Chapter 26 Yelan
In the last chapter, it was said that when it was almost evening, Tianhe said goodbye to Xiao Xiangling and agreed to meet again during the invitation ceremony. When he went out, Tianhe saw a very familiar original god character, yes, that was the "non-existent person" of the General Affairs Department, Tianquan Ningguang's special intelligence officer, Miss Ye Lan, who was known for her thousand faces.
However, Ye Lan also happened to see Tian He coming out of Wan Min Hall at this time. Although Wan Min Hall was crowded and very lively, the two looked at each other in the crowd. Well, Tian He looked at Ye Lan, who had amazing beauty. However, for Tian He, who was used to seeing beautiful women, she also had a different charm from others.
After all, Ye Lan was wearing a tight-fitting dress that showed off her perfect figure. She had a pair of deep eyes that wanted to see through Tianhe and see what he was really thinking. Her pale blue pupils looked at Tianhe and said, "Are you Tianhe?" Tianhe was not used to the feeling of being scrutinized, but he still admitted it. Although he knew Ye Lan's name and identity, he still asked her, "Who are you?"
"Me? You can just call me Ye Lan. It seems that you know why I am here. Well, it seems that I don't have to explain myself." Ye Lan's expression did not seem fake. She did come to talk to Tianhe and ask him about his opinion on Liyue. However, she still had a good impression of Tianhe when they first met, but she still had to ask him some questions first.
"Then, let's find a table here and eat and chat?" Tianhe invited. After a brief thought, Ye Lan nodded and made his own suggestion: "Then, let's find a private room in the Hall of All People. After all, I don't want our conversation to be heard by unnecessary guests." Ye Lan glanced around, and Tianhe also saw that there were people dressed as Fatui or Northland Bank nearby.
"Well, let's go." Seeing Tianhe nodded and walked in, Tianhe followed in. However, Xiangling did not see Tianhe return to Wanmin Hall and follow a charming woman, otherwise the little girl would definitely be jealous.
They found a private room and ordered some dishes from the waiter. They asked Tianhe, "Can you eat spicy food?" Tianhe replied, "Yes." After the waiter left, Ye Lan asked Tianhe some questions, either by herself or on behalf of Tianquan Ningguang.
"What do you think of Liyue today?" Ye Lan suddenly asked Tianhe, and then his eyes flickered as he scanned the young man. Tianhe rested his elbows on the table, his fists on his chin, and then thought for a while before answering the question, "I think Liyue is a beautiful country, the country is prosperous, and the people are happy. On the surface, it is indeed the case." Then he stopped and looked at Ye Lan.
After hearing what he said, Ye Lan knew that Tian He had more to say, so she motioned for him to continue. "There are many drawbacks in Liyue's system. If the Rock King Emperor passes away, these drawbacks will gradually surface." Ye Lan was interested when she heard this, so she didn't stop him and continued to listen to him. "There are many problems with Liyue's own system and agricultural development. For example, merchants rule the country. You should know that I don't belong to any country on the continent of Teyvat. I appeared in Mondstadt out of thin air." Ye Lan nodded. She did infer this based on the existing information. Tian He continued, "To be precise, I don't know how I came to the continent of Teyvat from outside the world. I come from a 5,000-year-old country on a blue planet. The name of this country is Huaxia."
When Ye Lan first learned this information, she was shocked and became increasingly confused about Tianhe's true identity, but she still wanted to know more about his views on Liyue. "Using big capitalists to govern the country is the current political system in Liyue. However, if Emperor Yanwang was still here, then I believe Liyue would be more glorious, and some less obvious problems would be buried deep in the quagmire, but~"
Tianhe paused for a moment, took a sip of water, and then continued, "In our world, there are many countries with similar systems to Liyue. Most of these countries are called capitalist countries, but they also have many problems of their own. Moreover, if one day, the Emperor, uh, has also protected Liyue for more than 3,700 years, for example, humans choose to retire when they are old, and the immortals no longer protect Liyue, can humans always maintain their original intentions? After the Emperor's gaze disappears, can those big businessmen continue to develop Liyue honestly? Fifty years? A hundred years? Difficult, too difficult, perhaps less than a hundred years, after three generations, Liyue may be doomed."
"Uh~" After hearing so much explosive news, Ye Lan was stunned for a while, then interrupted him: "How can you guarantee that the emperor will leave?" Uh, can Tianhe say that he felt Zhong Li was outside the door? And by reducing his presence, he stopped outside the door and secretly listened for a while.
Half an hour ago, Zhong Li wanted to go to Wanmin Hall to eat something, and then set out from Wangsheng Hall. When she walked to the door, she happened to see Tianhe following Ye Lan in, so she followed in. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, she hid herself outside the door, but was still caught by Tianhe and heard Tianhe's remarks that were shocking to most Liyue people or immortals, "Can I retire too? Hmm~ It seems that more than 3,700 years have passed? It's time to let go of this child of Liyue."
Tianhe didn't expect that Zhongli had heard what he said. He was still thinking carefully about the possibility of human rule at the door. Then he changed the subject and said: "So, Liyue cannot do without the great Rock King Emperor. If He and the immortals leave Liyue, there will be a huge gap in Liyue's high-end combat power, and this gap will be difficult to fill in a short time. It's just like the nuclear weapons in our world. There is a saying that having no sword in hand is not the same as having a sword but not using it. The Emperor is the sword in Liyue's hand."
Ye Lan didn't expect that after Tian He pointed out the shortcomings of Liyue, he also affirmed the contributions of the Geo King Emperor. Her dissatisfaction with Tian He's denial of Liyue's rule of man also disappeared. "What do you think of the Fatui? It is said that you had a relationship with the Executor Princess before." Ye Lan suspected that he had a relationship with the Fatui.
So Tianhe brought up the incident of killing the Fatui before, and then exaggerated it, "I killed Dotore's slice in Mond, and then forged it to be the work of the Abyss Cult. You can't find out this, but it can explain the relationship between me and the Fatui. As for Dadalia, she is purely a martial arts fanatic. She wanted to spar with me after the invitation ceremony. After all, you can all find out about the news that I sparred with the Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius some time ago."
After listening to this, Ye Lan completely dispelled her original suspicion of Tianhe and apologized to him. At this time, Zhong Li also left because the waiter started serving the dishes, but the one who served the dishes was Xiangling who came to help.
"Eh? Brother Tianhe, this is Miss Ye Lan? Why are you together?" Xiangling didn't expect Tianhe and Ye Lan to be here, but Zhong Li was of course quite interested in this. Not far away, secretly eavesdropping on this gossip, which might become a topic of conversation in the future.
Tianhe felt the gaze from Zhongli, and Xiangling's dissatisfaction and jealousy towards him after she put the dishes on the table, and Yelan's gossiping attitude. "Actually, Miss Yelan and I have an appointment to talk about some serious things, not what you think." Xiangling seemed to believe it, but still looked in the direction of Yelan.
Seeing Tianhe kicking the ball towards her, Ye Lan could no longer sit there and watched, and said helplessly: "Indeed, there are some work in the General Affairs Department that I need to discuss with Tianhe in detail, so let's have a meal together and talk about things." This was the truth. On the one hand, it was Tianquan Ningguang's request, and on the other hand, it represented the General Affairs Department's review of her identity, and she had taken over this ball for Tianhe. Ultimately, it was her own problem, and Ye Lan did not handle it well.
"Sorry, sorry, I misunderstood your relationship." Xiangling expressed her apology, then left Tianhe and Yelan some space alone and let them eat.
After Tianhe chatted with Ye Lan about some serious and non-serious topics, he became friends with Ye Lan and then said goodbye. Ye Lan also told him that after the ceremony of inviting the immortals, someone would take him to the Qun Yu Pavilion, where Tianquan Ningguang wanted to meet him.
But the most important thing now is to meet the guest official Zhong Li, oh no, now it should be the princess of Yan Wang. But how will things develop in the future? Let's listen to the author's analysis next time!