Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"So they really left..."

Jiang Bai shook his head, not caring at all.

He's just someone I've met twice. I'll lend a hand if I run into him, but I won't deliberately look for him if I don't.

"But we still don't know his name..."

It's a bit of a pity, but it's not a big deal.

Jiang Bai arrived at the door of the neighboring Walnut House and knocked.

Hu Tao was still asleep. She was wearing pajamas and lying diagonally in the middle of the bed, with one foot sticking out of the blanket.

Upon hearing the knock, her guardian spirit emerged from the ring, floated outside the door, and made a sleeping gesture in front of Jiang Bai.

"The sect leader is still not awake?"

The little ghost nodded.

"Alright, you guys keep sleeping. I'll come call her for dinner tonight..."

Jiang Bai didn't intend to call Hu Tao anymore; the hall master was at a stage of rapid growth and needed plenty of sleep.

......

Meanwhile, Sora and Fischl, having accepted a commission from the Adventurers' Guild, travel to Springvale to investigate.

Last night's meteor shower covered a very wide area, with the vast majority of it falling on Mondstadt.

Many people in Mondstadt fell into a coma after coming into contact with the meteorite. The Knights of Favonius were short-handed and unable to handle the situation, so they entrusted the Adventurers' Guild to resolve the incident.

So, Sora and Fischl went to Springvale together.

Springvale is a large town in Mondstadt, where many people make a living by hunting. Zhongli's very particular slow-cooked stewed pork belly requires fresh forest pork from this town.

At this moment, the Knights gathered all the unconscious citizens together and specially invited Pastor Barbara from the church to treat them.

However, these people are simply asleep and do not require treatment. Even if they are forcibly awakened, they will quickly fall back asleep.

However, we still managed to glean quite a few clues from people's sleep talking and from those who briefly regained consciousness.

First of all, all the people in a coma dreamed of a mountain, and they were climbing up it.

Secondly, the mountain is very high and very cold.

Then there's the fact that these meteorites contain elemental power, which makes elemental creatures like slimes irritable and can also cause the Eye of God to react.

By using the Eye of God to approach meteorites and observe their luminous properties, one can locate and destroy these meteorites.

Although the information is limited, it is still very useful.

However, figuring out why someone falls into a coma based on this information is not an easy task. To find the real source of the problem, we need the help of the astrologer Mona.

Mona recently settled in Mondstadt with the help of travelers, in search of a book left behind by her master.

It was eventually discovered that the book in Klee's possession wasn't actually a book, but rather a diary she had written during her teenage years.

She later settled in Mondstadt. To avoid starving to death there, the astrologer, who didn't want to make money through astrology, registered as an adventurer and tried to earn Mora through commissions.

After divining the unusual nature of these meteorites, she realized that this incident was not simple, and she accepted the commission without hesitation.

However, finding the source is not an easy task. These meteorites that fell from the sky are full of elemental power and have affected the flow of elements. Finding the source of the anomaly through divination is not an easy task.

Chapter 367 I, the Emperor, am his disciple!

Jiang Bai got up and went to the inn lobby to ask Phil Godette if she knew when the boy had left.

Phil Goddard remembered it quite well, because it was just dawn, not long after they checked in, but the boy came out alone, and she paid more attention to him.

It's a pity we didn't see where he went, otherwise we could have investigated whether he had any connection with the Fools.

"They left just as dawn was breaking this morning, about an hour after you checked in..."

"You left so early?"

Jiang Bai thought he left after waking up, but it turned out he hadn't slept at all.

What could Jiang Bai do? The boy was too stubborn, so of course he just let him be.

"Who exactly is that young man?" Phil Goddette asked curiously.

"I don't know. I've met him twice in the wild. He's a pretty stubborn kid. I saw that it wasn't safe for him to be alone in the wild, so I pulled him over to live with me..." Jiang Bai shrugged.

He had met him twice already, but he still didn't know his name, let alone his identity.

However, this is not a very important thing; a name is just a title.

"I saw him heading towards Shimen this morning..."

"Let him be..."

Jiang Bai was still a little sleepy, so he checked the time and went back to his room to catch up on sleep.

As darkness fell, the sleeping Walnut groggily opened its eyes.

When she woke up, she was a little confused at first, and it took her a while to remember where she was.

It was already getting dark inside. She peeked out the window and saw that the sunlight had long since faded, leaving only a few lingering sunset clouds in the azure sky.

"It's already this late..." she murmured softly as she got out of bed.

The surroundings were silent, and the dim light created a strange sense of loneliness. She opened the window, and suddenly all sorts of sounds entered the room, making the world come alive.

Walnut leaned against the window, propping her chin up as she gazed at the dark blue sky around six or seven in the evening, when there was a knock at the door.

"Master, are you up yet? Dinner is ready!" Jiang Bai's voice came from outside the door.

"Wait a moment," Hu Tao replied, preparing to wash up and change her clothes.

"Alright, what would you like to eat, Master? I'll go order first."

"Give us an order of shrimp dumplings and an order of almond tofu. We'll go find Immortal Xiao to have dinner with later. You can decide what else we want..."

Since I've come all the way to Wangshu Inn, I should definitely visit Xiao Shangxian.

I wonder if Xiao's life has changed since the Emperor passed away. It's inevitable to feel lonely when you're always alone. You need some liveliness to keep people around.

"no problem!"

Even if Hu Tao didn't say anything, Jiang Bai was also planning to go have dinner with Xiao.

His status is different now; he's become Zhongli's disciple, a legitimate "Disciple of the Emperor"! He hasn't even had a chance to brag about this prestigious title to Xiao yet...

Humming a cheerful tune, Jiang Bai went to find Yan Xiao to order food.

Xiao looked at the two people on his left and right, who were smiling at him like guardian deities, with a sense of helplessness.

These two people always insist on having dinner with him whenever they come over, and they just can't understand when he says no. They always insist on dragging him along.

He was already struggling to handle Hu Tao on his own, and now with the addition of the even more shameless Jiang Bai, who used both soft and hard tactics, he was completely helpless.

What business do you have now?

"Immortal Xiao, come and have dinner with us!"

Jiang Bai helped him up and pulled him to sit down at the dining table.

Xiao was too lazy to resist, so he sat down and put his eyes on the dishes in front of him.

Knowing that he loves almond tofu, I always make sure to serve it whenever I visit him.

His aura softened somewhat, and the fierce energy he exuded diminished considerably.

"Come on, let's eat!"

Jiang Bai didn't stand on ceremony at all; having slept all day, he was already starving.

Xiao slowly savored the almond tofu with a spoon, remaining silent.

He is not a talkative person, nor is he a good conversationalist; he rarely initiates conversations.

Jiang Bai took the initiative to start a conversation, "Xiao, do you know our guest elder, Mr. Zhongli?"

Xiao looked up. "I know, what's wrong?"

Hu Tao's gaze also fell over, as if she were watching a show.

Zhongli is one of the immortals, and now Jiang Bai has become his disciple. I wonder what Xiao, who is also an immortal, will think when he hears this news.

Jiang Bai pointed to himself, "I, Zhongli, disciple!"

Five words, concise and to the point.

elf:"......"

He already knew, so there was no need to say it again. Thank you.

He nodded calmly. "I understand."

Jiang Bai was quite dissatisfied with his bland reaction. He leaned closer, pointed to himself, and repeated:

"I, Zhongli, am your disciple!"

elf:"......"

He already knew that; there was no need to repeat himself.

Xiao pushed his face away expressionlessly. "I've heard of Mr. Zhongli's reputation. It's your good fortune to become his disciple."

Jiang Bai scratched his cheek, feeling that Xiao's reaction was a little different from what he had imagined.

He's a disciple of the Rock God after all, can't you give him some emotional feedback?

Even if I don't give you a gift, you should at least show some surprise!

Hu Tao couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It's quite amusing to see Jiang Bai get his comeuppance occasionally.

She chimed in, "Did you hear that? It's your good fortune to become Mr. Zhongli's disciple. Work hard and make money to support Mr. Zhongli in his old age!"

Jiang Bai nodded seriously, "I'll support them all, not just my master, but also the hall master..."

Hu Tao blushed at Jiang Bai's sudden words, "It's more like I'd be supporting you..."

"Same here, same here. The Mora I earn is the same Mora the leader earns..."

Hu Tao stretched out her hand and waved it in front of his eyes. "Give me the Mora."

Jiang Bai pretended to pat his pockets, "Where's Mora? Where's my Mora! It's gone..."

Xiao watched the two of them talking back and forth, and suddenly felt a loss of appetite.

He silently put down his soup spoon and watched them chat idly, oblivious to everyone else, with a blank expression.

After a while, the two finally noticed his gaze.

Seeing that he wasn't eating anymore, Jiang Bai said considerately, "Xiao, are you full? If you're full, go ahead and get busy! I'll invite you to eat together next time!"

Xiao glanced at him silently, then disappeared from the spot.

Just minutes after Xiao disappeared, he heard the shouts again.

He reappeared at the dining table with a sigh, "Is there anything else?"

Jiang Bai scratched his head sheepishly, "I was going to ask Xiao if you knew anything about those meteorites, but I forgot..."

"Those meteorites contain elemental forces, but I don't know anything else about them."

Xiao also went to check when the meteorite landed, but did not obtain any further information.

"I see..."

Jiang Bai slept for almost the entire day and didn't know much about what had happened during the day, so he didn't know how things were going now.

Chapter 368 Guiding Fate

Mond, Springstown.

After a busy day cleaning up the meteorites in Springstown, Kong was exhausted, as was Fischl, who was traveling with him.

Paimon, who hadn't done anything, also felt very tired.

"Although destroying meteorites can wake people from their sleep, there are simply too many meteorites, and they are still falling continuously. The cleanup speed simply cannot keep up with the rate at which they are falling..."