Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 128

"Do it! Morax, hurry and try it, I want to see too!"

Zhongli was practically paralyzed—those poses, that line, it was just too...

Fortunately, Ye Yun stepped in to help.

"No rush. We've already got the item. You can watch it later when we're back. Let's take a look at the next prize first."

Hearing this, Hutao and Calestia temporarily gave up and turned to look at the big screen.

[Next Prize: Resurrection Card Set]Description: One set includes 6 resurrection cards, capable of reviving the following beings.Price: 6 million star coinsCountdown to draw: 6d23h59m59s

Seeing the next prize, everyone was instantly stirred.

A resurrection card! And a set! Six cards!

Ei urgently looked at Yae Miko.

"Miko..."

Yae Miko smiled and fanned herself.

"I know."

She took out all the star coins she had saved—200,000 in total.

Without hesitation, she bought 200 lottery tickets.

Ei treated the tickets like precious treasures and carefully stored them away.

Jing Yuan, Jingliu, Dan Heng, and Blade each bought 100 tickets.

Zhongli gazed at the screen showing the resurrection cards, his thoughts drifting back to the early days of Liyue.

Guizhong: "Morax, if you can open this lock, I'll agree to an alliance."

Venti, for once, showed a serious expression and used all his star coins to buy 150 tickets.

Kiana also spent 100,000 star coins to buy 100 tickets.

She often had a dream, in which her mother cuddled with her on the couch, gently telling her stories to lull her to sleep.

Hutao just sat quietly watching it all.

Xiangling came over and sat next to her.

"Hutao, aren't you buying any? Your grandpa..."

Hutao smiled generously.

"I won't buy any. Even though I'd love to see Grandpa again, our family runs the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

Life and death are part of fate. Yin and yang have their order. The dead pass to the underworld, and the living remain in the light.

Grandpa probably wouldn't want me to bring him back either."

March 7th overheard Hutao and remembered how Hutao took over as director at age 13, and the first funeral she presided over was her own grandfather's.

March 7th suddenly hugged Hutao tightly and burst into tears.

"Hutao, you're so pitiful! Let me hug you!"

Amber also hugged Hutao while sobbing.

"Hutao, I feel so bad for you! How did you make it through all these years? Waaa~"

Hutao's mouth twitched. She wasn't crying yet, but March and Amber had already started bawling.

Afterward, everyone stayed in Ye Yun's shop for a while.

That evening, Ye Yun invited everyone to dine in the store.

It had been a long time since everyone gathered together to eat, and the store had felt a bit cold lately.

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Naturally, everyone agreed. With teleportation gates, it was only a few steps back home after the meal.

Kiana even made a special trip to bring Mei, Aunt Himeko, and Bronya over.

Ye Yun and Xiangling handled the cooking.

Noelle, Guoba, Himeko, Jean, Supreme Guardian Bronya, Natasha, Keqing, Ganyu, and Ningguang helped wash and prep the ingredients.

Ye Yun even called Blade over to help clean and cut fish.

Ye Yun had bought a 200-jin (100kg+) bluefin tuna to make sashimi.

Blade, holding a kitchen knife, silently filleted the fish.

Deboning, cleaning, slicing—he was surprisingly skilled.

Furina, Stelle, Amber, Eula, Hutao, Seele, and Qingque sat around the long dining table, each holding a phone and playing online games together.

Among them, Furina shouted the loudest—and she was also the worst at the game, since it was her first time playing.

Jing Yuan, Welt, and the other older members went to their usual lounge to drink tea and chat.

Herta, Ruan Mei, and Screwllum also stayed.

Ruan Mei squatted beside the little spirits—Fire Monkey, Mika, Bub Flower—observing them. Herta said they were all creatures from other worlds.

Screwllum joined the elders, chatting with Jing Yuan, Zhongli, and the rest.

As for Herta, Ye Yun paid her 500 star coins to tutor Clara, and now she was upstairs in the lab giving Clara a lesson.

Ye Yun looked around at everyone—his shop was bustling with joy and laughter.

He smiled in contentment. The reason he often cooked for everyone was for moments like this.

Everyone sitting together, enjoying good food, sipping fine wine, chatting and joking, sharing stories from their lives—that's the simplest, yet happiest kind of life.

Good food, good wine, and dear friends.

Ye Yun picked up the spatula, lit the stove, and started stir-frying!

The six little ones were playing house in the lounge area, with five playing sheep and one as the Big Bad Wolf.

This time, Bailu was the Big Bad Wolf.

Bailu bared her little teeth and let out a cute roar:

"Awwooo~ I'm the mighty Big Bad Wolf! Little sheep, where are you going?! Awoo~"

Hook quickly shouted:

"Oh no! It's the Big Bad Wolf! Run, everyone!"

The six kids ran all over the shop, chasing each other.

Two hours later.

A huge feast was ready. As usual, everyone had their own tray, and the dishes were placed in large bowls on the long table for self-service.

After getting their food, they found a seat and dug in.

Ye Yun and Xiangling prepared 30 dishes in total—it was exhausting for just two people.

Thirty dishes might not seem like much, but with 60–70 people, each one had to be cooked in a massive pot.

Ye Yun shouted:

"Come on, haven't you all eaten here enough to know how it works? Just dig in already—what are you waiting for? Dinner time!"

Himeko chuckled.

"No way. You and Xiangling cooked so much for us. We can't eat without you—it just doesn't feel right."

Ye Yun smiled.

"Alright, alright, let's eat.

Klee, do you want some grilled saury?" As he spoke, Ye Yun gently patted Klee's head as she stood beside him with a tray waiting for food.

"Yes! Klee wants fishy-fish~"

Ye Yun smiled and put a piece of grilled saury on her tray.

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Bailu ran over to a sofa booth with a full plate of food, her feet tapping lightly on the floor.

She stood on tiptoe to place the tray on the table, and with a big leap, she jumped onto the sofa, sliding herself in.

"Klee! Hook! Diona! Qiqi! Yaoyao! Over here! Hurry, I've got the best spot!"

Qiqi, hearing this, emotionlessly carried her plate over and sat down at the booth.

The six little ones squeezed together in the booth, three on one side.

Hook grabbed a large chicken drumstick and took a big bite.

"Mmm~ this chicken leg is so good~"

Klee took a bite of the pan-seared mackerel.

"This fish is also delicious~"

Diona took a bite of the braised fish.

"Where should we go to play tomorrow?"

Bailu scooped a bite of rice mixed with braised pork gravy.

"I don't have time tomorrow, I have to go back to Luofu. The general wants me to distribute the pills we made, the Qingling Pills."

Yaoyao, upon hearing this, responded.

"Let us help you! More people means more strength!"

Bailu happily agreed.

"Alright! Tomorrow we'll go together to distribute the Qingling Pills."

Ye Yun and Zhongli sat at a table nearby.

Ye Yun suddenly thought of something.

"Zhongli, did Jing Yuan give you the Qingling Pill?"

Zhongli remembered after hearing Ye Yun's question. He had asked Jing Yuan for a Qingling Pill before.

But they had been too busy collecting Stellar Jades in Penacony to remember it.

"Not yet."

At that moment, Jing Yuan, holding a tray, sat down next to Ye Yun.

Ye Yun pointed at him.

"Jing Yuan, didn't you promise to give Zhongli a Qingling Pill? Did you forget?"

Jing Yuan slapped his forehead.

"Oh, right, right! I'll get it to you now."

He reached into his storage ring and took out a Qingling Pill, handing it to Zhongli.

"Here you go, Mr. Zhongli."

Zhongli accepted it and gave Jing Yuan a grateful look.

"Thank you."

Jing Yuan waved it off.

"No need to thank me. By the way, Mr. Zhongli, what are you planning to use this pill for?"

Zhongli didn't hide anything and wasn't shy about it.

"I have an old friend, who, according to your descriptions, has lost his sanity and fallen into madness."

Jing Yuan understood immediately.

"Oh, I see. I thought you were using it for yourself."

Ye Yun asked.

"When do you plan to treat Azhdaha?"

Zhongli was mildly surprised that Ye Yun knew about Azhdaha, but soon understood. Ye Yun's shop had been connected to Teyvat for a long time, and these things might have been overheard by someone from Teyvat.

Not to mention Barbatos, the drunkard, who might have spilled it during one of his drunken rants.

"I'll go later."

Ye Yun grinned.

"Mind if I come along to watch?"

Zhongli nodded.

"Sure."

Everyone continued eating, drinking, and having fun.

They played until around 9 PM, when everyone started to disperse.

The six little ones, who had to go to Luofu the next day, went back to their rooms early to sleep.

Stelle, March 7, and Luling fed the little shroomboars before heading back to their treehouse.

Ye Yun followed Zhongli to the southern gate of Liyue.

After more than half an hour, they arrived at Azhdaha's sealing site.

As soon as they entered, they heard Azhdaha shouting loudly.

"Morax! Come meet me! How can you repay a thousand years of hatred?!

Morax! You old fool! You shamelessly teamed up with so many immortals to attack me!

Why not fight me one on one?! Is this how a god of war fights? How dishonorable! Shameless!"

Morax! Come face me! We'll fight to the death!"

Zhongli and Ye Yun stood at the entrance of the sealing site. Ye Yun tried hard to suppress his laughter, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

Zhongli's face darkened, as he realized Azhdaha's insults had been heard by both of them.

Silently, he put away the Qingling Pill.

Well, he had originally planned to treat him directly, but it seemed Ruotuo needed to learn a lesson first.

Zhongli opened the seal, and as soon as Azhdaha saw him, he charged at him.

Zhongli stood with his hands behind his back.

"I will have order!"

A meteor crashed into Azhdaha, knocking him to the ground, with the immense force creating a large crater in the ground.

Azhdaha smashed through the meteor and was about to retaliate when Zhongli summoned another meteor.

"I will have order!"

Azhdaha got back up, but the meteor fell again.

Inside the sealing site, Zhongli repeated the chant.

"I will have order!"

"I will have order!"

"I will—"

Ye Yun clicked his tongue, impressed.

Tsk, tsk, dragons really do have thin skins, don't they?

Azhdaha too, couldn't keep his mouth shut—now look, he got a beating. Trouble really does start with the mouth, doesn't it?

Two hours later.

Zhongli and Ye Yun brought a bruised and battered man back to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

Yes, the man was none other than Azhdaha.

After enduring 100 "I will have order!" attacks, Zhongli finally fed Azhdaha the Qingling Pill.

How could Azhdaha remember all those exact details in his delirious state?

Well, that's simple—Ye Yun was counting beside him, of course.

Zhongli slammed one meteor, Ye Yun took note.

The three of them sat in the small courtyard of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, sipping tea and admiring the moonlight.

At that moment, the sound of a door opening was heard, and Hutao, riding her windwheel, yawned as she entered, followed by Huohuo.

"Ah~ I'm so tired, the Head wants to sleep."

Hutao walked into the small courtyard and noticed Zhongli and Ye Yun.

"Hey? Ye Yun? It's rare to see you drinking tea here in my Wangsheng Funeral Parlor courtyard."

She then looked at Azhdaha.

Zhongli spoke slowly.

"Hall Master, this is my old friend, Azhdaha."

Hutao's eyes lit up as she understood.

"Oh! I know, I know. Azhdaha, the earth dragon who followed you on those southern and northern campaigns, right?"

Zhongli nodded slightly.

"Yes, Hall Master. I want Azhdaha to stay here at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor."

Hutao eyed Azhdaha.

Azhdaha grinned at Hutao.

"Sure, sure, the net cafe could use a security guard. Old Liu and the others are just ordinary people, so they can't handle the more troublesome customers."

Azhdaha patted his chest.

"Don't worry, Head, as long as I'm here, no one will dare cause trouble."

Hutao was very satisfied with Azhdaha's attitude.

"Good, good~ Once you're at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, we'll be family. Come on, I'll take you to the staff dorms."

"There are no guest rooms available at the moment, but you can stay in the dorms first, and I'll find someone to build you a small courtyard."

Azhdaha laughed heartily.

"No need for all that trouble, Hall Master. Is there any open land?"

Hutao led Azhdaha to the back gate of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, where Lumine had previously parked her car.

"How about here?"

Azhdaha smiled.

"Good enough, rise!"

With a powerful punch, Azhdaha struck the ground. The ground trembled, and a two-room, one-living room structure made of rocks appeared.

Hutao and Huohuo couldn't help but applaud.

"Oh! Impressive! You know, I thought being a security guard was too much of a waste for you. How about becoming a guest official instead? Help me with funeral arrangements, what do you think?"

Azhdaha agreed.

"Sure, Hall Master. Whatever you say."