I picked up this little grass god.

"bodyguard……"

Liu Bai nodded in understanding, then took out a pair of sunglasses from the small white room and put them on, then stood beside Ying and the others with a serious face, looking at the people around them, as if to confirm whether there was any danger.

"Uh...why does he look like Navia's follower..."

"Forget it, let's just watch the game first."

Seeing that Liu Bai seemed to have really entered the bodyguard mode, Paimeng suggested somewhat speechlessly, and then he and Ying and the others turned their attention back to the Return to Fire Holy Night Parade.

Although there were only Katsina and Marani in her team, both of them were heirs of the ancient name. After a battle, they successfully obtained the Flame of Competition and returned to the Holy Fire Arena on the Gap Spirit Road before the time was up, successfully qualifying for the individual competition.

However, during the half-time break, a team whose fire was snatched away by Katsina tried to break into Katsina's lounge because they were so angry.

These people felt that Katsina had defeated them by means of a sneak attack, so they were not convinced and wanted to have another fight with Katsina.

Ying naturally would not bear to see her apprentice being bullied, so she immediately stood in front of Katsina.

Seeing this, Liu Bai, the bodyguard, followed, crossed his arms and stood in front without saying a word.

Although Liu Bai did nothing, when they saw Liu Bai, they felt as if their pupils were cut by a sharp blade and they could not open their eyes in pain. But when they looked away, their eyes recovered. Such a strange situation made several people flee in panic.

"This big brother's temperament has completely changed. Why does he feel like a bodyguard?"

Kazina recognized Liu Bai as the man from last night, scratched her head and said with some surprise.

"really."

Paimon on the side nodded in agreement.

After returning to the lounge to rest, Kazina couldn't help but look at Liu Bai a few more times. The more she looked, the more familiar he looked to her.

Soon he seemed to have thought of something and summoned his own Sky-High Spin.

"Ah, Katsina remembers it now! Katsina met her elder brother several years ago! At that time, Katsina had not yet participated in the Holy Night of Returning to the Flame Parade!"

Katsina exclaimed as she saw herself spinning in the sky.

"Eh? Katsina, you've known Liu Bai for a few years?"

Hearing what Katsina said, Paimon turned around and looked at Liu Bai with some surprise.

"……what?"

Liu Bai took off his sunglasses in confusion.

"Yeah, I thought it looked familiar last night, so now I can't be wrong."

“Although the eldest brother’s hairstyle is not as fashionable as the last time, and his face is not dirty, Katsina can recognize him.”

Seeing Liu Bai's face after he took off his sunglasses, Kazina nodded affirmatively.

"My older brother took me to use the Sky-High Spin last time. It was amazing. It could fly directly from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain and then fly into the sky. I still haven't learned it yet."

Katsina continued to talk about what happened at that time, and her face turned red with excitement.

Apart from the ability to surf in the air, that was the most exciting thing she had ever done. She could almost touch the white clouds in the sky.

"Oh... if it's that powerful, it must be me."

Although Liu Bai didn't remember, he nodded affirmatively, put on his sunglasses again, and held his head high with pride.

"Look how proud he is..."

"Forget it, Katsina, you should take a good rest first, the individual competition is about to begin."

After seeing the proud Liu Bai, Paimeng was speechless for a moment, then turned to give instructions to Kazina.

"Ah."

Kazina also put away her excitement, after all, the most important individual competition of the day was coming up.

Unlike the team competition, she can only rely on herself in the individual competition, and may even meet her former teammate Malani on the field.

Liu Bai, Ying and the others did not continue to disturb Kazina in the lounge.

After returning to the audience seats and waiting for a while, the individual competition finally began.

Each game was usually over within a few minutes, so it was soon Katsina's turn.

This is not the first time that Katsina has participated in an individual competition, but she was three wins away from victory last time.

Katsina defeated her opponent in the first match quickly and smoothly, and worked hard to win several games in the subsequent matches. Although she lost two of them by being kicked away, the final victory was calculated based on the total number of wins.

During this time, Ying, Paimeng and the others continued to cheer for Katsina, while Liu Bai carefully observed the surroundings to avoid any emergencies.

"You, yes, you, take your eyes back and don't look around. Is it strange that emergency food can fly?"

"And you, take off your shoes in public. What if you suffocate the little yellow-haired boy? Put them on!"

"He said he didn't mention you, right? Are you a lolita control? You keep looking at... woo?"

Liu Bai observed everyone around him and took precautions against possible dangers.

But before Liu Bai could finish his words, Ying had already pounced on him, covered his mouth and pushed him back into his seat, then cast an apologetic look at the person who was criticized by Liu Bai.

Ying then snatched away Liu Bai's sunglasses, depriving him of his bodyguard status.

Liu Bai had no choice but to sit there and watch the game in a daze.

And the game finally came to the last round, the two players on the field were Katsina and Malani.

One is a representative of the Sons of Echo who has achieved his best personal results, and the other is a warrior of the Flowing Springs who has won many honors at a young age.

"Come on, Meituan little kangaroo!"

Seeing Ying and the others cheering for Kazina, Liu Bai also shouted.

However, amid the crowd's cheers, few people heard Liu Bai's words. Only Ying and Paimeng were speechless after hearing this name.

On the field, Malani took advantage of her high-speed movement to suppress Katsina. Katsina's high-speed turns could not keep up with Malani's surfboard, and she could only resist the attacks while looking for opportunities.

Malani seemed to want to end the fight, so she rode the shark balloon into the air and attacked Katsina.

As the shark balloon exploded, a cloud of dust rose on the field.

Just when Marani thought the battle was over, Katsina blocked the attack with a Sky-High Spin, jumped into the air and threw the Sky-High Spin towards Marani.

This is Katsina's ultimate move. With the blessing of the rock element's power, the sky-high spinning ball becomes even bigger, like a huge spiral drill.

Malani dodged quickly, but she lost her balance.

"sorry!"

Katsina took advantage of the moment when Malani stabilized her body to rush behind her and thrust out with the spear in his hand.

Malani had no time to dodge and was hit in the chest by the spear. She flew several meters away and fell to the ground, unable to move.

Katsina took a deep breath, and when she saw Malani lying on the ground, she quickly dropped her weapon and rushed over, helping Malani to sit up.

“I’m sorry, Maranie. I’m so sorry. I was so harsh…”

Katsina said apologetically with tears in her eyes.

After Malani recovered a little, she shook her head and pointed toward the audience.

Katsina looked up and saw that the audience were cheering for her victory, and the host announced her as the winner of the game.

At this point, the victory of this Holy Night of Return to Fire Pilgrimage has been decided.

They are Chaska from the Flower and Feather Society, Ianshan from the Wolu Nation, Jiaulani from the Flowing Springs, Kibangu from the Hanging Wood People, and Katsina from the Sons of Echo.

These five people will participate in the Night Watchman War after the Holy Night of Return to Fire and face the abyss together.

"What? Abyss? Can you take me with you?"

After learning about the Night Watchman War from Marani, Liu Bai's eyes lit up and he spoke expectantly.

He still doesn't have any epic equipment.

"No, that's not possible. Only the champions of the Holy Night Parade can participate in the Night Watchman War. After all, the Abyss is too dangerous."

Malani explained, shaking her head.

"Well, but if it's so dangerous, why only send a few people to participate?"

Paimon asked suspiciously.

She and Ying had come this far together, so naturally she knew the danger of the abyss.

"It's mainly because of the Resurrection Poem. You should have noticed that only those with Ancient Names can participate in the Night Watch War."

Malani continued to explain.

"In the battle with the abyss, even if someone unfortunately dies, as long as the team finally wins and returns triumphantly, Lord Fire God can use the power of the Resurrection Poem to bring the sacrificed warriors back from the Kingdom of Night God."

"Whether it's someone without an ancient name or someone other than Nata, they can't be resurrected by the Resurrection Poem, so each Night Watch War is a small team. This is also the reason why foreigners can't participate in the Return of the Flame Holy Night Parade."

Malani carefully explained the function of the resurrection poem, which she had mentioned before when she was having dinner with Ying and the others.

"That's it..."

Ying and the others nodded.

"Kazina is going to participate in the Night Watchman War. How about I be your guide? Or should we go to the Flowing Springs first?"

"The Flowing Springs is the tribe where we live with the Fin Dragon. It is the best resort."

"Let me introduce you to the local customs and culture. I guarantee you will like it there."

After explaining the Nightwatch War, Maranie enthusiastically proposed it to Ying and the others.

"…It seems like someone got there first."

At this time, Kinich's voice also sounded nearby.

"Kiniqi?"

Paimon turned around and saw Kinich who had just walked over.

"I've been looking for you too. I want to invite you to the Hanging Wood Tribe."

"In Nata, most of the Adventurers' Guild members are from the Hanging Wood People. I thought maybe you would be interested in that place."

Kinichi nodded in response to Paimon and explained.

"Hey, first come, first served. This time I was the first to invite you!"

Malani emphasized quickly.

"Okay, I won't compete with you."

Kinich had no choice but to nod his head.

Only then did Malani happily take Ying and the others to set off for Liuquan, and Liu Bai also followed.

Just like that, everyone left the Holy Fire Arena together.

Ying directly took out the giant wheel off-road vehicle specially customized for the Jiaolingyuan from the Chen Ge pot.

This was during her time in Sumeru, when she specifically asked the Great Compassionate Tree King to help her design it.

As the principal of a driving school, Ying's driving skills are naturally impeccable.

"Is this the car Katsina was talking about? It's amazing! It looks even more amazing than Lord Kagami's chariot!"

Maranie moved forward curiously and looked around.

When Ying and the others came here from Son of Echo with Katsina, they used this off-road vehicle. Katsina mentioned it yesterday.

"What's the big deal? I still have a helicopter."

Those who can fly look down on those who run on the ground, Liu Bai curled his lips.

However, Liu Bai did not conjure up a helicopter, but got on the off-road vehicle.

Ying drove the car, Krevy sat in the passenger seat, and Liu Bai, Paimon, and Malani squeezed in the back, making sure there was plenty of room.

In this way, under the guidance of Marani, the group headed towards the Flowing Springs.

……

"Girl, are you there? Do you want to come out and take a hot spring bath?"

Xumi, Jingshan Palace, Nashida suddenly received such news from the void.

She herself does not use the Void Terminal, but all the functions of the Void Terminal can be used by directly connecting to the Void.

After all, she herself is the original void terminal.

"I won't go. The baby is next to me."

Nashida replied to Liu Bai.

Although there is a nanny, she has not started her own activities yet, so I still have to take care of the child myself most of the time.

"I called several women here."

After a while, Liu Bai replied.

"..."

Nashida was silent for a moment, then looked down at the baby in her arms who was dozing off after feeding.

"Good baby, it's time to go to bed~"

Then Nashida coaxed the baby to sleep and handed her over to Rosaline's care, while sending a message to Liu Bai.

"What are you waiting for? Pull me over from the little white house!"

Although she was anxious, the ground veins on Nata's side were damaged, so she couldn't teleport directly to Liu Bai. If she wanted to go there, she could only teleport to the vicinity of the anchor point.

……

"That's what I said. If you invite others like this, they will come out in no time."

Hearing Nashida's response, Liu Bai nodded with satisfaction.

"Malani, Liu Bai's wife and children are coming over too. How about arranging a separate hot spring for them? He's not short of money anyway."

On the other side, after confirming that Liu Bai had invited Nashida to come along, Paimon turned around and made a proposal to Marani.

"Huh? Mr. Liu Bai already has a wife and children? He looks so young..."

Maranie exclaimed, covering her mouth.

You should know that in Nata, in order to fight against the abyss, most Nata people will not talk about marriage too early. They usually start to consider marriage when they are old and their health is not as good as before.

"No problem, I'll prepare a separate couple's hot spring package for them~"

Then Malani nodded immediately.

But before she could leave, Liu Bai had already reached out to the small white house and pulled out Nashida who had entered the small white house from Xumi.

"So cute~"

Seeing the little girl next to Liu Bai, Maranie's eyes lit up and she came forward enthusiastically.

"So cute, are you Mr. Liu Bai's child?"

Reaching out and touching the wise little head, Marani asked Nashida.

"..."

"I am his wife."

Nashida pushed Marani's hand away, then held Liu Bai's hand and answered seriously.

"...?"

"So you guys... have a child?"

Malani's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Yes."

Nacida nodded.

"?"

Malani couldn't help but start to consider whether to send Liu Bai to the Holy Fire Arena to be punished.

……

ps: I suddenly remembered that in the setting of the Nata people, all members are soldiers. Phlogiston is similar to elemental force, or even stronger. However, in the setting of Nata, all Nata people can master phlogiston. Even the Nata people who cannot master phlogiston are special individuals who have been weak and sick since childhood.

In other words, all the Nata people are holders of the Eye of God. They may be much weaker than the Eye of God, but they are still better than other countries (although they cannot be used outside of Nata)