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

Two years after Walnut was born.

A side courtyard of the Wangsheng Hall.

"My brother is chasing me!"

The little walnut ran around in the yard like a nimble butterfly.

Behind him was Nan Dou, who had a dull look on his face and was staggering as he ran.

"Oh, brother is so stupid, how can you protect me in the future like this!"

Seeing that he was unable to catch up with his brother, Xiao Hutao stopped and waited for Nan Dou with an anxious look on his face.

Nan Dou was not moved by Xiao Hutao's words and kept running steadily.

When Xiao Hutao found that Nan Dou was running in front of him, he was too late to escape and was caught red-handed.

"I got you, Kurumi."

"Oh, that doesn't count. It doesn't count. Brother, let me go. Let's do it again."

Nan Dou was stunned for a moment, and replied stupidly: "No...I can't let go."

No matter what Hu Tao said, Nan Dou held Hu Tao's arm tightly and refused to let go.

Seeing the two playing, Master Hu laughed from the bottom of his heart, "Hu Tao, Nan Dou, it's time to eat."

The two who were playing around held hands and ran towards their grandfather together...

This year, Hu Tao was two years old and had begun to show his intelligence and talent. He could run and jump, speak eloquently, and recognize words very quickly.

……

When Walnut was three years old.

"Hey, brother, watch carefully. I'm going to show you a unique skill of memorizing a book while standing upside down!"

Kurumi, wearing a black jacket, stood upside down in front of Nan Dou with her hands on the ground. It was effortless and one could even tell that she was enjoying the feeling.

Even Nan Dou, who was usually taciturn, couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Then, Hu Tao began to recite clearly and skillfully the poems and books that he had never been able to memorize.

"Hu Walnut, awesome."

Nandou subconsciously gave Kurumi a thumbs up.

Suddenly, Nan Dou's body froze in place, and his originally dull eyes quietly lost their luster.

A large number of strange yet familiar memories flooded into his mind, and Nan Dou regained his memories before fate intervened.

During this time, Hu Tao, who had already finished reciting, noticed that Nan Dou had not moved for a long time, so she curiously came to his side and poked his face with her hand.

After finding no response, Kurumi showed a wicked smile on his face, found Nan Dou's ticklish spot, and started tickling it playfully.

But the result was the same, Nan Dou was like a puppet, with no reaction at all.

Only at this time did Hu Tao start to get a little anxious. She stretched out her hand and shook it vigorously in front of Nan Dou's eyes.

Although she was extremely intelligent and could recite books while standing upside down and read all the famous works in the collection at the age of three, she was ultimately just a child who had not experienced the world.

"Hu Tao, I'm fine, don't worry."

At this moment, a sound that was very familiar to Hu Tao, but now sounded a little strange, came out of Nan Dou's mouth.

At the same time, a warm palm gently grasped Kurumi's hand.

Hu Tao looked up at Nan Dou in surprise, and found that his extremely pure black eyes were full of spirit and were looking at her with great doting. She couldn't help feeling a little shy.

"Brother...Brother, I'm glad you're okay."

For some reason, Hu Tao always felt that Nan Dou seemed to have suddenly become a different person. Although Nan Dou cared about her in the past, he was always silent and there was no spirit in his eyes.

But the three-year-old Walnut had no intention of finding out the answer to this question.

I immediately forgot about it and started playing happily with Nan Dou...

night.

Nan Dou followed his memory and found the yard where his "father" lived.

More than half a year ago, my father has been bedridden and basically never leaves the yard.

After Hu Tao turned one year old, the 76th hall master resigned from the position, and the 75th hall master, Hu Tao's grandfather, took over the overall management of the Wangsheng Hall again.

Nan Dou was very curious about some things in his memory. After he had just coaxed Hu Tao to sleep, he took advantage of the night to find out what was going on.

He had no intention of hiding, and was discovered by the funeral director who was waiting there as soon as he entered the yard.

"Xiao Nandou, why are you here? Do you miss your daddy?"

It was a female funeral director who found Nan Dou, picked him up very gently, and whispered in his ear.

After recovering his memory, Nan Dou felt a little uncomfortable with this kind of close contact with the opposite sex.

However, in order to achieve his goal, he acted very calmly and replied blankly: "Yes, Dad."

This way of speaking that is engraved in memory does not require deliberate performance and one can immerse oneself in the role instantly.

"Ah..." The female funeral director sighed quietly, then said to Nan Dou with a smile on her face: "Okay, sister will take you to find your father."

Nan Dou was carried by the female funeral director into the largest room in the yard.

"Cough...cough..."

As soon as he reached the door, Nam Doo heard a heavy cough, which gave him a very weak feeling.

When he pushed open the door of the funeral home and entered, a bitter and pungent smell of traditional Chinese medicine hit him in the face, causing Nan Dou to frown subconsciously.

On the bed in the room, a thin, pale man was leaning against the headboard and coughing.

"Is it Nandou who is here?"

"Haha, come here and let daddy see you."

Upon hearing this, Yiguan walked forward holding Nan Dou.

Nan Dou still had that dazed look on his face, but his eyes would always drift towards the man from time to time.

Because there, floating, was a young woman.

That’s right, Nan Dou has the Yin-Yang eyes and can see ghosts that ordinary people cannot see.

The man cares about Nan Dou very much and treats him like his own son. The woman floating beside him also looks at Nan Dou with loving eyes.

Not long after, Nan Dou was sent back to his room by the funeral home.

"Sure enough, just as I remembered, there has always been a ghost beside Kurumi's father."

"If nothing unexpected happens, she should be Kurumi's mother."

Ghosts are yin, and there are only two ways for them to stay in the human world.

One is to always stay in a place with plenty of yin energy.

The second is to absorb the yang energy from living people.

Now it seems that Hu Tao's mother undoubtedly chose the second method, but why did she choose her own husband?

Moreover, Master Hu and even Hu Tao’s father might know about this.

Nan Dou couldn't think of an answer, but he respected other people's choices...

This year, Hu Tao was three years old. He could recite poems and books while standing upside down, and could read all the famous works in the collection. His genius was beginning to show.

In the same year, Hu Tao's brother Hu Nandou suddenly became enlightened and showed talent that was no less than Hu Tao's.

……

When Walnut was four years old.

Master Hu sent his grandchildren to study at a famous school in Liyue.

One month into the school term, Nan Dou and Hu Tao skipped school, but were caught by Master Hu at a snack stand just one hour later.

Before being sent back to the school, Nan Dou was calm and composed. He held his head high and pulled his sister Hu Tao, declaring that it would not be so easy to be caught next time.

In the same month, Nan Dou fled with his sister several times, but was caught by Master Hu each time.

The next month, Nan Dou changed his strategy and studied hard with Hu Tao, completing the content learned in half a year in the school in ten days.

From then on, Nan Dou and Hu Tao were no longer stopped from skipping school by Hall Master Hu, and they became the most popular figures in Liyue.

In just one year, the two of them traveled through the streets and alleys of Liyue Harbor, and most of the residents of Liyue Harbor knew these two genius children from the Hall of Rebirth.

At the same time, Hu Tao's father's health further deteriorated, and Hu Tao was forbidden by his grandfather to visit his father.

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