Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Upon hearing his superior's affirmation, a hint of shyness appeared on Hafdan's still somewhat immature face, as if he were still alive.

"Kanria has not fallen, has it? After all, you are still standing here."

Daines Reb nodded slightly.

Hafdan closed his eyes, a faint smile on his face, and vanished into specks of light.

Dain watched the light gradually fade away and gently closed her eyes.

"...Therefore, there is no need to restore the country."

"His body has also vanished..." Jiang Bai sighed.

"May his soul return to the land where Intiwat flowers bloom."

A silence fell over the room. After a while, seeing that their mood had improved somewhat, Paimon finally couldn't help but ask:

"Was that Hafdan's soul just now?"

"More than one kind of strange power converges here, so it wouldn't be surprising to encounter souls, cough cough..."

Paimon was extremely worried when he saw Dayne coughing.

"Dain, how are you feeling?"

"That device also caused me a lot of trauma, and I need some time to recover. I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you for the rest of the journey."

"It's alright, it's alright. This device has proven to be useless, and it's been turned off. The Abyss Order shouldn't be targeting this place anymore. Dain, you should take a break or something..."

"I have important things to do, I can't stop."

Din shook his head; the burden he carried made him more alert and more determined.

"The 'Loom of Destiny' project is still ongoing. I even suspect that the amplification devices here are related to that project."

"We will pay close attention."

"I hope you won't be standing there next time we meet." Dain glanced at the empty space, then turned and left.

Paimon rested his chin on his hand, watching Din's retreating figure. "I have a feeling Din is holding a grudge..."

Jiang Bai ruffled her hair. "Alright, now you can go back and report to the client. As for how to make it up, that's up to you."

"Hey! Aren't you coming with us?"

Jiang Bai shook his head. "I plan to cremate the remains of the Hilichurls here, and when we go to Kanria later, I will scatter their ashes in the place where Invat blooms."

Since we can't take Hafdan's remains, let's take the remains of the people he was meant to protect.

Finally, one day, he will go to Canria again.

To learn the whole truth.

Hearing him say that, Paimon couldn't help but speak up:

"You actually offer free services? That's incredible!"

Jiang Bai grabbed her cloak. "Now you can leave your last words. Tell me, where do you want me to put your ashes after you die?"

"Ah! How scary! Sora, help me!"

Paimon struggled desperately with his short legs, but fate was holding him by the back of the neck, and he couldn't break free no matter what he did.

"I don't want to die! I absolutely don't want to die!"

Jiang Bai threw her into the air, and she bounced away.

Paimon glanced at her, watching her perform a triple somersault in the air before coming to a steady stop, and wasn't worried about her safety.

"I'll go with you."

Chapter 675 A God Who Doesn't Exist?

They lingered in the depths of the abyss for another four or five days, until all the Hilichurls who had entered the abyss had died.

Jiang Bai built a huge bonfire and placed the remains of these Hilichurls into a pottery jar.

After doing all this, Jiang Bai quickly left the area that was shrouded in smoke, so thick that he couldn't even open his eyes.

"If only the sect leader were here at a time like this, a quick fire would have turned him into ashes, instead of all this trouble..."

Starting a large fire in an underground space is truly deadly.

Kong and Paimon shared the same sentiment.

In this situation, if you have fire elemental power, you can just use it to burn it.

"Alright, you can go report back to the client now. I'm going back to the Hall of Rebirth first. Come find me there in three days, and we'll set off together."

After Jiang Bai finished speaking, he went straight back to the Hall of Rebirth.

After taking a shower and changing his clothes, he couldn't wait to go find Hu Tao.

I haven't seen the head of the hall for many days, I miss her.

Walnut was trimming the withered leaves in the lotus pot when she heard the noise and turned around.

A smile immediately bloomed on his face.

"Oh, you're back."

Jiang Bai grabbed her and tossed her into the air in high spirits.

"Has the sect leader missed me?"

Hu Tao, holding sharp scissors, was unexpectedly tossed into the air.

Her lips twitched twice. "I thought about it before, but I don't anymore."

Jiang Bai caught her steadily and nuzzled her neck.

"Master, you're lying! I've been sneezing the whole time. You must be missing me terribly!"

Hu Tao had no way to deal with this childish brat and was really afraid that she might accidentally hurt him with the scissors in her hand.

"I miss you, I miss you so much... Please put me down!"

Jiang Bai put Hu Tao down, and instead of acting silly, he seriously hugged her waist.

"Hehe, I knew you missed me, Master."

That's the good thing about being together.

Hug me if you want, openly and honestly, and without the fear of getting beaten up!

Hu Tao reached out and touched his wet hair. "When did you get back? You even washed your hair."

"I just got back. I was worried it was too dirty, and that you, Master, would find it offensive."

The two chatted idly about trivial things, and Jiang Bai also told Hu Tao about what had happened in the Giant Abyss.

The Abyss Order's conspiracies are never trivial matters.

It wouldn't hurt for Hu Tao to know these things.

Walnut's focus is on something else.

Her expression was very serious. "So, are all Hilichurls nowadays cursed humans?"

The number of Hilichurls in Teyvat is countless, while Mondstadt has a Dadaupa Valley, inhabited by three major Hilichurl groups.

Could it be that all these Hilichurls, who number so many, were once human?

Just thinking about it made her hair stand on end.

Jiang Bai suddenly realized that he shouldn't have told Hu Tao so directly.

The transformation of a human into a Hilichurl involves too many taboos and secrets, and a slight misstep can attract the attention of the heavens.

When the Sky Spikes come crashing down, it might just be Liyue Harbor that gets hit.

"How could that be? Master, you're overthinking it. Go ask Master if you don't believe me!"

Jiang Bai didn't know how to explain, so he could only shift the blame.

The knowledgeable and omnipotent Mr. Zhongli will surely be able to provide excellent guidance for Hu Tao.

If all else fails, just make Hu Tao forget this memory.

“Let’s go, let’s go find Master. I also want to hear Master’s opinion on this matter.”

Jiang Bai pulled her towards Zhong Li's courtyard.

"By the way, you just said you wanted to go to Sumeru in a few days?"

"Hmm. What's wrong? Hall Master, do you want to come with me?"

"No, no, it's too far. I don't have as much free time as you do."

Hu Tao didn't really want Jiang Bai to go on long trips, because he wouldn't be back for at least a month or two.

The thought of him going out again makes me feel empty inside.

"My birthday is in half a month, so don't forget."

"How could I forget? I can't forget the Hall Master's birthday. Even if I'm in the netherworld, I have to be there for the Hall Master's birthday!"

"You call that the netherworld? If you become a ghost, this master will just suppress you!"

"Waaaah, the sect leader is so scary!"

The two joked and bantered their way to Zhongli's courtyard.

Zhongli was patiently pruning the branches and leaves of the potted dragon tree. Before the two of them even entered the door, he heard the noisy noise.

He put down the scissors and pushed open the door.

Jiang Bai jumped up and waved at him, "Master! It's been several days, have you missed me?"

Zhong Li smiled slightly. "I don't want to."

"Master, you don't miss me? I miss you so much!"

Zhongli smiled faintly, sat down at the table, and began to brew tea.

"I heard something strange happening in the Abyss again in Liyue Harbor. What has happened this time?"

"It's the Abyss Order causing trouble beneath the Abyss..."

Upon hearing that the Abyss Apostles planned to purify the Hilichurls as the foundation for the restoration of Kanria, Zhongli showed a surprised expression in front of Hu Tao.

"Humans turning into Hilichurls? From a purely rational point of view, this is simply too far-fetched."

"Grandpa, do you think all the Hilichurls we've encountered transformed from this?" Hu Tao looked at him earnestly, seeking an answer.

"Impossible. The Hilichurls are a race with a long history. Even if there are people who are cursed and become Hilichurls, they would only be a very small minority."

"And it must be because they did something extremely dangerous, extremely crazy, or even something that affected the whole of Teyvat."

"Otherwise, if people could be turned into Hilichurls at will, then this world would be far too absurd."

Zhongli's words sounded quite credible.

At least Hu Tao believed it.

Liyue has been established for over 3,600 years, and in all that time, no one has ever become a Hilichurl.

Otherwise, something so important would surely have been recorded.

Hu Tao felt a little relieved.

At least, she doesn't have to worry about when they'll be punished and turned into Hilichurls.

Jiang Bai did manage to glean a key point from Zhong Li's mix of truth and falsehood.

Everything that Canria suffered was certainly not innocent.

They broke taboos, and even affected the entire world.

"By the way, Master, I'm planning to go to Sumeru in a few days. Don't you have some friends in Sumeru? Do you know what kind of deity the Grass God is?"

“I have never heard anyone talk about the Little Auspicious Grass King of Mount Sumeru, as if their god does not exist.”

"what?"

A non-existent god.