Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"Hmph, this lord of the hall will not hold a grudge against you!"

This guy has the thickest skin.

"Shall I kiss you again?"

"Don't push your luck!" Hu Tao clenched her little fists.

Jiang Bai couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The sect leader is so cute, who can resist him!

Hu Tao waved her little fist, and Jiang Bai immediately stopped smiling, taking her hand and leading her outside.

"Hurry up and eat, or my sect leader will get skinny from hunger!"

Jiang Bai and Hu Tao walked hand in hand to the cafeteria, where they were once again met with the attention of all the ritual attendants of the Rebirth Hall.

Faced with these dangerous gazes, Jiang Bai neither flinched nor avoided them, but smiled brightly.

"Hi, Uncle Ge, I'm back!"

"It's good that you're back."

Seeing Jiang Bai return safely, Uncle Ge's expression relaxed for a moment, but he quickly returned to his expressionless state.

Even though some time had passed, he still couldn't accept the fact that his young master had been abducted.

Jiang Bai leaned closer and said, "Hey, Uncle Ge, you look even more energetic than before."

"Don't try that on me, kid." Uncle Ge glared at him. Ever since this brat ran off with the gang leader, he'd become immune to all those sweet talk.

"You didn't encounter any danger on your trip to Sumeru, did you?"

"It's alright... but I still need to go to Sumeru again in a few days, there are still some things I haven't finished taking care of..."

"Are you going again?"

Sumeru City is quite far from Liyue Harbor. They've just returned and are already leaving again. It's really hard to feel at ease.

Walnut sandwiched a shrimp dumpling in her mouth, "I'll go too."

"Huh? Hall Master, you're going too?" Jiang Bai asked, somewhat surprised.

The hall master never said he was going.

"Let's go to Sumeru and see what you call the 'Void.' Luckily, there haven't been any cases lately that require my personal involvement..."

Hu Tao would never say that she was reluctant to part with it.

The thought of Jiang Bai being gone again in a few days made her feel terrible.

Since he was going to bring Ah Mao along, let's go play together.

She had never been to Xumi before, so she treated it as a trip.

Jiang Bai grinned from ear to ear, "Great! The tree in Sumeru is huge, it's really magnificent. I feel like the giant tree in their main city is even bigger than the World Tree..."

Uncle Ge looked at Hu Tao with loving eyes.

"Then go and have fun. We'll take care of things at the Rebirth Hall, so don't worry."

Jiang Bai and Hu Tao spent three days being all lovey-dovey, while Ah Mao followed Zhong Li around for the same three days.

He followed Zhongli to drink tea, listen to storytelling, watch operas, go shopping, and so on...

He experienced all sorts of things he had never experienced in hundreds of years in the past few days.

He found a certain enjoyment in wandering aimlessly through the city.

Perhaps this is what it means for the heart to be free, and therefore the person to be free as well.

He loved going shopping with Zhongli. Mr. Zhongli could tell you stories about many items, stories he had witnessed that still shone brightly even after thousands of years.

However, Mr. Zhongli usually buys these things, and of course, Ah Mao will offer to pay for them.

After wandering around for three days, he realized the importance of the position of the Fools' Executive Officer.

Because the large sum of Mora he withdrew from the Northern Bank was not enough.

Three days passed in this way, and it was the fifth day before they arrived at Sumeru City.

Although air travel is fast, long-duration flights are exhausting.

We needed to make time to rest, eat, and sleep. Plus, Jiang Bai was carrying Hu Tao, so it was basically a sightseeing flight. We would stop for a long time whenever we saw something interesting. We stopped and went around, and finally arrived around dusk.

As for Ah Mao's feelings along the way, let's not talk about them.

Anyway, he doesn't really want to go out with those two next time.

Upon receiving the news, Kong and Paimon had been waiting on the outskirts of Sumeru City for a long time. After waiting anxiously for a long time, they finally saw the familiar figure at the city gate.

"You're finally here! I've been waiting so long my stomach is about to burst..." Paimon rubbed his flat stomach, and even the tuft of hair on his head stopped sticking up.

"Long time no see, Paimon." Hu Tao peeked out from behind her with a grin.

Paimon's ahoge (cowlick) stood up straight instantly, but the next moment, she realized what was happening.

"Oh! You startled me! Hu Tao, you're here too!"

"Come and play."

Kong's attention was drawn to Ah Mao, who was standing next to Jiang Bai, with a puzzled look on his face.

"He's not...?"

The stragglers weren't wearing his usual dark-colored clothes, which had a distinct Inazuma style.

His overall color scheme is much lighter now. He has a golden feather and a clear Eye of the Wind God hanging on his chest. His hat has also been changed, but it seems that in order to cover his face, a veil has been added around the hat. At this moment, only a small part of it is lifted, revealing his face.

But weren't the scattered soldiers turned into gods? And what about those massive mechanical armaments...?

What's the situation now?

"Him? It's a complicated story. I'll tell you about him later. His name is Xi Liu now, but you can call him A Mao if you like."

Jiang Bai put his arm around Ah Mao's shoulder and led him forward, then put his other arm around Kong's shoulder.

Jiang Bai had his arm around a younger brother who was a head shorter than him, and he was in an exceptionally good mood.

Ah Mao's lips twitched, and he lowered the veil on his bamboo hat.

Chapter 743: Are there any clues about the Heart of God?

Kong reached out and brushed Jiang Bai's arm off his shoulder; he didn't want to get too close to this idiot.

They were not enemies, but they were not friends either.

Paimon, whose attention had finally turned to this side, circled the skirmishers and tilted his head.

It feels like a lot has happened.

"Let's go, let's find a restaurant to eat first, we're starving."

After a brief greeting, Paimon, clutching his stomach, took the lead and flew off ahead.

"Kong, you'd better treat us, your friends who have come from afar, well."

Jiang Bai winked at him, making it clear that he was surprised to be asked to treat him.

"It's like I'm the host of Sumeru..." Kong couldn't help but complain.

He's a traveler, for goodness' sake. When did he need to act as a host?

"We've come all this way to see you, aren't you going to offer us anything in return?"

"You were here just a few days ago, you should be the one being invited..."

Jiang Bai and Kong argued for three minutes about the matter of treating each other to a meal. It was really hard to understand what these two people, who were not short of Mora, were arguing about.

Ah Mao couldn't stand it anymore. "It's just a treat, I'll come. It's just a meal, how much Mora could it cost? Stingy."

The moment Ah Mao opened his mouth, coupled with his tone, the provocation was palpable.

He withdrew another sum of Mora from the Northern Bank, and now his pockets are bulging.

Paimon puffed out his cheeks. "You rascal, who are you calling stingy!"

Ah Mao glanced at the white flying object indifferently, "Whoever answers me is whoever it is."

"Ugh! I'm so angry! I really want to punch him!" Paimon stomped his foot in anger.

Jiang Bai quickly calmed down the agitated Paimon and the somewhat displeased Kong.

"That's just his personality; he's stubborn but soft-hearted. Just ignore him. When the time comes, order plenty of expensive food and eat him out of house and home!"

"Who are you calling stubborn and soft-hearted!" Ah Mao was also annoyed by Jiang Bai's words.

He's not just being stubborn! No!

Jiang Bai quickly reassured the man in the frizzy hat, "Okay, okay, no, no, you're not..."

Hu Tao watched with amusement, seeing Jiang Bai coaxing one person after another, like he was surrounded by beauties, which was quite amusing.

Hmm? Wait a minute! Something seems off!

She observed carefully and was relieved after confirming that Jiang Bai did not have feelings for them beyond friendship.

The latest (BL) light novels are really harmful; she's never reading them again...

In the restaurant, Hu Tao stared at the charcoal cakes that had been served and fell into deep thought.

Isn't this just serving up carbon dioxide?

"Is this coconut charcoal cake even edible?"

"It's alright. We didn't like it at first either, but it tastes pretty good with the jam."

Paimon demonstrated to her how to eat the coconut charcoal cake.

Walnut tried it and nodded, "It's alright, it has a coconut flavor, but it's too dry..."

Jiang Bai handed her a glass of juice and picked up a piece of mushroom crisp.

"This is delicious, try this."

The most distinctive feature of Sumeru is its various fungi and mushrooms, which are served in the meals at the Academy every day.

Paimon ate a lot at the meal.

She ate the equivalent of two people's food all by herself, and her little belly was like a bottomless pit, making Ah Mao really want to study her anatomy.

"Burp~ I'm so full." Paimon rubbed his round belly and slumped in the chair, too full to fly anymore.

"There's still so much food left, it's such a waste not to finish it." She looked at the food on the table, wanting to continue eating, but feeling helpless.

"Take it home and you can eat it again tomorrow."

"good idea!"

After finishing their meal, the group went to a nearby hotel to rest. The wealthy Sanbing readily paid up, booking the best room and even upgrading Kong and Paimon's rooms as well.

Paimon's goodwill towards this generous benefactor who was so willing to spend Mora increased rapidly.

"Didn't they say we'd get a void terminal when we entered the city? I haven't seen one."

Hu Tao was a little disappointed that she didn't receive the Void Terminal today.

She was really curious about that "void".

"The purpose of distributing void terminals to everyone before was to increase brain computing power. Now that it's no longer needed, they should stop distributing them to outsiders..."

Jiang Bai wasn't entirely clear on Xumi's current situation either.

"Then does that mean I won't be able to get it?"

"How could that be? We'll go find the Little Lucky Grass Queen tomorrow and ask her to give you one..."

"To see the Grass God, I'm really looking forward to it..."

The next day.

Before Jiang Bai could go to Nasida, Catherine, controlled by Nasida, came to him on her own initiative.

"I heard you arrived yesterday. I'm so sorry I couldn't greet you."

"You're too kind..."