Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

He watched from afar as Hu Tao applied medicine to Jiang Bai and clicked his tongue in disapproval.

"So you've made up..."

It's a bit of a shame there's no show to watch.

stare--

Walnut glared at him with a murderous look. Ichidou quickly shrank back into the bushes, patting his chest in fear.

"They found us from this far away, that's terrifying, absolutely terrifying, I'm outta here..."

Those who merely watch the drama unfold are easily targeted by the two of them.

Jiang Bai didn't care whether Yi Dou was peeking or not. He sat on the ground happily, enjoying Hu Tao applying medicine to him.

He was initially a little excited, but his smile quickly faded.

Why is this medicine spicy?!

Jiang Bai felt as if his face was on fire, and he could barely open his eyes.

"Master, what kind of medicine is this...?" Jiang Bai opened his eyes with difficulty and glanced at the medicine bottle.

"It's a medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis," Hu Tao said matter-of-factly.

"Why is it so spicy?"

Hu Tao smiled, "This medicine is spicy. Wait here, I'll help you break up the blood stasis..."

Hu Tao sharpened his knife, no, he rubbed his fists together, and then pinned Jiang Bai down.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

Jiang Bai's screams echoed through the sky.

Yi Dou wandered around outside for an hour before finally dawdling back to the camp.

When I got back, I saw Jiang Bai lying on the ground, looking up at the sky with a look of utter despair.

However, the bruises on his face have faded considerably.

Ichidou squatted down beside him and poked his face. "What are you doing here?"

"My face...it hurts so much..." Jiang Bai said tremulously.

He wasn't feeling much pain at first, since his perception of pain wasn't very strong.

But after applying the medicine, his face felt like it had been soaking in a jar of pickled chili peppers that had been marinating for three days and three nights—spicy, hot, and a little itchy.

He wanted to apply the ice mist flower to his face to cool it down, but Hu Tao wouldn't allow it, saying it would affect the efficacy of the medicine and could even cause facial paralysis.

He tried to use the wind element to blow away the spiciness, but the wind couldn't remove the burning sensation. Instead, he felt both cold and hot after blowing the wind.

With no other option, he could only lie there, trying to hypnotize himself and wait for the effects of the drug to wear off.

Ichidou showed absolutely no pity, and clicked his tongue in disapproval:

"It's so miserable."

Jiang Bai stuck a finger into him, and purple electricity instantly spread up. Yi Dou performed a tap dance on the spot and fell to the ground.

"Lie down!"

The stiff-bodied Dou glared angrily at Jiang Bai:

"How can you treat your boss like this?!"

"Who told you to laugh at me!"

"Who told you to make Hu Tao angry!"

"Even the sect leader didn't laugh at me!"

"I'm not making fun of you!"

"Everyone says I'm in a terrible situation, and you still say you're not laughing at me?"

"Is it a joke to say you're miserable? How can you be so unreasonable!"

"So what if I'm unreasonable!"

The two men lay on the ground, staring at each other intently, their voices rising and falling as if they were competing to see who could shout the loudest.

Hu Tao's lips twitched; she felt these two guys were hopeless.

"You two keep arguing, I'm going to check out the other islands."

Jiang Bai stood up abruptly. "Where are you going, Hall Master? I'm coming with you!"

“Go to that big island next door. I can vaguely see some houses in that location. It should be Yue Shi Village.”

According to the map, Yueshi Village should be located at that location.

"Wait for me!"

Yi Dou got up from the ground and chased after them with difficulty.

Unfortunately, the weight on his body was too heavy, and he was out of breath after running for a while.

Seeing Ichidou panting heavily, Jiang Bai clicked his tongue and said, "Ichidou, you're a bit weak."

He blushed with anger and retorted, "You're the one who's weak! This old man is just carrying too much weight!"

"Okay, okay, it's because of the weight." Jiang Bai had an "I know, you don't need to demonstrate" look on his face, but he was so angry that his teeth itched.

Unfortunately, he couldn't beat Jiang Bai.

'Hmph! You just wait and see!'

Yi Dou silently remembered this grudge, preparing to make Jiang Bai pay as soon as he had the chance.

We arrived at Yueshi Village.

Yueshi Village was a fairly large village, but with the passage of time, after no one lived there, the village exuded an air of decay. Houses collapsed, bricks and stones crumbled, and the cultivated fields were overgrown with weeds. Only the outlines of the fields that once existed could still be vaguely seen.

Judging from the bluestone slabs in the village and the houses built with blue bricks, it is not hard to imagine the peaceful scene here in the past.

"Huh, are there still people living in this village?"

Hu Tao noticed signs of human activity in the village.

Some of the houses that were still relatively intact had their roofs thatched again, and the front yards had been cleaned.

"I think so."

Although the thunderstorms on this island are a bit terrifying, they don't always hit people.

Moreover, based on the comparison between the current thunderstorms and those recorded in historical materials, the thunderstorms that struck continuously for five hundred years have clearly subsided a lot, unlike the overwhelming terror that occurred when the seal was first broken.

Clearly, even Thunderbird's rage will eventually dissipate with the passage of time.

“Some people who couldn’t make it through the war might choose to come here. I know a few wandering samurai who couldn’t survive on Ba Yun Island and came here.”

"As long as you can overcome your fear of thunderstorms and avoid being struck by them, this place is still better than Hachiman Island. It's just that now that Hachiman Island has settled down, this place is actually not as good as Hachiman Island..."

Few people come to Qinglai Island. Even the shogunate doesn't station troops here. It's basically left unattended, like a lawless zone.

Lawless areas have always been a haven for wanted criminals, murderers, treasure hunters, pirates, and savage gangs...

They had also encountered these outlaws on the island they were on before, but they didn't want to cause trouble, so they didn't run into them.

"Help! Help!"

Jiang Bai suddenly heard someone shouting for help. Judging from the location, it was somewhere on the edge of the village, not far from them.

"Master, I'll go check it out!"

As he spoke, Jiang Bai rushed over.

Several Hilichurls were seen surrounding a woman who was standing on a wall. She was using a stick to knock down the Hilichurls who tried to climb up, while anxiously calling for help.

The woman was dressed in a practical outfit, her hair was tied up high, and she wore an eye patch, making her look like a pirate.

She clearly had some skill, but it wasn't enough against five Hilichurls.

Seeing that she wasn't anxious, Jiang Bai calmed down as well. "Were you the one calling for help? How did you get targeted by the Hilichurls?"

"I don't know why I'm being targeted by Hilichurls, but I know of a treasure that I can share with you! Please help me!"

"Treasure? What treasure?"

Jiang Bai didn't rush to make a move, but instead stood aside and watched.

A woman who can appear on the island alone is no ordinary person.

"It's a treasure left behind by my family. I came here to find it. I'd already found a clue, but then I got targeted by a Hilichurl on the way..."

Chapter 538 Let's go find the treasure!

"I'll save you, and you take me to find treasure. It's a fair trade, isn't it?"

Jiang Bai flexed his wrists and quickly knocked the Hilichurls unconscious.

Ever since encountering the group of Hilichurls in the snowy mountains, he has rarely killed Hilichurls unless absolutely necessary.

The woman climbed down from the wall, patting her chest with lingering fear.

"I didn't expect that someone who's not so good-looking could be so cool when they fight..."

Jiang Bai was displeased, "How can you talk like that!"

What do you mean by "he doesn't look good"?

With a face like his, he could attract countless girls on the street!

He only has a lot of bruises now. If it weren't for trying to play the victim and appease Hu Tao, he would have recovered long ago.

Realizing what she had said, the woman quickly covered her mouth, "Sorry, sorry..."

I accidentally blurted out what was on my mind...

Jiang Bai was too lazy to argue. "Where's the treasure? Tell me about it."

"This is a treasure map I found in my house. It shows the location of the treasure. I've got a clue now; I just need to open a few mechanisms to find it..."

The woman pulled out a very old picture; judging from the color, it depicted a mountain on the island.

But it would be a miracle if Jiang Bai, who had just arrived, knew exactly which one it was.

In the lower right corner of the painting, there were several symbols. Jiang Bai glanced at them and returned the painting to her.

Now that there are clues, he can just follow them directly; why bother with all that research?

Jiang Bai glanced around casually. The woman's cries for help seemed to have attracted some people, but none of them showed up.

Jiang Bai didn't seem to care.

Anyway, no one can take his things away.

"Master, over here!" He waved to Hu Tao and Yi Dou who were coming over.

"You have companions."

The woman gripped the treasure map tightly in her hand.

With so many people and only one person, if they wanted to take the treasure for themselves, she had no way to stop them.

Now we can only gamble, gamble that these people are good people.

Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow slightly. "Yes, you came alone?"

"Yes, otherwise we wouldn't have been trapped by the Hilichurls..." the woman sighed.

Ordinary Hilichurls are about as strong as adult males. Since they only have instincts and little intelligence, they are quite easy to deal with.

She has some martial arts skills, so dealing with it shouldn't be a problem.

But when the number of Hilichurls increases, they can only cry for help.

Jiang Bai's gaze fell on her blindfold.

What happened to your eye? Is it injured?

So far, apart from Kaiya and Fischl, the blindfolded people he has encountered are basically people who make a living at sea.

Blindfolding one eye allows them to adapt quickly to dark environments.