Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

“No wonder Inazuma has such a big problem…” Jiang Bai sighed.

When the god who was supposed to be in charge stops managing things, it's no wonder things get chaotic.

There are very few gods as diligent and conscientious as the Emperor.

Yae no Miko made no attempt to hide her disapproval of Raijin's actions, saying, "In my opinion, her behavior is like that of a child throwing a tantrum and locking themselves in their room."

Paimon understood. "No wonder you said that..."

"But is remaining still the same as eternity?"

Jiang Bai didn't quite understand the eternity that Thor had comprehended.

According to Thor, she not only wanted to remain still, but also wanted Inazuma to remain still, isolated from the outside world, with society stagnant and people only needing basic sustenance...

But it's impossible for Inazuma to remain stagnant. People grow and die, and new people will grow up, bringing all sorts of new ideas. Unless you suppress people's thoughts and stifle all new things, how can you expect society to come to a standstill?

The Eye Hunting Order merely trampled on the people's wishes, but it did not restrict their thoughts. New things would eventually emerge, and things would continue to move forward.

Unless the entire country is frozen in time like a phonograph, or all the people are killed, there is no way to keep the country still.

“My friend has gone astray, becoming stubborn and obstinate. To truly change her mind, we must defeat her in the very place where she is trying to achieve her goals.”

"A Pure Land of One Mind?" Paimon heard something he didn't understand again.

“That’s a space similar to her inner world, which generally only allows the existence of the self.” Yae no Miko looked at Sora and Jiang Bai. “But you two can manipulate elemental power without the Eye of God, so you are special beings. Perhaps you can enter the Pure Land of One Heart.”

Jiang Bai took out his Eye of God and hung it up, then solemnly patted Kong on the shoulder, "I am the one with the Eye of God, this great task can only be entrusted to you!"

Go into Thor's inner world and fight him? And even defeat her! What's the difference between that and suicide?

Having witnessed the power of the Boundless Blade Gorge, he would never agree to it!

Chapter 468 I Don't Want to Die

She stared at him with dead fish eyes.

Keep pretending.

"Why are you looking at me like that? You promised to face the lightning and change Inazuma, I'm just here to help! [Help], you know! Helping is only helping if it's within my ability, and I can't do this! The sect leader is waiting for me to go back!"

"Do you want to see the Hall Master weeping while holding my ashes? Do you want the old man to bury his own child? Can Inazuma bear the old man's grief at losing his beloved disciple? Do you want to start a war of gods?"

Jiang Bai's words were increasingly outrageous, as he frantically tried to glorify himself!

Challenging Thor is no joke; if you're not careful, your ashes might not even survive.

Jiang Bai didn't think he had the ability, and he didn't want to die in Inazuma.

He didn't consider himself a selfless person, so it was impossible for him to die for Inazuma, who had nothing to do with him.

Listening to Jiang Bai's increasingly outrageous assumptions, Kong smirked and rolled his eyes to the sky.

"You think too highly of yourself."

Another war of gods?

Do you hold such a heavy place in Mr. Zhongli's heart?

And what's this? You haven't even done anything yet, and you're already thinking about what happens after you die?

Yae no Miko looked at Jiang Bai with some surprise, "Oh? It seems that the old man you mentioned is the Rock King Emperor. I didn't expect you to be the Rock King Emperor's disciple."

“That’s right!” Jiang Bai puffed out his chest. “My master instructed me not to interfere in Inazuma’s affairs, but to provide help as much as I could.”

Yae no Miko revealed a sly smile. "If that's the case, then you are actually the most suitable candidate."

"what?"

"If Shadow knew you were that person's disciple, he certainly wouldn't have tried to kill you."

“That’s right, that’s right! You’re the most suitable!” Kong nodded in agreement with an air of importance.

Jiang Bai: "..."

Not using lethal force doesn't mean not crippling him.

"Heh. Just kidding. I'm not a disciple of the Emperor. I'm just an ordinary worker at the Hall of Rebirth, and I can only use elemental power with the help of the Eye of God. I can't help you with this. Goodbye!"

After Jiang Bai finished speaking, he immediately made his escape.

He didn't intend to get involved any further; let Inatsuma worry about it himself.

He needs to go back to be with the sect leader; he can't die here.

Having already noticed his attempt to escape, she grabbed him tightly around the waist, shouting, "Don't even think about running away!"

Looking at them, Yae no Miko smiled particularly happily, "How interesting. Little ones, don't put so much pressure on yourselves, relax, I won't send you to your deaths."

"You have a solution?" The group all looked at her.

“You are merely the keys to entry. Once you enter the Pure Land of One Mind, I have my own methods.”

Jiang Bai stopped struggling and released Kong's hand.

That's more or less.

"I have more faith in you, traveler."

Yae no Miko's gaze fell on Sora. "For Shadow, an individual who can use elemental power without the Eye of God is too special. They are the beings furthest from eternity. She will be very interested in you. You are also the most likely to enter the Pure Land of One Heart."

"The question now is whether you can enter the Pure Land of One Mind."

"If you have a way, I'm willing to try."

Kong is a very warm-hearted person who is very willing to help others. Sometimes, he gets carried away and does things that put him in danger.

When the Eighth Prince specifically asked him to come, he did not refuse.

The reason they're holding onto Jiang Bai is simply because they don't want him to succeed so easily.

It's fine for friends to joke around, but there should be limits.

Jiang Bai has already made his position clear: he will provide assistance, and that's enough.

"Since you've already agreed, let me explain my plan to you."

A gentle breeze blew by, and the cherry blossoms of the sacred cherry tree drifted down one by one, and soon the ground was covered with crimson cherry blossoms.

After discussing the details of the plan, Sora and Paimon turned and left to meet up with Ayato Kamisato, who was waiting outside.

Jiang Bai didn't leave; he still had some things he wanted to ask this Eightfold Divine Child privately.

Yae no Miko stretched, her fox tail peeking out from behind her. "I'm tired after saying so much."

Her gaze lingered lazily on Jiang Bai. "Little guy, if you're not leaving, is there something else you want to ask me?"

"Why do you call me little guy?" Jiang Bai felt that this title was quite incongruous with him.

"I like calling you that, is that okay?"

"...Whatever makes you happy."

"I'd like to ask you about dolls. I have a friend who is also a doll."

"Oh?" Yae no Miko was somewhat surprised. "You're not talking about skirmishers, are you?"

"you know?"

"How could I not know that he has become the Executor of the Fools? What surprises me is that you actually call him a friend."

Can you tell me about him?

"That's possible, but what kind of compensation are you planning to offer?"

"?"

Jiang Bai frowned, looking at the fox in front of him, his tone indescribable.

"I'm a foreigner who risked my life to help you fight against General Thunder. Don't I deserve to be told something by you?"

Yae no Miko found Jiang Bai's expression amusing and covered her mouth, laughing for a while.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you. It makes me sound like I'm ungrateful."

Yae no Miko looked at the Divine Cherry Tree, her gaze seemingly returning to the distant past.

Five hundred years ago, Shadow decided to pursue eternity and used secret techniques to create an immortal body for himself. He was the first puppet Shadow created, intended to house the Heart of God. However, he was too human-like and did not meet Shadow's requirements.

"I advocated for its destruction, but Ying couldn't bear to kill the budding life."

She sealed the stragglers in a secret realm and left him proof of his identity.

"Later, for some unknown reason, he left the sealed land and wandered in Tasha, where he was taken in by a group of people."

"Afterwards, a great disaster occurred in Tassa. He traveled thousands of miles to Narukami Island, carrying a token to try to see Kage. However, Kage had already entered the Pure Land of One Heart and could not respond to his request, so he left."

"Upon learning of the matter, I immediately dispatched people to suppress the calamity of Tasha. I don't know what happened to him after he returned, but since then, he has been wandering around, joined the Fools, and later gave himself the name 'Kingdom Collapse,' though he later abandoned that name..."

Yae no Miko didn't go into too much detail, only briefly recounting the origins and experiences of the stragglers.

There are many suspicious points regarding the matter of Ta Ba Sha, and even she cannot explain the complete story in detail.

Yae no Miko sighed. "He's too human—sensitive and fragile. What the General needs is a machine that can steadfastly uphold her eternity, which is why she abandoned him."

Chapter 469 The Heart of God is Entrusted to You

Jiang Bai was somewhat puzzled as to what the stragglers had gone through to make their personalities so strange.

But at least we learned about the origins of the stragglers.

He added, "He's already come to Inazuma; his goal is the Heart of Thor."

"Sigh, I should have destroyed him back then... He's not someone I can handle now..."

Yae no Miko shook his head and sighed, then took out a divine heart and threw it to Jiang Bai.

"Please keep this safe for me."

Jiang Bai caught the thing she threw to him, looked at it, and felt it looked somewhat familiar.

"This thing looks so much like the Heart of God???"

He remembered that both his master's and Wendy's Heart of God had this design, like a flag.

Yae no Miko said casually, "The general cannot carry the Heart of God. This was left here by Kage. I'm entrusting it to you now."

"You just gave me something this important like that???"

Jiang Bai was completely bewildered.

They've only met once, this trust seems rather inexplicable.

"To Shadow, this is useless; to me, it is the source of conflict. And to you, it's like I've thrown away a hot potato. No one would have guessed that the Heart of God is in your hands."

"But no one could have imagined that the Heart of God was in your hands!"

Jiang Bai felt that this reason was simply not plausible.

“Who says no one would have thought of that?” Yae no Miko smiled without saying a word.

"You mean stragglers? But he can't just come and rob you directly!"

How do you know you won't?

"Uh... okay..."

Jiang Bai wanted to say that if he wanted to take it from you, you could always ask General Lei Dian, but seeing the enigmatic smile on Yae no Shinji's face, he could only keep his thoughts to himself for now.

Seeing that Jiang Bai had put away the Heart of God, the Eightfold Divine Child was quite satisfied. "Since you are his friend, it is safest to keep it with you."

"What if it still gets stolen?"

Since it concerned the heart of God, Jiang Bai didn't think the stragglers wouldn't try to snatch things from him.

Yae no Miko was indifferent. "Let it be taken if it's taken away. There's nothing I can do about it if I can't stop it..."

Jiang Bai: "..."

Are all you gods so indifferent to the heart of God?

"I still don't understand, aren't you afraid I'll use the Heart of God for other things?"

"As the disciple of the Rock King Emperor, would you do such a thing?" Yae no Miko asked in return.