Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

This stone sculpture, draped in a wide white robe, stands atop a mountain peak, surrounded by celestial stars.

A giant dragon emerged from the mountains and lay prostrate beside him.

The stone sculpture's face was obscured by the hood covering its head, but an aura of majesty emanated from it.

Jiang Bai said with some pride, "Yes, I made it based on the images on the Seven Gods statues and some ancient records. Isn't it great?"

The image of the Rock King Emperor is not fixed, and Jiang Bai couldn't just give him Zhongli's face, so he simply blurred it out like the Seven Heavenly Gods.

Xiao respects the Rock King Emperor, so why not make a statue of the Emperor for him? He'll surely agree.

If it weren't for the need to avoid revealing Zhong Li's identity, Jiang Bai would have liked to make a statue of Zhong Li for him.

Hu Tao quite liked this, after all, no one in Liyue disrespected the Emperor.

"Great! I'll go get it and have the artist color it right away. If the finished product is good, we can book this character from the Emperor series."

A series can't possibly have only one image, so there's no rush to release a new series.

Besides, it would take the painters she hired at least two months to completely color these stone carvings in the house.

However, there are some things that need to be prepared in advance.

Just like the Yaksha series she's preparing to release.

First, people need to know about the existence of Yakshas and understand their achievements before they will be willing to buy them.

All of this takes time.

The next morning, Jiang Bai, carrying the already painted Emperor stone sculpture, boarded a carriage with Hu Tao and headed to Wangshu Inn.

Inside the carriage, Jiang Bai chatted with Hu Tao.

"Master, do you think Xiao will agree to us using his image?"

Hu Tao shrugged. "Who knows? This is the time to test your eloquence, Master."

Hu Tao pulled out a book. "This is a book about Yakshas that Xingqiu and I found together, which records the deeds of Yakshas."

It lowers the reading threshold, adds fun, and also praises the achievements of the Yakshas.

The Yaksha clan has guarded the moon for thousands of years without being known to the world, and now only one Xiao remains. Kurumi does not intend to sit idly by and watch this continue.

Since we have the ability, let's do what we can do.

Promote the deeds of Yaksha, so that the world will remember Yaksha as they remember the Skyward Lord who sacrificed himself for Liyue.

This was something she had wanted to do for a long time.

As for making money, that's just a side effect.

"Master, when did you write this with Xingqiu?" Jiang Bai exuded a sour smell.

"While you were busy, I, the head of this hall, wasn't idle either."

Hu Tao didn't detect the sourness and continued to tell Jiang Bai about her ideas.

"Xiao shouldn't refuse to spread the story of the Yaksha. I remember there are some abandoned Yaksha temples in Liyue that we can repair..."

"It's a pity we don't know what the other Yakshas look like besides Xiao. Otherwise, we could ask Abedo to draw some beautiful illustrations to put in the book, making it easier for people to form an understanding of the Yakshas..."

Whether or not the Yaksha Stone Carving will be published is still unknown, but she will definitely publish this book.

"If we have magical powers, it shouldn't be difficult for us to see scenes from the past..."

If you can see it, you can take a picture of it, and it will be much easier to ask Abedo to paint it after you've taken a picture.

"We'll have to ask him to find out..."

The carriage arrived at Wangshu Inn, and Jiang Bai and Hu Tao went straight to the top floor.

"Xiao! Xiao! We've come to see you!"

Upon seeing these two people, a hint of helplessness appeared between Xiao's brows.

He couldn't handle either of them alone, let alone both of them together.

Chapter 594: Let's learn about the stunningly beautiful Great Sage Who Subdues Demons.

Xiao revealed himself. "What do you want with me?"

"Hehe, we've come here because we want to discuss something with you."

Hu Tao didn't care at all about his unapproachable expression and pulled him to sit down.

"What's the matter?"

Xiao was a little confused. What did Hu Tao need to discuss with him?

"That's right. Nowadays, most people in Liyue know very little about the Yaksha. A big reason for this is that the Yaksha's achievements have not been passed down. We plan to promote the Yaksha's deeds and bring his story back into the public eye..."

Xiao was quite pleased when Kurumi said they planned to publicize the deeds of Yaksha.

Although his purpose in protecting Liyue was not to be remembered, no one likes to be forgotten.

Those comrades who sacrificed themselves for the people of Liyue deserve to be honored and respected.

"If you want to do it, then do it yourself. Why come to me? Do you want me to intervene?"

Logically speaking, there's no need to tell him about this unless there's an ulterior motive.

But based on his understanding of Hu Tao, she wasn't that kind of despicable person.

"Yes and no."

Hu Tao kept Jiang Bai in suspense for a moment, then gave him a meaningful look, and Jiang Bai took out the stone sculpture of the Emperor.

Although Jiang Bai's stone carving was entirely based on his imagination, Xiao still recognized at a glance who the figure carved on it was.

He examined it closely and found that the stone carving was exceptionally exquisite, fully revealing the emperor's majesty.

Even he couldn't resist placing the stone sculpture in his resting place and making daily offerings to it.

Seeing that Xiao was pleased, Jiang Bai chuckled and explained their purpose.

"We plan to release some stone sculptures of this Yaksha image on the market, and we will use your image to seek your consent."

Xiao shifted his gaze from the sculpted time sculpture. "My image?"

"Yes! You're the only Yaksha we know."

Xiao lowered his eyes and remained silent for a while.

“I am not the only Yaksha. The Emperor has five guardian Yakshas, ​​and I am just the youngest.”

"Tell us about their deeds," Jiang Bai and Hu Tao said, looking at him expectantly.

There are not many records of the Yakshas, ​​and they know even less about the other Yakshas.

Xiao was silent for a while, then told them the story of the Yaksha.

"Yaksha is a general term. We are all the mythical beasts of Liyue, fierce and terrifying by nature, valiant and good at fighting. We are willing to kill in order to protect the Emperor's rule, and are therefore called Yakshas."

"As you all know, the resentment of demons after their death remains on the earth, transforming into evil spirits. Whenever these evil spirits become restless and rise up to cause trouble, plagues, ghosts, and strange occurrences will happen."

To protect the people of Liyue, the Emperor summoned us Yakshas to exterminate evil spirits.

Fushe, Yingda, Fanan, Minu, and Jinpeng, we five Yakshas are the strongest among them. We have followed the Emperor in numerous battles against demons and evil spirits, eliminating plagues and miasma. The world calls us [Immortal Yakshas].

"Yes, I know that. That's how the title 'Great Sage Who Subdues Demons' came about."

Hu Tao nodded. These things might be unknown to the general public, but they were common sense to her.

Jiang Bai had previously only known about Yaksha, but not why, so this was the first time he had learned about them in detail.

"You all know a little about the horror of karmic obstacles. For thousands of years, we have been fighting against the remnants of demons and gods. We have inevitably been corrupted, died violent deaths, gone mad, or fought each other with swords..."

"Because of what happened to me in my childhood, I have a certain resistance to the corruption of these demons, which is why I have survived until now..."

Xiao didn't show much emotion when talking about these things, but the sadness was still palpable.

Jiang Bai wanted to offer comfort, but didn't know how to do so.

All I can do is sigh.

"We came here this time because we don't want the Yakshas' achievements to be forgotten by the world..."

Liyue has a long history, but many things have been lost in the long river of time.

When it comes to immortals, they might be able to say a thing or two, but if you ask about yakshas, ​​they'll be completely clueless.

"Yes, thank you." Xiao said softly.

This thank you is not for myself, but for those comrades who died for Liyue.

"Can you use your magic to show us what those Yakshas look like? I want to record them so that their images can be known to the world."

Xiao nodded, and the two seemed to have entered a dream world, where vivid and energetic faces came into view.

Besides the four guardian yakshas, ​​there were many, many other unnamed yakshas.

Each of these Yakshas died for Liyue, and Xiao remembers their appearance.

This magic was merely an illusion, and Jiang Bai couldn't capture it with a camera. He could only quickly sculpt stone figures as he looked at them, lest their images fade from his memory.

Before long, Jiang Bai was surrounded by a circle of stone carvings.

Xiao picked up a tall, four-armed Yaksha stone sculpture and lowered his eyes, looking at the familiar face on the sculpture.

"Brother Fushe..."

He stroked the radiant smiling face on the stone carving, a pang of pain shooting through his heart.

Yingda, Fanan, and Minu have all perished, and Fushe is the only one among the Yakshas whose whereabouts are unknown. It is like a thorn in his heart, difficult to let go of.

He looked out at the distant, towering abyss of rock.

There was news of a floating hut there.

Walnut interrupted his thoughts.

"I heard from Kong that he once encountered the remnant soul of a Yaksha named Tongque. I went to see that temple; it was too dilapidated."

"I plan to build a Yaksha Temple next to the Bronze Sparrow Temple, and put all the stone statues of Yakshas inside for people to worship. What do you think, Xiao?"

Xiao nodded, feeling somewhat sentimental about their plans.

The Yakshas do not leave behind corpses after they die; their souls return to the heavens.

Now that there are temples and stone statues, it can be considered as having a roof over one's head to keep out the snow.

"This is excellent."

"Whoo~"

Jiang Bai felt somewhat exhausted after making hundreds of statues in one go, each with a different image and appearance.

But now is not the time to rest.

He pulled out a camera and said, "Xiao, strike a cool and handsome pose, and I'll take a picture of you."

"?"

Xiao didn't understand.

"Just strike a nice pose, like this," Hu Tao demonstrated for Xiao.

Xiao refused outright, saying, "I don't know how to put on a show."

What's the point of the mighty Monkey King striking these flashy but useless poses?

“Oh dear, strike a nice pose, and more people will see our book, attracting more people to learn about the worship of Yakshas, ​​and the world will respect you more.” Hu Tao patiently tried to persuade him.

People judge by appearances, and Xiao's face is unmatched by most.

Coupled with the immortal's aloof and resolute temperament, few people can resist him.

Once the illustrations are included in the book, there's no need to worry about promoting it.

This Monkey King: Demon Slayer is so good, why not buy a copy and check it out?

"I don't need the world's respect."

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