I'm a male god in Liyue

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"Miss Akabane, have some osmanthus cake."

"okay."

"how is the taste?"

"Delicious! Mr. Xia's cooking is excellent!"

"Thank you for the compliment. If you like it, eat more."

The tea is refreshingly sweet, and the osmanthus cake is soft, chewy, and sweet—a perfect match.

After finishing the last piece of osmanthus cake and drinking the tea in his cup, Akabane said with a satisfied expression, "Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Xia! It's getting late, so I'll head back now and not disturb your rest any longer."

"I'll make an extra breakfast tomorrow morning, Miss Akabane, would you like to come and have some?"

Akabane hesitated for a second, then nodded in agreement.

"Ok."

She said goodnight, then passed through the wall and returned to the Hall of Rebirth.

Xia Zhi glanced at the incense still burning quietly inside the incense burner, and shook his head with a smile.

Miss Akabane doesn't even care about incense anymore; it seems she prefers delicious food to incense.

In this way, we can save some money on calming incense in the future.

Immortality, immortality...

Like Miss Akabane, with nowhere to rely on and no sense of purpose, eventually even her mind and memories will be slowly worn away by time. There's really nothing good about that.

Xia Zhi tidied up the plates and teapot and went to bed.

The next morning, Zhu Zi bought some fresh chicken legs and wings from the market.

It's Thursday, time to make fried chicken.

Qiqi had already arrived at the shop. She had changed her clothes, probably because she had accidentally gotten them dirty while picking herbs on the mountain last night.

Breakfast was congee with preserved egg and lean pork. Considering that there were more Qiqi and Chiyu, Xia Zhi cooked two extra cups of rice, making a big pot full.

It is served with fried dough sticks, which are freshly fried and have a golden and crispy exterior, a fluffy and soft interior, and an incredibly tempting aroma.

Xia Zhi glanced at Zhu Zi, who was standing expectantly behind the stove, and smiled.

"Zhu Zi, go and get five large bowls to help me scoop out the porridge."

"Okay! Wait, boss, there are four of us, shouldn't we have four bowls?"

"I have a friend coming over to eat with me later."

"Oh!"

As Xia Zhi spoke, he walked to the wall and gently tapped it a few times.

Zhu Zi and Shen He watched, somewhat curious.

Qiqi blinked, as if she had thought of something.

A moment later, a beautiful young woman emerged from the wall, smiling and greeting everyone: "Good morning, Mr. Xia, Qiqi, and the two young ladies."

Qiqi nodded and replied softly, "Good morning, Akabane-neechan."

Zhu Zi stared blankly, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

Shen He's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked her up and down.

Xia Zhi introduced the two employees: "This is Miss Chi Yu. She lives in the Wang Sheng Tang next door. As you can see, her identity is rather special; she is a ghost."

"ghost!"

"Don't be afraid, Zhu Zi. Miss Chi Yu won't eat people."

"So what does she eat?"

"Just like us, we eat congee with preserved egg and lean pork, and fried dough sticks."

"Oh……"

Zhu Zi watched with a strange expression as Miss Chi Yu picked up a bowl of porridge, took a sip, and then showed that familiar look of enjoyment on her face—"Wow, what is this? It's so delicious!"

She felt that the image of a ghost she had in her mind had been completely shattered.

"Alright, stop standing there, everyone hurry up and take your porridge and eat, and the fried dough sticks too, they won't taste good if they get cold."

"it is good!"

Since the shop wasn't open yet, there was no need to worry about customers, so Akabane followed them to the front of the shop and sat down at the table to have breakfast with everyone.

This was something she hadn't experienced in a long time.

Of course, this is not important.

The important thing is that she can eat again now.

She bit her spoon and glanced at Xia Zhi.

Last night, after she got home, she made a special trip to the library of the Wangsheng Hall and found the family genealogy that had been hidden away for a long time.

She studied the case carefully all night and finally found several missing members of her tribe.

She felt that Xia Zhi might be a descendant of those clansmen.

Because Xia Zhi could touch her, this physique was very similar to the special physique of the Hu family.

But not necessarily.

Because in all these years, the Hu family has never had the ability to make food palatable to ghosts.

Therefore, Xia Zhi is more likely to possess a different special constitution.

A constitution even more powerful than the Hu family's special constitution.

Akabane took a bite of the crispy and delicious fried dough stick and couldn't help but think of the border.

If a person has unfulfilled wishes after death, they will linger in the borderlands.

One of the services offered by the ancestral hall is to fulfill the wishes of these restless spirits and send them on their way in peace.

But some wishes are hard to fulfill.

In the era when Akabane was still alive, plagues, wars, and famines ravaged the land.

At that time, she was also the head of the Hall of Rebirth. She had seen many pitiful starving ghosts who were trapped in the borderlands and whose only wish was to eat their fill one more time.

But she was powerless to fulfill such a simple wish.

At most, she can only bring them some long-lasting incense with the power of their wishes.

Ultimately, they can only slowly fade away amidst endless regret.

Akabane sighed inwardly, wishing she had had Mr. Natsu's abilities back then.

correct……

The Hu family's special constitution can be passed down through their bloodline.

I wonder if Mr. Xia's special constitution can be passed down through his bloodline.

if you can……

As Akabane pondered, he fell into deep thought.

Zhu Zi reminded her from the side, "Miss Chi Yu, eat quickly, it won't taste good when it gets cold."

Akabane snapped out of his daze and nodded, "Oh, okay."

Well, Hu Tao isn't young anymore... When her grandfather passed away, he asked me to take good care of her. As an elder, I really should consider her marriage prospects...

Since we're all young people and neighbors, we can get to know each other better first.

Chapter 155 The Shop is Full of Problem Employees

After finishing breakfast, Akabane crawled through the wall and returned to the Hall of Rebirth.

Xia Zhi went to the kitchen to marinate the chicken wings and drumsticks, and then asked Shen He to chill them.

Zhu Zi sneaked over and whispered to him, "Boss."

"Ok?"

"Um... I wanted to ask... Didn't they say our shop was haunted?... Was that ghost... Miss Akabane?"

"Yes."

"!"

"There's actually a misunderstanding here. Miss Akabane wasn't quite lucid at the time, and the ghost story wasn't her intention. She's recovered now, so don't be afraid."

"I'm not afraid!"

"it is good."

"I'm not scared at all! Miss Akabane is so beautiful, she's not scary at all."

"Zhu Zi, sometimes the more beautiful something is, the more terrifying it is."