Upon hearing her grandfather's words, Hu Tao pouted, "Grandpa, we have to hurry! This beautiful weather is perfect for sunbathing in the moonlight!"
Hu Tao's grandfather couldn't help but laugh. "Everyone else sunbathes in the sun. Who sunbathes in the moon? You, girl..."
Hu Tao didn't care about that. She looked at the bright moon in the sky and then sang loudly, "When the sun comes out, I sunbathe in the sun. When the moon comes out, I sunbathe in the moon!"
Looking at the mischievous Hutao in front of him, Makoto found her quite interesting.
At the very least, in a gloomy place like Wu Wang Slope, with Hu Tao around, the atmosphere would be much more relaxed.
Hu Tao's grandfather looked at Makoto and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, sir, my child just has this kind of personality..."
Makoto gently shook his head. "It's fine. I think Hutao is quite cute."
Upon hearing Makoto's compliment, Hu Tao seemed to have found a kindred spirit.
"How about it, how about it? Don't I sing pretty well?"
"To tell you the truth, I'm a dark poet from the alleyway faction, and I'm quite famous throughout Liyue."
Hutao put her hands on her hips, her expression full of pride.
"Recently, I even wrote a 'qiu qiu ballad,' but it's not complete yet. I'll sing it for you once I finish it!"
"Alright, alright, Grandpa and I still have work to do, so I won't chat with you anymore."
Hutao skipped forward, taking three steps in two, and turned back to tell her grandfather to hurry up and follow.
Hu Tao's grandfather chuckled in response, slowly following behind Hutao.
Before leaving, Hu Tao's grandfather looked at Makoto and kindly reminded him, "Sir, Wu Wang Slope is not like other places in Liyue."
"After nightfall, many strange things happen here. I suggest you go back early."
Looking at the water-soaked, unrecognizable book pages, Hu Tao's grandfather probably knew what Makoto was looking for.
However, Wu Wang Slope was indeed full of eerie occurrences, and ordinary people who came here were prone to danger.
Because of this, Hu Tao's grandfather kindly advised Makoto.
Makoto nodded and bid farewell to Hu Tao and her grandfather.
After walking for a while, Hu Tao said to the old man beside her, "Grandpa, I can feel that the big brother just now clearly had the aura of a client."
"But he's clearly alive and well, so why would something like this happen?"
Hutao was confused and couldn't figure it out.
"I guess... there must be a potential client of our Wangsheng Funeral Parlor beside him!"
"It's decided! Hu Tao will go and investigate thoroughly tomorrow."
"Who knows, we might even get a big order for our Wangsheng Funeral Parlor!"
...Meanwhile, with Makoto...
He quickly returned to the original spot and saw Xiao Jiujiu waiting obediently.
Seeing Makoto arrive, Xiao Jiujiu's eyes lit up, and she immediately walked forward.
"Big brother, did you find the novel I told you about?"
Makoto gently shook his head and said with regret, "I'm very sorry, I walked around the mountain for a long time, but I didn't see the novel you described."
Makoto didn't directly say that the novel had been ruined by water.
He chose to use a kind lie to protect Xiao Jiujiu.
"Oh, I see..."
Xiao Jiujiu's expression looked a bit dejected.
"It's okay, I'll just look slowly. I'll find that novel one day."
"Once I find the novel, I'll go see Chang Jiuye."
Watching Xiao Jiujiu regain her spirits, Makoto remained silent.
For Xiao Jiujiu, finding the book wasn't the most important thing; what was truly important was probably seeing Chang Jiuye.
"Xiao Jiujiu..."
"Hmm?"
"Perhaps there's someone who can help solve your problem."
"Who is it?"
"Come with me."
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