In front of the vilagers, Elder Xiang groveled with his face in the dirt, weeping pathetically.

"This elder apologizes profusely! What I did was wrong! It's just — my baozi are so precious! And I was so angry that anyone would dare steal from me! My precious baozi..." He wept into the ground, sniffling and moaning.

There was an uproar among the villagers.

"Elder Xiang did this?!"

"But...how? Elder Xiang, how could you?"

"I'm so confused right now!"

Meanwhile, I figured it was about time for me to leave after exposing the source of damage. I didn't want to deal with any political drama, heh. Not me.

I cleared my throat and pulled a drawstring bag out of the air, then tossed it to Jiang Dao, who was still standing soaked on the top of the fountain.

"Everyone! I am the Beautiful Immortal Cultivator Xia Yue of the Glittering Mountains! Now that I have shown you who is responsible for this incident, I will be leaving. Everyone affected by the Soul Torture nightmares, burn the sticks of incense in that bag for ten nights while you sleep, and you will be cured! Also, try some meditation, maybe. That should help. Goodbye!"

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With that, I hopped onto my feet on Destiny Blade and turned to leave.

"Wait!" It was Jiang Dao.

I turned around, raising an eyebrow impatiently. "What is it? Do you require something from this immortal?"

Sheepishly, he looked down, rubbing the back of his neck and clutching the bag of incense.

"...Thank you, Immortal Xia."

I internally huffed in irritation, externally bowing my head in a graceful manner.

"It is my pleasure. If you ever need dire help, come find me in the Glittering Mountains. And tell other people to as well. For advertising purposes."

With that, I sped off from this crazy town of Běitiánliú and back towards my comfy wintry, sparkling cave.

I was SO not about to stick around for whatever argument was gonna happen there. Nope! My job at Běitiánliú was done.

Another day of making a name for myself, check!

"Hey, xianxia system! How am I doing, eh? Pretty great, huh?"

"Congratulations on your progress. You have established favor in the eyes of a significant cultivator today. Please continue to work hard."

"All right, all right. Enough with the keep working hard stuff. How about a take it easy, you know? I feel like I deserve it after working hard."

"The xianxia system had added your suggestion to the cue."