While Ouyang and Shen He were eating supper, a late-night guest came to Qunyu Pavilion.
"Captain Beidou actually visited Qunyu Pavilion at such a late hour, I'm really surprised."
In the reception room, Ningguang and Beidou sat opposite each other. As the host, Ningguang spoke first.
"Tell me about it. It shouldn't be a trivial matter for you to come to me so late at night."
"The ocean current outside Liyue Port is not right at this time."
"Oh?" Ning Guang's eyes became serious.
She looked at Beidou and asked, "Can you elaborate? After all, you are better at this aspect."
Beidou didn't talk nonsense. She explained: "After the defeat of the demon god Osel, the ocean currents near Guyun Pavilion changed somewhat."
"I originally thought this was just temporary. After all, with the appearance of the demon god Osel, it makes sense that the ocean currents have been changed. But now a week has passed, and there is no sign of the ocean currents recovering, so I think there must be something under the sea.
A huge monster exists."
"Is there any more evidence?" Ningguang asked again.
What Beidou said were just guesses, so it wouldn't seem so convincing.
That's why Ning Guang asked if there was any other evidence.
Unfortunately, Beidou shook his head and said, "No."
This is a bit difficult to handle.
Ning Guang looked at Beidou with a headache and felt a little anxious.
She was willing to believe in Beidou's experience, but it would be difficult to explain it to others based solely on the other party's words.
Naturally, the Seven Stars can make decisions with a single word. All Seven Stars have such authority over the people.
But this is no child's play. If this matter is really handled as if it is a serious matter, then the shipping trade of Liyue Port will definitely suffer losses.
There will definitely be protests!
Businessmen are not ordinary people. What businessmen care about is profits. Ningguang understands this very well.
Especially the previous incident in Auxerre has caused losses to some businessmen. If it happens again this time, the fundamental interests of Liyue Port will be severely hit!
In the final analysis, it is just based on speculation, which is too unconvincing.
Ning Guang rubbed her head with a headache. During the recent period, she had been really exhausted mentally and physically for the stability of Liyue Port.
"Captain Beidou, personally, I trust your experience very much, but if I only have these guesses, then I am very passive. I cannot stop the entire Liyue Port trade based on your words."
"In that case, Liyue Port may lose its status as the trade capital of the seven countries! I can't gamble!"
"You don't have to do this." Beidou didn't dwell on the other party's difficulties. She said calmly, "I'm just telling you my guess. What you want to do specifically is your business. Your difficulties, you
I don’t want to know about the considerations.”
After saying that, Beidou stood up and said goodbye: "I came here just to inform you about this. Now that I've finished talking, and I see that you seem to be very busy, I won't disturb you. Goodbye!"
She really just wanted to inform her. After all, she knew that just guessing was not enough.
However, the presence of powerful monsters in the sea was a big or small matter, and she couldn't pretend that she didn't know about it, so she appeared here late at night.
Now that things have been said, what to do specifically is to eliminate the headache. Beidou does not have any psychological burden on this.
"Wait a moment."
When Beidou was about to turn around and leave, Ningguang stopped him at the exit.
Looking at Beidou who turned around, Ningguang said seriously: "I have said before that I personally trust Captain Beidou's experience, so although I still need to weigh this matter, I hope that Captain Beidou will be able to
You don’t have to go on a long voyage, maybe there will be places where I need your help later.”
"Help? That's not impossible." Beidou said in business, "But I have so many brothers. If we don't sail far, the expenses will be quite high."
"Of course, I will be responsible for those expenses."
"It's refreshing enough, so I'll stay in Liyue Port recently."
Seeing that Ningguang agreed so readily, Beidou showed a smile on his face and agreed to the other party's request.
Beidou just left.
Ningguang sat down again, the tassel on her forehead swaying slightly, and the complexity of the situation made her frown deeply.
Common people, merchants, as well as merchants and envoys from other countries are all in Liyue Port now.
Out of selfish motives, after learning from Ouyang that the emperor was not dead, she still did not choose to announce the matter to stabilize people's hearts.
Neither did Keqing, she felt that Keqing should have the same meaning as her - to make Liyue ready for a new era!
But there is a saying that goes well, only when you lose it do you know how precious it is.
After losing his god, Ning Guang understood more deeply what Morax meant to the people of Liyue.
After the people of Liyue Port learned that Lord Yan had died, they were filled with the most sorrowful feeling, and their energy and spirit felt like the sky was falling, making it difficult for Ning Guang to move forward.
She spent a lot of effort to slowly calm down the people of Liyue and stabilize the entire Liyue Port.
For this reason, she even accepted the rumors such as "The emperor is not dead, he just faked his death to lure out the devil in the sea".
Even now, she has not informed the people exactly about the emperor's death on the bulletin board.
Now we can only delay, let time heal the gap in people's hearts, and then wait for a suitable time to announce the news.
It's a pity that in such a difficult situation, there are still monsters waiting for opportunities in the sea to cause trouble, which makes Ningguang feel more and more heavy on his burden.
What an eventful year it has been.
At this time, Bai Xiao, who was standing by, thought for a long time and said hesitantly: "Sir, your family has a restaurant in Chihuyan. It usually doesn't do much business. Now these days, it is almost used to entertain the sailors of the Beidou fleet.
Yes, if you let the Beidou fleet stay, you don’t have to spend this money.”
"That's different." Ningguang rubbed her temples, closed her eyes, and said without raising her head, "Although Beidou seems to be bound to your family, in fact, it has a high degree of freedom. I will still have it in the future.
There are many things that need her, and there is no need to offend the other person on these matters."
Bai Xiao also understands, but she also understands that the difficulties Ningguang faces are far greater than they seem.
She said anxiously: "But, sir, you have used almost all the mora to build the factory. Some time ago, you made a deal with Master Keqing for those workers. Now you have been spending without making any money, and you have almost spent all the mora.
La!"
Hehe. Am I going to run out of money too?
At this moment, Ningguang burst into laughter.
She had known about the financial shortage before, but she had been busy with matters in Liyue recently, so she had no time to pay attention to the situation of her own properties.
She opened her eyes, and the tiredness in her eyes was no longer hidden.
My eyes swept across the luxurious decorations in Qunyu Pavilion, and I felt a little emotional.
After a moment of silence, Ningguang suddenly asked: "Bai Xiao, what do you think of my group of jade pavilions?"
"Huh?!" Bai Xiao was immediately confused by the question.
She looked around at a loss, then returned her gaze to Ning Guang's back, and asked in a confused tone.
"Sir, what do you want to say?"
"I mean, my group of jade pavilions are considered a sight in Liyue. Coupled with my status, do you think renting them out to those businessmen who want to save face to host banquets can be considered an income?"
"Ah?!" Baixiao was really surprised now.
She didn't know how to answer this. She held it in for a long time before she asked in a serious voice: "Sir, are you serious?!"
"Of course. It's fake."
On one side, Ningguang was panting and teasing Baixiao to relieve herself from the endless pressure on her body and mind. On the other side, the late night snack in Gui Mansion had already been finished.
Shen He didn't eat much, and he finished it all quickly while chatting with Ouyang while eating.
And after eating, he didn't wait for Ouyang, but went back to wash up first.
According to her, although she had been using spells to clean her body before, she couldn't stand it after not having a normal bath for a long time.
So I left in a hurry after finishing my late night snack.
Ouyang didn't care, but continued to finish the remaining food in the restaurant.
Waiting for someone by the way.
Meow~
Soon, Ruituo's fat body nimbly jumped onto the dining table and came to Ouyang's side.
"Are you here?"
With a smile in his eyes, Ouyang placed two plates of untouched dishes on the table in front of him.
"Eat, I left it especially for you, eh? Why are you alone? Where is the wife I found for you?"
"She's asleep." Ruotuo answered while starting to eat.
"Where have you been this time? Why can't I contact you?"
"I was tricked by your good brother Morax and trapped in the consciousness of heaven. I just woke up two days ago. Then I went to see Morax for a while."
The two chatted intermittently. Ouyang said everything he could before asking Ruotuo.
"Tell me, what happened that day? Why did Morax say that his plan was over before it even started?"
He never understood why something Zhongli had planned for so long had changed beyond recognition.
In his opinion, Osel should be the traveler. After a battle with Dadalia in the Golden Room, Dadalia failed to get the Heart of God from the spell, so he summoned Osail in an attempt to
He only appeared after forcing Morax to show up.
But when he woke up in the consciousness of heaven and defeated Osayr, Morax now said that his plan was over before it even started.
Logically speaking, this is something that shouldn't happen.
The old man would not be scratching his head and thinking for a long time when making decisions.
In terms of wisdom, Morax, who has lived for more than six thousand years, should be at the top, if not the top of the group.
So he was very curious.
Hearing this, Ruotuo stopped eating, glanced at Ouyang with a fat face, and asked in a strange tone: "You have already met Morax, why don't you ask him instead of me? I can't even ask him now."
I can’t sense it anywhere, how can I possibly know what happened that day?”
"Then tell me why the kid suddenly got involved in Beiguo Bank?" Since Ruotuo didn't know, he could only deduce it from some details.
So Ouyang added: "Before eating supper, Xue Lian said it was because Liu Yun spilled the beans and let the child know that Fools had killed his father, so he came to the door?"
Ruotuo licked his paws and began to tell everything that happened that day.
"That's basically the reason. When the kid found out, he was so angry that he ran all the way back to Liyue Port from Jueyunjian. Then he went straight to Beiguo Bank without taking any rest."
"But the executive officer of the Fools was not there at the beginning. Instead, he met travelers from Mondstadt, namely Kong and Paimon. They were new friends that Gui Chuanyu met when he was at Wangshu Inn. In the end, Kong
So he and Gui Chuanyu started fighting with the fools."
"Originally, those little minions were nothing. Under my control, they were just training for the kid. But things changed after the executive officer came back."
"It was a negotiation at the beginning. The executive seemed to know that you were not easy to mess with, so he backed down a few steps. However, the child rushed forward to fight without mercy, so I had no choice but to take action."
"In the end, my hand was a bit heavy. I beat Beiguo Bank."
Damn you, you did what I couldn't do back then!
Ouyang looked at Ruotuo with eyes full of amusement.
"Go on, if the bank is gone, the Seven Stars should appear, right?"
"Well, Qixing came at that time." Ruotuo recalled, "Zieyue, Liuyun and the others also helped the people of Liyue Port in the chaos, and Ningguang even said no to the executive directly.
Welcome each other.”
"Then because we immortals had already surrounded him at that time, he probably knew that it was useless to force him, so he left obediently."
Left?
Ouyang realized something was wrong when he heard this.
He quickly asked: "Dadalia, that executive officer left, so how did Osel come out?"
"I don't know?" Ruotuo looked puzzled, "Does Osel's appearance have something to do with that Dadalia?"
Ruotao knew some of Morax's arrangements, but unfortunately not much, so he didn't know these key nodes.
Ouyang did not answer, he fell into deep thought.
Now he finally understood why Morax meant it was over before it even started.
This is equivalent to pushing the bottom BOSS directly before the development of a game has begun. No wonder Morax would say he is dissatisfied.
Moreover, there is something wrong with Ossel's strength. It stands to reason that if Tuo takes action, the opponent will not be able to fight back.
It is clearly written in the game plot that it is impossible to summon Osel at his full strength with the strength of Dadalia.
So Ouyang asked again: "When you faced Osel, why did it seem to me that you were being beaten passively?"
"No!" After hearing Ouyang's question, Ruotuo suddenly became unhappy.
He said angrily: "How could I not beat him? I just knocked him away when I entered the arena, okay?"
"Then why do I see you being beaten passively?"
"This must be cheating!"
Ruotuo couldn't bear the grievance and said bluntly: "I fought with pressure on the opponent at first, but Osaier suddenly increased his strength inexplicably. Because I needed to spare some of my strength to suppress the wear and tear, I couldn't use my full strength.
, we can only go 50-50 with him."
After saying that, Ruotuo looked at Ouyang's "I understand" look. He was so angry that he emphasized again: "It's 50-50! It's not a passive beating!"
"Okay, okay, 50-50, 50-50!" Ouyang said perfunctorily.
On the other hand, he generally understood the matter in his mind.
Other details may only be known after communicating with Qixing.
After the conversation was over, Ouyang was naturally ready to leave, but Ruotuo stopped him at this moment.
"Ouyang!"
Ouyang looked back at Ruotuo and asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
"That." Ruotuo was a little embarrassed, but after thinking about it again and again, he still couldn't say it out. Instead, he gave up and said, "It's okay. I'll tell you when I think about it."
"Okay, then you can think about it. I have something else to do, so I'll go to the study."
Ouyang didn't care and left the restaurant after saying that.
Looking at Ouyang's back, Ruotuo still felt a little ashamed.
I am Ruotuo Dragon King!
It’s better not to tell Ouyang about my daughter-in-law.
Isn’t it just a matter of cultivation?
I'll figure it out for myself first!
It's just that Morax can't sense it, otherwise we can communicate with him about this matter.
Ruotuo thought and left the restaurant.
The night is getting deeper and deeper.
The moon is extraordinarily bright tonight, making the originally bright galaxy look dim under the moonlight.
On the official road leading to Liyue Port, a lady walked gracefully on the quiet official road.
The woman did not use lighting equipment and just walked step by step, seemingly not afraid of the darkness around her.
Suddenly, a man's figure appeared under the streetlight not far away.
The man looked at the person approaching and said, "Liyue is suppressing you fools a lot now, so you actually come here alone?"
"Hmph." [Ms.] looked at the lights at the end of the official road, then turned to the man and said, "Morax, do you still pretend not to know the purpose of my visit?"
After saying that, she stretched out her hand and said to Zhongli: "According to the contract, where is the heart of God?"
"The contract has not been completed, so the heart of God cannot be given to you yet."
"Oh?" The lady standing outside the range of the streetlight said with a slightly mocking tone, "As the God of Contract, do you actually want to violate the contract you made now?"
"You seem to have forgotten that the one who signed the contract with me is the Ice God of Winter, not you fooling people."
Zhong Li was not affected by the other party's ridicule at all, and his tone was calm but firm.
This made Ms. Rosalin very uncomfortable.
With the Ice God as her back, she is qualified to be proud of anyone.
But before there was Ouyang, and now in front of him is Liyue Martial God Morax.
It's okay to taunt him a few words. The God of War is not that narrow-minded, but if you continue to taunt, you are seeking your own death.
So she turned around and said: "There must be an explanation for this matter. According to the contract, we have sent an executive over. Now that the other party has left, naturally the contract has been completed."
"We can't send another person here to be your pawn, right?"
"You have already said that Liyue is suppressing Zhidong a lot now. If we do it again, it will not be in line with our interests in Zhidong!"
Zhongli was unmoved at all and said calmly: "I will naturally continue to complete the contract matter, but now there is no need for you to send people over. I will solve it myself this time."
"Oh? Then may I know when it will be completed?"
"You will know when the time comes."
Zhongli obviously didn't want to talk too much to Rosalin, so he ended the topic directly.
Although Rosalin was angry, she was helpless.
"Okay, I will go to the Winter Embassy in Liyue to wait for your results!"
After saying that, Rosalin understood that there was nothing to say between the two of them, and she was about to leave.
But Zhongli said at this time, whether it was a reminder or a knock: "You are going to the embassy? Then I hope you can calm down."
"By the way, I have news for you. Ouyang is back."
Um?!!
Rosalin turned around suddenly when she heard this, but Zhongli could no longer be seen under the streetlight.
Cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and her body was trembling slightly in the autumn night wind.
This was naturally not because Zhongli's elusiveness scared her, but because of the person in Zhongli's words - Ouyang!
He, didn't he disappear?!
Why did it suddenly appear again?!
Controlling her trembling body and suppressing the fear in her heart, the lady thought as if she was deceiving herself.
I will just stay in the embassy and not show up, and be a transparent person!
This is definitely correct!!!
After waiting for a while, Rosalin set foot on the road to the embassy again.
It's just that this time the back is no longer graceful, it seems to have a different meaning.
The night is getting deeper.
Poor Xiaogui rubbed his sleepy eyes, steeled himself and ran towards Yuehai Pavilion.
In his arms was a letter given to him by the head of the family, and Ouyang asked him to deliver the letter to Yuehaiting Ganyu now.
It seems that it will be dawn in two hours, but there is no way, the master of the house still has to obey the order.
Soon, he came to Yuehai Pavilion and met Gan Yu smoothly.
Not long after, two secretaries ran out of the Yuehai Pavilion. They were sweating profusely and rushed towards the Yiyan Hall and the Qunyu Pavilion respectively.
Finally, at the darkest moment before dawn, a small piece of paper was placed in front of Ningguang.
Her scarlet eyes slowly lit up as she read the contents of the note.
The content of the note is very simple. Ouyang is back and informs everyone that there will be a seven-star meeting at nine o'clock tomorrow.
Ouyang, you are finally back?!
Keqing, who was also working late into the night, stood up directly after looking at the note.
At this moment, she can't wait to go to your mansion right away!
But as soon as he took a step, he stopped.
There's no rush, let's deal with the backlog of work first.
Thinking of this, Keqing returned to her desk and continued to handle official duties.
