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Keqing came to Qin An with the freshly cooked beef soup.

The bowl of soup in front of me has a mixture of hot steam and aroma, and the fragrant beef offal inside looks very appetizing.

Paired with a bowl of spicy soup and scallion pancakes, it is so delicious.

The stall was quite busy right now, and Keqing didn't have time to talk much with Qin And.

After putting the things down, Keqing continued to do other things.

I didn't stop for the entire meal... Today is a rare day off, but I'm actually running a small stall here. I'm really crazy!

After finishing her work, Keqing subconsciously wiped the chopping board.

The Master Liu who sells beef offal is actually Keqing, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue.

It’s a bit incredible to say, the reason why Keqing was able to use her rare rest time to sell beef offal was because of a coincidence.

This coincidence is related to Qin An.

Keqing comes from a prominent family, and her knowledge far exceeds that of ordinary Liyue citizens.

At the same time, she is also very hardworking. Keqing was able to become one of the Seven Stars of Liyue almost entirely due to her own efforts.

Although she is a noble lady, she does not show any aristocratic luxury.

Only when she appears as one of the Seven Stars of Liyue will she wear clothes to maintain her decent status.

Normally... like now, she wears a simple dress, her beautiful long hair is wrapped in a headscarf, and her plain face does not have a trace of rouge.

She uses the rag in her hand very skillfully, and her efficiency in cleaning up the kitchen utensils is unmatched by most full-time housewives.

Who would have thought that this simple, serious and hardworking girl would be one of the Seven Stars of Liyue?

Qin An couldn't have imagined it anyway.

Keqing's pursuit of "doing things personally" has reached a demanding standard. She has measured every inch of Liyue's land with her footsteps, so she has memorized all of Liyue's topography.

Keqing has also been thinking about a question.

Is it right for Liyue to be ruled by God?

The Geo Emperor has protected Liyue for a thousand years, but will it be the same for ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years?

As one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, Keqing understands better the influence that the gods have brought to Liyue.

At first glance, Liyue does seem to be prosperous, but every few years the orders issued by the Emperor would bring a lot of turmoil to Liyue.

There will also be a new round of reshuffle in the business circle.

At the same time, many rich people will go bankrupt, and some poor people will become rich.

Everything happened just because of a word from the Emperor.

Keqing doesn’t think there is anything wrong with the Emperor. On the contrary, Liyue’s current prosperity is indeed inseparable from the Emperor’s wisdom. But she believes that the people of Liyue also have to work hard on their own and cannot rely entirely on the existence of the Geo King Emperor.

The lifespan of gods is infinite, but that of humans is different.

Every few decades is a cycle. Human beings should also have their own efforts and should not be completely like puppets.

This was Keqing's opinion, and for this reason she made a special in-depth investigation into the situation of the people in Liyue.

As for the beef offal stall, it was a few years ago when she disguised herself and came to the public during her break. When she passed by the beef offal stall, the stall owner suddenly felt unwell and asked her to watch the stall for a while.

It was nothing, I just happened to meet Qin An who came to eat.

At that time, Qin An was wholeheartedly looking for folk eccentrics who could help him accomplish great things, and he developed the habit of chatting with everyone he met.

Keqing is very talented and her conversation is naturally far superior to that of ordinary people, so Qin An fell in love with her at first sight... No, it was like they had known each other for a long time at first sight!

Qin An knew at that time that Master Liu was a man of great ability.

Over time, the two became good friends.

For this reason, Qin An also provided Keqing with a lot of suggestions on beef offal. Spicy and spicy soup and scallion pancakes were suggested by Qin An.

Originally, Keqing explained very seriously that she was selling beef offal just to help.

Qin An felt that Master Liu might be too polite and was embarrassed to accept the recipe. Qin An generously said, "Just send them all, brother. Who cares about these things?"

He also explained: Food is the foundation of the people, and the world is based on the people. Although you are just an ordinary beef offal chef, you are also very important to Liyue. Updating the recipes is the top priority. Don't refuse these recipes out of politeness.

After Qin An's explanation, Keqing accepted her identity as beef offal master in a daze. The most important thing was still that sentence.

People-oriented.

This sentence touched Keqing deeply. After a deep conversation, Keqing felt that Qin An was a person worth making friends with.

After a few interactions, the two became friends.

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Keqing's work style is never procrastinating, even when selling beef offal. When there is no business, she will carefully clean the stall.

It’s obviously enough to wipe it once before closing the stall.

Seeing that there were no customers, Qin An came to Keqing and saw her at the certified wiping booth and complained: "There's no need to rush to finish these tasks now. You've been busy for so long, why don't you take a break?"

Keqing did not stop what she was doing and said, "It's good to combine work and rest, but you can't relax too much."

Qin An shook his head helplessly when he heard this. From what he knew, his friend was also a workaholic, and she and Wang Xiaomei must have a lot in common.

How about asking Wang Xiaomei to join us next time?

For some reason, Qin An thought of Wang Xiaomei who had just left because of shyness.

After Keqing finished the work in her hands, she put down her things and looked at Qin An.

"What do you want to see me about this time?"

Keqing knows Qin An very well.

If he came over to hang out or eat, he would definitely wait until she closed her stall.

If you come early, there must be something to discuss.

Qin An nodded.

He did have something important to discuss with Master Liu.

Qin An looked around and found that there were no passers-by, so he began to preach with peace of mind.

"Old Liu..."

Keqing's eyelids twitched when she heard Qin An's address. Didn't she say her last name was Niu at the beginning? How could this guy call her Master Liu... Never mind. They were all fake names anyway, so Keqing was too lazy to correct them.

"I came to you because I need your help with something important. It's very important!"

Qin An said this seriously.

"Big thing?" Keqing tilted her head to look at Qin An, a strand of hair by her ear falling on her cheek.

As if she noticed the naughty hair, Keqing casually tucked it behind her ear.

She didn't notice her own movements, and combined with the tilted head movement...it was quite cute.

Ahem, Qin An was a little dazed, then he shook his head to wake himself up.

Brothers, don’t let your imagination run wild.

"Cough cough."

Qin An calmed down and continued to explain: "Yes! It's quite big! And I really need your help!"

The Master Liu in front of him was not only good at selling beef offal, but also had mastered extremely sophisticated swordsmanship and knowledge, which Qin An had also seen.

Therefore, Qin An felt that Master Liu was very suitable to join his organization.

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Chapter 5 Are you satisfied with Liyue now?

Brave and resourceful!

There is an even more important point.

Why is Master Liu just an ordinary beef offal vendor? Qin An also thought about this question.

Why is she only willing to be a chef selling beef offal when she has all these skills? Qin An actually noticed this through their conversation... This Master Liu seemed to have some complaints about Liyue's Rock King.

This is quite rare in Liyue!

You know, most people in Liyue are loyal admirers of Geo Emperor.

Therefore, Qin An imagined many plots in his mind and finally came to the conclusion that Master Liu must be very dissatisfied with the current situation of Liyue and was frustrated. Therefore, although he had a lot of skills, he was only willing to be an ordinary merchant and was unwilling to work for the senior management of Liyue.

Otherwise, based on Qin An's feeling about Master Liu's abilities, let alone being the head of the Eight Gates, he should have no problem being a Seven-Star Master at least.

Of course, these are all Qin An's subjective assumptions. In fact, Qin An's understanding of Liyue is very limited. He mainly hangs out among the people to discover talents. Qin An pays little attention to other places.

It was only because Qin An heard that the Seven Stars of Liyue seemed to have some minor conflicts with the immortals that he felt that this ceremony of inviting the immortals was a great opportunity.

Looking at the girl's eyes, Qin An finally said his original purpose: "What do you think of Liyue now?"

Liyue now?

Keqing's eyes became surprised. This question...seemed boring at first glance.

Because if you ask pedestrians on the street, everyone will answer that Liyue is very prosperous now.

Under the governance of Geolord, Liyue has become very prosperous.

“On the surface, it should be prosperous.”

Keqing replied that based on her understanding of Qin An, since Qin An asked such a question, there must be a follow-up.

"From a general perspective, Liyue is indeed prosperous now."

Qin An shamelessly stole his old friend's catchphrase.

"Have you ever heard the saying? Everything that goes up must come down!"

Qin An said seriously.

“Everything that goes up must come down?”

Keqing immediately understood the meaning of this word. Her eyes lit up. This statement seemed to be similar to her opinion in some way. She couldn't help but feel happy. It turned out that Qin An... understood her this way?

Keqing never considered that these words were all just Qin An's nonsense.