Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"It's okay. Just tell me if you want to eat or not!"

"Eat, eat, eat! Of course we'll eat!"

Hu Tao threw the lotus shed over, and Jiang Bai caught it.

Several holes in the lotus seedpod were missing, clearly indicating that the walnuts had already been tasted.

Jiang Bai took out a lotus seed and peeled off its hard outer skin.

The lotus seeds were hard when I put them in my mouth, and the sweetness had diminished considerably; even the core had a bitter taste.

"Master, where did you get this lotus seedpod?" Jiang Bai swallowed it whole after taking a bite, without even tasting the lotus seeds that followed.

"The lotus flowers that grew in the pot you planted."

Hearing this, Jiang Bai immediately began to chew with relish, and the lotus seeds were no longer bitter. "Wow, these lotus seeds taste really good! No wonder I brought them back!"

"The season for lotus seeds is over now. Once those lotus seeds are dried, I'll cook you lotus seed soup!"

Jiang Bai cheered, "Yay!"

"What do you think of bitter melon and lotus seed porridge? Both ingredients are good for clearing heat and reducing internal fire, wouldn't the effect be even better if combined? Or you could add some Coptis chinensis, and do it all in one go..."

With great interest, Hu Tao seriously considered the ingredients she would use.

Upon hearing about these ingredients, Jiang Bai frowned, feeling like a bitter gourd.

Why is bitter melon even considered a food?

Who on earth came up with the idea of ​​cooking something so bitter?!

"Master, I think sweet flowers would be more suitable!"

"We'll see when the time comes."

Hu Tao jumped down from the wall and, taking advantage of his inattention, ruffled his hair.

"See, I told you, you'll feel better after you finish eating."

Jiang Bai gave a thumbs up, "As expected of the Hall Master, his words are law!"

"Alright, you can continue with your work. Come and clean my yard tomorrow."

"okay."

By the time Jiang Bai finished his work, the moon was already high in the sky.

He wasn't sleepy at all; he dug open the box containing his Mora and started counting the money.

Even though there are hundreds of millions of Mora here, he still feels an urgent sense of urgency that he doesn't have enough Mora.

Perhaps the old man's spending power is just too strong...

He put Mora into a bag, intending to settle the old man's accounts the next day.

Then, he stared blankly at the pile of "antiques" in the room that looked like trash.

"So many, how are we supposed to deal with them all...?"

Selling too much at once can actually make things less valuable.

But he doesn't have the patience to sell them slowly on his own.

I should go find Xingqiu tomorrow or the day after. He's the young master of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce; selling these things should be a piece of cake for him.

The next day, Jiang Bai came to help Hu Tao tidy up the yard.

Walnut's yard was much bigger than his, with all sorts of flowers and plants, a pavilion, a pond, a rockery... and everything had to be cleaned.

After working for a while, Jiang Bai realized there was still a lot of work to be done, so he took out his telepathic communication device and started calling for reinforcements.

There's so much work to do, it can't all be done by just the two of them; they need to call some friends to help.

【We're back from Inazuma! We brought you gifts, please come to the Rebirth Hall!】

Jiang Bai chose to send the message to the group, except for Shen He.

The three people who received the message replied quickly.

Xiangling: I heard you were back yesterday and I was just thinking of coming to see you. I just happened to have developed some new dishes, so I brought them to you to try.

Xingqiu: Are you back already? I heard you did a lot of things in Daoqi, and I can't wait to hear your stories.

Chongyun: Okay, I'll be right there.

Hu Tao gave him a look that said, "You're truly worthy of me."

He's ruthless when it comes to betraying his friends.

"Hehe, you wait here, Master, I'll go to the door to meet them."

Not long after, Jiang Bai received the three of them.

They led the three people into the courtyard and then closed the gate.

Amidst the bewildered gazes of Xiangling and the other two, Jiang Bai and Hu Tao, like villains in a story, revealed their true colors, shoving a tool into each of their hands.

"What's this for?" Xingqiu asked, looking completely bewildered as he held the large scissors.

"Since you're already here, why don't you help me with some work first?"

"You want us to work as soon as we arrive?" Xingqiu was speechless.

"Or you can have a cup of tea first before you get to work," Jiang Bai offered him.

"...Let's have some tea first."

Hu Tao ushered them into the pavilion, saying, "It hasn't been cleaned yet, so there's a lot of dust on it. Please don't mind."

Honest Chongyun had no choice but to take a rag and wipe all the stone benches and tables, and also swept up the fallen leaves on the ground.

"We were so happy to see you when we knew you were coming back, but this is how you treat us!"

Xiangling put down the food box, grabbed Hu Tao, and started tickling her.

"Hahahahahaha..."

Hu Tao laughed and scratched back, the two of them scratching each other in a playful commotion.

Xingqiu ignored the two girls' bickering and focused his attention on Jiang Bai.

"I've heard you were quite a celebrity when you caught General Raiden Musou's sword in Inazuma!"

"No one is as famous as you, Teacher Zhenyu!"

Xingqiu quickly covered his mouth.

Xiangling doesn't know about his novel writing yet; the fewer people who know, the less likely they are to find out.

"Is he very famous?" Chongyun asked, puzzled.

Jiang Bai pried Xingqiu's hand away and whispered to answer Chongyun's questions.

"His novel is a huge hit in Inazuma, and countless people are urging for more updates!"

Xingqiu wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Inazuma's isolationist policy had long since ended, and his royalties had been sent over long ago.

Honestly, he was completely stunned when he received Yaedo's letter and the substantial sum of royalties.

He never expected that a novel that nobody read in Liyue would be so popular in Inazuma.

His creative drive was greatly encouraged, and he immediately continued writing the rest of the content.

Which book is it?

Chongyun knew that he had written a book called "Chenqiu Picks Up the Sword Record". He originally wanted to go to the bookstore to find the book to read, but he couldn't find it after going to several bookstores.

Xingqiu refused to show it to him, saying it was a childish work and not presentable.

He wasn't sure if Xingqiu had written anything else.

"It's that book, 'The Record of Finding the Sword in Autumn,' which Inazuma especially likes."

Upon hearing the book title, Chongyun crossed his arms and looked at Xingqiu with his half-moon eyes lowered.

Is this what they mean by "not presentable"?

Xingqiu waved his hand awkwardly.

Even though this book is very popular in Inazuma, I still feel embarrassed if my friends see it.

"Stop talking about me, tell me about yourself." Xingqiu quickly changed the subject. "What does General Thunder look like? I heard that Wuxiang's slash is incredibly terrifying, is that true?"

"Of course it's true..."

Jiang Bai told them about his experiences in Daoqi.

Although it sounds like a novel plot, it actually happened.

Xingqiu listened, nodding and swaying his head, his creative urge stirring within him.

"You've been through so much on this trip. Hearing about it makes me want to write another novel..."

"Go ahead and write it. I can use my personal experience as a reference for you, but I want 30% of the payment!"

Jiang Bai was calculating his options meticulously.

"We'll see when the time comes. I need to think about it carefully before I start writing..."

Chapter 581 How far has your relationship progressed?

"Have you rested enough? Let's clean up!"

Although they weren't very willing, the group still helped with the cleaning.

Chongyun diligently swept up the fallen leaves, Xingqiu trimmed the flowers and plants with scissors, and the two girls, Hutao and Xiangling, went to clean the house.

Jiang Bai quietly approached Chong Yun with a broom and nudged him with his elbow.

Chongyun, who was diligently sweeping the floor, looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Jiang Bai glanced around to make sure no one could hear him, then quietly asked:

"I heard you're engaged to the sect leader, is that true?"

Although the headmaster might just be teasing him, it's still better to confirm.

"What?" Chongyun was completely bewildered, wondering if he had misheard.

A marriage contract? What marriage contract? How come he didn't know he was engaged to Hu Tao?

Seeing his stunned expression, Jiang Bai explained.

"It's what the head of the family said: your two families arranged a marriage between you when you were little."

"No...no, I don't think so..."

Chongyun has a slight stutter.

He wasn't entirely certain, after all, if it was an arranged marriage, he was probably just a child back then, so what could he possibly know?

And it might just be a joke.

Moreover, he wasn't actually very clear about what happened to the previous generation.

Jiang Bai was secretly delighted, but still repeated it.

"Really not?"

His question made Chongyun even more uncertain.

"Well... I'll probably have to go back and ask my elders to find out..."

Jiang Bai's gaze turned serious; he couldn't go back and ask his elders.

Maybe this wasn't originally going to happen, but when we go back and ask, the elders misunderstand something, and after some discussion, they think the two families are a good match. What if they make something out of nothing?

This must never happen!

Even if there was a pre-arranged marriage, it had to be reversed!

Jiang Bai looked at him with a dangerous expression.

"You like the sect leader?"