My destiny is to go to work in a world that is collapsing

"He is indeed the executive who claims to exercise the authority of the Ice Queen, and his vitality is extremely strong. Alas, the grand plan of the Hall of Rebirth actually failed at the first step. Hutao sighed with deep regret.

That look directly made Hua Yi laugh.

"In your eyes, the executive officer has completely become a tool."

"The main reason is that Foolish People's reputation in Liyue is very bad. Several banks and pawnshops were defeated by Beiguo Bank. If Seven Stars hadn't suppressed it, I feel that Beiguo Bank could be ten times larger than it is now. Maybe it would be. They will expand their business to all aspects, including the funeral field that the Purity Hall is responsible for, and they will keep a close eye on it. Of course, I don’t think the Hall of Rebirth will be defeated."

Hua Yi nodded.

"This was indeed Beiguo Bank's original plan. Now that there is a slight difference, the fools at Northland Bank will become much more at ease. Although a person like [Young Master] would never truly settle down, the dignified executive officer was seriously injured and fell into a coma, and was paraded through the streets by the Qianyan Army. I think he has no shame in wandering around Liyue Port anymore. [Young Master] has no time to wander around. He has not recovered from his injuries, so he can only stay in prison."

"In fact, besides the Foolish Executive, there is another person I want to bury."

Hutao told Hua Yi about another potential customer she had found.

"Have you seen the Qi Qi from Bu Bu Lu? She is a zombie. She has passed away long ago, but she is imprisoned in this world and cannot be released. She is a suffering victim. As the leader of the Rebirth Hall, I want to give Qiqi peace, but she seems to be unable to understand it. My actions have encountered obstacles many times. Hua Yi, can you help me?"

"Qiqi... I have a story to share with you about her."

Hua Yi told Hutao an extremely ancient story that no one knew about. An ordinary herb-gathering girl named Qiqi accidentally entered the fairyland, accidentally fell and injured her right leg, and went into a cave to rest.

She was busy bandaging the wound. She heard the immortal sound and demonic roar that were not like the mortal world, but she never expected that after the loud noise, she would be trapped between life and death forever.

It was a war between immortals and demons transformed from the remains of the demon god, and Qiqi was tragically affected. Innocent person.

When the girl collecting medicine set out, she never thought that this trip would be the end of her life.

If she could have predicted it in advance, she would not have embarked on the journey anyway.

"I want to stop the years, I want to go back to the time when I was living well. The fear of death, the desire for survival, the longing for relatives... all of this condensed into the pattern of [ice]. The strong emotions that Qiqi had at the last moment of her death gave her the Eye of God. , the tears shed by the girl moved the immortal's face."

The immortals who couldn't bear it each took a ray of immortal power and integrated it into Qiqi's body, with the intention of resurrecting her body.

Qiqi was indeed reborn, but because she could not control the immortal power in her body, she fell into unprecedented madness. In order to calm down Restless, the immortal had no choice but to seal the unfortunate girl in amber.

Hundreds of years later, the immortal power was finally integrated into Qiqi's bones and blood. She no longer went berserk and was finally able to return to Liyue Port, but she was no longer the same person. Human beings.

The mystery of immortal power is beyond ordinary people’s imagination, but it cannot easily reverse life and death. Qiqi is now neither a living person nor a dead person, but a half-living and half-dead zombie.

"……"

After hearing the story told by Hua Yi, Hutao opened her mouth half-open and said nothing for a long time.

As the leader of the Rebirth Hall, she was used to seeing death and took both life and death lightly. Therefore, when she proposed to cremate Qi Qi, she did not think it would harm people's lives.

As said, Hu Tao felt that she was giving Qiqi, who was half alive and half dead, neither alive nor dead, real peace.

However, after hearing what happened to Qiqi and knowing that she had encountered misfortunes, was so afraid of death, and so eager to live, Hu Tao certainly understood that if she forcibly took Qiqi out of the city and had her cremated, no matter what auspicious day or fengshui location she chose, , is still bad behavior.

The issue is——

"Oops, I've tied up Qiqi several times before!"

"Well, I noticed that you said that"the action of giving Qiqi rest has encountered obstacles many times." To what extent specifically?"

"……The most serious one was when I put Qiqi in a bag, with only her head exposed, and watched me struggling to dig a hole to burn her. Because I was always stopped by others, I even wrote a letter of apology to Qiqi, deeply apologizing for being too slow and not being able to put her to rest earlier. In the end, Qiqi would run away when he saw me."

Hu Tao scratched his cheek awkwardly and looked at Hua Yi

"What should we do now? Should I write a new apology letter?"

"It was your many practical actions that made Qiqi finally choose to avoid you. That letter of apology did not play a decisive role. Similarly, even if you wrote a letter of apology, it could not directly change Qiqi's attitude."

Seeing Hutao's face stiffen because of his words, Hua Yi pondered for a moment

"I heard before that Qiqi likes to drink coconut milk"

"Oh oh, I understand, I’ll buy it for her!"

Hu Tao finished the raspberry mint drink in the cup and stood up happily to leave.

She and Hua Yi chatted happily and were satisfied. After knowing that Qiqi's sorrow was over, Hu Tao decided to make amends immediately.

"Hold on."

Hua Yi's words made Hu Tao stop and turned around.

"Do you want me to stay here for dinner? Don't worry, I won't be polite to you. Once I give the coconut milk to Qiqi and win the other party's understanding, I will run back."

Halfway through Hutao's words, Hutao's expression froze slightly and she saw Huayi taking out coconut milk.

Such a coincidence would not have surprised Hutao. It was just that Huayi had prepared some extra drinks at home. What really shocked her , is that fleeting strangeness.

It is not a negative feeling, but a dreamy feeling where the pores all over the body are stretched, the blood is rushing, the eyes are clear, and the soul seems to be singing. Even ancient books describe mortals in fairyland. The gorgeous description of Jiafu Di cannot express Hu Tao's feelings at this moment.

What is that?

[Life], perhaps the only word that can describe it.

Hu Tao is determined that if the unknown thing called [life] truly exists, it should be able to sprout dead branches and rejuvenate the earth. It can truly make the living dead, with flesh and bones, far better than the immortal who turned Qiqi into a half-living and half-dead zombie. means.

The wooden planks laid under my feet have been cut countless times and have lost their vitality. They are about to sprout new shoots.

The problem is, nothing changes.

That fleeting dream-like illusion is probably an illusion.