Soon after, Chen Feng revealed the remaining lifespans of all the Liyue Qixing present. Even the oldest among them still had over ten years left.
This result gradually put everyone's minds at ease, and they began to understand the Liyue Qixing's intentions.
It seed the man wasn't as terrifying as they had thought. The rumors had scared them mainly because they had beco wildly distorted by the ti they reached them. Now, seeing him in person, they realized the rumors were full of inaccuracies.
Many even began to think that if Chen Feng's predictions were this accurate, they might want him to calculate their own remaining lifespans.
"Thank you for your trouble," Ningguang said to Chen Feng.
"No trouble, no trouble at all!"
"Miss Ningguang, if you have more tasks like this in the future, please call . I'm always free!"
Seeing the unending smile on Chen Feng's face, Hu Tao could guess that this autograph would fetch a very handso price.
After saying this, Chen Feng was about to leave when Ningguang called out to him again.
"Wait a mont. There's actually one more person who would like Mr. Chen Feng to calculate their remaining lifespan."
As she spoke, under the curious gazes of the crowd, Ningguang beckoned to the dozing Ganyu.
"Miss Ganyu, wake up! Lady Ningguang is calling for you!"
"Huh?!"
Startled awake by the person next to her, Ganyu took a mont to rember where she was before slowly walking toward Ningguang.
It's her!
When the crowd saw Ganyu standing beside Ningguang, they couldn't help but feel a surge of surprise.
Everyone knew of Ganyu's half-Adeptus status. After all, it was far too strange to see an eighty-year-old man call a girl who looked eighteen "Big Sis." Besides, Ganyu had served as the Qixing's secretary in Liyue Harbor for many years and was quite famous.
The crowd was quite curious about how long a half-Adeptus could live.
They already knew Ganyu was a 4,000-year-old beauty who had served as the Qixing's secretary for nearly 3,000 years. They wondered if she could serve as Liyue Harbor's Qixing secretary for another 3,000 years.
Everyone turned their curious gazes to Chen Feng, only to see him ponder for a mont before slowly shaking his head.
"This young lady is an Adeptus, isn't she?"
"It seems Adepti can conceal their own fate. I cannot see her remaining lifespan."
Hearing Chen Feng's words, the crowd froze for a mont, then their expressions shifted to one of understanding, as if this was only natural.
After all, an Adeptus was an Adeptus; it was normal for them to be different from ordinary people.
Ningguang had been observing Chen Feng's expression the entire ti and noticed nothing unusual. Her final test of him was over, and the result was even better than she had expected.
"I understand. Thank you for your trouble this ti."
Ningguang nodded to Chen Feng and watched his figure recede into the distance.
If one looked closely, they would notice that as Chen Feng walked away, the people on either side no longer kept as much distance from him as before.
With his aura now broken, everyone realized the Adepti were still more impressive, so their fear of him lessened greatly.
This was the best outco Ningguang could have hoped for.
After this incident, the event drew to a close.
As soon as Chen Feng returned to Hu Tao's side, she imdiately leaned in and whispered.
"Consultant Chen Feng, how much can you sell Ningguang and Keqing's autographs for?"
"Ahem, ahem, Director Hu, how could you think of like that? I'm their genuine fan!"
Chen Feng coughed dryly, then put on a heartbroken expression and began to defend himself.
However, Hu Tao wasn't fooled by his exaggerated performance.
"Relax, this Director isn't after your money. I'm just a little curious."
"Really?"
After seeing Hu Tao nod, Chen Feng finally made a hand gesture.
"It's not much, actually. About this much."
"Two thousand Mora?"
Hu Tao guessed after seeing Chen Feng's gesture.
"Just two autographs. Even though they're Ningguang and Keqing's personal signatures, that should be about right."
At the sa ti, Hu Tao was thinking, If only my own autograph was valuable too.
Forget two thousand, even for two hundred, she could sign until people went bankrupt!
However, to Hu Tao's surprise, Chen Feng shook his head after hearing her guess.
"Wrong."
"Director Hu, you can be bolder!"
"Could it be... twenty thousand Mora?!"
Hu Tao exclaid in shock, unable to imagine how two autographs could be worth so much.
"Bolder still!"
"T-two hundred thousand Mora?!!!"
Hu Tao was utterly stunned. That was an amount the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor could only earn after several major deals. Making money was this easy?!
Tears of envy stread from the corners of her mouth.
"It's two million Mora."
Chen Feng finally revealed the answer.
Hu Tao was dumbfounded. This was an answer she could never have imagined.
Wait, just two autographs are worth two million Mora?!
How is that any different from robbery?!
No, wait, it's others who want to buy them.
How is that any different from being given free money?!
And now Chen Feng is richer than , the Director?!
So I'm the poor one?!
Hu Tao stared blankly at Chen Feng, feeling sour. Her heart was completely soured with envy
Right now, Hu Tao was regretting it so much. If she had asked Chen Feng to share a bit, wouldn't she have easily made hundreds of thousands of Mora?
Sensing Hu Tao's hungry little gaze, Chen Feng imdiately clutched the notebook to his chest and said nervously,
"Director Hu, you're the one who said you didn't want it!"
"Hehe, it's just two million Mora. It's not like the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor has... has never had that much..."
Hu Tao said, a little embarrassed. They had indeed had that much before, but not since Zhongli arrived.
"But Chen Feng, even though This Director didn't ask for it, you could have offered it proactively!"
"Don't worry, This Director isn't greedy. Twenty or thirty thousand isn't too little, and a hundred or two hundred thousand isn't too much. Just give whatever you think is right!"
"Think about how well This Director has treated you recently. Where else would you find a boss as generous as This Director?!"
Hu Tao's words piled on the pressure. Zhongli couldn't bear to watch and had already unconsciously backed away a considerable distance, wondering if he had been pushing Hu Tao too hard.
The main reason was that Hu Tao was usually very flighty; to get her to focus on proper business, he had spent a bit more of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's funds.
As for the recent period, it was mainly because even he couldn't see through Chen Feng, so he had conducted a test.
Chen Feng's performance had been more or less within his expectations; it seed his amnesia wasn't fake.
However, Zhongli didn't think Chen Feng's identity was simple. After all, Fontaine was in chaos, and for a person of unknown origin with special abilities to suddenly appear in Liyue Harbor at such a ti would naturally make people wary. But with him personally keeping an eye on things, there shouldn't be any major problems.
For now, he would just observe from the sidelines. When Chen Feng could no longer hold back, his true purpose would naturally be revealed.
At this mont, Chen Feng regretted it. He shouldn't have been so honest.
"Director Hu, if I told you I was actually lying and these two autographs are only worth two thousand Mora, would you believe ?"
"What do you think?"
Hu Tao could tell at a glance that Chen Feng had no intention of sharing with her. She couldn't help but roll her eyes and retort.
"Ahem, um, Director Hu, shouldn't we be getting down to business?"
Seeing that he couldn't bluff his way through, Chen Feng had no choice but to change the subject.
Hearing Chen Feng's reminder, Hu Tao suddenly realized it was indeed ti to get down to business. She temporarily abandoned her plan to get a share of Chen Feng's money and imdiately dragged him over to find the Millelith soldier recording the entry roster.
"Director Hu, you want to see the list of attendees?"
The Millelith soldier asked with so suspicion after hearing Hu Tao's request.
"May I be so bold as to ask, Director Hu, what you intend to do with this list?"
"This Director is preparing to offer a discount to everyone present today. After all, since they've co all this way, This Director can't just do nothing, right? That's why I want to see the nas on the list!"
After hearing Hu Tao's explanation, the soldier didn't suspect much and handed the list to her.
It wasn't a particularly important docunt, just a asure to prevent people of unknown origin from sneaking in and causing trouble. That's why entry required registration with an identity certificate.
But as he watched, the Millelith soldier suddenly felt sothing was off.
He saw Hu Tao take the list and imdiately beco ecstatic.
Then, Hu Tao slowly pulled a small black notebook from her clothes, opened it, and began writing nas inside.
With each na she wrote, Hu Tao would glance at Chen Feng. Chen Feng would respond by shaking his head, nodding, or nodding vigorously. Finally, Hu Tao would mark the nas in the black notebook accordingly: leaving so blank, adding a red checkmark (√) next to others, or a black checkmark (√) next to still others.
Whenever Hu Tao drew a red or black checkmark, the Millelith soldier could clearly see the smile on her face grow even wider. Instantly, his legs felt a little weak.
It can't be what I'm thinking, can it?!
No matter how I look at it, it's exactly what I'm thinking!
In the Millelith soldier's eyes, Hu Tao's smile grew increasingly terrifying.
Good heavens, what discount for the attendees? She's targeting their lives!
The Millelith soldier swallowed hard, unsure whether he should intervene in this situation.
The Millelith regulations didn't say what to do in a case like this
After a long internal struggle, the Millelith soldier finally couldn't bear to see so many people tornted by Hu Tao, so he stamred to her.
"Director Hu Tao, maybe... you should stop writing?"
"It's been so long. I'm sure you must be thirsty, Director Hu Tao. How about you record after drinking so water?"
"It's fine! This Director is in top form right now, not thirsty at all!"
Hu Tao declined the Millelith soldier's kind offer and continued writing everyone's na in the small black notebook without pause.
Looking at the pages filled with nas and their annotations, Hu Tao felt a surge of motivation and drive!
Seeing this, the Millelith soldier felt a pang of pity and turned his head away. As expected, he felt much better.
But just then, he felt a tap on his shoulder. Turning back, he saw Chen Feng's gentle and refined face.
"Brother Millelith, I don't believe I've caught your na yet. Would you mind telling ?"
As Chen Feng finished speaking, Hu Tao also looked up, her eyes fixed on the Millelith soldier with hopeful anticipation.
Upon hearing Chen Feng's words, the Millelith soldier's eyes instantly widened.
You're not even going to let go?!
The Millelith soldier wanted to flee, but his assigned post was right here. If he didn't want to be held accountable later, he couldn't just abandon his duty.
"I... I..."
The Millelith soldier stamred, feeling death beckoning to him.
"My stomach suddenly hurts. Hey, you! Cover my shift for a bit. I'll be right back!"
After dropping that line, the Millelith soldier imdiately found another Millelith soldier and bolted.
"Haha, what did you eat to get such an upset stomach?"
The clueless Millelith soldier didn't overthink it and even teased him.
"Be more like and get so exercise. I've never had an upset stomach in my life."
Suddenly, this Millelith soldier also noticed Hu Tao's strange behavior. The more he looked, the more sothing felt wrong.
He frowned, pondered for a mont, and then abruptly realized the truth.
Holy shit, that bastard screwed over!
Upset stomach? Not a chance!
By now, how could he not realize that the previous guy had just made up an excuse to flee, while also finding an unlucky bastard to replace him?
And wouldn't you know it, he was that unlucky bastard.
Ha ha, ha...
Suddenly, he felt a pat on his shoulder. Looking up, he saw Chen Feng's humble and polite face.
"Brother Millelith, our eting must be fate. Would you mind telling this little brother your na?"
Hearing Chen Feng's words, he desperately wanted to ask, "Are you so kind of demon?" but ultimately gave up on the idea.
"Aiyoyo, the toxins I've accumulated in my body for years are all erupting at once!"
"Indeed, it's better to release such things than to suppress them. I now deeply understand this principle."
"Right now, I urgently need to find a place to release this impulse within . Brother, wait here for a mont. I'll find soone to cover for right away!"
Soon, the next unlucky bastard was dragged over, and the previous guy imdiately bolted.
"Upset stomach?"
"With the physical conditioning of us Millelith, you must have eaten sothing poisonous. Should you go see a doctor?"
Not long after, when he learned the real reason, he was utterly speechless.
Suddenly, his shoulder was patted. Snapping back to his senses, he saw Chen Feng's gentle, jade-like face.
"Brother Millelith, I feel like I've known you forever. Might I ask for your na?"
What, my life? Soone wants my life?!
"Aiyoyo, why does my stomach suddenly hurt?"
"Why do all three of you have stomachaches? Did you all eat breakfast together?"
"That's right! That despicable shopkeeper secretly poisoned the stead buns!"
"Once I recover, I'll definitely settle the score with him!"
After throwing out that line, he prepared to find the next unlucky bastard.
But just then, Ningguang announced the event was over, and it was ti for him to maintain order as the crowd dispersed.
Flee from the living King of Hell, or fulfill his duty? That was the question.
"You... your stomach doesn't hurt anymore?"
The Millelith: "..."
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