I'm not feeling right when I transform into Keqing

Zhong Li shook his head slightly: "I have already prepared the dishes."

“No need to be too grand.”

"But isn't this your farewell party?" Keqing frowned, "It should be more grand, right?"

Zhong Li smiled: "This banquet is more like a 'reunion' than a 'farewell'."

"Reunion?"

"Yes, you and I will have a reunion moment with a group of old friends." Zhong Li said, looking at the Tianheng Mountain in the distance, "Time has passed, and most of the familiar people and things have been worn away by wind and time. We have to cherish those who remain."

"I know those immortals very well. Although they are proud of themselves, their feelings for Liyue are not inferior to mine. As for you, they also care about you very much, but they are not good at expressing it."

So Zhong Li's idea was to hold this banquet to help Keqing, the immortal, and some old friends enhance their friendship.

Keqing pondered for a moment, frowned and said: "Why do I feel like you are..."

"What again?"

Looking at Zhong Li's face, Keqing hesitated for a moment and then said, "You don't want to do anything else, do you?"

Keqing always felt that there was something wrong with Zhong Li.

"What's the matter?"

But her puzzled look was not fake. Maybe she really just wanted to hold a reunion party?

“It’s okay.” Keqing shook her head. “Then I’ll do it.”

After saying that, Keqing talked with Zhong Li about the banquet and then went to look for some immortals.

Several immortals had not left Liyue yet. After Keqing found Ganyu in Yuehai Pavilion, she easily found the immortals in various peaks or caves of Tianheng Mountain under Ganyu's leadership.

When they heard that Zhong Li wanted to invite them to have a chat at the banquet, they were surprised for a moment, and then immediately agreed.

Things went smoothly, and in the end only one immortal was left, and that was the Great Sage Who Conquers Demons.

"Xiao should still be in Wangshu Inn, why don't I go find him?" Ganyu said.

Keqing shook her head. "It's okay. He should be here by then."

"Ah, but with his character..."

"Don't worry, I have a secret weapon." Keqing smiled, then took out a green flute and waved it in front of her.

Although this is not the function of the green flute, and it would be a bit of a waste to use it to call people to eat, it is still practical.

As a Liyue native, Keqing’s most important thing is practicality.

After the invitation issue was resolved, Keqing also asked about Ganyu's situation with Diona.

These days she has been busy with imperial edicts and some other matters, and wanted to finish them as soon as possible, so she has not even returned home many times.

It is usually Ganyu who takes time out of her busy schedule to go and take a look.

"She's doing fine. She doesn't miss home too much, and she's adapted to Liyue's food. It's just that..." Ganyu suddenly changed her tone midway through her speech.

“Just what?” Keqing asked.

Gan Yu hesitated for a moment and then said, "It's just that she seems to be mixing drinks recently."

Keqing thought it was something strange. Since the cat said he was a bartender, then mixing cocktails was normal.

“Cocktail mixing is not bad, just stop running around.” Keqing nodded.

"Yeah." Ganyu also agreed, but thinking of the wine mixed by the cat, Ganyu said: "But the ingredients Diona used to mix the wine are a bit... um, a bit abnormal. They are all uncommon and some are even toxic..."

"That doesn't matter, as long as she is fine." Keqing waved her hand and didn't care too much.

It's normal for cats to have their own ideas and preferences.

No matter how weird the ingredients used in cocktails can be, Keqing ate Xiangling's special dishes with gusto. It's just a cocktail made by a kitten, no big deal.

……

……

Time soon came to night.

Keqing arrived at the restaurant in Yujingtai very early, and the first person she met was not Zhong Li, but Xiangling.

Keqing was a little surprised to see Xiangling, but after learning that she was the chef hired by Zhong Li, Keqing sighed that Zhong Li was a bit too brave.

Did she forget about her “escape for some reason” that day?

The second person I saw was Zhong Libenli.

She was dressed a little differently today. She was not wearing the special uniform made for the Wangsheng Hall. Instead, she was wearing a light dress and her hair was tied up. Keqing could hardly recognize her when she first saw her.

Afterwards, Zhong Li and Keqing talked about what happened in the evening, and Zhong Li nodded and said that he was very satisfied.

As he was talking, Zhong Li suddenly asked a strange question.

"What do you think of Ningguang?"

Chapter 126. Did I say the wrong thing?

What kind of person is Ningguang?

Why would Zhong Li ask such a question?

Keqing didn’t quite understand either.

But from the perspective of respecting her predecessors, Keqing couldn't help but answer.

"pretty good."

This is her evaluation of Ningguang.

Simple and direct, without any unnecessary embellishments.

If an ordinary person gave this kind of answer, they would definitely think Keqing was just being perfunctory.

But Zhong Li nodded slightly after listening, and smiled after thinking for a while: "That's good."

How come that's fine.

"Why are you asking this?" Keqing asked puzzledly.

Just as Zhong Li was about to speak, several sounds of breaking air were heard outside.

Opening the doors and windows and looking outside, Liu Yun, Zhu Yang and other immortals had already arrived.

As soon as they entered the room, the immortals nodded to Zhong Li and Keqing, and then began to greet them with smiles in their eyes.

Although they no longer call him "Emperor", their respect for him still remains.

Otherwise, given their indifferent nature, they would not have agreed so readily.

"Emperor..., uh, Zhongli, you and Keqing have been waiting for a long time. We originally planned to bring some gifts, but after much thought, we couldn't find anything suitable." Lishui Dieshan said embarrassedly.

"It's okay. This is just a gathering of old friends, not a birthday or wedding banquet." Zhong Li smiled and said, "Xie Yue and Liu Yun, are you two okay?"

"Ah, back, Zhong Li, we are fine, right Liu Yun."

Liu Yun nodded: "Yes, thanks to your blessing, we were able to avoid being invaded by the abyss monster during the Demon God Disaster and save the people."

"This has nothing to do with me." Zhong Li looked at Keqing standing beside him and said, "You should thank this person."

"That's for sure." Li Shui nodded, "With the Immortal Lord here, we can rest assured in Liyue."

"Yes, you should take a rest."

"But the Immortal King is too low-key. I think the people of Liyue should at least know about his deeds. What do you think, Zhong Li?"

Zhong Li did not respond, but looked at Keqing: "How you live in the world is up to you to decide."

Although these immortals are good in every way, their only shortcoming is that their thoughts are still from thousands of years ago and are difficult to change.

I feel that Keqing is absolutely the Emperor's successor, so she must also protect Liyue like the Emperor did before.

Little did they know that times have changed, and Keqing is no longer the second "Geo King".

Keqing also knew that Zhong Li was trying to save her. If she didn't change the subject, these immortals would probably start discussing giving her a name again.

After looking around, Keqing asked, "Why can't I see Xiao?"

“I don’t know.” Xueyue Zhuyang shook his head slightly: “The Great Sage who subdues demons has been at Wangshu Inn recently, dealing with the remaining demonic karma. And considering his personality, he may not come.”

This is indeed possible.

Because Keqing had played the flute before, but it was not like that time, when she saw the figure of the Golden-Winged Roc King after more than ten seconds.

But at this moment, a cold wind suddenly came out of the doors and windows, and then a green light came in from the window and fell into the corner of the room.

The green-haired boy leaned against the wall, saying nothing.

"Hey, Xiao is here as soon as I mentioned him." Xueyue Zhuyang also laughed, "What a coincidence."

"You guy, you go through the window instead of the door?" Liu Yun glanced at Yaksha and complained.

"I still have some monsters to eliminate, but since both adults are here, I have to come over." Xiao spoke calmly, which was considered an explanation.

Keqing nodded. Everyone knew his character, and all the immortals, including Zhong Li, were used to it.

Then Keqing said to Zhong Li, "Now that everyone is here, shall I ask Xiangling to serve the food?"

"Isn't there someone else who hasn't come yet?"

"Anything else?" Keqing was puzzled, but the immortals had already arrived.

Afterwards, when Keqing was still wondering if she had missed someone, such as Grandma Ping who she had already declined.

There was another sound outside the door, and then the door was pushed open.

One person appeared in front of everyone without being noticed.

"Ying, there's also the little one?" Keqing looked at the person who came in surprise.

"It's Paimon! Not 'Tiny'!" Paimon said angrily.

"Ganyu asked us to come." Ying looked at the immortals and Keqing, "Well... we don't seem to be qualified..."

"You are Keqing's friends, so you are naturally qualified." Zhong Li said, and gestured with his hand: "Come on, sit down."

Mo Qing nodded at this. Since she was here, there was no question of whether she was qualified or not.

Besides, this Ying made great contributions both in the Emperor's plan and in the subsequent clearing of monsters.

If she were from Liyue, Keqing would have wanted to award her the title of "Outstanding Citizen of Liyue".

"By the way, where is Ganyu?" Keqing asked Xiang Ying.

She said that Ganyu asked her to come over, but Keqing hasn't seen Ganyu yet.

Ying also told Keqing that Ganyu was still looking for someone, and that person was Mondstadt's cat.

I don't know what Diona is busy with these days and she is often not in her room.

After Ying and Paimeng arrived, Xiangling also started serving the dishes.

Each dish is delicious and tasty, and just looking at it makes people extremely hungry.

The little guy Paimon who was floating in the air was drooling.

Then when the dishes were almost served, Ganyu appeared at the door with Diona.

Keqing also quickly asked them to find a place to sit down.

In this way, everyone is here.

Keqing asked Zhong Li if they could start the banquet, but Zhong Li shook his head again and said, "There's still one person who hasn't come yet."

"There is still one?"

Just as he finished speaking, there was the sound of high heels stepping on the ground outside the door.

The door was slowly pushed open, and a beautiful woman with silver hair, red eyes, and wearing luxurious clothes appeared in everyone's sight.

“Ningguang?” Keqing was stunned.

“Keqing?” Ningguang was startled.

Neither Keqing nor Ningguang had ever heard that the other would come to the banquet.