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"To make the finest perfume, the flower petals are of paramount importance. To maintain the purity and richness of the fragrance, any broken, damaged, or withered petals must be discarded..."

As she explained, Ying'er placed the prepared flower petals into a specially made distillation pot to make essential oil.

Three large baskets of fresh flowers can only yield enough essential oil to make a small bowl.

Jiang Bai was a little worried; if he wanted to make plum blossom essential oil, would he have to uproot the entire plum tree belonging to Walnut Tree...?

"Once the floral water is made, the next step is to make the ointment. We need to take the best rosin and beeswax and boil them together..."

Ying'er followed the steps one by one, occasionally explaining the precautions and intentions.

She wasn't afraid of her exclusive recipe being leaked, since the most important part of making perfume was blending, and blending was her closely guarded secret.

Jiang Bai looked at it carefully and planned to fix it up himself when he had time.

The three batches of perfume were made late into the night.

Looking at the sky, Ying'er rubbed her lower back. "I'm so tired. I probably won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow. Luckily, it's almost finished..."

"I'm so hungry..." Paimon rubbed his belly, feeling extremely hungry.

Ying'er waved her hand, "You all go and rest. After the balm has solidified, I will carve some patterns on it. Come back to my business tomorrow evening."

"Then goodbye."

Paimon waved, and the three of them yawned and walked out.

"It's so late, the restaurants should all be closed by now?" Paimon felt so hungry, he was almost too weak to fly.

"Let's go check out Tiger Rock Restaurant, maybe it's still open." Jiang Bai was also very hungry.

After a busy day, you desperately need some delicious food to soothe your taste buds.

It was already late at night, and even the bustling Chihuyan area had fallen asleep. Only a few shops still had their lights on, but they were cleaning up and preparing to close for the night.

Jiang Bai arrived at Wanmintang. The doors of Wanmintang were already closed, but the lights were still on.

Through the open window, Jiang Bai saw Xiang Ling and Guo Ba cleaning the shop.

He knocked on the window, attracting the attention of the man and the bear. "Xiangling, is there any more food? Let's eat."

"Oh, you're here for dinner so late?" Xiangling opened the door and let them in. "There's not much food left, but I can use the remaining ingredients and rice to make you a mixed fried rice."

"I've been preparing the ceremony for sending off the immortals, and I only just had time to eat now." Jiang Bai plopped down in a chair, not wanting to move.

"The ceremony of sending off the immortals..." Xiangling's expression suddenly turned somewhat sorrowful, "Could it be that the Emperor has really..."

She had heard many rumors these past few days, but she couldn't believe them. Little did she know that the Emperor had truly passed away...

Guoba tilted its head, looking somewhat bewildered.

Has the Emperor passed away?

But he saw Zhongli come to eat just a few days ago.

He scratched his head, not quite understanding.

"Yes, Mr. Zhongli is now in charge of the ceremonies to send the Emperor's soul back to the heavens. The venue is set at the Jade Capital Terrace. We are helping out, and it should be ready in a few days..."

Jiang Bai didn't hide anything; everyone would know about it soon, so there was no need to hide it anymore.

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Its originally big eyes have turned into beady eyes, and its mouth is slightly open.

Although it had forgotten many things, it still knew what the ritual of sending off immortals was.

That's something we do when old friends pass away.

The Emperor isn't dead, is he? Why hold a ceremony to send off the immortals? Or is he holding one for himself?

Seeing Guoba's stunned expression, Xiangling squatted down and rubbed her face against its head. "Guoba, don't be too sad. Although King Yan has passed away, his spirit in heaven will protect us."

Rather than saying Xiangling was comforting Guoba, it would be more accurate to say she was comforting herself.

Sensing Xiangling's sadness, Guoba patted her head with his furry paws.

Jiang Bai glanced at Guoba and couldn't see any sign of sadness in it.

Hmm, maybe it's because animals express emotions differently than humans...

Before long, the rice crust was lit and Xiangling brought out three large bowls of fried rice, along with three servings of freshly squeezed raspberry juice.

The three of them wolfed down their food, and in no time, the fried rice was completely gone.

Xiangling sat to the side watching them eat, her eyes crinkling into crescents.

After eating and drinking his fill, Jiang Bai took out his money pouch to pay. "How much?"

Xiangling waved her hand, "I can't help much with the ceremonies for sending off immortals, but I can certainly cook some food to reward you. Once the ceremonies for sending off immortals are finished, I'll invite Mr. Zhongli and the others, and I'll treat you to a big meal."

"Lulu~"

Guoba nodded and invited Zhongli to a big meal.

"Yay! A feast!" Paimon's eyes lit up.

After seeing Jiang Bai and the others off, Xiangling closed the door, her eyes drooping as she sat on a stool, lost in thought.

Guoba jumped onto the table, stood on one leg, and pretended to balance a chili pepper on his head to amuse her.

With a thud, Guoba lost his balance and fell flat on his back onto the table.

Xiangling burst out laughing and picked it up, nuzzling its face affectionately.

"Guoba, you can sleep with me tonight."

......

"Where are you going to rest tonight? Do you want to come to my place?" Jiang Bai asked Kong and Paimon.

Kong and Paimon hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

I don't know how many days I'll be staying in Liyue, so staying in an inn isn't worth it.

Although the Hall of Rebirth was a bit eerie, Jiang Bai's courtyard was still better.

Pushing open the courtyard gate, Gudu, who was soaking in the pool, saw Jiang Bai return and hopped out, jumping onto Jiang Bai's shoulder and rubbing his face against him.

"You don't need to wash my face as soon as I get back." Jiang Bai picked it up and kneaded it a couple of times, then suddenly held it up to the moon.

"Hey, have you shrunk?"

It used to be the size that could be held in both hands, but now it seems to have shrunk a bit.

Paimon flew over and circled it, examining it closely. "There is a little bit. Strange, can slimes shrink? Don't they gradually grow bigger?"

Kong opened his elemental vision and looked at the small pool where Gudu was. The pool was full of water element, and it didn't seem to lack water element.

Gudu blew a bubble and wrapped Paimon up.

It was clearly doing something bad, but its eyes were curved, giving it an innocent and harmless appearance.

Kong stared at it and suddenly said, "Your slime is a bit strange."

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strange?

Upon hearing this word, Gudu immediately widened its eyes, pretending to be no different from an ordinary slime.

Jiang Bai tilted his head. "What's strange about it?"

"Logically speaking, only large water slimes have the ability to blow bubbles, so why can it do it when it's still a small slime?" Sora asked.

He's fought quite a few slimes during this time, but the little slimes only know how to bump into people, and the bumps don't hurt at all; they're very innocent and harmless.

Paimon broke free from the bubble and glared angrily at Gudu. "That's right! Little slimes can't blow bubbles!"

Jiang Bai placed Gu Dong in front of him, and smiled as he looked at Gu Dong's bewildered yet slightly nervous little eyes.

"What does it matter! My pet, Jiang Bai's pet, has to be special! Maybe it can even fight alongside me in the future!"

Gu Dong's eyes lit up instantly, and she affectionately nuzzled Jiang Bai's hand.

Sora and Paimon looked at each other, and in the end Sora shrugged, revealing a helpless expression.

Whatever, it's just a slime. No matter how powerful it is, it's still just a slime.

Jiang Bai affectionately rubbed the little guy's skin. "Alright, alright, go and rest. Your clothes are all wet."

Gudu secretly made up its mind to control all the water elements in its body and try not to get anything wet when it crawls, so that its owner can take it with them when they go out.

That's not enough. It needs to shrink even smaller so that it can fit into its owner's clothes or pockets, and achieve freedom of going out as soon as possible!

Jiang Bai, unaware of the immense determination his little pets had made, pushed open the door to an empty room, took out a blanket, stuffed it into his empty hand, and let them make their own beds. He then went to wash up while yawning.

His courtyard wasn't as elaborate as Zhongli's; one person couldn't possibly use many rooms, and several rooms were either used for storing miscellaneous items or were empty.

Kong and Paimon looked at the empty bed in the room and stared at each other helplessly, resigned to their fate of having to fend for themselves.

Although the room was a bit empty, it was clean, so there was no need to clean it again.

The next morning, Jiang Bai was still half asleep when he suddenly felt like he was suffocating.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that Gudu had somehow jumped onto his face and spread out like a slime mask.

Seeing that he was awake, it jumped up with its eyes crinkling into crescents.

Jiang Bai rubbed his eyes and looked at him in confusion, "How did you get in?"

He remembered putting it in the pool when he went to sleep, and his doors and windows should have been closed.

Gu Dong tilted his head in confusion, pretending not to understand, and circled around on the table next to the bed.

Jiang Bai placed it on his shoulder and poked its face in annoyance. "You're getting more and more slick. You're not some kind of spirit, are you? I remember the bookstore sells a light novel from before Inazuma closed off from the country, something like 'Reincarnated as a Slime.' I'll buy it for you to read sometime..."

Gudu looked bewildered; Jiang Bai's words were beyond the comprehension of its little head.

Kong and Paimon, who hadn't had enough sleep, were woken up by Jiang Bai and followed him to the dining hall of Wangsheng Hall for a free breakfast.

Paimon patted his round belly contentedly, "The food at the Hall of Rebirth is so good, I don't want to leave..."

Jiang Bai drew a big X on his chest. "That won't do, you'll bankrupt the Hall of Rebirth!"

Don't let Paimon's small size fool you, he has quite an appetite.

"I was just saying!" Paimon said angrily, crossing his arms.

"Let's go! There's other work to do before the perfume is finished!" Jiang Bai ignored her and went to find Zhong Li, still clinging to his shoulder.

With its back to Jiang Bai, Gu Dong blew a small bubble at the white flying creature, allowing Paimon to discern a provocative emotion in its two oval eyes.

"Damn it! How dare this little slime provoke me, Paimon!" She flew over, intending to punch the little slime and show it the power of Paimon.

Before it even touched anything, it was enveloped in bubbles.

Kong covered her mouth and chuckled, "Paimon, you're no good. You can't even bully a slime."

"Damn it! Even you're bullying me!" Paimon, having broken free of the bubble, became withdrawn.

Jiang Bai reached out and flicked the little thing on his shoulder, "Don't bully Paimon."

Gudu's eyes drooped, and she listlessly leaned on his shoulder.

Paimon was moved and immediately decided to forgive Jiang Bai, saying, "You still have a conscience, even if you're just handing out flyers!"

They played and joked their way to Zhongli's courtyard.

Kong asked, "Mr. Zhongli, the perfume is still being made. What's the next step?"

"I need you to help me borrow the [Dust-Cleansing Bell]."

"Dust-washing bell?"

"The Dust-Cleansing Bell is currently being kept by a friend of mine named Granny Ping. Jiang Bai should know her. If you ask her, she will lend it to you."

Jiang Bai noticed Zhong Li's strange expression.

He knew that Granny Ping was an immortal, and since Zhongli said that Granny Ping was his friend, it seemed that the fact that Zhongli was an immortal was indeed true.

But does Granny Ping know that Zhongli is dissatisfied with the Rock God?

Zhongli said he had no intention of becoming the next Rock God, but he didn't quite believe it.

After all, someone has to succeed to the throne.