Genshin Impact: Life Simulator

Passing through the brilliantly lit and prosperous Chihu Rock streets,

they continued forward as the crowd of Liyue citizens grew thinner.

"Hu Tao, are you taking me to...?"

Looking at the increasingly familiar buildings around them, Nathan's voice carried a hint of trembling.

"Mm, we're heading towards Yujing Terrace..."

Actually, Hu Tao didn't need to answer—Nathan was all too familiar with this place.

After all, Yujing Terrace was the territory of Ganyu, Ningguang, and Keqing.

Now that Hu Tao had brought him here, he was quite worried about running into these girls.

Even though this was several years earlier than the real timeline, Ganyu had already been in Liyue Harbor for thousands of years.

Ningguang had also already become one of the Qixing, leaving only Keqing's current situation uncertain.

"Why are we going to Yujing Terrace? This is where the Qixing work. Hu Tao, is your friend here?"

Nathan asked helplessly, knowing that this life's subplot had some connection to reality.

Coming to Yujing Terrace now was like walking straight into a trap.

If the current Ningguang or Ganyu saw him, it would definitely cause chaos.

"Eh? Nathan, how do you know what Yujing Terrace is for?"

Hu Tao raised her head, noticing the blind spot in his words.

"Ahem, I heard it, I heard it from people passing by earlier!"

Nathan quickly coughed twice, trying to dispel the girl's suspicions.

"Still seems suspicious... Nathan, you're not hiding something from me, are you?"

With a woman's natural intuition, Hu Tao felt something was off about him.

"Uh... how could I possibly hide anything from you!"

Nathan forced himself to stay calm, not letting the girl detect any abnormality.

"Hmph... still feels suspicious..."

Her grip on his wrist tightened, Hu Tao still feeling somewhat dissatisfied.

But this was just a baseless feeling, and as long as Nathan didn't say anything, there wasn't much she could do.

"We're... not going to see the Qixing, are we?"

"Of course we're not going to see the Qixing, though I do have thoughts about pranking those high and mighty people."

Current Hu Tao feared nothing, already harboring thoughts of pranking the Qixing.

"No... better not!"

Nathan said with a bitter smile. So this was why Hu Tao often teased Keqing in the future.

"Don't worry, Nathan. It's so late now, the Qixing have already gone to rest."

"If not the Qixing, then who are you taking me to see at Yujing Terrace?"

They stopped in front of the lotus pond in the central plaza, where the moonlight created a scene like a painting of lotuses under the moon.

"Hmm, Yujing Terrace isn't just where the Qixing work. Follow me, Nathan!"

Hu Tao held his hand tightly, leading him towards a long flight of stairs.

As she said, Yujing Terrace wasn't just home to Yuehai Pavilion and the Qixing offices—there were other buildings as well.

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At the top of the stairs was a circular pavilion that Nathan quickly recognized.

This was a frequently appearing location in the game—Bubu Pharmacy.

In the game, when he was too lazy to gather Qingxin flowers that only grew in high mountain areas, Nathan would always visit this medicine shop.

And in Bubu Pharmacy, there was a character that players both loved and hated.

Whether people liked it or not, she would always spook their pulls.

Thinking back to that character's traits, she was called a zombie with immortality.

Such characteristics directly opposed Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's concept of sending people to the afterlife.

So Nathan thought there was a high possibility that the friend Hu Tao wanted to find was this zombie girl.

"Qiqi... Qiqi, are you here? I came to see you!"

Sure enough, as soon as they entered the pharmacy, Hu Tao was calling out the zombie girl's name.

Candlelight flickered in the vast pharmacy, but looking around, Nathan couldn't see Dr. Baizhu.

Even Qiqi, who should have been at the counter as the shop's mascot, was nowhere to be seen.

"Hu Tao, have they already gone home?"

Nathan asked the quickly pacing Hu Tao beside him, looking at the empty pharmacy.

"Let me see..."

However, even without seeing anyone, she hadn't given up.

Her nose twitched slightly, and a smile immediately appeared in the corner of her eye.

"I can smell it—Qiqi's scent is still in this room!"

With that, she pulled Nathan toward the counter.

Indeed, the counter that had appeared empty from afar showed a different scene up close.

There was a tiny girl wearing an adorable round hat.

Her features were fair and cute, with a large yellow talisman on her forehead.

Nathan recognized this appearance at once—it was everyone's favorite Qiqi.

However, the usually calm Qiqi was now different, curled up behind the counter with her hands over her head, her whole body trembling.

"Bad person... Qiqi scared..."

She mumbled while shaking.

Obviously, Hu Tao's appearance had frightened the little girl.

After all, the identity of the Funeral Parlor versus a zombie could be said to be naturally incompatible.

"Wah, Qiqi, what are you doing hiding there? Come here, let me hide you away!"

Seeing this, Hu Tao poked her head out, but her action only scared the zombie girl more.

"Hey, Hu Tao, what are you planning to do after hiding Qiqi?"

Nathan asked curiously, and she turned her head with a sweet smile.

"Hehe, of course to hide Qiqi in a coffin and give her a grand funeral!"

She said with a smile... words that only deepened the zombie girl's fear.

Qiqi finally seemed unable to bear it anymore and raised her head pitifully.

"High temperature, fake smiles, and death... hate it, Qiqi doesn't want to be burned."

Her pure purple eyes were filled with fear of Hu Tao.

But upon seeing Nathan at the side, the zombie girl suddenly had a strange reaction.

"Eh!!!!"

Her cute voice couldn't hide Qiqi's current shock.

Her gaze toward Nathan made him feel increasingly familiar.

"Nathan..."

Her cold thin lips parted slightly, and though this was their first meeting, she called out his name directly.

"Huh, Qiqi, do you know Nathan?"

Hu Tao spoke up at this moment, her confusion representing Nathan's as well.

However, what the zombie girl said next made his vision go dark...

"Papa Nathan!!!"

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