Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Since the immortals are all in the Jade Pavilion, Xiao must also be in the Jade Pavilion. It wouldn't be difficult to get him to come down and bring them up.

As soon as Jiang Bai finished speaking, a figure in cyan appeared in front of them in a flash.

The torrential rain lashed at him, but it was as if there was an invisible film between them, leaving his hair and clothes completely dry.

Seeing Xiao still looking dashing in the heavy rain, Jiang Bai, who was soaked to the bone, was very envious.

Xiao crossed his arms and glanced at the group of people who looked somewhat disheveled. "What do you want with me?"

"Wow! It just appeared out of nowhere, how amazing!" Paimon exclaimed, his eyes sparkling.

If this is how you summon the immortals, can they do the same when they encounter danger in Liyue?

Jiang Bai said somewhat embarrassedly, "The immortals should all be in the Jade Pavilion, right? We can't get up there. Could you please take us up with you, Immortal Xiao?"

"can."

Xiao nodded, his gaze then falling on Jiang Bai's hands, which, though bandaged, were still stained with blood.

"What happened?"

"I fought with the guy who released the demon god." Jiang Bai gestured with his chin, indicating that Xiao should look at the half-dead Tartaglia in his hand.

A cold glint flashed in Xiao's eyes. "He did it?"

"Although he didn't do it himself, he came up with the plan, he made the props, and he did pretty much the same thing. But this guy is still useful, so we can't kill him."

Sensing Xiao's murderous aura, Jiang Bai felt he couldn't bring this guy to the Jade Pavilion, otherwise the guy would definitely be killed by the enraged immortal.

He even wanted to kidnap someone and demand a ransom from the Northern Bank!

Once the ransom is received, kidnap the young master again on the way to deliver the goods, and send him to Ningguang to collect another sum of Mora.

One person earns money twice!

There was no other way; he was heavily in debt and would have to support his spendthrift father in his old age. He had to find a way to earn more money.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Bai found a spot nearby, took out a shovel, and started digging a hole.

Xiao, Kong, and Paimon, who were watching him dig the hole, were full of questions.

Because the soil was soaked by heavy rain and quite moist, Jiang Bai dug the pit very quickly.

He dug out a huge pit in no time. He used his restored mental energy to condense a coffin in the pit, then took the half-dead Tartaglia from his empty hands and threw him in.

After ensuring there was enough air for him to breathe, they condensed the coffin lid, closed it, and began covering it with soil.

Paimon was stunned, covering her mouth and exclaiming, "Are you going to bury him alive?"

Jiang Bai covered the soil with practiced ease. "No, I still have a use for this guy. It's not good to bring him to Qunyu Pavilion. Let's hide him for now and dig him out when we're done."

Kong Fu'e expressed his admiration for Jiang Bai's method of burying Tibetans alive.

"Won't he really die in there?"

The young master was seriously injured. First, he was shot; although the bullet didn't penetrate his body directly, the impact definitely caused internal organ shock, and he might already be bleeding internally. Then he was punched twice in the face and fell from a height...

He was genuinely worried that the young master might die inside.

"You have to believe in the survival ability of someone granted divine power by the Winter Queen. He didn't suffer any major bleeding, so how could he die so easily? Besides, I've calculated it all; that space is so big, there's enough oxygen for us to dig him out tonight..."

"Fine..." What else could Kong say?

Your spoils are yours to decide.

Jiang Bai buried the soil, tamped the ground down, noted the exact location, patted the dust off his body, and looked at Xiao, who stood to the side with his arms crossed.

Chapter 297 Life Will Always Find a Way

"Hehe, Immortal Xiao, I'm all better now. Please take us up there quickly."

Xiao lowered his eyes slightly, looking somewhat speechless.

He wrapped one arm around Jiang Bai's waist and the other around Kong's waist, lifting the two of them up headfirst as if they were being carried in sacks, and they looked at each other in disbelief.

Then, in the next instant, Xiao, carrying two sacks, vanished from the spot.

As for Paimon, he ignored him.

Since it can fly, it can just fly up on its own.

Seeing them suddenly disappear, Paimon anxiously chased after them, calling out, "Wait for me!"

Xiao suddenly disappeared, and then suddenly returned to Qunyu Pavilion with two people. This scene really attracted everyone's attention.

Paimon flew up, panting heavily. She had never imagined she could fly so high before.

"Whew~ I finally made it up, I'm exhausted!"

"Why are you here?" Ningguang's gaze fell on Jiang Bai and the other two.

Jiang Bai sighed, "We just finished fighting the executors of the Fools. They used the Unfettered Talisman to unseal the Demon God. Unfortunately, we couldn't stop them..."

"There's no need to feel guilty. This was something you couldn't have stopped." Ningguang shook her head slightly, showing no sign of blaming them.

The Fatui Enforcers are incredibly powerful and cannot be defeated by just a few holders of the Eye of God.

They were neither soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army nor her subordinates. They had already done a great favor by voluntarily blocking the Executor of the Fools. How could she blame them?

"Ausel is still in the sea and hasn't landed at Liyue Harbor yet. You all rest for a while. Once the Celestial Mechanism is completed, that will be our time to counterattack!"

Jiang Bai pushed Kong in front of him, "If there's anything I can help with, just say so. Although I don't have the strength to fight right now, our travelers are still full of energy!"

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He certainly has plenty of energy, but there's no need to push him out like that.

Ningguang chuckled, "I won't stand on ceremony if I need anything."

Ke Qing remained silent. She had no interaction with this traveler, but she had met Jiang Bai a few times.

Her gaze fell on Jiang Bai's still bleeding hand. Even though it was bandaged, the bleeding hadn't stopped and he was soaked in the rain, so his entire arm was bright red, with blood even dripping from his fingertips.

"Your injuries haven't been treated yet? While you still have time to catch your breath, come with me, I'll take you to get some medicine."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lady Keqing." Jiang Bai wasn't familiar with Keqing, and he had previously guessed that Keqing was in cahoots with Zhongli.

"Just call me Keqing."

Ke Qing led Jiang Bai to the rest room of Qunyu Pavilion, where many Qianyan Army soldiers were adjusting themselves, preparing to face the Demon God in the best possible condition.

Bai Yuan clung to his shoulder, forming a shoulder armor, while Jiang Bai tore off the entire sleeve of his right arm and ripped off the blood-soaked bandage.

The area protected by Bai Yuan was intact, but outside the area enveloped by Bai Yuan, there were deep bloodstains that revealed the bone.

Jiang Bai's expression didn't change much; he had a very low pain tolerance.

While applying medicine to his wounds, he still had the leisure to chat with Ke Qing.

"Speaking of which, there should be seven members of the Seven Stars, right? Apart from Ningguang and you, Keqing, I've never seen the others before."

Not only had I never seen them, but I've also rarely heard of the other seven stars.

Keqing admired his composure despite his severe injuries, saying, "Not every Seven Star likes to show their face in public."

"I see... By the way, Keqing, what do you think about the Emperor's passing?" Jiang Bai looked at her curiously.

I heard her say those things last year, and now the Emperor has died. It feels quite strange.

Not to mention that he had previously suspected her.

As for who the current emperor is, well, he didn't want to think about that question...

"The passing of the Emperor is a fait accompli. The era of the Immortals has passed; now is the era of humans. The Seven Stars of Liyue will swear to protect Liyue Harbor to the death!"

Ke Qing spoke with a firm and powerful tone, just like her usual style.

Jiang Bai didn't say anything about Ke Qing's words.

The reason why Liyue has not experienced any political turmoil for 3,700 years is because Liyue has a wise god.

The beliefs of the gods are eternal and unchanging. For 3,700 years, He has adhered to His principles and His will has not changed with the passage of time.

He will always continue on the path he believes is right.

But people are different.

Humans are complex beings with various desires.

Perhaps the current Seven Stars can uphold their principles, but what about the next generation? And the generation after that?

There are wise people and there are foolish people; no one can predict what the future holds.

Perhaps decades or centuries from now, Liyue will no longer look the same.

But where there is oppression, there will be resistance. The existence of the Eye of God also makes those at the top always wary and dare not oppress too harshly.

Just like Mondstadt next door, when one regime becomes corrupt, another regime will take its place.

Life always finds a way.

Furthermore, Liyue is home to ancient immortals whose existence is like a sword of Damocles. Even the most incompetent leader would be wary of these beings and would not dare to oppress the people too harshly.

"So what's your opinion on the immortals protecting Liyue?" Jiang Bai looked at her curiously, wanting to hear her thoughts on the immortals.

"Do you mean that kind of condescending arrogance when you talk about 'protection'?" Keqing clearly had a lot of opinions about the immortals, so their conversation at the dinner table must have been unpleasant.

"Huh? Really?"

Jiang Bai had interacted with the immortals before, and he didn't really sense much arrogance from them.

Immortals are just quite eccentric; once you get to know them, they're pretty much like ordinary people and quite easy to talk to.

After all, not everyone is as easy to talk to and approachable as Grandma Ping.

"Hmph, you're just an ordinary person, someone they protect, so of course you can't feel it." Ke Qing had no interest in explaining to him what only those in power could sense.

Jiang Bai understood; it seemed that neither side could convince the other.

The Immortal doesn't believe that Seven Stars can protect Liyue, while Seven Stars is unwilling for the Immortal, who has long since withdrawn from worldly affairs, to interfere in the affairs of Liyue Harbor again.

In the eyes of the Seven Stars, this was the immortals' "arrogance" towards them.

Jiang Bai sprinkled hemostatic powder on the wound on his hand and re-bandaged it with a clean bandage.

He stood up and stretched, making sure it wouldn't affect his movement, before yawning.

"I actually think the existence of the Sages is a good thing. After all, we can't expect every future Seven Stars to be like you, taking it upon themselves to protect Liyue. The existence of the Sages is like a sword hanging over your heads, making you somewhat hesitant when you rule..."

Ke Qing could not refute Jiang Bai's statement.

Everything has its good and bad aspects, and immortals are no exception.

"Then let them watch closely to see where Liyue under human rule will go."

Chapter 298 You Fools are going too far!

"Speaking of which, how are we going to defeat the demon god?"

On the platform of the Jade Pavilion, Paimon looked at the immortals around him and scratched his head in bewilderment.

"Of course, it's thanks to my new Return to the End." True Monarch Liuyun Jiefeng flapped his wings and landed on the platform.

Her Returning to the End mechanism was already completed. With a wave of her hand, the Returning to the End mechanism was connected to the entire attack system of the Jade Pavilion.

"Can we win?" Paimon was a little unsure.

Ningguang shook her head. "Not necessarily."

She walked to the front and looked at the terrifying behemoth in the sea from afar. "The Thousand Rock Army and the Seven Stars have not faced a demon god for two thousand years. Even with the help of immortals, it is still unknown whether they can defeat this demon god in the sea."

"But no matter what, we can't just sit here and wait to die!"

Qunyu Pavilion flew swiftly into the sea and arrived in front of Osel.

At such close range, the demonic pressure was even more terrifying.

Jiang Bai and the soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army filed out. Ning Guang flew into the air, and golden light shone in her hand. Centered on her, the entire Qunyu Pavilion shone with golden light.

"open--"

At her command, the mechanisms on the Jade Pavilion were activated, and a huge platform was constructed in front of the Jade Pavilion, from which several extraordinary Returning Machines emerged.

"Please, immortal, infuse me with your divine power!"