"This is a good time."
"To witness such prosperity, harmony brings good fortune."
Qiu Bai looked at the surrounding environment and said with a smile.
"Hehe... Guest Consultant Qiu Bai literary talent is still as excellent as ever."
"This old man has lived for nearly half a century, yet still cannot compare to Mr. Qiu Bai..."
The elder looked at Qiu Bai in front of him and said with a smile.
"You are too kind, elder. I've just read more books, that's all."
"When it comes to life experience, I naturally cannot compare to yours."
Qiu Bai looked at the elder in front of him and said with a wave of his hand.
"Do you have business to attend to, Mr. Qiu Bai?"
The elder looked up at Qiu Bai and asked with a smile.
"With the Lantern Rite Festival approaching again, I'm returning to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to take a look."
"Perhaps Director Hu might have something that requires my assistance."
Qiu Bai looked at the elder in front of him and said with a smile.
"Haha..."
"It's good to keep busy. In that case, I won't disturb Guest Consultant Qiu Bai any further, you go attend to your business."
The elder looked at Qiu Bai in front of him and said with a smile.
Then he walked toward the other end of the street.
"This elder, having lost his spouse."
"Yet still able to emerge from that grief, he's quite an optimistic person."
Qiu Bai looked at the elder retreating figure and nodded with a smile.
When he was previously at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, this elder had come to find him, and at that time the elder face was very sorrowful.
"Mr. Qiu Bai!"
Xingqiu was chatting with Chongyun nearby when he suddenly spotted Qiu Bai.
"Ah, it's the second young master of the Feiyun Commerce Guild."
"The matter you entrusted to me has been completed."
Qiu Bai looked at Xingqiu running over and said with a smile.
"There's no need to mention my title."
"Just call me Xingqiu. By the way, Mr. Qiu Bai, this here is Chongyun."
Xingqiu looked at Qiu Bai in front of him and said with a smile.
Then he looked at Chongyun beside him and made introductions.
Standing before them was a young man with blue-white hair, with a Cryo Vision hanging at his waist.
"Hello, Mr. Qiu Bai."
"It's a pleasure to meet you."
Chongyun looked at Qiu Bai in front of him and nodded with a smile.
"I heard that evil spirits were haunting Dragonspine, so you entered the mountain wearing only light clothing."
"Such a young man who exorcises demons and evil spirits is quite rare to encounter."
Qiu Bai looked at Chongyun in front of him and said admiringly.
"Ah... haha."
"Mr. Qiu Bai, you flatter me. To tell the truth, I haven't even encountered demons very much."
Chongyun looked at Qiu Bai who was praising him and scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.
With his pure-yang constitution, before he could even see the demons, they would smell his scent and stay away from him.
"Why be so modest?"
"Although you haven't seen demons, your constitution has also helped the people of Liyue resolve quite a few troubles."
Qiu Bai looked at Chongyun in front of him and said with a wave of his hand.
"It's Mr. Qiu Bai who truly deserves praise."
"I've heard people say you are courteous and polite, gentle in conduct, well-versed in ancient and modern knowledge—truly a rare individual."
Chongyun looked at Qiu Bai in front of him and said with a smile.
"Hehe... you flatter me."
"I'm merely a humble guest consultant of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, how could I accept such praise?"
Qiu Bai crossed his arms over his chest, looked at Chongyun in front of him, and spoke.
"By the way, Xingqiu, this is the revenue from Yae Publishing House."
"Please keep it safe."
Qiu Bai took out a bag of Mora and handed it to Xingqiu in front of him.
"Thank you, Mr. Qiu Bai."
"Uh..."
Just as Xingqiu was about to say something, he shifted his gaze to Chongyun beside him.
"Yae Publishing House, what's that?"
"I heard some days ago that Liyue was selling some kind of light novels, seems to be stories about Immortal Lord and Geo Lord."
"It seems they came from that Yae Publishing House."
Chongyun touched his chin, looked at Xingqiu beside him, and asked with a puzzled expression.
"Mm..."
Qiu Bai looked at the two in front of him and roughly understood what was happening.
It seemed Xingqiu didn't want to expose that he was Zhenyu.
"Xingqiu likes reading novels, so I took him to buy a few books."
"Yae Publishing House is a light novel store in Inazuma."
Qiu Bai looked at Chongyun in front of him and explained.
Upon hearing this, Xingqiu let out a long sigh of relief and looked at Qiu Bai in front of him with grateful eyes.
"I see."
"I often see Xingqiu holding a book and reading, so that's what it was."
Chongyun looked at Qiu Bai in front of him and nodded with a smile.
"I still have some matters to attend to."
"I won't disturb you further. Feel free to come to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to chat when you have time."
Qiu Bai looked at Chongyun and Xingqiu in front of him and nodded.
Then he slowly walked toward the direction of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
"Goodbye, Mr. Qiu Bai!"
Xingqiu and Chongyun looked at Qiu Bai's retreating figure and waved with smiles.
Qiu Bai walked to the entrance of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, pushed open the door, and walked in.
Facing him was Ferrylady, and sitting on the left side of the room was Zhongli, who was drinking tea.
"Oh my, it's Guest Consultant Qiu Bai!"
"Director, Qiu Yue, Guest Azhdaha, Mr. Qiu Bai has returned!"
Ferrylady saw who had arrived and shouted toward the upper floor.
"Long time no see, Ferrylady."
"With the Lantern Rite Festival approaching again, why don't you go home to visit?"
Qiu Bai looked at Ferrylady in front of him and said with a smile.
"I was thinking of helping Director Hu more these past couple of days."
"I'll go back tomorrow."
Ferrylady looked at Qiu Bai in front of her and nodded with a smile.
"The other employees of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor all went home yesterday."
"The funeral parlor is quite quiet now."
Ferrylady looked at Qiu Bai in front of her and explained.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Qiu Bai looked at Ferrylady in front of him and nodded.
"Old friend, you've returned. Is your journey to Inazuma finished?"
"I heard that Inazuma lifted the Sakoku Decree some days ago."
Zhongli saw Qiu Bai walking in, stood up, and said with a smile.
"I suppose it's finished."
"Everything was thanks to the Traveler."
Qiu Bai walked into Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, looked at Zhongli in front of him, and said with a smile.
"Oh my, isn't this our great Guest Consultant Qiu Bai?"
"Even had Guest Consultant Zhongli send a letter before returning. Otherwise..."
Hu Tao, Qiu Yue, and Azhdaha came down from the upper floor.
The moment Hu Tao saw Qiu Bai, she ran down from the upper floor, walked up to Qiu Bai, put her hands on her hips and said.
"Hehe..."
"Director, you jest. How could I not return for the Lantern Rite Festival?"
Qiu Bai looked at the lively Hu Tao in front of him and said with a smile.
"Big brother, you're back."
"Qiu Yue missed you."
Qiu Yue also walked over, flew directly into Qiu Bai embrace, then looked up and said with a smile.
"Some days ago, Mr. Zhongli took us to Mondstadt."
"We had such a wonderful time throughout the journey."
Qiu Yue looked at Qiu Bai and said happily.
"It's good that you were happy."
"Someday I'll personally take you all to see Inazuma."
Qiu Bai gently patted Qiu Yue's head and said tenderly.
"Qiu Bai, did you find the stones I mentioned?"
Azhdaha, in his youthful appearance, looked at Qiu Bai in front of him and asked with some curiosity.
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