Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Changci has also left, and now he is the only living person left in the village.

Bao Ben coughed twice, clutching his chest, and prepared to return to his room to continue researching methods for treating the epidemic.

Although he knew that treating the epidemic under these conditions was a pipe dream, it was a conviction he and his master shared, and they couldn't stop pursuing it...

Just as he turned around, he noticed something at his feet.

Looking down, I saw it was a bag.

The bag contained some dried salted fish, a few sunset fruits, and a note.

The note had a sentence written on it:

There is hope as long as you live.

As he left Hishiki Village, Nagatsugu looked back at the village with reluctance.

I don't know when I'll be back next time.

And Uncle Bao, you must live well!

Heiji turned his head to look at him and suddenly said:

"Brother Jiang Bai, you're not Daoqiren, are you?"

"how do you know?"

Looking at Jiang Bai's clothes and accessories, which were clearly not in the Inatsume style, Heiji said, "I feel... I feel that Brother Jiang Bai doesn't seem like one of us Inatsume people."

"Your intuition is quite accurate; I am indeed not an Inatsume-no-hime."

“I’m from Liyue. I’ve come to Bayun Island to visit a friend of mine who used to live in your village.”

Are you looking for Brother Wenbing?

"You know?" Jiang Bai looked at him in surprise.

Changci said logically, "Among the people from the village, he's the only one from Liyue. He's been gone for a while now, and I know a few places he might have gone. I'll take my brother there!"

"Oh? Where?" Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow slightly.

He has the Four Directions Manual and can find Wenbing easily; he doesn't need this child to lead the way.

However, he still wanted to hear what the child had to say.

"There are very hidden caves in the Narrow Space of the Formless Blade, where there is a lot of lightning element. Many people don't go there, so it's a good place to hide. About ten kilometers northeast of the village, there is an abandoned dungeon ruin where I sometimes hide. There is also a huge space below the Valley of the Serpent God. And there is the Serpent Bone Mine..."

Heiji listed the hidden places on the island one by one. Some of these places were places he had discovered when he was playing around before, while others were places he had found while searching for treasures on the island recently.

Do you have a map of the island?

Jiang Bai was not clear about the location of these places. Although he had a map given to him by Beidou, the map was mostly just an outline of the locations of the islands of Inazuma, and did not record the place names and scenes on the islands.

Chapter 446 Returning to See the Hall Master

"No, but I can draw a simple diagram of where they are."

Changci found a fairly flat patch of mud, picked up a small twig, squatted down and started drawing, sparing no effort to show his value.

Although Jiang Bai promised Uncle Baoben to take him away from here, you can't always test someone's trustworthiness. Only when you demonstrate your value will he not abandon you.

Moreover, this older brother is from Liyue, so he will definitely return to Liyue. At that time, he only needs to leave Inazuma with him, and then he can travel to Sumeru through Liyue.

Although he brought a lot of crystallized bone marrow, it was worthless if he couldn't sell it, and he didn't have any Mora on him.

To leave this island and find my mother, I have to cling to this powerful figure in front of me.

Although he hasn't yet demonstrated any remarkable abilities, the fact that he was able to come to the island during the war and remain there unaffected by the evil spirits already shows that he is a very capable person.

Following someone like that guarantees your safety.

Changci's drawings are very rough; he can only draw simple sketches like children's drawings on muddy ground, and he can't draw very detailed maps.

However, this map did provide Jiang Bai with some direction.

Jiang Bai took out the Four Directions Instrument and compared the direction of the pointer with the location on it, trying to find where Wen Bing might be.

"Is this dungeon to the northeast of here?"

Changci glanced at the complex and exquisite compass in Jiang Bai's hand a few times. Although he was curious, he did not ask any questions.

At 12 years old, he was no longer a child, and he knew very well that excessive curiosity was not a good thing.

Just like he wouldn't bother to find out what happened in the village, why the village chief and the others had disappeared, or why Uncle Baoben wouldn't let him get close to the other shrines.

Although he was curious, his precocious nature made him restrain his desire to explore.

"Yes, that's right." Nagatsugu checked the directions and nodded after confirming that he hadn't made a mistake.

"Then let's go this way and check out the dungeon you mentioned."

With a small child in tow, Jiang Bai slowed down considerably.

But he wasn't in a hurry.

The rain started falling again. Although it wasn't a heavy downpour, the drizzle still greatly affected our movements.

Jiang Bai simply stopped and used rock elements to build a matchbox with windows and doors to rest.

Upon seeing a cube-shaped house suddenly appear on the spot, Changci's eyes lit up. "Brother, are you the owner of the Eye of God?"

Jiang Bai stepped into the matchbox, took off his straw hat and raincoat, and hung them on the stone nails that appeared on the wall.

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

"I've never seen anyone with the Eye of God before!" Seeing the rock elemental in Jiang Bai's hands like a toy, Changci was somewhat excited.

"Aren't there any in the village?"

Whether it's survivor bias or not, Jiang Bai felt that there were quite a few people who possessed the Eye of God; he knew a lot of them.

"No! People with the Eye of God are very rare!"

"That's probably because Hikimura is too small. Once you get to a big city, you should be able to see quite a few more."

Jiang Bai snapped his fingers, and two chairs appeared on the spot. He sat down, took out firewood, and started a fire. "Put your things down and come sit down."

But it was still too humid. Although it wasn't cold, warming myself by the fire helped dry my damp clothes and dispel the moisture.

Changci carefully placed the basket on his back in the corner and ran to Jiang Bai's side. "Brother Jiang Bai, let me start a fire!"

Seeing that the child seemed insecure, Jiang Bai readily agreed and let him go ahead and do it.

He took out an iron pot and a small bag of rice. "After you start the fire, cook the rice. I'll go outside and see if I can catch any game."

"Ok!"

Changci started a fire while watching Jiang Bai leave the house.

Although he was a little worried that Jiang Bai might abandon him, the village wasn't far away, and he was going to guide him, so he shouldn't be abandoned so soon after leaving the village.

Jiang Bai planned to return to Liyue Harbor. When he entered Scarlet Wood Village, he discovered a teleportation anchor nearby.

I've been away for so long, I really miss the leader.

He was running out of food and had to take care of a child, so he needed to go to Liyue Harbor to get some fresh fruits and vegetables.

Upon returning to Liyue Harbor, he headed straight for where Hu Tao was.

Hu Tao was fishing out of boredom when suddenly a very familiar guy rushed over, picked her up, and tossed her into the air.

Walnut was still a little dazed when she was thrown into the air.

"Master, have you missed me?"

The free-falling walnut landed in a strong arm. Looking at Jiang Bai's bright smile, she smiled, but as a smell entered her nostrils, she pinched her nose in disgust.

"How many days has it been since you showered? Why do you smell so bad?"

Jiang Bai put the walnut down, brought it close to the clothes and smelled it; it did indeed have a smell.

But now is not the time to be particular about these things. In the wild, there's no way to take a bath every day.

"I'll go wash up in a bit."

"You've been looking for the client's remains?"

"No, I came to a big island and ran into some things. I came back to see the leader and brought some food with me."

Hu Tao glared at him, her tone sarcastic, "What do you mean, 'came back to see the sect leader and bring some food'? I know you too well. You clearly just came back to bring food and drop by the sect leader..."

"No way!" Jiang Bai subconsciously raised his voice.

Jiang Bai's voice was loud, but Hu Tao's voice was even louder, "What? Who sent me a message to let me know they were safe and then never sent me any more messages?!"

"Isn't it too far? Even a long-distance communication device can't pick up more than a few words..." Jiang Bai pouted, feeling wronged.

Across a vast ocean, the communication capabilities of the long-distance transceiver were indeed limited, only able to transmit brief messages such as "arrived" and "safe."

The reply he received was also very brief, a long sentence forced to be shortened to just a few words, making it impossible for him to understand what Hu Tao had actually said.

"Fine, I forgive you. Tell me what happened." Hu Tao wasn't really angry; she still needed to prioritize.

Besides, given their current relationship, they don't have the right to demand that the other send messages whenever they have free time.

Jiang Bai briefly recounted the war in Inazuma and the events that occurred on Hachiyū Island, leaving Hu Tao speechless with astonishment.

"I never imagined something so terrible would happen to Inazuma..."

Hu Tao solemnly instructed him: "After you find the client and settle the child, come back quickly. Under no circumstances should you get involved in the war, do you hear me!"

Although Jiang Bai is very strong, war is not child's play. Even if the owner of the Eye of God joins the war, it will not change the course of the battle much. She absolutely does not want to hear news of Jiang Bai's accident because of this!

Leave

I'm out playing today and haven't gotten home yet, so I guess I'll have to skip this for today (／_＼)

Happy Dragon Boat Festival everyone!

Chapter 447 The Feeling of Being Morally Blackmailed

Although what happened on Hachiyun Island was heartbreaking, for Kurumi, what happened in Inazuma was too far in the past, and it had already happened. They could not go back to the past to change it, and it was too late to turn back time.

But Jiang Bai was different. Jiang Bai was a living, breathing person in front of her, someone who was very important to her.

She didn't want Jiang Bai to suffer any harm in a foreign land!

Seeing Hu Tao's serious little face, Jiang Bai couldn't help but reach out and pinch it. "I know, Hall Master..."

He will do what he can, but he is powerless to do anything beyond his capabilities.

Walnut's cheeks are a bit round, and they feel very nice to pinch.

Before Jiang Bai could even process what was happening, his ear was suddenly grabbed.

Hu Tao puffed out her cheeks, stood on tiptoe, and pinched his ear. "How dare you pinch my cheek! You've gotten quite bold since you went out for a while!"

Jiang Bai bent down in the direction he had been pulled, quickly begging for forgiveness and admitting his mistake, "I was wrong! Hall Master, I was wrong!"

Seeing his immediate pleading and admitting his mistake, Hu Tao rolled her eyes and let go.

"Alright, hurry up and get what you need. Don't stay away too long; the child will worry if you don't come back soon..."

"Okay, then I'll be going now, Hall Master. I'll bring you some local specialties from Inazuma next time."

"go Go!"

Hu Tao sat on the rock watching Jiang Bai walk away, then suddenly murmured something under her breath:

"I have this feeling of a mother worrying about her child even when he's traveling a thousand miles away..."

Jiang Bai quickly took a shower in his yard, picked a bunch of sweet flowers in the backyard field, bought some fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as some meat and milk, and flew directly to the teleportation anchor point to return to Bayun Island.

More than an hour had passed, and Changci's rice was fully cooked. He kept peeking out the door, even feeling an urge to go out and look for someone.

Soon, he saw Jiang Bai, dressed in a straw hat and raincoat, holding a chicken he had somehow gotten his hands on. The chicken's comb was drooping, and it was clearly dead.

His heart immediately settled back into his stomach.

Jiang Bai shook the water off his raincoat, took off his straw hat, and stepped into the matchbox. "I saw a pool and took a bath. It didn't take too long, did it?"

Looking at Jiang Bai, Changci stood awkwardly to the side, "It wasn't delayed."