Chapter 225

Hu Tao's entire expression went slack.

Are these three people not afraid of heavenly retribution?

Taking someone else's Offering and coming to Wuwang Slope to hotpot it—aren't they afraid of the soul's revenge?

And that black-haired man was even commenting on himself.

This is enough to make one furious.

"Good, the aroma's come out."

"Add more seasonings."

"I have to say, this old man's Offering has such variety—just toss in all the already-cooked items and hotpot them too."

"Will this taste good, younger brother?"

"No problem—this recipe I stole from Wanmin Hall, absolutely delicious."

Old man?

The more Hu Tao listened, the more confused she became.

Her stomach, growling from hunger, let out a gurgle at the scent rushing toward her.

Unable to hold back any longer, Hu Tao's gaze flicked toward Su Bai and the other two.

Yet the paper wrapping the Offering made her beautiful eyes tremble violently.

She remembered clearly—the paper beneath her grandfather's Offering was one she had made herself, distinct from all other paper.

So these three before her were using her grandfather's Offering to hotpot right near her?

Hu Tao shot to her feet.

Her wide eyes blazed with fury as she glared at Su Bai.

"Younger brother, we're done—Hu Tao seems to have figured it out."

"Big brother, do you think if we bully her like this, her grandfather's soul might suddenly appear to haunt us?"

"Not at all—her grandfather has no regrets left; he won't appear on Wuwang Slope again."

"Even if this foolish girl starves to death, she won't see her grandfather."

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No regrets from Grandfather?

So his soul won't appear on Wuwang Slope?

Hu Tao froze.

She would never see her grandfather again—not even one last chance to see his soul.

"What does this mean? What does 'no regrets' mean..."

Hu Tao muttered to herself.

But soon, her gaze returned to the three men hotpotting.

From their earlier conversation, she was now certain the ingredients in their hotpot came from her grandfather's Offering.

"I say you—"

"Dare to use Grandfather's Offering to hotpot here."

"Unforgivable—I will..."

But at that moment, Hu Tao felt a wave of dizziness.

Her prolonged hunger had left her with no strength at all.

She swayed and toppled toward the ground.

Fortunately, Seeing Shenhe's eyes were swift—she stepped forward and caught Hu Tao before she hit the ground.

"I..."

Hu Tao tried to push away Seeing Shenhe's help, but her weakness had left her nearly unable to speak.

"What a foolish girl."

A steaming bowl of mixed stew suddenly appeared before her.

Immediately followed by Su Bai's gentle voice.

"Your grandfather came to us at Anding Residence before he died."

"His body was already failing."

"He had raised you, seen you excel—he could now confidently entrust the Wangsheng Hall to you."

"He had no regrets—but feared that after his death, you, unable to let go, might do something foolish."

"So he made a contract with me in advance."

"To provide me, after my death, with the highest-tier funeral rites from the Wangsheng Hall."

"And to ask me to look after his granddaughter—the seventy-seventh head of the Wangsheng Hall, Hu Tao."

"To prevent you from doing something foolish after your grandfather's death."

"If you starve to death, I'd be breaking my contract with him."

"The people of Liyue revere contracts deeply—if I break one, I'll be deeply troubled."

Hu Tao stared blankly at the stew before her.

She wrinkled her nose; tears moistened her large eyes.

Just like Hu Tao now kneeling before Su Bai's tombstone.

Tears traced down her cheeks.

"Saying food made from Grandfather's Offering is Grandfather giving it to me..."

"No one in the world can outdo you in making up nonsense."

"When we learned that Su Bai, the boss of Anding Ju, was actually the Anding True Lord of Liyue, why didn't we feel the shock we had imagined?"

"Perhaps just like back at Wangsheng Slope, even if you act in outrageous ways, as long as you are present, no matter how sorrowful the situation, it can always find a complete resolution."

"As long as you are in Liyue, there will surely be no problems..."

"But..."

"But..."

Hu Tao wiped the tears from her face, yet the tears continued to flow out uncontrollably.

"But how could you truly bear to abandon Liyue and go to that world yourself?"

"Hu Tao begs you, please come back. Didn't you promise Tianquan Ningguang to always guard the peace of Liyue?"

"You cannot break the contract with Liyue, can you..."

Chapter 126: Furina: Su Bai is my husband. Buer: No, he belongs to everyone.

The Anding True Lord of Liyue, as spoken of by the people of Liyue.

Looking at it now, Su Bai's life in Liyue must have been quite warm and harmonious.

His personality was not as serious as in his previous lives.

His style of action was not filled with the airs of a great figure; instead, it leaned slightly toward a more approachable character.

Although Su Bai held the identity of an immortal, what was felt most from him was human warmth.

Just as that mysterious woman, the Dendro Archon Istara, had said.

The Anding True Lord of Liyue is a very easy-going fellow.

Of course, provided the other party had no thoughts of harming him or those around him.

Gazing at the future Hu Tao in the light screen, her face flooded with tears, and listening to her pained sobbing.

Recalling the meeting between the young Hu Tao and Su Bai at Wangsheng Slope.

It always gave one a strange sense of heartache.

Especially the future Hu Tao, with that head of white hair, as if narrating the scene described by Istara.

The future Liyue was a living hell.

Nilou: "Sigh, this already makes one feel sad right from the start."

Kamisato Ayaka: "When Hu Tao at Wangsheng Slope was foolishly eating dry rations and drinking water, I already felt very distressed."

Sangonomiya Kokomi: "Fortunately, Mr. Su Bai prepared hotpot for her early on; otherwise, she would have truly starved."

Dai Yin: "Through the cooperation between Su Bai and Seeing Shenhe, he told Hu Tao the reason she could not see her grandfather was that her grandfather had no regrets left. He also turned her grandfather's Offering into delicious food and gave it to Hu Tao, claiming that food made from her grandfather's Offering was made by her grandfather himself. Using this explanation to warm Hu Tao's wounded heart—Su Bai is still Su Bai; he truly has a way with caring for people."

Nahida: "But how could the future Su Bai have died? Seeing Hu Tao crying before his grave makes my heart ache so much."

Lumine: "My Su Ye is indeed the Anding True Lord, suppressing the evil spirits invading Liyue, and also warming the hearts of the people of Liyue."