"Little Eula, how did you sleep?"
Little Eula looked a bit drowsy, extremely cute.
"Old uncle!" Seeing the old uncle standing by her bed eating steamed soup dumplings, little Eula immediately sat up.
Taking his pulse, hands on hips, lifting his clothes—if the old uncle hadn't held her hand down, she probably would have pulled his pants off too.
"It's fine, it's fine. Aside from the old uncle truly becoming an old uncle, there's really no change."
Faced with little Eula's concern, the old uncle felt quite helpless, but his heart was still warm.
"Getting older isn't a good thing at all." Little Eula looked at the old uncle's face, a little angry. Her hands mischievously pinched the old uncle's cheeks. "But it really does feel like you've been aged by everyone calling you old uncle old uncle."
"Anyway, I feel like this trip yielded quite a big harvest. You know, the Millelith next door guard Liyue with their lives. The old uncle spending just ten years of lifespan can only be called a huge profit—an automatic growth spurt after one nap~"
The old uncle's gaze drifted a bit, not quite daring to look directly into little Eula's eyes.
"Since you think it's a profit, then look me in the eye, old uncle." Little Eula sighed.
"I'm not some unreasonable child. You did this because you definitely had a reason that required it—I certainly wouldn't stop you."
The old uncle looked into little Eula's eyes. At this moment, little Eula wasn't crying or smiling; she just exuded a feeling of helplessness.
"When you were carried back in a coffin, I was really scared to death. Truly. Even after ten days have passed, that heart-pounding fear still lingers... You saw it just now too. Even though I had just woken up, my body acted before my mind could think, already starting to check..."
Little Eula opened her arms and hugged the old uncle. The hug wasn't tight, even a little trembling, yet it let the old uncle feel an entire girl's world.
"Next time there's something dangerous, at least tell me, okay? I'm a very strong child, really."
Little Eula, with her head lowered and resting in the old uncle's arms, said this. The old uncle couldn't see little Eula's expression, but he knew what he should do.
Hug her.
"Okay."
...
"Child, how about eating first?"
"Child? It'll be bad if you get hungry later."
"Child? The old uncle hasn't eaten enough either—shall we go eat together?"
...
"Okay."
...
Overall, the old uncle's storm at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor had more or less come to an end.
Everything else was pretty good.
It's just that interacting with Old Hall Master Hu and Hall Master Hu felt a bit...
Well, Liyue people have always been excellent at repaying a drop of kindness with a gushing spring.
And this time, the old uncle had saved lives. Now staying at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor felt like being the Grand Emperor—being this popular really felt strangely embarrassing.
Anyway, the old uncle didn't really want to recall the cringeworthy scenes when Old Hall Master Hu and Hall Master Hu expressed their desire to repay the favor.
If little Hu Tao grew up into Hu Tao and said she wanted to repay me, I could consider it. But you two grown men repaying the favor? Do you think the old uncle is from Rongcheng (the city famous for its developed colorectal medicine)?
"The Millelith guard the borders with their lives. You at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor guard the border between life and death with death. Rex Lapis exhausts himself every day protecting the people of Liyue. The adepti are born and die for Liyue. Exorcists face demons and monsters in battles of life and death. I am merely an adventurer who spent ten years of lifespan—there's really no need to be so enthusiastic."
"Mm... If you really feel uneasy about it, then how about lending me the consultant Zhongli for a period of time? Aunt Xianyun likes to eat, and I want to take her and the children to enjoy some Liyue cuisine together."
In the end, Cid obtained a Zhongli experience voucher. Oh, and also some shares in the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, which monopolizes the funeral industry in Liyue.
And a permanent little Hu Tao rub-rub voucher.
And a Liyue household registration book personally signed by Rex Lapis, along with advanced elemental usage theory.
A music box gifted by Aunt Xianyun—according to Aunt Xianyun, this box can not only play music but is also very durable; in necessary moments, it can be used as a brick.
The old uncle profited immensely.