Morax is dead, Liyue will fall into my hands.

If Keqing sees this wood carving, her identity might be exposed. She'd better hide it first.

So here's the question: why did I always feel like Keqing was giving me a half-smile when she looked at me just now?

Could it be... that she's showing off to me?

Does she deserve credit for the creation of "Wanmin Qianzhuang"?

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Gan Yu or Wang Xiaomei!?

The business rules and contracts of "Wanmin Money Shop" were all formulated by Ke Qing. Now that the money shop has a successful opening, it seems that there is nothing wrong with the creator wanting to show off.

Ningguang came up with a seemingly reasonable excuse.

Before long, Keqing finished her bath, changed into her yukata, and found that her backpack hadn't been touched, which completely put her slightly uneasy mind at ease.

Ke Qing touched her cheek and muttered to herself, "I need to tone it down, otherwise I'll seem too suspicious."

When you get to Ningguang's office later, you must control your emotions and your gaze.

After much reflection, Keqing continued her battle of wits with Ningguang.

Meanwhile, as the sun sets, bright red lanterns are hung high, illuminating the night market at Chihuyan.

Li Ye arrived at Wanmintang, intending to reserve a table.

When we arrived at Wanmintang, it was already packed with people.

It turns out that there were too many tourists eating at Tiger Rock today, which caused a surge in customer traffic to nearby restaurants and cafes.

Wanmintang is usually crowded, but now it's even more packed, with several large rooms upstairs already booked.

Upon seeing this, Li Ye slapped his forehead, realizing he had made a mistake.

Master Mao was also embarrassed, after all, Wanmintang was doing so well today, which was also thanks to Li Ye: "How about I talk to the guests who made reservations and see if we can free up a room?"

Li Ye waved his hand repeatedly to refuse: "No need, no need. How can I spoil the enjoyment of other guests because of my own selfishness? There will be plenty of opportunities to taste Master Mao's cooking in the future."

Since there were too many people at Wanmin Hall, they had no choice but to change the location. Li Ye simply set the location at Liuli Pavilion.

The Liuli Pavilion is located on Feiyun Slope, which is quite far from the money exchange. Li Ye had to wait for Ningguang at the money exchange, so he could only ask Gan Yu, Zhong Li, and Yuan Hua to go there first.

Xiao wasn't really interested in this kind of gathering, but when he heard that Lord Zhongli would be there, his attitude immediately changed completely, and he even brought Shen He along.

Xiao brought Shenhe, and Zhongli also brought Hutao, who was freeloading.

When Hu Tao heard that Zhong Li was going to a dinner party, she immediately knew that the people she was going to meet were definitely from the previous chat group.

Hu Tao remembers that everyone in the group was talented and spoke nicely; she liked them very much.

Unfortunately, I don't have a phone, so I can't join the group. No matter how much I like it, it's useless.

Now that I have the opportunity to meet the talented people in the group, of course I'm not going to let it pass.

While Li Ye was still waiting for Ningguang at the money exchange, Gan Yu, Zhong Li, Shen He, Xiao, and Hu Tao gathered together at the Liuli Pavilion...

Gan Yu was the first to lose her composure. When she saw Xiao arrive at the dinner party in a formal suit, she was completely taken aback.

What does this mean? The Great Sage Who Subdues Demons is actually Li Ye's employee?

When did this happen? How come I didn't know?

Then Xiao looked at Gan Yu blankly. Wasn't Li Ye having a team building event today? Why did you, Gan Yu, come to join in the fun?

Then Hu Tao was also stunned. Isn't this Gan Yu, the secretary of the Seven Stars of Liyue?

Some time ago, it was said that he resigned and declined Yunjian's offer, and then his whereabouts were unknown. How did he suddenly appear at Li Ye's team building event?

Shen He was also stunned. Wasn't this Mr. Zhong Li?

Although he claimed to be a mortal, he was very familiar with his master, who was a celestial being.

Moreover, his master once said that if he were to be drinking on the stone bench in front of the immortal's abode, he should not be disturbed, but should be allowed to sit quietly alone for a while. It seems that Mr. Zhongli was not a Mandarin speaker.

Li Ye now has his master, the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons, and Gan Yu by his side, and now he has Mr. Zhongli as well...

Is Li Ye really just an ordinary person?

Is it reasonable that ordinary people have immortals under their command?

This is unreasonable!

Zhongli, however, seemed completely unfazed, sipping her tea while watching the four of them staring at each other...

Gan Yu: "The Great Sage Who Subdues Demons..."

Xiao: "Don't call me the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons, just call me Yuan Hua. Don't reveal my identity."

Gan Yu: !!!

The Great Sage Who Subdues Demons is actually Yuan Hua?

Is Yuan Hua the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons?

Gan Yu was shocked!

What should I do? Should I tell everyone that I am Wang Xiaomei?

Gan Yu wanted to cry. She thought that Ning Guang was the only acquaintance who came to the dinner party, but it turned out that the four people who arrived first were all acquaintances.

I should have made an excuse not to attend the dinner.

Is it too late to find an excuse to run away now?

Hu Tao was also extremely shocked. It turned out that Yuan Hua was actually the Great Sage Who Subdued Demons.

As the head of the Hall of Rebirth, Hu Tao certainly knew some things about the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons, but most of these were passed down orally from her ancestors and fathers. Before that, she had never seen the true face of the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons.

However, at the banquet in Qunyu Pavilion, she noticed Yuan Hua. At that time, Hu Tao was surprised that Li Ye's guards were so short, never expecting that Yuan Hua was actually the Demon-Slaying Great Sage!

Gan Yu looked at the indifferent Xiao and the curious Hu Tao, and stammered, "Um... then everyone can just call me... Wang Xiaomei..."

Now it's Xiao's turn to be shocked. You're Wang Xiaomei?

Wait a minute, isn't Li Ye living with Wang Xiaomei?

you...

After a moment of silence, Xiao asked, "Does Li Ye know?"

Gan Yu lowered her head in shame: "I don't know."

Xiao: "You've worked hard, you didn't have to go to such lengths."

Gan Yu looked bewildered. What does the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons mean?

Are you misunderstanding something?

I don't find it hard, and I quite like it this way.

Zhongli, who was drinking tea and watching the play nearby, almost burst out laughing. He wondered if he should give a slight reminder, but then thought that doing so might be meddling in other people's business, so he decided to continue drinking tea and watching the play.

Hu Tao, standing nearby, was stunned once again. What?! Gan Yu is actually Wang Xiaomei? And Gan Yu is actually living with Li Ye?!

Who would have thought that Gan Yu, a half-immortal who has served Liyue for two thousand years and has led countless Liyue Seven Stars, would start living with a mortal?

If this news gets out, it will probably shock the entire Liyue Harbor.

No, no!

Is Li Ye really just an ordinary person?

Hu Tao is now deeply suspicious. With the Demon-Slaying Great Sage as his subordinate and living with Gan Yu, how could he possibly be an ordinary person?

Moreover, Li Ye himself said that Wang Xiaomei was his childhood sweetheart. Could it be that Li Ye is not human at all, but a deity or a half-human, half-deity?

If that's the case, then wouldn't I be...

For a moment, Hu Tao felt tired and thought she would never love again.

While the five people at Liuli Pavilion were caught in a series of shocks, Li Ye, inside the money exchange, stared at the chat group on his phone, unable to comprehend it for a long time.

Where is Zhong Li? Where is Xiao Mei? Where is Kuai Yu? Where is Boss Ji? Where is Yuan Hua?

What's going on? Why haven't any of my ten or so messages been replied to?

Chapter 40: All Old Acquaintances

Li Ye thought it was outrageous. If everyone was too busy to have time on weekdays, that would be one thing, but today was supposed to be a get-together, and out of all the people in the group, not even one was looking at their phone. I wonder if there was even a single person looking at their phone?

Especially among the group at Liuli Pavilion, Yuan Hua and Shen He are both taciturn and can't utter a word for a long time; Xiao Mei has only met Shen He before, and Hu Tao is outgoing, but the problem is that she doesn't know the others, so they probably won't be able to chat. Only Mr. Zhong Li is mature and steady, but he probably won't have much in common with these young people.

Li Ye was worried that these people would have an offline gathering, as they were all rather shy and introverted, and would experience awkward communication difficulties when they met their group members.

That's why I kept talking in the group, trying to ask about the situation at Liuli Pavilion, but I don't know what happened, and no one responded to me.

If he didn't have to wait for Ningguang to come, he would have rushed over now to see what had happened.

When Mona saw Li Ye looking in her direction, she quickly waved her hand and explained, "Teleportation consumes a lot of elemental power, so there is a limit to the number of times it can be used each day."

Li Ye counted and found that it was true; Mona had teleported at least seven or eight times since morning, almost draining him dry.

He could only wait and see. Thinking this, Li Ye took out his phone and checked the chat group again, but there were still no messages. Could it be that the Liuli Pavilion had already started fighting?

It wasn't impossible, Li Ye remembered; all the team members had social butterflies.

When the chat group was first created, they all chose to chat privately first, and only after they got to know each other did they speak freely in the chat group.

Could it be that my thinking is too narrow? Elites are elites after all; how could they possibly be so awkward as to not know what to talk about when they meet in person?

Thinking of this possibility, Li Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

Let's wait a bit longer; Ningguang should be here soon.

Ningguang didn't keep him waiting too long, but looking at Keqing next to Ningguang, Li Ye was at a loss.

What does this mean? One Tianquan star isn't enough, so you need to add another Yuheng star?

Why don't you guys discuss this and bring over two more Three-Eyed Five-Manifestation Immortals? We can skip the dinner and just discuss Liyue's future development plans together.

Li Ye looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression and said, "This... Miss Ke Qing..."

Ningguang glanced at Keqing, who was wearing a cat-head mask, with a half-smile, and said meaningfully, "In the evening, Miss Keqing came to talk to me about the economic development of Liyue. She also heard that Mr. Li is going to hold a big banquet tonight, so she wanted to come and take a look."

Ke Qing glanced at Ning Guang with a forced smile, then said to herself, "I heard that 'Wanmin Money Shop' is doing very well. I originally intended to come and congratulate Boss Li, and also to thank him for introducing me to the rules of eating at many stalls in Huyan this morning."

Li Ye understood; this was a plan to take revenge on someone else's behalf!

He coughed lightly, feigning humility: "Thank you for your kind offer, Yuheng Star. The 'Wanmin Bank' is also for the benefit of the people of Liyue."