At the top railing, a young man with a terrifying Nuo mask hanging on his waist and a blue diamond pattern carved on his eyebrows stood there. His eyes looked here and fell on her.
Hu Tao's eyes lit up, and she didn't care about Jiang Bai, a stupid roe deer. She put down the tea cup in her hand, grabbed the railing and climbed up with a quick step.
"Oh my, the Great Sage of Conquering Demons, long time no see! I didn't see you the last few times I came here."
"I wasn't there at that time." The young man was not surprised by her sudden visit, but there was no expression on his face, which was as cold as a piece of ice.
"What's the matter?" He crossed his arms and whispered softly. He was clearly right in front of him, but seemed to be far away.
Hutao didn't care about this sense of distance at all, or she was used to it. She came up to her with a smile and warmly invited her, "It's okay. Do you want to eat with us? I ordered almond tofu."
"No, too much contact with me will not be good for you. The evil energy in me will affect you." The young man took a step back and distanced himself from her.
"What does it matter? We are not ordinary people! It doesn't matter if we just eat one meal. I specially ordered your favorite almond tofu!"
While he was off guard, Hu Tao grabbed his arm and shook it while showing a pitiful expression: "Just have a meal! Okay! Okay!"
She learned this trick from Jiang Bai. When it comes to grinding people, she thinks she is not as good as Jiang Bai.
Hu Tao is only fifteen years old. When she shows a pitiful expression, even if she is as cold as Zhongli, he will inevitably soften his heart and agree to her request.
The expression on the young man's face finally changed. Looking at the hand that was caught, he couldn't shake it or not.
He was not used to physical contact with others, and no one dared to disrespect the immortal master like Hu Tao.
But no matter how many times he said the words "disrespect the immortal master", Hu Tao just refused to change his attitude and was too enthusiastic.
He has known Hu Tao for a long time, and he recognized Hu Tao's ability to purify evil spirits. However, no matter how many times he met Hu Tao, he still couldn't cope with Hu Tao's overly enthusiastic and lively temperament.
Jiang Bai also climbed up at this time. Seeing his hall master being so attentive to others, he couldn't help but open his mouth.
No way! No way! My own hall master is not going to be overthrown!
"Master, what is this?"
His shocked expression caught Hu Tao's attention and also caught the young man's gaze.
His eyes fell on Jiang Bai, and he suddenly remembered the shrubs he had built at the statue, and his expression was a little hard to explain.
Hu Tao let go of Mandrill's hand, held her head high, and proudly introduced to Jiang Bai: "This is the Great Sage of Conquering Demons, the Yaksha Immortal who has protected us in Liyue for more than two thousand years!"
"I don't want to show up in front of mortals." He said and was about to disappear. Fortunately, Hu Tao had quick eyes and quick hands and grabbed the hem of his clothes.
If she didn't want to maintain her image as the leader of the hall in front of her little brother, she would have imprisoned him like an octopus to prevent him from running away again.
"Oh, just a meal! Just a meal! Neither of us are ordinary people, nothing will happen to us!"
She pointed out Jiang Bai's God's Eye to him and kept rubbing it.
Under her constant mental attack, the demon-conquering sage finally relented.
"Just this once." His voice was filled with helplessness.
Although this child was a little awe-stricken when he first met her, he was completely helpless after that and used a series of annoying tricks.
"Hey, don't worry, I'm very measured!" Hutao smiled proudly.
As for whether there will be a next time, let’s talk about it then!
Jiang Bai climbed up in confusion, then climbed down again in confusion, only to get the result that this young man was an immortal.
Fortunately, Hutao is quite reliable and took the initiative to introduce:
"This is Jiang Bai, a man who came back from the dead. I wonder if you've heard of it."
"Oh? Resurrection from the dead?" The young immortal's indifferent expression finally changed, revealing a rare hint of curiosity.
"It's not accurate to say that. In short, I thought he was dead, but he turned out to be alive. When he woke up, he didn't remember anything. Now he's staying with me in the Hall of Rebirth."
"This is rare..." The young immortal rubbed his chin, obviously it was rare to see such a thing.
Hu Tao turned around and introduced to Jiang Bai: "This is the Great Sage of Conquering Demons. I just told you that this is the immortal who protects us in Liyue. You have to be respectful, do you understand?"
Regarding Hu Tao's words asking him to be more respectful, Jiang Bai rolled his eyes in his heart.
I don’t see how much respect you have!
"Just call me Mandrill." Instead of calling him the Great Sage of Conquering Demons, he prefers people he knows to call him by his name.
"Demon Conquering Master...Oh no, Mandrill!" Jiang Bai changed his name halfway through calling, "Have you seen me before?"
He saw the indescribable expression on Mandrill's face just now.
Although he is an immortal and looks very cold, Jiang Bai is completely intimidated by this young man's image, and with Hu Tao beside him, he is even more worthy.
Therefore, when he treated this immortal, he treated ordinary people with the same attitude, and did not think low of himself because of his status.
Mandrill also likes Jiang Bai's attitude. He also doesn't like to see his mortals being submissive to him, or treating him as a hope for life.
In addition to his own reasons, the attitude of mortals towards him is also one of the reasons that keeps him away from the world.
"I saw it once... I was passing by Tianheng Mountain and noticed someone was there at the statue in the suburb of Lisha, so I stopped and took a look."
Jiang Bai suddenly realized, "I just told you how I felt someone was looking at me at that time. It turned out to be you."
"The shrubs you pruned are... unforgettable." Mandrill searched for a long time before he found a suitable adjective.
It's not that he used the words euphemistically, but it's really unforgettable.
"It's just a matter of trimming it. If you like it, I can trim the flowers and plants in this inn." Jiang Bai climbed up the pole.
"...No." Mandrill was silent for a while and replied with two words coldly.
He discovered that this person, like Hu Tao, was the type that he couldn't handle.
"Mandrill, do you usually stay at Wangshu Inn?" Jiang Bai was quite curious about this young immortal.
A thousand years may not seem like a long time, but it is actually a very long time.
Over time, dynasties changed, and the sea turned into mulberry fields.
This immortal who has been guarding January for more than 2,000 years, I don’t know how many of his stories have been handed down, and how many of them are known to the world.
"Rest here occasionally."
"Then what do you usually do?"
"Deal with evil spirits, remove the devil's pollution, and kill the filth that grows from the devil's residue..."
Contrary to Jiang Bai's expectation, this immortal looked cold and intimidating, but he was actually quite easy to talk to.