Dotore from Genshin Impact is my teacher

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Chen Xi's divine power is attached to Maple Plains Man's Eye of God, which can transmit power to Maple Plains Man' ...

Chen Xi paid 10 Mora to the system for this ability; it worked and wasn't a loss, since the money was deducted from the "rich man's" account—he didn't lose out at all. After all, he was a heartless capitalist. This could be considered acting on behalf of heaven, but he still felt a tiny bit guilty. Ah, it was his remaining conscience acting up.

...As for the [scattered soldiers], they had already run off to Sumeru.

Just after finishing his meal, Chen Xi was carried onto the ship back to the Winter Kingdom by the "scholar". On the way, they passed through Liyue. After disembarking, Chen Xi told the "Young Master" who was still at the Northern Bank the good news that the "Lady" had been killed by Thor in one hit. The "Young Master" was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

They also discussed the lady's funeral arrangements with the young master. As expected, the young master took the two of them to the Hall of Rebirth to find Mr. Zhongli and Hu Tao.

Chen Xi greeted Hu Tao: "Hall Master Hu! I'm here again!"

Hu Tao's eyes lit up: "It's you! Let me guess, are you here to see Zhong Li? Or do you have another client?"

Chen Xi: "Master Hu is indeed clever and quick-witted. We've come to see Mr. Zhongli..."

Hu Tao's enthusiasm instantly turned to disappointment: "Huh? Why are you looking for Zhong Li again? I really don't know why you all like to look for this old-fashioned Zhong Li."

Chen Xi: "Hehe, because Mr. Zhongli seems very reliable." Although he never carries Mora with him when he goes out, Grandpa Zhong really does give off a reliable vibe, and he truly is reliable. That's how reassuring it is to have the gods of your hometown.

Hu Tao complained to Chen Xi, "You don't know, Zhong Li never takes Mora with him when he goes out, and he buys a lot of things as soon as he goes out, and he puts all the bills on Wang Sheng Tang."

[Young Master] Dadalia laughed heartily: "Hahahaha, that's just how Mr. Zhongli is. Once, he took a fancy to a piece of jade and asked the shopkeeper to wrap up all the jade in the shop. I was just passing by and paid for Mr. Zhongli's money."

Chen Xi forced himself not to laugh, covering his mouth with his "scholar's" hand, but his lips still twitched. He sensed that Grandpa Zhong was not far away.

Old Master Zhong had just gone out to walk his birds, and when he came back, he heard [Young Master] recounting his embarrassing past. Even though he had lived for thousands of years, he was still a little embarrassed: "Ahem, thank you very much [Young Master] that time."

[Young Master] Dadalia: "Mr. Zhongli, you are too kind. It was just a small favor."

Hu Tao was surprised that he came back so quickly: "Uh... Zhong Li, why are you back?"

Grandpa Zhong put down the birdcage: "It's getting late, time for dinner."

Chen Xi was curious whether Tartaglia, this combative individual, had sought a fight with Old Master Zhong after learning that he was the Rock God, and casually asked, "[Young Master], what do you think of Mr. Zhongli's strength?"

[Young Master] Dadalia rested his chin on one hand, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment: "Mr. Zhongli... is very strong, and his use of guns is even more superb."

This guy, as expected, couldn't suppress his warlike genes and went to fight Grandpa Zhong.

Old Master Zhong: "[Young Master] You are too kind."

Hu Tao pointed at Chen Xi: "Alright, Zhong Li, he has something important to discuss with you."

Zhongli looked at Chen Xi, his eyes filled with concern for the younger generation, just like a father looking at his son. He asked, "Young friend, what brings you to see me?"

Chen Xi broke free from the "scholar's" grasp, but his hand was still tightly held. He had no choice but to compromise and get down to business first: "This junior hopes that Mr. Zhongli can help with the funeral arrangements."

Grandpa Zhong tossed the question to Hu Tao, who seemed quite willing to take it on: "Regarding funeral matters, I am no match for the head of the hall, young friend, you should ask her instead."

Hu Tao: "Ahem, of course you should ask me about matters concerning funerals. Although Zhongli is a guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth, professional matters should be left to professionals..."

"You can rest assured that the funeral will be handled by this master! He will be given a grand send-off!"

Chen Xi: "First of all, I would like to ask Master Hu, what material should we choose for this coffin? How long should it be? How wide should it be? Is it for a joyous burial or a mournful burial?" Chen Xi asked a long string of questions in a serious tone.

Hu Tao hadn't expected the other party to ask so many professional questions, which made people wonder if he was actually in the same industry, but she still answered enthusiastically, "It depends on you."

I don't know what to choose either. Maybe we should ask Grandpa Zhong?

"Mr. Zhongli, could you recommend materials for the coffin?"

Very well, the question has been thrown back to Mr. Zhong.

Zhongli: "Young friend, could you tell me who this is for?"

Chen Xi used a more subtle way of putting it: "One of my colleagues (a woman) was accidentally struck by lightning and died while on a mission in Inazuma (she was scattered by the lightning general, leaving not even ashes)."

Zhongli: "In that case, I recommend cypress and nanmu wood. A cypress coffin costs 100 million Mora, and a nanmu coffin also costs 100 million Mora."

Your Majesty, you can't be this rip-off! I don't remember prices in Liyue being this high!

Chen Xi: "Emm... I think I'll choose the iron coffin."

A sudden silence fell over the room. Hu Tao looked at him with a strange expression: "Are you... sure?"

Chen Xi asked, puzzled, "Why is Hall Master Hu looking at me like that? Is there something wrong with it?"

Walnut: "Did you have any deep-seated grudge against the deceased during their lifetime?"

"Huh? No." Chen Xi blinked, looking completely bewildered.

Hu Tao explained the reason: "I see you're an outsider, so you don't understand. Iron objects separate the yin and yang, and putting iron objects in the coffin will affect the soul's rebirth, let alone an iron coffin."

"If you insist on choosing an iron coffin, and something goes wrong, the Rebirth Hall will charge you ten times the price to sell it."

(According to Taoist theory, iron is not compatible with Yin and Yang. Using iron to make a coffin is only bad if you want the deceased to never be reborn. If the soul is trapped in the coffin and cannot be reincarnated, it will increase the resentment of the soul and eventually turn it into an evil ghost.)

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After hearing all that, Chen Xi understood it completely.

The two worlds are different; they even have ghosts and monsters. Why bother about whether it's scientific or not? I was fortunate enough to see ghosts a few times in the original story. Perhaps what Hu Tao said is true. It's better to believe it than not to believe it.

After being repeatedly persuaded by Hu Tao, Chen Xi changed her mind and decided to choose the coffin from the Winter Night Fool's Play PV.

They then asked the system for a picture of the coffin and handed it to Hu Tao, instructing them to make a coffin based on the picture.

The coffin in Winter Night Fools P5 perfectly matches the [Lady]'s identity as an executive officer, and it's a 1:1 replica—it couldn't be better.

We'll change the date and ask the other executives what kind of coffins they prefer, and then have one custom-made for each of them.