the table.

But there was only one thing that remained untouched, and that was Master Hu’s hat.

Nan Dou, on the contrary, reached out and grabbed the plum branch on the hat as soon as it was put on the table, pulling the hat in front of him.

The scene seemed a little weird for a moment, but everyone present had experienced big scenes before.

Uncle Tian spoke first: "Haha, little Hutao is lively and smart. She will definitely be a talented girl with a wide range of knowledge in the future."

"Xiao Nandou has a calm personality and is suitable to inherit the Wangsheng Hall in the future, just like Hall Master Hu is now in charge of all affairs in the hall."

"Yeah yeah……"

Others also echoed it.

The ceremony ended with laughter and joy.

But after all the guests had left, Hu Tao's father, the current head of the Wangsheng Hall, had not shown up.

In front of outsiders, Master Hu, who always maintained a relaxed smile, fell silent at this moment.

His eyes were filled with sadness as he looked at little Kurumi and little Nandou who were sleeping soundly in his strong arms.

"My silly son couldn't see through it, couldn't let it go, and was trapped in love all his life. I just feel pity for my grandchildren."

"Hey, inherit the Wangsheng Hall..."

Master Hu shook his head gently, his completely white temples made him look older.