Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

After bidding farewell to Xiao, Jiang Bai picked some Rainbow Flowers near Wangshu Inn and a few Horsetail Grasses at Dihua Isle before riding the wind back to Liyue Harbor.

Flying on the wind is much faster than using the wings of wind. Although it's not as fast as teleportation, it's not slow either.

It does consume a lot of energy, but Jiang Bai is least afraid of energy consumption.

If you encounter real danger, just pull out the White Abyss. It consumes little resources, and its effectiveness is unparalleled within its range.

Jiang Bai searched around the Hall of Rebirth but couldn't find Hu Tao. Using the Four Directions Ritual, he quickly found Hu Tao lying on a recliner taking a nap under a big tree outside the city.

The sunlight filtering through the leaves was a bit too bright, but a book was placed on Walnut's face to shield her from the glare.

Jiang Bai originally intended to suddenly appear and scare her, but seeing that she was asleep, a wicked idea popped into his head.

He quietly crouched down next to Hu Tao, slipped a blade of grass through the corner of the book, and gently tickled Hu Tao's nose.

Walnut felt an itch in her nose while she was sleeping, so she sneezed and woke up.

The book slipped off her face, and he immediately spotted Jiang Bai, who was holding a horsetail and grinning in a way that looked incredibly irritating.

"Master, I'm back! Did you miss me?"

Hu Tao flicked him on the forehead, snatched the ponytail from his hand, and started sweeping it at his nose.

"Spare me! Spare me, Master!" Jiang Bai quickly raised his hands in surrender.

Walnut, hands on her hips, scoffed, "Will you dare do it again next time?"

You thought you wouldn't feel anything since she was asleep, right?

Jiang Bai glanced to the side and muttered under his breath, "You'll dare to do it again next time..."

Hu Tao naturally heard this. She raised an eyebrow, threw off her ponytail, and pinned Jiang Bai to the ground, straddling his waist and tickling his acupoints.

She was quick and ruthless; if Jiang Bai tried to block her waist, she would tickle her armpits; if he tried to block her armpits, she would tickle his waist. There was always a spot she couldn't block.

"Hahahaha... I was wrong... Hahaha... Master, I was wrong..."

Jiang Bai struggled incessantly, laughing until tears streamed down his face.

Hu Tao pressed down on his kicking legs, "Would you dare to do it again!"

"I won't do it again! I won't do it again! I'm going to die! Help!"

Seeing him beg for mercy, Hu Tao clapped her hands and raised her chin, "Hmph! If I don't show my power, you won't understand your place!"

Jiang Baitou lay on the grass, looking up at Hu Tao, his tone extremely obsequious:

"No matter how vast the world is, the Hall Master is the greatest. How could I dare to trouble you, Hall Master!"

"Hmph! If you mess with me again, I'll hang you up and tickle your feet!" Hu Tao warned him before getting off him.

Jiang Bai struggled to get up from the ground, but after lifting himself a few centimeters, he lay back down, looking pitiful at Hu Tao:

"Master, my back feels like it's broken... I can't get up..."

Walnut's eyelids drooped, and her eyes became lifeless, emotionless fish eyes.

"Are you trying to extort money from me, Master?"

"Master, please lend me a hand." Jiang Bai reached out his hand.

"Don't even think about trying any tricks."

Hu Tao watched him warily, assumed a horse stance to ensure her footing was stable so he wouldn't pull her to the ground, and then reached out her hand.

Seeing this, Jiang Bai's lips twitched, and he obediently let her pull him up.

"How's your learning going with Immortal Xiao?" Hu Tao asked about his studies.

"Hehe, of course I've graduated!" Jiang Bai puffed out his chest, beaming with pride as he said this.

Then, he performed a somersault in front of Hu Tao.

He stood in the air at the same height as the treetops, looking at Hu Tao with a smug expression. "How about it, Master! I can fly now!"

Hu Tao looked on with envy; she also wished she could take off from the spot.

But then, her eyes dimmed.

This guy can not only teleport using ley line anchors, but he can also use multiple elemental forces. His strength increases every day, which really frustrates her...

Chapter 383 Hall Master, You Can't Take Off My Clothes

Jiang Bai flew left and right, and even performed an aerial handstand spin for Hu Tao.

This maneuver truly tested his skills. The upward force of the wind element suddenly shifted from his feet to his head, and in just a short while, his hair was already a mess from the wind element.

The cool wind was blowing overhead, giving me a piercing feeling as if it were blowing directly on the top of my head.

Because he was upside down in the air, his simple shirt fell to his neck, covering his face and revealing his strong, bruised muscles underneath.

Realizing he had made a fool of himself, Jiang Bai quickly pulled his clothes back up and pretended nothing had happened, straightening himself up again.

Jiang Bai, with his hair all messy, landed in front of Hu Tao, grinning and extending his hand, "Come on, Hall Master, let me show you what it feels like to do a handstand in mid-air."

Hu Tao couldn't bear to watch. "I'm not going to do something so stupid."

"Come on, come on, it's so much fun!"

Jiang Bai grabbed Hu Tao and pulled her up by the waist.

A sudden feeling of weightlessness washed over her, and Hu Tao hurriedly hugged him.

Seeing that Hu Tao had hugged him, Jiang Bai was overjoyed and couldn't help but want to show off.

"Relax, Master, I'll show you something exciting!"

"Don't do anything reckless!"

Hu Tao was extremely nervous, fearing that this guy might suddenly decide to drag her along to perform an aerial handstand and spin...

She wouldn't do something so shameful!

"rest assured!"

Jiang Bai chuckled, and wind elements rapidly condensed beneath his feet, transforming into propulsion systems that propelled him straight into the sky at rocket speed, reaching the clouds.

The piercing wind noise surrounded my ears, and because it rose so quickly, it even caused tinnitus.

Hu Tao clung tightly to his waist, her heart pounding in her chest.

She did use the Wind Wings to fly, and even attempted a reckless maneuver by jumping off the beach and activating the Wind Wings just before landing.

But back then, life and the Wings of Wind were in your own hands, under your control, so even if you fell into the sea, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Things are different now. Her life is entirely in Jiang Bai's hands. If there's a mistake, the Hall of Rebirth will need two more fresh coffins.

Jiang Bai suddenly shot up like a sharp sword, piercing through the clouds and arriving above them.

Only after coming to a complete stop did Hu Tao feel her heartbeat calm down considerably.

Looking at the surrounding clouds and the dazzling sunlight in the distance, Hu Tao felt quite novel.

Jiang Bai released Hu Tao's waist and patted her hand to signal her to relax.

"Master, try taking a few steps. With me here, you won't fall."

"Really?"

"Don't you believe me? Even if you accidentally fall, I'll pull you out before you hit the ground!" Jiang Bai said confidently.

Hu Tao gave him a speechless look, released him, and tentatively took a small step forward.

She looked at the wind elements gathering beneath her feet and felt a sense of wonder.

This feels completely different from unfolding the wings of wind.

When using the Wings of Wind, one relies on the wings, and all the strength of the body is pressed on the part connected to the Wings of Wind, giving a feeling of being suspended.

But this is different. It's like having a support point under your feet, and you no longer have that weightless, floating feeling.

Even though you're stepping on air, it feels like you're stepping on solid, flat ground.

Hu Tao walked around a few more times, finding each step more novel and exciting, and her pace quickened.

Jiang Bai stayed by her side, constantly manipulating the wind element.

"How was it? Was it fun?"

He practiced for a long time to balance the upward force generated by the wind with objects of different weights, and he was just waiting to show off in front of Hu Tao.

"Not bad, not bad!"

Walnut ran into a large, thick cloud, trying to pluck a clump of what looked like a soft, fluffy cloud. However, these clouds, made of water vapor, had no substance and could not be touched except for water vapor.

"Master, slow down!"

Jiang Bai hurried after him, afraid that he might accidentally cause his beloved sect leader to fall and turn into walnut-flavored mincemeat.

Seeing that Jiang Bai's face was a little pale, probably from exhaustion, Hu Tao reached out her hand and said, "Let's go, let's go downstairs."

"Not playing anymore?"

"Let's play again next time. You look so pale, I'm afraid you might stop breathing at any moment."

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Jiang Bai touched his face.

Although I rushed back from Wangshu Inn and played with Hu Tao for a while, which was quite exhausting, it shouldn't be enough to kill me in the next second, right?

He took Hu Tao's hand and led her slowly down.

From an operational perspective, falling is much more difficult than rising.

Ascent only requires continuous output, while descent requires a little control. This means ensuring that the weight of the two people exceeds the upward force, while also controlling the degree to prevent them from falling to the bottom all at once.

When Jiang Bai landed safely on the ground, his face paled even more, looking just as Hu Tao had described.

He lay on Walnut's recliner, recovering his mental energy, which had been greatly depleted.

Hu Tao squatted down next to him and poked his face with her finger. "You look so weak. Should we ask Bai Zhu to prescribe some tonics for you?"

"I'm just a little exhausted, I'm not really weak..." Jiang Bai refused to admit that he was weak!

"Alright alright."

Taking advantage of his inattention, Hu Tao suddenly lifted his shirt, revealing prominent purplish-blue marks on his fair skin, as if he had been abused.

"So many injuries? How did you get this?"

She had wanted to ask him for a long time, but seeing his ordinary expression, she figured he must have done it when he was learning from Xiao.

Jiang Bai blushed strangely, sat up abruptly, pressed down on Hu Tao's hand with one hand, and pressed his own clothes back down with the other.

"Master! You can't just take off a boy's clothes like that!"

Walnut tilted her head, and Little Ghost popped out from her shoulder, tilting its head as well.

"A boy, you?"

"What's wrong with me! Am I not a boy?!"

Jiang Bai protests!

Although his real age is old enough to be Walnut's ancestor, a man is forever eighteen! He's still a boy!

Hu Tao gave her a disdainful look, "An old man pretending to be young..."

Although Jiang Bai's exact age is unknown, he has been feigning death for an unknown period of time, and even the General Affairs Department cannot find him. He must be many generations older than her.

The old-fashioned zongzi truly lives up to its name.

"Wah..." Jiang Bai pretended to cry out.

Hu Tao rolled her eyes, unmoved by his charm.

She took out a bottle of medicated oil. "Take off your clothes, I'll apply some medicine to dissolve the bruising."

"This...isn't it inappropriate to do this in broad daylight..."

Jiang Bai protected his clothes and quickly looked around to see if anyone might appear at any moment.

Hu Tao felt her fist was a little hard. What was that misunderstanding?

"Stop talking nonsense, do you still want the medicine applied?"

"Yes, yes, of course I want it!"