"Eh? Su Mo, has Zhongli come to see you recently?"

"Zhongli? No, what's wrong?" Su Mo looked at Hu Tao with some confusion. He was going home from get off work as usual, but ended up bumping into Hu Tao head-on.

"Huh? That's strange. Could something happen to Zhongli?" Hu Tao frowned with some worry.

"What's wrong?" Su Mo asked hurriedly.

Hu Tao shook her head. "Tsk, it's okay, but you don't know. Zhongli's been away from home lately. I thought he was just going to the opera and spending money, but when I checked, I found that the bill at Wangsheng Hall has actually increased instead of decreased. If it were in the past, this would be unthinkable. I originally thought he went to you to pay the bill."

"You said no, then what's going on? It can't be that Zhongli has learned how to earn Mora by himself, right?" Hu Tao said in disbelief.

Zhongli earns Mora by himself?

I have to say, Hu Tao's imagination is still so rich. Zhongli earns Mora by himself, so he might as well believe that he has found a new wallet.

Wait, a new wallet?

Could it be that the young master is coming?

Su Mo thought about it and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Well, it's possible. After all, the dragon disaster in Mondstadt has been over for some time, and the next ceremony to summon the immortals is just around the corner. It's natural that the wallet will come at the right time.

Thinking of this, Su Mo comforted him, "Master Hu, you're right, this is really possible. Maybe Mr. Zhongli has found his conscience and learned to make money on his own initiative."

Hearing this, Hu Tao looked at Su Mo in shock, which made Su Mo a little confused.

"what happened?"

Hu Tao didn't say anything, but just put the back of her hand on Su Mo's head and then put it back on her own head.

"Yeah, I don't have a fever." Walnut said to herself.

Su Mo's mouth twitched slightly, and he was speechless.

"Master Hu, I'm fine."

"Then why did you say that Zhongli would earn Mora's shoes by himself? You're talking nonsense." Hu Tao obviously didn't believe it.

After so many years, doesn't she, as the head of the hall, know what Zhongli is like?

Zhongli took the initiative to earn Mora, which is similar to the bankruptcy of Wangsheng Hall.

Pah! What the hell am I thinking? Wangsheng Hall won't go bankrupt. If it does, the worst that could happen is that my descendants will be extinct!

Unprecedented!? A possibility suddenly occurred to Hu Tao.

No way, no way. Could it be that Zhongli is about to die, so he is cherishing his last bit of face and trying to prove to this hall master that he is not a lazy person who only knows how to eat and do nothing all day?

No, no! How could Zhongli be that kind of person?

But...but how do you explain this?

If someone suddenly becomes abnormal, it could only be because they've encountered something irresistible or a disaster. Zhongli has no shortage of Mora every day, so what kind of disaster could he have encountered? It seems like it's nothing more than his end is approaching...

Thinking of this possibility, Hu Tao couldn't help but feel sad, and his face darkened obviously.

Su Mo was surprised by Hu Tao's transformation.

How come this girl was fine before, but suddenly she looks like she's dead? Could she be sick?

"Walnut, Walnut!?" Su Mo called out anxiously.

"Well, what's wrong?" Walnut responded weakly.

"What's wrong with you? Did something happen?" Su Mo asked with concern, looking at Hu Tao carefully. She was fine just now, it would be bad if something happened.

Hearing Su Mo's concern, Hu Tao, who had been holding back the tears in her eyes, suddenly showed signs of breaking through.

"Su Mo, tell me, do you think I will die young?" she suddenly asked.

"Huh?" This confused Su Mo. Died young? Hu Tao was only a teenager, not even an adult yet. How could he die young?

Looking at Hu Tao's expression, Su Mo couldn't help feeling a little worried and touched her head.

"No, no, Master Hu will never die young. What happened? Tell me, I will help you."

Kurumi sobbed.

"Look, Zhongli has learned to earn Mora on his own. Don't you think this is the end of the world? Otherwise, how could he have changed so much? What if, what if, this hall master dies young? Then the Rebirth Hall will go bankrupt. Wuwuwu..."

Su Mo was speechless.

"Hmm? Zhongli earning Mora and the collapse of Wangshengtang, does your untimely death have anything to do with it? Uh...it doesn't seem to matter. Zhongli learned to earn Mora, so that would have helped Wangshengtang fill its business gap. How could it have collapsed?"

"Yeah, that seems to be true." After hearing Su Mo's words, Hu Tao's mood calmed down a little, but soon a hint of sadness appeared between her brows again.

"But, Su Mo, do you think something might have happened to Zhongli? For example, an illness or something like that? That's why he's acting so abnormally to avoid worrying me, to earn Mora and leave a good impression on himself. If that's the case, what should we do?"

Su Mo couldn't help but laugh.

Oh, what else did he think it was? It turned out to be this.

A single incident had caused Hu Tao to imagine so many things. What was he supposed to say? Was he going to say she was eccentric, sensitive, and easily shattered? Or was he just thinking about something else entirely?

Alas, she is indeed a girl with an uncertain mind. Although Kurumi appears outgoing and cheerful, she is still a teenage girl at heart, and is particularly sensitive to certain things in the outside world. She is especially concerned about those close to her.

Although Zhongli wasn't Hu Tao's relative, over the years, under his fatherly care, they had become closer than family. Perhaps Zhongli's recent sudden change had given her a sense of crisis, leading to her pondering so much.

Thinking of this, Su Mo couldn't help but shook his head and whispered comfortingly.

"Alright, alright, don't worry, Zhongli. He must have found a new wallet. That's why he didn't spend the money from Wangshengtang. Otherwise, with his personality, how could he do that? Think about it, what symptoms of illness has Mr. Zhongli shown recently?"

Walnut thought about it and shook her head.

“It seems that there really isn’t one.”

However, every time Zhongli came back these past few days, his face was radiant with joy. Even his face, which had been drooping all day, now had a rare smile. This didn't look like he was about to die.

Suddenly, an idea spread in Walnut's mind.

Could it be a last gasp?!

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