I can copy the beautiful girl

"So...is there any evidence?"

"If you want evidence, then there's none. I just helped you identify the target."

"Zhongli is a guest official of the Wangsheng Hall. Even the Qianyan Army wouldn't be able to go there and arrest him without evidence. Not to mention he's currently organizing the Emperor's Send-Off Ceremony. Even the Seven Stars wouldn't act rashly under such circumstances... But if what you say is true, then allowing the Emperor's murderer to organize the Emperor's Send-Off Ceremony is truly unacceptable."

Ningguang slowly opened her eyes, revealing a determined expression:

"Did you organize the Immortal Sending Ceremony with Zhongli to confirm this matter? Do you have any crucial evidence? If so, I can make another deal with you."

"I told you, if you want evidence, I really don't have it. But I can assure you again that the murderer of Emperor Yan Wang is indeed Mr. Zhongli from Wangsheng Hall."

"I understand. Our deal is now complete. Although I don't know if it's true or not, I will investigate in this direction."

After taking advantage of my value, Ningguang stood up and saw me off without any hesitation.

"As for Keqing and Ganyu, I will inform them that the deal is done. They will have time tomorrow. I have already made arrangements with them. You can meet at the port tomorrow."

"No problem, bye then."

I turned around and left with my back to Ningguang, not caring how she planned to investigate Zhongli - no matter how she investigated, I definitely did not lie.

Besides, as Ningguang said, Zhongli is a guest official of the Wangsheng Hall and is currently arranging the ceremony of sending the immortal to the Emperor. Without evidence, the Qianyan Army cannot arrest him immediately.

If they want to capture someone, Ningguang and the other Liyue Seven Stars must discuss it carefully.

And before the Seven Stars of Liyue could come up with a conclusion... Liyue's result was already out.

The Emperor will come to you in a dream.

By then, with Ningguang's wisdom, she will naturally understand the true meaning of what I said now.

Volume 125: Chapter Keqing and Ganyu's Date

"Paimon, don't you think you shouldn't bother me today?"

"Huh? Why?"

Paimon folded his hands and pretended not to understand.

She was definitely pretending.

"Do you understand what dating means?"

"Two people agreed to go shopping together to cultivate their relationship or something like that?"

"If you understand, then why do you still want to be a light bulb?"

"Are there two of you?"

"……"no.

"So there are already three of us. What's the problem with adding me?"

It seems that Paimon has made up his mind to be the third wheel.

"Okay, let's go together."

It doesn’t matter. At worst, just think of it as going on a date with three girls.

One more is not too much, one less is not too much.

When I arrived at the port, I saw the two girls in black stockings waiting there and chatting.

Keqing! I finally see you!

"Ganyu, if he does anything to you, you must tell me or I will kill him."

When they first met, Keqing was saying very dangerous things to Ganyu.

Gan Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Compared to his physical actions, I'm more afraid of him using his mouth."

"He dares to move his mouth?!" Keqing's voice rose a few notes: "If he dares to move his mouth, I will cut his bottom off."

I felt a sudden chill in my crotch.

As expected of you, Keqing.

"Isn't it a bit rude to say something like that to someone you're about to date?"

After hearing what I said, Keqing immediately turned her head and looked at me, up and down... Her eyes first stared at my face for a few seconds, as if a little dazed, and then after she recovered, she looked down and took a whole look.

Keqing didn't speak for a while.

Gan Yu had no choice but to speak first: "We meet again, the one who returned from Jueyunjian."

"Please don't address me so distantly when you're dating. Just call me Sora."

"...Sora, shall we start our date now? What does a date entail?"

I said casually, "First, of course, we'll start by holding hands." But when I saw Keqing's brows furrowed, I immediately changed my words: "But we're not on a date as boyfriend and girlfriend, so this step is unnecessary."

I felt very regretful. If I had known earlier, I should have just asked for a date with Ganyu. Maybe we would have been holding hands by now.

"Actually, there's no need to be nervous. This is called a date, but I'm just looking for an excuse to meet up and chat. Why don't we just walk around casually for a while, and then you can leave if you want after chatting for a while."

"Really?" Keqing's expression finally relaxed.

The little face that I loved so much finally no longer had that sullen expression.

"Don't worry, I don't like lying."

Although not liking something doesn’t mean I won’t lie, but this time I really didn’t lie.

Dating is just an excuse. As long as you let me finish copying, you can go wherever you want.

After going through so many things, I've already realized that it's too troublesome to conquer girls. I'd better just sleep with my clones in my arms.

Even Yasasi cannot become the absolute ace. This world is too cruel.

Feeling lost and thinking about this, I took the lead and walked towards the stairs.

Keqing and Ganyu looked at each other and followed me on both sides. It seemed that they still understood the dating etiquette. They did not walk away holding hands and leave me alone.

As for Paimon, although she was a light bulb, she was also very sensible. She did not use her divine mouth function to serve as my mouth substitute at this time. She just floated aside obediently, probably preparing to eat and drink for free.

It doesn’t matter, as long as there’s something to eat.

Since I have already copied Zhongli, it is easy for me to create Mora.

So, I started looking for topics to pass the time.

"Keqing, I heard you have a lot of opinions about the Geo King. Now that Liyue has lost him, do you think it will be better off?"

"Even a stranger like you knows about this?"

Keqing turned her head and looked at me, then her expression became serious:

"But you misunderstood. I've never been dissatisfied with the Emperor. What I'm dissatisfied with is that the Emperor always decides the future of Liyue without consulting anyone else, and the people of Liyue never question this and always blindly follow the Emperor's decisions."

"The Emperor has indeed never made a mistake. History proves that His decisions are always correct. But this doesn't mean that as humans we should stop thinking, blindly follow His decisions, or completely rely on His existence."

"The Emperor has protected Liyue for thousands of years, but will he truly do so forever? What if one day the Emperor is no longer around? Why aren't we prepared for this? Why do we always take it for granted that the Emperor will always protect Liyue? — Just like now."

There was sadness in Keqing's eyes, but her face was full of determination.

"I don't think Liyue will be any better off without the Emperor, because we've lost our parents, the guiding light, the god who gave us something to lean on and made us fearless of any threat."

"But this doesn't mean we should stop, and it doesn't mean we should escape reality."

"Liyue may not be better off without the Emperor, but shouldn't we strive to make Liyue a better place? Does losing our gods mean we'll remain stagnant? Or even regress?"

"I never expected Liyue to truly lose the Emperor. Rather, like all Liyue people, I hope the Emperor can protect us forever. But..."

"I have already made sufficient mental preparations for the possibility that one day we will lose the Emperor. I prepare for this every day."

Keqing said calmly:

"So, when this day finally came, I wasn't confused."

That's what I like about you.

Looking at Keqing, I couldn't help but smile: "You're not confused, so are you uneasy?"

"...Yes." Keqing raised a hand to her heart, closed her eyes slightly, and spoke the truth: "What will become of Liyue without the Emperor? Can Liyue continue to develop in the right direction without the Emperor? Will we carelessly make an irreversible mistake? Now we no longer have a god we can rely on without fear - just thinking about this, how can I not feel uneasy?"

"But even if I feel uneasy, I won't be lost and I won't stop moving forward."

"I believe the Emperor wouldn't want to see Liyue become useless without him."

Yes, I promise, he is definitely secretly happy seeing your attitude now.

Thinking of this, I turned to look at Ganyu.

It was fun chatting with Keqing, but I didn’t ignore Ganyu either.

"Ganyu, I'm sorry for ever doubting you. After meeting you in person, I realized that a beautiful girl like you could never be the murderer who killed the Rock King and attempted to usurp the throne. So I conducted a thorough investigation and finally identified the murderer. All of this is thanks to you."

Ganyu looked at me with resentment in her eyes: "You only said that because you thought it was funny to tease me, right?"

So smart.

Although she looks cute and silly, Ganyu is really not a stupid girl. Her intelligence is not fake at all. She is worthy of being the woman who can make Yae Shinko, that slutty vixen, call her sister.

"Anyway, the murderer has been identified. Ganyu, do you have any ideas?"

"...I doubt it. With the Emperor's strength, I still can't think of anyone who could kill him."

So why didn't you think that the Rock King was not dead at all?

"So, Ganyu, what do you think about the Emperor's passing?"

"...I'm confused." Ganyu said in a hazy tone, "The Emperor's passing means the era of the contract between the immortals and Liyue has ended. So my contract with the Emperor should also be over. I..."

"Don't even think about leaving Liyue!" At that moment, Keqing, who had remained calm even in the face of the Emperor's passing, was a little panicked. "Who will do your job if you leave? How many jobs will Yuehai Pavilion have to add? How many departments will it have to split into? How much more will the annual salary expenses be? Besides, training so many people is not easy. There will definitely be chaos for a long time, and the entire Liyue administration will have to be reorganized... If you really want to leave, please apply at least five years in advance."

Paimon leaned close to my ear and whispered, "Even Miss Keqing says so. You're absolutely right. Ganyu's hand truly overshadows Liyue, completely monopolizing power."

"I! Don't have all the power!"

After hearing what Paimeng said, Ganyu blushed again.

"Yes, Ganyu doesn't have all the power." Keqing also heard this and explained seriously, "It's just that the administrative functions of Yuehai Pavilion are now all concentrated in Ganyu. Even if we, the Seven Stars, make any decisions, we still need to go through Ganyu to instruct the lower-level agencies. Otherwise, it would be illegal from a legal perspective."

"Isn't this just monopolizing power?" Paimeng couldn't help but complain.

"No, Ganyu listens to our Seven Stars very much."

Keqing paused, then couldn't help but let out a wry smile:

"Although this administrative system is indeed unhealthy, I have considered that at least Liyue must not be in a state where it cannot survive without Ganyu."

"Just as we must be prepared for the Emperor not to protect Liyue forever, Liyue should also be prepared to be able to function normally even if Ganyu is no longer willing to assist the Seven Stars."

"But on the one hand, all the previous Seven Stars have become accustomed to Ganyu's assistance, including me. If we leave Ganyu, we will definitely feel very uncomfortable. Even if we divide Ganyu's responsibilities and create more departments, it will definitely not be as smooth as Ganyu."

"On the other hand, once Ganyu is gone, the implementation of government orders in Liyue Harbor will undoubtedly become chaotic. It will take several years for the various departments below to adapt."

"One last thing..."

When she said this, Keqing hesitated for a moment, perhaps she didn't know whether she should tell others what she was going to say next.

She looked around and pointed to the Hall of All Peoples.

"Let's go sit there for a while."

I naturally have no objection. After all, after a meal, everything that needs to be copied will be copied, and then I can go home and enjoy the happiness of black stockings.

So, we sat at an empty table and ordered our food.

Then, Keqing glanced at Ganyu and continued, "One last thing. For the Seven Stars of Liyue, Ganyu's existence also symbolizes the Seven Stars' legal authority to govern Liyue."

"Legal rights?" Paimon tilted his head, seeming a little confused by the term.

"Simply put, it's about whether a regime has legitimacy in the hearts of the people... If I put it that simply, you might find it hard to understand whether it's truly important, but in reality, for a regime's stability, nothing is more crucial than legal authority."

Simply put, Ganyu's role in Liyue is actually equivalent to a jade seal.

The emperor's decree must be stamped with the imperial seal to have substantive power, and the Seven Stars' decrees also need to pass through Ganyu's hands before they can be smoothly issued in Liyue.

And metaphors are just metaphors after all. Ganyu is a living old monster who has been in charge of Liyue for thousands of years. Her role is even greater than that of the jade seal.

As long as Ganyu sits in the Yuehai Pavilion, it means that the Seven Stars' governance of Liyue is legal and reasonable. The people below will not dare to have any ulterior motives, and the selection of the Seven Stars will definitely be legal and compliant.

And if Ganyu is gone, first of all, will the people below still admit that the Liyue Seven Stars are a problem? Those who already have ulterior motives will definitely seize this opportunity to deny whether the status of the contemporary Seven Stars is legal and reasonable, and then use this as an excuse to fight for power, disperse the power of the Seven Stars, and reduce the authority of the Seven Stars. The situation in Liyue will become very difficult to control.

At the same time, on the other hand...it's hard to say whether Qixing himself has any ulterior motives.