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"Forget it. This has nothing to do with me. Let that woman Ningguang worry about it." After stretching hard, Keqing looked up at Yu Qi, and her words seemed to become cheerful.

"By the way, Mr. Yu Qi, do you know about the Immortal Summoning Ceremony?"

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Chapter 171: The Fatui and the "Foreign Treaty"

"Ceremony of summoning the immortals? Are you referring to the 'Seven Star Ceremony of Summoning the Immortals'? Of course I know that. What's wrong?" Tilting his head, Yu Qi looked at Keqing curiously.

After traveling to Liyue for such a long time, Yu Qi had already understood Liyue's customs and culture. He had naturally heard a little about the "Seven Stars Summoning the Immortals Ceremony", Liyue's most grand and solemn annual ceremony, and had collected some related information.

According to legend, the historical origins of the "Seven Stars Summoning the Immortals Ceremony" are very ancient, so ancient that Liyue had not yet been established as a country, and so ancient that Liyue Port had not yet been built.

In that ancient and cute era, during every harvest season, the ancestors of Liyue would select representatives from among the farmers to welcome and see off the Rock Demon God, who had not yet become the Rock God.

They offered rich sacrifices and solemn blessings, and then listened attentively to the instructions of the gods.

The Rock Demon will announce the business direction for the year to everyone, thereby guiding mortals to prosperity and overcome disasters, and the land of Liyue will remain stable.

This is the original ceremony of inviting the immortals.

Later, after the Demon War was settled, Liyue Harbor gradually rose. Liyue was a country of "contract" that valued commerce and trade.

Naturally, the "Seven Stars", representing the various industrial and commercial industries in Liyue Harbor, became the medium between the common people of Liyue Harbor and the Geo King.

They are responsible for communicating directly with the rock god, conveying oracles to the people in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, and announcing the guidelines for the whole year.

It is a matter of gods, and it is the only opportunity in Liyue to openly meet the gods. Every year, the "Seven Stars Summoning Gods Ceremony" attracts a large number of foreign tourists to visit.

In the minds of many merchants in Liyue Harbor, the words of the God of Rock are more precious than gold.

Every time the Rock Lord Emperor descends, no matter how far away they are, the merchants in Liyue Harbor will try their best to rush back to their hometown in person or send someone to get the Rock Lord's guidance to ensure prosperous business throughout the year.

As the name suggests, the distinguished person who presides over the "Seven Stars Inviting the Immortals Ceremony" can only come from within the "Seven Stars". No one else can interfere.

Recalling the description of the "Seven Stars Inviting the Immortals Ceremony" that he had read in the book, Yu Qi raised his eyebrows: "I remember that there was a rumor that the person in charge of the Inviting the Immortals Ceremony this year was Yu Heng of the Seven Stars, that is, you, Miss Keqing?"

"Yes." Keqing nodded with a smile and did not deny it. In fact, this matter was already a semi-open secret in Liyue Harbor.

Any businessman with a little bit of ability can get this information through his own connections. The only ones who don’t know are probably ordinary civilians.

In fact, they don't really care about it.

Among the people who go to watch the "Seven Stars Invitation to the Immortals Ceremony" every year, the smallest number are the people of Liyue. This is probably the legendary "attraction that locals don't go to."

"The ceremony to invite the immortals will be held next weekend, and I will be in charge of presiding over it."

As she spoke, Keqing glanced at Yu Qi and asked, "I remember that you have just arrived in Liyue Harbor not long ago, so you probably haven't participated in the ceremony of inviting the immortals yet, right? Would you like to come and see it this time? I can arrange for you to get a seat closer to the ceremony site."

"Hmm~hahaha, since Miss Keqing has invited me, I will not refuse."

After all, Yu Qi was quite interested in Zhongli's 'Morax form'.

"By the way, Miss Keqing, is this considered abusing your power for personal gain?" Yu Qi raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, "If Lord Tianquan knew about this, I'm afraid I would be punished!"

“Oh, who dares to punish you!” Keqing rolled her eyes at Yu Qi and couldn’t help but complain: “With your connections, it’s good enough that you don’t deliberately cause trouble for us Seven Stars!”

I had just been in Liyue Harbor for half a month when I met Yan Fei and Gan Yu, two famous half-immortals who also had a high status in Liyue Harbor, and my relationship with them was ambiguous.

In addition, he also met at least three immortals through various opportunities. According to gossip, these immortals have a very good relationship with Yu Qi, and even the Emperor seems to be paying attention to him...

In addition, the "Blue Wish" shop sold "blood recovery pills" and "body strengthening pills" to the Thousand Rock Army, and countless lives were saved during this period.

Although he has never been seen in person, the name "Boss Yu Qi" has long been famous in the Qianyan Army. I don't know how many Qianyan soldiers who were saved by the blood recovery pill are grateful to him.

In addition, many departments of the Seven Stars and Eight Gates, as well as the Adventurer's Association, have also reached cooperative relations with him...

In short, although Yu Qi stayed in the store every day during this period and did not go out to expand his network, there were people throughout Liyue, both in the military and political systems, who were directly or indirectly related to him.

This kind of connection...even if one of the Seven Stars wants to touch him, he has to think twice.

At the very least, Keqing will definitely take the initiative to protect Yu Qi at that time, and Ningguang will probably be no exception.

Listening to Keqing's analysis of her current status, Yu Qi blinked, a little confused: "So, I am considered a big businessman now? I always feel that it is not real."

“What else?” Keqing couldn’t help but roll her eyes again. Seeing his confused look, she said helplessly, “In fact, even if you don’t have those so-called connections, just based on the help your blood-recovering pills have brought to the Qianyan Army, Qixing will definitely send you an invitation no matter what.”

"I am just offering you a gift and letting you know in advance."

"Is that so? That's fine too." Nodding, Yu Qi gradually calmed down from the shock of 'I'm so awesome, how come I didn't know', and said indifferently: "Anyway, I'm also very curious, I want to take a closer look at what Morax looks like."

"You should call him Emperor Rock King. If someone hears you saying this, they will say you are disrespectful to the Emperor." Keqing made a casual correction, a look of confusion on her face. She glanced at Yu Qi hesitantly, and just as she was about to speak, her eyes suddenly froze.

Suddenly, Keqing reached out and grabbed him. Yu Qi looked over with some confusion. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Keqing raised her hand and gestured in front of her red lips: "Shh~"

Then, he quietly pointed to the ruins not far away.

Looking in the direction of Keqing's finger, several strange-looking figures appeared in Yu Qi's sight next to a pile of ruins.

"Who are these people?" Looking at the seemingly familiar dressing style, Yu Qi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"They are the Fatui. Look, they are the Ice Gun Heavy Guards from the advance team!"

He was dressed in light blue, had a fat figure, and carried a huge bucket on his back, which was engraved with the symbol of the ice element. There was a pipe next to the bucket, which was connected to an ice-blue pistol on the ground that was as thick as an ordinary person's thigh.

"That's the Water Gun Heavy Guard!"

Except for the color changing to dark blue and the symbol on the body becoming water element, everything else is almost exactly the same as the Ice Gun Heavy Guard.

"Thunder Hammer Vanguard."

He was of burly build, dressed in purple and black clothes, and next to him was a huge iron hammer that was thicker than an ordinary person's waist, with the mark of the element of thunder printed on the hammer head.

"And there's the Wind Fist Vanguard Army!"

Dressed similarly to the Thunder Hammer Vanguards, they wore a pair of huge boxing gloves on their arms, with faint wind elements flowing on them.

Looking at the four Fatui sitting around the fire, Keqing's expression was a little serious: "As the name suggests, if the Fatui want to attack somewhere, the first people to explore the way are usually these advance teams."

"They are the most common soldiers among the Fatui, but don't underestimate them. Each of these advance team members is equipped with equipment that can control elemental forces to a certain extent. Although it is speculated that there may be a price to pay for using these equipment, this does not hinder the strength of these advance team members."

"Especially, the members of the advance team always go out together and cooperate with each other. Many people with God's Eye are no match for them!"

After carefully introducing these people's identities to Yu Qi, Keqing let out a sigh of relief: "I didn't expect to meet them in Lingju Pass. I wonder what the Fatui are planning. Are they planning to attack the ruins here?!"

"Uh..." Seeing Keqing's solemn expression, Yu Qi couldn't help but frowned, and looked with some confusion at the Fatui advance team members who were sitting in front of the fire in the distance, apparently cooking lunch.

After a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Speaking of which, aren't these people soldiers from the Kingdom of Winter? Why are they on Liyue's territory? And from what you said, they seem to be very dissatisfied and fearful of them?"

"In that case, why don't you choose to expel them all from Liyue? With your status as a Seven Star, you should be able to do that, right?"

"..." Hearing this, Keqing was silent for a moment, and finally said helplessly: "I want to, too."

"But firstly, the Fatui are the special envoys of the Kingdom of Winter, and they have trade relations with many guilds in Liyue. If we rashly choose to expel them without a legitimate reason, it will easily cause a diplomatic dispute."

"Secondly, the Fatui are numerous and generally powerful. In addition, many of them are good at infiltrating as spies. If we forcibly expel them by force, it will easily cause chaos and lead to a deterioration of the situation in Liyue."

“Finally…” Keqing paused and said expressionlessly, “The Fatui and Liyue already have a signed Foreign Treaty. They can station troops in the countries that have signed the treaty, so it is natural that they can come and go freely.”

"What? 'Foreign treaty'? Garrison?" Stunned for a moment, Yu Qi looked at Keqing in shock: "Are you kidding?"

"Yes." Keqing nodded somewhat humiliatedly and said helplessly, "The 'Foreign Treaty' states that the Fatui can station troops in the countries that sign the treaty for free, and the Kingdom of Winterfell has immunity in economic fields such as commerce. In return, the Fatui will protect the signatory countries of this treaty."

"Huh? Protection? Are you sure?" Yu Qi blinked and frowned, "Let's not talk about it first. The Fatui didn't contribute to the monster riot in Liyue this time. The point is, I think Liyue's strength is not inferior to that of Zhidong, right? Why do we need their protection?"

"It is true. The 'Outer Border Treaty' is just a decoration for many countries. The Fatui have never taken any action to protect Liyue. Many people who know about this treaty are indignant about it, but... this is a contract signed by the Geo King himself after all!"

"Perhaps, he has his own ideas! Or perhaps the Ice God of Winter has offered an offer that the Emperor cannot refuse." Biting her lip, Keqing's eyes were filled with reluctance: "In short, as mortals, we have no right to interfere with the decision of the gods."

"This..." Looking at Keqing's resentful look, Yu Qi opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Her heart was shaking. Keqing took a few deep breaths, calmed down her boiling emotions, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry. I've been feeling a little irritable recently because of various things."

"It's okay, I understand."

Shaking her head slightly, Keqing's gaze fell on the Fatui again, and her tone returned to its previous calmness: "In fact, the 'Outer Border Treaty' didn't bring much impact."

"After all, these Fatui didn't cause any damage when they came in. Most of them were concentrated in various ruins in the wilderness. Apart from the fact that it makes people feel a little uncomfortable from a political perspective, everything else is fine."

"Besides, since we are in the wild..." Keqing narrowed her eyes with a sinister smile, "This means that if we are attacked, it will be difficult for these Fatui to find the murderer."

"Σ(｀д′*ノ)ノ"

Looking at Keqing with a bit of surprise, Yu Qi's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help asking: "You seem to have a lot of experience in this?"

"Then... ahem, of course not!" Keqing coughed twice in embarrassment, blinked her eyes, and whispered: "I am the Seven-Star Jade Balance, how could I do something that would damage my image?"

"At most... there is a legend about an unknown adventurer nicknamed 'Quick Rain' who likes to attack Fatui in the wild."

"Hmm..." Yu Qi nodded seriously, with an 'I understand' expression on his face, and laughed softly: "Then I wonder if Lady Kuaiyu would mind having an extra helper nicknamed 'Xi Zai'!"

As he spoke, Yu Qi reached out and touched his clothes, and the black robe on his body instantly changed its appearance, turning into a gray short shirt, and a somewhat hideous Nuo mask was put on his face.

"In terms of strength, I am still a little confident!"

"Hey! Are you an alchemist?" Keqing looked at Yu Qi's operation with some surprise. She carefully moved closer and whispered, "Help me do it too. I didn't bring any camouflage clothes with me this time when I came to the Abyss."

“Uh, are you sure?” Yu Qi looked at Keqing in surprise, his expression a little stiff: “What? If I help you do this, wouldn’t it be the same as…”

"Don't worry, of course I know!" With a blush on her face, Keqing whispered, "It's just a coat, it's nothing."

"Okay! I'm sorry for the offense." As he spoke, Yu Qi stretched out his hand and pressed it on Keqing's shoulder. A faint refining formation flashed by, and Keqing's clothes instantly turned into a black gown. A hood on her head covered her purple hair, and she also had a Nuo mask on her face, the same style as Yu Qi's.

There was a strange look in his eyes, and Yu Qi couldn't help but cough lightly in his heart.

guilt guilt...

But I didn’t expect that Keqing, who looks ordinary on the surface, is actually so impressive.

Chapter 172 Annihilation

After completing the disguise, Keqing and Yu Qi relied on the ruins and trees for cover and carefully moved towards the Fatui.

Seeing that they were about to approach the ruins where they were, Yu Qi just raised his hand and was about to put a seed seal on them, but Keqing stopped him with her quick eyes and hands.

Pointing silently to the path not far from the ruins, Keqing gestured and whispered, "Be careful, there are still enemies!"

Cautiously shrinking his body, Yu Qi carefully stuck his head out to look over there. Three figures were walking towards them from a corner of the ruins not far away, in a formation of one in front and two behind.

"Is that also the Fatui?" Looking at the familiar clothes and decorations on the other party, Yu Qi leaned close to Keqing's ear and asked in a low voice.

As if being breathed out by the hot air from Yu Qi, Keqing's crystal earlobes turned slightly red, and then she nodded quietly.

"The two behind are the Rock Guerrilla and the Fire Gun Guerrilla of the Fatui's advance team. One can create a rock element shield with the rock staff in his hand, and the other can use the fire gun in his hand to attack from a distance."

After saying that, Keqing glanced at the Fatui wearing a black hood who was walking in the front and said softly, "The one in the front is the Fatui's debt collector, a special agent under the Fatui."

"You must be careful, he has an evil eye that was created by the Fools for research, which can allow the user to gain power similar to the "Eye of God". It is very dangerous!"

"Debt handler..." Yu Qi narrowed his eyes and stared at the familiar outfit, a hint of coldness inadvertently appearing in his eyes.

If the previous advance team was nothing special, then Yu Qike was very familiar with the attire of this person. Among the extremely disgusting aura he felt in the Northland Bank before, there was a person dressed like this!

At this moment, after hearing Keqing's explanation, he reacted instantly.

"So, what makes me feel sick is actually the power of the evil eye?"

If he remembered correctly, in the inherited memories of Fushe and Yingda, there was a force with a similar aura appearing, that is... the remnants of the demon god!

"Who?!" Perhaps because Yu Qi's gaze was too sharp and cold, the debt collector not far away suddenly stopped, turned his head and looked over here and shouted: "Who is over there, sneaking around!"

While shouting, the debt handler flicked his wrist, and three sacrificial knives glowing red flew out instantly, drawing arcs in the air and stabbing towards the location where Yu Qi and the others were.

Before he finished speaking, the rock staff guerrillas and musket guerrillas following behind him reacted, raising their rock staffs and muskets high and aiming at the corner where Yu Qi and the others were hiding.

At the same time, the four members of the advance team who were sitting around the fire not far away also stood up with a start, holding their weapons tightly and strode towards this side.

"Oh no, we've been discovered!" Keqing shouted and rushed out without hesitation: "I'll deal with the debt collector, you stop the Water Gun Heavy Guards."

Listening to the voice in his ears, Yu Qi raised his hand and made a square, framing all the Fatui in front of him one by one: "Spread."

In an instant, incomparably pure grass elemental power seemed to emerge out of thin air, condensing into the shape of a Seed Seal, covering the bodies of many Fools.

After doing all this, Yu Qi waved his hand casually, and a deep lightning light appeared on his fingertips. Then a sacred thunder halo appeared behind Keqing. Three triple thunder seals were symmetrically inlaid on the ring, and a narrow eye with deep lightning light hung high above it.

"Hah~" Keqing shouted angrily, and she felt refreshed. There seemed to be thunder flashing in her ears. The lightning elemental force that she had easily controlled in the past was now cheering and actively cooperating with her. The powerful lightning elemental force filled her body, giving her an inexplicable illusion that she was omnipotent!