The Tragedy Caused by Bai Ye

Hu Tao's excitement surged as she felt she had a chance to become a renowned detective.

"I didn't feel it before, but now it seems there's a lot of room for exploration here."

Her heart racing with excitement, Hu Tao stomped on the accelerator.

Rumble...

The hearse shot forward.

"Stop, stop, stop! If you don't stop soon, we'll have to use the coffins inside for ourselves."

Seeing Hu Tao's actions, Ganyu panicked instantly, while Bai Ye shouted.

"Don't worry, you have to believe in yourself."

"Why should I believe in myself? Shouldn't you be saying you believe in yourself right now?"

"Because I believe in your ability to escape!"

"Hu Tao, noooooo!"

Wangshu Inn.

Xiao had just returned to the rooftop, ready to catch up on some sleep.

At that moment, he saw thick dust clouds approaching from the distance.

Then, he looked closer.

He spotted a metal box.

Bai Ye and Ganyu were both inside, their faces contorted in fear, even shouting out loud.

Xiao flinched.

What kind of terrifying monster is this?

Of course, upon closer inspection, he dismissed the thought.

This was a rather novel art of automata.

Hu Tao's hearse drifted past Wangshu Inn.

Bai Ye and Ganyu, who had planned to get a good meal at Wangshu Inn, also gave up.

They felt like they were about to throw up their intestines.

Ganyu suddenly thought that it might be a good thing if she could have her Seven Senses removed.

However, by the time they reached Dihua Marsh, the vehicle finally stopped due to insufficient battery.

Hu Tao was a little disappointed, while Ganyu and Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

But Hu Tao then looked behind her and said to Bai Ye, "Phew, it ran out of power. Bai Ye, look for two black bags in the back. One of them is an Electro Abyss Mage. Tie it up and use it to charge our car."

"I remember the suggestion given to the Feiyun Commerce Guild was that capable drivers could keep an Electro Slime as a power bank, right?"

Hu Tao nodded and said righteously, "Yes, but I feel my strength is enough to handle an Abyss Mage. I originally wanted to bring an Elegy of Falling Stars, but Zhongli told me that wasn't legal."

If you have a Genshin Eye and dare to tie up an Electro Abyss Mage, if you had the power of the Heavenly Principles, you'd probably dare to tie up the Electro Archon as a power bank.

Bai Ye thought to himself.

This kind of dangerous activity couldn't continue.

He then gave Ganyu a look.

Ganyu understood.

Then Bai Ye walked to the back of the car.

"Which one is it? I'm having trouble finding it."

"Hmm? That's strange? Let me look..."

Hu Tao unbuckled her seatbelt and stood up, preparing to go to the back.

But just as she got out of the car and was about to open the rear door, Ganyu, following closely behind her, acted swiftly.

She reached out and scooped Hu Tao up.

"Ouch! What are you doing!"

Hu Tao shouted loudly as she was picked up like this.

"It's for safety, of course."

At this moment, Bai Ye took out the Electro Abyss Mage, commanding it to charge the vehicle while speaking to Hu Tao.

"Ganyu, tie her up. I'm driving to Stone Gate."

"Okay."

Ganyu nodded, then held Hu Tao and secured her in the back.

Bai Ye then started driving.

The entire process was smooth and seamless.

As Bai Ye drove, a sense of déjà vu washed over him.

It was like how kidnappers in city dramas did things.

Whatever, which kidnapper could match my looks?

He gently pressed the accelerator, continuing towards Stone Gate.

After Bai Ye had driven for a while, Ganyu let Hu Tao go. Hu Tao crossed her arms, sitting beside Bai Ye with a pout.

"I'm so mad, you just wait until you need a coffin from the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. I definitely won't give you a discount."

Hu Tao declared her 'revenge' to Bai Ye.

Ganyu couldn't help but chuckle.

That threat was utterly meaningless.

Bai Ye then spoke, "Hmph, this revenge for me..."

He trailed off, realizing something, and immediately said to Hu Tao, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. From now on, please give me a discount on Wangsheng Funeral Parlor coffins."

"Huh?"

Hu Tao was taken aback.

Bai Ye explained, "I won't need one myself, but I realized I could sell them to the Treasure Hoarders when I go out. They suffer heavy casualties daily, so they must need coffins."

"Bai Ye, please don't say that."

Ganyu couldn't bear to hear it and persuaded him.

Treasure Hoarders were people too.

The hearse drove until evening, finally reaching the vicinity of Stone Gate.

This was the border between Liyue and Mondstadt. Unlike in the game, both sides had a small detachment stationed here.

By all rights, it should have been incredibly safe.

Yet, four or five adventurers lay dead here.

Following Hu Tao's guidance, Bai Ye arrived at the adventurers' camp.

There were two people left in the camp, currently cooking by the fire.

And on the other side of the camp, lay four or five corpses.

Hu Tao walked down and said to the two people, "I am Hu Tao, the Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. Did you commission us to handle this?"

The remaining two saw Hu Tao and quickly went to greet her.

The elder of the two said to Hu Tao, "Yes, we asked the Millelith to commission Director Hu."

"What exactly happened here?"

Bai Ye also walked over and asked the adventurers.

"Ah? It's Mr. Bai." The adventurer clearly recognized Bai Ye and quickly said to him, "We came here to explore yesterday. Our boss and the others went to explore, leaving us to guard the camp. When night came, the Millelith brought their bodies over. They said they found them while patrolling the slopes of Stone Gate. We don't know anything else."

"Do you know where they were patrolling?"

Ganyu asked from the side.

The adventurer shook his head.

"We just arrived here and are not familiar with the routes."

"You just arrived?"

Ganyu was a little curious.

These were clearly ordinary adventurers; they wouldn't venture out without a specific route.

"Yeah, the wilderness around Liyue Harbor has been pretty much picked clean of treasures lately. We used to occasionally find places where Treasure Hoarders left their wealth, but now..."

As he said this, he glanced at Bai Ye.

Nowadays, if a Mora dropped in the wilderness near Liyue Harbor, it probably belonged to someone surnamed Bai.

Bai Ye pretended not to hear and squatted down to examine the corpses.

Looking at the bodies, his brow furrowed.

The wounds on the bodies were very neat, all cuts to the trachea at the neck.

Clean and swift, leaving no room for resistance.

Bai Ye was certain he couldn't perform such sharp attacks.

Few in Liyue could achieve this level.

What kind of conflict could exist between such a person and these ordinary adventurers that would lead to their deaths?

Bai Ye pondered.