Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Hu Tao grabbed a crab and threw it at Jiang Bai's head. The crab cleverly clamped onto Jiang Bai's hair, and in no time, Jiang Bai's head became a crab's nest.

"I was wrong! Spare me! Spare me, Master..."

Seeing Jiang Bai with a bunch of crabs on his head, Xiangling and Guoba burst out laughing without any restraint.

"I just picked some sweet flowers, made some slime, and picked some mushrooms. I wonder how they would taste when cooked with crabs... Guoba, let's make them a crab feast later!" Xiangling whispered to Guoba, discussing her grand plan.

Guoba nodded eagerly, "Let them all eat! They've all eaten, so he can just eat the normal crabs."

The sounds of children playing and laughing came from the kitchen. Chef Mao, who was cooking for the diners, smiled helplessly. Children's happiness is so simple.

As the group continued washing and scrubbing the crabs, a crab feast was finally completed.

A slime-fried crab coated in fire slime and then deep-fried until golden brown; a sweet stuffed crab with sweet flowers stuffed inside the shell; a mushroom slime crab soup; a refreshing crab stew; a crab roe fried noodles; a steamed crab; a spicy crab; and a dry pot crab.

The table was piled high with food.

Jiang Bai swallowed hard, while Hu Tao's face turned slightly green.

"Come try my new dish."

Xiangling pushed several servings of crabs, cooked with new ideas, in front of them.

Jiang Bai grabbed a crab from the sweet stuffed crab dish and started gnawing on it, while Hu Tao, holding chopsticks, shakily picked up a crab cooked in the Qingxin Stew.

Although the refreshing taste was bitter, she preferred to eat something bitter rather than the strange-tasting slime.

When she took a bite of the crab, surprisingly, it wasn't as bitter as she had imagined. Although the meat was slightly bitter, it was still tender and palatable.

Looking at Jiang Bai again, his expression was somewhat strange after tasting the sweet flower-stuffed crab.

"I think this dish needs a little more spice."

Crabs aren't suitable for sweet dishes; even he, with his sweet tooth, finds them a bit hard to stomach. But if they were made into a sweet and spicy dish, it would probably be quite good.

The broth was quite good, sweet and savory, and he slurped it up several times.

Xiangling nodded as she took notes of the diners' suggestions in her notebook.

"There are two more dishes left. Come on, one for each of you."

"Let Jiang Bai try this new thing." Hu Tao pushed the plate in front of her towards Jiang Bai. She really didn't want to try this thing, she really didn't.

Jiang Bai had never tried slime before and didn't know what it tasted like, so he didn't refuse.

He grabbed the fried one and put it in his mouth. The outer slime shell was a bit like eating jelly, but harder than jelly, more like a lump of gel, and it didn't have much of a taste.

Because it's fire slime, it has a burning sensation when you put it in your mouth, and it tastes a bit like chewing plastic.

As for the crab meat, because it was marinated in advance and coated with slime, it maintained a good texture even after being fried.

"The idea of ​​coating crabs in slime is feasible, but slime doesn't taste good. You could remove the slime shell after cooking before serving..."

"This soup is pretty much the same as regular soup; the slime doesn't add any flavor, so you can leave it out..."

Jiang Bai offered suggestions while eating, which earned him a thumbs-up from Hu Tao, who had no desire to eat slime.

A true warrior dares to face slime head-on.

"Thank you so much for your suggestion! I'll definitely try it next time!" Xiangling was overjoyed to receive such positive feedback, and her desire to create new dishes became even stronger.

"Can I eat these now?" Hu Tao pointed to the normal dishes.

"You still haven't told me how you felt after trying it!"

"Qingxin (a traditional Chinese medicine) is not suitable to be cooked with seafood. I feel like I'm eating Chinese medicine, not seafood," Hu Tao said weakly.

She was so hungry, so hungry, she was starving...

"Okay, let's try something else next time..."

"Let's eat!"

"Lulu~" Guoba cheered happily after they had finally finished tasting the food.

With their bellies round and big, the two returned to the Hall of Rebirth.

Hu Tao let out a burp and told Yi Guan to take the remaining half basket of crabs to the kitchen for an extra meal.

"Rest tonight, and we'll head to Huaguanglin tomorrow."

"Okay." Jiang Bai nodded, took a plate of grilled crab, and went to Zhongli's courtyard.

He still had many questions he wanted to ask this guest elder, and also wanted to show off his discoveries at Guyun Pavilion.

"Mr. Zhongli, are you there?" Jiang Bai poked his head out from the courtyard gate.

Zhongli was drinking alone in the courtyard when he saw Jiang Bai coming over, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"You're back."

"Hehe, I just got back from Guyun Pavilion and brought you some snacks to go with your drinks." Jiang Bai picked up the crabs he had brought.

This is what they didn't finish eating at Xiangling's place and brought back, but of course, you can't say that.

Zhongli took out a wine cup and poured him a cup of wine. "Thank you. How was the trip?"

Chapter 41 I can't bear this burden.

"Although it was a bit difficult, thanks to my intelligence, this mission was successfully completed!" Jiang Bai smiled very proudly; dealing with the Rock of No Form was entirely thanks to him!

"Oh? You've mastered elemental resonance?"

"No, but I have mastered the Rock Shield."

Jiang Bai, like a child showing off his achievements to his teacher, proudly displayed his rock shield and looked at Zhong Li expectantly, practically writing "Praise me!" on his face.

"Indeed, your perception of the elements is quite high." Zhongli was indeed generous with his praise.

Jiang Bai's talent is indeed quite high.

He merely guided him to explore elemental power, and within just a few days, he had completely mastered its application and even condensed a rock shield.

For those who possess the eye of God, their use of the elements will only be manipulated according to their own desires and aspirations.

However, Jiang Bai's manipulation of elements is diverse; he is not limited by fixed thinking, nor does he have any ceiling.

What constrains him is only the amount of elements he can manipulate.

This manipulable quantity will continue to expand as it comes into accord with the elements, transforming from a pond into a lake, from a lake into a vast river, and from a river into an endless sea.

"The Rock Hypostasis's attacks are too powerful; mastering Rock Shield was a last resort..."

Jiang Bai waved his hand, adopting a pretentious posture as if he didn't want to control it, but was forced to do so.

If someone with average talent saw him looking like he was from Versailles, they would definitely want to punch him.

Zhongli simply smiled and said, "Oh? Tell me about it."

"At that moment, the Rock of the Hypostasis's shockwave swept in like a landslide and a tsunami, leaving no place to stand on the ground. Just as the sect leader was about to be hit by the shockwave, my desire to protect him was too strong, so I used the Rock Shield and safely led the sect leader out of the Rock of the Hypostasis's attack range..."

"Then I dismissed the hall master, and I charged towards the Formless Rock alone, hammer in hand, braving the surging waves. The arrogant Formless Rock shattered in two with that single blow, and I withdrew, concealing my merit and fame..."

Zhong Li listened with great interest to Jiang Bai's boasting.

To be honest, Jiang Bai is quite suited to be a storyteller. Like other storytellers, he can make up stories, and embellish existing ones with exaggerated details.

If it weren't for his good memory, he might have actually believed that the stories told by the storytellers were actually his own creations.

Seeing that Zhongli was listening with great interest, Jiang Bai pressed on and began to share his own extraordinary insights.

"I also discovered a shocking secret at Lonely Cloud Pavilion!"

"Oh? What secret?" Zhongli replied, trying to sound like a good-natured straight man.

Jiang Bai leaned closer mysteriously, lowering his voice as if he were telling a secret that couldn't be overheard.

"I don't know if you've noticed, but the Ruins Guardians have a special decorative pattern on their bodies, it looks like this..."

Jiang Bai poured some wine on the table, dipped his finger in the wine, and drew on the table, sketching the shape he saw.

"Oh? What's wrong with this pattern?" Zhongli continued drinking without showing any emotion.

"This pattern isn't just on the Ruins Guards; it's also on the robes of Abyss Mages, and it's all over the ruins of Lonely Cloud Pavilion! Therefore, I have a bold hypothesis!"

Zhong Li raised an eyebrow, looking at Jiang Bai with a hint of inquiry.

Could it be that he discovered the origin of these things?

"Since these things have appeared in Lonely Cloud Pavilion, it means they have a deep connection with Lonely Cloud Pavilion. Perhaps those things were created by the people of the demon god who was suppressed under Lonely Cloud Pavilion!"

Jiang Bai spoke with absolute certainty and conviction.

There aren't many people like him who possess such keen observation skills, who can spot something amiss the first time they set foot there, and who can deduce important information from limited data.

Zhongli: "..."

Zhongli paused in his drinking, momentarily speechless.

Faced with Jiang Bai's expectant gaze, he withdrew the hand that was holding the wine glass to his lips.

Your speculation makes a lot of sense.

Seeing that Zhongli agreed with his reasoning, Jiang Bai was encouraged. He drank a cup of wine to moisten his throat and continued his deductions:

"I suspect that the reason those people created these Ruin Guardians was to try and help their gods break free from their seals. Unfortunately, the Rock God's seal was too powerful, and they couldn't succeed in their entire lives. Later, as generations of people passed away, that place became a ruin, guarded only by the Ruin Guardians..."

Zhong Li had to admit that Jiang Bai's deduction was really reasonable; he had deduced so much from just a little information.

Unfortunately, the information was incomplete, which led to the speculation being vastly different from the truth.

If he hadn't been one of the people involved back then, he might have believed it too.

"Then what explanation does the Abyss Mage have?" Zhongli filled his cup, wanting to hear what other tricks he could come up with.

"Abyss Mage, the name is just as its name suggests, the emphasis is on the word 'Abyss'! I don't know what the Abyss is, but judging from this name, it's definitely not a good thing."

Jiang Bai became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he had already learned some earth-shattering secret.

"Perhaps the last of the demon god's people, seeing no hope of rescuing their god, fell into the abyss and became abyss mages, wanting to bring disaster to the rock god's people who suppressed their god!"

Zhongli: "..."

"What's my guess?"

"That makes a lot of sense."

Although the direction was a bit off, it must be said that Jiang Bai's speculation was largely close to reality.

Zhongli wanted to applaud and praise, so he did.

"Impressive! To be able to deduce so much from such a small clue, you are excellent at making bold assumptions and reasonable inferences."

Even someone as thick-skinned as Jiang Bai felt a little embarrassed by Zhong Li's words.

"No, not really... I just made a random deduction... The truth might not be as I said..."

"Hehe." Zhongli chuckled and downed the wine in his cup in one gulp.

"This land holds many stories, many long buried in the dust of history, covered by the rocks. You have this insight; perhaps in the future you can unearth them..."

Jiang Bai listened quietly to these words, and for some reason, he felt that Zhong Li's words had another purpose.

Could it be that the Geo Archon has done a lot of bad things and wants to expose these bad things to the light of day, thereby shaking the Geo Archon's faith?

No way! He's just a weak, humble, and pitiful worker at the Rebirth Hall. He hasn't even worked a single day since he arrived...

He couldn't bear the heavy responsibility of overthrowing divine authority!

Moreover, Walnut clearly obeys this Rock God, and judging from the various stories circulating among the people, this Rock God is clearly a very good deity.

Why does this Mr. Zhongli keep thinking about overthrowing divine authority?

Chapter 42 Does a World of the Dead Really Exist?

Zhongli had no idea what he was thinking or what he was imagining. Otherwise, he might have given him a good whack on the head. What kind of nonsense was he imagining?

He paused, then continued:

"I don't know if you'll stay here forever, or if you'll regain your memories, but while you're here, why not go out and explore more? It's a way to broaden your horizons..."

Jiang Bai nodded in agreement.

The world is so big, with so many new and interesting things; he'll definitely take a good look around.