Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Seeing Hu Tao's downcast mood, he felt an indescribable sadness in his heart.

Jiang Bai reached out and covered her eyes, adjusted his emotions, and spoke in a light and melodious tone.

Guess who I am?

Hu Tao doesn't even need to hear the sound; she knows who's coming as soon as they get close.

A slight smile played on her lips, and her slightly drooping hair straightened up.

She deliberately puffed out her cheeks and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Hmph, that guy has almost forgotten about me, how could I possibly guess?"

Jiang Bai let go of her hand and deliberately stretched his neck to turn his face in front of her.

"How could that be? Even if I forget everything else, I can't forget my sect leader."

Hu Tao turned her head away angrily.

"If you say that to a ghost, even the ghost won't believe you."

The little ghost emerged from Walnut's body, hands on hips in agreement.

Yes, it doesn't believe it!

"We agreed to keep in touch frequently, but I haven't received a single message from you for five or six days..." Hu Tao became more and more angry as she spoke.

That jerk! He promised to celebrate her birthday, but he didn't even come back on her birthday!

It made her lose all interest and she didn't even invite her friends.

Jiang Bai reached out and wrapped his arms around her neck, resting his chin on the top of her head and rubbing against it.

"Master, please don't be angry. I just came back as soon as I had a chance... Master, you have no idea how miserable I was. You almost didn't get to see me again..."

Hu Tao raised an eyebrow; he had heard Jiang Bai's explanation several times before.

"After offending the Thunder God, you've now offended the Grass God of Mount Sumeru?"

"It wasn't the Grass God, it was the Doctor from the Fools' Sect. The sect leader almost ended up seeing only my corpse..."

Chapter 737 Sweet Flowers Can't Beat the Hall Master

Jiang Bai's voice was filled with grievance, "That guy is so despicable, he actually plotted against me..."

Hu Tao frowned. Jiang Bai had never mentioned these things in the messages he sent him.

Why didn't you tell me any of this?

"I just didn't want you to worry, Master..."

"Hmph, an excuse!"

"That's not an excuse! If I told you these things, you would definitely rush to Sumeru without stopping. The situation in Sumeru is too complicated. I don't want you to be in danger because of me..."

Jiang Bai squeezed into the swing, wrapped one arm around Hu Tao's neck and the other around her waist, like a large husky, hanging on Hu Tao.

Feeling the soft, furry touch on her neck, Hu Tao sighed inwardly.

Is this guy born in the Year of the Dog?

Hu Tao reached out and patted his head twice, then grabbed his ear the next moment.

"You're afraid I'll get into danger, so you don't tell me these things. But have you ever thought that if something happens to you, I won't even know how it happened? Even if I wanted to collect your body, I wouldn't be able to find you!"

Hu Tao's words were quite harsh; she disliked the feeling of being kept in the dark.

Even if the other party claims it's for her own good.

Who is Hu Tao? She's the head of the Rebirth Hall!

Is she someone who needs to be protected?

Before Jiang Bai appeared, she had faced countless life-or-death crises.

She's not some delicate flower in a greenhouse.

Jiang Bai reflected on his actions seriously and realized that he had indeed done something wrong.

However, he had no choice at the time. After all, who could have predicted that his memories would be sealed because he rashly touched the World Tree?

In that situation, he instinctively chose to hide it from Hu Tao.

Even after his memory returned, he never mentioned it again.

"The sect leader is right; my thinking was wrong."

Hearing this, Hu Tao turned her head to look at him in surprise.

This time, this guy actually genuinely realized he was wrong.

"So many things have happened in Sumeru, and if we were to go through them in detail, we could not finish talking about them in a day."

"I have plenty of time. You can speak slowly, and I will listen attentively."

Hu Tao reached out and rubbed his face a couple of times before noticing his clothes.

What kind of clothes are you wearing?

Jiang Bai was wearing a scholar's robe with a very Sumeru-style design.

Previously, when he was active in the underground laboratory, he wore clothes sent by the Order of the Church in order not to attract special attention.

This outfit accompanied him as he was drugged, taken to the doctor's lab, then brought out again, and left Sumeru with the stragglers...

It can be said that he has experienced a lot and suffered a lot of torment.

When the doctor takes experimental materials from him, he doesn't bother to change his clothes; he just makes an incision wherever it's convenient.

As a result, his clothes were really tattered, which was one of the reasons why the stragglers, no... Ah Mao, immediately erupted upon seeing his appearance.

However, from another perspective, it also looks like deliberately torn and tattered clothing.

"It was done by the PhD student; I haven't had a chance to change it yet."

"What happened? This doesn't look like it was caused by a fight."

Hu Tao's gaze fell on a large tear in his clothes at the waist.

The opening was quite large, so much so that even the inner garment was opened at the same time.

When you're sitting down, you can even see the skin inside through the crack.

Hu Tao slipped her hand through the opening, touching Jiang Bai's warm skin, and then stroked around it.

Her hands were icy cold, which made Jiang Bai freeze.

"There are no scars or wounds."

She checked the other openings in the same way, but found no wounds.

Jiang Bai's recovery ability is quite strong. After leaving Sumeru, he slept for three days straight, and any wounds he had were already healed.

Jiang Bai clutched his chest, his face slightly flushed.

"Master, are you plotting something against me?"

Hu Tao, speechless, reached out and tapped him on the forehead. "What the hell are you talking about!"

She reached out and pushed Jiang Bai off the swing:

"Go back to your courtyard, take a bath and rest for a while. We can talk about Sumeru slowly, there's no rush."

They didn't even change their clothes; they must have rushed back.

She doesn't need a little extra time; getting some rest is the right thing to do.

"Master, would you like to shower with me?"

"Fuck off!"

A slipper came crashing down on his head.

Jiang Bai fled in panic, covering his head.

Watching Jiang Bai flee into her yard, Hu Tao's face turned red with anger, as if she were an apple.

This guy really dares to say that!

Back in his own courtyard, Jiang Bai's heart pounded like a drum.

He's just being mischievous; he wouldn't actually dare to let Hu Tao take a bath with him.

Some things are beyond our control when we're young and impulsive.

He went to the backyard, and even though he had been gone for quite some time, the sweet flowers in the backyard were still growing very well, and there were hardly any weeds growing in the field.

It was obvious that Walnut had helped him take care of the sweet flowers.

I picked a sweet flower and put it in my mouth; the sweetness flowed from my lips and teeth into my entire body.

"La la la~ Sweet Flower~ Sweet Flower can't be as sweet as the Hall Master~"

……

Ah Mao and Zhong Li chatted for quite a while.

As people who have also lived for quite a while, we have plenty to talk about.

Although I was a little reserved at first, I gradually relaxed after getting to know them a bit.

Zhongli is a very respectable elder. He doesn't deliberately say things that make people uncomfortable, nor does he hold prejudices against anyone because of certain things.

He was like a kind and patient elder, guiding a lost child to find their way forward.

After talking with Zhongli, Ah Mao felt that much of his confusion had dissipated.

He couldn't even stop thinking about it.

If only this god had created him...

Despite it being their first meeting, he felt like he was being treated like a father.

Don't you find me disgusting?

“I am not a noble person. I am cowardly, sensitive, and insecure. I have even done many wrong things and carried many sins. Someone like me does not deserve to be treated like this.”

Even though he had a heart that truly belonged to him, he still had a tendency to hate himself.

These feelings of self-loathing cannot be eliminated directly; one must find true self-confidence over a long period of time and learn to love oneself in order to completely get rid of these emotions.

"You are not weak, you don't need to feel inferior, and you don't need to become a noble person. Human beings are complex and multifaceted; there are noble people, there are brave people, and naturally there are people who carry sins on their shoulders."

"And these various wills and emotions are precisely where human charm lies."

"You have a brilliant heart, a brilliance that rivals anyone else's."

Chapter 738 The brat has grown up

When Jiang Bai finished washing up and came to Zhong Li's courtyard with Hu Tao, he found that Ah Mao's attitude towards Zhong Li was unusually special. Ah Mao's obedient appearance almost made Jiang Bai think that he was seeing a fake Ah Mao.

Who is this person who is seriously learning tea tasting from Zhongli?

Who is this person sitting so properly and upright?

Who is this person with a gentle smile and no hint of hostility?

I only stayed at the old man's place for an afternoon, but he seemed like a completely different person.

The soldier put down his teacup, feeling uncomfortable under Jiang Bai's gaze.

Why are you looking at me like that?

"You've really grown up."

He's not the same mischievous kid he used to be.

Jiang Bai had mixed feelings.

If he had known the old man's advice would be so effective, he would have brought the scattered troops sooner...

However, it's not very realistic. If it were that old straggler, he wouldn't have the patience to listen to lectures. He would probably start verbally attacking after just a couple of sentences.

The reason he is now achieving this effect is because he himself is willing to change. He has overcome his own hurdle, and when he encounters such an elder, his attitude is naturally different.