Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Jiang Bai led Abedo to the place where Hu Tao had encountered the corpse puppet. This former tomb had completely collapsed, revealing the bottomless underground fissures below.

Standing at the edge of the fissure, looking at the enormous underground canyon whose length, size, and width were all unknown, Jiang Bai sighed:

"Last time I fell down there and got lost. I couldn't find my way back, so I stumbled upon that palace by accident. I'm not sure I can find it again."

Abedo wasn't worried. "It's alright. I brought a compass. I'll search in one direction at a time. As long as I'm willing to spend the time, I'll find it eventually."

The one thing he has in abundance is time.

"That's true, but I can't stay inside for too long."

As a worker at the Rebirth Hall, even if there are no business to run, if he doesn't show up for too long, his master will be angry.

“Yes, me too.” Abedo, who had Klee to take care of, felt the same way.

If Klee can't find him for too long, I wonder how worried she'll be.

“We can explore in three-day increments, one direction at a time, and even map out the places we’ve explored, which will make it easier for us to find our way back.”

“No problem.” Jiang Bai took out the Four Directions Compass, which is usually a compass for indicating directions.

Just to be on the safe side, Jiang Bai compared his compass with Abedo's to make sure that the north was the same direction before he felt relieved.

Jiang Bai pointed west, "Let's go in this direction first, I feel it should be in this direction."

"Ah."

The two hung lumen stones for lighting from their waists and took out paper and pens.

The crack was wide, and the two of them flew along one side of the stone wall, drawing suggested maps as they went.

With the light from the lumenite, there's no need to worry about getting lost.

After flying for an unknown amount of time, Jiang Bai landed on a rock to rest, shouting to Abedo, "Have you found anything over there?"

"No. I feel like we've flown at least five thousand meters."

What does 5,000 meters mean? It would take at least an hour to walk there.

Despite the vast distance, the Grand Canyon is still not at its end.

“I feel something’s not right. I don’t think I flew this far last time.”

Jiang Bai flew with Hu Tao last time. Even with the help of wind elements, he couldn't maintain a certain altitude. Gliding such a long distance, he would have fallen to the bottom of the canyon long ago.

“Then we might have gone the wrong way,” Abedo’s reply came from afar.

Because they were quite far apart, Jiang Bai could no longer see Abedo's figure clearly, but could see the light emanating from the Lumenite at his waist, like a large firefly.

"Let's take a break, finish exploring this area, and then turn around."

"it is good."

This huge underground fissure is not all the same width; it is wide in some places and narrow in others, and it is very irregular.

The two spent three days exploring both ends of the underground fissure, but found no trace of the palace.

It was as if that palace had never existed.

"This is too bizarre!" Jiang Bai was completely baffled.

How could such a large palace have disappeared?

He pulled out the photos he and Hu Tao had taken in the palace. The photos were still there, and the scenes in them were real, but the palace itself was nowhere to be found!

Abedo was also puzzled, but the existence of ley lines made it somewhat inexplicable.

He proposed a hypothesis:

"Is it possible that the palace you saw was just a temporary projection of the ley lines, and that the projection disappeared once the ley line fluctuations subsided...?"

Jiang Bai scratched his head, feeling very irritated.

Earth veins, earth veins, these earth veins are truly omnipotent!

He was certain that the voice was directed at him, and perhaps the palace had appeared there because of his influence. But could that voice control the ley lines?

Or was the palace created in some other way?

"It seems we won't have a chance to find that place, so we'll have to put it aside for now." Abedo wasn't too discouraged.

It's normal to encounter difficulties; after all, the pursuit of secrets is never smooth sailing.

The two sat by a fire at the bottom of the canyon. The temperature inside the canyon was quite low, and Abedo poked at the flames to make them burn brighter.

"There should be a silvery-white ancient tree nearby. I saw a large spider living near the silvery-white ancient tree before. This spider tastes very good. I'll catch one for you to try later."

Upon hearing that it tasted delicious, Jiang Bai's eyes lit up instantly.

"Then I'll wait!"

After resting for a while, Aberdo went into the darkness and soon returned with a giant spider as tall as a person.

While normal spiders don't have much meat and are difficult to eat, when a spider is large enough, the problem of not having enough meat no longer exists.

Looking at the spider legs, which were as thick as thighs, Jiang Bai knew he was in for a treat.

After simply treating the lifeless spider by removing its hairs, Abedo bound it tightly with gardenia and lemongrass, smeared it with white nutmeg, and slowly smoked it over a fire.

After about an hour or two of smoking, the enticing aroma filled Jiang Bai's nostrils, and he felt his saliva secreting unusually quickly, almost uncontrollably.

"Is it ready to eat?"

"It will taste even better if it's smoked a little longer."

Abedo chuckled softly, the warm firelight reflecting on his face, making him appear exceptionally gentle.

He hadn't eaten this spider in a long time; the last time he ate it was when he was learning from his master underground.

He tore off a spider leg and handed it to Jiang Bai, saying, "Try it first."

Jiang Bai wasn't afraid of getting burned; he took the spider leg and started gnawing on it.

Jiang Bai's eyes lit up as he tore off a piece of meat and put it in his mouth.

The spider's flesh is very unique; it's incredibly tender, neither fishy nor dry, and the combination of lemongrass and white cardamom makes it smell absolutely divine.

He decided that he would go back and catch a few to bring back to the hall to show everyone.

Especially wanting to show off in front of Hu Tao.

Looking at the giant spider still being roasted, Jiang Bai pondered which ones to leave for his master.

If we get back quickly, we can still eat something hot.

After being smoked for another half hour, the giant spider finally reached its optimal condition.

The two sat by the fire, gnawing on spider legs and sharing this rare delicacy, which felt unusually warm in the otherwise chilly underground.

Chapter 361 Hall Master, this is what I brought for you

Even though Jiang Bai and Abedo tried their best to eat, there was still a lot left over from the whole giant spider.

Fortunately, with Jiang Bai around, Abedo doesn't have to worry about food being wasted.

Jiang Bai carefully wrapped the spider legs that he had deliberately left behind in oiled paper, and cut off the meat from the other parts of the spider with a knife and put it into the oiled paper as well.

After doing all this, Abedo took Jiang Bai to the place where he had caught the spider before, and caught another large spider.

Jiang Bai originally wanted to catch two, but considering that two would be difficult to carry, he only caught one.

As Abedo helped Jiang Bai turn the unconscious giant spider over and carry it on his back, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The spider was about the same size as him, but its limbs were far too long and covered with fine black hair. From the front, Jiang Bai looked as if he had suddenly mutated and grown eight legs.

"Don't move."

As Abedo spoke, he quickly pulled out his drawing board in Jiang Bai's bewildered gaze and swiftly sketched the scene with swift, flowing strokes of his brush.

He drew sketches, which were somewhat abstract, but captured the essence of the subject in the shortest possible time.

Seeing Abedo bring the painting over for him to admire, Jiang Bai was speechless.

He didn't want to become the Spider Demon Jiang Bai, thank you.

After finishing the drawing, Abedo thoughtfully covered the spider behind him with a black cloth.

Although it's just a spider, when a harmless little spider is magnified ten or twenty times, it becomes quite frightening.

Although it still looks like he's carrying a huge thing, it looks much better now.

Jiang Bai moved around a bit and felt that he could move freely.

The giant spider was knocked unconscious and probably won't wake up for a while.

"Let's go! Let's go up!"

The two arrived below the entrance they had initially entered through, where rock elemental energy continuously gathered beneath their feet, lifting them to the ground.

The cave is thousands of meters deep, and such an operation is indeed very taxing, but both Abedo and Jiang Bai can withstand such a drain.

After leaving the ruins, Jiang Bai bid farewell to Abedo and hurriedly headed to Liyue Harbor.

'It's been several days since we last met. I hope you don't miss me too much!'

Humming a little tune, Jiang Bai happily returned to the Hall of Rebirth using the anchor point.

As soon as he returned, before he had taken two steps, Hu Tao's head popped out from under the tree, her hair hanging down to the ground with gravity, blocking his way.

"Where have you gone to play again? I haven't seen you for days."

Walnut hooked her legs around a tree branch and crossed her arms over her chest, seemingly unconcerned that this posture would cause all the blood to rush to her brain and lead to cerebral congestion.

Her cheeks puffed out as she stared at him intently, clearly upset that Jiang Bai had gone out to play without taking him along.

"Hehe, Hall Master, guess what?" Jiang Bai chuckled mysteriously.

How could I have guessed?

Hu Tao refused to guess such a pointless thing, and her gaze fell on Jiang Bai's back.

"What's that thing you're carrying on your back? And why is it covered with a black cloth?"

If the shape wasn't quite right, she would have thought she was carrying a coffin on her back.

Jiang Bai did not intend to reveal it now, but instead took out the spider leg wrapped in oil paper.

Because of the insulation treatment, the spider legs are still warm even now.

As soon as the spider legs were taken out, the fragrance spread everywhere. Hu Tao twitched her little nose and stared intently at the spider legs in Jiang Bai's hand.

"What is that? It smells so good!"

"Hall Master, please try this. I brought it especially for you." Jiang Bai peeled off a corner of the oil paper and handed it to her, his eyes sparkling.

Walnut flipped down from the tree and curiously took it.

She glanced at the long shape and couldn't tell what kind of meat was wrapped in layers of oil paper.

However, since Jiang Bai brought it for her specifically, it shouldn't be anything with a strange taste.

She took a bite, and her eyes immediately flashed with a sharp light.

This meat was unlike any she had ever eaten before; it tasted excellent.

"What kind of meat is this? It tastes delicious!"

Seeing that Hu Tao liked it, Jiang Bai smiled happily.

"The giant spider that Abedo caught in the Silvery Ancient Tree. It was also made by Abedo. I think we must bring this delicious food back to you, Master, as soon as possible."

Feeling the warmth of the food in her hands, Hu Tao knew he must have brought it back for her without stopping.

A smile played on her lips; she was in an exceptionally cheerful mood.

She stood on tiptoe and patted Jiang Bai's shoulder, displaying the air of a powerful leader.

"Excellent, excellent! This master likes it very much!"

She ate a spider leg in one hand as she skipped and hopped forward, with Jiang Bai walking beside her.

"But I really didn't expect this to be spider meat. This is the first time I've ever eaten it..."

She never imagined that spiders could be eaten, let alone that they tasted so good...

After all, even Xiangling never used spiders as food...