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Ningguang came back to her senses when she felt her hand being pushed away. She held the hairpin in her hand, rolled up her hair, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and said, "Thank... Thank you."
The stinging pain between her brows was still faintly lingering. Ningguang had no doubt that if the halberd blade had moved forward a little more, it would have split her head.
Ningguang took a few deep breaths, adjusted her mentality and said, "Indeed, I was negligent."
I thought he was just a jackal with some skills, but he turned out to be a lion pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
If Yu Jin had not shown mercy in the end, Ningguang would probably have died by now.
“So, this strange gentleman, you are following me in the middle of the night just to remind me not to walk at night, right?” Ningguang tidied up her hair that was scattered by the strong wind, adjusted her mentality and said.
Since the other party did not attack me, he must have other intentions.
Ningguang looked at the embers in front of her and rubbed her hands. She was also very curious about what this guy, who made Ye Lan extremely cautious, wanted to get by following her.
"Well..." Yu Jin looked at the scenery around him. Although this was not the right occasion to discuss serious matters, since the other person asked, he couldn't refuse, right?
"Well, actually I want to ask Lord Tianquan for a job. I wonder if it's possible."
Yu Jin rubbed his hands more diligently. In fact, he originally wanted to give Ning Guang a gift. After asking around, he couldn't find out what Ning Guang liked, so the gift was left unfinished.
"Oh? Asking for a job?" Ningguang lowered her head and pondered. Although she pretended not to know Yu Jin, she knew a lot of information about Yu Jin.
Yu Jin is considered to be a well-known figure in the Adventurer's Association. He has also saved some Mora in the Liyue Adventurer's Association, so he will not fall to the point where he has to find another job.
Unless there is something fishy going on.
However, if we use the same trick against him, we might be able to get a lot of information out of him. Thinking of this, Ningguang smiled. She pretended to clear her cough a few times and then said:
"Ahem! In that case, let's start the process."
"Process? What process?" Yu Jin scratched his head. He knew nothing about this.
Ningguang took out a small account book with a luxurious cover from somewhere, and pulled out a gold brush from it, as if she was going to record something.
"Name?"
"Yu Jin. It's up to you which one is the surname and which one is the name. Anyway, if I were to say it myself, I have no name or surname." Yu Jin added.
In Liyue, the surname is usually placed first and the given name is placed last. If this is the case, Yu Jin's surname is Yu.
However, when Yu Jin thought of others calling him "Mr. Yu", he couldn't stop getting goosebumps all over his body.
Ningguang looked up at the embers after hearing that, and then started writing quickly.
"Where do you live?"
"Uh..., the fourth room at the entrance of the third alley, 563 meters to the right of Chihuyan Wanmin Hall, 64 meters inward." Yu Jin thought for a moment and realized that he didn't even know which street he was on.
Or maybe the alley had no name at all, so he had no choice but to give the exact location.
Ningguang looked up at Yujin again. It was a miracle that he could remember such an address.
Ningguang just looked at it for a while, then continued to write. But halfway through, she suddenly realized that she had run out of ink.
Just as she was about to reach out to take it, she found that the moonlight was blocked by someone.
"Here, ink." Yu Jin stretched out his hand and there was a bottle of black ink in it.
The ink was very black, abnormally black. It didn't look like ink, but like the void left after space was shattered.
But just when Ningguang wanted to take a closer look, she found that the ink had returned to normal.
Ningguang shook her head. Maybe it was just an illusion?
"Thank you."
“You’re welcome.” Yu Jin looked at Ningguang who dipped her brush in ink and continued writing, and nodded.
Deep bath water, one more use.
“By the way, why do you carry paper and pen with you?” Yu Jin asked curiously as he saw Ningguang’s focused look.
Could it be that Ningguang likes to compose poetry? That would be bad, as Yu Jin's poetry-writing ability is even worse than Wendy's.
"When I walk around, I always see flaws. I have obsessive compulsive disorder and cannot stand flaws, so I write them down and deal with them later."
Ningguang's fingers danced quickly, and her mouth was not idle at the same time. She continued to ask: "Are you married? How many people are there?"
"A bachelor." Yu Jin felt something was wrong. Wasn't this looking for a job? Why was it the same as the census?
As if she had noticed Yu Jin's impatience, Ning Guang closed her notebook, rubbed her eyes and said, "Okay, this is the last question."
Ningguang now suspected that there was something wrong with Yujin's ink. The more she looked at the words she had written, the more confused she became, so she simply stopped writing.
"Okay?" Yu Jin was a little surprised, but he quickly reacted and asked doubtfully:
"That's not right? How can it be okay if I didn't even tell you what kind of job I want?"
"It's just the first level of interview. Tell me, what kind of job do you want?"
Ningguang's expression did not change at all. She would never admit that she simply forgot to ask.
"Uh..., I want to be an insider of the Golden House, preferably one who can come and go as he pleases!"
Ningguang almost wanted to turn around and leave after hearing Yu Jin’s first words.
Want to enter the Golden House? And you are an insider. What's even more crazy is that you want to come and go as you please?
Ningguang was suspicious whether Yu Jin was joking with her. The Golden House was the most heavily guarded place in the entire Liyue. It was even more difficult to enter and exit than her Jade Pavilion.
Now Yu Jin actually wants to come and go as she pleases. You should know that if she wants to enter Tianquan Star, she needs to obtain the consent of the other six stars, and she also needs someone to accompany her.
Ningguang really wanted to say "Impossible!" to Yu Jin, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back.
Because this is a good opportunity to find out the depth of the embers.
"Well, the competition for this position is quite stressful. Come to Yujingtai for the second round of interviews in three days." Ningguang pretended to be calm.
"Really? Thank you very much!" Yu Jin did not doubt it. He directly held Ning Guang's hand and began to shake it.
Yu Jin was a little surprised that he got the opportunity to interview so easily. Although it was not a sure thing, as for the interview, Yu Jin did not think that any difficulty could stump him.
"Ha...haha, you're welcome." Ningguang pulled her hand away, but it was no use. Then she gave up struggling and waited for Yu Jin to let go of her.
Yu Jin shook for a long time before letting go of Ning Guang's hand. Ning Guang clenched her fist without changing her expression.
It wasn't that Ningguang wanted to beat Yu Jin, but she wanted to activate her blood circulation - Yu Jin had shaken her hands until they were numb.
"Actually, you don't have to follow me in the middle of the night. If you want to see me, just write a letter on Yujingtai." Ningguang shook her arms and said slowly.
"Aren't you a busy man? I heard from Beidou that your schedule is scheduled for several months later." Yu Jin shook his head and said with emotion.
He couldn't imagine how busy he was day by day.
If Yu Jin had to live this kind of life, he would rather fight his way through the Borderland and Lordran all over again.
"That's your imagination. In fact, I do have a lot of free time. I use that time to meet with the public and fill in the gaps in Liyue."
As someone who rose from a small fishmonger to the position of Tianquan, Ningguang cares deeply about the people of Liyue.
"I see. I will next time." Yu Jin nodded, and he had more useless knowledge.
Because Yu Jin estimated that after this time, he would not take the initiative to look for Ningguang. At least he would not look for her because he had something to ask for.
"In that case, then prepare well. I'm very strict." Ningguang looked up at Mingyue, but in her mind she was thinking about how to set the questions.
Chapter 254 Careful preparation
2023-10-26
“Ahhh~, this is so annoying!”
In the tile-roofed house of medium size, Yu Jin impatiently closed the "Liyue Millennium Chess Game 32nd Edition Revised Rules" in his hand.
He was surrounded by books everywhere. In order to prepare for the interview, Yu Jin bought all the books available on the market in Liyue.
He felt a little distressed when he thought of his shrunken little treasury.
Looking at the thick book in his hand, Yu Jin threw it behind him. He had read enough and wanted to go out for a walk.
Although Yu Jin read books almost without much effort, he had a good memory! He could memorize any book as long as he took a quick glance at it.
Therefore, Yu Jin felt that his current knowledge reserves were definitely top-notch in Liyue.
However, the formal preparations have been completed, and the next step is to start preparing for the informal ones.
As for what kind of irregular law is this? Of course, it is to please the other party. Thinking of this, Yu Jin patted his thigh.
I was so busy answering Ningguang's questions a few days ago that I forgot to ask her what she likes. I was really careless.
But self-pity is not the style of Ember. Soon, he thought of a good place.
……
The sun was shining in the sky and Chu Yi was smiling foolishly.
Because Chu Yi found that his new job was much better than before. He didn't have to face those gamblers with unstable personalities all day, and there wasn't much to do.
She just needs to exchange secret codes, then bring the person into the room. Once the ears are plugged, everything will be fine.
This kind of leisurely life is exactly what she has always dreamed of.
Unfortunately, she soon couldn't laugh anymore because the figure she least wanted to see appeared in her sight.
[Don't come over here! Don't come over here!] Chu Yi's smile froze, and she prayed madly in her heart that the person opposite would not come over.
Then Yu Jin came over. He came here specifically to visit the Yanshang Tea House, so why wouldn't he come?
"Ha...haha, Brother Yu Jin, come over and have some tea?" Chu Yi laughed dryly and said in a flattering tone.
She was now afraid that Yu Jin was here to cause trouble.
"Are you... selling information here?" Yu Jin looked around for a while, then came close to Chu Yi and whispered.
"Absolutely not!" Chu Yi shook his head instinctively. For those working in intelligence, confidentiality is a basic quality!
Then she felt a gaze as sharp as a knife.
"Stare——" Yu Jin didn't say anything. He crossed his arms and just looked at Chu Yi in front of him quietly.
"Don't... don't look at me like that, this... this is where we sell tea!" Chu Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said as if struggling.
"stare--"
"Okay! Stop looking at me like that and come in!"