Feeling that she had a chance to become a great detective, Hu Tao immediately grew excited.
"I didn't feel it just now, but now it seems there's plenty here to dig into."
Excited at heart, Hu Tao slammed her foot down on the pedal.
Rumble...
The Spirit Vehicle shot forward.
"Stop, stop, stop! If you don't stop, we can use the coffin inside for ourselves first."
Seeing Hu Tao's movements, Ganyu instantly panicked, while Bai Ye shouted outright.
"Relax, you need to believe in yourself."
"Why should I believe in myself? Shouldn't you be saying you believe in me right now?"
"Because I believe in your ability to run for your life!"
"Hu Tao, no!!!!!!"
Wangshu Inn,
Xiao had just returned to the rooftop, ready to catch up on some sleep.
At that moment, he saw thick clouds of dust rising in the distance.
Then he looked more closely.
He spotted an iron box.
Bai Ye and Ganyu were both inside it, their faces full of terror as they screamed.
Xiao's expression tightened.
What a terrifying monster.
Of course, after taking a closer look, he naturally dismissed that thought.
It was a very novel Art of Automata.
Hu Tao's Spirit Vehicle drifted straight past Wangshu Inn.
Bai Ye and Ganyu, who had originally planned to restock on food at Wangshu Inn, gave up on the idea as well.
They were practically about to vomit their guts out.
Ganyu suddenly felt that being able to strip herself of her Seven Senses would be quite a good thing.
But when they reached Dihua Marsh, the vehicle finally stopped because its battery had run out.
Hu Tao was somewhat regretful, while Ganyu and Bai Ye both breathed sighs of relief.
However, Hu Tao immediately looked toward the back and said to Bai Ye, "Hah, it actually ran out of power. Bai Ye, look at the two black bags in the back. One of them has an Electro Abyss Mage in it. Tie it up and have it charge our vehicle."
"I remember recommending to the Feiyun Commerce Guild that capable drivers should keep an Electro Slime as a power bank?"
Hu Tao nodded and replied matter-of-factly, "Yes, but I feel like I'm strong enough to bring an Abyss Mage. I originally wanted to bring Elegy of Falling Stars, but Zhongli told me that wasn't legal."
She dares to tie up an Electro Abyss Mage just because she has a Genshin Eye. If she had the power of the Heavenly Principles, she'd probably dare to tie up the Raiden Shogun as a power bank.
Bai Ye silently thought to himself.
They could not keep doing something this dangerous.
He immediately gave Ganyu a meaningful look.
Ganyu understood.
Bai Ye then walked to the back of the vehicle.
"Which one is it? I'm having a little trouble finding it."
"Hm? It shouldn't be. Let me take a look..."
Hu Tao unfastened her seatbelt and stood up, preparing to head to the back.
However, just as she got out of the vehicle and was about to open the rear door, Ganyu swiftly moved from behind her.
She reached out and scooped Hu Tao up in her arms.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?!"
Being picked up like that, Hu Tao immediately shouted.
"Of course, it's for safety reasons."
At that moment, Bai Ye took out the Electro Abyss Mage. As he ordered it to charge the vehicle, he said to Hu Tao, "Ganyu, tie her up. I'll drive us to Stone Gate."
"Okay."
Ganyu nodded, then carried Hu Tao to the back and pinned her down.
Bai Ye then started driving.
The whole process was smooth and seamless.
As he drove, Bai Ye suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu.
It seemed that kidnappers in modern urban films all did things this way.
Whatever. What kidnapper could possibly be as handsome as me?
He lightly pressed the accelerator and continued toward Stone Gate.
After Bai Ye drove for a while, Ganyu let Hu Tao go. Hu Tao sat beside Bai Ye with her arms crossed, glaring at him indignantly.
"I'm furious, Hall Master. Just you wait until you need a coffin from Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. I definitely won't give you a discount."
Hu Tao declared her "revenge" to Bai Ye.
Ganyu could not help but chuckle.
This threat was completely meaningless.
Bai Ye spoke as well.
"Heh, this revenge, to me..."
Halfway through, he realized something and immediately said to Hu Tao, "Sorry, I was wrong. Make sure to give me a discount on Wangsheng Funeral Parlor coffins in the future."
"Huh?"
Even Hu Tao was surprised.
Bai Ye explained, "I won't need one myself, but I realized I can sell them to the Treasure Hoarders when I'm out and about. They suffer heavy casualties every day, so they must need coffins."
"Bai Ye, please don't do that."
Even Ganyu could not bear it and tried to dissuade him.
Treasure Hoarders were people too.
The Spirit Vehicle drove until evening before finally reaching the vicinity of Stone Gate.
This was the border between Liyue and Mondstadt. Unlike in the game, both sides had stationed a small unit here.
By all rights, it should have been extremely safe.
Yet four or five adventurers had died here.
Following Hu Tao's directions, Bai Ye arrived at the adventurers' camp.
Two people still remained in the camp, currently making a fire and cooking.
On the other side of the camp,
four or five corpses lay flat on the ground.
Hu Tao got out and said to the two people, "I'm Hu Tao, Hall Master of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. Were you the ones who commissioned us to handle this?"
Upon seeing Hu Tao, the remaining two hurried forward.
One of them, who was a little older, said to Hu Tao, "Yes, we were the ones who asked the Millelith to commission Hall Master Hu."
"What exactly happened here?"
Bai Ye walked over as well and questioned the adventurer.
"Ah? Mister Bai." The adventurer clearly recognized Bai Ye. He hurriedly said, "Yesterday, we came here to explore. Our leader and the others went exploring, while we stayed behind to guard the camp. But when night came, the Millelith brought back their bodies. They said they found them while patrolling the slopes of Stone Gate. Other than that, we don't know anything."
"Do you know where they went to patrol?"
Ganyu asked from the side.
The adventurer shook his head.
"We just arrived here, so we aren't familiar with the routes yet."
"You just arrived?"
Ganyu was somewhat curious.
These were clearly ordinary adventurers. Without a specific route, they would not casually take risks.
"Yeah. Recently, the wilderness around Liyue Harbor has been picked clean of treasures. Before, we could occasionally find places where Treasure Hoarders had hidden their loot, but now..."
As he said this, he glanced at Bai Ye.
Now, if even a single Mora dropped in the wilderness around Liyue Harbor, it was probably named Bai.
Bai Ye pretended not to hear him and crouched down to inspect the corpses.
Looking at the bodies,
his brows furrowed slightly.
The wounds on the corpses were remarkably neat. Their windpipes had all been cut open at the neck.
Clean and decisive, leaving them no chance to fight back.
Bai Ye knew that he definitely did not possess the ability to launch such a sharp attack.
There were not many people in Liyue
who could accomplish something like this.
What conflict could such a person have with these ordinary adventurers that they needed to kill them?
Bai Ye pondered.
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