Reading poems from Teyvat

Or did she feel that Ningguang and Keqing's fight over her would cause the authority of the Liyue Seven Stars to plummet?

No, it would be a bit too self-indulgent to think so.

Shen Zhigui said in his heart.

Of course, at this stage, he likes Keqing much more than Ningguang.

But in the final analysis, although that little bit of affection can be said to be normal affection between men and women, it is not enough to make Shen Zhigui change his views and plans, so it is just that level. At present, he has no intention of continuing to deepen his relationship with Keqing, so Ganyu's worries are purely groundless... right?

But if you don't think this way, the conclusion you draw seems even more outrageous.

After Shen Zhigui took the drink from Ningguang's hand, he drank it in one gulp and put the cup aside. However, he didn't taste what it tasted like at this time. He just pretended to be calm.

Ningguang was examining the two women sitting on both sides who had a close relationship with the immortals and whose clothes were dressed in very similar tones. Ganyu seemed a little uncomfortable with Ningguang's playful look, so she lowered her head and took the menu, but it was obvious that she only ordered vegetarian dishes. Shen He did not shy away from the look in the eyes of this powerful woman, and the two of them started to confront each other in the air.

Finally, Ningguang nodded:

"I didn't expect that Mr. Shen has such a lovely side in private..."

Shen Zhigui started coughing immediately.

"Cute or something..."

Not suitable to describe yourself, right?

Shen Zhigui always felt that this adjective had nothing to do with a otaku like him.

"I think it's appropriate, at least for now."

Ningguang seemed to see through the boy's thoughts and just said.

Shen Zhigui could only change the topic, but he couldn't find a suitable one, so he could only talk to Ganyu who had just sat down. However, Ganyu just called the waiter to take the order without looking at Shen Zhigui. Shen Zhigui felt bored and could only lower his head to eat. But then he heard Ningguang speak again, "Speaking of which, what do you think of my question, Mr. Shen?"

"what is the problem?"

After being interrupted by these two people, Shen Zhigui almost forgot most of the previous conversation.

"Master Shen, do you sincerely hope that everyone living in this country can obtain the happiness they want, just like me?"

Shen Zhigui thought about it, and finally felt that it was unnecessary to avoid the question, but he just said casually: "But the happiness that everyone wants may not be the same, right? For some people, it may even conflict with each other. For example, a shallow and vulgar person like me sometimes even thinks about living a decadent life with three wives and four concubines. But for women, this idea is a heinous crime, right?"

Ningguang really didn't expect Shen Zhigui to say such words in such an occasion.

I just stared at him blankly for a long time.

Shen He and Gan Yu beside her just stared at her blankly. Finally, when Gan Yu saw that the other two were silent, she spoke first and said, "This idea is indeed not a good one."

"Right, but for some people, this is the life they dream of?"

Shen Zhigui just said it casually.

Ningguang couldn't tell for a moment whether he was speaking the truth, saying that his dream life was to have three wives and four concubines, that he was a perverted bastard who only cared about whether he could have so many beautiful girls living with him, but didn't care about their true thoughts or their souls, or whether he just wanted to take this opportunity to discuss the appearance and definition of so-called happiness, and how to satisfy himself to the minimum extent without violating the will of others -

Although this will definitely lead us off topic.

She had a clear understanding of the boy's attitude of telling lies with open eyes.

Therefore, we must not allow the young man to arbitrarily control the direction of the conversation at this moment.

Ningguang said in her heart.

So at this moment she suddenly nodded and said, "In a sense, I think this idea is not a bad idea."

Ganyu immediately looked at the usually powerful Tianquan Star in astonishment.

After all, no matter how you look at it, this Tianquanxing is a representative of strong women. Why would she agree to the young man's idea of ​​having three wives and four concubines at this time?

Could it be that this Tianquanxing also wants to build a harem full of beautiful boys?

But aren’t all her personal secretaries women?

If she had this idea, she should have implemented it long ago.

"Humans are just some kind of animals after all, and it is a natural biological instinct for animals to want to occupy more mates, so I think it is very reasonable for you to have such an idea, Mr. Shen," Ningguang said leisurely, "but I think what you want is not those women who will obey you and let you do whatever you want as long as you pay them, but women who can talk to you about everything and give you just the right response at any time, right? And there are very few people like you, Mr. Shen, in the world, not to mention women who can keep up with your thinking, so it is understandable that you want to find more people to respond to you, but even so, those women must be individuals with strong personalities and selves. In this case, Mr. Shen, you have to get the common recognition of those people, make them feel that they can't live without you in this life, and make them tolerate others sharing your joys and sorrows. I'm afraid it's not easy to do it with your current casual and undisciplined appearance, right?"

Chapter 19: Today I Know Who I Am (Part 2)

Shen Zhigui didn't expect Ningguang to be so serious.

He looked at the lady with white hair and red eyes, whose age could not be determined from her appearance. She was the most mature lady with charm and elegance. He saw that her red and crystal eyes were filled with clarity. In this busy restaurant, this lady in luxurious clothes was as dignified as a god. She just stared at him with shining eyes, and everything around her seemed to be wiped out by a blurry brush.

And this kind of clear look is extremely rare for someone like her who has always been in a high position, right?

After all, as a political creature of this level, she often cannot directly express her true thoughts.

But now, she was looking at him with this look.

Although it is also possible that her acting skills have reached perfection.

But Shen Zhigui didn’t actually think that deeply about it.

Although Mr. Qian Zhongshu once said, "A boy of eighteen or nineteen who has no girlfriend often has as many women in his heart as the emperor's thirty-six palaces, and his heart is sometimes filthier than a public toilet. At the same time, he has lofty ideas about love. He hopes to have a woman who is in tune with his soul and has an intimate and pure relationship with him, pushing physical impulses far away, wrapping them in heavy embellishments, and not allowing them to reveal their true colors", but Shen Zhigui did not actually have so many expectations for love.

Perhaps it was because he had seen too many examples of breakups and reunions among his classmates online and in real life in his previous life, so he always felt that falling in love was more troublesome than joyful, and required more tolerance than indulgence.

As for physical impulses, although he did have them, he was tortured to death by the internal energy of "reaching the sky and the underworld" in recent times, so naturally he didn't have so many thoughts.

Although he did say something similar to Eula before.

But that's more of a reference to the country than to the partner.

Although in theory, there is not much difference between the two.

For example, didn’t Qu Yuan also use fragrant herbs and beautiful women to illustrate the relationship between the ruler and his subjects?

It's just that Shen Zhigui never thought about pursuing or looking for a woman who was spiritually compatible with him. Or, he never thought from the beginning that someone would change because of his words and deeds, so that the two of them would gradually get along with each other and fill the gaps in each other's souls in the process of getting along, because he thought he was such a stubborn person. Maybe before, when he was still living in the original world, for reasons such as study or work, he had to carefully hide his thoughts and choose silence to deal with classmates or colleagues.

If he continued to live in that world, perhaps at some stage in the future, he would probably still have to accommodate his family and have to fall in love or go on blind dates.

However, when he came to this world and truly touched those forbidden martial arts books, he understood that he finally had the qualifications to be willful.

For a young lady like Keqing, who comes from a prominent family and holds a high position at a young age, she actually has far more qualifications to be willful than him, right?

So if both sides are willful people, how can they accommodate each other?

So in response to Ningguang's question, Shen Zhigui simply said, "If I choose to change myself for the ideal of having three wives and four concubines, then can the me after the change be said to be the me who had that ideal at the beginning? So, Lord Ningguang, your question is actually meaningless. The reason why I am who I am does not depend on whether I can achieve that ideal, but on my current thoughts, so..."

When Shen Zhigui was about to say that he didn't necessarily want to have three wives and four concubines, Ningguang said:

"I'm not saying that Mr. Shen should change his casual and undisciplined attitude."

"what do you mean?"

"What I mean is, if Master Shen accomplishes unprecedented feats, ascends to a position that no one can replace, and becomes a legend known all over the world, then even if Master Shen does not change his character, there will still be people who can recognize your true nature through your deeds. Even if you already have a partner, some people will probably still be willing to offer themselves to stay with Master Shen, right?"

Ningguang just said with a smile.

Shen Zhigui hesitated for a moment:

No matter how you look at it, her words seem like an attempt to persuade him to do something for her.

And if he agreed with this statement, it would seem that everything he did was just to pick up girls.

Although from the perspective of motivation and results, it seems that this is not wrong.

After all, if Shen Zhigui could really punch the heaven and kick the abyss, he would probably still want to find a beautiful girl, or even build a huge harem or something.

After all, even from the story of Wang Ziyou, the so-called "acting while one is in the mood" does not necessarily mean going to see friends in the middle of the night.

I guess the possibility of going to a prostitute in the middle of the night is higher.

Of course, Shen Zhigui actually didn’t know whether there was such a place in Liyue Harbor.

But at this time, he still said to Ningguang:

"But according to what you said originally, the one who is worthy of me - let's put it that way, must be a woman with a strong personality. Those who choose to offer themselves to someone just because of a legend are definitely very vulgar and shallow, right?"

"But Mr. Shen, are you really that noble and elegant?"

Ningguang's rhetorical question was like pointing at the boy's nose and saying that he was vulgar and shallow.

Shen Zhigui couldn't even refute this statement.

"Not to mention, with your personality, Master Shen, you might get bored of a relationship in less than three months. In this case, even if it's just a fleeting relationship, it's just an insignificant change for you, Master Shen, right?"

"You talk as if someone really offered themselves to me."

Seeing that her words were getting more and more outrageous, Shen Zhigui couldn't help but complain about her.

"So, Master Shen, what you mean is that you will only do what I say if someone offers themselves to you first?"

A pipe appeared in Ningguang's hand at some point. She kept turning the exquisitely crafted pipe in her hand, looking at the boy thoughtfully.

Shen Zhigui just rolled his eyes:

"No, you misunderstood."

Then he added:

"Moreover, even if you order someone to offer themselves to you, it is not 'self-recommendation', it is just asking that person to obey your order."

Ningguang just smiled lightly. At that moment, her delicate white face seemed to be filled with brilliant light, which instantly suppressed all the colors, lights, mixed aromas of food, and boiling noise in the brightly lit restaurant:

"Of course I know about that kind of thing, but maybe someone really will fall in love with you after knowing your past and deeds."

Chapter 20: Today I Know Who I Am (Part 2)

"Who?"

Although he didn't know why Ningguang smiled like that at this time, Shen Zhigui immediately asked back.

"Well," Ningguang said as if she suddenly remembered something, "Speaking of which, Master Shen, since you have this idea, even if you want me to use the order we agreed on before to offer myself to you, I can still do that."

As a result, the gazes of the people sitting on both sides became heated at the same time. Even before Shen Zhigui expressed his opinion, Gan Yu said, "Well, Lady Ningguang, it's better not to make such jokes."

"I'm not joking. I've already signed a contract with Master Shen. If Master Shen really gives me that kind of order, I can only execute it unconditionally. Besides, this is just my personal matter. Ganyu, you don't have to be so nervous."

"But, how can a great Tianquan Star offer himself for such an agreement..."

Gan Yu became more and more shy as she spoke. Apparently, she did not have the courage to speak a certain word directly in public like Shen Zhigui and Ningguang. For this half-blood Qilin who had lived for thousands of years but had never been in love, this topic was a little too exciting no matter how you looked at it. In fact, when those two people were talking about those things unscrupulously, she actually wanted to run away. However, some subtle mood made her continue to sit down and listen to the boy's real thoughts——

She knew very well that the boy's demeanor now was exactly the same as that night when they chatted under the moon, so he was more or less serious, and she could get a glimpse of his true thoughts from his words.

The more she listened, the more she felt that the relationship between the two people seemed to be becoming very strange. If you say they were unfamiliar, it was indeed the case, because the young man seemed to have a suspicious and distant attitude towards Ningguang from beginning to end, as if he was keeping his distance from her; but if you say they were familiar with each other, it seemed that you could also say that, because these two people could actually exchange such ideas directly as if no one was around, and their exchange was even more in-depth than the night when she and the young man sat by the campfire, even to the point of offering themselves to each other and unconditionally obeying someone's orders.

When did they become like this?

Or when did Ningguang treat him like this...

Although it is not incomprehensible.

After all, the boy wrote that poem for her.

For this young man, getting closer to a woman in a short period of time seems to be a common thing.

He always has a way one way or another.

If poetry can't do it, he uses martial arts. If martial arts can't do it, he uses his bizarre insights and ideas. If his insights can't do it...

Although Ganyu actually doesn’t know Shen Zhigui that well.

But as far as she knew, even after Keqing had noticed his indecision and was refuted by him about the idea that humans should control the future of mankind, she did not choose to leave directly. Instead, she continued to accompany him, protect him, and even wanted to keep him, which was very telling.

But no matter how you look at it, what these two people said is a bit too much.

Why could Ningguang say such words so openly?

Ganyu lowered her head under Ningguang's playful gaze and stammered for a long time. Finally, Shen Zhigui broke the silence and said:

"I'm not that mean."

When Ningguang heard what Shen Zhigui said, she just looked at him strangely and said, "But this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you want to get close to me in the future, you may have to work harder than before, or even end up with nothing. You can only regret it for the rest of your life."

Shen Zhigui looked up at her and said, "Lord Ningguang, are you so sure that I will regret it in the future?"

“I have no doubt about it,” Ningguang just sat there, straightening her slender waist, as if deliberately showing off her extraordinary curves, and said, “After all, there are not many beauties like me in the whole of Liyue. If you miss me, Master Shen, you will definitely regret it.”

"Why do I feel like this isn't something someone would say if they wanted to make me regret it for the rest of my life..."

Shen Zhigui said immediately.

"Master Shen, don't you understand what it means to give first before you take?"

"So, Lady Ningguang also likes fishing?"