I'm a male god in Liyue

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"Hmm, what do you think about being a ghost?"

"How about what?"

"It's just a feeling compared to others?"

"Oh, I think being a ghost is pretty good! I'm always clean, I don't need to shower or brush my teeth, and I don't get fat. The only downside was not being able to taste food, but that was before. Now that I have a boss, that downside is gone!"

"So, you're actually quite content being a ghost?"

"Yes!"

Xia Zhi paused for a moment, then nodded.

"I see. I was just being redundant."

"What's the point?"

"Well, I was busy in my room this morning. Actually, a kind of fruit I was cultivating is about to ripen. That kind of fruit isn't very useful to humans, but according to ancient records, it seems to be able to bring ghosts back to life."

"Resurrection?!"

"I was going to ask you if you wanted to turn back into a human, but now it seems there's no need to try... Hey, why are you clinging to me like that?"

"Boss! It doesn't matter if I'm resurrected or not, I mainly want to taste what that fruit tastes like!"

Chapter 221 Resurrection

There was a red fruit on the table.

This is the [Netherworld Wine Fruit] that Xia Zhi just bought in the [Shop] for 25 points.

This fruit has no other effects except for its strong aftereffects. It doesn't seem to have any effect when you eat it, but it can easily make you drunk, and it is especially effective on ghosts and spirits.

Miss Akabane looked curiously at the red fruit on the table.

"Boss, is this the fruit you mentioned that just ripened today?"

"Ah."

"Can it really restore my vitality?"

"do not know."

"what?"

"I was also cultivated according to an ancient book that I don't know where it was picked up from before. Anyway, that's what it says in the ancient book."

"Where is that ancient book?"

"I didn't bring it with me."

"..."

"If you don't dare to eat it, then forget it."

"No! I want to try!"

"Then you eat it."

Miss Akabane picked up the fruit, brought it to her lips, opened her mouth, and took a small bite.

It has a crispy texture.

It tastes sweet.

It's juicy and has a wonderfully sweet flavor.

It doesn't have a core yet.

Miss Akabane's eyes lit up: "Boss! It's delicious!"

"Hmm, no rush, take your time eating."

"But apart from tasting good, it doesn't seem to have any other special feeling... Can it really bring the dead back to life?"

"The effects might not be immediate... Finish it first, and we'll see how it goes..."

"Oh."

Miss Akabane carefully held the [Fermented Rice Fruit] and ate it, not daring to waste a single bite.

When she had eaten half of it, an alluring rosy blush rose to her face, and her eyes became moist.

"boss."

"Ok?"

"You're so pretty."

"..."

She was probably already drunk.

Xia Zhi was silent for a moment.

"Thank you, you look beautiful too."

"nonsense!"

"?"

"You can't see what I look like anyway!"

“I heard it from Zhu Zi.”

"Oh...sigh..."

"what happened?"

Miss Akabane took a bite of the fruit, her eyes filled with sorrow.

"Being a ghost isn't as good as I make it out to be."

"right?"

"I am the head of the Hall of Rebirth. All the heads of the Hall of Rebirth have lived and died honestly and openly... I was supposed to be there to attend funerals, but in the end, I became a ghost myself. What kind of nonsense is this!"

"Hmm... so how exactly did you become a ghost?"

"They died, and then became ghosts."

"How did he die?"

"Boss, you don't know, Liyue was in chaos back then. Demons roamed freely, evil spirits were everywhere, and people died every day. The entire Rebirth Hall was extremely busy. Once, when I was out, I was entangled by an evil spirit. I couldn't defeat it and died."

"..."

After getting drunk, Miss Akabane became more talkative.

These were words she had suppressed for many years, and now, in her drunken state, she finally found someone to confide in.

"After a person dies, if they still have unfulfilled wishes, they will linger in the borderlands. One of the services of our Rebirth Hall is to fulfill the wishes of these restless spirits and send them on their way in peace. At that time, although I also had strong wishes, worried about my young brother and the Rebirth Hall, and unwilling to die, my situation was different from those spirits. I became a spirit directly after death..."

"Oh?"

"Does the boss know why my name is Akabane?"

"do not know."

“At that time, a terrifying demon god appeared in Liyue. As long as it knew your real name, it could manipulate your mind and body. In order not to be affected by its power, we all used a secret method to forget our real names and changed to new code names.”

"That demon god is that powerful?"

"Well, it's said that powerful yakshas and celestial beasts have been manipulated by it, corrupted into demons, and committed countless bloody acts... Anyway, the situation is very chaotic..."

"Do you still remember your real name?"

"I don't remember, but that matter isn't important anymore."

"Then why did you choose the name Akabane?"

"I just came up with this name on a whim. I happened to have a red feather that I found in the mountains before, so I chose this name."

"Red feathers?"

"It was a very beautiful feather. I don't know what kind of bird dropped it... When I died, that red feather suddenly turned into a ball of light and merged into my body. I felt like it wanted to revive me, but its power seemed insufficient, so in the end it only turned me into a ghost."

"They've been resurrected, but not completely..."

"Yes! That state of being neither alive nor dead... it's all because of it..."

"It sounds like rebirth... Red... Could it be a phoenix feather falling from the sky?"

"Is the phoenix just a legend? Does such a thing really exist? But there seems to be a divine bird in Sumeru called [Simog]."

"Perhaps it's a phoenix from another world passing through Teyvat."

"Yeah, that's possible..."

Although Miss Akabane was drunk and kept talking, she still finished eating the fruit in her hand very seriously.

She licked her lips, her eyes becoming increasingly hazy.

"Boss, I'm finished eating."