Reading poems from Teyvat

"But what have you learned in your present state?"

Keqing was obviously not surprised by the boy's choice.

Not that Keqing thought he hated Liyue Harbor.

Rather, she felt that this young man always relied on his extraordinary talent and believed that he could learn things very quickly, so he did not have much sense of reality about learning from the immortal Jue Yunjian, so he just wanted to do it as soon as possible.

But Keqing was really worried about his condition, so she said.

"It's okay. It probably won't take much time."

Shen Zhigui was just saying it casually.

Keqing looked at the boy deeply, wanting to say something, but in the end she just let out a long breath and said, "It's up to you."

After saying that, she wanted to turn around and leave.

To this day, she still feels that she cannot understand this boy, see his true face, or figure out his thoughts. In other words, after that long talk that night, she realized that the differences between them were far greater than she had imagined, and they could not convince each other. Therefore, the "poetic world" that the boy mentioned was destined to have no place for her. Perhaps the boy will indeed help her govern Liyue in some way in the future, but it is estimated that after he fulfills that promise, it will not be long before he continues to set off on his next journey?

Although seeing the boy's condition, she realized that the fulfillment of the promise might become a distant prospect.

But after all, she didn't have much hope.

Rather, the fact that he could solve Xiao's karma had already far exceeded her ideal expectations.

and so.

She just confirmed the fact again:

She and the young man are from two different worlds, or rather, they have completely different views on the world, so they are destined not to stay under the same roof for long. After the rain, they are destined to go their separate ways.

Although……

This cloudy day seems to be particularly long.

But she was not sure whether Liyue was too big or too small for the boy and for herself. If Liyue was big enough, perhaps the boy would not be able to fulfill the promise throughout his entire life, from his youth to his old age, so he could only push the stone endlessly like Sisyphus in the myth he had told her about. Then he could stay in this country, and she would have enough time to convince him. But if Liyue was really that big, how could she say that she and he could stay in touch across such a long distance?

So the final meeting between the two may have been just a mistake that should not have happened at the beginning.

Although she never regretted saving the boy on that moonlit night.

But if he hadn't read that poem to himself at the beginning, perhaps what happened afterwards wouldn't have turned out like this?

Keqing couldn't help but say in her heart.

So, just pretend that he never read that poem to you.

She wanted to make up her mind, but the young man's clear voice came from behind her: "Speaking of which, Master Yuhengxing..."

That's it again.

she thinks.

Why is it that the boy always interrupts me at times like this and always gives me a little hope when I want to end the relationship between us?

Although in fact, there is nothing serious about the relationship between the two.

"what?"

But Keqing still turned her head and spoke to the boy.

"Can you advance part of the Shi Amber you promised me?"

Shen Zhigui just said.

Keqing's face suddenly twisted.

Chapter 40: Choice (Part 2)

But soon Keqing suppressed her anger and said, "Okay."

"So……"

Shen Zhigui asked Ganyu about the specific address of Master Liuyun Jiefeng. Ganyu was the secretary of the Liyue Seven Stars after all, and she obviously noticed the boy's intention, so she shook her head and said, "Normally, ordinary people can never get close to that place unless they hold the 'Hundred Taboos Scroll'. But even in that case, Mr. Shen, the 'Hundred Taboos Scroll' in your hand is definitely not less valuable than the stone amber that Keqing is going to hand over to you, and it may even be much more. And if you walk out of Master Liuyun's cave to find a place to store items outside the Absolute Cloud Room at that time, it will inevitably be too dangerous..."

Shen Zhigui thought about it and said, "Then let's go back to Liyue Harbor first."

Keqing immediately snorted coldly.

But perhaps because he had long been accustomed to Keqing's unreasonable anger, Shen Zhigui did not think much about it. He just set a time with them and then turned back to sleep and rest.

……

There was nothing remarkable on the way, and anyway, they returned to Liyue Harbor again.

Gan Yu had not expected that she would be delayed for so long because of this trip, so the first thing she did when she returned to Liyue Harbor was to go back to Yuehai Pavilion to deal with the work that would surely pile up in the next few days. But before leaving, she also instructed Shen Zhigui to find her at Yuehai Pavilion after he had found True Lord Gechenlangshi and before heading to True Lord Liuyunjiefeng's cave. She would accompany him to prevent him from getting lost.

Although Shen Zhigui felt that she was probably worried that he might be killed if he entered Jueyunjian in this state.

But it's better to have a guide than no guide at all.

So Shen Zhigui naturally agreed.

Keqing obviously also had to deal with her work as one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, so she did not continue to stay with the boy. She just said that he could continue to live in the room in her house while he was in Liyue Harbor, so that she could hand over the stone amber when the time came. Then she quickly used the thunder wedge to fly away.

So at this time Shen Zhigui was alone again.

However, perhaps at times like this, he would feel more comfortable.

Although it was actually quite nice to have a beautiful girl by your side, and it was very pleasing to the eye, Shen Zhigui still had to take the feelings of those two people into consideration. Of course, whether one had that intention subjectively was one thing, and whether one had done it objectively was another. After all, if you were to ask Keqing whether he had taken her feelings into consideration when she was with this young man, I guess Lady Yuheng would only say that she wanted to stab Shen Zhigui to death with a sword most of the time.

Therefore, the fact that Shen Zhigui has not yet been executed by the powerful Lord Yuhengxing can only mean that Lord Yuhengxing’s personal moral level is very high.

Although it is also possible that Lord Yuhengxing did not do so because of other things.

But all in all, Shen Zhigui was in a good mood when he was alone, and was preparing to take a walk around Liyue Harbor. After all, although he was recently accompanied by Ganyu and Keqing, the two holders of the Eye of God, in the wild, those two people were obviously not people who paid too much attention to personal enjoyment, and the Eye of God space did not store that much food, so although Shen Zhigui was not hungry along the way, the food he ate was really not that good. Although Shen Zhigui's judgment of food was not very delicate and demanding, but returning to Liyue Harbor, at least he had a choice -

But soon someone came and ruined his good mood.

"Is it Young Master Shen?"

The visitor was a woman in what looked like professional attire. She looked at the boy's face with suspicion, as if she had come to some conclusion in her mind. For a moment, the hostility on her face seemed to have faded a lot, and she just introduced herself in a seemingly serious manner:

"I am Bai Wen, the secretary of Lord Ningguang of Tianquan Star."

"Have you long admired your name?"

Shen Zhigui said.

Although his memory of Ningguang's secretaries had become vague.

But Bai Wen was obviously not interested in such meaningless small talk. He just nodded slightly and said, "Lord Ningguang wants to see you. Please follow me."

Shen Zhigui didn't want to move at all, and just said, "Can we change the time?"

"Didn't you just arrive at Liyue Harbor? You probably haven't contacted anyone yet, right?"

Bai Wen, who was walking in front, stopped and turned around when he heard the young man's words, and said with a suspicious look on his face.

Shen Zhigui immediately thought to himself, "You guys have such good intelligence, why are you still looking for me? Haven't you already known everything you should know? If you ask me about things you shouldn't know, I'm sure I won't tell you!"

"Well, I just came back from outside the city. It seems impolite to meet the Lord of Tianquanxing in this attire, right?"

Shen Zhigui immediately found an excuse.

"Isn't that good?"

Bai Wen immediately spoke frankly.

Shen Zhigui immediately cast a suspicious look over there.

"Ahem," the secretary coughed twice before saying, "What I mean is that the way you went to see Lady Ningguang is enough to prove your respect and love for her. As soon as you heard the news about her, you went to see her without caring about anything else."

It's not that I respect or love him.

Shen Zhigui just said it in his heart.

But he always felt that there was something wrong with the secretary's attitude.

But he was too lazy to investigate further, nor did he make any more excuses. He just followed her and walked towards Yue Haiting.

After all, at that time, the Qun Yu Pavilion was still built above Tian Heng Mountain, and the up and down passages were naturally built near the Yue Hai Pavilion below. So when Shen Zhigui went to Yue Hai Pavilion, he could see Gan Yu writing furiously on the piled-up documents that filled the entire desk from the window. He shook his head and said, "It's really hard..."

Both as her and as her colleague.

Although her colleague is probably just being sleazy.

Of course, it may also be because they cannot keep up with Ganyu's efficiency, so in fact they can only rely on Ganyu as the center of their work in many things. Once Ganyu leaves, they will fall into a state of leaderlessness, just like a car without its core engine, and naturally it will not be able to run.

"You... know Ganyu?"

Bai Wen also heard the young man's sigh, and immediately asked out of curiosity.

Shen Zhigui suddenly became curious: "Since you know that I came back from outside the city not long ago, don't you know who I went with and what I did before? Isn't it because of that matter that Ningguang came to me to ask for details?"

"You have to call me Master Ningguang!"

Bai Wen first corrected the boy's address, and then said:

"I came here to find you after hearing about you from the Qianyan Army. As for what you said, Baishi was in charge. I was just responsible for informing you."

"In this case……"

Shen Zhigui originally wanted to ask why they didn't just let the Qianyan Army notify him to go find Ningguang, but when he thought about the password he would have to exchange before going to the Qun Yu Pavilion, he didn't ask any further.

Chapter 41: Choice (Part 2)

In the Jade Pavilion.

This towering castle in the sky was built by Tianquan, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue. In a sense, it represents the power of this wealthy woman who started from scratch and became one of the Seven Stars and is well-known in the whole of Teyvat. Although it is not known whether there was any abuse of public power for private purposes during the construction process, why should we make such a clear distinction? Didn't Tianquan make great contributions to Liyue society?

These playful thoughts flashed through Shen Zhigui's mind. Under the guidance of the secretary, he went to the room where Ningguang handled official business. He saw the figure with red eyes and white hair behind the desk, who looked like a flawless jade.

The beauty shifted her gaze from the document in her hand to the pale young man, who now looked bloodless. After a moment's silence, she said, "Nice to meet you again, Young Master Shen..."

"Let's skip the small talk, shall we?"

Shen Zhigui just said.

If it were any other time, he wouldn't mind gossiping a little, but his current mental state wasn't very good, and he was too lazy to bother dealing with her, so he chose to get straight to the point.

"But in my opinion, greetings are necessary etiquette. Not only can they express appropriate concern for each other and bring each other closer, but they can also be used to test each other's intentions." Ningguang just smiled lightly. Her momentary brilliance almost filled the entire room, making the room filled with sweet air. However, she soon restrained her smile, looked at the young man seriously, and said, "But if you don't like it, I will get straight to the point. I would like to ask you, can you teach your martial arts to others?"

Shen Zhigui suddenly became a little more serious and looked at the woman.

"I think you have already discovered it, right? Everyone in Wangshu Inn is an intelligence officer, so they also sent back intelligence. So now I know very well how much sacrifice you made to treat the guardian Yaksha general. But if your martial arts can be passed on to others and the Qianyan Army can learn it, then the treatment of the guardian Yaksha general and even the cleaning of the remains of the demon god may not necessarily go through your hands..."

The brilliance in her eyes was frightening:

"Of course, I also know that your martial arts are the foundation of your life and are irreplaceable to you, but I believe that nothing in the world cannot be priced. As long as you are willing to teach your martial arts to the Qianyan Army, as long as I can do it in Liyue, I will let you do it. How about it?"

Shen Zhigui just shook his head: "No one who says such words will believe it, and no one who hears it will believe it. Why does Lord Ningguang have to make fun of me?"

"But I really don't know what you are thinking, not to mention that you will enter the immortal cave in Jueyunjian in the near future to seek immortals. If we meet again, I am afraid that you and I will be gray-haired, or even separated by life and death, right?"

"That's not the case."

Shen Zhigui wondered why both Keqing and Ningguang thought that he had to spend a lot of time learning from that talkative True Lord. He was just going to learn the technique of making the Dust Song Pot, which probably wouldn't take long. As for the deal she mentioned...

Shen Zhigui thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I don't think my martial arts are any secret knowledge. Although most of them are quite dangerous during practice, if a small part is properly controlled, there probably won't be any problem. However, I'm afraid this matter is not something you can decide."

"Your Excellency, are you saying that the price you requested is something that I, as a Tianquan Star, cannot provide, and that all the seven stars of Liyue need to vote on it?"

Shen Zhigui shook his head.

"what does that mean?"

"What I mean is that this requires the decision to be made by Emperor Yanwang himself."

Shen Zhigui just said it lightly.

Ningguang immediately looked at the young man deeply.

Her gaze seemed to be looking through the boy's eyes and into the thoughts deep in his soul, but she only saw the boy shook his head lightly and said, "In any case, now is not the time for you and me to make a decision, so please forgive me for not accompanying you for a while, Lord Tianquanxing."

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Ningguang looked at the young man carefully and said, "I think your energy and blood are weak now, and it is time for you to rest and recuperate. Although the Qunyu Pavilion is not as quiet and secluded as Jueyunjian, far away from people, at least there are people who can help serve and take care of some unnecessary trivial matters. If you are interested, why not rest and recuperate here?"

"Lord Ningguang..."

Hearing this, Bai Wen, who was standing next to the boy, could no longer stand:

The Qun Yu Pavilion is now clearly Ningguang's boudoir. If a young traveler from another place were to live there, who knows how much gossip would spread in the future. Moreover, although she also believes in Ningguang's ability, from what Lady Ningguang has just described, this young man can actually cure the legendary guardian Yaksha General. If he has any bad intentions, they may not be able to stop him!

But when she saw Shen Zhigui, she just waved her hand: