Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"Master, remember to send me a message when you have time!"

Jiang Bai hugged Hu Tao tightly, reluctant to part with her. Even though he was only going away for a short time and could come back at any time, he still felt very reluctant to leave.

He stood to the side with his arms crossed, clicking his tongue twice.

"People in the throes of new love~"

Paimon mimicked his movements and clicked his tongue twice.

"Oh, you're in love~"

Watching the two's actions, Gudu, who was floating to the side, also imitated them, tucking its two little wing-like hands together.

"Cuckoo~"

Jiang Bai gave Kong and Paimeng a flick on the forehead.

"What bad things are you saying about me behind my back? Don't corrupt my Gudu."

Paimon sulked, "I didn't say anything bad about you! You can ask Gudu if you don't believe me!"

Although Paimon was surprised to see Gudu turn into a water sprite, he accepted it well after a while.

After all, anything can happen in Teyvat. It's just a slime evolving; there's no need to make a fuss.

Gudu nodded to Paimon as a witness, saying he hadn't said anything bad about him.

Kong looked at Jiang Bai with a mocking expression, "If you're so reluctant to go, why don't you just not go?"

"What do you know, you single dog? Let's go!"

Hu Tao waved to them and watched their figures disappear at the end of the road.

This time I'm going on a long trip, so it'll probably be another two weeks before we can meet again.

……

Most people choose one of two routes to reach Sumeru: one is to travel along the relatively flat hillside above the Wood Gathering Valley, and the other is to go directly through the Layered Rock Abyss.

Most caravans would choose the first route because it was flat and suitable for large groups.

The terrain of the Laminar Abyss is self-evident; although it is closer, the difficulty of traversing it increases dramatically.

Jiang Bai and his two companions naturally didn't need to make any choices; they could simply choose the shortest route.

They were teleported directly to the Layered Rock Abyss, asked a miner for directions, and soon discovered the road to Mount Sumeru.

After passing through a long underground cave, Jiang Bai could already sense the obvious difference between himself and Liyue before he even came out.

The vegetation here is exceptionally lush, the air is unusually humid, and large patches of mushrooms grow in the caves.

Huge tree roots burst from the ground, running straight through the cave, with vines twining around them, and even small purple flowers blooming.

Paimon was very excited, "Wow, it already feels like Mount Sumeru!"

Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow at her. "You've been here before?"

"As the best guide in Teyvat, this is a basic skill, okay?"

"You've given yourself that title, haven't you?"

Paimon raised his head. "Kong, just tell me if I'm the best guide!"

"Yes, yes, Paimon is the best guide."

Hearing Kong praise him so highly, Paimon puffed out his chest and became incredibly proud.

"Did you hear that? I'm the best guide ever!"

"Then please lead the way, you excellent guide."

Paimon maintained his proud posture and flew out through the burrow.

Stepping out of the cave, the entire world was completely different from Liyue.

Everywhere there were huge, lush plants, and the air was filled with the fragrance of grass and trees.

There are strange creatures that look like mushrooms, hopping and jumping around. Wild boars with mushrooms growing on their backs run around everywhere, and herds of tuotuo beasts sleep soundly in the grass.

It's hard to imagine that this place was once a desert in ancient times.

Gudu looked at these things he had never seen before with great curiosity.

This rainforest scenery was something it had never seen before in Liyue.

"Wow!"

Paimon excitedly flew into the air, breathing loudly the air that belonged to Sumeru.

After frolicking for a while, it finally remembered its role as a guide and flew back.

"If I remember correctly, Huacheng Guo is a little further ahead."

Jiang Bai looked through the Sumeru map he had bought and nodded.

"You're absolutely right."

At their pace, reaching the nearest town before dark would be no problem at all.

In this way, there's no need to rush.

"Our good guide, what are those things over there that look like mushrooms and move called?"

"Oh, that's a mushroom beast. It's a unique monster found only in Sumeru."

"A monster?" Jiang Bai thought the little thing looked quite unique.

Is it edible?

"You actually want to eat mushroom beasts!"

"What? You've eaten slime, but you've never eaten a mushroom beast?"

Paimon glanced at Gudu beside him, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Gudu didn't care. Slimes without intelligence were no different from wild boars on the roadside.

"It's not that it's inedible, it's just that I've heard it tastes terrible..."

"Now that you mention it, I'm actually curious to see what it tastes like. You agree, right, Sora?"

Kong nodded; he was also curious about what the mushroom beast tasted like.

Chapter 678 Cabbage Lanalo

"What about the wild boar with the mushrooms?" Jiang Bai pointed to the small wild boar on the other side.

"This is called a mushroom pig, and it is a creature unique to Mount Sumeru. It is said that its meat is very delicious and has a unique flavor."

As he spoke, Paimon wiped his drool.

"Let's go catch a mushroom pig to eat! I'm feeling a bit hungry."

Jiang Bai waved his hand, "Paimon, go! This difficult task is entrusted to you!"

Paimon pointed at himself in disbelief. "Huh? Me?"

"You said you were hungry, and aren't you supposed to have the fighting strength of a wild boar? This is your chance to prove yourself, so cherish it."

"Go Paimon, I believe in you."

Kong chimed in, even making a cheering gesture.

Seeing that these two guys were really planning to send her to hunt wild boars, Paimon stomped her foot angrily in the air.

Why did you have to reach an agreement in a place like this?!

Seeing that she didn't move, Kong directly used his ultimate move.

"Braised pork trotters, braised pork belly, stewed pork with mushrooms, honey-glazed roasted pork ribs, mint-flavored lean pork rolls, raspberry-stuffed pork ribs..."

Hearing the names of these dishes, Paimon couldn't stop drooling.

"I'll do it, I'll do it, okay? But let's make it clear first, you have to do all of these for me!"

"If you catch him, I'll do it for you."

Paimon went there full of confidence.

Jiang Bai and Kong found a place to sit, took out some melon seeds, and prepared to watch Paimon fight the wild boar.

Paimon circled around, found a rock he could lift, silently flew over the little wild boar that was rooting in the mud, and then threw it down with force.

The unprepared little wild boar was hit squarely, but the damage from the stone was limited. The little boar stumbled and quickly discovered the culprit that had hurt it, and tried to charge at Paimon in the air.

Paimon panicked and was chased all over the place, causing chaos and even attracting the attention of several fungus beasts nearby.

Seeing this, Kong could only helplessly remind him, "You're in the sky, it can't hit you, what are you afraid of?"

"That's right!"

Once he realized what was happening, Paimon became incredibly arrogant. "Come on, bump into me, you big dummy! I'll stand right here and let you bump into me!"

"Hey hey~"

Several spiracular creatures curiously hopped over, their bamboo poles bent downwards like umbrella shafts, their two eyes on the umbrella caps blinking as they looked at Paimon in the sky.

Surrounded by a group of monsters, Paimon was immediately frightened and ran back in a panic. The wild boar and the mushroom beast also ran after her.

"Ahhh! Stop following me! Help!"

Jiang Bai was about to ask Gudu to go up and help when he suddenly saw a small creature that looked like a cabbage emerge from the ground.

It is lush green, round and plump, with two small leaves on its top.

If it appears in dense grass, it is difficult to be noticed.

The little creature in the sky was being chased by a monster and kept crying for help.

It waved its little hands, and tiny blades of grass sprouted from the ground. The wild boar, whose leg had been tripped, rolled forward and crashed into the mushroom beast in front of it.

When their companion was attacked, the fungus immediately changed targets and ganged up to beat the wild boar.

Seeing that the crisis was over, the little cabbage shook its head in a great mood, and the two leaves on its head twirled around.

Just as it was about to leave quietly, it suddenly felt something poking it. Turning its head, it saw a head only a few centimeters away, tilting its head to look at it!

And what was poking it was his finger.

Terrified, it instantly enveloped the person in front of it with a light mist like a spore cloud. Taking advantage of this opportunity, it quickly burrowed underground and disappeared.

Jiang Bai was still curiously looking at the strange creature when he suddenly felt himself in an unfamiliar space.

He was floating in the air, surrounded by inverted buildings. The sky and the earth seemed to be out of place, with the earth above his head and the starry sky below his feet.

Endless tree roots emerge from the ocean of stars, resembling giant tentacles emerging from the deep sea in the pitch-black night, inspiring uncontrollable fear in those who behold them.

Before long, the whole world began to shake, and countless inverted buildings collapsed and crashed down on him.

Amidst the scattering of rubble, it had nowhere to hide.

"you're awake!"

When Jiang Bai opened his eyes, he saw Kong looking worried, and Gu Dong beside him, who was constantly pushing his head with her little hands, trying to wake him up.

"What's wrong with me?"

Jiang Bai sat up with a headache. It had all been so sudden that he hadn't even figured out what had happened.

"Weren't you just looking at that strange creature? It spotted you, seemed to be frightened by you, used some kind of power, and then you passed out. It also disappeared in an instant."

"I just felt like I had a dream..."

"Dream?"

"Not a good dream." Jiang Bai was certain that it had just been a dream, and the memory of the dream was gradually fading, just like dreaming.

"What exactly is that little thing? It feels just like touching an apple."

"I don't know," Paimon said, shrugging. She didn't know what it was either.

Kong helped Jiang Bai up. "I don't think it's hostile. It helped Paimon. The reason you fainted is because you scared it."

"It should be. When the time comes to find the people of Sumeru, since they are beings of Sumeru, there should be quite a few people who know about them."

After resting for a while, Jiang Bai felt much better and no longer felt uncomfortable.