Chapter 347: Zhongli's active exposure, Keqing knows Zhongli's identity
Today, the author went home a day early. After sitting on the high-speed train for nearly an afternoon, my butt is almost numb. What are you doing? Ouch. Finally got home. Congratulations, Coca-Cola.
Keqing ran to Zhongli's side, then changed from running to walking. She took the initiative to greet Zhongli, "Zhongli? Long time no see. I didn't expect that I would run into you on the road today. Why is it that chatting with you gives me an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, as if I were talking to the Geo King."
Hearing Keqing's words, Zhongli almost lost his concentration. After all, it was he who asked Keqing to go to the Hall of the Dead. Unexpectedly, Keqing began to doubt her identity. Zhongli coughed lightly and spoke.
"Well, Miss Keqing may have been too busy with work recently, which has caused her to be under a lot of pressure. It is possible that she has an illusion."
"Really? Come to think of it, I've been quite busy lately. So, Zhongli, do you have any way to help me relieve the stress I'm under during this period? I can give you any reward you want!" Hearing Keqing's words, Zhongli looked at Keqing with his amber eyes.
"Guest Zhongli, please respect yourself. The reward I mentioned does not include myself." Keqing thought Zhongli wanted to do that to her and felt ashamed and angry. Seeing that Keqing misunderstood him, Zhongli shook his head and explained.
"Keqing, did you misunderstand something? I just felt the existence of Honkai from you. Perhaps you awakened Honkai energy not long ago, but you can't use it, um..."
After hearing Zhongli's words, Keqing felt guilty. It turned out that Zhongli only discovered that I had Honkai Energy? Wait, it turned out that I didn't feel tired before, it turned out that I had Honkai Energy.
Keqing quickly apologized to Zhongli Keqing: "Well, Zhongli Keqing, I'm sorry. I just misunderstood you without knowing the reason. Maybe I'm under too much pressure recently. I'm really sorry."
"Come to think of it, I've been working overtime every day recently. But every time I want to give up, I think of the Rock King. I think he must be somewhere we can't see, strengthening the cause of our [International Column], and I become very motivated."
Keqing didn't expect that what she said accidentally would stab Zhongli in the heart. Zhongli said to Keqing earnestly: "Keqing, is there a possibility that the emperor will also take time to rest? After all, he is also a human being."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Zhongli, you are not the Rock King, how can you possibly... understand him." Zhongli turned into the Rock King in front of Keqing. He knew that Keqing would not listen to him unless she saw it with her own eyes.
I saw Zhongli transformed into the Geo King, with his arms folded across his chest, looking as if he was waiting for you to continue talking.
When Keqing saw Zhongli transformed into the Rock King, she was stunned. She looked dazed and it took her a while to come back to her senses. She murmured, "Emperor... Lord? Zhongli, you are the Rock King?"
"As you can see, I am the [Emperor of Rock]. Now, Ms. Keqing, do you have anything else to say? However, you should keep the things about me as a secret in your heart. This is a secret between you and me."
After saying this, [Emperor of Rock] Zhongli returned to his original appearance. Keqing came to her senses and realized that she not only misunderstood her boss, but also talked back to him. She really deserved to die.
Seeing Keqing's bewildered look, Zhong Kai advised: "Ms. Keqing, now you know why I said that. I just wanted you to stop working so hard overtime. A healthy body is the capital of revolution. It is important to combine work and rest."
After hearing Zhongli's words, Keqing nodded, indicating that she remembered her words. After all, she regarded [Emperor Rock King] as her idol and spiritual sustenance.
Originally, after hearing Zhongli's words, Keqing thought that Zhongli was slandering her idol. As a result, when Zhongli turned into the Geo King, she realized that the person she liked was actually Zhongli.
Previously, Keqing had specially investigated this guest Zhongli and found that after he joined the Wangsheng Hall, he helped the Wangsheng Hall expand its business. But this guest spent more time wandering around the streets, and liked to go out for a leisurely stroll, which he euphemistically called "worldly leisurely strolling."
Keqing had long believed that Zhongli, a street urchin who did not do his job, was a negative example. Although, when she met Zhongli, she often felt as if she was talking to the Geo King. However, she felt in her heart that the Geo King could not possibly be such a person.
As a result, when the Rock King Emperor took the initiative to reveal his identity, Keqing was stunned. She didn't expect that Zhongli Keqing was actually the Rock King Emperor. "Emperor, I... I, that, please don't mind what happened before. I promise to keep this secret for you."
Keqing was very excited at this moment. She was the first person in the International Column to know that Zhongli was the Geo King. Keqing hugged Zhongli. This was her first time to be in close contact with her idol, and she completely forgot what modesty was.
Zhongli could feel the softness on Keqing's chest. He sighed, "Ms. Keqing, I remember you just told me to respect myself. How come you have become like a nymphomaniac now? Hey, Keqing, let me tell you one more thing. The Honkai energy in you was actually activated by me.
After that, I will teach you how to use Honkai energy. But, actually, I have another identity, do you want to know more about it? "After hearing Zhongli's words, Keqing felt a little curious about it, and she nodded, wanting to know what the other identity Zhongli was talking about was.
"In fact, neither Zhongli nor the identity of [Emperor Rock King] is the real me." As Zhongli spoke, his appearance began to change again.
Until he turned back into Tianhe, he took off the Fool's Mask on his face. So that Keqing could see Tianhe's true appearance. Keqing didn't expect that Tianhe was his real identity. But why is he so good-looking? Tianhe is completely like Keqing's XP.
Keqing suppressed her inner excitement and asked, "The Emperor, should I call you Zhongli, or..."
"My name is Tianhe. Perhaps you, Keqing, have heard about what I did in the past from the Fire-Chasing Moth. Yes, I am indeed the Herrscher of the End who destroyed the previous civilization, and..."
Keqing's face showed no expression. Tianhe thought that after she found out what he had done, she would think about leaving the International Column. "I know what you did for the former civilization, including the Ark Project. Humph, Emperor, don't try to deceive me. You are obviously a great hero, but you have to pretend to be a villain.
If I hadn't seen the video you left behind, I would have thought you betrayed everyone."
Now it was Tianhe's turn to be dumbfounded. "Video? What video? I didn't have time to make a video at that time. Although, the Ark Project was indeed formulated by me, wait, could it be that..."
Tianhe thought of the sleeping A-li. Could it be that she did it? Well, I will settle the score with her later.
"Forget it, Keqing. I hope you can keep this secret for me. Don't tell anyone. Right now, only you and Hu Tao know my identity. Unless I take the initiative to reveal it in the future, you can't tell anyone except Hu Tao."
Keqing also realized that Tianhe was not joking, and she agreed seriously, "Okay, then, dear emperor. Let's go to the Hall of Rebirth together. Don't refuse, as a reward for keeping your secret."
Tianhe had no choice but to expose himself. It would be unreasonable if he didn't pay a price. Moreover, it was hard to say who would reward whom. Tianhe put on the mask and turned back into Zhongli. He and Keqing held hands and quickly returned to the Hall of Rebirth. To be continued...