Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

However, after the Eye Hunting Edict was issued, the shogunate used the edict as a pretext to forcibly intervene in Umijima Island, attempting to seize control of the Sangokyu Palace and bring Umijima Island under the shogunate's jurisdiction.

This triggered a strong sense of crisis among the residents of Haiqi Island. Coupled with their existing hatred and numerous conflicts, war broke out.

The residents of Umijima Island demanded that Raiden-shogun abolish the Eye Hunting Edict, but since they could not see Raiden-shogun, they could only defeat the shogunate as a bargaining chip to meet Raiden-shogun and express their demands.

As for killing General Thunder, that's something I wouldn't even dare to think about.

The great serpent Orobas once showed them the power of the Thunder General at the cost of his life. Back then, with Orobas leading the way, the inhabitants of the Sea God Island could not shake the Thunder General. Now that Orobas is dead, the power between humans and gods is now worlds apart.

"Who knows why! Anyway, a fight broke out, and the seawater around Nashii Beach was almost stained red with blood..."

These wandering samurai were unaware of the true cause of the war; if they had, they wouldn't be wandering samurai hiding in the mountains, making a living by robbing.

"Speaking of which, I've always felt there's a very unsettling aura about this place. Could it be a malevolent spirit?"

"It's a malevolent spirit. The closer you get to the giant serpent's skeleton, the stronger the malevolent spirit's aura becomes." As if remembering something, the wandering samurai shuddered.

"This evil spirit is too sinister... If we had somewhere else to go, we would have left this wretched island long ago!"

Jiang Bai continued to ask some questions, and seeing that these people were becoming less and less annoying, he asked one last question.

"Have you met my friend? He's an adventurer from Liyue. He arrived here about a month and a half ago. His name is Wen Bing, and he's about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. His hair is..."

Upon hearing Jiang Bai's description, the leader of the chaotic sea ghosts' eyes flickered slightly.

He had certainly met him; this person had even provided them with a considerable amount of Mora.

The rain started falling again outside. After confirming that this was really just an ordinary person, he decided not to delay any longer. Several people drew their knives and surrounded Jiang Bai.

A long sword was placed against Jiang Bai's neck, its smooth, mirror-like surface reflecting Jiang Bai's face.

"Hand over your Mora if you know what's good for you! Don't force us to take action!"

"Are you sure you want to rob me?" Considering how much these people had talked to him, Jiang Bai gave them a chance.

"Enough nonsense! Hand over Mora and we might spare your life! We might even tell you something about your friend, otherwise you'll be going to hell to see him!"

Upon hearing the other party mention clients, Jiang Bai had no choice but to take action.

He flicked his finger, and several bolts of lightning, each as thick as a finger, shot out and struck the group directly.

The electric shock made the men stiffen, their muscles spasm, and they fell to the ground uncontrollably, dropping the knives from their hands.

"You...you are the possessor of the Eye of God!"

Hai Luan Gui lay on the ground, resisting the pain within his body, gripping the hilt of his knife tightly, glaring at Jiang Bai with resentment.

Damn it! We've kicked a hornet's nest!

Why can't someone who possesses the Eye of God just display it publicly?

It's all because of that damned Eye Hunting Order! Now everyone with the Eye of God is hiding it and doesn't wear it directly on their bodies anymore!

"Yes."

Jiang Bai dusted himself off and stood up. "I don't have a penchant for robbery. I always treat people with respect, and you guys robbed me first."

Jiang Bai bent slightly, casting a shadow over him, and said with a smile:

"So, hand over Mora!"

Chapter 441 A Real Miserable Situation

"No money, but you can take my life!" The leader of the chaotic sea monsters tilted his head back, quite defiantly.

If he had Mora, would he need to rob someone?

"Tsk, they really won't shed a tear until they see the coffin."

Jiang Bai struck the sea monster with another bolt of lightning, making him tremble all over and unable to hold the knife in his hand.

It has to be said that lightning is really useful when it comes to tormenting people.

The wind and rock elements do not have this convenient effect at all.

"Spare me! Spare me!" The sea monster, who had been so defiant just moments before, immediately wilted and convulsed on the ground.

The henchmen next to him trembled when they saw their boss like this.

They were just ordinary, second-rate samurai. Not only did they lack a master to take them in, but they were also not skilled in martial arts and had absolutely no samurai spirit.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been taken down by Jiang Bai in a single move.

Given the vast disparity in strength, they had absolutely no will to resist.

"Boss, boss, are you alright!" The blue-hatted warrior helped his boss, who was shivering, but ended up shivering as well because of the electrical conductivity.

"We were blind and offended you, Mora, we really didn't!" Seeing the two men's miserable state, one of the wandering samurai in the red straw hat spoke tremblingly.

Because the pain from the electric current flowing through his body had not yet subsided, his voice was trembling.

"All our belongings are here. You can search for them if you don't believe me!"

Jiang Bai glanced at them, but didn't seem to care whether they had Mora or not.

His impoverished appearance doesn't look like that of someone from Mora at all.

He pretended to kick over two boxes, revealing a few moldy and shriveled radishes inside.

Jiang Bai's expression was indescribable. "You guys call yourselves warriors? You're really pathetic."

The treasure-hunting groups in Liyue have more assets than them.

Upon hearing this, the wandering samurai were almost in tears.

Who said no!

Staying in this godforsaken place, not only can we not see the sun, but we also go hungry every day, and we haven't had a full meal in a long time!

I finally ran into someone, thinking I could rob them, but I ran into a brick wall and almost lost my life.

What samurai could be in such a miserable state!

Jiang Bai took out a small stool and sat down. "Tell me, what information do you have about my friend? If you tell me, I might spare your lives."

The wandering samurai exchanged glances, and the second-in-command spoke up:

"We met your friend about two months ago. We had a friendly chat with him and then saw him off..."

"Oh?" Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow slightly. "Is it supposed to be a friendly communication like this?"

He emphasized the word "friendship," the meaning of which is self-evident.

The person who spoke just chuckled awkwardly and didn't dare to respond.

It certainly wouldn't be friendly communication.

They're so poor they're living in the wild and eating mushrooms. What kind of moral compass can you expect from them?

"Speak up!" Jiang Bai shouted, grabbing the wandering warrior by the collar and pulling him up.

"They probably just committed murder and robbery!"

In this desolate wilderness, such things are nothing out of the ordinary. As long as the corpses are just thrown away, the two sides in the midst of the battle won't care about such trivial matters.

Jiang Bai stared coldly at them, releasing his oppressive aura without reservation.

The wandering samurai, being stared at like this, felt as if they were about to face death at any moment!

"No, no! How could that be! We only robbed some money, we didn't take anyone's life!"

Jiang Bai's expression softened slightly, and he released his grip.

The wandering samurai hurriedly offered their explanations, one after another.

“It was a rainy day at the time. We saw that he was well-dressed and was alone, so we borrowed some money from him.”

"By the Thunder General, we absolutely did not harm his life! If we did, may lightning strike us dead!"

"We are samurai. Although we do not serve a master, we still have basic samurai ethics! We have taken his money, and we will never harm him!"

Jiang Bai had no ability to detect lies; he could only discern whether what they said was true or false from their expressions and demeanor.

Although there was some concealment involved, most of it is true.

However, just to be on the safe side, Jiang Bai pulled each person out of the cave, asked them for details, and then compared the information each person gave to reconstruct the most authentic scene.

They did see Wenbing two months ago and did rob him of a lot of Mora, but they didn't go too far and left him with some Mora.

They did see him once more in Hikimura. At that time, they originally wanted to go to Hikimura to buy food, but not only did they not buy any food, they were also scared and never dared to go to Hikimura again.

As for why they were so frightened, it was naturally because the people in Hiki Village had gone mad.

In an attempt to quell the evil spirits, some people actually performed a blood sacrifice in front of the shrine!

A gloomy sky, surging lightning, a shrine gleaming with an eerie light, blood-soaked stone steps, a samurai wielding a sword, and a man with bloodshot eyes who died with his eyes wide open.

Even they, as low-ranking samurai, were greatly frightened by this insane and cruel behavior.

After listening to the whole story, Jiang Bai's brows furrowed into a deep frown.

Human sacrifice! Could the client's death be related to this human sacrifice?

As foreign adventurers, customers are often chosen as sacrifices in unfamiliar places and with no one to rely on!

"Tell me about Hisakimura in detail!"

Jiang Bai had heard Wan Ye mention this village before. The Scarlet Wood Village that Wan Ye mentioned was just an ordinary village located near the giant snake's skeleton, where people made a living by collecting crystallized bone marrow from the skeleton. How did it become so strange?

"Hikimura was actually quite normal before, but things started to go wrong after the town's protective charms were destroyed..."

Jiang Bai interrupted the wandering samurai, "Wait a minute, is Hishiki Village under the jurisdiction of the shogunate or Kaigoshima?"

The leader of the sea monsters replied matter-of-factly, "Of course they belong to the shogunate!"

"So, can you be sure that the talisman was really destroyed by the shogunate?"

Jiang Bai sensed that something was wrong with this matter.

Hachiyū Island was originally the territory of the shogunate. Why would the shogunate destroy the talisman used to suppress evil spirits on its own territory?

To influence the people of the Coral Palace?

But putting aside whether doing this will affect the people of Coral Palace, wouldn't it be the people on our side who die first?

This kind of underhanded tactic is a classic case of killing a hundred or eighty enemies while losing a thousand of your own!

"this......"

The wandering samurai were also unsure; they didn't know how the protective charm had been destroyed, only that it had suddenly appeared one day.

As for which side was responsible, they believed it was the Shogunate army!

The shogunate army destroyed the protective charms in order to eliminate the Coral Palace army that had captured Hachiyeon Island!

"It seems you don't know either." Judging from their expressions, Jiang Bai knew they were also unaware of this matter.

It remains unclear who destroyed the protective object.

Chapter 442 The Shadow of Blood Sacrifice

"I saw a military camp on the island, is it part of the Coral Palace?"

"Yes."

Although the wandering warriors felt that Jiang Bai lacked common sense, they didn't think much of it and just assumed that he didn't usually pay attention to these things.

"Aren't the shogunate's military camps on the island?"

"There were garrison troops before, but they withdrew after the Coral Palace captured the area; they should be somewhere near Kannazuka. These two sides have been fighting back and forth in Nashiina..."

They dared not approach these places, but from the top of the mountain they could see the scene of Mingzhui Beach from afar, where soldiers from both sides were fighting and blood flowed like a river.

"I understand, let's continue."

"About a year ago, when we were still in Kannazuka, Umijima attacked Kannazuka. The battle between the two sides caused a huge explosion in Tatarasha, making Tatarasha extremely dangerous. The Mikage Furnace also stopped production, and the Serpent Bone Mine was closed. Many workers had no work and nowhere to go, so they all came to Hishiki Village."

"We also came from Kannazuka around that time."

"Back then, Hiki Village was still quite normal, except that with the increase in population, food became somewhat scarce..."

"Then one day, Haiqi Island launched a surprise attack on the garrison of Bayun Island and occupied it. Later, the evil spirits erupted..."

"We suspect the shogunate army because they had all withdrawn by then. Besides the people from the Coral Palace, only the people from Hisaki Village remained on the island. Destroying the protective barrier wouldn't have affected the shogunate army..."