As with previous draws, the massive pointer swept rapidly across each prize. Finally, it slowed and stopped on one of the items. The draw was complete.
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained the Rare Building Collection!]
[Rare Building Collection]: A collection of buildings from Teyvat and beyond, which can be directly used in the Serenitea Pot.
Seeing this, Li Mo was pleased. An ordinary person's Serenitea Pot had limited capacity, but his could display all these buildings.
The next moment, with a mental flicker, he saw all his information.
[Host]: Li Mo
[System]: Hundred-Lives Reincarnation System
[Current Life]: 100th
[Current Mission]: Become a storyteller in Liyue, make Hu Tao cry, make Qiqi cry, make the Raiden Shogun cry, and make La Signora of the Fatui cry.
[Storytelling Points]: 108,000
[Characters Who Have Cried]: Makoto, Ei, Raiden Shogun, Qiqi, Barbatos, Dvalin, Shenhe, Kazuha, Xiao...
[Other Items]: Wish x1, Wish Fragment x1, Musou Isshin, Serenitea Pot, Rare Building Collection
[System Shop]: Staff of Homa, Vision, Musou no Hitotachi
...
Though he now had the Serenitea Pot and the building collection and could create a new world at any time, Li Mo was currently telling stories and had no extra time to work on it. He would have to do that at night.
The next moment, another system notification sounded in his mind.
[Ding! System analysis complete. The story of the ninth life, "Brother Hepuyuan," has been fully told. New effect triggered—Fusion! You will now merge with your ninth incarnation's body.]
[Merge now?]
Among all his reincarnations, Hepuyuan the yaksha was far from the strongest. But a yaksha's power was still not to be underestimated. Merging with it would certainly bring Li Mo a significant boost in strength.
Without hesitation, Li Mo chose to merge.
"Fuse with the ninth incarnation's body."
[Ding! System notification: Fusion with the ninth incarnation's body has begun.]
The moment the system spoke, the body of his ninth life—Hepuyuan the yaksha—began to merge with Li Mo's current form. The fusion gave him yaksha blood and a wealth of combat experience, greatly enhancing his practical fighting abilities. The process was completed in the blink of an eye.
After it was done, Li Mo was drenched in sweat. He quickly picked up his teacup, took a sip, and prepared to continue.
...
Now, as Li Mo finished fusing with his past incarnation and prepared to begin the next story, below the stage, the ever-playful Hu Tao had already finished the latest promotional flyer for Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. She looked at the large characters on it—"Rex Lapis Funeral Package"—and was very satisfied.
She immediately called over a Wangsheng Funeral Parlor worker and instructed them to make copies and promote it at Wangshu Inn and throughout Liyue.
Seeing such a bold flyer, the worker was shocked. "Director Hu, isn't this... a bit much? Won't Rex Lapis punish us?"
Hu Tao showed no fear at all. "Punish me? I've spent so much Mora on him, paid so many of his bills. I need to earn it back. Don't worry, Zhongli isn't that petty."
The worker was still hesitant, but since Director Hu had spoken, they could not argue. They could only follow her orders.
Meanwhile, on stage, Li Mo finished his cup of tea, cleared his throat, and began the next story.
"In the ninth life, after Hepuyuan's body transformed into a polearm, his soul did not enter the underworld. Instead, it entered the cycle of reincarnation once more."
"In the tenth life, his soul did not wander far. He was reincarnated once again by Xiao's side."
"In the tenth life, he was Bosacius."
When Li Mo spoke the name Bosacius, everyone in Wangshu Inn was shocked.
That was the man who had guarded Liyue. Moreover, at the end of the story about Hepuyuan, Bosacius had appeared and become Xiao's new big brother. So that was why Bosacius had taken the initiative to become Xiao's brother and looked after him in every way. It turned out that Bosacius was the reincarnation of Hepuyuan.
"But Hepuyuan died not long ago. How could he be reincarnated as Bosacius so quickly? The timing doesn't match."
"Storyteller, tell the story properly. Don't make things up."
"There are legends about the river of time stretching back to antiquity. They say the most powerful gods in ancient times could swim through it."
"Reincarnation itself is a mystery. Who can say for sure?"
The audience had their doubts about this reincarnation. But since reincarnation had already been established, perhaps the river of time did exist.
Not only the ordinary audience—the most shocked of all was Xiao himself. He was still mourning the death of his brother Hepuyuan. He had never imagined that his brother would suffer again. And this time, it was his other brother, Bosacius.
Xiao was devastated. He wanted to argue, to shout at the storyteller, to rush on stage and teach him a lesson. But grief held him in his chair like a hand, and he could not rise.
Beside him, the Raiden Shogun, Ei, and Makoto looked at the young adeptus with pity.
"This will pass quickly. Your brothers would want you to be strong."
Having been struck by tragedy themselves three times, the Electro sisters now found themselves comforting others. Even the cold-faced Xiao was moved.
"Thank you."
Ei sighed. "You're welcome. I have a feeling the storyteller is targeting you. Can I ask you a question? How many brothers do you have? The next life might be yours again."
Xiao fell silent. He knew what Ei meant and was annoyed by her disrespect, but he could not argue. Two of his brothers were already dead. That was an unchangeable fact.