"Hall Master Hu."
Led into the Hall of Rebirth by the ritual master, Jiang Mu looked at the smiling Hall Master Hu in front of him, bowed slightly, and said respectfully.
"You little brat."
Master Hu feigned anger.
"Didn't you call him Grandpa Hu before? How come the way you address him has changed in just a few days?"
"Master Hu, you're joking," Jiang Mu said with a faint smile.
"You said before that all I needed to do was help you preserve the reputation of the Hall of Rebirth and Miss Hu Tao's good name in this struggle. Now that the Zheng family has fallen, I can say that I have repaid Miss Hu Tao's life-saving grace."
As he spoke, he took out a bag of Mora from the system space.
"This is the Mora you lent me back then. It's all here now, principal and interest. Thank you for your help back then."
"You little brat..."
Master Hu said unhappily.
"Didn't I say that this money was your reward for helping Hu Tao out of that predicament? What, do you think that my Rebirth Hall can't even come up with this little bit of Mora?"
"You're joking." Jiang Mu shook his head. "I will never forget the life-saving grace. Helping Miss Hu Tao out of trouble was just a small matter, nothing much. This time, bringing down the Zheng family is my way of repaying the debt."
"Nonsense!" Master Hu was so angry that his face turned pale. "A life-saving grace should be repaid with marriage, so why didn't you say you wanted to marry into our Rebirth Hall!"
Jiang Mu shuddered and said helplessly.
"You jest. With Miss Hu Tao's family background and looks, what kind of perfect husband couldn't she find? I..."
Jiang Mu subconsciously touched his face and smiled wryly.
"It was my fault..."
"you……"
Master Hu was so angry he could hardly speak.
"You little brat..."
"In short," Jiang Mu said with a smile, "once this matter is settled, I have nothing more to do in Liyue Harbor. After my death, I may still need to trouble the Hall of Rebirth."
With that, Jiang Mu smiled faintly and walked out of the Changsheng Hall.
Master Hu just stared intently at his back, and after a long while, he let out a long sigh.
"Oh, what a tragedy..."
"grandfather……"
Hu Tao stepped out from behind the door, looked at the figure outside, and then at Master Hu, who seemed to have aged several years in an instant, and said with some concern.
"Grandpa is alright."
Master Hu looked at his granddaughter and smiled with shame.
"Grandpa, you're really getting senile."
"grandfather?"
Hu Tao was somewhat puzzled.
"Heh." Hall Master Hu laughed self-deprecatingly.
"If you encounter a capable person, you try every means to make them work for you. How is that any different from the Zheng family?"
Master Hu just smiled sarcastically.
"Never mind, never mind..."
He waved his hand and murmured.
"It's time for this old man to let go..."
………………
Stepping outside, Jiang Mu let out a long sigh of relief.
"This matter is finally resolved..."
Some might ask, if Master Hu's meaning was already so clear, why would he still...?
well……
Jiang Mu let out a long sigh.
Who says this world is written as Teyvat, but read as a world where travelers build harems...?
As the old saying goes, no matter how outstanding a childhood sweetheart is, they can't compete with a sudden, unexpected arrival.
So everything he's doing now will... after the traveler arrives.
Walnut: (′д｀ )…彡…彡
Ginger wood: (;′д｀)ゞ
Traveler: *(?*ˊ?ˋ)?*?
Rather than suffer so much later, it's better to end it all now.
Jiang Mu admitted that he was a sentimental person; since he would eventually lose it anyway, it was better to have never had it at all...
Ahem, I've gone off on a tangent.
In short, the moment the mission was completed, Jiang Mu made up his mind to maintain a friendship with them as strangers.
(Author: rnm, a stranger?)
(Ginger: (ノ｀Д)ノ)
The next day.
"Brother Jiang Mu."
Zheng He stood in front of the carriage and respectfully addressed Jiang Mu.
"Thank you so much this time."
"It's nothing," Jiang Mu quickly waved his hand.
"If it weren't for the information you provided, it would have taken a lot of effort to accomplish this."
“Besides…” Jiang Mu smiled and looked at Ma Yanqiao, who looked reluctant to part with him.
“Yanqiao’s brother is my brother. Since we’re brothers, isn’t it only right that I help him out?”
“Boss…” Ma Yanqiao was shocked and moved.
"Hehe..." Zheng He covered her mouth and chuckled.
“Yanqiao and I are childhood friends, and I know his personality better than anyone else.”
Zheng He said with a smile.
"Don't let his seemingly simple and honest demeanor fool you. When it really matters, he can come up with all sorts of clever ideas. He'll definitely be a help to you in the future."
“We signed a contract.” As if sensing Zheng He’s concerns, Jiang Mu smiled.
"Such a good employee, if I don't let him work for a full year, wouldn't I be losing out as the boss?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng He was taken aback at first, then smiled.
"That's true."
After quickly tidying up his belongings, Zheng He clasped his hands in greeting to the two men.
"You can leave me here. Even after a thousand miles of travel, we must part ways eventually. I will definitely come back, in another identity."
"Then I wish you all the best in your future endeavors."
The carriage slowly drove away, carrying the gazes of the two, until it gradually disappeared on the horizon.
“Okay.” Jiang Mu patted Ma Yanqiao on the shoulder.
"I put over 100,000 Mora in the gift I gave him. With his own abilities, it would be easy for him to make a name for himself in Sumeru."
"As expected of the boss!"
Ma Yanqiao gave a thumbs up.
………………
After the two returned to Qingce Manor, an unexpected person appeared before them.
"Xu Zheng?"
The visitor was Xu Zheng, the nephew of Manager Xu of Cengyan Juyuan.
"Brother Jiang." Upon seeing Jiang Mu, Xu Zheng's eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward to greet him.
"Is there something you need?"
Despite some doubt, Jiang Mu still let him into the house.
After all, they had helped me a lot during that time in the Abyss of Laminaria.
The saying goes, "to repay a favor in kind." Although they provided assistance out of respect for the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, one shouldn't refuse a smiling face, right?
"The amber you asked me to handle last time is all done. This Mora..."
"Let's distribute it according to what's stated in the contract."
Jiang Mu readily agreed.
"Can."
Xu Zheng nodded and took out a check from his pocket.
"This is a check from the Northern Bank, look..."
"good."
Jiang Mu took it, looked at the values on it, and accepted it after confirming that they were correct.
"You've worked hard, have a cup of tea before you go."
"No, no," Xu Zheng quickly waved his hand, "I have things to do at the mine, so I'll..."
"Yanqiao, please see Brother Xu off."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mu waved his hand dismissively.
"Brother Xu, come again when you have time."
"I'll definitely do it next time!"
Xu Zheng nodded and went out with Ma Yanqiao.
"Phew—" Jiang Mu let out a long breath.
"I was just being polite."
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