Bold words

On the third night after the Immortal Invitation Ceremony, while the travelers were still looking for the Immortal among the clouds, Keqing received the news and hurried back to Liyue Port at starry night.

When she came to the entrance of Yiyan Palace, she stopped in her hurry.

Facing the now tidied up square, she paused silently for a while.

Even though she had had a lot of time to buffer, she still felt that this was a bit too distorted - the emperor was dead?!

Although she had acted "transgressing" several times before, from the bottom of her heart, she did not want to see Liyue's patron saint come to an end because of such a situation.

"You came back earlier than I expected."

At this time, Ningguang's words came to Keqing's ears.

She turned around and looked at Ning Guang's condition, feeling a little surprised in her heart.

The bun on the back of her head is obviously a little crooked, and there are several wrinkles on the waistline of the close-fitting palace skirt that shouldn't be there.

Everything was very different from the image of Ningguang she originally had in mind.

As the two of them got closer, Ke Qing could smell the tobacco smell of the other person who had just smoked, which made her frown unconsciously.

However, under the light of the light and looking at the other person's bloodshot eyes, Keqing still chose to endure it - it seemed that the other party was not having a good time these past two days.

Keqing, who understood, did not choose to chat, but said bluntly: "How is the situation now? Is there anything you need me to do?"

"On the surface, the situation is quite stable. Although the people have various rumors in their minds, I am still stable on the overall situation."

As he said that, he looked down at the square, at the lights of Feiyunpo, and said more in a self-deprecating or admiring tone: "After all, I'm not Ouyang, and I can't handle such a big matter quietly."

Go down."

When Keqing heard this, she glanced at the other party in surprise, but did not answer the words, but asked: "Such a big thing happened, but you still can't contact Ouyang?!"

Ning Guang didn't speak, just shook his head.

Um?

Ke Qing pursed her lips anxiously and suggested: "Ouyang is not so open-minded in his work. Why don't we go to your house and ask?"

"I talked to Xue Lian, but she didn't know. And didn't you go to Wangshu Inn some time ago? You should know the situation better than me."

"Let's try it. For such a big thing, we have to find a way to find Ouyang."

As Keqing said, she turned around and walked towards your mansion.

Ning Guang looked at Ke Qing's back and sighed in his heart. He knew clearly that there would be no result, but he still followed.

On the way, the two met Gan Yu who had received the news. There was no nonsense between the three of them. After a few simple words, they came to the door of your mansion together.

The night guard had never seen such a huge battle. While inviting people into the house, he sent people to find Xue Lian, the current person in charge of the house.

In the living room, the three people waiting did not speak.

Keqing took a sip of tea and frowned inwardly as she looked at the state of Ningguang and Ganyu.

What's going on with these two people?!

She had just come back and didn't know about the conversation between the two in the square during the ceremony to invite the immortal.

So I was a little surprised that they didn't talk to each other when they met.

In silence, Xue Lian soon walked out with the housekeeper Xiaogui.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I went to bed early and kept the three of you waiting."

"It doesn't matter, we came unexpectedly." Ke Qing said a simple greeting and asked straight to the point, "Mrs. Xue Lian, you also know that the situation in Liyue Port is definitely not simple now, so we need Ouyang to come back soon.

.So, is there any news about Ouyang?"

"I'm really sorry. I really don't know. You also saw it that day. The only one who knows the inside story is Shen He who left. But I have been back home for so many days and I haven't received any news from Shen He.

"

Is this really the case?

Ke Qing pursed her lips anxiously again, and asked unwillingly: "Ouyang wouldn't be so reckless in doing things. Didn't he leave a word or a few words?"

"This" Xue Lian began to recall after hearing this.

But after thinking about it, I didn't find that Ouyang had left anything.

At that time, Ouyang seemed to be worried about something and wanted to solve it urgently.

But Ouyang didn't say anything, and it was hard for Xue Lian to express this speculation.

At this time, the housekeeper Xiaogui who had been following Xue Lian seemed to have thought of something.

He took out a pamphlet from his arms and flipped through it. After finding something, he said: "Well, the master of the house said when he left Liyue Port before, if there is an emergency in Qixing

Find him uh."

After reading this, Xiaogui's voice started to become strange.

He glanced at the scene where everyone was looking at him, and continued to read: "Yes, I said that I can find Master Keqing. The master of the family said that Master Keqing has a way to find me."

Swish——

At this moment, everyone in the living room looked at Keqing.

Ke Qing, on the other hand, looked back at Xiaogui who was speaking with a strange look on her face, and asked: "Impossible, I have never received such news from Ouyang."

"Uh, Lord Keqing, I'm talking about the jade pendant that I once gave you."

"So that's it." Xue Lian took the topic, took out a jade pendant from her arms, and asked Ke Qing, "I think this is what Xiaogui said. But it's a pity that I have used it, but it's a pity that I don't have it.

Contact him."

Ke Qing looked at the jade pendant in Xue Lian's hand and blinked innocently, then blinked again.

Silently he took out the warm jade pendant from his arms.

When Ouyang left Liyue Port and asked Gan Yu to deliver a letter to Keqing, he handed it to Keqing along with the letter.

She once thought it was some kind of token, but now she realized it was something used to convey messages.

What Keqing didn't know was that this was an "alarm clock" Ouyang left for himself because he was afraid that he would lose track of time while wandering outside.

Because he knew that this year's Immortal Invitation Ceremony would definitely be a mess. Although the condensed light in the game could turn the tide, who knew if there would be any problems.

That's why I left a backup plan.

Keqing pursed her lips, and a flash of lightning flashed in her hand, activating the jade pendant.

bite--

A ray of silver light rose from the jade pendant, but after flying high into the sky, it turned around and ran back and entered the jade pendant again.

Gone?!

Ke Qing was a little dumbfounded.

Seeing this, Xue Lian also smiled bitterly and explained: "That's it, my jade pendant can't contact the owner of the family."

"Okay, we're the ones interrupting." Keqing was in a low mood, obviously very disappointed with this situation.

After confirming that Ouyang could not be found, the three of them left your mansion without any delay.

And immediately came to Keqing's office in Yiyan Palace.

Keqing was just like the previous time, while tidying up the documents piled up on her desk, she asked vigorously: "I just came back, is there anything you need me to do now?"

Ningguang did not hesitate and said simply and clearly: "Military power!"

Um?

Ke Qing was a little confused.

Qixing has the power to mobilize the army, so generally speaking, Ningguang would not use this as an issue.

Ningguang saw Keqing's confusion and explained: "Before the Hailantern Festival last year, Ouyang started recruiting soldiers and reforming the military. It has been almost a year now. Those recruits who finally stayed, plus those who accepted the reform,

A total of 50,000 people are stationed near the school, and I want to mobilize these forces."

At this point, a rare hint of dissatisfaction appeared on Ningguang's face, and she continued: "But these fifty thousand people refused my order and said they would only obey Ouyang's order."

"Under the current circumstances, Liyue Port cannot be completely under martial law, but there cannot be any loopholes in the defense. I know that the 200,000 thousand rock troops you brought out cannot be moved. They are to protect those people, so we need it now

Find a way to defeat the 50,000-strong Qianyan Army."

"Isn't this right?" Ke Qing looked at Ning Guang and said with some surprise, "The Qianyan Army I brought out also accepted the reform. They all followed the "Soldier Drill Manual" given by Ouyang, but they were not as high-minded as Ouyang.

Loyalty? They are all based on obeying orders. Are you mistaken?"

The atmosphere in the office came to a standstill amid Ke Qing's questions, and there seemed to be a hint of embarrassment in the air.

Seeing that the scene had become like this, Gan Yu stood up and explained: "There have been too many rumors in Liyue recently. Some of them were heard by those soldiers, and they felt that Ningguang and Ouyang were not able to deal with them. So they turned a blind eye to Ningguang's orders.

.”

Also, it’s not considered a rumor.

Ke Qing looked at Ning Guang with a meaning in her eyes.
To be continued...