Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Although this matter is quite offensive to the Executor, the news that the young master had been captured and extorted for ransom had already spread within their Fools' Clan.

Although they dared not openly laugh at the young master, they certainly talked about him a lot behind his back.

Although the Seven Stars later dominated the negotiations over the Demon God incident, securing numerous benefits and various political, diplomatic, and economic rights for Liyue, these ultimately had little to do with the soldiers themselves.

Their garrison in Liyue was permitted under the contract, and they also assumed corresponding mutual assistance responsibilities.

One of his friends had previously entered the Laminar Fissure with his troops during the turmoil, serving as an ally to help Liyue fight against the threat of calamity.

In addition, they openly use Dunyu Mausoleum as their base. Although they do conduct research on Dunyu Mausoleum in secret, that is a secret matter and there should be no fault in their actions on the surface.

Jiang Bai narrowed his eyes, not quite sure what the contract between Li Yue and Zhi Dong contained.

However, he had heard of this contract. Apart from Mondstadt, the other six countries had signed it, linking them together in a way that resembled an economic community of shared destiny.

Therefore, these fools often embellish their actions, claiming to be the guardians of the entire continent.

The sharp blade grazed past his ear, severing a few strands of hair, and Patrick felt goosebumps rise on his skin.

If you get any closer, his face will be cut.

Jiang Bai's face was half-hidden in shadow. He lifted the mask off the soldier's face, bent down slightly, and his imposing aura descended upon him without reservation.

"Heh, I think you're doing more than just setting up camp."

Patrick felt his hair stand on end, as if he were being stared at by something terrifying, and his legs trembled uncontrollably.

He is a trained person and is not afraid under normal circumstances, unless he can't help it.

Facing this person was like facing a young master who had activated his Demon King Armor; the terrifying pressure he felt was still fresh in his memory.

“We’ve been watching you for a long time. If you don’t want to suffer, you’d better tell the truth.”

“You…you asked…” Patrick struggled to speak along with his saliva.

It's impossible to say everything, but it's not a big problem to say some unimportant things.

"Name."

"Patrick."

"Position."

"The 11th Company of the Fools' Army stationed in Liyue, musket guerrillas."

"Task."

"patrol."

How many companies are stationed here? How many men are there?

……

Wearing a coat, Ye Lan stood on the towering cliff outside Dunyu Mausoleum, coldly looking down at the Fools stationed there.

She was on a mission when the Fatui were causing trouble in Liyue. She rushed back as soon as she learned of what had happened, but even though she rushed back, by the time she arrived at Liyue Harbor, the situation had almost completely calmed down.

To prevent such a thing from happening again, she has assigned people to keep an eye on all the Fatui troops currently stationed in Liyue.

However, Dunyuling is a rather special place, and there are many fools stationed there, so she came to keep an eye on it herself.

Although these fools appear to be merely stationed and training here, no one knows if they are secretly doing something else.

Her gaze swept aimlessly across the group of fools, then suddenly landed on one of them who emerged from behind a rock and looked rather strange.

She squinted as she looked at the foolish, musket-wielding infantryman.

Jiang Bai, dressed in the clothes of the soldier named Patrick, swaggered into Dunyu Mausoleum.

The reason he knocked the soldier unconscious wasn't entirely to get information; he had estimated the soldier's build to be similar to his own.

These people like to wear masks and are dressed in uniform. It wouldn't be difficult for them to blend into the crowd of fools after changing into each other's clothes.

As for Patrick, the kind-hearted Jiang Bai did not strip him completely naked, but left him with his undershirt and underwear.

Hopefully, he won't catch a cold in this chilly night, since he's been tied up and knocked unconscious.

Jiang Bai swaggered into Dunyu Mausoleum, disguised as a soldier of the Fools, carrying a musket, and wandered around Dunyu Mausoleum like a patrolman.

He strolled around, observing as he went, trying to find something unusual. At the same time, he secretly took out the Four Directions Mirror to see where the adventurer was.

To Jiang Bai's surprise, after he entered Dunyu Mausoleum, the pointer still pointed downwards.

Jiang Bai looked down at the ruins submerged in water and fell into deep thought.

This indicates that the adventurer entered the interior of Dunyu Mausoleum, even deep underground.

Just as Jiang Bai was about to put away the Four Directions Sutra, he suddenly paused and turned his head to look behind him.

A rock guerrilla was walking straight toward him; judging by his target, he was clearly looking for him!

Chapter 340: How about the Corpse Collection Service?

The guerrilla's gaze first fell on his face, then a hand was placed on his shoulder, and a deep male voice came from his mouth.

What are you doing here?

Jiang Bai casually put away the Four Directions Scripture, making no attempt to hide the other party's scrutiny.

He wasn't too worried about being discovered. If he was discovered, so be it. At worst, he would report the Fatui here. Anyway, it wasn't far from Liyue Harbor, and the Thousand Rock Army would arrive quickly.

He could sneak into the ruins while the Fools and the Thousand Rocks were locked in a standoff.

Of course, another method is to knock out all the fool soldiers here.

Jiang Bai simply didn't want to cause trouble for himself, so he chose to sneak in.

"I'm on patrol."

"What did you just take out?" Ye Lan looked into Jiang Bai's pocket. She had seen clearly that he took something out, looked at it, and then put it away.

She had already recognized Jiang Bai. There was no way around it; as one of the dangerous individuals she had recorded in her notebook, she naturally had some understanding of Jiang Bai.

Things that most people wouldn't notice, such as height, body shape, walking style, and habitual movements, are her focus.

Moreover, the soldiers of the Fools, who had undergone standardized patrols, were very different from Jiang Bai in terms of how they held their weapons, their walking posture, and their spirit. Therefore, she could tell at a glance that Jiang Bai was out of place.

Although Jiang Bai had put on some disguise, it was nothing compared to her, a master of disguise.

In other words, his behavior was so natural that no one noticed him, which is why he wasn't discovered by the Fools.

"My sister's photo, so what?" Jiang Bai asked frankly, without any sense of guilt about lying.

"Oh?" Ye Lan released her hand from his shoulder and met his eyes.

“But that’s not what I see, Jiang Bai.”

She directly named Jiang Bai, and even used her original voice when saying the last name.

Jiang Bai was very surprised. He had no idea how the person in front of him recognized him, and he never expected that the Yan Shibing in front of him was actually a woman!

The other party was disguised so well that he genuinely believed they were soldiers of the Fools.

Was this woman infiltrated in disguise, just like him?

But he had never heard this voice before, so he shouldn't know the other person.

Or did the other party witness the entire process of him knocking out the Fools soldiers and then changing clothes to sneak in?

But that shouldn't be the case. He's very sensitive to gazes; if someone were staring at him, he should have noticed it by now.

Jiang Bai was filled with questions, but he remained calm on the surface. He subtly glanced around to make sure no one was paying attention, and then breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The woman in front of me doesn't seem to be one of the Fools.

"who are you?"

“I am Ningguang’s person, you can call me Yelan.”

"Ye Lan?" Jiang Bai had never heard of this name before.

But hearing that he was one of Ningguang's people cleared up some of my doubts.

Ningguang has numerous intelligence agents and informants throughout Liyue, so it's perfectly normal for people to know and recognize her.

"You know me? And how did you recognize me?"

"Of course I know him. After all, as someone with no background who came back from the dead, he deserves my special attention."

Ye Lan did not hide her interest in Jiang Bai.

Although she was in charge of an underground secret intelligence agency, her identity was not a secret.

Jiang Bai has demonstrated his sense of belonging to Liyue and his own value during the crisis in Liyue.

Furthermore, he is on good terms with the immortals and has even caught Ningguang's eye, thus making him one of Liyue's own people.

Since we're all on the same side, there's no need to hide anything.

"It's been a long time since I've heard anyone say that about me..." Jiang Bai said with some emotion.

Rumors of his miraculous resurrection circulated for quite some time, but after nothing further was heard of, they were rarely heard from.

Hearing it from their mouth now feels strangely comforting.

"How did you find out about me? I think I disguised myself pretty well."

Hearing Jiang Bai's questioning words, Ye Lan couldn't help but chuckle.

"Heh, to a real expert, your disguise is full of holes."

"All right……"

Jiang Bai had to admit that the person opposite him was indeed very good at disguising himself; even his male voice was so convincing that he could truly call himself an expert.

"What are you doing here?" Ye Lan asked bluntly.

Jiang Bai took out the Four Directions Instrument, whose pointer was pointing diagonally at the ground.

“I have a client’s body inside; I’m here to collect his body.”

Ye Lan's gaze fell on the Four Directions Ritual Instrument. "This ritual instrument is quite good."

With the discerning eye of someone from a Xuanmen family, she could naturally see the profound mystery of this magical artifact, and might even have been crafted by an immortal.

“This ritual artifact can sense the location of the deceased, and I found my way here by following the directions.”

Jiang Bai casually pulled out his flyer. "Speaking of which, would you like to learn about our services? Like this, no matter where you die in the future, I can find you and bring your body back..."

Ye Lan took it and examined it carefully. "Perhaps it will come in handy someday..."

Originally, her pair of bracelets were also magical artifacts that could communicate with each other, but unfortunately, only one was left.

Without the Wristband of the Wing, transmitting information becomes many times more complicated. In fact, if one is trapped in a dangerous situation in a distant place, it is even more difficult to send information back to Liyue.

This method can serve as a last resort, a last-resort insurance policy.

But we'll see. If there's a particularly dangerous mission in the future, we can just make a trip to the shrine before going there.

Jiang Bai had no idea what Ye Lan was thinking. If he did, he would probably facepalm and maybe even pull up a chair to get Diluc to come over and have a proper chat with her.

Sigh, [Returning to One's Roots] is clearly a legitimate business of collecting corpses, but very few of its clients actually need legitimate corpse collection services.

Is returning to one's homeland and being laid to rest really that unimportant to you?

"Come to Wangshengtang anytime you need anything!" Jiang Bai was very happy to have gained another potential customer.

Although he didn't know what the person in front of him did or what he looked like, it didn't matter. As long as they were his clients, he would fulfill his contract and collect their bodies!

Ye Lan casually put the flyers away and looked at the ruins of Dunyu Mausoleum.

"Dunyu Mausoleum has been sealed off, and it won't be easy to get in. Come with me."

Others may not know about Dunyu Ruins, but as the head of intelligence in Liyue, she is naturally the one who knows the most.

These hidden past events were recorded in the secret files of the General Affairs Department, which were difficult for ordinary people to access, so much so that they became a blank in history in the eyes of outsiders.

But in reality, it's just been sealed away.

Chapter 341 What mission are you on?

In order to prevent Jiang Bai from causing any unnecessary crisis, and to check what the Fools were up to, she had to make this trip.

We'll also take a look at how that deceased adventurer managed to get into the ruins.