Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

They quickly ripped off the cloths covering the faces of the other two people as well.

The gleaming weapon, "Persuasion Through Reason," pressed against the ground, displayed its intimidating power.

Looking at the intimidating spiked club in front of him, Li Si's eyes darted away, and he really wanted to slap the guy who had made those threats flat.

Can't you see what their situation is? You have no self-awareness at all!

Jiang Bai discovered that the people in this world had remarkably good physical constitutions. After being hit by his staff, this person woke up with nothing wrong, except that his head was swollen.

The two people next to them were also fine after being knocked unconscious by the hall master and waking up; they even had the energy to spout nonsense.

"Speak up, what are the consequences!" Hu Tao's interrogation continued, as if she wasn't going to let them off the hook until she gave them an explanation.

Li Si quickly spoke first to prevent the clueless guy from saying anything more crazy.

"Spare us! Spare us! We were blind to your greatness! Please, sir, have mercy on us!"

Jiang Bai lifted his chin, examined him closely, and clicked his tongue, "You think you can get away with this just because you say you didn't recognize my worth? You're not pretty, but you've got some nerve..."

"When you were planning to attack me, didn't you ever think about what we're going through now?"

Jiang Bai, as one of the parties involved, clearly understood that these people had no intention of showing any mercy when they made their move.

Even if everyone in this world is physically strong and taking a hit won't hurt them much, didn't they consider that it would hurt them?

"Hero, spare my life! I was forced! I didn't want to do this, but I have an elderly person in their eighties at home, and a baby crying for milk. I'm the only breadwinner in the family, and I'm unemployed. Seeing my child starving and thin, I had no choice but to become an outlaw. I just wanted to rob a little money to buy milk powder for my child..."

Seeing that Jiang Bai remained unmoved, Li Si began to play the victim, speaking in a pitiful tone, almost as if he had lost his wife.

“My family is the same; we had no choice but to become outlaws…” The guy who had been holding the shovel picked up where Li Si left off, also starting to play the victim.

Seeing that his two accomplices had started playing the victim, the fire apothecary had no choice but to abandon his pride and also start playing the victim.

"Me...me...me too..."

Jiang Bai rolled his eyes speechlessly; this attempt at playing the victim was utterly unsuccessful.

At least shed some tears to make it look like you're not crying, right?

He leaned close to Walnut's ear and whispered, feigning concern, "The hall master and these people are also pitiful. How about we do this..."

The three who were playing the victim quietly pricked up their ears, wanting to hear how these people were going to deal with them.

Hearing Jiang Bai's suggestion, Hu Tao's eyes lit up. "Great idea! Great idea!"

"Qiqi, I have a task for you!" Jiang Bai chuckled and summoned Qiqi.

"What do you want me to do?" Qi Qi looked at him blankly.

Jiang Bai pulled a few feathers out of his pocket; they were the ones he had taken from the bird's nest when he was collecting bird eggs.

"Help me take off their shoes and socks." Holding the feather, Jiang Bai smiled sinisterly.

Qiqi said "Oh" and did as instructed.

The three bound men realized something was wrong and began to struggle frantically.

However, once Qiqi made her move, they had no chance to struggle at all, and several pairs of shoes and socks fell off easily.

But soon, an indescribable odor spread.

Chapter 74 A Painful Conscience

Jiang Bai and Hu Tao pinched their noses and took two steps back in unison, leaving Qi Qi standing there blankly.

Qiqi has no sense of smell, so naturally she couldn't smell that suffocating foot odor.

"Qiqi, this arduous task is entrusted to you!" Jiang Bai covered his mouth and nose and threw the feather to her.

Such a difficult task can only be entrusted to her!

The feathers were so light that no matter how hard Jiang Bai threw them, they only landed a little ahead of him.

Qiqi picked up the feathers that had fallen to the ground, still not realizing what she was supposed to do. "What am I supposed to do?"

"Tickle the soles of their feet with feathers!" Jiang Bai revealed his true intention.

"Huh?" Qi Qi's eyes widened, completely surprised that Jiang Bai had asked her to do this.

"That's not a good idea..."

Her kind heart ached slightly.

"It's just a small punishment, you can use it if you want." Jiang Bai took the initiative to persuade with reason.

Seeing the gleaming spiked club, Qiqi suddenly felt no qualms about tickling their feet with feathers.

Compared to a spiked club, tickling the soles of the feet with feathers is really just a minor punishment.

The three men, tied to the tree, frantically pulled their feet back and kicked wildly in the air, trying to drive away the little girl who was tickling their feet.

They couldn't understand it. The two people had clearly been driven away by their smelly feet, yet this little girl seemed completely unaffected by being so close to them.

Jiang Bai chose Qi Qi because he naturally considered the possibility that these people might have smelly feet. Zombies can't smell anything, so naturally they can't smell foot odor either.

Although the visual impact wasn't great, he believed that Qiqi could overcome it!

Jiang Bai gave Qi Qi a thumbs-up.

After spending two days together, he got to know Qiqi a little better. He was no longer as polite to her as he had been to a stranger. He knew she wasn't an ordinary child, so he felt no more guilty asking her to do things.

Qi Qi saw Jiang Bai's gesture. She didn't quite understand what the gesture meant, but that didn't stop her from sensing Jiang Bai's intention.

She felt somewhat helpless, but also secretly pleased.

At first, she followed them, but she was someone who joined the team halfway through. She didn't have a strong presence, and there was always a distance between them.

Whether it's Hu Tao or Jiang Bai, they are always a little cautious when facing her, as if they are protecting some fragile glass doll.

Fortunately, as I gradually get to know them, this sense of unfamiliarity is fading.

She held a feather in one hand and randomly restrained a kicking leg with the other, then started scratching the sole of the foot with the feather.

An uncontrollable itch spread from the soles of her feet. The person being tickled laughed wildly and kicked her legs frantically, trying to break free from Qiqi's grip.

Despite her small size, Qiqi's zombie physique gave her immense strength. No matter how much she kicked, her restrained legs remained firmly in place.

The person being tickled started laughing, but then tears began to stream down their face. The intense itching was worse than torture.

"Hahahaha... Help! I was wrong... I can't take it anymore... Please forgive me... Hahahaha, I'll never do it again... Hahahaha..."

Cries for mercy continued to come. Seeing their companion in this state, the two people next to them who were about to be turned shivered and began to frantically beg for mercy.

"I was wrong! I was really wrong! Please forgive me! I promise I'll avoid you from now on... No, no, no! I'll never do it again..."

Jiang Bai and Hu Tao remained unmoved. Seeing that they didn't react, Qi Qi continued scratching, scratching one person and then the next, ensuring that everyone received the same treatment.

Li Si was filled with regret; he had never regretted anything so much before!

He never knew there was such a cruel torture, which could make you wish you were dead without harming you in the slightest.

He was wrong! He will never rob those who seem easy to bully again!

No, no, no! He will never rob again!

He's quitting the treasure-hunting group tomorrow!

Cries for mercy echoed through the mountains. Disturbed, the True Lord of Stacked Mountains and Flowing Water emerged from his cave, let out a cry to the sky, and flapped his wings as he landed in front of the group.

The gust of wind whipped up by the wings billowed Hu Tao's robes, causing Qi Qi to roll over, and also giving the three bound people a savior.

The elegant and majestic crane landed, and its authoritative voice rang out: "Who dares to make a disturbance in this sacred celestial land!"

Upon seeing the crane, the crystal butterfly made of magic in Walnut's sleeve glowed faintly and fluttered its wings, ready to fly forward.

This also made her realize that the giant crane in front of her was the immortal they had found.

She released her grip, letting the crystal butterfly fly out of her sleeve.

“By the True Lord, we are here to punish the wicked. We did not know that we have disturbed the True Lord. We hope that the True Lord will punish us.”

Hu Tao's attitude was quite good. In this situation, the best approach is to admit your mistake directly. The more you try to argue, the worse your attitude will seem.

Conversely, the party in the right who directly admits their mistake will gain some goodwill.

As for the truth, there will be plenty of time to explain after the immortal's anger subsides.

The crystal butterfly flew to the side of True Lord Die Shan Li Shui, and a voice transmission sealed in the crystal butterfly entered his ears.

"Two of my juniors request an audience with you and asked me to ask you to make an appearance."

It's a very simple sentence, yet it carries the aura of the Monkey King who vanquished demons.

After the crystal butterfly completed its mission, it slowly dissipated. True Lord Dieshan Lishui looked at Hu Tao and Jiang Bai, his expression softening slightly.

The two men showed a good attitude in admitting their mistakes, and with Xiao's introduction, he would naturally give them face.

His mood improved considerably, and the aura of an immortal he exuded also dissipated somewhat.

"Hey, sir! I'll never do it again..."

With the True Lord of Die Shan Li Shui present, the three people seemed to have found an outlet for their emotions, and they cried their hearts out.

Lord Die Shan Li Shui remained completely unmoved. He had his own rules for dealing with people and would not show sympathy to someone just because they were crying miserably.

What crime have these three committed?

"Reporting to the True Lord, these three men saw that we were unarmed and had no power to protect ourselves, so they tried to rob us. They were ruthless, so we tied them up here as punishment."

Hu Tao honestly stated the facts without embellishing them.

The power of immortals is beyond comprehension; fabricating stories will only incur their displeasure and be counterproductive.

Jiang Bai noticed that Hu Tao was incredibly serious when facing this immortal, completely unlike her persistent and persistent manner when facing Xiao.

It's highly likely that he wasn't familiar with this True Lord and needed something from him.

"Is what they said true?" Die Shan Li Shui Zhen Jun looked at the bound people.

The group nodded hastily, not daring to make any wild accusations.

They knew what they were doing and wouldn't dare to treat the immortals like fools, lest they suffer more losses than gains and even lose their lives.

Chapter 75 Hall Master, stop making empty promises, you're just wasting your breath.

"Since that's the case, then you shall reflect on your actions here for three days. If you repeat this mistake next time, you will not be spared!"

With a flap of his wings, the ropes binding them loosened instantly.

But before they could rejoice, three pieces of amber appeared out of thin air and enveloped them.

After dealing with them, True Lord Lishan Dieshui turned his attention to Hu Tao and the other two.

"What do you want with me?"

"We seek the True Lord in order to obtain one thing."

"What?"

"This item is called the [True Soul of the Four Directions]. I wonder what price we will need to pay to obtain it?"

Hu Tao didn't know what the Four Directions True Soul looked like or what its specific function was. She only knew the name and that the True Lord of Stacking Mountains and Managing Waters possessed it.

"What do you intend to do with this?"

"It's a long story..." Hu Tao explained her thoughts and the materials she needed in detail.

However, she embellished this business, claiming it was to help those who had wandered far from home return to their place of origin.

Most people would do a favor upon hearing of such a good deed, and even the True Lord of Stacking Mountains and Managing Water was no exception.

Although these immortals have long lived in the mountains and forests, detached from worldly affairs, Liyue was ultimately established in their eyes, and its inhabitants were the people they protected.

They live in the mountains and forests, detached from worldly affairs, partly out of their own will, and partly to allow the people of Liyue to govern themselves, not wanting to interfere too much in human life.

The Four Directions True Souls are not particularly valuable, and since they have a message from Youxiao, giving them the items is fine.

However, while things can be given, they shouldn't be given too easily.

Otherwise, all sorts of people will come to him asking for things, and his immortal abode will never be as peaceful as it used to be.

With a flap of his wings, he brought Hu Tao and the other two to the mountaintop.

In the blink of an eye, the group had changed positions.