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Keqing's style is still very serious, and the shyness she showed in front of Qin An just now has long disappeared.
Ningguang said helplessly: "Okay, I understand... Come back to the Jade Pavilion with me first, and we can discuss the details."
Ningguang called Keqing back to the Jade Pavilion.
The finishing work has already begun here, and apart from the remaining Night Stones, the other items are of no value.
Those unconscious dock workers probably won't wake up until dawn. If they don't speak, there's no way to verify the clues.
Ningguang could also see that Keqing looked a little tired. If she didn't find a reason to get her away, she would probably stay here until dawn.
After explaining some follow-up finishing work, the two came to the Qun Yu Pavilion.
In the past, Keqing would always say a few words when she saw the luxury inside the Jade Pavilion. Today, after she came in and looked around, she didn't say much.
It seems to be a kind of recognition.
Ningguang noticed the change in Keqing, and she personally poured a cup of hot tea and placed it next to Keqing.
There were no outsiders around at this time, so Ningguang asked about the details of the battle.
Keqing answered truthfully, even revealing the fact that she had suffered an accidental loss during the battle. However, for some reason, Keqing subconsciously did not mention Qin An's existence.
I made up a suitable excuse to deal with it.
Ningguang did not ask any further questions.
Just thinking.
"I understand. I will tell you the results of the investigation tomorrow. It's so late and you have been working so hard for so long. Don't go back."
"Just rest in the guest room of Qun Yu Pavilion."
Ningguang had already ordered someone to clean up the guest room in advance for Keqing to rest.
If it were the previous Keqing, no matter how tired she was, she would insist on returning to her residence.
But now, facing Ningguang's sincere invitation, Keqing did not refuse.
"sorry to bother you."
Ningguang smiled and said, "We are all members of the Seven Stars of Liyue. There is no need to be polite over such a small matter. Go to bed early because we still have a lot of official duties to attend to tomorrow."
After saying that, the two said goodbye.
After Keqing returned to the guest room, she found that Ningguang had asked someone to prepare hot water for bathing, as well as a new set of clothes.
It turns out she is so considerate.
Keqing felt a little embarrassed. She had often criticized Ningguang before, but now she thought that there was no big conflict between them and it was just a matter of different political views.
Now, the two have gradually reached a consensus on the current state of Liyue, and they both know that Liyue needs a change.
And Liyue has also come to a very special juncture.
A turning point in history!
As the Seven Stars of Liyue, they have a heavy responsibility on their shoulders, so they need to cooperate and encourage each other to create a path that belongs to the people of Liyue!
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Qin An returned home and slept soundly.
He had thick skin and tough flesh, and the Thunder Slime didn't cause any substantial damage to him. If there were damage numbers displayed, the word "immune" would probably appear above his head.
Just the clothes and appearance are a little dirty.
I went home and took a shower and everything was fine.
This sleep was particularly comfortable!
In particular, I dreamed of being in Lao Liu’s arms one moment, and then resting my head on Wang Xiaomei’s legs the next.
The taste is so good.
Sometimes I even dream about the two of them together.
As a result, when we just started dreaming about each other, we were woken up by the crowing of chickens outside.
Qin An opened his eyes and found that it was already noon.
He stretched himself, his bones creaking.
Qin An got up and looked at the sun outside, and realized that he had overslept today.
Maybe it was because the dream I had last night was too sweet?
Why is that chicken outside the door crowing so late?
Qin An muttered as he finished washing up, changed his clothes and came to the teahouse.
Had breakfast on the way.
Unfortunately, the teahouse does not provide morning tea service. Sometimes Qin An would think, if the habit of morning tea could be promoted to the entire Liyue Harbor, wouldn’t life in the future be wonderful?
After getting up in the morning, I go to have morning tea and then go home at noon.
We could even poach Lao Liu over, and it would be a good idea for the two of them to open a shop together and focus on running morning tea.
However, Lao Liu is not that enthusiastic even about selling beef offal, so I wonder if he would be interested in running a morning tea business.
When Qin An arrived at the familiar box, Zhong Li was already sitting there, sipping tea and chatting with others.
What surprised Qin An was that he knew the person sitting opposite Zhongli!
How come it was the Fatui we saw in Mingyun Town last night?
"You came."
Zhongli greeted Qin An and poured a cup of tea and placed it aside.
After Qin An sat down, he looked at Tartaglia with a tangled face and asked, "Who is this?"
Zhongli began to introduce Qin An: "This is a friend of the Fatui, and also the partner I found for our plan."
Every time he talked about this plan, Zhongli himself felt a little unsure of how to evaluate it.
He was actually responsible for assassinating Morax, and he had to choose the assassin for himself.
This feeling is indescribably weird, but of course there is also a very interesting feeling mixed in.
This plan just happened to be what he wanted, so Zhongli carried it out very actively.
He contacted the Fatui on the same day, hoping that they would cooperate with him.
He already had a deal with the Queen of Winter, so it wouldn't be a big problem to use the deal as a basis to increase cooperation.
So the Fatui sent a person in charge to negotiate with him the next day.
Zhongli is ready to restore Qin An's plan truthfully.
Because he felt that what Qin An said was very reasonable. If Emperor Yan Wang was assassinated during the ceremony of inviting the immortals, wouldn't it be reasonable for him to retire?
This plan is also well arranged.
Zhongli had thought it all out. As long as he could get the Fatui to cooperate with him and make some small moves, and act more convincingly, he could stage a scene in which the Geo King was assassinated.
After that, we can observe how the Liyue Seven Stars can handle this.
Based on their performance, we will determine whether Liyue can be returned and human rule can be achieved.
If it weren’t for Qin An, Zhongli felt that his previous plan would have been a little more crude.
"hello!"
After seeing Qin An, Dadalia was very happy.
He is the type of person who only wishes to create chaos in the world. Now that he is involved in this kind of thing, of course he is very happy.
And his original plan was somewhat related to this matter.
"My name is Gongzi, and I am the executive officer of the Fatui. Please take care of me, as this is our first meeting."
Tartaglia deliberately used the words "first meeting" to tease Qin An.
Qin An was really surprised. He didn't expect that the Fatui he met yesterday was actually the famous Fatui executive.
Qin An felt that what happened yesterday was getting increasingly out of control.
"What were you, the Fatui, planning to do in Mingyun Town yesterday?"
Qin An asked directly.
He believed in Zhongli. Since the partner was found by Zhongli, his sincerity must be enough.
What happened in Mingyun Town last night was obviously not simple.
Qin An originally planned to ask Lao Liu how the Qianyan Army handled the situation. Since they encountered the Fatui first, it was obvious that they knew more information.
Tartaglia did not hide their purpose yesterday and said, "Originally, the Fatui were involved in the Night Stone smuggling industry. Yesterday, someone secretly broke the industry rules and opened up a new route without authorization. I went there to cause trouble."
Qin An was shocked to hear the young master's shameless remarks.
It was the first time he heard someone talk about smuggling as a matter of course, but when he thought about it, since he was a member of the Fatui, it seemed reasonable to do so?
"The Abyss Mage has nothing to do with you?"
Qin An was a little unconvinced.
Tartaglia was also helpless: "Those Abyss Mages can't communicate normally with humans. I wonder how they got to Mingyun Town and compete with us for business."
"That's weird."
Qin An was also confused after hearing the young master's answer.
"Did anything happen yesterday?"
After hearing the conversation between Qin An and the young master, Zhongli asked with some confusion.
"Ah."
Qin An recounted what happened last night.
"From a common sense perspective... this matter is not simple."
Zhongli also fell into deep thought.
He knew what the Abyss Mage meant. Were they planning to attack Liyue? Or was there something he hadn't thought of?