In Genshin Impact, I'm really not Muzan.

Upon hearing this, Ke Qing was taken aback at first, and then her face instantly turned bright red.

"What...what are you talking about? What do you mean by finding a man? Are you talking about Haruhi Suzumiya? She and I are just friends...no, we just have the same goal, so we've temporarily formed a cooperative relationship."

“You’re lying!” Mrs. Ke immediately retorted. “If it’s just a business relationship, why did you bring him home? That’s just too unreasonable.”

That makes sense. Bringing a strange man home suddenly would definitely arouse suspicion in one's parents. Ke Qing didn't think of this, which is why this situation has arisen.

“I’ve already said I have nothing to do with him,” Keqing tried to explain, but her explanation sounded so weak and powerless. “If you don’t believe me, you can ask him yourself. My heart is with Liyue, and I have no intention of finding a partner for the time being. You know that.”

As one of the Seven Stars of Liyue and a daughter of a prestigious family, Keqing has been the subject of numerous marriage proposals from talented young men in Liyue Harbor, all of which have been rejected.

Keqing's answer at the time was that she was only focused on the development of Liyue and had no plans to get married for the time being, so she advised them to give up. Even so, every year some young masters from noble families would still come to propose marriage, offering dowries that were so generous that they were hard to refuse.

But what happened? Ke Qing, who was getting impatient, threw them and the betrothal gifts out of the house. This is why her mother reacted so strongly when she brought a strange man home.

It's important to know that, in order to respect Ke Qing's wishes, Ke Qing's mother had refused exorbitant dowries countless times. In the current social context, there are many women who are married off as tools for their families to consolidate their status.

Especially for a prestigious family like Ke Qing's, though she is from Yuheng Star, if her mother insists on forcing her to marry for the sake of the family, given her personality, she would probably use her power to reject her request.

Fortunately, Ke Mu is an understanding mother who loves her daughter very much. Even though she is one of the Seven Stars, it doesn't create any distance between them.

She was just very curious about what kind of person Suzumiya Yu was that her daughter could take a liking to her.

......

After some explanation, Keqing finally escaped her mother's interrogation.

Even so, Ke's mother didn't believe her at all. Just because it was a business relationship, she thought it couldn't be that simple to have someone live in her home.

Keqing hadn't considered these factors at the time. If she had known that her mother would react so strongly, she would definitely have personally spent money to buy a house for Suzumiya Yui in Liyue Harbor.

But now that he had spoken, Keqing naturally wouldn't go back on his word. He arranged for Suzumiya Yu to live in an uninhabited house until he dealt with Kibutsuji Muzan.

Fortunately, Ryoumi didn't have much luggage, so his stay at Keqing's house didn't cause too much of a stir. If those young masters from noble families who had been rejected in their marriage proposals heard about it, they would probably come looking for Ryoumi with knives.

However, this was just talk. If they actually dared to do it, at best they would bring shame to their family, and at worst they would lose their heads. After all, Ryou Miyako was not a merciful person.

Chapter 172 The Helpless Melancholy of Suzumiya

As the first rays of sunlight streamed through the window into the room in the early morning, Ryou Miyako woke up from her sleep, let out a big yawn, and tidied her somewhat disheveled hair.

Demons don't need rest, but Suzumiya Yu occasionally uses this method to pass the time. Moreover, when demons enter a sleep state, they can survive without consuming flesh and blood.

It was quiet outside, without a sound. Ryou got dressed and prepared to start her day.

But just as he pushed open the door, he found a petite figure already standing outside waiting for a long time.

That was Keqing's younger sister, and also the first person Liang Gongyou met when she came to Keqing's house—Yue'er, who was Keqing's nickname.

"Uh..." Ryou looked at the tiny girl in front of her, who only reached her belly, and for a moment she didn't know how to communicate with her.

Yue'er didn't say anything, just quietly watched him, leaving Liang Gongyou unsure whether to leave or stay.

"My aunt said I should keep an eye on you! To see what's so attractive about you that you've won over Sister Keqing!" Yue'er pointed at Liang Gongyou, leaving the latter somewhat confused.

He had been at Keqing's house for a few days now. Because he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble, he behaved very well. Even the other people in the family treated him as just a newly hired servant.

Only Keqing's mother would send people to monitor him from time to time. Ryou Miyako quickly discovered them with her keen senses, but did not expose them.

Perhaps feeling that the surveillance over the past few days had been ineffective, Keqing's mother had Yue'er come over to monitor him closely, euphemistically calling it supervision.

Speaking of which, Keqing hasn't returned since she went to the Moon Sea Pavilion a few days ago, nor has she given him any instructions, and she hasn't even found any trace of Muzan Kibutsuji.

This left Suzumiya Yu with nothing to do, as she was constantly being monitored by Keqing's family. She couldn't do anything unusual, nor could she directly kill those who were secretly monitoring her, otherwise it would inevitably arouse suspicion.

He wanted to tell Ke Qing about the situation, but he had no chance to meet her, which made Liang Gongyou feel very helpless.

Could it be that... he can only play with Yue'er to increase her affection for him and thus persuade her to stop monitoring him? That is indeed a method, but doing so would be too inconsistent with the character of Suzumiya Yu.

"Forget it, I'll just go for a stroll in Liyue Harbor. If I just walk around the harbor, I hope no one will suspect anything."

In the end, Suzumiya Yu gave up on the idea and chose to wander around Liyue Harbor, hoping to make some unexpected discoveries.

As for Yue'er... she originally wanted to go with them, but Liang Gongyou simply sent her away with two strings of candied hawthorns. It has to be said that children are too naive and easy to coax.

Suzumiya Yui has only been to Liyue Harbor twice. The first time was when she went to Yujingtai and bumped into Granny Ping. The second time was a few days ago when she came to Keqing's house. At that time, she didn't have time to walk around the harbor. Now it's different.

The three main areas of Liyue Harbor are Jade Peak, Scarlet Cloud Slope, and Tiger Rock. I've already been to Jade Peak, so now it's time to go to Scarlet Cloud Slope and Tiger Rock.

Leaving Yujingtai, you'll find yourself at Feiyunpo. Liang Gongyou plans to start from here and walk all the way to Chihuyan.

I just hope that Zhongli won't discover me when I pass by the Hall of Rebirth, and even if he does, I hope he won't recognize my identity.

......

Meanwhile, on the other side of Liyue Harbor, there is the Moonsea Pavilion, the office of the Liyue Sept. Liyue. It is usually heavily guarded, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter.

"I heard that Yuheng Star recently brought a strange man home without permission?" Ningguang, one of the Seven Stars, was dealing with related matters in recent days. As she spoke, she looked at the servants beside her.

"Yes...yes, but that's just a rumor. I heard that the unfamiliar man is just a new servant in Lord Yuheng's household, and he doesn't have any special identity at all."

"Really? If he's just a newly hired servant, why would she need to personally deliver him to her home? Could it be that he has some secret?"

Ningguang frowned slightly, resting her chin on her hand as she began to think. Her intuition told her that the strange man Keqing had brought home was definitely not simple.

However, that was Keqing's matter after all. If it wasn't related to the Seven Stars' affairs, Ningguang couldn't ask her directly, as that would seem very impolite.

“I ordered some men to keep an eye on her. My intuition tells me that she’s not just an ordinary servant. Even Yuheng Star had to personally escort her home… Hmph, with her personality, she wouldn’t do something so pointless.”

Ningguang gave a soft snort. Although she and Keqing were both among the Seven Stars, their personalities were completely incompatible, essentially representing two different extremes.

"Regarding this matter...actually, I have something even more important to report." The servant stammered, seemingly having something important to report but hesitating whether to speak or not.

"Judging from your expression, this must be something serious, right?" Ningguang calmly took a sip of the tea in front of her. Her composure was befitting of one of the Seven Stars.

"It's...it's the Southern Cross fleet led by Captain Beidou. They...they seem to have discovered something incredible over the Cloud Sea, related to...related to the demon god that revived two years ago."

Upon hearing this, Ningguang's fingers trembled slightly.

The demon that revived two years ago was Oser, the vortex demon who had been sealed beneath the Lone Cloud Pavilion by the Rock God Morax. At the time, she had to destroy the Jade Pavilion to reseal him.

Now, the Northern Dipper's Southern Cross fleet has discovered traces of Oser at sea again, which is not good news. If another demon god attacks Liyue Harbor, she will not have a second Jade Pavilion to resist it.

"I understand. I will personally go and talk to Captain Beidou about this matter. Also, inform Gan Yu to find the other six Seven Stars. We need to discuss a series of detailed plans regarding this matter."

"Yes, I'll take care of it right away."

After receiving the order, the servant left, leaving Ningguang alone in the room.

She put the tea back on the table and then sighed softly.

"Muzan Kibutsuji, Oser... what's going on in Liyue lately? Why are these kinds of disasters happening so frequently? This is not a good sign."

"I truly hope that this time, Liyue can also weather the crisis without the Emperor; otherwise..."

Chapter 173 Strolling around Liyue Harbor

Scarlet Cloud Slope is arguably the most concentrated area of ​​residential buildings in Liyue Harbor. You can see many children playing in front of the buildings on both sides of the street, as well as some elderly people lying on benches sunbathing.

In comparison, there are relatively few young people, since they all need to work and spend their days either at Yujingtai or eating at Huyan, and are rarely at Feiyunpo.

With his hands behind his head, Suzumiya Yuu noticed a building.

On the building's main gate, staring at a wooden plaque engraved with the words "Flying Cloud Merchant Guild," the Flying Cloud Merchant Guild is one of the famous merchant guilds in Liyue. At the same time, their second young master is also a four-star hydro-type one-handed sword character who appeared in the game—Xingqiu.

Xingqiu disliked dealing with household matters. Because he longed for the life of a chivalrous knight, he would often go out to do chivalrous deeds and occasionally write articles.

Xingqiu created the famous foreign novel "The Record of Shenqiu Picking Up the Sword" by Inazuma, but its sales in Liyue were not ideal, so he did not write any new books.

Perhaps Xingqiu himself never imagined that his painstakingly written work would fail to sell well in his hometown, but would become famous abroad.

This is something he didn't know. If he had known, he would definitely have regained his confidence in writing and created a new work. In the future, he might even have become a famous novelist in Teyvat.

Liang Gongyou didn't care about these things. He had read "Chen Qiu Shi Jian Lu" and although it was somewhat different from the dictionary in the rumors, it wasn't much different. He only read a little bit before stopping.

Compared to the popular light novels by Inazuma, Yukiaki's works are indeed much inferior.

......

Passing by the Flying Cloud Merchant Guild, a little further ahead is the Hall of Rebirth. The Hall of Rebirth is a famous place in Liyue, with a lifespan even longer than those sects that live high in the mountains and forests. The Hall of Rebirth has existed since the beginning of the Demon God War.

To date, the Hall of Rebirth has gone through seventy-seven generations, and the latest hall master is the five-star fire-type spear character that appeared in the game—Hu Tao.

Hu Tao is one of the most popular characters. Not only is she good-looking, but she is also incredibly strong. As long as she is trained enough, she can deal hundreds of thousands of damage with a nuclear explosion even at zero lives, which is something that ordinary characters cannot do.

Aside from Yura, after all, she's a character whose sole purpose is to fight nuclear explosions.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Suzumiya Yu noticed a prominent figure among the passersby. It was a woman dressed in conservative yet not so conservative clothing, with long silver-white hair tied back. Because her bangs were too long, they covered her right eye.

Suzumiya Yuu has a very strong sense of perception, so he could tell that the other person was different from ordinary people. The aura emanating from him was not that of an ordinary person. Although he was human, he gave people the feeling of being a celestial being.

"Has the immortal come to Liyue Harbor?" A sense of doubt arose in Liang Gongyou's heart. Logically speaking, there should only be Gan Yu and Yan Fei immortals in Liyue Harbor, but now there is a third one, and one that she has never seen before.

"Could it be a character that hasn't appeared in the game yet?"

As Suzumiya Yu thought to himself, he was a Genshin Impact player since the game's launch, and he had some impression of even the ordinary NPCs. It was impossible for him to encounter someone so powerful that he had no recollection of them at all.

The only explanation is that the other person is a character who hasn't appeared in the game yet. If he had traveled to another world a little later, he might have met them.

However, what has already happened cannot be changed. Knowing more or less a character makes no difference to Suzumiya Yu. It would be better if she knew more about the plot.

Unfortunately, Genshin Impact has only unlocked three countries so far, and the known world view is far too limited. That's why he is so careful in his actions, afraid that he might offend some powerful figure if he is not careful.

Meanwhile, the woman also noticed Suzumiya Yu. The two exchanged a glance and walked away without exchanging any words.

After passing through Scarlet Cloud Slope, Suzumiya Yui finally arrived at Tiger Rock, which is considered Liyue's commercial street and also has some residents, though not as many as Scarlet Cloud Slope.

The area around Chihuyan is much more lively, a stark contrast to Yujingtai and Feiyunpo. You can hear not only the vendors' shouts but also the storyteller's emotionally charged sermons.

Seeing this, Suzumiya Yu couldn't help but reminisce about her life before she transmigrated. Back then, she was just one of countless passersby, with nothing about her that would attract attention.

But now it's different. He has a clear goal, and his ambition is so great that it wouldn't be wrong to call him ambitious.

"Hey, have you heard? It seems there was a shipwreck over Yunlaihai. None of the fishermen who went out to fish have returned."

By chance, Suzumiya Yu overheard the conversations of pedestrians on the street, which piqued his interest.

Shipwrecks refer to accidents that occur at sea. For sailors who go out to sea to fish every day, this is a very normal thing. As for whether they can survive, that depends on the blessing of the Rock King Emperor.

"Yes, yes, I heard that the Southern Cross fleet encountered a huge magical beast, and even the lords of the Seven Stars took it very seriously."

If it were just an ordinary shipwreck, Suzumiya Yu would not have paid any attention to it. However, when he heard that the Southern Cross fleet and the Liyue Septim were involved in this shipwreck, he immediately felt that this matter was not simple.