Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Wu Baizang was easily distracted by the fight, and for a moment he couldn't care less about his grief. All he wanted was to win against the demon in front of him.

"How exactly do you fight these insects?"

"You don't even know about insect fighting? You fat raccoon, you're so out of touch!"

"Hmph! We are not outdated. Tell us the rules..."

Seeing that Wu Baizang's attention was drawn to the fighting insects, Jiang Bai and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

No wonder he can easily get along with children.

These five hundred Tibetan children are quite temperamental; with one of them around, he won't cry for a while.

If we wait a while longer, we should be able to get through this.

"Let Yidou stay here to play with it and distract it. We'll come back to find it after we've purified the remaining tree roots."

"Ah."

The group quietly left. In the sunset, Yi Dou earnestly explained the rules and gameplay of insect fighting. Squatting beside him were a large raccoon with red eyes and several smaller raccoons.

"According to Hana Sanri, this fourth barrier is on the other side of the desolate sea. Let's rest for the night before we go there."

After working for seven or eight days straight, running around Narugami Island, they finally managed to purify all the barriers.

The final purification was also completed in the cave of Shadow Mountain. The filth accumulated by Hana Sanri and Shin'o over the years dissipated together, leaving only a mask.

Jiang Bai put away the mask and returned to Narukami Shrine, taking the book that recorded the Great Exorcism of the Divine Cherry with him.

Jiang Bai and Hu Tao returned to the Forest of Guardians once again.

The original five hundred statues have disappeared. A group of tanuki have become entangled with Ichito. A group of tanuki hide behind a small rock, peeking out a row of heads, with the bottom head being that of the five hundred statues.

They held their breath, watching nervously as Ito slowly reached out his hand, approaching the giant herring.

Before Yidou could even get close, the giant herring seemed to sense the danger and quickly flapped its wings and flew away.

Several raccoons sighed in unison, expressing their regret.

Seeing this, Jiang Bai was genuinely happy.

“It seems that Ichizo has moved on from his grief.”

"Yes, that's right." Hu Tao also felt very good.

"One fight, five hundred treasures!"

Jiang Bai walked over and greeted them.

Upon seeing Jiang Bai and Hu Tao, Wu Baizang immediately became much more serious.

It mimicked human mannerisms, putting one hand behind its back, and said, "Ahem, you're back. We don't yet know your names."

"My name is Jiang Bai, and this is Hu Tao. Wu Baizang, what are your plans now that you've broken free from your seal?"

"We've already promised this lad that we've joined the Desolate Waterfall Faction. Once we've familiarized ourselves with this Guardian Forest hundreds of years in the future, we'll go and take a look at the human world..."

Jiang Bai looked at Yi Dou in surprise.

In such a short time, the Arataki Faction has gained another heavyweight member.

Yi Dou proudly pulled out a comb and combed his hair. "How about that! Your boss has recruited another new member!"

Jiang Bai clapped for Yi Dou, "Excellent, excellent, truly excellent! Our Huanglong Sect has grown stronger once again!"

"We also want to go to the human world!"

"Lord Goyakuzō, we want to go too!"

Several little fox spirits chattered away.

"No rush, no rush. Let us scout ahead for you. So much time has passed; we still don't know what Inazuma looks like now..."

Chapter 522 Do you want to start a war with my Winter Kingdom?

The magnificent castle tower was eerily quiet. The lady's high heels clicked crisply on the wooden floor.

Having been imprisoned in the castle tower for some time and cut off from the outside world, she was quite agitated.

Although they are not confined to prison like prisoners, their activities are limited to the castle tower, which is no different from being in prison.

What's most frustrating is that Thor never agreed to her request.

She simply couldn't stand it any longer.

She entered the main hall and looked at General Lei Dian, who was sitting cross-legged and handling government affairs. His expression was cold and irritable.

"Baal, by refusing my Winter's aid and imprisoning me here, do you intend to wage war against my Winter Kingdom?!"

The success of the two countries gave her unwarranted confidence.

The wind god who once carved out mountains couldn't last a single round against her, and even the renowned Rock King had to cooperate with her. The fall of this once high and mighty deity to the mortal realm made her extremely arrogant.

She mistakenly believed that this Inazuma would be just as smooth as the previous countries, and that obtaining the Heart of God would be a piece of cake.

But the more arrogant she was, the harder she fell.

Confined in the castle tower for so long, she has no access to any information from the outside world, and is even unaware of the situation in Inazuma.

The feeling of having her eyes covered made her extremely uncomfortable.

Ironically, this Thor only imprisoned her here, seemingly not yet having figured out what to do with her.

General Thunder remained unmoved by her words.

"You can't represent the Kingdom of Winter."

"I have come by the will of the Queen, representing the Ice Queen. Is this how the goddess Inazuma treats her as the Queen's messenger?"

"Unwelcome guest, do I need to talk about etiquette?"

The woman looked at her coldly and drew a long whip covered in thorns.

"I, the Fools, am determined to obtain the Heart of God. Since peaceful means won't work, let me test whether your martial arts have declined!"

"Oh? You're going to draw your sword at me? You've got guts."

General Thunder closed the memorial.

"As a reward, I will give you a dignified death."

The woman's expression turned cold.

A chilling aura spread unreservedly from beneath her feet, and ice instantly enveloped the entire hall.

Doors, windows, walls, floors—the entire hall was instantly frozen, turning into a glacier.

The massive ice spread out of the castle tower, enveloping the entire tower.

The Okuzawa troops guarding outside noticed the commotion and immediately tried to enter the castle tower to protect their shogun.

A curtain of lightning appeared, separating them from the castle tower.

Boom—

A thunderclap resounded in the sky.

Dark clouds instantly filled the sky above Inazuma Castle.

At Narukami Shrine, Yae no Miko stood atop the high Kageshiro Mountain, gazing at the distant castle tower covered in ice crystals and the thick, dark clouds in the sky.

The dark clouds were so thick, like a black cloth, that they instantly obscured the sunlight from the entire city.

Lightning surged among the dark clouds, and thick thunderclaps boomed in the air, carrying an aura of fear and oppression.

"After being imprisoned for so long, that enforcement officer finally couldn't hold back and revealed his true colors..."

Yae no Miko chuckled softly, showing no fear whatsoever at the change in the celestial phenomena.

"Little guys, you can go now. You've trained for so long, it's time to see the results."

"Divine Child, aren't you worried?" Paimon tilted his head, looking at Inazuma Castle with some concern.

That lady is quite strong; she directly stole Venti's Heart of God back in Mondstadt.

"What are you worried about?" Yae no Miko countered. "Are you worried that the general will be defeated by that executor?"

"Instead of worrying about that, I should worry about you guys. You've trained for so long, so don't let me down!"

He placed his hand on his chest, "I have confidence."

"Then let's go..."

Sora's figure disappeared at the teleportation anchor point. Yae no Miko turned her head and looked at the divine cherry blossoms falling from the sky, her eyes filled with nostalgia and anticipation.

"My old friend, it's been five hundred years since we last met..."

......

Inside Inazuma Castle.

Jiang Bai and Hu Tao were eating ramen with the members of the Huanglong School when the sky suddenly darkened.

Jiang Bai looked at the sudden thunderclap in the sky with a puzzled expression, then turned his head to look in the direction of the castle tower.

The mood of the gods can greatly alter the celestial phenomena, and this sudden change clearly demonstrates the will of General Thunder at this moment.

Because of the building's obstruction, he couldn't see much of the castle tower.

But you can guess some of it.

It seems the lady, imprisoned in the castle tower, finally couldn't take it anymore.

Jiang Bai sighed. To fight a general like that—what was he thinking?

He had fought the general before and knew just how powerful he was, so he had absolutely no expectation that the lady could defeat him.

However, having been trapped for so long, right under the general's nose, it seems she has no other choice but to take action...

"Master, I'll go check on the situation."

Jiang Bai's desire to watch the drama unfold was stirring within him.

He was very curious about how the battle between the general and the lady would go, and what the lady's final fate would be.

If he could, he would like to kick a man when he's down and extort another sum from the fools.

Hu Tao grabbed his hand, staring at him expressionlessly. "Wasn't the lesson from last time enough? You still want to go?"

Jiang Bai chuckled dryly, "How is that the same? I'm just observing from afar, joining in the fun. Don't worry, I won't get close!"

He pulled out the protective charm given to him by the Eightfold Divine Child, "Besides, with the protective charm from the Divine Child, she won't notice mine..."

Hu Tao looked at him suspiciously. What this guy said was one thing, but what he did was another.

"I'll go with you!"

Jiang Bai didn't really want Hu Tao to go with him; he was just afraid of something going wrong.

But seeing Hu Tao's determined look, he could only nod in agreement.

If we just look at it from a distance, it shouldn't be noticed, right?

It would be a shame to miss the battle between the lady and the general.

Seeing that Hu Tao and Jiang Bai had left, Yi Dou scratched his head in confusion.

"Where are they going? I don't quite understand..."

The five hundred raccoon dogs, now transformed into little raccoons, gulped down a bowl of poop and let out a satisfied burp.

"Even we can't understand it, so it would be a miracle if you could..."

"But I am a ghost."

"Oh dear, can't you understand what I'm saying! This is a description! Do you understand what a description is?"

Ignoring the bickering between the leader and the new member, Hisagi Shinobu looked at the lightning flashing in the sky, then turned to look in the direction of the castle tower, lost in thought.

She seemed to know who had used the rock spear to block General Thunder's unexpected strike last time...

In a secluded alley not far away.

Wearing a straw hat and simply disguised, Man Ye looked up at the sky.

A wind blew from afar, bringing the chill of ice and snow, yet also the scorching heat of flames.