Chapter 51: Chapter 50: The Purple Girl
A restful night's sleep.
Having developed a good biological clock over time, Wang Daoyi woke up as the sky began to brighten.
It was now early autumn, and there was a hint of chill in the morning air.
After freshening up, Wang Daoyi went downstairs to the hall, and sure enough, Xiangling was already having breakfast there.
As 16-year-old youths, neither of them had the habit of sleeping in late.
And most of the time, Xiangling woke up earlier than Wang Daoyi.
According to Xiangling, she had to make breakfast every day, so she had gotten used to waking up early.
And Wang Daoyi had the habit of morning reading, so he had also developed the habit of waking up early.
Approaching Xiangling, the girl had already prepared breakfast for him, even setting out the bowls and chopsticks.
Xiangling's thoughtfulness was evident in every aspect of her life.
A peaceful breakfast time.
The entire hall had only Wang Daoyi and Xiangling, oh, and one attendant on duty.
The two quietly ate their breakfast.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps broke the morning tranquility, and then someone pushed the door open and entered the inn.
It was a group of three girls and two boys, two of the boys were members of the Qixing, holding white-tasseled spears. Obviously, they were elite members of the Qixing. The clothes worn by the two girls were familiar to Wang Dao, the uniforms of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It was obvious that they were secretaries of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
But what caught Wang Daoyi's eye the most was the girl leading the group.
Wearing a light purple dress with white cloud patterns, she had long lavender hair, and most notably, she had two bun-like hair buns resembling cat ears.
Keqing, the first 5-star character in his previous life, was not only beautiful but also a powerful character in terms of damage. Before Wang Dao transmigrated, she seemed to have returned to the level of main teams relying on the Dendro reaction.
Seeing Keqing, Xiangling naturally noticed her as well. Both of them were the young generation of Genshin, possessors of the Visions, and since Xiangling was the head chef of Wanmin Restaurant, her social status was not low, so Xiangling knew Keqing.
"Keqing!"
Xiangling waved happily to the girl in purple.
Originally with a serious expression, Keqing turned her head when she heard the call, only to see Xiangling, the head chef of Wanmin Restaurant, and gave a friendly smile.
"Xiangling, it's you. Weren't you traveling to Mondstadt? How was it? Is the trip. No need for explanation, they just know that Xiangling went to Mondstadt for a trip, Wang Daoyi wouldn't believe she didn't have an information system.
After exchanging greetings with Xiangling, Keqing seemed to instruct the attendant behind her, then walked towards Xiangling and Wang Daoyi.
"This must be Wang Daoyi, right?"
Although it was a question, Keqing's tone was very affirmative.
"Does Miss Jade Chamber know me?"
Wang Daoyi was seeing Keqing for the first time, and he didn't directly address her by name but used her title as a form of address.
Keqing pulled out a chair and sat down, then motioned to the four attendants behind her, who then dispersed and sat elsewhere.
"Of course, you helped the Stone Gate camp solve the Stonehide Lawachurl before, and the head of the Qixing has praised you several times in front of Lady Ningguang."
"The head of the Qixing?" Wang Daoyi heard this name for the first time.
"It's the Commander of the Stone Gate Camp, when they were attacked last time, he led a team out to clear monsters and treasure hunters, but when they came back, they were ambushed by an Abyss Mage, thanks to you solving the Stonehide Lawachurl, otherwise, the Stone Gate Camp would have suffered heavy losses."
"Keqing, have you eaten yet? Here are your favorite golden shrimp balls!" Ignoring the two people who were not communicating, Xiangling directly prepared another set of bowls and chopsticks, and picked a few golden shrimp balls for Keqing.
"Thank you!" Keqing, who originally wanted to refuse, couldn't resist when she saw the fragrant golden shrimp balls in the bowl, so she accepted them.
But she didn't eat them directly, instead, she called the attendant and asked him to order breakfast for the four attendants.
"Is there anything special about Keqing coming to Stone Gate? Is Stone Gate going to be demolished?"
Looking at the four attendants brought by Keqing, all of whom were public servants, Keqing's visit to Stone Gate was obviously official business, and Xiangling half-jokingly asked.
Biting into a golden shrimp ball, Keqing didn't hide her purpose.
"In fact, it's somewhat related to you."
"Related to us?"
The two were surprised and didn't understand what Keqing meant.
"Before, when the monsters attacked the Stone Gate outpost, if you hadn't intervened, there would have been casualties, and high-ranking generals or commanders couldn't have stayed in the outpost all the time."
Keqing really loved to eat golden shrimp balls. Even while explaining to the two, she didn't put them down.
"So, considering the recent trajectory of the monsters, the Qixing has studied it and is preparing to increase the garrison at the Stone Gate outpost, and to increase the garrison, there needs to be a larger outpost."
"I came over this time to deal with the matter of the land. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has re-planned the garrison at the Stone Gate outpost, and expanding the outpost will occupy a part of the current commercial land, so I came to negotiate with the owner here."
Wang Daoyi and Xiangling nodded, Keqing was a star, responsible for land development and construction in Liyue. Although they didn't understand why a matter of expansion would require one of the Qixing to come and inquire.
Seemingly aware of the two's confusion, Keqing continued, "Originally, I was planning to go to Qingce Village to re-plan the land, but since Stone Gate is not far from Qingce Village, I decided to come here and handle it all at once!"
Xiangling nodded: "With this reason, I know Keqing that I know, she's really a workaholic!"
For Xiangling's teasing, Keqing didn't feel anything, she was already used to it. Workaholics were praising her, most of the people in the Ministry of Civil Affairs called her a workaholic.
Wang Daoyi remembered the building materials he saw coming in yesterday, which were probably the materials needed for this expansion.
The conversation between the two girls quickly shifted from work to other topics.
"Did you enjoy your trip to Mondstadt? These past few days, whenever I go to Wanmin Restaurant to eat, I always hear Master Mao complaining about you!"
Keqing's eyes had a hint of amusement, as if remembering something.
Xiangling didn't notice the smirk on the purple girl's face, but when she remembered this trip to Mondstadt, a happy expression appeared on her face, her big eyes filled with joy.
"It was a very interesting trip. We found many precious ingredients and even fought against Mondstadt's dragon disaster. Do you know, the evil dragon wasn't actually evil, it was contaminated. We also met a traveler who purified the evil dragon and saved Mondstadt."
Talking about the trip to Mondstadt, Xiangling opened up, telling Keqing about their adventures in Mondstadt.
The ancient ruins sealed with the frozen tree, the extinct precious ingredients, the little cat bartender who made delicious drinks with strange ingredients like Xiangling, and the legendary evil dragon.
One scene after another unfolded from Xiangling's mouth, showing Keqing a colorful journey.
As she spoke, Xiangling seemed to realize something; "You just said, Dad's been complaining about me?"
Xiangling had a bad premonition.
Originally immersed in the magical journey stories, Keqing came out of the story when she heard Xiangling's words, and upon hearing Xiangling's words, that hint of amusement appeared in her eyes again.
"Yes, these days Master Mao has been complaining all the time, his good daughter was deceived by a stinky boy to go on a trip, hasn't come back in almost two or three months, leaving him all alone, still has to take care of Guoba!"
Keqing's teasing tone made it difficult for Xiangling to maintain her composure. Hearing her old man's complaints and looking at a certain stinky boy eating beside her, her cheeks turned red, the originally crystal-clear earlobes also turned red.
Wang Daoyi also felt a little embarrassed. Although this trip was arranged by Master Mao for him to take care of Xiangling, the two of them had been out for more than two months all of a sudden, without even sending a letter back to Master Mao, it was understandable that Master Mao would nag.
For an old father, watching his daughter and a boy of the same age go on a trip for more than a few months, not exploding was already quite restrained.
(End of this chapter)
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