I can copy the beautiful girl

Then Noelle disappeared in a flash.

"..."

Zhongli was stunned by this scene. Except for facing Qiqi's coconut sheep, this was the second time I saw Zhongli show such an unstable expression.

Zhongli seemed to have calmed down, and after putting away his surprised and incredulous expression, he turned to look at me: "How did she... disappear? I didn't even feel anything at all?"

"It was magic. She used magic."

"Don't say such nonsense; it will only make people more confused."

Paimon complained about me, then began to use her divine mouth to explain to Zhongli, "Sora took us to another world. In that world, Noelle became a follower of a god and received his grace. In short, Noelle now has a power comparable to that of a god. That power allows Noelle to hear any voice sincerely asking for her help, and instantly teleport across all spatial distances to help them, just like now. And she'll come back after helping them."

"I see."

Zhongli nodded.

"But this kind of power is very troublesome. She left while teaching. If something like this happens again in the future, I can't just stay here and wait for her, right?"

"It's okay, the solution is very simple."

I signaled Zhongli not to worry about it, then took a deep breath, looked up and shouted, "No! Ai! Er!!!"

"I'm Noelle, how can I help you?"

Noelle came back in a flash.

I saw a question mark appear above Zhongli's head.

I said to Noelle, "Pay attention to the class."

"Oh." Noelle nodded obediently and sat back on the stool.

Then I looked at Zhongli and explained, "As long as we ask Noelle for help, she will definitely come. Even if she is busy with other things at the moment, there will definitely be a Noelle to help us."

"I see..." Zhongli nodded again, completely understanding what he had heard. He couldn't help but sigh, "Such power can only be described as authority."

Volume 99: Chapter : Liyue's Biggest Mastermind - Ganyu

"Everyone knows that above our port, there is the Immortal Mansion on the Clouds and the Haze Palace."

"What do you mean by 'all-powerful'? Look, this is 'all-powerful'! This is the all-powerful industry that Master Ningguang has established!"

"On that clear, sunny day, look down from the deck outside the palace gate—amazing! That's the view of most of Liyue Harbor."

The storyteller Tian Tiezui was saying the familiar lines, and I realized that Ganyu was finally coming.

I'm following the storyline! I don't know if Ningguang will invite me again, but you absolutely must come, Ganyu!

"Speaking of which, whenever Lady Ningguang encounters a major event, she always comes to this 'Qun Yu Pavilion'."

"Send away everyone else and only bring three trusted people with you."

"Why did you bring these three confidants with you? Oh! So you want them to sort out the intelligence and process the data."

"I kept posting more and more abstracts on the wall!"

"But before this white wall is covered with plaster, Master Ningguang will definitely be able to make a final decision!"

"After she makes the decision, she'll crush all the documents and scatter the scraps out the window."

"Wow! It's fluttering and swaying, like a sudden flurry of snow!"

"The writing on the scraps of paper is like ink stains on the snow in the eyes of all the businessmen in Liyue. It is eye-catching!"

"There is a poem praising:"

"Floating in the air, it looks like falling snow on the clouds;"

"Even if it is dense or sparse, a single word is as precious as a rare treasure;"

"When a thought arises, the mountains and rivers are swallowed up;"

"Everyone knows, and the power of heaven is respected."

So impressive!

I got goosebumps when I heard this and was extremely excited. I just wanted to summon Ningguang out right now to give me a massage. It was so conquest-inducing.

——But at the same time, I am also a little confused.

"Have the street sweepers been secretly cursing Ningguang for adding unnecessary work to their lives?"

"Hey, what are you talking about?" Tian Tiezui responded. "Think about it, this thing may be just scraps of paper, but it represents the 'thinking' that Lady Ningguang uses to make decisions. How precious is that? If you can snatch one or two more, the benefits that slip through Lady Ningguang's fingers will earn you a few more points than your peers..."

"How can a swan know the ambitions of a sparrow? What does what you said have to do with the aunties who sweep the streets? Even if you give them more information, can they still risk their family property to go into business? In their eyes, you are nothing but garbage!"

"Who said that? If we pick up these scraps of paper, we can sell them to merchants."

"How could all the scraps of paper falling from such a high place just pile up in one place? How many pieces can I pick up? They're not complete pieces of paper, just scraps. How much can they be sold for?"

"Well, then, if you put it that way, it doesn't really add much work."

"Who said that? An extra piece of paper might make the aunties walk a few more steps. Think about how tired they are in the day. Can you please not add to their workload?"

"I understand now. You're just a stickler, right?"

"Yes."

"Go to hell."

Hetian Tiezui made a few jokes to pass the time, but was disappointed that Ganyu still didn't show up.

No, I can't say I'm disappointed anymore. I'm feeling the same urge to destroy Liyue that I did before I met Barbara in Mondstadt.

Ganyu, Ganyu, where are you? Do I really have to go to Yuehai Pavilion to find you?

"I finally found you, 'The One Who Returned from Jueyunjian'."

Oh, here she comes.

I was instantly cheered up. Although it was a little late, this error was acceptable.

Looking up, that pair of beautiful legs in black stockings immediately came into view.

As I immediately started copying, I said happily, "Paimon, look, it's a coconut sheep! A real coconut sheep! The semi-immortal beast coconut sheep really does exist!"

"What coconut sheep? Sora, you're so rude. This is clearly... uh, that horn. Could it really be a coconut sheep?"

Paimon retorted and stared at the horns on Ganyu's head in confusion.

"Coconut sheep? What's that? Are there such half-immortal beasts?" Ganyu said with a puzzled expression. "Sorry, although I am indeed a half-immortal beast, I am not a coconut sheep. I am a hybrid of a Qilin and a human. My name is Ganyu, and I am the secretary of Yuehai Pavilion. I am here as an envoy from the Seven Stars of Liyue. Miss Ningguang has asked me to invite you to the Qun Yu Pavilion. She wants to discuss something with you."

"Actually, there's no need for an introduction. I know you. You're the true political center of Liyue Harbor, the mastermind behind the Seven Stars of Liyue, and the biggest suspect in the Emperor's murder. Wang Xiaomei."

"There's so much to complain about that I don't know how to complain right now—but I'm completely confused by what you're saying. Could you please be more careful?"

Hearing that I was joking, Paimon couldn't help but want to complain, while Ganyu, just as Paimon said, was confused and at a loss.

"You...what are you talking about? I'm just a secretary. When did I become the political center of Liyue Harbor? And how could I be the mastermind behind controlling the Seven Stars of Liyue? I'm just a secretary assisting the Seven Stars. Finally, how could I, how could I murder the Emperor? What reason would I have to attack the Emperor? And what about Wang Xiaomei? Didn't I just introduce myself as Ganyu?"

To buy time to copy Ganyu, I looked at Paimeng and said, "Paimeng, you are too naive and lack common sense. You are completely unqualified to be a guide. Do you know who this person is?"

"Didn't she just say she was Yue Haiting's secretary?" Paimeng scratched his head in confusion.

"She is indeed Yue Haiting's secretary, but what you don't know is that there is a saying in Liyue: the Seven Stars may change, but the secretary remains."

"Over the past thousands of years, the Seven Stars of Liyue have undergone a series of changes in their leadership, but this secretary of Yue Haiting has remained the same. For thousands of years, he has sat on the Jade Capital Terrace, observing the world's events. Do you understand what this means?"

"Thousands of years of accumulated political resources have allowed this Secretary Yue Haiting to spread her influence throughout Liyue. Even every generation of the Liyue Seven Stars has been raised under her watch. Who wouldn't call her Sister Ganyu?"

"It's common knowledge that in Liyue, Ganyu's words are more effective than those of the Seven Stars of Liyue, because even the Seven Stars listen to her—do you understand what I mean? Do you understand why I say she's the most likely suspect in the Emperor's murder?"

"Gulp~" Paimon swallowed hard at what I said, and cautiously looked up at Ganyu, who was becoming increasingly bewildered. He said tremblingly, "If the Geode dies, then Liyue will be her world, right?"

"Yes, that's it."

“That’s not the case at all!!!!”

Ganyu finally couldn't help but scream with a look of despair.

"Please stop spreading rumors about me. This place is a place where you can't get more than three bowls of rice. Everything you say now may become a storyteller's tale in the future!"

"Huh? Just a rumor?" Paimon asked in surprise, "Is what Kong said a lie? You haven't been a secretary for thousands of years?"

“…This is true.”

"Is it true that you watched the Seven Stars of Liyue grow up?"

“…This is indeed true.”

"Ah, I get it. The story about the seven stars of Liyue calling you Sister Ganyu is actually fake, right?"

“…That’s actually true.”

Paimon's eyes shot up. "So where are the rumors?"

"Of course he said I murdered the Emperor!"

"Kong is just saying you're the biggest suspect, right? A suspect isn't a criminal; you just have the strongest motive. After all, as Kong said, with the Geo Emperor gone, Liyue Harbor will be yours from now on, right?"

"That's exactly what's a rumor! I'm not the mastermind behind controlling the Seven Stars of Liyue! I'm just a secretary serving all seven stars!"

"A mere secretary serving all seven stars... Paimon, do you understand the subtext?"

"I understand." Paimon met my gaze and nodded, a look of profound meaning on his face. "Everything on the Seven Stars of Liyue must pass through her hands. She reviews all work. No matter how big or small, no matter what field, she personally manages everything in Liyue Harbor."

Paimon is worthy of being my external brain. Although she didn't cooperate well at first, she has now begun to quickly keep up with my thinking mode.

"So, some people claim to be just secretaries, but in reality, they're dictators who control Liyue with the Seven Stars. It's just that in the past, with the Geo King, they could only hide in the shadows, not daring to openly challenge the system established by the Geo King. But now..."

In response to what I said, Paimon nodded repeatedly and continued directly, "As expected, she is the most suspicious."

Ganyu's face gradually became expressionless. Then, as if giving up, she calmly said, "Miss Ningguang said you can talk to her about anything you want. I heard you made a deal with the acting leader of the Knights of Favonius in Mondstadt. I don't think you would refuse to make a deal with Miss Ningguang as well."

"She acquiesced."

"It's because the Emperor has passed away that there's no need to hide my ambitions anymore."

Ganyu disappeared in a flash.

Hey, I haven't finished copying yet!

Did you tease me too much?

"I've decided to make a deal with Ningguang. The condition is that Ganyu and Keqing go on a date with me for a day."

"Do you want both of you this time?" Paimon looked at me with disdain: "Greedy scumbag."

"Sora... isn't this a good idea?" Noelle said, twisting her body uncomfortably. "If you really want to date someone, I think you should seriously invite them. Using this transactional approach... is too disrespectful to girls."

"It's okay. I didn't expect any good future developments. I simply wanted to go on a date. In this case, as long as I achieve the result I want, the rest is unimportant."

Having said that, I looked at Zhongli:

"Mr. Zhongli, what do you think of my previous reasoning? Is it very likely that the murderer of the Emperor is Miss Ganyu?"

Zhongli stroked his chin, thoughtfully saying, "Although this may sound a bit conspiratorial and unassuming at first glance, it does make sense from a common sense perspective."

"As long as it's reasonable."

I swear solemnly:

"Liyue, a country that has lived for thousands of years, can't even lose its political core without its Emperor. Who would believe that it doesn't secretly cultivate power?"

"Who would believe that the words of the Liyue Seven Stars are better than those of a relic who has lived for thousands of years in people's eyes?"

"Who would believe that she didn't use her seniority and political connections to undermine the Liyue Seven Stars, but instead listened to the words of each generation of the Seven Stars?"

"Forget Qixing. Even Qixing's great-grandfather's great-grandfather would call her Grandma. Who would believe that Liyue Qixing would have the guts to order her around?"

What? You should stay out of the anime world? Too many conspiracy theories will make you unable to understand the anime world?

Bullshit! The 2D world should also be for fun, okay?

Anyway, I'm having fun now, so who cares?

"Tian Tiezui, did you hear that? This is your storytelling topic from now on! Don't just go on about Ningguang all day long. Isn't this old monster who has lived in Liyue Harbor for thousands of years more interesting to talk about? Wouldn't it give you more inspiration? With Ganyu as the core, how many stories can you make up? Just think about it!"

"Uh, sir, you understand everything so thoroughly. Think about it carefully... How dare I fabricate a story about her?" Tian Tiezui said with embarrassment, "If I dare to fabricate a story today that she has undermined the Seven Stars, I won't have to wait until tomorrow. I'll report to the Qianyan Army today."

Oh my god! I was just having fun, but when you put it that way, it feels like Ganyu's hand is really covering all of Liyue.

——But don’t say that. Actually, if you think about it carefully, just like what Zhongli said, although my words are a bit too conspiracy-theoretic, they are actually very reasonable.

It’s not that Ganyu really undermined the Seven Stars of Liyue, but that she really has the ability to undermine any of the Seven Stars of Liyue.