Chapter 38: Confrontation with Keqing, Competition with Tartaglia

Chapter 38: Confrontation with Keqing, Competition with Tartaglia

The last chapter said that Zhongli, Guizhong, and Ping'er were full of hostility when they met, but they didn't show it directly. Then Tianhe returned to the cave. On the other side, Guizhong sent Qiqi back to Bubulu, Yaoyao was taken away by Ping'er, and Zhongli slowly returned to the Wangsheng Hall.

However, after Gui Zhong sent Qiqi back, she couldn't wait to teleport back to the cave. After all, this could be said to be her only home now. The original Guiliji was no longer there. It can be described in one sentence: I wanted to buy osmanthus flowers and carry wine together, but unfortunately - well, I got off topic.

This time, Gui Zhong naturally took a good look at this cave. She found that the facilities here far surpassed the former Guiliji, and even the current Liyue Port was far inferior. It can only be said that Liyue Port has a promising future. After all, Gui Zhong was still very lively and felt that everything in the cave was new. Anyway, it couldn't hurt her, so she had a lot of fun.

Tianhe had finished dinner before Guizhong arrived, and then went to bed and turned off the lights. Eula was not there because she was carrying out a mission for the Knights of Favonius in Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain. At this time, Guizhong of course visited Lisa's elemental workshop, but Lisa didn't know that this person was a demon god, and she was a sister to her. Well, maybe it was because of their body shapes, and Lisa was much more advanced than Guizhong in some aspects.

Before he knew it, time had quickly come to the next day. Tianhe decided to look for Keqing first. After all, as a Yuheng star, Keqing was responsible for managing the land and construction of Liyue, so he could discuss the establishment of the Guiliyuan new area and subsequent planning with her.

So Tianhe went to the General Affairs Department, but there was no face-slapping plot like in the novel. What a joke, after all, the Liyue Seven Stars had already taken a photo of Tianhe with a camera before, and copied it and distributed it to various departments including the Qianyan Army, so there would be no problem in this regard. When Tianhe asked the Qianyan Army guarding the door, they took Tianhe's question very seriously and told him the specific location of Yuhengxing's office and the news that Lord Yuhengxing would leave in a while.

So in order not to waste time, Tianhe quickly came to Yuhengxing's office and knocked on the door. Keqing heard it while she was processing relevant documents. She replied while processing, "Come in! Please tell me if you have anything to say. I have to deal with important things later."

Tianhe opened the door. Keqing was very surprised to see that it was Tianhe. She immediately stopped what she was doing and stood up to greet him, which made Tianhe feel that she was too enthusiastic. But for Keqing, with Tianhe's current status, she was definitely worthy of him. She even felt that she was not enthusiastic enough and made Tianhe feel wronged. Tianhe said, "Keqing, I came here to discuss with you the planning of a new area in Guiliyuan. Of course, in terms of feasibility, I purified all the demon resentment in Guiliyuan some time ago."

"So fast, you're worthy of it~ Well, I mean, thank you for your efforts, Emperor. I will investigate a suitable place to build a new district as soon as possible in the next few days." In order to show her determination, Keqing also told Tianhe that with her ability, she could definitely get it done within a few days.

Tianhe noticed the dark circles under Keqing's eyes, thinking that she must have been very busy recently and had not slept much. Tianhe quickly put his hand on Keqing's shoulder and advised: "Keqing, aren't we friends? You don't have to do everything yourself. You can cultivate capable and trustworthy subordinates, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort. Look at yourself now. Even with the blessing of the Eye of God, you can't stand being so busy." Keqing nodded.

But Tianhe could still see that the biggest problem for Keqing being so busy was that she didn't know how to delegate power. She was young and energetic and didn't know how to delegate power. None of the people who assisted Keqing could last more than three months. These were the real reasons why she had to do everything herself. Frequent personnel changes were a manifestation of great inefficiency.

Tianhe also told Keqing the story of Kong Ming from his original world, who devoted his life to the country until his death. After Kong Ming's death, the Shu Kingdom could not find many people who could take up the responsibility of supporting the Han Dynasty. He hoped that Keqing would learn from it. Keqing did not want to end up like Kong Ming, who died in Wuzhangyuan and had no one to use, so she accepted the story humbly.

Since Keqing has been the Yuheng Star for a short time, not many people have given her advice. With Tianhe's advice, Keqing understood why she is so busy now. Doing everything herself will only reduce efficiency. So she made a huge change afterwards. Compared with her previous world, she is willing to reasonably distribute her work to her subordinates, give them affirmation and trust, and delegate power. This change has also greatly improved the efficiency of the General Affairs Department. This is all a later story.

Of course, before that, after Tianhe finished chatting with Keqing, he gave Keqing his subsequent ideas about agriculture, as well as his considerations and governance issues for the Bishui River Basin, and also handed over the mechanized drawings of agriculture. Tianhe saw that she still had a lot of work and schedules, so she took the initiative to say goodbye. In order for her to relax better in the future, Tianhe opened up the cave heaven authority for her, allowing her to come to the cave heaven more often to rest and combine work and rest. After leaving the General Affairs Department, I saw the Fatui executive Dadalia and Zhong Li. At first, since there was nothing important happening within the Fatui today, Dadalia walked out of the Northland Bank and wandered around Liyue Harbor.

When they arrived near Chihuyan, they saw the guest Zhongli listening to a book with great interest. There were two beautiful women beside him, Ping'er and Guizhong. Of course, they were making fun of Zhongli, but Dadalia still came to Zhongli, hoping that the guest Zhongli could continue to take her to learn more about Liyue's traditional culture and practice the use of chopsticks. Although Dadalia herself was definitely proficient in martial arts, although she was only not very proficient in the bow, after touching chopsticks, Dadalia ignited her fighting spirit and decided to master the use of chopsticks.

So they came to Wanmin Hall early in the morning and ordered many dishes. Dadalia held up her chopsticks with great fighting spirit, saying that she would definitely be able to use the chopsticks perfectly this time. Then, there was a crisp "click" sound, and the chopsticks were broken in Dadalia's fighting spirit. However, since Dadalia and Zhong Li patronized this place, she often came here to eat alone. After all, she gradually liked Liyue's dishes. Later, under the guidance of Zhong Li, she also went to Xinyuexuan and Liuliting. But in the end, Dadalia still liked the atmosphere here.

Now she is definitely a loyal customer of Wanmin Hall. The broken chopsticks are not about money, but it has a bad meaning and is a bad omen. However, Dadalia doesn't understand. Except for guest Zhong Li, no one in Wanmin Hall will take the initiative to bring up this matter. After all, it is unlucky.

Of course, Dadalia also saw Tianhe and ran over quickly. "Hey, dear friend, do you have time to spar with me now? I have found a place." Tianhe naturally agreed. Anyway, there was nothing else to do now, so he could go to the Qun Yu Pavilion later.

"Then, Guest Zhongli might as well be a witness. Although there is no bet, a sparring match should be stopped at a certain point. I hope Guest Zhongli can make a fair judgment." Zhongli nodded. She didn't have anything else to do now. Dadalia paid for all the expenses. She was just a referee. She said, "Okay, then please lead the way, Miss Dadalia."

The three of them walked out of Liyue Harbor without encountering any obstacles. After all, Tianhe was the biggest passer-by of Liyue. Although the Qianyan Army did not know what the Fatui executive brought Tianhe and the guest official of Wangshengtang Zhongli to do, Tianhe did not take her down, which showed that the problem was under control.

So after the three of them walked out of Liyue Harbor, they sped up along the way. The three of them went around in circles, probably because Dadalia was not familiar with Liyue. Finally, under Dadalia's guidance, they came to an open flat land in Cuijue Slope, but they had not yet reached their final destination.

After all, Dadalia naturally considered not destroying the terrain, so she found a secret realm. Of course, this secret realm was definitely not from the Liyue Immortal Family, but a hidden secret realm where Zhong Li had sealed and suppressed an unknown demon god. Dadalia found it by accident.

Zhong Li did not say anything, but strengthened the seal here, and then made a large open space for the two of them, and set up a barrier. After all, when she was with Zhong Li as a guest, Dadalia knew that Zhong Li was definitely not an ordinary person, so for this martial arts fanatic, she did not think much about Zhong Li's true identity. She just wanted to go all out with Tianhe in this competition to see who was stronger. Tianhe knew Zhong Li's true identity, and the two of them knew it tacitly.

As for what happened next? Let the author explain it next time.