Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"Me too! Me too! Me too!" Ichidou stretched out his hand, mimicking Kurumi.

Jiang Bai reached out and poked him.

"Alright, you can come in now."

Seeing this differential treatment, Yi Dou was heartbroken, "Ah Bai, you've changed. You weren't like this before..."

They used to call him "boss" so happily, but now they don't even call him that anymore!

"Come in!" Jiang Bai reached out and pulled him inside.

"They actually got in!" Ichidou exclaimed, somewhat intrigued.

He stood in the middle of the lightning curtain, going in and out repeatedly, having a great time.

Jiang Bai ignored him and walked into the torii gate with Hu Tao.

Despite being underground, the cave was not dark; the lanterns beside the torii gate emitted a warm yellow glow, just as they had for ten years.

The massive tree roots encircled the torii gate, and the dark brown bark exuded a musty smell.

"Where are the people from Hana-san-ri? We've already arrived!"

Jiang Bai searched the cave but couldn't find Hua Sanli.

Walnut examined the small pagodas arranged in a specific order.

"I feel like something is sealed away here."

"This must be what Hana Sanri calls a barrier," Jiang Bai said, leaning closer.

"Yes, this is the barrier." Hua Sanli's voice suddenly appeared beside him, startling Jiang Bai.

"You're so unpredictable!"

"Hehe, sorry." Hana Sanri's apology was insincere.

"Put the talisman inside."

Jiang Bai put the talisman he had taken from the statue back in. "Where's Ranhe?"

"The barrier has not been opened for many years and has accumulated a lot of pollution. After opening the barrier, we need your help to purify and remove the pollution."

"Pollution? Why would there be pollution?" Jiang Bai looked around in confusion.

Isn't this the root area of ​​the cherry blossom tree? Why is it polluted?

Hana-san mentions the function and reason for the divine cherry tree:

"The Thunder Cherry Tree is the eternal guardian of the Thunder God, possessing the ability to cleanse and purify the earth's veins. However, its roots, which channel pollution, will eventually be eroded, and tumors will form on the contaminated parts. Therefore, a purification ritual is required periodically..."

Hearing this, Jiang Bai gave the middle finger towards the location of Narukami Taisha Shrine, "I knew that fox's request wasn't that simple..."

Yi Dou didn't quite understand; as a hoodlum, he had no concrete concept of things like earth veins.

But pollution doesn't sound like a good thing.

The very helpful man readily agreed, "No problem! No problem! I guarantee I'll clean up all the pollution!"

"Thank you for your help, but my body is unable to complete the purification ritual..." Hana Sanri bowed slightly and opened the barrier.

The moment the barrier was broken, an invisible, foul power surged from the tree roots and coalesced into several wandering warriors.

Ichidou rubbed his hands together, pulled out his massive spiked club, and said, "Boss, watch closely! Today I'll show you the true strength of the number one fighter in the world, Araragi!"

"Your Divine Eye isn't on you, so be careful." Jiang Bai gripped Bai Yuan's hand, ready to help at any moment.

"Just a few wandering samurai. Even without the Eye of God, I can easily defeat them!"

Hu Tao took out some melon seeds, ready to see the true strength of this new junior in order to formulate a teaching strategy.

Having lost the Eye of God, Ichidou can only use his own power.

This filthy wandering warrior has no special skills and fights only by instinct, but because of its nature, every move it makes is surprisingly powerful.

It was already difficult for him to fight off one, and when faced with an attack from three, he was frequently at a disadvantage and almost got injured.

Hu Tao looked at Yi Dou's disorganized fighting style with extreme disdain.

"bass--"

The staff of homa pierced the ground with a strong wind, its end pressing down and its tip rising, sending all the wandering samurai surrounding Yidou flying.

With the staff of homa in hand, Hu Tao overwhelmed the three wandering samurai with her mere martial arts skills.

"Having been adrift at sea for more than half a month without taking any action, even I, the master of this hall, am getting rusty."

Jiang Bai cast shields on Hu Tao and Yi Dou, then found a rock to sit on and watch the battle.

Not only is he making progress, but the hall master is also making progress.

"Yi Dou! Watch closely how this hall master makes his move, and learn from him!"

Yi Dou looked at it very carefully, wishing he had two more eyes.

What was supposed to be a purification ritual for evil spirits was turned into a teaching ground by Walnut.

Hua Sanli looked on, unsure of what to say.

"If only there had been so many powerful humans back then..." she murmured with a sigh.

She could tell that Hu Tao was very strong and could easily deal with these dangerous and filthy creatures.

Unfortunately, there were far too few people with such formidable strength back then...

Jiang Bai looked over curiously, "Back then?"

Hana Sanri shook her head and didn't say anything.

After a brief teaching session, Hu Tao set the filth on fire, burning it to ashes.

Once the filth was gone, the entire cave was instantly cleansed, and even the air seemed fresher.

The roots of the enormous cherry tree were visibly revived.

"It's done!"

Walnut Fire Staff was put away, quite satisfied with the changes here.

"Thank you all for purifying the filth. There are several other places like this, and we would appreciate your continued help."

"Purifying impurities is one of the specialties of my Rebirth Hall, so I will definitely help."

"Thank you very much. The next barrier will be located at an abandoned shrine east of Konta Village..."

With that, Hana Sanri disappeared again.

Looking at the purified tree roots, Jiang Bai planned to wait until the filth was completely cleansed before naturally asking the Eightfold Divine Child to promote their books for him for free.

She can't do such a big thing herself, she has to entrust it to them. This fox is really lazy.

Next to another stone statue.

They took out the talisman from the stone statue.

"We've got the talisman, but how do we check if there are any problems?" Paimon asked, expressing his genuine doubts.

It seems that Yae no Miko forgot to tell them how to check the protective charms.

He glanced at the talisman and put it away.

"Let's look around first. If it doesn't work out, we can go back to the shrine and ask the priestess."

Suddenly, a masked figure appeared beside him:

"Were you also entrusted by the divine child to inspect the talisman?"

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Chapter 515 He Has the Best Hall Master in the World [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"You...you! When did you appear?!" Paimon was startled by the sudden appearance of this person.

"I'm sorry, my name is Hana-sanri, and I am a shrine maiden." Hana-sanri bowed and apologized.

Although Sora was also surprised by the sudden appearance of this masked shrine maiden, he was not frightened.

"So, you've run into Jiang Bai?"

"Yes. I know why you've come. The purpose of the talisman is to protect the barrier. There is a barrier around here that is the root of a guardian tree, which still needs to be checked. Please follow me."

......

Jiang Bai and the others climbed out of the well and put the large stone covering the well back on.

Yi Dou glanced at the sky. "It's getting late. Let's go eat at Grandma's first."

"Let's go, let's go, I'm starving." Jiang Bai had been wanting to eat for a long time.

Purifying the sacred cherry tree from its filth is important, but eating is even more important.

All this filth has been accumulating here for a long time, so it doesn't matter if it takes a little longer.

Besides, we still have time, don't we?

Sora should have found the talisman by now. I wonder if that elusive shrine maiden will come looking for him.

Before entering, Ichidou tidied his messy clothes and combed his hair before pushing open the door.

"Grandma, I'm home!"

Inside the house, Yuan Tai carried the food from the kitchen to the table, A Huang squatted by the stove to tend the fire, and Granny Gui wiped her hands with her apron and came out of the kitchen to call everyone to wash their hands and eat.

Sunlight streamed through the windows, filling the room with the aroma of food.

At the dinner table, Ichidou chattered on and on about his glorious deeds to the old woman, such as which child he beat in a worm fight, how he once ate ten bowls of ramen in one go, and how he had just helped the priestess purify the pollution of the sacred cherry tree...

The old woman listened attentively, occasionally offering a few words of praise.

There was no criticism or blame for Ichidou's childish behavior in her eyes, only tolerance and love.

Jiang Bai had once heard Yi Dou mention that he was an orphan.

Because of his identity as a demon, humans did not like him.

When I was a child, I even fainted from hunger because I couldn't find anything to eat.

Later, it was this old hag who found him, gave him food, taught him the principles of being a human being, and raised him.

It was under the encouraging and inclusive education of Granny Ghost that Araki Ichito became the fearless and invincible man he is today.

Even the old woman supported him becoming a hoodlum.

To the old hag, Ichidou is different from humans; he has a longer lifespan and abilities far beyond those of humans.

For humans, livelihood, future prospects, and the future are all very important things, but for Yi Dou, none of them matter.

Most importantly, be happy.

If Yi Dou is happy being a hoodlum, then she will support him.

Jiang Bai felt that Yi Dou was very lucky to have met such a kind old man.

The old woman was also very lucky, having such a lively and bright light in her lonely life.

Jiang Bai glanced at Hu Tao, who was eating while listening to their conversation.

He didn't envy Yi Dou at all, because he also had the best hall master in the world.

Noticing Jiang Bai's gaze, Hu Tao looked over.

Why are you looking at me?

Jiang Bai smiled and reached out to remove the rice grains that had accidentally gotten on her face.

"It's nothing, I just feel really good to have the hall master."

Walnut blushed slightly and muttered, "Why are you suddenly bringing this up..."

"Come on, Master, eat more so you can grow taller."

"Hmph! Do you think I'm too short now?"

Jiang Bai smiled and continued to serve food, "The leader is still growing, so he should eat more."