Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

The long name belonging to the Winter Solstice Man quickly turned from bright red to gray, signifying the end of his life.

Jiang Bai was very surprised.

It seems there's something truly dangerous going on here.

You should know that Alfonso possesses the Evil Eye. With the Evil Eye and the elemental weapons provided by the Fatui, he is far stronger than the average person.

He wasn't sure how long Alfonso had been inside, but to die like that felt a bit anticlimactic.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Jiang Bai decided to go back to his old ways, to collect Ai Fonso's body and cremate it on the spot.

Let's also see how he died.

"I'll go first."

Aite was very professional as a bodyguard; the mercenary group surrounded the two employers to ensure they were not in danger at first.

"No need, just follow me."

Jiang Bai didn't think these mercenaries could handle the dangerous monsters inside. Saying they could be his bodyguards was just empty talk.

Jiang Bai took the lead, carrying the Four Directions Sutra at the front, with Hu Tao following behind.

Aite was a little helpless and could only follow in their footsteps with his underlings.

In the past, Huan Nalan was a desolate place, with no greenery on the withered land, and even the air was filled with a depressing atmosphere.

Once inside, it's like entering another world, where sunlight from the outside cannot penetrate at all.

A faint gray mist spread through the air, the dead zone grew rampant, and the figures of beast hounds moved among the huge, withered trees.

The dormant Kanria mechanical legions are scattered throughout the area, with abyssal mages leading hilichulls in a dance performed around torches burning with eerie flames.

"Holy crap!" Jiang Bai exclaimed in shock at the chaotic scene before him.

The situation here is too outrageous: the Dead Zone, the Beast Hounds, the Kanria Machines, and the Abyss Mage.

It's no wonder Alfonso died after going in!

"You all go out first, don't come in!"

Hu Tao immediately ordered the Sand Wolf Mercenary Group to retreat, as this place was far too dangerous for ordinary people like them.

You should know that the Beast Hounds are capable of spatial teleportation, so if a battle breaks out, the two of them won't be able to protect them.

Aite and his team were also very self-aware; seeing this situation, they knew it was beyond their capabilities.

"Let's take another route!"

No wonder no Sand People come to the rainforest from here. With so many dead zones, is it even possible for humans to pass through?

"Don't worry, we're just going in to take a look."

"All right……"

Aite stopped trying to persuade the two of them, since he couldn't change their minds anyway.

Although they agreed to act as bodyguards temporarily, these two people didn't really need their protection.

Jiang Bai and Hu Tao were already quite experienced in dealing with the Beast Realm Hounds, but they still had to deal with the Dead Zone before the Beast Realm Hounds noticed them.

The presence of a dead zone is equivalent to receiving a low-level buff, severely impacting one's ability to perform.

Jiang Bai cast shields on Hu Tao and himself, and quickly cleared the nearest dead zone.

While cleaning him up, he pondered why the place had become like this, especially with so many beast hounds.

It should be noted that the Beast Hounds are creatures that do not belong to Teyvat at all. They would only gather in large numbers in places with weak borders, such as Crane Watch. But how could this place, which was once the home of Lanaro, be a place with weak borders?

And what are those huge, spiraling, withered trees? And so many of them?

Was it subjected to some kind of large-scale attack, which is why it turned out like this?

After clearing several dead zones, the two were finally noticed by the beast hounds scattered nearby.

Sharp claws came whistling through the air, and the elemental shield was of no use against them. Jiang Bai kicked the attacking beast hound away.

With the elemental bullets firing in rapid succession, almost one shot kills the enemy.

Hu Tao stood back to back with Jiang Bai, shielding him from a sudden attack from behind.

However, the battle was so intense that some of the previously dormant Kanria war machines awoke, locked onto the two humans, and joined the fray.

"This place is far too dangerous! Aren't the Order of the Order worried that these monsters might leave from here?"

Walnut felt a chill run down his spine as he was targeted by several missiles.

“I’ve already seen Alfonso’s body. I’ll collect it and leave to find someone to ask what’s going on here.”

Jiang Bai had no intention of staying here any longer. Continuing to explore further without knowing anything would undoubtedly be a foolish act.

He himself was alright, but he had to ensure the safety of the hall master.

"it is good!"

boom!

Jiang Bai, holding Hu Tao, leaped high from the ground, and several incoming missiles struck the body of the Beast Hound that had just appeared.

The black-bodied hunting dog let out a painful howl before its body turned to ashes and vanished.

Jiang Bai quickly arrived at Alfonso's body. Judging from the injuries, this orphan from the Hearth House had clearly been attacked by the Beast Hounds and bled to death.

Jiang Bai quickly collected his body and left the area with Hu Tao.

Bathed in sunlight again, Walnut immediately felt much more relaxed.

The two flew high in the sky, looking at the special area shrouded in dark clouds, both with mixed feelings.

Surely the Order of the Fathers must know about this anomaly, so why isn't anyone dealing with it?

It's been left unresolved for so long; who knows if it might lead to an even bigger crisis?

The two landed on the ground and returned to the Sand Wolf Mercenary Group's location.

Jiang Bai took out Alfonso's body, looked at his eyes which still held fear before he died, and reached out to close his eyelids.

Although I had no interaction with this Alfonso, and he wasn't even a good person.

But I've followed him all this way, so I can't just leave him like this.

The members of the Sand Wolf Mercenary Group looked at each other blankly as Jiang Bai suddenly pulled out a dead body, completely baffled as to what he was trying to do.

"We haven't told you about our profession yet."

Seeing the bewildered crowd, Hu Tao coughed lightly, "I am the head of the Liyue Hall of Rebirth. The scope of the Hall of Rebirth's work includes, but is not limited to, collecting corpses, cremation, funerals... We also handle bodies encountered on the road like this."

"This is a flyer for our ancestral hall. Would you like to take a look?" she said, pulling out a promotional flyer.

Even if we don't need to conduct business here, it's still good to promote our reputation.

Aite took a look, then shook his head.

"After the people of Shazi die, they will return to the embrace of the yellow sand; that is our final resting place."

The people of the desert take life and death lightly, perhaps because of the harsh living conditions and the fact that death always seems to happen too frequently.

The entire ritual involved burying the body in the yellow sand.

Chapter 773 They are all Lanaro

Jiang Bai found a Fools' emblem on Alfonso.

He had preserved the badge very well, and it was clearly an important item to him.

His name was engraved on the back of the emblem.

Trofin Schneitzvich.

I also found an action log for recording my actions.

Although he was the only one on this mission, recording his actions in an action log seemed to have become standard practice for all the Fools.

Jiang Bai flipped through it; it contained a lot of his understanding of the Lannaro creature and various intelligence he had collected.

The reason he chose to come to Huanalana was because it was the hometown of Lanalo.

He could no longer stay in Vimo Manor, and since he couldn't see Lanaluo, he could only try his luck here to see if he could meet Lanaluo and complete the mission.

However, this was the Huan Nalan of the past, and although he sensed the danger, he had no other choice.

He was a child of the House of Hearths, a soldier of the Fools, and an executor of the Queen's will.

The mission is more important than life.

Jiang Bai closed the mission log, feeling a mix of emotions.

For the Kingdom of Winter, he was undoubtedly an excellent soldier who carried out the will of the Ice Queen until his death.

However, to Sumeru, he is a dangerous individual who is willing to exploit children in order to complete his mission.

In short, he is a very complicated person.

Jiang Bai put away the logbook and the emblem. If the opportunity arises, it wouldn't be a bad idea to send these relics back to the Hearth House.

Perhaps realizing that he might not be able to come back once he entered, Alfonso didn't even bring Mora with him.

"Master, please cremate him."

Jiang Bai placed Alfonso on an open ground and led the mercenary group away.

The intense heat of the flames engulfed Alfonso, gradually reducing him to ashes.

Jiang Bai took out a ceramic jar and put his ashes into it.

"I don't know if you want to be buried in your hometown or in Vimalakirti Village, so I'll bury half of it for you. Of course, that's on the condition that I can remember it by then..."

After dealing with Alfonso, Jiang Bai looked at Hu Tao.

"Master, I'll go back to Jingshan Palace and ask Naxida how she plans to deal with this place."

"And bring me some food from Sumeru City while you're at it."

"no problem."

Jiang Bai took off from the spot and found the nearest teleportation anchor point to go straight to Sumeru City.

Naxida mostly stays in Jingshan Palace, making her much easier to find than the old man who likes to wander around.

"Why are you here? Did something happen again?" Naxi Da was a little surprised to see Jiang Bai.

Weren't you on a trip? How did you end up back in Sumeru City?

"Pretty much. I don't have any means of communication, so the only way I can find you is by coming to Jingshan Palace."

Jiang Bai cut to the chase, "We just went to the former Huan Nalan, what's the situation there?"

“The Huan Nalan of the past?” Nasida recalled, remembering the situation there.

“That place was once the home of my kin—Lanalo. During the calamity five hundred years ago, they sealed the incarnation of Wuliutuo there.”

"No residue?"

"It means the Dead Zone. Because Kanria is located beneath Sumeru, Sumeru was the most severely affected realm during the calamity five hundred years ago. At that time, I had exhausted all my efforts to cleanse the contamination of forbidden knowledge, but thankfully I had these little guys..."

Sumeru also lost too much in order to fight against this calamity.

The forest no longer has its King of the Forest.

The many Lanaro contributed their strength and transformed into countless Salan trees.

Countless people died in the disaster.

"I see..."

No wonder it was so dangerous there, and the atmosphere was so strange.

It turns out that the embodiment of the Dead Zone was sealed there.

"Why are there so many Beast Hounds there? Is that also a weak point in the Teyvat barrier?"

Nasita nodded. "Yes. Although the avatar of the Dead Domain has been sealed, the seal does not mean complete isolation. Under the erosion of the Dead Domain, the spatial barrier there is becoming increasingly weak."

"The Beast Hounds were the main force behind the calamity five hundred years ago; most of those that weren't driven away gathered there..."