"Forget it, forget it. I'll tell you the truth. It's really fun to see you all so confused." Walnut put her hands on her hips, stuck out her tongue at Paimon, a smug smile on her face.

"Do you remember Lao Meng whom you met before?" Hu Tao blinked and asked mischievously.

"Yeah, of course, it's the new undertaker at the Hall of the Dead, right?" Paimon nodded, recalling the previous scene.

"That's right, but in fact he is also one of my clients. According to him, he had a friend named Wolf Brother when he was a child, but he unfortunately passed away due to an accident." Walnut's voice became low, as if immersed in the sad story.

"And by chance, when Old Meng passed by Wuwangpo, he met this childhood playmate, and then he came to this hall master for help."

Hearing this, Ying gradually understood the whole story.

"So, we are actually looking for that wolf brother?" she asked softly.

"Yes, that's right, and the three people we just met are also Wolf Brother's childhood playmates." Hu Tao nodded, confirming Ying's guess.

"Ghosts are a very special kind of existence. People often say they are afraid of seeing ghosts, but in fact ghosts are more afraid of seeing living people."

"And according to Lao Meng, Brother Wolf's soul and mind are still in the childhood stage, so it's natural for him to be afraid of strangers."

"In this case, if he wants to possess someone else, these few acquaintances are most likely to be the ones to possess," Hu Tao explained.

"But if that's the case, why should we go to so much trouble..."

"No, no, no, that's wrong."

Just when Paimon wanted to continue, Kurumi interrupted her.

"Do you still remember the wine that Qianyu sent? In fact, I mixed some special ingredients into it. As for the effect... you guess!"

Upon hearing this, Qianyu showed a hint of cunning.

"Um... okay." Paimon nodded helplessly, indicating that he would not ask any further questions.

"Okay, let's go back to the hall first. If nothing goes wrong, they will come to find us soon." Hu Tao said with a smile.

"Why doesn't it feel like a good thing..."

Soon, when everyone arrived at the door of the Hall of Rebirth, they saw Lao Meng waiting anxiously in front of the hall. He kept pacing back and forth, looking into the distance from time to time.

As his eyes caught sight of Qianyu and the others, a light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"Master! You're back." Lao Meng shouted excitedly, with a hint of eagerness and anticipation in his voice.

"Yeah, but I'm sorry, Lao Meng, I can't find out Brother Wolf's whereabouts for the time being..." Hu Tao said helplessly.

Before Hu Tao could finish her words, she saw Paimeng and Ying staring at the pale and thin hand exposed behind Lao Meng's leg with an incredible look on their faces.

"Wait, that's..." Paimon covered his mouth and tried his best to control his decibel level.

Seeing this scene, Hu Tao hurriedly called everyone back to the hall to talk.

Zhongli and Fushe were no longer seen in the hall. As for Boyang, he was sitting leisurely at the tea table.

At this moment, everyone looked at the boy in front of them curiously.

He looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old, short in stature, with a pale face, wearing a tattered grey robe, with messy hair, and a look of fear and uneasiness in his eyes.

"Well... although it is a soul, this power..."

Qianyu could feel that there was a very weak earth vein power in the boy's body.

"So, the so-called soul is also a manifestation caused by the disorder of the earth veins..." Qianyu murmured, and his eyes could not help but look at Boyang, and a bold guess gradually came into his mind.

Perhaps there is a secret under Wuwangpo...

"Um... hello, I..." The boy spoke hesitantly. His face was pale and there seemed to be a layer of light mist surrounding him.

"You are Brother Wolf, right?" Walnut asked.

Hearing this, the boy nodded.

"Well, it looks completely different than what I imagined," Paimon said.

"Well... I swear, I definitely don't have any intention of doing anything bad. I just want to see if my friend is doing well now. Please..." There was a hint of uneasiness in the boy's voice.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you."

"Speaking of which, Lao Meng, how did you find Brother Wolf?"

"Well..."

It turned out that not long ago, a man with a bad complexion found the Wangsheng Hall and said that ever since he had been to Wuwangpo, he had been suspicious all day long and had nightmares. He said that he must have been cursed by the devil.

"The devil's curse?" When he heard this, Ying's face revealed a hint of confusion.

"Originally I had no idea what to do, but luckily Brother Boyang came to my aid." Lao Meng said, and everyone turned their eyes to Boyang.

"Mr. Meng, you're joking. In my opinion, he wasn't cursed by any demon. He just scared himself. I just used some little tricks to make people relax." Boyang said modestly.

After all, he was also a warlock who fought in the Layered Abyss before, so this kind of thing was easy for him.

"Anyway, after sending that man away, Brother Wolf's soul appeared." Lao Meng continued.

“He passed by Wuwangpo before, and I heard that they came from Liyue Harbor, so I followed them…” the boy explained.

"Well... no wonder he felt uncomfortable, but it makes me feel like I've been cursed by the devil..." Walnut couldn't help laughing as she said this.

"If I were to meet him, it would be fun to play with him, haha..."

Just then, the door of the Hall of Rebirth rang.

"Oh no, someone is coming. We must not let them see us. Brother Qianyu, I leave it to you!" Hu Tao hurriedly grabbed Ying, and used her own body, Lao Meng's and the other two's bodies to cover the boy behind them tightly.

“Uh…” Qianyu felt a little helpless.

Despite this, Qianyu still carefully pushed the door open a tiny gap.

However, when the figure he was expecting did not appear in front of him, just as he was lost in thought, a gentle breeze blew across his face, bringing a refreshing feeling.

Only then did he notice an inconspicuous sky lantern placed in front of the door.

The lantern stood there quietly, as if waiting for someone. Qianyu walked up to it and observed it carefully, and found a piece of paper stuck on it.

He gently opened the note and looked at the words on it. The note read: "Sorry, Master Hu, we may have offended you in the past."

"Since you left, the three of us have encountered some strange things... For some reason, memories of our childhood friends keep coming back to us, and as time goes by, we gradually find it difficult to distinguish the boundary between reality and memories..."

"It wasn't until the three of us met at the same time under his call that we noticed something was wrong. That's when we heard his voice. He told us that he was very lonely and hoped to play with us like he did in childhood and release sky lanterns..."

"We understand that this kind of thing might be best solved by you, so the three of us made a sky lantern together, and we hope that Master Hu can help us fulfill our friend's wish. His nickname is Brother Wolf, and he should still remember this name..."

"The bottom of the lamp is the commission fee, please accept it, Master Hu. If you have the chance, please tell him that we are here for the rest of our lives and everything is fine..."

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