Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Abedo's thoughts weren't going to end anytime soon, so Jiang Bai could only interrupt him temporarily, "Give me your house key, and give me a token or write me a letter, and tell me how to find your house after I get to Mondstadt, so I can come over directly once I get the explosives."

Abedo, whose thoughts were interrupted, nodded and took out a badge from his pocket. "This is my badge of the Knights of Favonius. Take this badge to the Knights of Favonius on duty at the city gate and have him take you to my residence."

"I'll write you another letter, please wait a moment."

This letter is mainly for Claire. Although I feel it won't be of much use, I definitely need to let her know since I haven't been home for so long.

As Abedo wrote, he said, "When I was observing the area last night, I discovered a ley line anchor point above. You can go and take a look. It will be much closer to get here if you use this anchor point to teleport."

The area was dented by the ice nail, and there were still many broken buildings above it.

Jiang Bai looked up and indeed found a small corner of the earth vein anchor point exposed.

"Wow, so there's more here."

This saves us from having to go through the tunnel.

"I gonna go see."

Jiang Bai left the Frost Nail and headed towards the ley line anchor point.

I wonder how much explosives would be needed to destroy this place. His Three Pure Bells probably wouldn't be able to hold it all. I'll go back to Liyue Harbor later to find the Hall Master, explain the situation here, and borrow her Mustard Seed Space. That should be enough.

Although I don't know exactly how big the Hall Master's Mustard Seed Space is, it's definitely bigger than his.

I don't know if using explosives will work. If it doesn't, I'll have to think of another way. I don't know how long I'll have to stay here. If I don't go back for too long, the leader will definitely worry. He might even come to the snow mountain to look for me. First, I need to let her know I'm safe.

The journey to the ley line anchor point was not smooth. Jiang Bai saw some ruin guardians who had fallen into silence. It was unclear whether these ruin guardians originally belonged to this place or came to the snow mountain later. They had lost their power and collapsed on the ground, covered by layers of snow, with only their heads showing.

However, this place was not entirely filled with dormant relic guardians. One of the dormant guardians detected human activity, awoke from its slumber, and immediately launched an attack on Jiang Bai.

Although Jiang Bai didn't quite understand why these ruins guards attacked anyone they saw, he had experience dealing with two at once, so dealing with one was a piece of cake.

Although the guardian of the ruins had been defeated and rendered incapable of action, the alarm unit continued to ring, as if it were telling a story.

It might be trying to convey some message, but Jiang Bai couldn't hear it or understand it.

Activating the teleportation anchor, Jiang Bai was teleported directly back to Liyue Harbor.

The sudden appearance of a person on the street did not cause a commotion. After all, not everyone would notice, and anything could happen in Teyvat.

Returning to the bustling Liyue Harbor, Jiang Bai felt as if he had been transported to another world.

After a few days of chilly, cold weather in the snowy mountains, and having bundled myself up like a dumpling to keep warm, it was surprisingly hot in Liyue Harbor.

Jiang Bai took off his cloak, took out the pointer that belonged to Hu Tao, inserted it into the Four Directions Instrument, and headed straight for Hu Tao in the direction the pointer pointed.

"Master! Master!"

Hu Tao had just gotten up and was having breakfast at Hu Yan when she suddenly heard the familiar voice and almost thought she was hallucinating.

She looked closely and saw a familiar figure running out of the crowd, wrapped up like a rice dumpling.

She put down her chopsticks, rubbed her eyes, and still couldn't quite believe it.

"Jiang Bai?"

It's only been a few days, and you're already back?

Did something happen to him on the way and he came back to ask her for help?

Hu Tao guessed correctly; Jiang Bai did indeed come to her for help, but not in the way she had imagined.

Chapter 125 What does Mr. Zhongli think?

"Master, something unexpected has happened! Let's find a quiet place to talk!"

Amid Hu Tao's bewildered gaze, Jiang Bai grabbed her and ran.

"Wait, wait, wait! I haven't paid yet!" Hu Tao was caught off guard when Jiang Bai grabbed her arm, and could only look apologetically at the noodle shop owner.

"It's alright, it's alright, just put it in the account!"

The boss was very kind, even smiling and waving to them to leave without worry.

walnut:?-_-?

Who would have thought that Hu Tao would one day keep track of her food expenses!

Once in a quiet place, Hu Tao rubbed her arm, which was a little sore from being pulled, and looked at Jiang Bai with hostility.

If he doesn't give a clear explanation, this matter won't be easily resolved.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Seeing Hu Tao's unfriendly expression, Jiang Bai chuckled, "It's like this, I found Katis's body, but now there's a problem: Katis's soul hasn't dissipated, and we've also discovered a very important secret..."

"Oh?" Walnut became interested. "Tell me in detail."

Jiang Bai gave a brief account of his experiences in the snow mountain, including his encounter with Abedo, as well as the history of the snow mountain and the Nails of Frost.

After hearing all this, Hu Tao fell into deep thought. This had far exceeded her expectations, especially the Frost Nail that caused the snow mountain to turn into a snow mountain.

"So you came back first through the leyline anchor?"

"Yes, I wanted to let you know when I got back, so you wouldn't worry. I still have to go to Mondstadt, and this plan might not even work out. I'll probably be stuck in the snowy mountains for quite a while..."

"Although I am a little worried, I will forgive your recklessness this time because you are so sensible!" Hu Tao crossed her arms and spoke with an unusually arrogant tone.

"Since you've already promised them, I can't let you do it all by yourself!"

Hu Tao considered himself a competent leader and never let his underlings shoulder responsibilities alone.

But similarly, she also has to share half of the extra profits!

"However, this matter is of utmost importance. I need to go back and ask Zhongli for his opinion. Otherwise, pulling out the Frost Nail might cause even more serious consequences, which would be a loss."

Zhongli, as the most knowledgeable guest advisor of the Hall of Rebirth, played a crucial role at this time.

She wouldn't feel at ease without asking Zhongli.

Jiang Bai originally only came to borrow Hu Tao's Mustard Seed Space, but now that Hu Tao said she would help, it was a pleasant surprise.

He didn't regret agreeing to Cartis's request, but he had indeed been too hasty in agreeing to such an important matter.

Next time something like this happens, he should consult Zhongli first.

"Alright, I'll go back and tell them, and then we'll go together to ask Mr. Zhongli what to do."

Jiang Bai acted immediately, teleporting back right away, leaving Hu Tao to sigh in front of the ley line anchorage.

"This is so convenient. It was definitely the right decision to let him do this job."

Jiang Bai returned to the top of the snow mountain and explained the situation to Abedo and Katis.

"...That's how it is."

"Would you mind consulting Mr. Zhongli? That would be good. I'd also like to hear his insights."

Aberdo was quite eager to meet Mr. Zhongli; although he couldn't meet him in person, it would be good to hear his insights.

Katis said nothing; he was now just a soul powerless, relying on others to fulfill his wishes.

He supports anything that can fulfill a wish.

"This is my keepsake and the letter I wrote. If nothing unexpected happens, you can set off directly from Liyue Harbor to Mondstadt."

As he spoke, Abedo added, "If you meet a little white-haired girl in my house wearing a red dress and carrying a red schoolbag, give her this letter."

“She hasn’t seen me for a while, and she might be clamoring to come find me. In that case, please take her to the Knights and hand her over to the acting Grand Master.”

Klee would definitely be interested in something like bombing a snow mountain, but it's too cold and too dangerous here. He doesn't feel comfortable letting Klee come along, so the safest thing to do is to hand Klee over to the acting leader and let her look after her for a while.

"That little girl is the sister you were talking about, right?"

"Yes, her name is Claire. She's a very cute little girl, but sometimes she can be a real headache."

Thinking of the things Cleo had done, Abedo rubbed his forehead, feeling quite helpless.

"The best-case scenario is that she's not home..."

But he felt that this was unlikely.

"Okay, I got it."

Jiang Bai carefully put away the letter and badge, then turned and walked towards the ley line anchor.

Hu Tao didn't have to wait long before Jiang Bai reappeared.

"Wow, they really are a bit elusive."

Ghost? What ghost?

Upon hearing the word "ghost," the little ghost emerged from her body, looking around in bewilderment.

Walnut slapped it on the forehead, sending it flying back.

Back in the pleasant climate of Liyue Harbor, Jiang Bai quickly took off his thick cloak.

That's the downside of teleportation; the temperature varies from place to place.

"Hehe, thanks to Mr. Zhongli, otherwise I wouldn't have known I could teleport through the ley line anchor." Jiang Bai scratched his head innocently.

He didn't explain to Hu Tao in detail how he was able to teleport through the ley lines; instead, he shifted the blame to Zhong Li.

If you're curious, you should ask Mr. Zhongli. After all, he's just a poor guy with amnesia.

What can someone with amnesia know?

Hu Tao didn't ask any more questions. "It's still early. In my experience, he should be in his yard playing with birds right now. Let's go!"

"Ah."

Jiang Bai was genuinely curious whether Zhong Li knew about the Frostbite Nail.

After all, even Aberdo only learned of its existence after climbing to the top of the mountain and seeing it.

As expected, Zhongli was feeding birds in his yard. These beautifully feathered birds landed on his fingertips, pecking at the millet in his palm, looking docile and obedient.

Good morning, Mr. Zhongli!

"morning."

Seeing them approach, Zhongli smiled and put the little bird back into its cage.

"Are you back already?"

"Something happened..." Jiang Bai briefly explained the situation.

"Oh? You found a long nail that fell from the sky?"

He looked very surprised, as if he knew nothing about it.

"Yes, it's said that this long nail fell from the sky, destroyed the ancient silver tree, caused the earth's veins to become disordered, and kept the snow-capped mountains covered in ice and snow all year round. We want to pull out this nail, but we don't know if it's possible... What do you think, Mr. Zhongli?"

Jiang Bai didn't know if Zhong Li had ever seen such a thing before, but judging from Zhong Li's expression, he seemed unaware of it, which put him in a bit of a dilemma.

If even Zhongli didn't know, then they had no choice but to ignore the consequences and try using the bomb first.

Chapter 126 Teachings from Zhongli

"We want to know what the consequences would be if we pulled it out."

Hu Tao spoke up, revealing that this was her primary purpose in coming to find Zhong Li.

If pulling out that nail would rapidly melt the snow and ice of the snow-capped mountains, then a massive flood would occur in Mondstadt and Liyue.

The massive amount of water brought by the melting snow from the snow-capped mountains is far beyond what the current river channels can handle. Although the snow-capped mountains are near the sea and a considerable portion of the water will flow into the sea, the remaining amount of water is still enormous for the residents on both sides of the river.

This matter is of great importance, and the consequences are simply beyond their ability to bear.

Hu Tao voiced her concerns, prompting Jiang Bai and Zhong Li to fall into deep thought.

Jiang Bai seemed to have a new understanding of Hu Tao. In such a short time, she had thought of so much, and even considered things that he had never thought of at all.

All I can say is that the Hall Master truly lives up to his title as the Hall Master of Rebirth!

Such vision! Such a sense of crisis! Such a grand perspective!

Waaaaah, his sect leader is really amazing!

Zhong Li went to sit in the pavilion in the courtyard, and Jiang Bai and Hu Tao followed him.

He poured himself a cup of tea, and then poured two cups for Jiang Bai and Hu Tao before slowly speaking.