Genshin Impact : Eerie Teyvat-Chapter 136: Ch : Respect and Contempt

Looking at Zhongli lying in a pool of blood, "Hu Tao" revealed a chilling yet delighted smile...

"How wonderful... Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's performance today just gained another client!"

"Considering you're one of our own employees, Consultant Zhongli, I'll even give you a special discount..."

As "Hu Tao" spoke, she raised her blood-stained hand—nails painted jet-black and still wet with Zhongli's blood—and began counting with her fingers.

"One... two... three..."

"There are still three of you left who can become honored clients of our Wangsheng Funeral Parlor!"

"Every single client who has personally experienced our services has never left a bad review!"

Although Su Yuan really wanted to retort, "Of course they haven't—because they're all dead!"

What he wanted even more was to understand: why had Hu Tao suddenly fallen into eerie corruption too?

And Zhongli... did he really die so easily at Hu Tao's hand?

Zhongli's true form is a dragon, after all!

Even if he had lost his memories and powers, his physical body shouldn't be this fragile...

And earlier, the rule in Su Yuan's right palm had clearly warned him: in front of Hu Tao, one must respect "death"...

Could it be that just now, something happened that disrespected "death"?

Su Yuan turned to glance at Chongyun not far away—what was going on with him?

Wasn't it that whenever he saw someone else's eerie corruption, he would become Eerie himself?

Why was it that now, Chongyun showed no signs of entering that state?

Could it be that his rule had some kind of cooldown period?

"Su Yuan, what do we do next..."

Yelan asked seriously, watching everything unfold—what was happening now had completely exceeded even her expectations.

Yelan hadn't expected that one day, despite being someone who held so much intelligence and information, she would find herself asking someone else what to do next...

Su Yuan also desperately wanted to know—what should they do next?

Liyue's situation was far too complicated.

The little intel he had simply wasn't enough to handle it all...

If he had unlimited retries, then he naturally wouldn't fear anything.

As long as he took his time to explore, he'd eventually gather more information and find a way to break the deadlock.

But today, he had already used two rewinds, and in return had only acquired some non-critical intel...

He had learned that Xingqiu and Ningguang were also corrupted by the eerie force—but as for the cause of their corruption, he still had very few clues...

"You know," a voice spoke lightly, "there are many different ways... to handle a funeral."

Hu Tao looked at everyone and slowly began to speak:

"Besides the usual burial and cremation methods, here at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, we've developed many other kinds of funerary rites. I wonder... are any of you interested in exploring those options?"

"Of course, if any of you have unique or unusual ideas, feel free to tell me. I'll do my best to fulfill your final wishes!"

"For example, there was once someone who really, really loved cats..."

"After she tragically died in an accident, I thoughtfully prepared a special kind of funeral for her—a Cat Burial."

"I gathered a group of stray cats that hadn't eaten in days, and placed her corpse before them..."

"The cats were starving, absolutely famished, and when they saw fresh meat—they leapt at it and feasted eagerly..."

"She must've been happy, right?"

"Her final remains were turned into nourishment for the very cats she had adored so much..."

"And in the end, I didn't even let her bones go to waste. I ground them down into powder and mixed them into the cat food, so that the cats could devour every last bit of her..."

"Tell me, isn't that attentive? Responsible? A perfect fulfillment of her request?"

"Don't you think this Cat Burial was incredibly creative?"

Hearing the horrifying words coming out of "Hu Tao's" mouth, everyone frowned deeply...

Sure enough, once someone is controlled by eerie corruption, both their mind and body fall into madness...

And just then, Chen Xiang—who had heard all the noise outside—pushed open the door and came out...

Then, she saw the bodies of Baizhu and the beheaded Changsheng lying on the ground, along with Zhongli soaked in a pool of blood... and Hu Tao, with a terrifying expression on her face...

Startled, Chen Xiang let out a sharp scream and collapsed to the floor in fear.

"Oh? Looks like we have another customer~"

"Hu Tao" smiled delightedly upon seeing her.

"That makes a total of six customers today!"

"Six, six—great fortune! What a wonderful day!"

She then glanced at Changsheng's severed head thoughtfully and murmured:

"If we count Changsheng, that makes seven..."

"Seven is a good number too... It symbolizes the harmony of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements..."

"Although Wangsheng Funeral Parlor has never handled the burial of a snake before, I'm not some stick-in-the-mud."

"No precedent? Then I'll set the precedent!"

"Speaking of seven... it reminds me of Qiqi. Ugh, so annoying..."

"When I have the time, I definitely have to bury her!"

"Hu Tao" muttered to herself, then turned to face the group, smiling eerily as she asked:

"So, have you all made up your minds?"

"Do you... do you have any special requests for your funeral arrangements?"

"Since none of you are saying anything, then I'm going to start~"

The next moment, "Hu Tao" vanished into a blur and charged toward the group...

Without hesitation, Chongyun rushed forward to block her with his own body.

"Fighting evil and the eerie... it's our duty as exorcists..."

"Hu Tao's" hands pierced straight through Chongyun's chest.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth as he spoke with difficulty:

"I'll try to hold her off... You all... run..."

"Run? Once I've set my eyes on a client, not a single one is getting away!"

"Hu Tao" shouted furiously, then yanked her hands apart—ripping Chongyun cleanly in two!

Blood splattered through the air.

"Hu Tao" stood there, bathed in Chongyun's blood, wearing a delighted smile...

Right after, the crimson staff resembling firewood appeared in her hands.

Eerie energy surged around it as she hurled it straight at Yelan with terrifying speed!

"Yelan! Watch out!"

Su Yuan shouted, but "Hu Tao" had already predicted Yelan's evasive move.

The spear she threw pierced straight through Yelan's abdomen, pinning her to the wall...

Moments later, Yelan's head slumped to the side—her breath gone.

Enough... Su Yuan had had enough...

He couldn't bear to watch anyone else die right in front of him.

Rewind... he had to rewind now!

As he spoke, Su Yuan pulled out the small knife he always carried and aimed it at his heart, ready to stab—

But the next second, a sharp pain shot through his wrist.

"Hu Tao" had somehow already rushed up to him, tightly gripping the wrist of the hand holding the blade!

"Why... would you want to commit suicide?"

"Life and death should be followed as they come... yin and yang must remain in order..."

"Those who shouldn't be alive still cling to life, while those who shouldn't have died chose to leave early..."

"This... is all a form of disrespect toward Death..."

"Hu Tao's" words made Su Yuan start to understand the reason behind her aberration...

Could it be... when she entered and saw Baizhu commit suicide, she saw it as an act of disrespect toward Death—and that's what triggered her corruption?

"Only I... have the right to scorn Death..."

As Hu Tao spoke, she tightly gripped Su Yuan's hand—forcing him to plunge the knife straight into his own heart...

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