"Someone! Please help me climb up the cave, thank you."

Seeing someone coming to help, Keqing quickly got up from the ground and shouted for help outside the cave.

Not long after, Keqing was rescued by a young man outside the cave.

"Thank you. I am Keqing, the Jade Star of the Seven Stars of Liyue. I will personally express my gratitude to you for your help."

After being brought up, Keqing habitually nodded slightly to express her gratitude towards the yellow-haired young man in front of her.

"No need to thank me or anything, just do me a small favor."

"What favor?" Keqing was a little confused. Was there any small favor that required her, Yuhengxing, to do personally?

"I want you to take me home."

"You, what are you saying all of a sudden..."

Just these simple words brought light back to Keqing's dark world.

"But... considering that you've worked so hard for me... it's not impossible for me to go home with you."

Her face turned red as she awkwardly stated her decision.

But as soon as she finished saying this, Keqing quickly patted her cheeks with her hands, regretting what she had said. Even though this foreigner was handsome and had an extraordinary temperament, she could not be so rude.

I am the Yuheng Star among the Seven Stars of Liyue. How can I be so frivolous?

"Ah, is this true? That's great. Thank you, Lord Yuhengxing. I just came to Liyue from Mondstadt and I'm not familiar with the road. I suddenly got lost. It's a bit embarrassing. Fortunately, I met you." Su Chen scratched the back of his head and said embarrassedly.

"Stupid, stupid——"

Hearing Su Chen's indifferent expression, Keqing reflexively cursed the traveler from Mondstadt.

But she soon forced herself to calm down, and said softly in a weak voice,

“Just call me Keqing.”

"Well, Keqing, I'll be your guide from now on."

Su Chen was as happy as a child and did not understand Keqing's complicated girlish feelings at all at this moment.

"By the way, your ankle seems to be injured. Let me help you treat it."

The attentive Su Chen suddenly noticed the red wound on Keqing's ankle, and squatted down and spoke softly.

"No... no need, it's not just a minor injury, I... um... ah~"

Before Keqing finished her words, she felt a very gentle warm current coming from her ankle, making her originally slightly red, swollen and painful ankle instantly become comfortable and warm.

So Keqing stopped struggling and let the traveler she had just met treat her.

It was at this moment that Keqing felt a sudden surge of a feeling she had never had before in her heart. It was so strange and wonderful that she had never experienced it before. It was like she had fallen into a sea of ​​sweet dandelions.

……

Her thoughts returned to the present. After having interacted with Su Chen for a few times, Keqing was surprised to find that she had actually fallen in love with the foreign traveler.

In this case, apart from the endless heartache, what is the point of staying here?

Even the smart and decisive Lady Keqing from Yuheng Star felt sad today.

Even she herself didn't understand where this sadness came from, nor did she know why, after the emotions in her consciousness disappeared, even the smile on her face seemed so forced.

It was not until noon, when the sun gradually rose and the shouts of the people in Liyue Harbor reached her ears, that Keqing suddenly waved her arms. However, due to her exhaustion, even such a simple action made her breathless.

"What's wrong with me……"

As if realizing that her actions were too agitated, Keqing looked around in confusion, but she could feel nothing except the icy cold feeling coming from the rock walls and wooden pillars.

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PS: Brothers, I slept too late yesterday to write the Hu Tao welfare chapter, and I really don’t have the energy today. I will update once and I will update more when I have time! Next, we will start with Keqing and Ningguang. Shenhe is also arranging it. If you want to see which Liyue character you want to see, you can leave a message here.

Chapter 196: Keqing Trapped in the Space of Time

In the study room late at night, Keqing slowly turned around in silence, her eyes falling on the messy documents. The usually neat and tidy documents were now scattered all over the floor, just like the chaos in her heart. The familiar figure of Yuhengxing looked extremely tired at this moment.

She suddenly remembered that perhaps she was the cause of all this chaos. However, at this moment, she had already let go of her obsession with neatness. Keqing looked up at the night sky in the distance again. The lonely moon looked particularly desolate in the cloudless night sky.

Her gaze turned to the flowers under the window. Occasionally, butterflies flew through the flowers, their wings flickering in the night, which seemed to touch a chord in her heart. With a deep sigh, Keqing turned around and walked back to her desk.

She picked up a few documents and was about to look at them carefully, but a heavy feeling of sleepiness suddenly came over her, making it impossible for her to concentrate. On a lonely night, the restlessness of the soul often turns into an irresistible sleepiness.

After struggling for a while, even slapping herself was unable to cheer herself up, she weakly grabbed a document and saw the word "Walnut" written on it.

Keqing kept holding the document and her eyes lingered on it for a long time. Finally, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"So that's it...it's for a honeymoon..." She murmured to herself and was about to approve the plan, but suddenly she felt the pen in her hand was weak and it fell with a slight sound.

As her mind became confused, her body began to weaken and she finally fell on the desk.

Soon, a slight breathing sound was heard in the study.

Whether it was fatigue or pain, there was no way to know. But at least on this night, Master Yuheng of Liyue Harbor could fall asleep earlier.

……

"Where is this...?" When she opened her eyes again, there was only a vast white mist around her, vaguely shrouding her unique purple figure, making it impossible to see her true face.

In the foggy space, Keqing looked around slowly with confusion. But the thick fog in front of her was like an invisible wall, blocking all her sight. She shook her head, trying to make her vision clearer, but to no avail. So, she decided to take a step forward and explore this unknown area.

[Too heavy...]

After only a few steps, Keqing felt her legs were unusually heavy, as if they were carrying the weight of time. She tried to gather the power of the elements to guide her in the direction of travel, but was surprised to find that the power fluctuations in her body had disappeared.

"Is my power blocked? Where on earth is this?" She muttered to herself, and dropped her hands helplessly. At this moment, she vaguely saw a familiar figure in the fog.

"Su Chen!" She shouted almost subconsciously, and unconsciously quickened her pace.

"Don't go, wait for me! You...eh?" When she reached out to touch the boy, his figure disappeared within her reach. When she looked at that place again, she found that there was suddenly a small figure next to Su Chen.

"What's going on..." She watched the young man in the mist take the girl's hand, the two seemed to smile at each other, and then walked forward side by side.

Seeing this scene, Keqing, who was left behind, felt a little confused. But she didn't have time to think about it. She could only try to get rid of this confusion and continue to chase the figure that was gradually going away. She was obviously running at full speed, but the boy's pace seemed easy and slow. As the pressure on her body became heavier and heavier, until she could no longer move forward, Keqing finally realized in despair -

No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't catch up with him.

"Do you want to catch up with him?" A voice suddenly sounded in the fog.

In this vague and mysterious space, Keqing's vigilant mind was suddenly struck by an abrupt sound.

She quickly raised her head, looking around nervously and cautiously, her voice cold and firm: "...Who are you? Where is this place? Why am I here?" Her eyes were like a sharp sword, trying to find the answer from this nothingness.

Her hand subconsciously reached for the sword at her waist, but she was surprised to find that no matter how hard she tried, the scabbard seemed to be integrated with her waist and did not move at all. This feeling of powerlessness made her more alert, her eyes became sharper, and her body was ready to deal with unknown crises at any time.

At this moment, the voice sounded again: "You don't need to care where this is, and you don't need to try to understand who I am. I am no threat to you." The tone was calm and deep, like a deep pool.

Keqing smiled contemptuously, her tone full of distrust: "Since you have the ability to bring people into such a space, I naturally have to be vigilant against you." There was a sarcastic smile on her face, but her eyes were full of vigilance.

"I never said this was some alien space. From the beginning to the end, this was just your dream." The voice seemed to carry a hint of mockery, but soon became serious.

"...Dream?" Keqing's movements suddenly froze, and the strength in her hands weakened. Her eyes became confused, and a trace of disbelief flashed in them.

"Yes, this is your dream, a dream without color or brilliance." The voice seemed to mock her, but then continued seriously: "Now that you understand, please answer my previous question - do you want to catch up with the blond boy?"

"...What do you mean?" Keqing's voice trembled slightly. She stopped groping for the scabbard, raised her purple eyes slightly, frowned, and her expression revealed an indescribable complex emotion.

Somewhere in her heart, she seemed to have vaguely understood the meaning of that voice, but she still didn't dare to say it directly, and could only look for the answer in the fog.

In this hazy and deep space, Keqing's heart felt as if it was being pressed by a heavy stone, and it was difficult for her to breathe. The voice sounded again, with a hint of power that could not be avoided: "Then let me ask it another way. The boy you call Su Chen... do you have feelings for him?"

Keqing's body trembled violently. Recalling the moment when she learned that Su Chen and Hu Tao were together, her heart once again fell into the same dullness and pain. She has always been a strong and independent woman, but she is so fragile in front of emotions. Her heart is full of unspoken feelings, and at this moment, she can't face the truth in her heart.

The voice asked impatiently: "Just a simple answer, like, or dislike. You, as one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, can't you even answer such a question?"

"Who are you? How do you know I am one of the Seven Stars of Liyue?" Keqing's voice was weak and trembling, her fists were clenched, and her eyes were full of confusion and fear.

"I'm the one asking you questions!" the voice suddenly shouted sharply. As the sound vibrated, the white mist around her began to dissipate violently. Keqing was forced to raise her head and face this unknowable truth.

"I...I..." Her voice gradually became low and almost unrecognizable. As her emotions burst out, her body seemed to have reached a certain limit. Her hands fell weakly, her eyes slightly closed, and then she suddenly raised her head with determination and looked straight into the void.

This time, she decided to truly face her heart and express her deep emotions: "I like him! From the past to the future, I will always like him!"

"But his heart has already been occupied by another girl, hasn't it?" The voice said calmly, but it pierced her heart like a sword.

"Yes, that's true...haha..." Keqing's voice was full of self-mockery and sadness. The huge psychological gap almost made her collapse. She covered her cheeks with her hands, trying to hide her sadness and loss, but tears silently slipped from her fingers.

She was crying, and her tears sounded softly in this dream, as if telling of her unrequited love, a pain that she could only bear alone.

……

Chapter 197 This plot seems to have never appeared in the game

Time seemed to freeze in this dream. Keqing's tears gradually faded away, and in this empty and hazy space, her soul seemed to find a moment of peace.

Then, the mysterious voice sounded again, with a hint of inquiry: "In this case, if you were given a chance to start over, what would you choose?"

Keqing gently wiped away the tears from her eyes. Although her voice was weak, it revealed a firmness: "What will I do? I have always been reluctant to do meaningless things... But this time, I want to be a little more selfish."

The corner of her mouth showed a bitter smile, with a hint of determination: "I want to say these four words clearly in front of him - I like you..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of wild laughter suddenly rang out in the space, as if it was somewhat unbelievable, but also full of praise: "Hahahaha! Excellent! As proof of your promise to me, this time, you will take control of your own future with your own hands!"

Before Keqing could react, the sound changed so quickly that she felt her consciousness begin to blur. She used up her last bit of strength to look up and found that her body had turned into countless flickering points of light, and the originally empty space began to crack into a dark hole.

Just as her consciousness was about to fade away, she vaguely saw countless clocks spinning. The sound of the gears of time seemed to solidify time and space in this out-of-this-world land, and Keqing's consciousness seemed to be being sucked into one of the clocks.

Then, as her light disappeared into the gears, the clock she had merged into actually began to rotate in the opposite direction. In this chaos and silence, the voice that guided her paused for a moment, as if considering something, and then chuckled, "But it would be too monotonous to let you go back with your memories. How about adding some fun? It seems that you need to forget some things first..."

"And the identity of that boy...is revealed! This will definitely be very interesting, haha..." As the words faded away, the black crack suddenly closed, and everything returned to nothingness.

In this place where no one can see, a new timeline quietly starts, opening a different story. And in this dark space, the god who came from outside Teyvat, exuding a cyber-style light, looks at Keqing with a playful expression. She crosses her arms and smiles, as if looking forward to the story that is about to happen.

……

In the early summer of July, the outskirts of Liyue were shrouded in a fresh post-rain atmosphere. The fine rain had not yet completely moistened the earth, but the air was already filled with the subtle fragrance of green grass, bringing the fragrance of life to this season.

Last night's drizzle soaked the carefully built bonfire, making it unable to burn, and a damp and cold breath woke people up from their dreams.

Just under the canopy of the towering tree, a young man with golden hair slowly stood up against the tree trunk. He gently patted his black windbreaker, adjusted his hair, and then shook his head gently to dispel the remaining sleepiness in his mind. His brown eyes looked unusually clear in the first rays of sunlight in the morning.

"Good morning, Su Chen, it's time for us to set off today~" Suddenly, a light voice sounded beside him.

The young man turned around and saw a white-haired girl flying in front of him as lightly as an elf in the forest. She stretched lazily with a smile in her eyes.

Following closely, a girl in a white dress, Yingmei, walked into the room with a smile behind Paimeng. She was already accustomed to the close communication between Paimeng and Su Chen, and the interaction between the three of them was quite pleasant for her.

"Speaking of Paimeng, shouldn't we eat breakfast first in the morning to replenish our energy?" Su Chen asked with a smile.

"That's right." Paimon nodded and was about to search for some dry food in his backpack when he suddenly felt himself being held tightly.

She looked back and found that Su Chen was holding her with a smile on his face. Paimeng struggled and shouted anxiously: "Su Chen, what do you want to do now!"

"Oh? Little Paimeng actually dared to scold me. I checked it last night. I have eaten all the dry food in my backpack. Now I am so hungry." Su Chen said jokingly.

"Then go buy some Mora meat, sweet flower stuffed chicken or something like that! Let me go!" Paimon said anxiously.

"No, aren't you just emergency food?" Su Chen retorted mischievously.

"No! Ah!" Knowing that there was no hope of escape, Paimeng opened his mouth and bit Su Chen's hand hard.

"It hurts!" Su Chen retracted his hand in pain. Taking this opportunity, Paimeng quickly flapped his small cloak and flew out of Liyue Harbor.

In the evening, under the rolling mountains and mottled stone layers, a touch of green tree shadows swayed in the wind, as if telling an ancient story.

In the distance, a towering mountain stands tall, and to its right, clouds and mist are shrouded, like a fairyland.

The other end of the bridge is Su Chen’s destination - Jueyunjian.

When the morning light shines on this land, you can see the continuous mountains and the layers of white waves on the bay complementing each other, forming a charming picture.

[The scenery of Jueyunjian outside Liyue Harbor is really charming. 】

Su Chen was intoxicated, and he was impressed by the unique charm of the scenery. Suddenly, he came to his senses and found that Paimeng was gone.

"Paimon, wait for me!" he shouted anxiously and hurried down the mountain.

Due to the rain, the mountain road was muddy and slippery. Su Chen ran carefully and almost slipped several times. When he finally ran to the middle of the mountain, he saw Paimeng standing quietly not far away, seemingly in deep thought.

Su Chen slowed down his pace and quietly walked behind Paimeng. He was about to make a joke, but he saw that she was staring into the distance.

"Paimon, what are you looking at?" Su Chen asked curiously, and then looked in the direction she was looking.

He saw that at the end of the bridge leading to Liyue Harbor, there were about a few dozen Qianyan Army soldiers standing with their backs straight, and several others patrolling back and forth on the bridge. This tight formation surprised Su Chen.

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