Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Jiang Bai stopped Aru, who was trying to go over, saying, "It's dangerous, be careful!"

In the mist, several dangerous beast hounds darted and weaved through the air.

Their exact shapes were obscured by the mist, but their sharp bone spurs, claws, tail outlines, and gleaming eyes were particularly striking.

"Oh no, we mustn't let them hurt us!"

Walnut instantly recognized the monster.

She met Xiao through an encounter with one of these monsters.

Jiang Bai narrowed his eyes and murmured, "Why are there such monsters here...?"

There were many of these monsters in the unknown, dark space before he entered Teyvat.

I never expected to see him here today.

"Is this kind of monster dangerous?"

Ichidou had never seen such a monster before. Although he didn't quite understand why the two of them were treating it like a formidable enemy, he still drew his weapon and assumed a vigilant and defensive stance.

"Once you are injured by this kind of monster, you will bleed uncontrollably, and your control over elemental power will become obscured. Moreover, they can ignore elemental shields, so be extremely careful!"

Walnut has only encountered this kind of monster a few times so far; this is the third time.

The first time I didn't know any better, I almost died under the claws of these monsters, but luckily Xiao saved me.

The second time she encountered them, she was extremely careful not to let these monsters hurt her, and even used a protective shield artifact. It took her quite a while to finally eliminate all three monsters, which made her very hesitant.

"That's outrageous!"

Yi Dou suddenly felt that even with a shield, he was not safe.

"As long as you don't get hurt by them, it's not difficult to eliminate them."

Hu Tao already has experience, but it's a pity that it's hard to encounter this kind of monster in Liyue, otherwise she would definitely have avenged herself!

"Master, do you know what this kind of monster is called?" Jiang Bai was somewhat interested in this monster.

"I don't know. The name isn't important. If you want to know, go back and ask the old man. Maybe he'll know."

Jiang Bai nodded, "There are three here, one for each of us."

Chapter 554 Aryu, how many festivals have you participated in?

Jiang Bai was not afraid of these demons. Just as Hu Tao said, as long as he was not hurt, there would be no problem.

"What if you get hurt?" Ichidou asked.

He wasn't afraid, but he was a little unsure.

"We're here, so it's okay if you get hurt. Although the wound will bleed a lot for a while, bandaging it will help relieve the bleeding. Once the unknown energy attached to the wound fades away, the bleeding will stop."

After Hu Tao said that, Yi Dou felt relieved.

"Then I, the great one, will go!"

"Go, brothers and sisters!" Aru stood still, cheering for Jiang Bai and the others.

As soon as Jiang Bai and his companions approached, the beast-like hunting dogs spotted them and launched an attack immediately.

These hounds are incredibly fast, and if you're not careful, you can easily get scratched by their sharp claws.

Jiang Bai had no intention of wasting time with them. He dodged the sharp claws that were aimed at his vital points, and a dazzling golden blade flashed past.

One strike to the head!

The Beast Hound couldn't even utter a painful howl. Black blood gushed out, and before its head and body could even fall to the ground, it was expelled by the laws of Teyvat.

Hu Tao was also quick.

She already has experience dealing with this kind of monster.

The scorching flames instantly enveloped the Beast Realm Hound. The Beast Realm Hound struggled in the flames, briefly traversing space to get outside the flames' range. However, the flames, like maggots clinging to a bone, swarmed upon it as soon as it appeared, burning it to ashes.

While dealing with the Beast Hounds, Walnut reminded Ichidou:

"You can't take things slowly when dealing with this kind of monster. It's best to kill it in one hit if possible. Delaying will only put you at a disadvantage!"

"understand!"

Yi Dou wielded a thick spiked club, knocking away an approaching Beast Realm Hound with a single blow. Taking advantage of the brief moment when the Beast Realm Hound was incapacitated, he leaped into the air, raising the spiked club high, the rock element gathered on it emitting a strong golden glow.

boom!

The spiked club slammed into the Beast Hound's back. With the combined effect of elemental power and the club's immense strength, the Beast Hound let out a sharp, dying howl and was expelled from Teyvat like a vortex.

"Whoa!"

Two moves later, Yi Dou put the spiked club on the ground and took out a comb to flamboyantly comb his hair.

The saying goes, "Blood may flow, heads may be severed, but hairstyles must not be messed up."

He twirled the comb in his hand, then casually ran his right hand across his forehead. "How about that? Pretty cool, huh?"

Jiang Bai bluntly undermined him, performing a beautiful but meaningless sheathing motion.

"You seem to have some misunderstanding about what handsome is. The truly handsome person is right here."

"Tch!" Ichidou rolled his eyes.

Hu Tao stood on tiptoe and patted his shoulder to encourage him, "Not bad, not bad, the training these past few days has been very effective!"

Upon hearing this, Ichidou smugly touched his nose.

He feels that he can beat his former self to a pulp now!

"Brothers and sisters are so amazing!" Aryu ran over excitedly, her eyes shining brightly.

To him, each of his older brothers and sisters was incredibly capable, and their dashing fighting prowess made him extremely envious.

"Aru, have you ever seen this kind of monster?" Jiang Bai asked.

Aryu nodded. "There weren't any monsters like this here before, nor were there any hairy people or large machines. I wonder where they came from..."

People with a lot of body hair? Do you mean Hilichurls?

Jiang Bai thought that if Aru wasn't talking about a Hilichurl, then she must be talking about a monkey.

That big machine probably refers to the Canria machinery that can often be seen in other places.

"Didn't Heguan have this before?"

Aru shook her head. "No, it was very safe in the mist before. There was something called a Pelican Beast, which was very docile and delicious. I don't know when the Pelican Beasts disappeared, but these guys appeared instead."

Jiang Bai thought to himself, if he wasn't mistaken, the Pelican Beast must have appeared two thousand years ago. Hmm, such a long time has passed, and this kind of beast has disappeared into the river of time.

However, Aru was unaware of the passage of time, and he, his people, and the island were all plunged into some unknown situation.

"It must have come from outside."

"Is the outside world not just about sunshine, but also so dangerous...?" Aru felt a little scared.

"Because the outside world is vast, naturally there are all kinds of creatures." Jiang Bai rubbed his head.

"Alright, Aryu, don't go here. Let's do it the same way as before, split up and find the feathers so that this perch can grow leaves again."

"Mmm." Aryu knew how skilled her older brothers and sisters were, so she was very obedient.

Seeing that Jiang Bai and the others found the feather in no time, Aru once again expressed her admiration.

"Wow, that's amazing! Others have been here before, but none of them are as skilled as you guys!"

"Has someone come here before?" Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow.

"They were people wearing green clothes. They were wandering around the island. Aru helped them, and they helped Aru wake up the perch!"

"If I'm not mistaken, the person in green should be from the Adventurers' Guild."

Jiang Bai lowered his eyes slightly. According to the adventurer who had visited before, it had been many years since his last visit.

According to the adventurer, the Crane View would repeat itself every few days.

Over the past thousands of years, it's hard to imagine how many times this has repeated itself.

Throughout this process, will Aru retain all her memories? Or will she only remember a portion of them?

"Aru, you have a great memory."

"Hehe, it's alright."

"Aru, how many festivals have you participated in?"

Aryu lowered her head and remained silent for a long time, not knowing what to say.

Jiang Bai didn't ask any further questions.

"Master, what time is it now?"

Hu Tao took out her pocket watch and looked at it. "It should be the next day already."

On this island, you can't feel the passage of time at all; the only light comes from the flames and the unique lamps of the crane tower, so there's no difference between day and night.

"Aru, let's rest for a bit, and then we'll find the next perch."

"Mmm!" Aryu nodded obediently.

Jiang Bai didn't light a fire, and the group ate dinner with flatbread and dried meat.

Hu Tao summoned the little ghosts Gu Dong and A Chou, instructing them to keep watch over A Lu and wake them up immediately if there was any unusual activity.

The little ghost, with its protruding belly, gave a salute.

Mission accomplished!

Seeing that Jiang Bai and the others were resting, A-Liu played with A-Chou and Gu-Dong for a while, then climbed onto the perch, looked up at the sky, and then lay down against the tree trunk.

There was only thick fog in sight, and I couldn't see anything at all.

He seemed to see the beautiful and majestic thunderbird perched on a branch, its bright, lightning-like eyes looking at him and listening to him sing.

He began to hum a song softly, and the branches and leaves of the perch swayed and danced with the gentle melody.

I need to take a break while working on the story.

Why is the water goddess like this? The moment I saw her, I felt an overwhelming urge to punch her...

Clorind's face looks so round with that hairstyle and hat; she's completely different from the woman I fell in love with at first sight in the PV (?_?).

Villette is still handsome, but that outfit makes him look shorter from a distance.

Navia has such a likable personality, and she's so exquisite. Ah, I kind of want her.

The plot twists this time were quite interesting...

That's all for now, the story still has a long way to go, gotta get back to grinding...

Chapter 555 My mind gradually became idle.

After a good night's sleep, Hu Tao was the first to get up. Seeing that everything around her was the same as before, she woke up Jiang Bai and Yi Dou.

Aru lay by the fire and fell asleep at some point, with Gudu and Achou keeping watch beside her.

Seeing their master wake up, they yawned, each went to their own master, and went back to their rooms to sleep.

"Don't sleep yet, get some water first."

Gu Dong nodded obediently and condensed Jiang Bai into a stone basin, filling it with water.

The cool water splashed on his face, and Jiang Bai immediately felt much more awake.

He couldn't perceive the passage of time here; he felt as if he had only slept for a short while.

After grabbing some food to fill their stomachs, the group followed Aru towards the next perch.

This perch is located in a very remote area, on an island to the west of Heguan.

As Hu Tao walked, she asked Aru about the terrain of He Guan, and then drew a rough map of He Guan.

We don't need to be extremely precise; just knowing where something is and roughly where it is is enough to make it easier for them to explore the island on their own later.

"The very tall mountain in the very middle is called Mount Sugana, but it is hollow and has no top. There is a very large space inside, and a huge perch. Capachelli lives inside."