Chapter 39 Meeting
"This girl... is so young yet she follows the Fatui's executive officer?"
"I heard that the Fatui have an institution for adopting orphans called Hearth House. Could it be that this person came from there?"
Keqing thought of Nashida who was following Liu Bai, and couldn't help but frowned and asked.
"It's hard to be sure. Hearth House is controlled by the Fourth Seat [Servant] of the Fatui Executors, but the relationship between the Executors is not entirely harmonious."
"But that's not the point...According to my informant's investigation over the past two days, she found that this girl is very likely to have the ability to control minds."
Ningguang shook her head slightly, then pointed to the part in the intelligence that recorded Nashida sneaking into the same literary school.
Since Ye Lan sneaked in later, she didn't seem to be affected by the mind control, and she was very careful not to look at Nashida the whole time.
"Mind control ability?"
Keqing was stunned for a moment, then immediately picked up the information and looked through it carefully.
"Yes, she made the teachers and students of the same literary school think that she was also a student. Throughout the whole process, no one had any doubts about her inconsistent age and appearance, and no one even noticed that there was anything wrong."
Ningguang nodded.
At that time, even the pink-haired girl mage who had immortal blood and was asked to take over the shift did not notice anything unusual.
"..."
"Could it be that the ability that prevented me from entering the Northland Bank yesterday was mind control?"
Keqing couldn't help but think of what happened yesterday.
Although the pressure released by Liu Bai at that time was powerful, it was not enough to completely deprive her of the ability to move despite possessing the Eye of God. But when she wanted to enter the Northland Bank to stop Liu Bai, she found that she could not move and could not do it.
At that time, Nashida was beside Liu Bai...
"It seems that you understand something. Anyway, if you find something wrong later, end the meeting immediately."
Noticing Keqing's thoughtful look, Ningguang reminded her.
Boom, boom, boom!
"Please come in."
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Ningguang put away the information on the table and then responded.
There was a calm confidence in her voice, as if she could handle whoever came.
The door was pushed open, and Liu Bai walked in with Nashida. He first looked around, and then his eyes fell on Ningguang and Keqing.
Ganyu did not follow in. The protagonists of today's meeting were the Seven Stars of Liyue and the Fatui Executor.
"Welcome, Mr. Leirchi and your sister. I am Ningguang, the Tianquan Star of the Liyue Seven Stars. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Ningguang stood up to greet him.
"Oh, hello, hello. It's our first meeting. I have prepared a gift for you."
This was the first time Liu Bai saw Ningguang. He responded and gave her the candied glazed lily.
The last time he came to Liyue, he chose Yuheng Star Keqing as his target mainly because Ningguang usually stayed in places like the Jade Pavilion where she couldn't be seen, so it was easier for him to secretly observe Keqing.
"A meeting gift? Hehe, it's a very exquisite gift. I'll accept it. I'll prepare a return gift after the meeting."
Looking at the candied glazed lily in Liu Bai's hand, Ningguang was slightly stunned for a moment, but she quickly reacted and took the gift from Liu Bai with a smile.
If she remembered correctly, Liu Bai was invited to the General Affairs Department as a guest yesterday because he made a string of rock sugar Mora.
But Liuli Lily is not bad...
"Mr. Lerch, you must have come here for something important. Please take a seat and we can talk slowly."
After receiving the gift, Ningguang motioned Liu Bai and the others to sit down, and personally poured them a cup of tea.
Keqing, who was standing aside, folded her arms across her chest and remained silent, staring at Liu Bai's direction, as if there was a flame burning in her eyes.
"Indeed, it is a very important matter."
Liu Bai nodded and pulled Nashida to sit down. He touched the teacup and found it was a little hot, so he didn't pick it up.
"Haha, Liyue and Winter have a deep friendship. We also had the help of the Fatui in the previous incident at the Stratum Chasm. If you have any requests, Mr. Lerch, please tell us directly."
Ningguang chuckled and explained to Liu Bai.
"Really? Then I won't be polite. I want to meet your Rock God."
Since Ningguang was so direct, Liu Bai also stated his purpose straight away, without noticing that Nashida pulled his hand to signal him not to be so direct.
"Humph, you are still harboring evil intentions. The Emperor is not someone you can just go and see whenever you want."
Keqing, who had been silent all this time, snorted coldly at this time. She felt that Liu Bai must have some bad intentions.
"Hey, you purple-haired thief, you're the only one who talks too much!"
"I'm from Liyue too. Is it strange that I want to meet the old man, the God of Rock?"
Hearing Keqing's words, Liu Bai spoke unhappily.
"What did you call me! You perverted hooligan!"
Liu Bai's name angered Keqing. When she thought of the humiliating experience that night, she wanted to chop Liu Bai to death with the Dragon's Roar in the Box.
"Ahem, please be careful with your words. This is a formal occasion. Your actions and words represent your respective countries. If you have anything to say, please calm down and talk."
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Ningguang quickly spoke up to stop them, and Nashida also tried her best to hold Liu Bai back.
"Hmph, anyway, there's no need to discuss this matter anymore. I can't give him the way to see the Emperor. I don't think you, Ningguang, will betray the Emperor, right?"
Keqing calmed down a little, but still spoke coldly with her arms folded across her chest.
"That's natural."
After hearing Keqing's words, Ningguang had no choice but to nod in confirmation.
But she didn't think that exchanging the method of meeting the emperor was a betrayal.
It is the Emperor's decision whether to meet the other party. If he is willing to meet, there will naturally be a response. If he is not willing, he will not be able to meet even if he is given a method. However, Ningguang may be able to gain some benefits for Liyue through this.
Emperor Rock King does not often appear before his people like General Fontainebleau Carlos, nor does he sit in the castle tower like General Inazuma Raiden. Except during the ceremony of inviting the immortals, even foreign envoys of noble status do not have the opportunity to meet the emperor.
But since Keqing said so, she couldn't refute it.
"So there's nothing to talk about?"
Ningguang's nod of confirmation made Liu Bai very dissatisfied, and he immediately stood up from his seat by supporting himself on the table.
What on earth was going on? Didn't I just want to meet the Rock God? Why did everyone think I had some ulterior motive? Could they really know that I was here to steal the Heart of the God?
"Your request is too straightforward. It would be strange if others agreed to it."
Seeing Liu Bai stand up, Nashida held one of his hands and refused to let go, reminding him in a low voice with some helplessness.
"Haha, don't get excited, Mr. Leirchi. Although we cannot tell you how to meet the Emperor, I can invite you to the ceremony of inviting the Immortals next year. The ceremony of inviting the Immortals is the best time for everyone in Liyue to see the Emperor's face."
"It just so happens that I will be in charge of hosting the Immortal Invitation Ceremony next year."
Ningguang raised her hand and pressed it down, signaling Liu Bai to sit down and calm down.
"That's still not possible. I can't wait for a year."
Liu Bai shook his head, then called out to his system in his heart.
"System, where is the favorability modifier from last time?"
[One-time Favorability Forced Modifier - Keqing: Can only be used on a specified target, and will force the target's favorability towards the host to be adjusted to the range of -50% to 500%. (Current favorability value of the target -98%)]
Compared to the last time I checked, Keqing's favorability towards Liu Bai dropped from -81% to -98%, just a little bit away from becoming a mortal enemy at -100%.
This is probably related to the fact that Liu Bai almost killed the Qianyan Army at the Northland Bank.
"Ding Di, please select the favorability you want to modify."
After the system interface that only Liu Bai could see popped up, the system reminded Liu Bai.
"Adjust Keqing's favorability to 500%. I don't believe that I can't find a way to see the Rock God!"
Liu Bai gave orders to the system without hesitation.
He asked around in Liyue, including the Immortal Jueyunjian, the Seven Stars of Liyue, and the blue-haired girl with horns, but no one was willing to tell him how to meet the Rock God. Liu Bai didn't plan to waste any more time.
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ps: I usually update when I get home at night, but not during the day