Genshin Impact: I wrote the plot into a novel to spoil the future

Xiao probably wanted to buy this service, not so that Zhongli would personally 'pick him up', but because he was unsure where he would die.

If someone can bring him back to Wangshu Inn after his death, then his soul will have found its home.

[Hu Tao continued: "Think about it, when you're out and about, you're bound to encounter danger. There's a saying, 'prepare for a rainy day,' which refers to this kind of thing."]

But this isn't "planning ahead," it's "doing it all in one go."

[Sister Lan: "Even if you need to prepare, it should be for matters related to adventure safety. Please leave."]

Readers said that it was actually abnormal for someone to suddenly speak so normally.

That's absolutely right. Even if you're making preparations, it shouldn't be like preparing your "funeral savings," right? How can Sister Lan be so normal?

[Hu Tao: "Hey, wait a minute! How about another discount? If there are ten or more people at once, we can get a 30% discount!"]

Well, now it'll take ten people to die at once.

That way, you can actually use up all one hundred boxes.

Old Meng: "Master! That's enough, that's enough. If this continues, the Thousand Rock Army will come again."

"Again," Hu Tangzhu was a "frequent visitor" to Qianyan Army.

Hu Tao exclaimed in surprise, "You don't even agree to such a high discount?"

"Is it because we didn't receive a beautiful picture book from Xiao Qiuqiu as a gift?" Hu Tao pondered.

Lin Qiu lightly tapped Hu Tao with a chop: "Don't even mention my exquisite picture album, even your photo book wouldn't be of any use."

Walnut pouted, "Why can't I, the master of this hall, experience the feeling of 'successful salesmanship'?"

That's why Hu Tao inherited Wang Sheng Tang; otherwise, she would really be suited to be a salesperson. With that kind of shamelessness, she could at least be the top salesperson.

In the story, Walnut was rejected and had no choice but to return to the Hall of Rebirth with the traveler.

On the way back to the Rebirth Hall, Hu Tao was still saying:

"Anything you're unwilling to face is something you'll have to deal with sooner or later."

The readers fell silent. Hu Tao was right; it was indeed inevitable. Everyone dies eventually.

However, everyone is quite 'rational' and doesn't really want to 'overspend'.

[Hu Tao: Sigh, it seems we'll have to continue using the old method.]

The old method that Hu Tao mentioned was to write 'advertising slogans' and then hang them on a wooden board.

Besides the advertising slogans, the wooden board also has many blank wooden signs. After seeing the advertising slogans, people can write their requests on the wooden signs.

For example, you can decide how you want to die, whether it's a civil or military funeral. For a civil funeral, you can send an obituary; for a military funeral, you can be cremated directly!

This old method was upgraded after Lin Qiu arrived, because Lin Qiu could draw, and the wooden board became more attractive. Lin Qiu drew a portrait of a walnut in a 'please sit down' pose on it.

To be honest, of all the methods Hu Tao had tried, this method, which had been used by successive hall masters, was the most reliable.

I don't know how the advertising slogan for Walnuts was written, but at least it was written after Lin Qiu arrived.

"Did you die today? If you did, come to the Hall of Rebirth! A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the only choice!"

'Wangsheng Hall, providing you with an eternal home. (Walnut makes a heart shape with her hands)'

Unfortunately, it didn't work. Lin Qiu had clearly drawn Hu Tao's emojis to be very cute, so why didn't they work? This puzzled Hu Tao.

Hu Tao also tried posting advertisements all over the streets, but Qian Yanjun cleared them all out.

She then held a "One-Day Experience of Passing Away" event, but no one attended.

Come to think of it, who would want to participate with a name like that? Who knows if they'd even make it home alive after the experience?

There's also the kind of business negotiation we just discussed, which Hu Tao calls "business development," and sometimes they even offer buy-one-get-one-free deals.

Unfortunately, none of these methods were effective. In the end, the methods of the previous hall masters were the most useful. Perhaps this is because the ancestral laws cannot be changed.

To be honest, if we have to say something, didn't Zhongli participate in a "One-Day Experience of Rebirth"? Lin Qiu even came up with a new advertising slogan.

Don't you think the Emperor is very handsome? Would you like to be like him?

"Then come to the Hall of Rebirth and experience the same rebirth experience as the Emperor!"

Of course, saying it's the same product only means the process is similar; to have exactly the same 'high-quality materials' would really require a lot of investment.

In the story, Hu Tao begins to reflect, but she doesn't reflect on the problems with her promotional activities. Instead, she reflects on how she focused on providing benefits to new customers while neglecting to take care of her old customers.

Readers were full of questions: Does your profession even have regular customers?

[Hu Tao: "If you just give something away plainly, you won't make people feel like they've 'gotten a good deal.'"]

Everyone was speechless. How could anyone feel like they'd made a profit? The man was about to die.

Hu Tao continued, "But here's the problem! If you can't convey that feeling, you won't get repeat customers."

[Old Meng: "Returning...customers...?"]

Reader: ...A returning customer?

What does this mean? Burying someone once isn't enough; they have to be resurrected and buried again?

Geo Archon! Now, die again!

When the topic of repeat customers came up, readers thought of Zhong Li, the only one who might become a repeat customer.

Isn't the Hall of Rebirth busy with something? The headmaster is running around everywhere, where is Zhongli?

The guest advisor was slacking off somewhere, while the head of the hall was pondering the advertising copy, and Lao Meng was in charge of writing it.

[Hu Tao: "Just write it like this: 'Wang Sheng Tang's regular grand sale: Buy one get one free, buy two get three free, the more you buy, the more you get!'"]

Readers, upon seeing the offer of "buy two, get three free," realized that five family members had died, resulting in the "extermination of the entire family."

"Hehe, I'm very satisfied. It's much better than the old, cold and impersonal advertising slogans! It's sure to touch people's hearts!"

It's definitely not as cold and refreshing anymore. From now on, anyone who buys the services at the Rebirth Hall will have their ancestry traced back three generations. You might just be the one who got it for free.

Now everyone feels like the 'fire' is about to reach their feet, and it's very warm.

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Character Voice Lines - Zhongli: About the work at the Hall of Rebirth

“I am responsible for training newcomers and imparting funeral experience, so I am not unemployed.”

Chapter 394 Yama's Milk

The traveler also had some reservations about Walnut's behavior, wondering if she was being a bit too magnanimous.

Hu Tao didn't care much about this. In her opinion, people just viewed death as too terrible, imagining many images of death because of regret and pain.

[Hu Tao: "People are afraid of separation and death; they fear the pain and regret."]

"To heal the wounds in their hearts, they arbitrarily imagined countless forms of death, such as ghosts and vengeful spirits."

"To this day, it has become a taboo subject that cannot be touched upon. If I also find this kind of thing taboo, then the shrine for the deceased cannot continue to operate."

At this point, readers may not feel anything, but later they will see the 'comic' drawn by Lin Qiu for Hu Tao, which introduces some of Hu Tao's experiences.

They will then discover that, initially, this little girl was also afraid of death and filled with regret, 'imagining whether ghosts exist'.

Now Hu Tao is using these words to advise Lao Meng, but it wouldn't be unreasonable to say them to her from the past.

Hu Tao also told travelers that they don't need to be so afraid of ghosts, because most ghosts are unable to harm ordinary people.

Indeed, Ghost-type and Normal-type cannot harm each other.

[Hu Tao said, "The work of the Hall of Rebirth is to 'maintain the boundary between life and death,' so that those who cannot see the 'boundary' stay as far away from it as possible."]

"Therefore, for ordinary people, the best state is to know nothing about ghosts and monsters, or to believe that they don't exist at all."

This is bad, because of Lin Qiu's book, the whole of Teyvat now knows about the existence of ghosts and monsters.

However, it's not necessarily a bad thing, because fear often stems from the unknown and insufficient resources. When the unknown becomes known, it becomes less frightening.

After reading Lin Qiu's prophecy book, most people have actually become somewhat accustomed to ghosts and the like.

In fact, if you encounter 'ghosts' like the Shogunate samurai, the Sen'iwa Army, or the Ukiyasha, you feel pretty good. Not only are you not afraid, but you even feel extremely safe.

After Hu Tao finished speaking, Lao Meng mentioned the name Wolf Brother. The readers were very curious about his identity, as it sounded very impressive.

But Hu Tao seemed unconcerned, simply telling the traveler to follow her.

[Hu Tao said, "Let's go visit the important 'potential clients.' I'll lead the way."]

Upon seeing the words "potential customer," everyone in Liyue sat up straight and became fully focused; no one wanted to see themselves in the upcoming storyline.

The "potential customers" of the Rebirth Hall are simply people who are about to die!

Xiao Wu, seeing Hu Tao and Ying searching for him, asked, "May I ask who you are?"

In real life, Xiao Wu gasped, suddenly feeling heavy-hearted, as if she had contracted some serious illness.

Oh no! Oh no! For others, happiness knocks on their door, but for me, it's death knocking!

Is it too late to start taking care of my health now? Should I start losing weight?

The other Liyue readers breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, the King of Hell didn't let me die at midnight.

[Hu Tao said to Xiao Wu, "I wanted to ask how you've been lately. Is there anything bothering you?"]

"Feeling unwell is a serious matter; it could be a sign of a serious illness."

"When people are healthy, it's hard to imagine how fragile life truly is, so they often don't pay enough attention to these warning signs."

Xiao Wu in real life said that she was not uncomfortable at first, but now she feels a little uncomfortable.

I have heavy breathing, cold hands and feet, and heart palpitations. Do I have some serious illness and am I going to die?

Life is so fragile TAT.

Speaking of which, wouldn't it be more appropriate for Dr. Bai to say these things? When did Master Hu become so concerned about the living?

Xiao Wu in the story is unaware that Hu Tao has some 'special abilities' and only thinks of Hu Tao as an ordinary 'funeral shop owner'.

Xiao Wu: "I don't understand what you're saying! I'm healthy, happy, and everything is fine!"

After Xiao Wu finished speaking, he left angrily, because no one likes to have the funeral home staff inquire about their physical condition.

[Hu Tao exclaimed: "Hey, why are you angry? I was just sincerely talking about the importance of health!"]

[Paimon commented: "But it's strange that the head of the 'Hall of Rebirth' is talking about this."]

Yes, it would be very appropriate for the owner of Bubulu to say this.

Bai Shu was also reading a book. He smiled gently and didn't dislike Hu Tao's lively personality.

Unfortunately, his goal was to sabotage the business of the Rebirth Hall.

In the book, Walnut continues to search for "potential customers," the second of whom is named "Mumu."

In real life, Mumu didn't react like Xiaowu when she saw this; instead, she felt something was off.

He knows Xiao Wu, he knows Lao Meng, and he knows Brother Lang. How come it's such a coincidence that they specifically target these people?

Mumu is a businessman with a sharp mind. He has already guessed some of the reasons. It seems that they are not the ones who are about to die. It must be related to Brother Wolf.

In the story, Mumu politely declined Hu Tao's solicitation service.

Hu Tao continued searching for the next person, this time a girl named 'Satoko'.

Now Mumu was even more certain of her guess, and even Xiaowu and Congzi realized what was happening and breathed a sigh of relief.

Great, it's not a 'call for the King of Hell' (a euphemism for being caught in a crime).

Suddenly, Xiao Wu felt no more back pain or leg pain, and he had more energy to work. All the ailments he had mentioned before were gone.

[Hu Tao said: "As the saying goes, 'Out with the old, in with the new,' a perfect ending marks the beginning of a new journey..."]

The reader was shocked. Is this how the sentence is interpreted? If the 'old' is gone, there will be no new. If you close your eyes and never open them again, your life will be over.

This perfect ending truly makes it a period.

You shouldn't use the saying "out with the old, in with the new" carelessly; you can use it when playing cards.

As expected, Satoko also refused Kurumi's service and said that if she kept bothering her, she would call Chiiwa Gun.

Hu Tao naturally didn't want to provoke the Thousand Rock Army, so she said, "Wang Sheng Tang welcomes you anytime," and then left with the traveler.