Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

She was also quite curious to see what the Stormterror looked like.

However, she couldn't teleport, and she couldn't get there in time.

Chapter 203 Hall Master, cheer up!

"Indeed impressive..." Regardless of whether Sora received divine assistance or not, his defeat of the Wind Demon Dragon was undeniable.

"Then I helped the Knights with some things, and came over after dinner."

"So, are you still going tomorrow?"

"We'll get there later; this isn't over yet!"

"Is it not over yet? I really want to join in the fun too!"

Hu Tao was itching to see it; it was so frustrating to only hear about something so interesting and not be able to see it for herself.

Even if she sets off now, it will be several days before she arrives in Mondstadt, and things might already be over by then.

"Never mind, I'm going to go borrow the mechanical crane from Grandma Ping! And while I'm at it, I'll ask her to order one for me!"

Hu Tao acted immediately, turning a corner and heading towards Yujingtai.

Grandma Ping was still in the same old place, except that there was only a tea table with a teapot on it. Clearly, she was resting in her own little world.

"Grandma Ping! Grandma Ping!" Hu Tao shouted at the pot, which woke up Grandma Ping.

"Hu Tao, what's the matter?" Grandma Ping appeared beside her, adjusting her glasses.

"Grandma Ping, I would like to borrow your mechanical crane for a while."

Hu Tao looked at Grandma Ping with hope. Whether or not she could go to Mondstadt depended on Grandma Ping!

"The mechanical crane, that was lent to me by Liu Yun... Liu Yun came over a while ago, and I returned it to her..." Grandma Ping slowly revealed a fact that saddened Hu Tao.

"Ah..." Hu Tao's face immediately fell.

It's so frustrating to miss out on something exciting.

Looking at the dejected Hu Tao, Jiang Bai wanted to slap himself. He should have known better than to talk to her and end it.

Look at that dejected little face, it makes him feel guilty.

"Grandma Ping, can you make such a ritual implement?" Hu Tao did not give up her last hope.

Grandma Ping shook her head, but still pointed her in a direction, "I'm not good at making these kinds of things, perhaps you could try asking Liu Yun..."

Originally, she made the Four Directions Ritual for them simply because she had the Four Directions True Soul as the main material, and it was not difficult to modify it slightly. However, she had never made any mechanical artifacts for traveling.

"Thank you for your guidance, Grandma. I'm sorry to have bothered you!" Hu Tao came and went in a flurry.

Jiang Bai said, then quickly caught up with Hu Tao, "We have something urgent to attend to, so we'll have to go first. Grandma will come to see you again next time!"

Grandma Ping shook her head helplessly at the energetic young people.

"Wow, so energetic..."

"Hall Master, wait for me! Don't run so fast!" Hu Tao ran extremely fast, disappearing in a flash, and Jiang Bai had a very difficult time chasing after her.

Seeing that Hu Tao had stopped, Jiang Bai, panting, placed his hands on his knees and asked:

"Master, you wouldn't be thinking of going to Mount Aozang to find True Monarch Jiefeng Liuyun right now, would you? Do you remember how long it took us to travel to Jueyun Realm last time? Even if you went now, it would be too late..."

"That's true..."

Hu Tao immediately lost her spirit and energy, becoming like a salted fish that had lost its dreams.

Her hands hung down, her body hunched over, and she moved about like a walking corpse.

"Master, please don't be like this! Cheer up!"

Seeing that Hu Tao was surrounded by an invisible black aura, her dejection almost tangible, Jiang Bai shook Hu Tao's shoulders, trying to cheer her up.

However, Hu Tao was like a dried-out salted fish, her eyes had lost their luster, and she didn't budge no matter how Jiang Bai shook her.

Jiang Bai looked at the curious children watching from the roadside and used them as a raft, saying, "Master, you'll scare the children like that!"

However, the children were not frightened. Instead, they stopped and pointed in this direction with their friends.

Jiang Bai quickly changed his tune, "Even if it doesn't scare the children, it's not good to scare the cats and dogs!"

The kitten licking its fur by the roadside gave him a strange look.

Seeing that Hu Tao, who was lost in her own world of emo, still didn't react, Jiang Bai hardened his heart, tucked her under his arm like a human-shaped pillow, and strode into the Hall of Rebirth.

He ran while shouting:

"Mr. Zhongli, the sect leader is in trouble!"

"what?"

Zhongli, who was still awake, looked puzzled when she heard Jiang Bai's words. She walked out of the courtyard and saw Jiang Bai running over with a walnut in a strange posture.

The walnut he was holding turned ashen-faced, as if a storm was brewing.

He retreated to his courtyard and closed the gate.

The next second, Hu Tao's angry roar came from outside the door.

"Jiang Bai!"

Jiang Bai's forehead was covered in sweat as he stood the human-shaped pillow upright and then put it down.

"Oh, Master, you're alright! That's good. You should get some rest, Master. I'll be going now..."

Before Hu Tao could even get a foothold, he made a swift escape.

Hu Tao was so angry she was practically spitting fire. "You better not come back tomorrow!"

She's so angry!

This is the first time someone has used me as a body pillow and tucked under my armpit. Does being tall make you superior?

However, the culprit escaped quickly, and she couldn't catch him no matter what she tried.

After Hu Tao finished venting her anger, Zhong Li slowly opened the courtyard gate.

"Master, what happened?"

Hu Tao stormed into his yard and poured a whole pot of tea.

"Damn it! How dare you do such a thing to me!"

Zhong Li narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint in them. "What did he do?"

"He...he's holding me in his arms!" Hu Tao was both ashamed and angry.

Zhong Li: "......"

I don't understand, I don't get it. Young people these days really know how to have fun.

“From a purely rational standpoint, this behavior is indeed extremely offensive,” Zhongli offered a weak consolation.

"I think I just heard him say that the sect leader is having problems?"

His gaze fell on Hu Tao, and after looking her over, he couldn't see anything wrong with her.

This made Hu Tao even angrier.

"It's all because of that guy. He told me that the Stormterror, the familiar of the Anemo Archon, is wreaking havoc in Mondstadt, which made it impossible for me to go see it in time..."

For someone who enjoys having fun, the most painful thing is knowing there's something funny to watch, but not being able to go and witness it live.

"The Wind God's retinue is wreaking havoc in Mondstadt?" Zhongli frowned.

What exactly happened in Mondstadt?

Has our old friend not woken up yet?

"That guy said he encountered this situation as soon as he arrived today, and a stranger appeared and drove the Wind Demon Dragon away..."

"Outsider?"

"What he said wasn't clear; I don't know where he's from..."

Jiang Bai wiped away a cold sweat as he ran near the teleportation anchor point.

The leader was really scary; luckily, he ran away quickly.

But he'll definitely be back tomorrow; he didn't even have time to see his sweet flowers!

It was already quite late when we returned to Mondstadt.

The lights were still on in Claire's house. Claire was sitting on the sofa in her pajamas, dozing off sleepily, clearly waiting for him.

Seeing Keli's little head nodding, Jiang Bai poked her cheek, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Klee immediately snapped back to reality upon feeling the touch on her face.

"Brother Jiang Bai, you're back! Ke Li is waiting for you to come back!"

"wait for me?"

"Brother Abedo said that Claire should lock the door when she's home alone. Claire is waiting for you to come back and lock the door!"

After saying that, she jumped off the sofa, ran to the door, and bolted it shut.

Jiang Bai patted her little head. This child is so well-behaved.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, go to sleep now!"

"Mmm." Klee yawned and ran back to her room.

Paimon and Kong were already asleep; they had been exhausted all day and were resting exceptionally early.

Jiang Bai went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. The water was running, and the night was exceptionally quiet.

Chapter 204 Your saliva is all over my hair!

In the early morning, the sun shone through the transparent glass, illuminating the person on the soft bed.

Paimon lay down on the other pillow, using his long blond hair as a blanket.

She, about half the size of a pillow, slept soundly on the large double bed. In her dream, she seemed to be eating something, and the long hair covering her naturally became her food.

She chewed on the empty hair, saliva dripping from the corner of her mouth and sticking to her hair.

Until Sora woke up from her sleep.

He rubbed his eyes, groggily sat up, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his scalp.

Looking in the direction of the pain, his expression was one of terror.

He watched as Paimon, like a goat that eats anything, chewed up his hair and swallowed it!

He quickly pulled the rest of his hair out of Paimon's mouth, looking with some heartache at his mangled hair and the sticky saliva on it.

He looked at Paimon, who hadn't been woken up and had even rolled over and was smacking his lips, with a hint of disdain.

Why can this emergency food ration be eaten with anything?!

He picked Paimon up unhappily and, in Paimon's bewildered gaze, pointed to his hair, which had been slashed and missing a corner.

"Look what you've done!"

"Huh?" Paimon rubbed his eyes in confusion. "What did I do?"

"You ate my hair! It's covered in your saliva!"

"I dreamt I was eating something, and it turned out I was eating your hair!" Paimon exclaimed in horror. "Will I die if I ate your hair?!"

An angry expression appeared on Kong's forehead. "Do you look like something's wrong? The thing that's wrong right now is my hair!"

Paimon realized this too, and chuckled awkwardly, "Sorry, sorry, I'll wash you..."

Jiang Bai went to the restroom and saw Kong washing his hair in a depressed mood early in the morning.

Paimon floated awkwardly beside him, his clothes wet and covered in shampoo foam.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Bai asked curiously.

Kong's face was dark, and the way he was washing his hair with his head down made his face look even darker.

"This guy said he'd wash my hair, but he almost ended up washing himself..."