Reading poems from Teyvat

"The him you are talking about is Brother Shen?"

Shen He just said.

"Are you really a senior sister and a junior brother?"

When Keqing heard her call Shen Zhigui like that, she couldn't help but ask hesitantly.

Because even though she called Shen Zhigui her junior brother, Shen Zhigui always called Shen He by her name and never called her senior sister.

"That's just my junior brother's bad taste."

Shen He just said it calmly.

"Bad taste?"

"Master Liuyun said earlier that if you give up halfway through learning mechanical arts, she would not recognize you as her disciple. But you had already decided to give up halfway, so you have never changed your name," Shen He just looked at the girl and said, "But I have always regarded him as my junior brother. As for why you do this, it is purely out of your personal bad taste. He has no intention of denying this relationship. This is what he said."

To be honest, Shen Zhigui's behavior is very consistent with her understanding of teenagers.

However, in her opinion, Shen Zhigui was not the kind of person who would explain his bad taste to others.

But he did this to the woman in front of him.

Is it just because the two of them have been senior-senior sister and junior-senior for less than a month?

Keqing thought with some anxiety.

At this time, Shen Zhigui came out again and stood in front of her, as if hesitating. Seeing this, Keqing thought he wanted to keep this residence, so she said, "If you want to continue living here in the future, I will have someone take care of this room on time..."

"No, that's embarrassing."

Shen Zhigui just said.

"Nothing. I have plenty of empty rooms anyway. Yours won't hurt." As one of the most prestigious families in Liyue, Keqing was indeed qualified to say such things. Seeing that the boy was still hesitant, she thought for a moment and said, "If you are willing to be my advisor, the rent will be waived."

"What advice can I give with my limited knowledge..."

Although Shen Zhigui does have some self-confidence as a postmodern civilized person who looks down on people in the feudal era, he cannot say that his insights can definitely guide the future, not to mention that he has never come into contact with a politician of Keqing's level in real life. If you ask him to give some advice, he will definitely be happy to do some politics, but if you ask him to participate in specific work, he will probably be completely in the dark.

"Then it would be okay for you to be my sparring partner, right?"

Keqing said.

Shen Zhigui suddenly looked embarrassed:

Although he has recovered most of it now and his "Nanshan Dawn Snow Jade-like" has been slightly mastered, Keqing's speed is also getting faster and faster. In this situation, he can't help but wonder if teaching her the move "Come Like Thunder and End With Fury" was a self-inflicted blow. After all, if he defeats her, he might be able to take advantage of her again!

But Keqing is definitely not the kind of person whose strength will remain stagnant.

The more Shen Zhigui practiced with her, the more he realized that this girl, who looked only 17 or 18 years old, was extremely talented in martial arts. So it would only become more and more difficult to defeat her if they continued practicing like this! Isn't this just making things more difficult for himself?

Of course, this was not the purpose of Shen Zhigui talking to her.

So he said directly: "We'll talk about this later."

"Humph!"

Keqing glanced at him and said, "What do you want to say?"

"What I want to ask is, Lord Yuhengxing, can part of the amber in the contract we signed be exchanged for Mora?"

"No, a contract is a contract!"

Keqing made a prompt decision, and then she glanced at the boy suspiciously:

"Why do you want to exchange the amber for Mora? Didn't you say that the amber was used to practice your other martial arts? Now you have already practiced your other martial arts?"

"That's not true."

Shen Zhigui just said.

Although it was just that he got enough materials from the cave of Zhenjun Liuyun Jiefeng, and the jade essence was pure enough.

In addition, his royalties - most of which were actually given to him personally by Ningguang - were almost all spent. Although he had done some tasks in the Adventurer's Association while collecting materials and locating the remains of the demon god recently, the rewards were really a drop in the bucket. Of course, if Shen Zhigui was willing, he could actually take on some large-scale tasks and get generous rewards, but he really had no motivation to do so. After all, according to his thinking, he could get a handsome reward by selling the jade in his hands, so why should he spend time and effort doing those jobs?

But I didn't expect Keqing to be such a rigid person.

Of course, to be honest, Keqing is definitely not a completely rigid and inflexible person.

She just didn't want the young man to achieve his goal easily.

So at this moment she said: "If you need Mora, then accept my commission and become my advisor."

"How long is the deadline?"

Shen Zhigui asked tentatively.

"Three years... no, five years!"

Keqing stretched out her hand, spread her five fingers, and said.

Shen Zhigui immediately shook his head.

"So how long do you think is appropriate?"

"Didn't you say you were going on a diplomatic mission to Mond?" Shen Zhigui thought for a moment and said, "Then I will serve as your diplomatic advisor during your mission to Mond."

Although Keqing has always acted like a well-educated person, she couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart when she heard the boy's words:

Isn't the reason why she was going on a diplomatic mission to Mond just because he was also going to Mond and so she followed him?

Besides, he was just a traveler. Even if he had been to Mond before, the level he could access and the perspective he could observe were only within the scope of normal people. There was a decisive difference between the perspectives adopted by high-level officials like them. How could he have the nerve to say that he could serve as an advisor to the diplomatic envoys of the two countries?

But in the end, since her mission to Mond was a complete lie, theoretically she would not make any major diplomatic decisions in this operation. In other words, this trip to Mond was purely to accompany the boy on a trip.

Although she didn't understand why the boy wanted to go to Mondstadt.

So in the end she agreed to the boy's playful proposal.

Anyway, she could use this opportunity to ask him what he thought.

After all, he was born in a country whose system might be very strange compared to the countries on the continent of Teyvat. Not only Ganyu could see it, but she could also see it. The boy's words would occasionally reflect some policies of his country that might be very useful for reference for Liyue.

So there is nothing wrong in agreeing to him.

Chapter 63: Flowers Flying Everywhere in Spring City (Part 1)

Mondstadt, the so-called idyll city of wind and dandelions, the city of freedom—

Thousands of years ago, a weak elemental elf followed his friend to defeat the former tower king, the Tornado Demon, and ascended to the throne. He used his divine power to blow away the wind and snow in Mondstadt, making this country a place with spring all year round. However, the new wind god Barbatos did not choose to rule the country after doing these things, but returned freedom to the people. But after that, probably as the old song goes, "I gave you too much freedom", so some people among humans began to exercise high-pressure rule in the name of the nobility, standing over other people and bullying them, until one day, the Lionfang Knight Vanessa stepped forward, and Barbatos assisted her in overthrowing the rule of the old nobility, laying the foundation for the current political structure of Mondstadt's separation of powers between the Knights of Favonius and the Church of Favonius.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with you saying that the Knights of Favonius are actually the organization that manages Mondstadt.

After all, although "national affairs lie in sacrifice and war", the West Wind Church, which is in charge of sacrifices, will probably never hear the oracle of Barbatos, who sleeps all day long. Even Barbatos himself does not require the people of Mond to believe in him. In this case, the continued existence of the West Wind Church can only be attributed to the inertia of history and the fact that the people remember Barbatos. Otherwise, this institution would have long been in name only.

However, it is precisely because of this that the Faints of Solstice want to annex Mondstadt and change the Mondstadt people's faith to the Queen of Solstice.

So after Falga, the leader of the Knights of Favonius in Mondstadt, led a large number of elite troops on an expedition, the Fatui also became restless and began to move into Mondstadt in large numbers, even booking the most luxurious hotel in Mondstadt as their base of operations.

At this time, the eighth of the Fatui's eleven executive officers, "Lady", was browsing the intelligence collected by her subordinates.

To the countries outside of Solstice, the Fatui were a purely notorious spy organization. But to these executives, notoriety meant that their subordinates did an excellent job, so they could gain such a reputation. So the lady was very satisfied with what her subordinates had done. She browsed the intelligence at hand, thinking about what excuse to use to attack the now weak Mondstadt, so as to gradually seize Mondstadt and change the beliefs of this place, but she saw an unexpected piece of intelligence:

"Yuheng Star, one of the seven stars of Liyue, will arrive in Mondstadt soon."

"There are two people traveling together"

"One of them may be a disciple of the immortal."

Among the intelligence transmitted by the Fatui of Liyue, the information about Keqing of Yuheng Star is naturally very detailed. After all, although her whereabouts are erratic, she is a girl among the Seven Stars of Liyue who is used to doing things personally and is resolute. She would have appeared in many occasions, not to mention that she also raised the famous question to Liyue's Rock King Emperor at the Ceremony of Inviting the Immortals. So based on this intelligence, the Fatui speculated that her purpose was to investigate what a real country without the protection and rule of gods is like.

As for the companion who was suspected to be the immortal's disciple, the Fatui in Liyue speculated that she was sent by the immortal to target and investigate Yuheng Star, at least that was what they thought in private.

As for the self-proclaimed bard, he was regarded as a pretty boy who came between the two to ease the relationship.

In a sense, there is not much wrong with this.

But after seeing this information, the lady seemed a little surprised:

"Isn't the executive officer stationed in Liyue the one-track-minded young man who only knows how to pick fights? How could he be so sharp-sighted? But since he saw all this, why didn't he try to win over the immortal disciple earlier? At worst, he could have thought of winning over the bard and then approaching Yuhengxing, right?"

Faced with the lady's questioning, the Lei Ying sorcerer who delivered the information obviously did not dare to criticize his immediate superior and could only remain silent.

She didn't dare to say that the "young master" had not actually thought about these issues at all, and that the information was completely inferred by his subordinates. After the young master had reviewed it, he sent it to the lady only after he had no objection.

"So, we need to win over the bard first?"

Warlock Leiying wanted to act more professional, but he couldn't remember the bard's difficult-to-pronounce name for a moment, so he could only use this nickname.

But the lady shook her head:

"That's how it's done in Liyue."

She stood up. Compared to the average person, this woman, who was too tall, showed off her exaggerated curves to the fullest. However, her mature and charming face was full of coldness at this moment:

"Once they get to Mondstadt, we'll have to change our strategy."

"Choose a different strategy?"

"Stir up the hostility of that Yuheng Star or the Immortal disciple towards Mondstadt. If we find an opportunity, kill both of them and then frame the incident on the Knights of Favonius. This way, we can stir up conflict between the two countries and make Mondstadt deeply involved in diplomatic disputes with Liyue. It can also cause conflicts and even confrontation between the Liyue Seven Stars and those Immortals, which will naturally intensify the civil strife in Liyue and prepare for the seizure of the Heart of the Rock God."

The sorcerer Lei Ying expressed his sincere admiration for the lady's strategy:

This “lady” is indeed a long-established executive.

It's much better than my boss who only has the thought of picking a fight with someone in his mind.

"I guess that warrior Tartaglia wouldn't notice such details. Did you notice this information on your own?"

At this time, the lady said again.

"Forehead……"

Before Warlock Lei Ying could think of a good way to speak, he heard the lady approach him again and said condescendingly, "I need an intelligence officer who has a certain understanding of those three people to follow me and provide me with intelligence. Regardless of whether you have personally observed those people, I want to see further intelligence presented to me within three days of their arrival in Mondstadt. Can you do it?"

"For the Supreme Queen!"

The Leiying Warlock naturally responded to the lady's expectations respectfully.

"For a pure and flawless ideal country."

The lady also responded softly to the Warlock Lei Ying, but at this moment she seemed to be lost in the memories of the past, and her voice became erratic. But soon, she regained her composure, and her expression became cold again, and she ordered the Warlock Lei Ying:

"Go."

Naturally, the Leiying Warlock did not dare to delay, so he had to secretly estimate the distance of the three people, and then thought about what disguise to use to approach the three people, and left the room without being seen by anyone.

Chapter 64: Flowers Flying Everywhere in Spring City (Part 2)

Facing the visit of Yuhengxing, one of the seven stars of Liyue, who has the same status as herself, the current acting leader of the Knights of Favonius, Jean, also expressed deep concern:

Although she is the pen pal of another of the Liyue Seven Stars, namely Ningguang.

However, national affairs cannot be decided by relying on personal relationships among high-ranking officials.

Right now, because the leader of the Knights Falga is leading the elite of many knights on an expedition, the Knights of Favonius now only have a few cats and dogs, so Jyn has to do everything herself. The people in Mondstadt will only ask the Knights of Favonius for help when they encounter any problems, even if their cat is lost, they will ask the Knights of Favonius for help, and Jyn will even go to deal with it personally. In this situation where the Knights of Favonius are seriously short of manpower and the Fatui have invaded Mondstadt in large numbers, it is inevitable that Jyn will worry too much.

So, after receiving the information sent back by Amber and before meeting that group of people, Jean went to consult her good friend, Lisa, the librarian of the Knights of Favonius, hoping that she could give some advice.

However, Lisa just yawned:

"As far as I know, Yuhengxing, one of the seven stars of Liyue, is just a young man who has just started out. It is said that when Morax from Liyue came to the world in person to convey the oracle, she questioned Morax, saying whether Morax would choose to leave Liyue sooner or later. Morax did not respond at that time, but her power has not been abolished until now. However, Morax has been quite wise for thousands of years, unlike Barbatos who doesn't care about anything. It can be seen that Yuhengxing should be deeply appreciated by Morax. Then, she is probably not the kind of person who would have any evil thoughts because of Mondstadt's weakness..."

Qin relaxed a little, but still said, "But she seems to be traveling with a woman who looks like a fairy from Liyue legend, named Shen He. Lisa, do you have any idea?"

Lisa pressed her forehead and carefully searched her memory:

"Hasn't the immortals of Liyue asked about the affairs of Liyue Port for a long time? Could it be that the words of Yuhengxing angered those immortals? If so..."

She began to think carefully, but with this little information, she really couldn't think of more possibilities, so Qin went with the flow and said, "In that case, you can accompany me to meet those two people."

Lisa originally wanted to refuse, but when she saw the tired look on her friend's face, she couldn't bear to let her work too much, so she nodded in agreement.

Then the two met with Keqing, who was nominally Liyue’s diplomatic envoy, in the office of the Knights of Favonius.

Although Qin and Lisa were a little surprised that there were three people coming.

However, when they saw that Shen Zhigui did not have the Divine Eye, while the other two had the Divine Eye, they couldn't help but choose to ignore him.

After all, no matter what, the Eye of God is indeed a symbol of superiority in Teyvat.

Not to mention that Jean and Lisa are both people with divine eyes.

In fact, it is precisely because of the Eye of God that they can have their current status.