Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Walnut held onto Little Ghost's little tail, propping her cheek up with one hand as she watched him eat.

Jiang Bai's expression at this moment was just like that of a cat that had caught a piece of yarn, radiating joy from head to toe, and his eyebrows and eyes softened.

"You seem to really like sweets."

"I don't know, but I do really like sweet flavors."

It's as if eating something sweet can make you forget a lot of unhappy things.

But things are different now; he's forgotten everything! He's happier now!

Jiang Bai treated the sweet flower as a sweetness generator, and in no time he had plucked all the petals, not even sparing the roots, stems, and calyxes, just like chewing sugarcane.

He's decided that he'll build a small yard in the future, specifically to grow sweet flowers!

Only after he finished eating did he look at the little ghost that Hu Tao had grabbed, "Master, what is that?"

He had just noticed it, but he was too busy eating to have the extra energy to be curious.

"This one..." Hu Tao smiled sinisterly, and the little ghost in her hand also became frightening in its expression.

"They're underworld messengers!"

As Hu Tao spoke, the little ghost passed through Jiang Bai's chest and circled around to his ear, making a ferocious expression.

However, because of his adorable appearance, Jiang Bai was not frightened at all.

Jiang Bai touched his pierced chest, but felt nothing. Not even a chilling sensation.

It's as if this little ghost is a being from another dimension, and there's no overlap between them.

Jiang Bai tried to reach out and touch it, and sure enough, he didn't touch anything.

Seeing that Jiang Bai wasn't scared at all, and even tried to grab it, Xiao You, having failed to scare it, dejectedly shrank back into the ring in Hu Tao's hand.

Chapter 11 The Great Crisis of the Hilichurls

Why can't I encounter these underworld officials?

"Of course you can't touch him, he's a messenger from the underworld!" Hu Tao said matter-of-factly.

"Then why can the hall master do it?"

"Because it's under my control!" Walnut shook the ring on her finger, which was like a rope wrapped around her finger, firmly binding the little ghost's tail.

"..." Jiang Bai could only remain silent in response to this answer.

"Hmm? You seem dissatisfied with my answer?"

Hu Tao had a smiling expression, but this made Jiang Bai instantly realize the danger.

"How could this be! The Hall Master is awesome, the Hall Master is invincible!"

"What do you mean?" Hu Tao raised her eyebrows. Why did she feel that Jiang Bai's words didn't sound like a nice thing?

"It means praising the hall master for being so capable."

"This doesn't sound quite right to me..." Hu Tao squinted at him, but didn't seem to mind. She jumped off the rock and waved her hand forward:

"You've rested enough, let's continue!"

After resting for a while, Jiang Bai picked up his basket and hoe again without complaint.

He discovered that his stamina was quite good; carrying so much stuff for such a long distance, he wasn't tired at all. The weight of the basket on his back, laden with things, felt almost nonexistent, posing no obstacle to his progress.

As he walked, he also had the leisure to observe where the sweet flowers grew.

Just as he climbed to the top of the nearby hill, preparing to pick a sweet flower that looked to be in full bloom, a masked, short creature carrying a wooden stick suddenly darted out, yelling strangely.

Jiang Bai was startled by the strange cry and instinctively swung his hoe. The creature, which hadn't even gotten close to him, was sent flying by the hoe, landing in an arc, bouncing twice on the ground, and then remaining still.

"What the hell!"

Jiang Bai had no idea that something would suddenly appear, after all, he just wanted to pick a sweet flower.

Then look at that strange creature; it was lying on the ground, half-dead.

Jiang Bai glanced at the Sweet Flower, then at the half-dead creature, feeling somewhat guilty.

Could it be that this happened because he wanted to pick this sweet flower?

This is no fault of his; it was purely a stress reaction! Before his mind could even process what was happening, the strange creature was already lying on the ground!

It's all the fault of this culprit!

Thinking it over, he uprooted the beautiful sweet flower before going to check on the strange creature.

Jiang Li walked closer and began to observe the creature carefully.

This creature is hairy and relatively short. It has also evolved limbs similar to those of humans, but it doesn't have as many fingers as humans, nor are they as dexterous.

It was probably a mask covering its face, which looked as if it had grown out of its body, so natural that Jiang Bai was puzzled as to whether it was a face or a mask.

At this moment, the creature's legs twitched, and it murmured strangely in a weak tone. When it saw the sweet flower in Jiang Bai's hand, its tone suddenly became stronger, but it no longer had the strength to get up.

"Master, Master! Come and see what this is!"

By this time, Hu Tao had already walked quite far ahead, so Jiang Bai had to call out to her loudly.

Fortunately, Hu Tao had good hearing, and the butterfly appeared in front of Jiang Bai in a flash.

"Huh, a Hilichurl?" Hu Tao was a little surprised. How come there was a Hilichurl that was half dead here?

And judging from his appearance, he looked like he had been beaten half to death.

Is this creature called a Hilichurl?

Jiang Bai remembered that Hu Tao had mentioned this word when she woke him up in the morning, but he was still half asleep and didn't pay any attention.

"That's right, it's a Hilichurl, a type of monster. They attack humans who enter their territory, as well as passing merchants. They are mostly social creatures and are considered quite dangerous monsters."

"But I remember there shouldn't be any Hilichurls on this road. Could it be that a new Hilichurl tribe has moved here?" Hu Tao rested her chin on her hand, pacing around the Hilichurls, lost in thought.

"Then what should we do?"

Knowing it was a demon, Jiang Bai felt no psychological burden at all, and even brandished his hoe, eager to try it out.

"Of course, eliminate them!" A dark red spear materialized in Hu Tao's hand, and the spearhead struck the mask, causing the already lifeless Hilichurl to breathe its last.

The gun glowed red, and flames spread along the gun to the Hilichurl. In no time, the Hilichurl was burned to a crisp.

Jiang Bai, holding a hoe, stared blankly at the scene.

He even wanted to dig a pit to bury the body, but now it seems he's no longer needed...

However, the hall master's ability is really useful. He can directly eliminate and cremate the entire process. If he's in a good mood, he might even play a suona tune to help the deceased pass on.

“Since one has appeared here, there should be others nearby. We’d better eliminate them all, otherwise it will be dangerous for passersby…” Hu Tao put away his spear and looked at the rolling hills around him.

These Hilichurls were no problem for her, but there was also a follower with her. She didn't know how skilled Jiang Bai was, and it might be dangerous for him to come along.

"Jiang Bai, you stay..." Hu Tao was about to ask Jiang Bai to stay and wait for him, but then she saw Jiang Bai holding a hoe, looking eager to try it out.

"What, you're planning to come with me?"

Jiang Bai smiled shyly, "Master, you don't know this, but that Hilichurl was smashed like that by me with a single blow of my hoe... I wanted to test if I could defeat this kind of monster..."

Hearing this, Hu Tao became interested. "I was wondering why there was suddenly a half-dead Hilichurl~ You could smash it like that with just one hoe. Looks like Jiang Bai, you were pretty powerful before you lost your memory..."

Her little ghost also curiously popped out, peeking out a small head from behind Walnut.

"Then you'll play forward, and I'll support you!" Hu Tao decisively issued the order.

The original plan to go to the Statue of the Seven was immediately suspended, and they began to look for Hilichurl settlements on the surrounding hills.

“This Hilichurl came from here, this direction is more likely…” Jiang Bai pointed in a direction, and the two of them quietly hid in the bushes on the mountaintop.

Lifting the bushes, they indeed found a small Hilichurl settlement.

Jiang Bai counted them; there were five Hilichurls in total.

Two watchtowers stood atop each of the two wooden structures; one was resting, and the other was on guard. A giant Hilichurl, more than twice the size of a normal Hilichurl, sat dozing on the grass, a wooden shield beside it.

Two Hilichurls are eating fruit, and there are shields next to them.

Finally, there was a Hilichurl wielding a massive wooden staff taller than itself, performing a strange dance.

On the grass were things that looked like bathtubs, and a pale blue creature with two eyes, resembling jelly, was swaying around inside.

Chapter 12 Jiang Bai's Combat Power

"Those two watchtowers are occupied by Rocket Hilichurls, whose crossbows can fire flaming arrows. The big one, which can pull grass slimes from the ground and turn them into shields, is the most powerful of them all."

"Those two eating fruit are about the same as the ones you killed with your hoe. They can use fire clubs, and getting hit by them will be troublesome. The last one was a Hilichurl Shaman, judging by its color, it's probably a Grass Shaman. It can summon thorny vines, and getting pricked by them really hurts..."

Hu Tao briefly introduced the Hilichurl lineup below to Jiang Bai so that he could prepare.

Jiang Bai discovered that this Hilichurl's lineup was quite complete, including vigilant units, melee fighters, ranged fighters, shield users, and even a mage. It was far more advanced than those mindless monsters.

"Where's that jelly?" Jiang Bai pointed to the slime.

"Oh, that's a water slime. In terms of aggression, it will bump into you..." Hu Tao thought for a moment and could only think of this one type of attack.

The large water slime can blow bubbles and headbutt, while the small slime can only bump into people.

"So, can you handle all of them by yourself?" Hu Tao asked with great interest.

Jiang Bai's lips twitched. Someone made him fight so many times, wasn't that giving him too much credit?

Just how much confidence does Master Hu have in him? Or does he want to see him get scared so that a rescue will come out of nowhere?

However, he was quite willing to give it a try, just in case he was really strong.

"I'm going! Hall Master, remember to save me if things go wrong!" Jiang Bai took off the basket from his back, resolutely picked up the hoe, and jumped down.

"Go for it! Good luck! I'm here to cheer you on!" Hu Tao and the little ghost on her shoulder made a cheering gesture together.

Jiang Bai's strategy is simple: take down the seemingly most powerful Hilichurl first!

Normal people would save the most difficult problem for last, but Jiang Bai did the opposite.

The giant Hilichurl is sleeping. This is a perfect opportunity. If he can seize the chance to strike and kill it before it has a chance to raise its shield, the game is in his hands.

Then there's that fragile-looking mage next to him. We need to kill the mage so he doesn't have a chance to cast spells.

The two archers were left until the very end; they were on the watchtower, and unless they could be taken down, there was nothing that could be done about them for the time being.

The tactics are simple and straightforward; the rest is up to the player's execution.

"Let me see the strength of our future rising star of the Hall of Rebirth!"

Hu Tao licked her lips, sat down on the spot, took out a handful of sunflower seeds from her pocket, and started cracking them open. Her little ghost emerged from her shoulder and imitated Hu Tao, but only in form, without actually having any sunflower seeds.

Jiang Bai, carrying a hoe, leaped down from the mountaintop, smashing the hoe directly onto the head of the sleeping giant Hilichurl, leaving it completely stunned.

The feeling was strange. Even though I couldn't remember anything, a sudden thought would trigger a flood of bodily memories. How to minimize injury during the fall, how to mitigate the forces generated upon impact, even how to apply force, and at what angle to maximize the weapon's power…

All of these things have become part of the body's instincts. Even though Jiang Bai has lost his memory, the instinct to fight still remains in his body.

Jiang Bai's smash not only stunned the large Hilichurls, but also drew the attention of the other Hilichurls nearby.

Two Rocket Hilichurls drew their bows, two Wood Release Hilichurls stopped eating, and the Hilichurl Shaman raised his wooden staff.

Faced with the impending attack of the Hilichurls, Jiang Bai remained calm. His movements were fluid and graceful. He knocked the large Hilichurl unconscious with two blows, then threw a shovel at the Hilichurl Shaman. The Hilichurl Shaman, who was chanting, was hit squarely by the shovel, and his spellcasting was interrupted.

At this moment, the Rocket Hilichurl had already aimed, and two flaming arrows shot from different directions.

The sparking arrow tip pierced the air, and time seemed to slow down. Jiang Bai did a backflip to dodge one arrow, caught another one that was fired, and hurled it at the rocket Hilichurl.

The fluid movements made Hu Tao, who was watching the show from the sidelines, widen her eyes.

"Wow, what did Jiang Bai do before? His skills are quite impressive!"

I was a little worried at first, but now it seems I don't need her help.

The rocket-wielding Hilichurl was shot down from the watchtower, and the other one needed to reload its crossbow, so we could ignore it for now. Jiang Bai's gaze fell on the Hilichurl Shaman who was getting up.

He had just thrown away the hoe, and he didn't have the ability to summon weapons at any time like Hu Tao, but he wasn't worried.

He snatched the Hilichurl Shaman's staff and swung it at him. The Hilichurl Shaman, now unarmed, was knocked unconscious and became comrades-in-arms with the Big Hilichurl.

Jiang Bai quickly and calmly dealt with the two most dangerous ones, and then took care of the remaining ones as well.

The five Hilichurls died in perfect order.