Afterwards, Jiang Mu followed Zhong Li to Chunxiang Kiln.
"Hello."
Ying'er, the person in charge of Chunxiang Kiln, looked at the two of them and said with a charming smile.
"What a rare guest! Zhongli, the guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth, has actually brought a handsome young man to my place. Is he going to play with me?"
"Miss Ying'er is joking."
Zhongli said calmly.
"I've come this time because I found the agarwood you need." He said, looking at Jiang Mu. The latter understood and quickly took out the piece of agarwood.
"Oh!" Ying'er said with a charming smile.
"This is truly a piece of top-grade agarwood. I wonder where this young master obtained it?"
"..."
Jiang Mu didn't speak, but just stared at the former indifferently.
"Okay, okay..."
Ying'er waved her hand dismissively.
"Please wait a moment, young man. The perfume will be ready soon."
As she spoke, Ying'er gracefully walked into Chunxiang Kiln.
"I thought..."
Zhongli seemed to be in a better mood and started joking with Jiang Mu.
"She's not my type."
Jiang Mu shook his head and looked into the distance.
"Oh?" Zhongli seemed intrigued. "So what kind do you like, walnuts?"
"..." Jiang Mu did not reply, but just looked at him quietly.
"..."
Feeling bored, Zhongli turned his head back...
………………
Soon, Ying'er came out with the perfume Zhongli needed.
“This is the perfume you need,” Ying’er said.
"Thank you." Zhongli accepted the perfume, nodded slightly, and then turned to leave...
Seeing this, Jiang Mu quickly followed, leaving Ying'er standing there dumbfounded, bewildered in the cold wind...
………………
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Mu followed Zhong Li to several places and prepared almost all the funeral items.
The moon rose high in the sky, and before long, darkness fell. The two, weary from their journey, returned to the Hall of Rebirth.
Sitting at the door, chin in hand, waiting anxiously, Hu Tao's face lit up with joy when she saw the two return, and she ran up to them from afar.
"Why are you so late coming back?"
Jiang Mu was already so sleepy he was a little dazed, and answered in a daze.
"Oh, there's a lot going on..."
"Zhongli!"
Walnut gritted her teeth and said.
“From a generally rational perspective,” Zhongli shifted his gaze, “this was his own choice; I didn’t force him…”
"That can't be done like that..." Hu Tao said with heartache.
"Look how tired he is..."
“Then take him back to rest…” Zhongli said.
"Mm." Hu Tao nodded, then pulled Jiang Mu towards the interior of the Shengtang Hall...
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Zhong, the cunning old fox, smiled faintly.
"Young friend Jiang Mu, I'm not trying to trick you..."
"What goes around comes around..."
"Whether it's a debt of money or a debt of love..."
"This is also part of the spirit of contract..."
"That unknown powerful figure, I have fulfilled my promise to you."
Zhongli slowly walked to the stone table in the courtyard, poured a cup of tea from the teapot on it, and took a small sip.
"Whether or not young friend Jiang Mu can be truly saved depends on Hu Tao..."
………………
Hu Tao helped the dazed Jiang Mu into the house, took a deep breath, and wiped the thin layer of sweat from her forehead.
Jiang Mu was also extremely tired. Upon seeing the bed, he didn't care whether it was his or not, he pounced on it and fell asleep.
"This guy..." Hu Tao said irritably upon seeing this.
"I went through so much trouble to bring you back, and here you are, fast asleep..."
As she spoke, Hu Tao sat down by the bedside, finally unable to hold back her tears, which continued to flow...
"You idiot, moron, lunatic..."
"Why...why can't I remember you..."
"Do you know how much I miss you..."
"You're a hopeless scumbag for toying with other people's feelings like that!"
"Do you know how I've gotten through all these days..."
"Grandpa is gone too... Now, I'm all alone..."
"Weren't you so arrogant when you were dealing with the Zheng family? What, now you're even afraid of a defenseless girl like me...?"
"You bastard..."
As she spoke, Hu Tao couldn't contain herself and almost threw herself at Jiang Mu, but then, as if afraid of waking him, she deliberately slowed down and gently curled into his arms, sobbing softly...
"You idiot, in order to get you back, I had to pretend that my memory hadn't returned. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come back to my side..."
“Mr. Zhongli said that you are a guest from another world, and you have an innate resistance to Liyue and Teyvat… But this place can also be your home, and we… can all be your family…”
"Why not try opening your heart and accepting us..."
At this point, the situation is quite clear. During her time at Wuwang Slope, Hu Tao was stimulated by her surroundings and shocked by the loss of her loved ones, causing a flaw or crack in the seal set up by the system. This led to Hu Tao remembering Jiang Mu's appearance just before she lost consciousness. Due to the influence of Zhong Li, the system ultimately failed to completely seal Hu Tao's memory... Or perhaps, the system never intended to seal it again?
We don't know...
However, the system was also secretly considering whether to unseal those people's memories, since it had made a promise with that terrifying guy not to harm them...
As for why the system only sealed their memories instead of deleting them...
The system stated that the host only ordered it to clear their favorability ratings, not erase their memories, and it had strictly followed the host's instructions...
However, the system rules were quietly modified; hopefully no one will notice...
After all, I am a good system that serves its host wholeheartedly...
If the host can thus release that obsession in their heart, then all my hard work will not have been in vain...
After all, whether it's the system or the cold, unfeeling entity, what they both pursue is maximizing the host's interests...
“%\\u0026……￥%……￥#”
Suddenly, the Snow Woman appeared before "He," gesturing wildly as if she were reprimanding Him...
"Don't do this..." "He" smiled at the Snow Woman and said, "All of this is for Jiang Mu's good..."
“……%\\u0026%￥\\u0026…………”
The snow woman's expression grew even angrier.
"Stop fooling around, Dog Egg," "He" said with a smile.
"Didn't I send you to his side first? What, are you still not satisfied...?"
Upon hearing this, the Snow Woman's expression softened slightly, but the next second, "Her" words caused her snow pressure to surge again.
"However, host, you really did give you a good name, it's so down-to-earth, hehehe..."
The snow woman vanished from the world, as if she had never existed there at all...
………………
At some point, Hu Tao's "accusations" grew softer and softer, and gradually, their breathing became synchronized. Hu Tao wrapped her arms around Jiang Mu's waist, while Jiang Mu's hand unconsciously rested gently on Hu Tao's back...
And so, the two of them fell into a deep sleep...
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