Genshin Impact: Life Simulator

"Hehe, of course I'm here to do business for our Wangsheng Funeral Parlor!" 

Hu Tao spun around cheerfully. When talking about her work, her whole demeanor became exceptionally excited.

The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor was Liyue's institution for handling funeral services.

During the Archon War, when life was devastated and death consumed the world of the living, the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor was born. As insignificant humans, they spent a long time pushing death back. Much later, when balance was restored and the boundary between life and death was clearly drawn, the current Liyue Harbor came to be, as did the present Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

So the business Hu Tao spoke of was definitely related to funerary matters.

"According to the Wangshu Inn staff's description, there seems to be frequent haunting phenomena here. What we need to do today is find this spirit!"

"Hu Tao... is it really okay for us to go in now?" Nathan looked up at the inn above, pointing out that at this midnight hour, all the lights were already out.

"Hehe, we don't need to go inside the inn. We can catch that little ghost from out here."

"Huh? How do we do that?"

Looking at the confident girl, Nathan asked with complete bewilderment.

"Well... the Parlor Master herself can't do it, because I deal with spirits so often. After performing too many exorcisms... I've developed a scent that scares spirits away."

Hu Tao brushed her black sidelocks, looking at Nathan with youthful charm.

"That's why I need you, my assistant, to take action!"

"Huh? What can I do?"

Nathan pointed at himself in confusion, not seeing how he could help at all.

"Hehe, Nathan, you just need to stand on the opposite side, and don't worry about anything else!"

The young woman's delicate hands came closer, holding Nathan's waist and pushing him toward a large rock near the empty ground.

"Hey hey, Hu Tao, do I really not need to do anything?"

As he moved forward, Nathan's confusion hadn't completely disappeared.

"You don't need to do anything, just your inherent characteristics are enough!"

Hu Tao's explanation only left him more puzzled.

When Nathan reached the base of that huge rock and wanted to ask more questions, he found that she had already hidden herself.

"So what exactly are these inherent characteristics?"

Confused about becoming Hu Tao's assistant, confused about arriving at the designated position.

According to her, he didn't need to do anything, just wait for the spirit to appear.

Nathan remained skeptical about this.

Just standing here doing nothing, could it really lure out the so-called ghost?

This wasn't "Journey to the West," and he wasn't the hero who attracted all the demons.

However, just as this thought arose, bell-like laughter suddenly came from beside him.

"Hehehe..."

Nathan immediately looked left and right, but under the hazy moonlight, everything around was empty.

If it weren't for that laughter continuing to come through, one would normally think it was just an illusion.

"Who's there?"

Nathan spoke up, wanting the owner of the laughter to show themselves.

Before his words faded, another little girl's voice came through.

"Big Hilichurl got sick♪, Second Hilichurl looked♪... Third Hilichurl picked herbs♪, Fourth Hilichurl brewed♪... Fifth Hilichurl died♪, Sixth Hilichurl carried♪..."

This was a puzzling nursery rhyme. Nathan could now be certain that the so-called spirit was probably a little girl.

"Big brother, did you come to play with little Ming too?"

At this moment, a faint glow suddenly appeared before Nathan's eyes.

Under the light, a small figure appeared before him.

"Little sister, was that laughter from you?"

Nathan looked at the glowing petite figure before him, who had no physical form like normal people.

"Big brother, come play with little Ming!"

The little one went "pah" and directly pounced toward Nathan's embrace.

But being a spirit, she ultimately passed through the middle of his body.

"This feeling...?"

Experiencing contact with a so-called spirit for the first time, Nathan only felt a cold sensation.

"Little sister, is your name little Ming?"

"Yes, little Ming is little Ming!"

The girl called little Ming, even though unable to touch Nathan, still looked at him with innocent eyes.

"Little Ming, are you the one who's been playing tricks on people at Wangshu Inn?"

"Mmm... that's because they're all silly and no one plays with me!"

The little girl, even in spirit form, still pouted, expressing her inner dissatisfaction.

"So you haunt and scare them, little Ming?"

"Hehehe, it's their fault for having such funny reactions!"

The little girl shook her head, showing a pure smile.

"Little Ming, haunting is not good. It affects everyone's normal life, do you understand?"

Nathan instinctively reached out his hand. Though he normally couldn't touch spirits, his palm suddenly emitted a gentle light.

After this light appeared, Nathan found that his palm could actually feel contact with the little girl's forehead.

Under his gentle comfort, the little girl made a lazy sound.

"So warm..."

"Anyway, no more haunting and playing tricks on people from now on, understand?"

Nathan slowly stroked the little one's forehead, the feeling similar to petting a cat.

"Mmm, since big brother says so, little Ming won't play tricks on the guests and uncles at the inn anymore!"

After accepting Nathan's comfort, the little girl seemed to easily accept his guidance.

This also puzzled him greatly - he hadn't done anything, yet the spirit problem was already solved.

Could this be... the inherent characteristics Hu Tao mentioned?

Or perhaps it was a constitution that attracted little girls.

"Big brother, will you come play with little Ming again in the future?"

The little girl suddenly spoke up, looking at Nathan with utterly hopeful eyes.

"I... I'll come play with you if I have time!!!"

Nathan said with some difficulty, mainly because he didn't often come to Wangshu Inn.

"Hmph hmph, if big brother doesn't come, little Ming will come find you."

After saying this, the little girl actively hugged Nathan.

"Ahaha, so it's solved already? Nathan, you really are worthy of being the personal assistant chosen by this Parlor Master. We truly are made for each other!"

At the same time, Hu Tao, who had been hiding until now, suddenly appeared beside them.

Her delicate hands moved again, hugging Nathan from behind.

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