Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Good heavens, Chongyun! He usually seems quite honest, but I never imagined he would have such a relationship with the Hall Master!

hateful!

Poor Chongyun, he was inexplicably burdened with a false accusation that he himself didn't even know about.

"So, Chongyun and I still have this kind of relationship."

Seeing Jiang Bai visibly becoming anxious, Hu Tao felt very pleased.

Jiang Bai always likes to tease her, and it feels really nice to tease him occasionally.

“I had no idea about this before…” Jiang Bai slumped into a chair.

"What's wrong? You don't seem very happy?" Hu Tao asked knowingly.

"These are just words from an elder, not to be taken seriously. I feel that Chongyun is not suitable for you, Hall Master. He is too dull and only knows how to cultivate. It would be too boring for you to live with him in the future... Hall Master, you should open your eyes and think carefully."

Jiang Bai suppressed the bitterness in his heart, but his words inevitably revealed a hint of it.

"What you said makes a lot of sense. What kind of person do you think I'm best suited to be with?"

Hu Tao rested her chin on her hand, her plum blossom-like eyes wide open, watching him with a leisurely air.

Feeling Hu Tao staring at him like that, Jiang Bai felt his heart pounding a little. He forced himself to remain calm and listed a long string of demands:

"Of course, she must have common topics with the Hall Master and be able to have fun together! She definitely can't be bad-looking, she must be strong, able to protect you, Hall Master, and at the same time, she must have a business mind to make the Hall of Rebirth bigger and stronger..."

Hu Tao pretended to think for a moment, "Now that you mention it, Xingqiu does seem quite suitable..."

Chapter 260 Potential Rival

Upon hearing Hu Tao mention Chu Qiu's name, Jiang Bai nearly collapsed to the ground.

Although his list of requirements did indeed match Xingqiu's quite well, couldn't she see the huge man right in front of her?

Jiang Bai's words were laced with sarcasm, "Xingqiu is no good. He looks like a woman; anyone who didn't know him would think he was some young lady. Besides, he looks weak, so his martial arts skills must be mediocre..."

"Really? You look even weaker than him."

"I was training my elemental power, not because I was actually weak!" Jiang Bai rolled up his sleeves, revealing the hard muscles on his arms, trying to prove that he wasn't weak at all.

Hu Tao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Master, what are you laughing at? Don't you believe me?" Jiang Bai was anxious and tried to lift his clothes to show her his abs.

He wasn't unaware that Hu Tao was doing it on purpose, but when people get carried away, they really can't care about anything else.

After all, a man shouldn't be told something untrue by the person he likes.

Hu Tao showed no surprise at his abs, instead waving her hand dismissively, "I've seen it all, I saw it all when you were still a corpse."

rub!

Upon hearing Hu Tao's words, Jiang Bai felt his blood rush to his head, and his face instantly turned as red as a watermelon rind.

As it turns out, he wasn't thick-skinned enough, especially in this respect.

He didn't want to accept the fact that Hu Tao had already seen him naked...

Hu Tao looked at him teasingly and poked his burning face with her finger. "Oh dear, why is your face so red?"

Jiang Bai felt that the sentence was very familiar. Just a while ago, he seemed to have said the same thing to someone.

Sure enough, fortunes change, and those who are smug will eventually face retribution.

"It must be too stuffy in the cave, I'm going out for some fresh air..." With his head flushed red, he walked out of the cave almost mechanically and into the rain.

Hu Tao gestured for Little Ghost to follow and check, and to report back to her immediately if anything happened.

Little Ghost nodded and quietly followed behind Jiang Bai.

After being washed away by the heavy rain, Jiang Bai felt his mind clear up a lot, but the thought that Hu Tao had already seen him naked made his face burn like fire, and he couldn't stop the heat.

He braced himself against the mountainside with both hands and banged his head against the hard rock, trying to dig a hole and put himself inside.

The little ghost tilted its head, unable to understand what foolish thing it was doing.

Are you trying to see who's harder, your head or a rock?

To prevent him from continuing to crash and endangering his life, it floated back to the cave and reported to Walnut.

Hu Tao clicked her tongue twice, took out an umbrella, and went outside.

Seeing Jiang Bai still doing something foolish, she couldn't help but laugh.

This guy is usually incredibly thick-skinned, but I didn't expect him to be so shy in this regard.

"Are you planning to smash your head against the wall and die here, so I'll collect your corpse? You haven't even made back my investment yet, I'm not going to do business at a loss."

Hu Tao tiptoed, grabbed him by the collar, and pulled him under the umbrella.

Jiang Bai's shoulders slumped, his hair clung to his face, and the tuft of hair on his head drooped down. In just a short while, he was completely soaked, except for his still flushed face. He looked like a pitiful little dog.

Seeing him soaked to the bone, Hu Tao laughed without any restraint, "You didn't see anything! I was just kidding."

"Really?" Jiang Bai looked up.

Why doesn't he believe it?

"Why would I, a beautiful young woman in the prime of my life, go to see your corpse?" Hu Tao said with absolute certainty.

There is a kind of lie called a white lie.

After she pulled Jiang Bai out of the water, in order to confirm whether he was really dead and to clean up his remains, she not only looked at him naked, but also touched him.

I didn't think it looked like a corpse at the time, and sure enough, it survived.

Of course, there was no need to say that; he was afraid that this guy might actually bury himself back in the ground.

Jiang Bai let out a long sigh of relief, and the heat on his face slowly subsided.

He was terrified; he thought his innocence was in jeopardy...

He lifted the hair covering his forehead, revealing a bright red forehead that was already bleeding, and looked at Hu Tao pitifully, saying:

"it hurts……"

"Who told you to bang your head against the rock? Now you know who's tougher, right? I'll put some medicine on you when we get back to the cave..."

Looking at this guy pretending to be pitiful, Little Ghost rolled his eyes, burrowed into Walnut's body, and decided to avoid seeing him and getting annoyed.

Back in the cave, Jiang Bai took off his wet shirt and sat shirtless in front of the fire.

Hu Tao took out gauze and carefully cleaned away the rubble from the wound on his forehead. Her expression was exceptionally serious, and Jiang Bai was mesmerized by the sight of her in the flames.

How could someone like Chong Yunxingqiu be worthy of being her hall master?

Only you are the most suitable person to be the leader!

Hu Tao had no idea what Jiang Bai was thinking. She applied the medicine, wrapped it with bandages, and that was it.

"Luckily, you're tough enough. It's just a small wound. Just be careful not to get it wet, and it'll be fine in a couple of days."

Sensing the slightly romantic atmosphere, Jiang Bai couldn't help but whine, "The sect leader is so kind~"

Hearing Jiang Bai's coquettish tone, Hu Tao rubbed the goosebumps on her hands.

This guy really does take a liking to something.

"Go change your clothes quickly, I won't care if you catch a cold."

"okay!"

After building himself a room and changing his clothes, Jiang Bai hung his wet clothes by the fire and looked at Hu Tao:

"Master, are your clothes wet? Would you like to change them?"

"The hem of my dress was a little wet, but it's dry now." She stood up and yawned. "I'm so sleepy, I'm going to bed."

"Good night."

"Okay, goodnight." Hu Tao crawled into the tent and closed it.

Jiang Bai sat alone in front of the fire, waiting for his hair to dry, while his thoughts wandered.

There's no doubt that he likes walnuts.

Similarly, he wanted to spend his life with her.

However, it's not that simple.

Putting aside the fact that Hu Tao is still young, even his own situation is unclear.

With little memory, he couldn't quite explain his condition. Although everything seemed normal now, who knew if he might suddenly fall into a state of suspended animation again in the future?

Besides these concerns, there are many others.

For example, a very important question is whether there is reproductive isolation between people from outside the world and Teyvats.

Walnut is the only heir of the Wangsheng Hall. If he ends up with the hall master, what will happen to the successor of the Wangsheng Hall?

The lifespan of Liyue people is not long, only a few decades, but he is different. Judging from the previous glimpses, he has obviously lived for quite a long time.

Maybe when the hall master gets old, he'll still look young.

Even if he could find a way to prolong his life, Hu Tao, who values ​​the natural laws of life and death, would certainly not want to live a long life, right?

Thinking about it, Jiang Bai fell into deep worry.

After a long silence, he sighed, "Sigh, I still have to find a way to regain my memories..."

Chapter 261 The Visit of the Empty One

The two stayed in the wilderness for several days and rushed back to the Hall of Rebirth the day before the ritual to invite the immortals.

Although Jiang Bai said he wouldn't go again when he saw the Summoning Ceremony last year, considering the conspiracy of the Fools, the two decided they still had to go and see.

Otherwise, if something happens, they won't be able to find out immediately.

Sora and Paimon also arrived at Liyue Harbor. After witnessing the prosperity of Liyue, the two began to consider their accommodation.

In the wild, they would sleep in the open, setting up a tent or finding a cave to rest, but this was in the city, and they couldn't possibly sleep on the street.

Despite having a million Mora in his pocket, Paimon decided to ask Jiang Bai to stay with him, considering his future living expenses.

By using the pretext of demanding repayment of their debts and then subtly revealing their dire situation of having to sleep on the streets, Jiang Bai certainly wouldn't stand idly by.

The premise is that you have to hide the fact that you are carrying a large sum of money.

After communicating, the two asked passersby for directions to the Hall of Rebirth. With the help of kind people, they arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Rebirth.

Looking at the closed door, Paimon stroked his chin. "Huh, why is the door closed?"

"I don't know, let's knock on the door."

Kong was about to knock on the door when it was pushed open as soon as he touched it.

It turned out the door wasn't closed, it was just ajar.

As the door opened, the ceremonial attendant looked up and asked, "Hello, do you need to arrange a funeral or purchase funeral supplies?"

Because the doors and windows were closed, the room was somewhat dark, and Paimon felt a chill in the air, so he instinctively hugged his arms tightly.

She suddenly regretted coming here to stay.

"We're here to find someone."

"Who are you looking for?"

"Looking for Jiang Bai? We're his friends. Is he here?"

"Yes, do you need me to take you to him?"

"Then trouble you."

Paimon and Kong followed the ritual master into the Hall of Rebirth. Due to the nature of the Hall of Rebirth and its somewhat solemn atmosphere, the two did not speak.

After all, coffins, paper money, funeral clothes, and urns are all too common in funeral parlors.

For the timid Paimon, there was still some fear.

As for emptiness, it simply means speaking less.

Yi Guan led the two to Jiang Bai's courtyard and knocked on the gate.