Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Kaiya then returned, his somewhat cynical smile returning to his face.

"It seems I got back too late and missed dinner."

"Here, I saved one for you."

Abedo roasted only four snow rabbits, one for each person, which was just right.

Kaeya picked up the snow rabbit, took a bite, and sighed deeply, "If only I had a cup of 'Death in the Afternoon' right now..."

Wine goes well with grilled meat.

However, the conditions here were very basic, and the wine he wanted to drink was not available.

Jiang Bai, having eaten his fill, let out a satisfied burp, wrapped the torn-off rabbit leg in oil paper, and tucked it into his clothes to keep it from getting cold.

He deliberately left this for Hu Tao to try.

As an excellent subordinate, one must never forget one's master when good things happen.

"I'll go out and look for our sect leader; she should have arrived at the snow mountain by now."

After greeting them, Jiang Bai headed towards the teleportation anchor point.

Chapter 136 Hall Master, let me explain!

He first teleported to the foot of the snow mountain, took out the Four Directions Instrument, pointed the pointer at the top of the snow mountain, and continued to teleport upwards.

After several such transmissions, the Four Directions Instrument finally changed direction.

Jiang Bai followed the direction the pointer pointed and eventually saw Hu Tao warming herself by a fire in a sheltered hollow in the hills.

A smile crept onto his lips as he made a snowball and quietly crept to the side.

Then he raised his hand and smashed it towards Hu Tao's face.

Caught completely off guard, Hu Tao was hit squarely by a snowball.

She was somewhat bewildered, genuinely unable to understand why a snowflake would suddenly fall on her.

She stood up, ready to look for a Hilichurl attacking her with snowballs, when suddenly a fragrant roasted rabbit leg appeared in front of her.

The rabbit leg was golden in color, with a crispy, golden-brown skin, and was still steaming hot.

The rabbit leg was being held by a hand. Looking up along the hand, she saw a familiar, yet somewhat irritating, smiling face.

"Master, please try this roasted rabbit leg."

Jiang Bai smiled broadly, completely at ease, as if he hadn't just done anything wrong.

The aroma of roasted rabbit leg wafted to her nose. Walnut grabbed the leg, took a bite with her pearly teeth, and tore off a piece of meat.

"what about the taste?"

"Very good! Did you bake this?"

"I don't have that skill. It was baked by Abedo... I thought you probably haven't eaten yet, so I brought it over for you to try."

Jiang Bai smiled brightly, and his shiny white teeth were so dazzling that Hu Tao was momentarily stunned.

"Not bad, not bad, you've put your heart into it!"

She tiptoed and patted Jia Jiangbai's shoulder, quite satisfied with her little brother's quick thinking.

only……

"Someone just threw a snowball at me. Who do you think that person was?" Hu Tao asked, glancing at him sideways as she ate.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Bai looked shocked. "What?! Such a thing actually happened! Let me see which guy is so audacious!"

He put one hand in front of his eyes and pretended to look around.

But the next second, he felt a chill on his neck as a clump of icy snow was stuffed into the back of his collar.

"Hi~"

Caught off guard by the sudden attack, Jiang Bai gasped and began to tremble uncontrollably as if he had developed Parkinson's disease, trying to shake the snow off.

However, even though the thermal underwear was neatly tucked into the long johns, the more the snow was shaken, the more it spread out, resulting in snow covering the entire back.

"Yeah, I wonder which audacious guy it was."

Walnut, with her half-moon eyes lowered, held a rabbit leg in one hand and tossed a snowball up and down with the other, quietly watching him.

The little ghost beside him held a handful of snow and looked at Jiang Bai with a grin.

Jiang Bai gave an awkward laugh, "Master, please let me explain..."

"Explain it, I'm listening."

Hu Tao looked at him, wanting to see how he would explain it.

Jiang Bai chuckled awkwardly, shrinking his neck to avoid another attack from Hu Tao.

"I saw that you were all alone here, in this desolate wilderness, in the freezing cold, and I was afraid that you would lose your guard, so I wanted to throw a snowball at you. But I didn't aim well and it hit you instead..."

Jiang Bai's explanation was so far-fetched that even he himself didn't believe it.

"Hehe, I can tell your aim is quite good." Hu Tao rolled her eyes.

Such a lame excuse, it's unbelievable that he could come up with it.

She tossed the snowball, and it hit Jiang Bai squarely in the face, scattering snow all over his face.

"For the sake of the rabbit leg, I, the lord of this hall, will not hold a grudge against you."

Hu Tao snorted and sat back down in front of the fire.

Jiang Bai wiped the snow off his face, sat down in front of the fire with a grin, and poked at the fire to make it burn brighter.

"Master, when did you arrive at the snow mountain?"

"We arrived at the foot of the mountain last night and started climbing this morning."

At a normal travel speed, it would take at least three or four days to get from Liyue Harbor to the foot of Dragonspine Mountain.

Walnut has directly reduced the time by half, and even more.

The main reason for this was that she traveled day and night.

"Master, you're quite fast..."

"Don't even mention it, I feel like my legs are going to be ruined..." Hu Tao muttered dejectedly.

While others rely on four legs to get around, she relies on her own two legs.

Next time we go on a long trip like this, let's ride horses. Walking, crossing rivers, and climbing mountains—her legs are already protesting…

"How about I give you a massage to relieve your muscle soreness, Master?" Jiang Bai tentatively suggested.

Hu Tao leaned back in her chair and stretched her legs out without any hesitation.

Jiang Bai placed her legs on his knees, easing her muscles through the thick cotton pants.

Jiang Bai doesn't know how to massage; he just presses randomly, but as long as he presses every spot, he'll eventually hit the acupoints.

Not knowing which acupoint had been pressed, Hu Tao gasped.

"Ouch! That hurts!"

"It's only effective if it hurts!" Seeing Hu Tao wince in pain, Jiang Bai smiled and increased the pressure.

"Hoo hoo~ Gently, gently..."

The saying "painful yet pleasurable" perfectly describes massage.

After Jiang Bai massaged me like that, the muscles in my left leg did indeed relax quite a bit.

Hu Tao unceremoniously put her other leg on top as well.

"Where are you? Weren't you supposed to be in Mondstadt to get the bomb? Why are you suddenly looking for me?"

"I came here specifically to check on the sect leader because I was worried about him."

"What's there to worry about? Do you think I'd get lost?"

"I'm just worried that the sect leader might get bored by himself..."

The two chatted idly, and before they knew it, they had finished the rabbit leg in their hands. After relaxing, the fatigue from traveling for many days suddenly surged up.

Perhaps because she trusted the person next to her so much, Hu Tao's eyelids became heavy, and she unknowingly leaned back in her chair and fell asleep.

"I said, Master..."

Jiang Bai massaged her feet, but when she didn't respond, he looked up and found that she had actually fallen asleep.

Jiang Bai gently lowered her legs and sat in front of the fire, resting his chin on his hand as he watched her sleeping face.

The sleeping walnut was quite quiet, a stark contrast to its usual lively and active self.

Looking at Hu Tao's well-behaved sleeping face, Jiang Bai felt a little itchy and reached out to gently poke her chubby cheeks.

To avoid waking Hu Tao and getting a beating, Jiang Bai only poked her lightly twice with his fingertip to satisfy his urge, and then put his hand down with some regret.

After tidying up the tent that Hu Tao had set up, Jiang Bai carried her inside and covered her with a blanket to prevent her from catching a cold.

Walnut was sleeping soundly, showing no signs of waking up at all.

She smacked her lips, turned over, and seemed to be tasting something delicious in her dream.

"You're sleeping so soundly, anyone who didn't know better would think I gave you some kind of sleeping pills..."

Jiang Bai chuckled and closed the tent to prevent any cold draft from getting in.

He sat down in front of the fire and added a few more bundles of firewood to make the flames burn brighter.

The snow-capped mountains were bitterly cold, but with this blazing fire beside me, it didn't feel unbearable at all.

Chapter 137 Leave it to Klee

early morning.

Walnut woke up from her sleep to find herself in a tent, looking somewhat bewildered.

What happened last night? When did she fall asleep?

She yawned, stepped out of the tent, still a little groggy.

Good morning, Master.

Jiang Bai was heating up milk when he saw Hu Tao get up and greeted her with a smile.

"Good morning~ When did I fall asleep last night?" Hu Tao asked sleepily, yawning several times.

"You suddenly fell asleep while we were talking, and I don't know when it happened."

"Looks like I'm just too tired..."

Hu Tao scooped up a handful of snow and splashed it on her face; the icy sensation made her feel much more awake.

After walking a few steps, she sensed something different and said with some surprise:

"My legs feel much better, they're not so sore anymore!"

"This is all thanks to me!"

Jiang Bai grinned and came closer, extending his hand.

"Master, shouldn't we settle the massage fee?"

Hu Tao slapped his hand away impatiently, "Isn't it only natural for a younger brother to serve his boss?"

"Isn't it only natural to be paid for one's work?"

Jiang Bai retorted without fear; when it came to getting Mora, he was always incredibly shameless.

"Here you go!" Hu Tao pulled out a 100-yuan Mora coin and slapped it into his hand, somewhat annoyed.

Where did this guy get his love for Mora from?

Jiang Bai happily shoved the Morana into his pocket.

His wallet received another small sum of money. Although it wasn't much, it wouldn't be long before he could afford one of Mr. Zhongli's cups.

It may sound harsh, but the cup Zhongli uses is really expensive!