Ch. 31: My Idol: Keqing

Arriving in Liyue, we didn't go straight to Katheryne to report that Yanyan was fine, but instead went to Yujing Terrace located at the westernmost part of Liyue Harbor. The exact location is Yuehai Pavilion.

Yanyan mentioned that her sister used to come there.

I knew what Yanyan meant: her sister works there.

So I followed her behind like a bodyguard.

She laughed cheerfully. The lethargy and sadness she had been harbouring disappeared completely.

From an outsider's point of view...

Isn't it like brother and sister?

Her mood might have been caused by my story... or just me being overly optimistic.

I exhaled.

I didn't go to Katheryne after arriving at Liyue Harbor because I felt it was unnecessary. I also wanted her to apologise to her brother first.

It was late anyway, her sister must be in a panic.

I failed to keep my promise.

As for reporting to Katheryne, I can do that after this... I'm actually curious about the compensation. Her sister is Keqing's subordinate... she must be a rich person.

Thinking that I'm going to bathe in mora, it makes my lips curl on their own.

Maybe I could buy anything with the mora I got from saving Yanyan.

Thank you Yanyan!

Thank you for making your brother rich. I feel so proud of you!

When I reached the entrance of Yujing Terrace, we stopped dead in our tracks.

My eyes widened, but I didn't know about Yanyan. Maybe she was experiencing something similar.

Our gazes were glued to a girl.

Let's just say that when one is mesmerised by a girl's extraordinary beauty, one would be speechless, right?

This is exactly what I felt.

She was like a living painting, radiating extraordinary beauty. Her skin was pearly white, smooth and shining in the moonlight. Her eyes were like sparkling amethyst, with unique oval-shaped pupils, reminding me of sharp stilettos.

Her long hair was like a purple waterfall, shimmering with dazzling lustre, and turned silver-purple at the ends, like a magical touch that completed her stunning appearance.

Keqing.

She stood gracefully, exuding an aura of strength and elegance.

Keqing's night-blue hair swayed gently in the breeze, matching the first layer of her dress - a pale lavender top with a deep violet neckline.

Her dark blue skirt rippled like foam-studded ocean waves.

Over that was a deep violet coat, like a night sky gilded with starlight. Decorated with motifs of swirling xiangyun clouds and dancing peacocks.

The opening of the mantle is decorated with gold ornaments. There were sacred white flowers and feathers with purple and gold accents, resembling the feathers that adorned the cuffs of her long, flowing sleeves.

There was also a gold hairpin, a pair of dangling earrings, a necklace with a tassel, and a pair of dark-coloured gloves with lavender decorations on the ends.

She was wearing her everyday clothes.

This was a beauty that could not be compared to any woman I had ever met before...

As I gawked without being able to say anything.

Yanyan suddenly shouted and came over to Keqing.

"Sister Keqing!" she shouted as if she had just met her saviour.

Hey, am I not your saviour?

You traitor!

"Eh, Yanyan, why are you here?

"Your sister is looking for you... she's pacing at the door. Where have you been all this time?

"Xiaoyu and I were really worried when you were missing. They said someone saw you being attacked by Hilichurl. So I wanted to go look for you.

"Are you okay by the way? You're not hurt, are you?"

Keqing examined every inch of Yanyan's body.

This showed how worried she was for Yanyan... even though they weren't siblings.

I exhaled a breath.

Keqing's concern was creepy...

I could see Yanyan furrowing her brow and about to want to run away from those thousands of questions.

She was completely overwhelmed on how to answer.

"Sister Keqing please stop first!

"I'm at a loss as to how to answer sister's many questions! I'll pick one question after another so it won't be too much trouble for me!"

Keqing then stopped examining her.

Now she calmed down and put on a smile. She waited for Yanyan to explain.

"Actually... when I ran away from home, I didn't know where I was before.

"I am indeed being chased by the Hilichurl. But they haven't attacked me yet. When they saw me, I immediately shivered with fear and hid until nightfall. I had no chance to go home. They surrounded me and wouldn't let me leave.

"Until then, a kind brother came to pick me up. He introduced himself as an adventurer. He was the one who got rid of those Hilichurls."

She nodded. "Sis was looking for me. I'm here to apologise to her for making her worry."

Keqing listened attentively.

After that, she nodded as she listened to Yanyan's explanation. "I see."

She was very happy that Yanyan was safe.

When she was about to ask Yanyan who the adventurer was, Keqing peeked behind Yanyan.

She realised that it was me who had accompanied Yanyan here.

I put on a genuine smile and waved.

Her eyes widened for an instant, then her smile curved. Keqing waved at me too!

My idol was waving back at me!

This is heaven's blessing!

Thank God!

Thank you Yanyan!

"You're the one who accompanied her here, right?" asked Keqing. Then, she pursed her lips and continued, "come here for a moment."

"Yes, Your Highness."

This happened in passing because my head was thinking about the happiness of being summoned by my idol.

"Your Highness?" her eyes widened, then she accidentally coughed. "Please don't be too formal when addressing me."

She blushed.

Okay, this is so funny!

This reaction is really cute... I want to take a picture of it and put it on the wall!

When my mind is noisy, I can't help but twitch my lips a little at the end when I want to speak.

"So how should I address you, Miss?"

Keqing seemed to still be embarrassed that I called her miss.

If I'm not mistaken, she hates being called formally... is it for this reason?

No, perhaps she knew that I was really praising her sincerely from my tone.

Women usually have a sensitivity to things like this.

Keqing accidentally coughed again. "Keqing. And you?"

"Charles." I bowed as I introduced myself, imitating Klein Moretti.

He was my favourite protagonist.

I really wanted to imitate him especially at the moment of introduction to my idol.

If I had been wearing a hat, I might have taken it off at the same time. Unfortunately, I don't have one.

After introducing myself, I immediately added, "Then since my request has been completed, I'll take my leave, goodbye, Yanyan, Miss Keqing."

"Wait a minute." she looked at Yanyan.

Then looked back at me sternly. "Xiaoyu... I mean Yanyan's sister said that she hasn't paid you yet. I'll pay her instead."

"I don't need to be paid, Miss."

Keqing shook her head. "I'm sure you earn a living too."

"I honestly don't need to, Miss Keqing.

"If you insist. Fine. But I don't accept money."

I actually want money...

Keqing tilted her head in surprise. "Then?"

I struck a thinking pose.

It was a pretend pose so that I would appear to be thinking about getting paid for saving Yanyan.

Then I nodded with a smile. It was as if a brilliant idea had suddenly occurred to me.

I had actually been thinking about this ever since I met Keqing.

I just didn't expect her to be the one to pay for it... This was the thing I was thinking about after I finished fighting with Hilichurl to save Yanyan.

"I want you to teach me how to wield a sword.

"Keqing. Yuheng of Liyue Qixing... I've heard word-of-mouth rumours mentioning that: you're a sword master."

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I'm diligent, right? If I have time, I'll update again today because I'm enthusiastic.

However, I realise that my responsibilities are not finished yet. I can't help but finish my IRL business. See you then.

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