Dotore from Genshin Impact is my teacher

Ten days later, Hu Tao informed Chen Xi that the coffin he wanted was ready. Chen Xi, as usual, charged the bill to someone else, but it was a pity for [Young Master's] wallet.

Several strong men carried the heavy coffin onto the ship using a crossbeam, and [the young master] paid them and let them go.

Chen Xi casually tossed the [Lady's] belongings into the coffin. As for where to get the body, that was a question for the [Doctor] himself; he certainly knew what to do. Chen Xi was only responsible for sending the coffin back to Winter Country; he didn't want to concern himself with anything else.

Originally, Chen Xi wanted to bring Hu Tao and Grandpa Zhong back to Zhidong, but Grandpa Zhong refused, saying that the Hall of Rebirth couldn't be without the two of them at the same time. In fact, if they went to Zhidong, Grandpa Zhong's identity as the Rock God would be exposed, causing a lot of trouble. Chen Xi had no choice but to give up, and Hu Tao and her people prepared the funeral supplies and boarded the ship.

Seeing that Chen Xi looked well, D'Artagnan looked at him expectantly: "Partner, your injuries should be healed by now, right? Let's have a fight!"

Chen Xi pointed at the "scholar" who came out of the room: "Your back hurts, you can't play. Go find [the professor] and ask him if he's free to play with you."

D'Artagnan then ran up to the "scholar": "[Doctor], do you have time to fight?"

The "scholar" declined Datalia's invitation: "No, I'm just a researcher, not a warrior."

Tadalia looked disappointed, then his gaze finally fell on Hu Tao: "Master Hu, are you interested in a fight?"

Hu Tao: "Swords have no eyes. We're on a ship. If we're not careful, we could damage the hull. Let's wait until winter to fight."

D'Artagnan: "Then it's settled!"

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Upon the ship's arrival in the Winter Kingdom, the first thing they did was have several strong soldiers carry the coffin on logs into the [Doctor's] laboratory.

Let's try to reconstruct the [Lady's] physical body; after all, it's a bit empty to just put a mask in such a big coffin.

Kurumi and Tadalia chose to fight in an open space.

laboratory

Dotore (original body): "...Even the physical body is gone? Have you ever considered that the physical body is actually perfectly preserved inside the mask?"

Chen Xi: "No, who would have thought of that?"

"Scholar": "Hmm? You didn't tell me this could prevent the physical body from being destroyed."

Dotore (body): "..."

Chen Xi: "Teacher, how do we create this physical body?"

Dotole (the real body): "Put the mask in the big fire to roast."

Chen Xi looked at his eyes, which were hidden by the crow's beak mask, with suspicion: "Won't the mask melt in the heat?"

Dotore (the main body): "No, this mask is made of a special material with a very high melting point."

Chen Xi: "Shall I begin?"

Dotore (the real body): "Well, just don't set fire to the lab. These experimental equipment are very expensive."

Chen Xi piled up the prepared, surface-dried wood outside the laboratory, switched to fire element and threw a fireball. The wood, which had formed a small hill, was instantly ignited. He then took out the mourning mask from the coffin and threw it into the fire.

After waiting for about half an hour without seeing the [woman's] body, and seeing that the small hill of wood was about to burn out, Chen Xi kept throwing wood into the fire.

At this moment, the mask of mourning finally reacted. A gust of wind enveloped the fire and sucked it into the mask until the fire was completely extinguished. The surface of the mask of mourning turned red, flashed a few times, and then returned to its original appearance.

Chen Xi felt he was being played, and angrily tapped the mask with a wooden stick. The temperature in the air rose sharply, and after the mask of mourning flashed a few more times, the second stage of the [Lady]'s physical body appeared out of thin air.

Chen Xi instructed two soldiers from the Fools' Clan to carry the body—no, it should be called the remains—into the coffin and close the lid.

The final step is for Master Hu to make his appearance.

Chen Xi went around in circles again and finally found Hu Tao, who had just finished fighting with [Young Master].

Chen Xi: "Master Hu, my colleague's funeral arrangements are all up to you."

Hu Tao patted his chest: "Don't worry, I'm a professional."

Chen Xi told her what he had considered: "By the way, I have deployed soldiers along the way to the Winter Palace. Hall Master Hu can just lead his men and follow them."

"Also, this is Winterfell after all, unlike Liyue. We can't have joyous burials here. Once we reach the Winterfell Palace, put the coffin down. Don't put anything under the coffin... Once the coffin is down, take them away. Don't look back. If that happens, we can control her..."

Hu Tao handed Chen Xi a yellow talisman: "Alright, I'll leave it to you. Here's the talisman."

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"The day is auspicious, the heavens open, my master comes to mourn, to eliminate evil and avert disaster, the heavenly evil spirits and earthly evil spirits emerge, the yearly evil spirits and monthly evil spirits emerge, the dayly evil spirits and hourly evil spirits emerge, all the fierce gods and evil spirits emerge, this is no ordinary funeral, it transforms into a yellow dragon emerging from the nine rivers, the ten thunder gods appear in the sky, the eight Vajras fight on both sides, the flowery canopy surrounds from the front and back, the coffin and the funeral procession are like clouds in the sun, all relatives and friends put their strength together, carry it on one shoulder to Wolonggang, strike the golden coffin once, strike the wood twice, strike the fortune and prosperity to enter the door, strike the deceased to return to the immortal realm, and let the spirits fly away to the heavenly platform, rise, rise."

"Rise!" x4

Four strong men lifted the coffin, which weighed several hundred kilograms, with a horizontal beam. Even with four people sharing the weight, their shoulders still ached.

Paper money fluttered in the air amidst the falling snow.

The trumpets and suonas blared in unison, their penetrating power seemingly capable of sending away one's very soul.

One cry, two howls, three wails, four sobs, five whimpers, six sighs, and seven sighs echoed.

First, a Taoist priest is invited to recite scriptures, then relatives and friends are invited to burn paper money. This continues for 21 days, and the scriptures are recited again after the deceased's death.

Firecrackers are set off all around, and all five sounds are indispensable. For the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth years, sacrifices are essential.

November 21st is the birthday of our ancestors, and December 1st is the day for ancestor worship.

The hearse was sent on the 13th, the body was placed in the mortuary on the 14th, the coffin was opened on the 15th, and the body was placed in the grave on the 16th.

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On the street, the crowd stopped by the soldiers was drawn by the coffin and the sound. The items inlaid on the coffin were quite valuable, and everyone wanted to know who was making such a big fuss, and why there were officers leading the way.

There was a constant murmur of discussion among the crowd.

Commoner 1: "Brother, do you know who's in this coffin?"

Soldier: "It was [Madam] who was killed while on a mission in Inazuma a few days ago."

Civilian 2: "Who's so bold as to dare to touch even the executive officer?"

Soldier: "I can't say."

Commoner 2: "Tsk, what a downer."

The funeral procession quickly reached the Winter Kingdom, where it was stopped by the guards. Chen Xi took out the Evil Eye, and the guards, after examining it, quickly let them pass. Chen Xi then instructed the group to continue inside, and the coffin was eventually placed in the main hall of the Winter Palace.

Hu Tao wanted to continue, but Chen Xi, citing the special nature of the person in question and the potential exposure of military secrets, offered double the price, allowing Hu Tao to take her people back to Liyue by boat.

Once all the executives had arrived, the Winter Night Fools' Play officially began.