Liyue — Wuwang Hill.
"Liar! Lin Mo, you big fat liar!"
"We agreed… you promised this Director… that one day, we'd be buried together…"
"Waaah…!"
In front of a gravestone, Hu Tao was crying her heart out.
The attendants of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor stood nearby, watching their director sob until her eyes were swollen red. One of them finally stepped forward, trying to console her.
"Director Hu… when Consultant Lin Mo passed away, he left without regrets…"
"Waaah—!"
Instead of helping, those words only made Hu Tao cry even harder.
"No regrets just means he forgot his promise to me, doesn't it?! Wuwuwu…"
Her exaggerated reaction gave the attendants splitting headaches.
Yes, that consultant may have died without regrets—
But years from now, their Director Hu would almost certainly be the one left with them.
She might even…
Become the first Wangsheng director to linger on the boundary between life and death.
…
...
[Ding! The Ninety-Ninth Lifetime Task — 'Become the Greatest Consultant in Wangsheng Funeral Parlor History' — Completed]
[Initiating the One-Hundredth Reincarnation]
[Your invitation task for this lifetime is— 'Ascend to Celestia and Defeat the Heavenly Principles']
"What the hell kind of task is this?!"
Lin Mo stared at the words before his eyes, his face twitching uncontrollably.
He was a mortal with no Vision and no Gnosis.
Defeat the Heavenly Principles?
Forget defeating them—just reaching Celestia would already be near impossible.
"Then again… this system has never been very reliable."
Thinking back on his hundred lifetimes in Teyvat, Lin Mo realized he'd faced more than a few ridiculous tasks.
Take the ninety-ninth lifetime, for example.
It had taken him nearly a full century to complete it.
The task had been simple on paper: Become the greatest consultant in Wangsheng Funeral Parlor history.
That lifetime, Lin Mo had been born in Liyue.
From the day he was born, he'd grown up alongside the future director of Wangsheng—Hu Tao—childhood friends from the very start.
As adults, it was only natural that he became a consultant for the parlor.
For decades, he worked tirelessly, promoting Wangsheng's funeral services.
He even crossed into the boundary between life and death time and time again, helping lingering souls fulfill their final wishes.
After decades of effort and hardship, the border of life and death under Liyue's jurisdiction was finally free of wandering spirits.
…
"By all logic, the task should've been completed ages ago."
"But no—this garbage system just had to wait until I was seventy or eighty, until I died of old age, before calling it complete."
The more Lin Mo thought about it, the angrier he got.
And that anger quickly reminded him of even worse tasks from past lives—tasks so absurd they still made him want to curse.
Like the lifetime where the system demanded he restore the glory of the Lawrence Clan.
Never mind the useless excuse for a patriarch named Schubert—just becoming part of the Lawrence family had been a nightmare.
In the end, he'd had no choice but to marry into the family as a live-in son-in-law.
Or that other lifetime…
Where the system ordered him to give Klee a happy childhood.
The problem?
When he arrived in that timeline, Klee hadn't even been born yet.
Left with no alternative, Lin Mo swallowed his pride, tracked down Alice in Mondstadt, and became Klee's father.
Because Klee was an elf with an exceptionally long lifespan, he stayed by her side for decades.
Only after giving her a genuinely happy childhood did the task finally count as complete.
…
Thinking back on all those impossible missions, Lin Mo couldn't help but sigh.
"When you put it that way… this system is actually being pretty kind to me this time."
Ascend to Celestia. Defeat the Heavenly Principles.
It sounded absurd—but to a veteran task-completer like Lin Mo, the solution was already obvious.
Wasn't it simple?
All he had to do was build a good relationship with Lumine.
When the day came that she confronted the Heavenly Principles, he'd just sneak in and land the final blow.
Task complete.
A hundred lifetimes in Teyvat—finally over.
And the system would keep its promise: three wishes.
"Not bad. The system finally learned how to act like a person."
In a much better mood, Lin Mo turned his attention back to the present.
Now that he'd reincarnated again, the first thing he needed to confirm was—
Where exactly had this lifetime begun?
When he raised his head and saw Cider Lake, with Mondstadt visible on the far shore, he immediately understood.
"This lifetime starts in Mondstadt."
"Since I'm born here, I might as well take a Mondstadt-style name."
Most of the time, Lin Mo used his real name.
But in some lifetimes, to better fit his background, he adopted an alias.
For instance—
In one lifetime, he'd been born in Inazuma, a member of the Tengu of Mt. Yougou.
He'd taken the name Sasayuri, serving as a general under the Raiden Shogun.
A fearless and formidable warrior—
Who, for some inexplicable reason, had influenced the Shogun into developing a sweet tooth and the bad habit of never bringing her own bento to gatherings.
In the end, during the battle against Orobashi no Mikoto on Yashiori Island, he'd died a heroic death.
In another lifetime, he'd been born in Old Mondstadt.
A young bard who took the name Venti.
Fighting alongside Venessa and Barbatos against the tyrant of the tower, he'd given his life for freedom.
Later on, in subsequent lifetimes, Lin Mo discovered that the wind spirit named Barbatos had even taken on his appearance—continuing to use his alias.
…
"So… what should I name myself this time?"
Lin Mo fell into thought once more.
Every lifetime ended with parting.
And every time, the pain cut both ways.
If he had a choice—
Who would ever willingly endure such farewells?
Hu Tao sobbing before his grave.
Little Klee crying her eyes out when they separated.
So many memories flooded his heart.
"Well, at least this lifetime's task is simple—just finish off the Heavenly Principles."
"No family. No friendship. No romance."
"Then my Mondstadt name will be… 'No Emotions'?"
"…No, that doesn't sound Mondstadt enough."
"Modd Ganching."
"Mmm. Perfect."
Lin Mo was extremely satisfied with his naming skills.
With that settled, he turned to planning his next steps.
He already knew the starting location.
Next, he needed to figure out where in the timeline Teyvat currently was.
"ROOOOAR—!"
A dragon's roar tore through the sky.
Dark clouds churned above Mondstadt, and that thunderous cry echoed across the land.
Lin Mo immediately understood.
"…Looks like it's the Dragon Crisis."
With the timeline confirmed, the next step was obvious.
"Time to camp a spawn point."
"First priority—meet Lumine and Paimon, get familiar with them."
"So when I steal the final hit on the Heavenly Principles later, Lumine won't think I'm some total stranger."
Having decided, Lin Mo set his destination.
If he wanted to run into Lumine, the best place was the Church of Favonius.
During the Dragon Crisis, she was guaranteed to sneak in with Barbatos to steal the Holy Lyre der Himmel.
"Alright—first, let's get into Mondstadt and find somewhere to stay."
Lin Mo started walking toward the city gates.
But after only a few steps—
"When suddenly your sky begins to rain~
That's me~ blowing up~ the dark clouds~ for you~"
…
A sweet, childish song drifted from the lakeside not far away.
"Huh? Let Wind Tell You?"
Lin Mo froze.
He recognized it instantly—the New Year theme song of Genshin
Impact.
And that line—
It was Klee's part.
"The city's in the middle of a dragon crisis—why is that little troublemaker outside the walls?"
Concern crept into Lin Mo's heart.
No matter what, they'd once shared a father-daughter bond.
With the Dragon Crisis ongoing and Abyss creatures roaming the area, how could he not worry?
He decided to go check on her.
If possible, he'd persuade her—just as a passing traveler—to return to the safety of the city.
Following the sound, Lin Mo soon spotted the little girl in red.
"Hehe… funny-patterned lizard~"
Klee was currently crouched over a small lizard, her big eyes sparkling with delight.
She looked unbelievably happy.
Still, Lin Mo had no choice but to call out from a distance.
"Hey… little one. Mondstadt's dealing with a dragon crisis right now—it's dangerous out here."
"How about I take you back into the city, okay?"
…
"Huh?"
Klee's little ears twitched.
She turned toward the voice.
And the moment she saw Lin Mo—
Her small body visibly trembled.
The joy in her eyes vanished, replaced by a sudden redness.
"Da… daddy…?"
Lin Mo: "???"
"Daddy—you're finally back!"
Klee dropped the lizard and ran toward him with her arms wide open, her short legs pumping as fast as they could.
In just a few breaths, she reached him and wrapped her arms tightly around his leg.
"Waaah…"
"Daddy… Klee missed you so much…"
Wait.
Why does she still have memories from a past life?!
System—get out here and explain this right now!
Hey! System!!
Lin Mo frantically shouted in his mind.
[Haa~ I finally just fell asleep…]
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