Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

A great battle was raging in the distance; the clash between the two forces had even caused space itself to become chaotic and fragile.

Jiang Bai suddenly stood up, only to realize that he hadn't been pursued for a long time.

However, the danger did not stop there.

An unprecedented, pitch-black monster burst forth from the void.

The claws, powerful enough to tear through space, opened up a series of passages. Jiang Bai escaped into one of these passages, accompanied by two pitch-black magical beasts.

After a difficult battle to kill two magical beasts, he was extremely weakened and could no longer hold on. He fell into a state of self-hibernation and disappeared into the ice...

In the upside-down palace, ice had appeared out of nowhere. This ice spread out, enveloping him and freezing the entire palace.

The deep starry sky that Jiang Bai had once seen seemed to have never existed.

……

......

hiss--

A tearing sound came from the space.

Xiao tore through space and arrived at the place where Jiang Bai had been. However, looking around, he could not find any trace of Jiang Bai.

His scent still lingered in the air, but his whereabouts remained unknown.

"Jiang Bai!"

Xiao's voice echoed throughout the space, but received no response.

The path that Jiang Bai had carved out with violence left no trace, as if it had never existed.

Xiao searched the entire space but couldn't find any trace of Jiang Bai.

He felt uneasy.

……

"Why am I suddenly so irritable..."

Inside the Hall of Rebirth, for some reason, Hu Tao felt unable to calm her mind and experienced a strange sense of unease.

She scratched her hair and wandered around the yard.

Why? Why am I so irritable?

Could something have happened to Jiang Bai?

Or has something bad happened?

But that shouldn't be the case.

With Jiang Bai and Xiao together, given their combined strength, very few things could put them in danger.

"Zhongli!"

She let out a frustrated howl and headed straight for Zhongli's courtyard.

Hearing Hu Tao's shout, Zhong Li looked up in surprise.

Hu Tao usually calls him by various names, but she rarely calls him by his real name.

He walked out of the courtyard and ran into Hu Tao, who was running towards him.

"What's wrong, Master?"

"I suddenly feel really irritable. Do you think something happened to Jiang Bai?" Hu Tao asked anxiously.

If it's a crisis that Jiang Bai and Xiao can't handle, then even she probably can't change anything.

"Something happened?" Zhongli frowned.

If Xiao had an accident, it would be normal, but how could Jiang Bai have gotten into trouble?

"Did Xiaobai send you any messages before this, Hall Master?"

Zhong Li knew they had a communication device; Jiang Bai had boasted to him many times that he had a long-distance communication device made by Liu Yun.

"He said they've reached the deepest part of the Abyss, Xiao has found a clue, and should be back soon."

"Then it seems something really has happened."

The underground of Teyvat is extraordinary; the deeper you go, the more dangerous it becomes.

Chapter 619 Jiang Bai is probably in trouble.

He originally thought Jiang Bai wouldn't be affected, but now it seems he was wrong.

Even if the abyss doesn't affect him, it doesn't mean that other things won't affect him.

Zhongli didn't hesitate and said directly:

"Just to be on the safe side, Master, let's head to the Abyss immediately."

Hu Tao's reaction was based on a vague sixth sense.

We have to go and see for ourselves to find out what they went through.

Hu Tao immediately led two fast horses and galloped through the streets of Liyue towards the Laminar Abyss at top speed.

"Hey, isn't that the boss? Where is he going?" Ito scratched his head as he watched Hu Tao ride his horse past the roadside.

Hisaki Shinobu rested his chin on his hand. "It seems like something has happened."

Although the horse only passed by in a flash, Hu Tao's expression was very serious, and she didn't even notice that they were right by the roadside.

"Oh no, something happened so suddenly! We have to go and check it out!"

"They're too fast, we can't catch up."

"That's easy, we'll just borrow a couple of horses!"

As he spoke, Yi Dou prepared to randomly ask a passerby to "borrow" a horse.

Hisaki Shinobu grabbed him and pressed him down. "Boss, this is Liyue! Do you want to be locked up in a cell after only a few days here?"

"What can we do? We can't just stand by and do nothing."

“I’ll think of a way. One of my senior sisters lives nearby; I should be able to borrow a horse from her.”

Not long after, Ichito and Hisaki Shinobu, riding their horses, chased after Kurumi out of the city.

"Slow down! Slow down!"

Ichidou sat on the horse, his heart pounding with fear, gripping the saddle tightly with both hands.

It wasn't until Ah-Ren borrowed a horse that he realized he didn't know how to ride.

There was no other way but to let Ah Ren ride a horse with him.

Hisaki Shinobu, who was in front, was focused on maneuvering his horse and ignored Ichito's screams.

She had looked at a general map of Liyue, and judging from the direction, Hu Tao should be heading to the Layered Rock Abyss.

Combining her serious yet anxious expression with the news of Jiang Bai's presence in the Layered Rock Abyss, the conclusion becomes very clear.

Jiang Bai is in trouble!

Although they didn't know what had happened, as friends, they could never ignore it.

Seeing that Walnut's horse was getting faster and faster until it could no longer be seen, Hisagi Shinobu quickly sped up again.

"Hold on tight, boss!"

"what--"

Yi Dou's roar echoed through the mountains and forests.

He thought that after riding in Jiang Bai's flying car, he would be able to adapt to such a small scene.

But he was wrong. This bumpy, dangerous, and uncontrollable horse was far more frightening than a flying chariot.

After galloping hundreds of miles, before even reaching the towering abyss, the horse was so exhausted that it sat down on the ground and refused to run any further.

"Master, don't be anxious."

Zhongli calmed down the agitated Hu Tao.

"I'm not in a rush, I'm just really frustrated, I don't know how to describe it..."

"Concern leads to confusion."

Hu Tao slumped her head dejectedly.

She was definitely confused.

Actually, the inexplicable irritability may not necessarily be due to Jiang Bai; it could just be that he's on his period and he's simply in a bad mood.

But the thought of Jiang Bai's accident made her extremely agitated, and she couldn't calm down at all.

Zhongli stroked the horse as it drank water and grazed, saying, "Rest for a while. If we keep running like this, the horse won't be able to take it."

"Hmm." Hu Tao knew there was no use in being anxious, so she could only sit down and calm herself down.

"Grandpa, what exactly is underground? How could even Jiang Bai get into trouble..."

"Burning beneath the earth are ancient civilizations, filled with countless unknowns and dangers..."

A rapid hoofbeat came from the road. Hisaki Shinobu pulled on the reins to stop, and the horse beneath him showed a human-like expression of relief.

Yi Dou rubbed his backside as he jumped off the horse; the horse was so bumpy that his backside hurt.

"Why are you here?"

Hu Tao was somewhat surprised to see them.

"You seemed to be in a hurry, like something had happened, so we were worried something was wrong and quickly followed you. Boss, what happened?"

A warm feeling flowed through Hu Tao's heart, and her anxious emotions were immediately soothed.

"I'm a little worried that something might have happened to Jiang Bai, so I'm going to check on him at the Layered Rock Abyss."

Ichidou gave himself a thumbs up, "Then you'll have to take me with you, I'm really strong now!"

He was the one who was invincible throughout Hanamizaka; even Kujo Sara dared not accept his challenge.

"Can you figure out what happened?"

Hisaki Shinobu is ultimately more composed.

Jiang Bai's strength is well-known. The place where he faces danger must be extremely dangerous. With just a few people, they probably won't be able to do much.

Hu Tao shook her head. "I don't know. I just have a feeling that something happened to him."

"I see……"

"Master, who are these two?" Zhongli asked, looking at Hu Tao.

"Let me introduce you. This is Zhongli, a guest elder of our Rebirth Hall."

"These are the friends I made in Inazuma: Arataki Kazuto and Kuki Shinobu."

"Nice to meet you."

"So you are Mr. Zhongli. I have long admired your name."

Jiuqi Ren had heard of Zhongli's name mostly from Jiang Bai and Hu Tao.

Hearing these flowery words, Ichidou looked at them blankly.

Should he also say, "I've long admired your name"?

When Zhongli looked over, he choked out a sentence:

Me too.

"Please don't be so formal, you two."

Hu Tao patted Zhong Li on the shoulder and said, "Don't be so formal. This isn't a social gathering. They don't know how to use those fancy words."

Zhongli smiled helplessly and agreed.

"Should we contact someone else?" Hisaki Shinobu asked Kurumi.

She was a little worried that there wouldn't be enough people for them.