Hutao, after all, was the leader of an ancient and vast organization.
She had already investigated the true identity of the shared husband of Tianquan Ningguang and Yuheng Keqing long ago.
Any heartache she felt, she had already confided to her ghost friends on the night a few days prior.
Now, she, Hutao, was here to join this big family.
"Jack!"
"I'm here, what's wrong?"
"That's what they call you, right?"
"That's right."
"Ehehe, then I'll call you that from now on too!"
"Of course, that's your right."
"Then can Little Taotao exercise her other right?"
"What right?"
"Play with me!"
"Alright!"
With that, Jack picked Hutao up in a princess carry.
"Where do you want to play?"
Hutao's eyes darted around: "Anywhere is fine, as long as it's not the Hall of Wangsheng."
"Alright, I'll take you up into the sky first, and you point where you want to go."
With that, Jack took a few strides out of the hall, and with a flap of his Anemo wings, he ascended gracefully and swiftly into the high sky.
"Ya-hoo!—"
In the sky.
Hutao shouted excitedly.
"Jack, Jack, look! That's Client Zhongli! He's out walking his bird and watching a show again!"
"Mm-hmm, I see him."
Following the direction Hutao pointed.
Zhongli, carrying a birdcage, walked out of the side door of the Hall of Wangsheng.
Jack's excellent eyesight could see him pause for a moment, as if he sighed, and then continued towards the flower and bird market.
"Jack, let's go look there!"
Hutao pointed to the northeast corner of Liyue Harbor again.
As expected, that should be where Bubu Pharmacy is located.
"Alright, hold on tight."
Hutao tightly wrapped her arms around Jack's neck, her breath hitting his face as she excitedly said, "Holding on tight!"
That's what she said.
But she mischievously blocked Jack's vision.
When Jack moved his head left, she moved right; when Jack moved up, she followed up.
When Jack moved forward, she also...
"Mmm!"
Chirp~ Sizzle~ Chirp~
After the kiss.
Hutao became a little quieter.
"You naughty imp, if I didn't have a decent grasp of Anemo, what would you do if you fell and broke your limbs?"
"Oh, but Jack is here! You'll protect me, right!"
Hutao seemed to know how cute she was.
Her big eyes blinked, acting adorable.
"Heh heh, you truly are a clever little imp."
Unlike Traveler, who sometimes found fun without any bottom line.
Hutao had a clear-headed madness.
On the surface, some of her actions seemed baffling, but being intelligent, she actually understood everything.
It was just that because she took everything in stride, she acted as if nothing mattered.
Of course, joining Jack's family was something she was serious about.
...
Liyue Harbor was vast.
But in front of Jack, who controlled the power of two gods, going from south to north was merely a blink of an eye.
To avoid causing panic, Jack brought Hutao down in a secluded alley.
As soon as her feet touched the ground, Hutao bounced and ran forward.
When she reached the intersection, she found that Jack hadn't followed.
She turned around, put her small hands behind her back, and showed a bright smile.
"Come on, Jack! Let's go find Qiqi to play! With you here, she shouldn't run away when she sees me!"
"So you do know that others run away when they see you."
Jack quickly caught up to her and tapped her head.
"To make the forgetful Qiqi remember the terror of you, Hutao, it's hard to imagine what outrageous things you must have done to her."
"It wasn't that outrageous... Okay, maybe it was pretty outrageous, so aren't I preparing to apologize to her now? It's a pity she hides every time I see her, so there's no chance to apologize."
Before understanding that Qiqi had overcome fate with her will to survive.
Hutao had indeed wanted Qiqi to pass on according to the rules of yin and yang balance.
But after learning Qiqi's backstory, she genuinely wanted to befriend this pitiful and respectable little senior.
"Alright, then this time, if you see Qiqi, you tell her clearly."
"Yes, sir! Boss Jack!"
Hutao saluted in a playful, mischievous way.
Then she skipped towards Bubu Pharmacy, singing a Hilichurlian song.
"Big Hilichurl is sick, second Hilichurl looks..."
...
In front of Bubu Pharmacy.
Hutao stopped.
Jack followed closely. Seeing that she wasn't moving forward, he asked, "What's wrong? Aren't you looking for Qiqi? Aren't you going in?"
Hutao looked at him quite seriously and said, "There is a yin-yang seal here. Ferrymen like us, who walk between life and death, cannot set foot in it. So I can only ask you, Jack, to go in alone and bring Qiqi out."
Are you possessed by Little Amy?
Jack pinched Hutao's cheek.
Hutao bared her teeth at him, standing at the doorway, truly having no intention of even taking a single step forward.
"Alright, then you wait here obediently."
Jack turned, ready to step into Bubu Pharmacy.
A green-haired young man just happened to walk out from inside.
"I wondered who it was, turns out it's that little girl from the Hall of Wangsheng. The patients in the clinic can't stand people from the Hall of Wangsheng, so you'd better go back where you came from."
The small snake on the young man's neck spoke, directly issuing an impolite order to leave.
"Chang Sheng, don't be rude." Bai Zhu merely said it was impolite, but didn't object to the snake spirit's words. His pair of vertical pupils, unlike a human's, looked at the other person present and chuckled.
"Traveler, it's truly been a long time. May I ask if anyone in your family is feeling unwell, bringing you to Bubu Pharmacy?"
"Thank you for your concern, Doctor Bai Zhu. They are all well. I came this time to visit Qiqi and, incidentally, help her resolve the misunderstanding with Hutao."
Jack simply shook hands with Bai Zhu.
Bai Zhu, a god's eye Anemo user, was a Liyue character released in Version 3.6 of the game.
Following the principle of pulling all female characters and using male characters to build pity, Jack had accidentally pulled Bai Zhu, so he hadn't had much chance to use him.
His Friendship Level had only reached Level 4 from using him for a period at the very beginning.
However, he had completed Bai Zhu's Story Quest, so the two were considered acquainted.
"Looking for Qiqi?"
Bai Zhu hesitated when he saw the girl behind Jack.
Qiqi being afraid of Hutao wasn't a new thing.
Moreover, his medical clinic, which treated and saved people, didn't have much interaction with the Hall of Wangsheng, which buried and sent off the deceased, so for a moment, he didn't know whether to agree.
"Don't worry, with me here, Hutao won't cause trouble."
Jack held Hutao's hand, giving her a look.
Hutao nodded understandingly, patting her chest confidently, "That's right! Hutao won't cause trouble!"
Bai Zhu looked at their intertwined fingers.
A hint of realization flashed in his eyes.
"Alright, since Traveler vouches for her, I also believe that Director Hu, given her character, would not lie."
Bai Zhu stepped aside and actively led the two into Bubu Pharmacy.
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