Gan Yu, Do You Like Such a Mother?

Therefore, the little walnut may be more resistant to corpses than Ayumi Yoshida of the same age in "Detective Conan" next door.

Logically speaking, with more and more members of the Adventurers Guild, there should be more and more adventurers who die unexpectedly every year, but I don’t know why, the number of adventurers who died in Liyue Port in recent years has become more and more. Few, in previous years, the corpses of adventurers were delivered to the door almost every day, but in the past few years, there was often not one of them for a few days.

"The above is the summary of my work." Hu Tao handed a full plan book to his grandfather, No. 70, the head of the Sixth Generation Hall of Rebirth: "So, I think we should propose to the Adventurers Association. Suggestion, let them provide some more difficult and dangerous tasks, so that our business can increase!"

Looking at the plum blossom pattern in the granddaughter's crimson pupils—this is the unique symbol of the Xiangshengtang lineage, the old hall master couldn't help showing a wry smile, he: "Xiao Tao, your summary is very good, but , the reduction in business is not a bad thing. Xiangshengtang treats the dead just like Bubulu treats the sick—I hope that people in the world will be free from disease, so why not put medicine on the shelves to cause dust.”

"No, no, a person may not get sick, but he will die sooner or later!" Hu Tao shook her finger and said, "If no one dies, the funeral etiquette I learned will become unfamiliar!"

The old hall master picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, your funeral etiquette is ready to be a teacher."

"That can't be done!" Hu Tao put his hands on his hips and said seriously: "I must keep improving, so that when you leave, Grandpa, I can give you a perfect funeral."

"puff!"

Hearing these words, the old hall master almost spit out the tea he drank just now, he smiled bitterly and said, "Xiao Tao...you are really filial."

"Report to the hall master!" At this moment, a young man with a gloomy appearance in the black uniform of the Hall of Rebirth came in from outside the room, bowed his head and said: "According to information, a team of adventurers strayed into the flames to deceive Lie Hua's territory, caused a fire, and was trapped in it..."

"Really? Nether!" When Hu Tao heard this, an excited expression appeared on her face: "The business is here!"

She is not hard-hearted, nor does she want others to be burned to death. In the eyes of Walnut, the death of an adventurer because of an adventure is not a sad thing.

In fact, being able to die in an adventure is something that many adventurers dream of.

"However..." The man named "You Ming" changed the subject and said: "Just as Qi Lin from the Jianglin Mansion passed by here, it rained heavily and extinguished the fire. The adventurer team...no one died."

"That... that's really lucky." Although Hu Tao said so, there was already a hint of disappointment on his face.

"Yes." You Ming narrowed his eyes slightly: "Everyone said that it was because of the blessing of the heavenly linzi that the adventurers in Liyue Port were able to save themselves from danger and avoid death many times."

"Is that the Heavenly Linzi again..." Hu Tao showed a dissatisfied expression on his face, "Why is he everywhere?"

"I think it is a good thing that Liyuegang can be blessed by this heavenly Linzi." The old hall master smiled slightly, and said: "It is said that Jianglinzi was about the same age as you that day, and he was quite talented in literature and martial arts. Not bad, Xiaotao, you should learn more from others."

"I don't want it!" Hu Tao seemed a little angry, turned around and walked out of the house, still muttering in his mouth: "What kind of Linzi from the sky, this kind of existence that saves people's lives casually, is simply a rebirth Don's nemesis!"

"Miss Walnut." At this moment, You Ming chased after her: "Please stay."

"Is there something wrong?" Hu Tao raised her eyebrows.

"Miss Hutao, I have worked in the Pastoral Hall for many years, so I can somewhat understand your feelings." You Ming lowered his head slightly, sighed and said, "The so-called Linzi from the sky is obviously saving people's lives for the sake of his own reputation. If things go on like this Going on, the loss of business in Xiangshengtang is small... If the balance of life and death is broken, it will be a big deal." "It makes sense!"

On Hu Tao's face, there was an expression of sudden realization: "If there are only living people in this world and no dead people, wouldn't things be messed up!"

Although Hu Tao is smart, she is a seven or eight-year-old child after all, and her mind is inevitably a little naive. In addition, she didn't have a good impression of that "Heavenly Son of Heaven", and she immediately felt empathy when she was embellished by You Ming. Feeling.

"That's right, so...Miss Hu Tao, why don't you go to the Jianglin mansion and have a talk with that young master Qi Lin in person." You Ming nodded and said: "No matter what the result is, at least let him know that we are in the Xianglin hall. With a heavy responsibility, he will never be allowed to break the balance of life and death in the world."

"I understand." Hu Tao nodded and said with a smile, "On behalf of Xiangshengtang, I will visit Jianglin Mansion."

"Miss Hutao, please wait a moment." You Ming handed a string of white jade bracelets to Hutao, and said with a smile: "Miss Hutao, I forgot to give you a gift for your eighth birthday. Please accept this bracelet as a token of my heart." Down."

"It's quite beautiful, so I'm not going to be polite, thank you!" Hu Tao was not too polite, and after accepting the bracelet, she turned and left.

You Ming stood behind Hu Tao, watching her disappear from his field of vision.

……

Yujing Terrace, Jianglin Mansion.

Although Yujing Terrace can be regarded as an important place in Liyue Port, civilians are not prohibited from entering, let alone the annual Seven Star Invitation Ceremony, which will be crowded with spectators.

Although Hu Tao doesn't come to Yujingtai often, Qianyan Army is no stranger to her, because there are two stone lions built at the entrance of the General Affairs Office built in Yujingtai, and Hutao seems to be very interested in these two stone lions , treated them as their own pets, even gave them names, and came to bathe them both from time to time.

Therefore, Walnut has also become the second object of Qianyan Army's love and hatred after Thor. Although she comes to coax the stone lion at every turn, it will inevitably affect the work of Qianyan Army.

But if she doesn't come, the troublesome work of cleaning the stone lions will fall on Qianyanjun.

"Is this the Jianglin Mansion?"

Hu Tao hid behind a big tree outside Jianglin Mansion, and saw a maid with blond hair and long horns holding a broom, humming and sweeping the fallen leaves in front of the door:

"Hmph~Thor is amazing~Sweeping fallen leaves is also amazing~"

"Is this the Dragon Maid of Jianglin Mansion?" Hu Tao narrowed her eyes slightly, and said to herself, "It's strange, I remember seeing her so young when I was a child, how come after so many years, she is still so young?" Nothing has changed."

Indeed, it has been seven years since Thor entered the Jianglin Mansion.

Because they often go to the vegetable market, Liyue people are quite familiar with this dragon maid of Jianglin Mansion and a good citizen of Liyue Port.

Hu Tao has naturally seen her many times, but in his memory, he has not seen any changes in her from the time he can remember until he was eight years old this year.

Seven years is enough to turn a girl into a young woman, a child into a teenager, and a newlywed sweetheart into a seven-year itch old couple.

However, Hu Tao didn't know that the silly-looking maid had already noticed her existence long ago.

Thor didn't look in the direction of Walnut, but he was a little puzzled in his heart, why was there a strange little girl hiding there?

Could it be that he is a fan of Master Qi Lin again?

That's right, given Qi Lin's popularity in Liyue Port, admirers often come here. Although it has decreased a lot in recent years, occasionally there will be a fan who hides near Jianglin Mansion, hoping To be able to meet Qi Lin when he appears.

Seeing the "shy" appearance of the brown-haired girl hiding behind the big tree, she should also be an admirer of Master Qi Lin.

"Hey, I can only blame our young master Qi Lin, he is so attractive." Thor's face showed a hint of intoxication: "Forget it, I don't care about her, she is just a little girl anyway. That's all."

There was a smirk on Walnut's face.

It seems that the maid probably didn't notice her. Thinking of this, Hu Tao didn't hesitate at all, and directly dodged, intending to sneak in through the door. Who knew that just after entering the door, she only felt a sudden softness on her forehead.

I saw two round flowers, actually blocking in front of me.

"Little girl, you can enter Jianglin Mansion as soon as you want." Hu Tao raised her head, but was surprised to find that Thor, who was sweeping the floor at the door just now, had stood in front of her without knowing when, with a look on her face. Looking at himself with a smile: "If I'm not wrong, you probably want to see Master Qi Lin."

Hu Tao, who was caught going, couldn't help showing an embarrassed expression: "Yes... yes."

Looking at the little girl in front of him, Thor nodded with satisfaction, her appearance was not bad, she was on par with Ke Qing who was about eight years old four years ago, but compared to Ke Qing's young and old age, the girl in front of her, There was a slyness in his eyes that was hard to hate.

"I'm very sorry," Thor shook his head, and said, "Master Qi Lin doesn't see strangers."

This is not because Qi Lin is too proud, but because there are too many people who want to see him, and it is impossible to meet everyone.

"I...I am not an ordinary stranger!" Hu Tao immediately found a reason: "I am Hu Tao, the next head of the Hall of Past Life, and I came here today to discuss important matters with Mr. Qi Lin."

"The Hall of Death...is that the famous funeral room?" Thor had stayed in Liyue Port for seven years, so it was impossible for him not to know about the Hall of Death, so he asked, "What's important?"

Hu Tao scratched her cheek, and said, "Yes...it's a major event related to the future of Xiangsheng Hall. I must discuss this matter with Mr. Qi Lin."

Oh!

Understood!

Thor realized immediately, it turned out...it was another blind date.

That's right, over the years, those rich merchants and rich merchants in Liyue Port wished to marry their daughters to Qi Lin in order to get married with Lord Gan Yu.

However, isn't it usually the elders of the family who come to ask for this kind of thing?

The girl's family came to make a matchmaking by themselves, and this was the first time Thor saw her.

"Although it doesn't conform to the rules..." Thor's face showed an expression of approval, she patted Hu Tao on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "However, I appreciate your courage, go in, Master Qi Lin should now I'm reading a book in the study."

"Thank you... thank you."

Although I don't know why Thor let himself in inexplicably, Butan obviously didn't intend to give up this opportunity, and walked in quickly.

……

At the same time, a rhombus-shaped magic circle had been drawn on an inaccessible open space in Jianglin Mansion.

Standing in the center of the circle was a silver-haired youth about seven years old, dressed in white, with bright eyes and white teeth, he looked indescribably handsome and cute, but at this moment, his face was full of excitement, mumbling muttered to himself:

"The four-year period has come, the strange spirit world... your master is coming back!"

This young man is naturally Qi Lin.

In the blink of an eye, four years have passed, and the strange spirit world that was sealed by [Time-Space Isolation] on February 29 four years ago can finally be unsealed today.

Thinking of returning to the strange spirit world that he had not seen for a long time, Qi Lin was full of anticipation and worry.

The anticipation is naturally because I want to see what the strange spirit world will look like four years later.

And the worry is the fear that the strange spirit world might develop in an unknown direction.

Although the connection between Qi Lin and the strange spirit world has not been severed in the past four years, his strength has been continuously improved with the prosperity of the strange spirit world.

But no one knows what kind of "prosperity" this is.

Even in an extremely dangerous world like Alice's, which has been occupied by various terrifying creatures, it can still provide Alice with strength.Therefore, Qi Lin can't guarantee what the current strange spirit world will look like.

As long as the magic power of time attribute and space attribute is injected into the magic circle, [Time and Space Isolation] can be lifted, allowing Qi Lin to perceive the existence of the strange spirit world again.

At this time, Qi Lin, because of the excitement in his heart, didn't even notice the approaching figure not far away.

…………

"Damn it, where is the study!" Hu Tao searched aimlessly in Jianglin Mansion like a headless fly: "This place is actually so much bigger than our Xiangsheng Hall!"

What's even more exaggerated is that in such a big place, there is only Thor, a maid, who walks in the Jianglin Mansion, and there is not even anyone to ask for directions.

Therefore, Walnut, who was swaying aimlessly, unknowingly discovered the voice not far away.

As if grabbing a life-saving straw, Hu Tao hurriedly searched for the source of the sound, only to see a silver-haired boy standing on top of an inexplicable magic circle with his back turned to him.

To put it bluntly, as the next hall master of the Hall of Rebirth, Hu Tao has a lot of research on various formations and symbols. The strange thing is that this rhombus-shaped magic circle has lines on it, not to mention the walnuts. I know it, I haven't even seen it.

Before she knew it, Hu Tao had already walked into the magic circle. She was just about to speak, but the silver-haired boy suddenly shouted:

"Space transfer!"

Immediately afterwards, black and white rays of light emerged from the magic circle on the ground at the same time, and it was only now that Qi Lin realized something was wrong. When he turned around, he saw only a strange girl standing beside him. Behind him, he looked at himself with the same surprised eyes.

"Get out!"

Qi Lin opened his mouth subconsciously, wanting to let Hu Tao leave the circle, but he was still a step too late. The time and space in the center of the circle suddenly twisted, and the figures of Qi Lin and Hu Tao disappeared together in place.

【Welcome to the Wonderland】

The long-lost voice reached Qi Lin's ears again.

But after opening his eyes, what Qi Lin saw was a familiar yet unfamiliar scene.

I am familiar with the statue of "God Qiuqiu" in front of me, or the statue of Aqiu carrying Qi Lin on his back, but a smooth and hard white jade base has been added to the side, and the statue looks very clean, obviously cleaned frequently .

[Spectacle]: The statue of Qiuqiu