Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

At that time, he was exploring the wilderness alone and was unaware that Inazuma's isolationist edict had been issued.

Not only that, the shogunate also began confiscating the Eyes of God.

He is not the owner of the Eye of God, so in theory, this kind of trouble should not be related to him.

However, since the national isolation edict, Inazuma has been in turmoil, and the rebel army on Umijima Island took advantage of the chaos to rise up and fight countless wars with the shogunate.

War is always cruel, and people stop at nothing to achieve their goals. In addition, the external force of the Fools is taking advantage of the chaos, making the situation in Inazuma particularly chaotic.

It would be wishful thinking to think that one can escape war by staying in the wilderness. There are things in the wilderness that are more terrifying than monsters, namely the many wandering samurai who have become outlaws.

These sea monsters are no match for the treasure-hunting gang. These people have focused on martial arts since childhood. Not only are they powerful, but most of them are also ruthless and vicious to become warriors.

To escape the war, he fell into the hands of these sea monsters twice, who emptied his pockets of all his money before saving his life.

Then, the core of the Mikage furnace in Kannazuka exploded, and terrifying evil energy spread out. He wanted to return to Narukami Island, but he no longer had Mora, and Inazuma was extremely strict in controlling outsiders, so he couldn't go to Narukami Island at all.

Unable to reach Narukami Island, he could only follow the coastline to the other side, attempting to reach Hachiyun Island, and then from Hachiyun Island to Haiji Island, the headquarters of the resistance army. There was a Coral Palace there, which would surely be safer.

The journey to Hachiyū Island was quite smooth. Because Mikage Roshin had stopped production, Hishiki Village had taken in a large number of workers who had become homeless due to the shutdown. He mingled among them and temporarily settled in Hishiki Village.

As an island caught between the two sides, he knew very well that Bayun Island was not safe.

But his good fortune didn't last long. Before he could figure out how to hitch a ride with the rebels to Haiqi Island, a huge change occurred on Bayun Island.

First, there was the abnormal weather; what was originally normal weather turned into incessant thunderstorms.

Besides the thunderstorms, there was also an energy that made people feel anxious and uneasy spreading across the island.

Many people in the village began to suffer from mental illness, and with the incessant rain, an epidemic also began to spread.

Without sunlight, crops began to die, and food became a scarce commodity.

He heard that this was because the talisman used to suppress the evil spirit had been destroyed.

However, it is impossible to know which party caused the damage.

Neither the shogunate nor the rebels cared about their lives.

Chapter 417 Only wishing that fallen leaves could return to their roots

Looking at the leaky thatched hut, Wenbing sighed heavily.

He has been lying here for three days.

The cold, dampness, hunger, and the spread of evil spirits caused his originally decent physical condition to deteriorate rapidly.

He braced himself against the hard bed frame, listening to the thunder outside the window, and forced himself to sit up.

But this simple action caused him to cough violently, as if he were coughing up his entire lungs.

He clutched his stomach, which hadn't eaten a single grain of rice for two days and was constantly screaming in pain.

He pushed open the door, leaning on his cane, as the biting wind and torrential rain rushed into the room.

He looked at the almost desolate Hishikura with a desolate expression.

Not long ago, this was a small but peaceful and tranquil village.

But now, the village is deathly silent, exuding an aura of decay as rotten as he is.

"Sigh..." He sighed heavily again.

He had only heard about the horrors of the war between demons from storytellers, but his understanding of the cruelty of war remained merely in words, without any deeper feeling.

But Inazuma's civil war truly showed him what "war" meant.

Bloody, cruel, and ruthless in the pursuit of victory.

There was nowhere to escape, nowhere to avoid.

He wanted to do something, but all he saw was the glint of swords and the flow of blood.

He had no weapons to defend himself, no armor to protect him, no power, no fame, no strength, and he didn't even know what the war was for. Trapped in it, he felt only a deep sense of powerlessness.

He wanted to shout, but his voice was so small and weak amidst the shouts of battle.

He wanted to leave, but how could a single drop of water escape the whirlpool that seemed to want to devour everything?

He could only passively accept everything, passively becoming a cold statistic of deaths caused by this war.

Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder, if the war between just two human forces was this cruel, how much more miserable must it have been during the war between the demons?

He took for granted the peaceful environment created by his ancestors and the emperor, and naively believed that other countries were much the same.

But it was this naive idea that trapped him here, making him suffer every day.

Not all gods are as powerful as the Emperor, nor do all countries have guardians like immortals.

However, it was too late to realize this.

He could feel that his life was coming to an end.

Cold, hunger, disease... he could hardly survive the night.

But the more this happens, the more I miss home.

I miss my parents, I miss my friends, I miss Liyue, I miss the Emperor, I miss the warm sunshine that bathes my skin...

He leaned on the threshold, wiped away the blood he coughed up, and gave a self-deprecating laugh.

What started as a fun order turned out to be my last hope of getting home.

Dying in a foreign land is perhaps the fate of adventurers.

Although he only applied for the adventurer identity at the Adventurers' Guild for fun.

Fortunately, someone was able to bring him back to his homeland.

Leaves fall and return to their roots; it's nothing more than that.

He looked in the direction of Liyue, as if he could see his home through the heavy rain.

After a long while, he hunched over and, leaning on his cane, walked into the thick rain.

Hiki Village is not safe now either; the village chief's madness frightens him.

He wanted to find a safe place to preserve his body properly, lest it disappear after his death for any reason and he never have the chance to return home.

.....

It was an ordinary day, and Jiang Bai, as usual, took out the pointer of the Four Directions Instrument to check it.

Among the several bright red names, one gray name stood out.

"Wen Bing..."

Looking at the name, Jiang Bai recalled information about Wen Bing.

Wen Bing took the initiative to approach them to book their services, and Jiang Bai had a fairly deep impression of him because he didn't even blink when he took out his money, and even thought that their price was a bit low.

This extravagance piqued Jiang Bai's curiosity.

Jiang Bai inquired a little about his family background.

Wenbing is somewhat similar to Xingqiu; his family is in business, so he is not short of money.

He has an older brother who inherited the family business, and a younger brother who is quite favored. His parents don't have any expectations of him.

He then registered as an adventurer according to his own preferences and traveled around.

Jiang Bai scratched his head, feeling a bit of a headache. If he remembered correctly, Wen Bing had gone to Daoqi.

Inazuma had long been closed off from the country, meaning that Wenbing had never returned from Inazuma.

The question is, how is he going to get to Inazuma?

Unlike Mondstadt, Inazuma can't be reached by land; it's separated from Liyue by a vast ocean.

In other words, you can't get across on your own.

After thinking it over, Jiang Bai decided to go find Hu Tao.

Although he had no solution, the resourceful leader of the hall must have one.

"Master!"

Jiang Bai poked his head out of the tree and accurately located Hu Tao, who was dozing under the tree.

Suddenly a head drooped down from above, accompanied by a loud scream, which startled even Hu Tao.

Seeing Jiang Bai's unusually bright smile because he had frightened her, Hu Tao took out the Staff of Protection and smiled sinisterly.

"Do you want to die?"

"Master, spare my life!" Jiang Bai immediately raised his hands in surrender.

"Hmph!" Walnut put away the staff of homa, deciding not to stoop to this guy's level.

Jiang Bai jumped down from the tree and took out the now-gray pointer. "Master, this client is in Inazuma, but the problem is that Inazuma is currently closed off from the country. How can we get there?"

Their business doesn't require finding the body within a certain number of days, but they generally do it as quickly as possible.

Because Teyvat is so vast, you could go anywhere, so time constraints are unrealistic.

Inazuma is far from Liyue. It takes more than half a month to travel from Liyue Harbor to Inazuma by boat. By the time Wenbing's body is found in the huge city of Inazuma, it will probably have decomposed into bones.

So there's no use in rushing.

"Let me think about it."

Hu Tao quickly sifted through relevant information in her mind.

Since Inazuma has closed its borders, it's impossible to go there openly. The only way is to smuggle people in. The only ship in Liyue that can do smuggling and has the capability to cross thunderstorms is the Death Star.

"Let's go to the port and find out when the Death Star will be back, and then tell me in detail what this client's business requirements are."

The two set off for the port. Jiang Bai took out Wen Bing's contract. The contract did not contain any additional requirements. This client did not think that he would really die when he did the business. He just signed up for a standard package.

"Should we tell him about his family?"

Hu Tao thought for a moment, "Let's wait until we bring the body back before we talk about it, so we don't have to grieve twice."

“That makes sense.” Jiang Bai suddenly felt a little heavy-hearted.

Those who work in this line of work carry not only the will of the dead, but also the hopes of the living.

Chapter 418 Filth of the Reversed Idol

Since the Death Star set sail last time, there has been no news of its return. As a result, Jiang Bai can only wait if he wants to go to Inazuma.

Wait until the Death Star returns, and wait for the next departure.

But waiting like this wasn't a good idea, so Jiang Bai told him and decided to go find Kong, who was also planning to go to Inazuma, to see if he had any way to get there.

It's actually quite easy to find; Kong is located in the Adventurers' Guild.

Besides him, there was also Gan Yu and Lan Jie, the branch president of the Liyue Adventurers' Association.

"Kong, what are you guys talking about?"

Jiang Bai walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

"It's you. We were talking about the treasure-hunting group." Seeing that it was Jiang Bai, Paimon didn't hide anything.

"The treasure-hunting group has its eye on the Abyss Order, so I've come to the Adventurers' Guild to post a commission..." Gan Yu explained to him briefly.

In short, the two major treasure-hunting groups in Liyue and Mondstadt are preparing to join forces to do something big. They have discovered an uninhabited ruin, but the ruin is being closely guarded by the Order of the Abyss.

The abyss has always been a dangerous and sinister place, so Gan Yu thought of issuing a commission to find a powerful adventurer to check the situation in order to avoid causing any trouble.

"Ruins closely guarded by the Abyss Cult?" Jiang Bai became interested.

“We’ve already taken on this job. Would you like to come with us?” Paimon invited him.

"Alright, I'd like to see what the Abyss Order is targeting."

After listening to Sister Lan recount more details, Jiang Bai followed Kong to that unknown ruin.

On the way, Jiang Bai casually mentioned the reason why he had found some free time.

"Have you found a way to get to Inazuma?"

Sora shook his head. "No, I've inquired. The only ship that can get through the Inazuma thunderstorm is the Death Star, but it hasn't returned yet."