Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

In the end, it was the leader who took the initiative to step forward. "Hey, do you remember us? In the cave, we robbed you, and you gave us a bag of food..."

"I recognize you." Jiang Bai's memory is still very good.

There aren't many people on Ba Yun Island, so it's not easy to run into other people.

He put the gudong on his shoulder and stood up from the mud puddle.

The rain kept falling from the sky, and the mud mixed with water kept dripping down my body, which was quite uncomfortable.

Moreover, I felt like my head was covered in mud, and the mud mixed with rainwater was flowing down my neck and into my clothes, which was awful.

Looking at Jiang Bai, who was covered in mud, the leader of the Jiang Baihai Chaotic Ghosts awkwardly explained, "We just thought you'd been eaten by a slime, so..."

Jiang Bai certainly wouldn't blame these people; they meant well.

Moreover, the fact that they were willing to save him for a bag of food shows that these people are not bad, or at least trustworthy.

"It's alright, it's alright. You meant well. Your mountaintop is still around here, right? I'll go find shelter from the rain."

After a deep sleep of more than ten minutes, Jiang Bai felt a little better. Although his brain still ached, at least he could find a better environment to sleep in.

“Yes, yes, come with me…” Several wandering warriors led Jiang Bai to their cave.

They were no longer in the original cave, but in a cave far away from the giant serpent's remains.

They had no way to deal with the evil spirits, so they could only try to stay as far away as possible and find an opportunity to leave the island.

Inside the cave, Jiang Bai carved a pool into the rock wall, had Gudu fill it with water, and then jumped in to take a bath.

The clear pool of water turned muddy in no time. He wiped himself dry and got out of the pool, only then did he feel comfortable.

Along the way, he had already learned the names of these wandering samurai: the eldest was called Kenichiro, the second was called Jiro, and then there were Saburo, Shiro, Kogoro, and Kojiro.

Their unpretentious names reveal their unpretentious brotherhood.

"How long do you plan to stay on Bayun Island?"

"I don't know." Kenichiro shook his head. "We plan to find a boat to Qinglai Island."

"Qinglai Island?" Jiang Bai knew of such an island, but had never been there.

"Yes, Qinglai Island is in the southeast sea area, which is quite far from here. There is no war there. Although the island is not very safe either, with frequent thunderstorms, it is at least better than here."

Are people living on that island?

"I'm not sure, I guess there aren't any left..." Kenichiro said uncertainly.

These wandering warriors were isolated from information and knew very little about the situation on other islands.

"I'll go there and take a look if I have the chance..."

Jiang Bai yawned, unable to shake off his drowsiness.

"I'm too tired, I'll rest first, and then I'll leave."

The wandering samurai, of course, did not refuse; they simply wanted to rest and take shelter from the rain.

However, they were a little afraid of the slime.

Don't let her cute appearance in Jiang Bai's arms fool you; she can be incredibly fierce when she gets angry, and none of the six of them could beat her together.

Jiang Bai yawned, lay down in the stone coffin, covered it, and went to sleep. He lay on the coffin lid, digesting the small piece of the core fragment of the Water of No Form that he had just eaten, while staring at the six brothers sitting to the side with a predatory gaze.

A short while later, its eyelids began to droop, and it lay down on the coffin lid and fell asleep.

The six brothers huddled together and whispered to each other.

"Boss, have you ever seen a slime like this before?"

"No. I've never even heard of it, let alone seen it."

"Not only can it change size, but it can also split into multiple copies, and it can even understand human speech. I wonder where I can find one like that; I want to catch one as a pet..."

"When we get to Qinglai Island, let's go look for it too. I heard there are thunderbirds there..."

Several wandering samurai were dreaming of a bright future in a cave, completely unaware of what was happening on Narukami Island, which was in the same sea, or what earth-shattering thing the person sleeping soundly in the coffin next to them had done.

Although Kong escaped successfully, he was still unsurprisingly wanted by the police.

He brazenly seized the Eye of God in public and fled while the general was fighting the enemy. His wanted posters have been plastered all over Inazuma Castle.

Logically, Jiang Bai should also be included, but his cover was too tightly sealed. His wanted poster only had a question mark on it, with no specific details about his appearance.

Sora is currently at Narukami Shrine, recounting to Yae no Miko the scene he witnessed in the heart of dreams.

“The crimson sky, the oppressive atmosphere… Shadow is still immersed in the sadness of the past…” Yae no Miko sighed, but was not surprised at all.

She knew her god better than anyone.

"What exactly happened? Why is her inner world like that?" Paimon asked, puzzled.

Yae no Miko looked at the Divine Cherry Tree, her gaze seeming to see into the distant past.

"Shadow has an older sister named Shin. They are twin demon gods. Shadow is like Shin's shadow, unknown to outsiders. In the calamity five hundred years ago, too many people died, including the first Thunder God—Shin."

"Their passing plunged Shadow into grief, and her eternity gradually took an extreme turn."

"She will freeze herself, and in this way, everything will remain in her frozen memory, neither disappearing nor changing..."

Chapter 493 Who says we haven't changed the general?

Sora shook his head. "But it's useless. The dead won't come back to life. The stillness of self can't change anything, and it even makes Inazuma so confused."

Yae no Miko caught a falling cherry blossom, walked to the edge, and looked towards the castle tower.

"Yes, I wonder when my god will finally come out of this rut..."

"Divine Child, do you think the General might leave the Castle Keep and go directly to Hachi-Yun Island?" Paimon suddenly remembered something.

"Oh? Why are you suddenly asking that?"

"The general said she would end the war. Could she go directly to Haiqi Island and wipe out all the people there?" Paimon was very worried.

Yae no Miko fell into deep thought.

She understood Ying, but she didn't understand the General.

For so many years, the general has been operating according to the program set by the shadow, practicing eternity while maintaining the stability of the country. It's really hard to say how she will end the war.

"And she must have known about the Fools' mischief, otherwise she wouldn't have said to eliminate those who were affecting Inazuma."

Paimon thought that this was probably referring to the Fools, since they hadn't shown themselves before and couldn't possibly be considered by her to be someone who was affecting Inazuma.

“Kujo Takayuki is no fool; the Fools must have already come into the Shogun’s sights.”

"So what will she choose to do?"

“The Fools might approach the General to make a deal, exchanging what they want for the food and supplies that Inazuma desperately needs…” Yae no Miko’s eyes narrowed, a dangerous glint in them.

"They've been operating in Inazuma for so long, all for this purpose."

Both the Eye Hunting Order and the Closure Order were intended to create chaos and hardship for the people of Inazuma, and to use this as leverage to force the Winter Kingdom to provide aid to Inazuma in exchange for the Heart of God.

"Wouldn't they get their hands on the Heart of God?!" Paimon exclaimed anxiously.

“That’s not necessarily true.” Yae no Miko smiled meaningfully. “Teyvat is not just one country, Winter. Opening diplomatic relations is just a matter of a word. Besides, the general doesn’t like being threatened.”

"Then I can rest assured." Paimon patted his little chest.

She didn't want the Fools to get the Heart of God so easily.

"Alright, you don't need to worry about these things. You've already witnessed the General's prowess. Let's proceed according to plan... The only way to change Shadow's mind is to defeat her."

Wooden Leak Tea Room.

The Kamisato siblings waited for Thomas to serve dinner. On the empty table sat an Eye of God.

"Ayaka, put it away. Don't carry it with you until the Eye Hunting Order ends."

"Ah."

"Brother, do you think we can really change the General's will?" Recalling the unexpected slash she witnessed today, Ayaka Kamisato's gaze was somewhat lost.

That strike was too powerful; so powerful that all she felt from afar was despair.

Lingren gently patted her head. "Silly little sister, are you getting stuck on something?"

"Who says we haven't changed the General's will? Simply abolishing the law doesn't constitute a change; a temporary halt is also a concession. The General wants to solve the food crisis, end the war, and drive out the foreign enemy—who says this isn't the result of our efforts?"

Lingren's voice was gentle, yet filled with boundless strength and confidence, which calmed Linghua down as well.

"An individual's will is insignificant, but when the wills of countless people come together, even the gods cannot ignore it."

Ayaka smiled faintly. All this time, the work done by the company's magistrate had finally paid off.

While we can't change much yet, at least for now, no one will go hungry.

Ling Ren looked out the window at the location where the battle had taken place that morning.

“Ayaka, do you know, I really didn’t expect him to be able to take that blow. But he did, and he escaped unscathed from the general’s clutches.”

"At that time, I thought, if such an impossible thing can be accomplished, then shouldn't we appropriately boost our self-confidence?"

Linghua also looked in that direction, her eyes burning with intense light.

If even an outsider can go to such lengths for Inatsume, they cannot afford to lose!

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Outside the Inazuma Sea, several large ships of the Southern Cross fleet are about to enter the thunderstorm zone.

Unlike last time when Jiang Bailai was on the Death Star, which was a single ship, this time the entire Southern Cross fleet was mobilized, and the rows of huge ships were quite spectacular.

Walnut stood on the deck, looking at the distant thunderstorm area, feeling both worried and excited.

After this thunderstorm, we'll reach Inazuma.

Beidou stood in the captain's cabin of the Death Star, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding ships, a hint of worry in his eyes.

"I wonder what the situation is like in Inazuma. Ningguang asked me to transport so much food; Haiji Island can't possibly handle it all..."

......

Jiang Bai, who had been lying in the coffin for an unknown amount of time, finally woke up again.

Upon waking, I felt neither dizzy nor had a headache. The mental energy I had excessively consumed in the battle with General Thunder had been fully restored, and I felt refreshed.

Because of this excessive exertion, he even felt his mental strength increase.

But I was hungry, extremely hungry.

Every cell is screaming for food.

He lifted the coffin lid and came out, only to find that the wandering warriors in the cave were gone.

A piece of paper was placed on a rock.

During this time, Jiang Bai's prolonged sleep had caused these wandering warriors considerable worry.

Fearing he might have suffocated in the coffin, Gudu tried several times to open it to check, but was stopped each time.

Fortunately, they could still hear breathing sounds inside the coffin when they listened carefully, confirming that the person inside was still alive.

The wandering samurai have now found a ship and set off for Qinglai Island, leaving behind a note as a farewell.

Jiang Bai put the note away, crumpled it up, and then fed it a piece of the paper.

Looking at the rain outside the cave, he took out food from the Three Pure Bells to satisfy his hungry taste buds.

"How many days have I been asleep?" he asked while eating.

Gudu shook its head blankly; it slept most of the time and didn't know anything.

"I wonder what the situation is like outside. I'll go back to Haiqi Island to check it out later."

After replenishing his food, Jiang Bai finally felt alive again.

He went straight back to Haiji Island and first went to the hut to check on Nagatsu.

Changci saw that Jiang Bai was about to burst into tears. Jiang Bai hadn't returned for so many days, and there had been no news of him. He was terrified that something had happened to Jiang Bai and was extremely worried.

Jiang Bai patted his head to comfort him, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm fine. I was just a little delayed, but I'm back now."

Changci secretly wiped away her tears, stubbornly refusing to let Jiang Bai see them.

"How's the situation on Haiqi Island lately? Has anything happened?"