Under the leadership of Keqing, Eiji and the others left Liyue. Although the place they were in before was still one of Liyue's regions.
The Liyue that Keqing was referring to was clearly a capital city. Liyue itself was one of the seven nations in Teyvat known as the largest economic and trade center in Teyvat.
From the original work, Eiji also knew that the nation was created by a Geo Archon (God of Stone/Earth) named Rex Lapis or Morax.
On the way, or rather as they walked among the buildings with traditional Liyue architectural designs— Keqing was like a tour guide introducing various things in the city to Eiji.
"This is a beautiful city."
[Almost everything in Liyue is basically inspired by a certain country on earth. The creators of the Genshin Impact game obviously worked harder when designing and writing the history of this country.]
[I can feel a bit of bias mixed in.]
Earth?
There's a country like Liyue in that world?
And the stuff about game makers...
Keqing, Lumine and the other heroines of Teyvat began to get curious about the world Eiji came from.
Curiosity killed the cat.
This was the trick Eiji was using to shoot many birds with one stone.
"Liyue is more than just beautiful. It is the heart of Teyvat's commerce, a place where thousands of contracts are enforced every day. You will be impressed by its efficiency and architectural splendor, Eiji." Keqing was certainly happy to have her city praised, but she did not show it on her face and seriously recounted the other greatness that Liyue possessed.
To be honest, Eiji was not interested in the things Keqing was talking about.
But since she was beautiful, he did not show his boredom.
"Interesting, I want to see more."
"Leave it to me!"
Keqing patted her well-proportioned chest.
But one could see her slender legs wrapped in black stockings walking more briskly.
"....." Lumine did not say much on the way. From the start, she was indeed a quiet woman.
Even so, Keqing... She wasn't mesmerized by Eiji's appearance, right?
In the past, when she and Paimon first came to Liyue. They didn't receive this kind of service from Keqing.
At least she wasn't as enthusiastic as she was now.
There was a difference in treatment between women and a handsome man.
"The food in Liyue is good too! Although I still think your sandwiches are better, Eiji!"
Paimon's little head seemed to be filled with a lot of food.
She was hooked by the sandwich Eiji had given her earlier and actually wanted more.
Eiji chuckled and said, "Actually, I didn't make that sandwich. But one of my maids and women in the other world, Grayfia."
[Although if I wanted to, I could also make sandwiches or other dishes that are no less delicious.]
[I won't say that because I'm a humble person.]
Many heroines in Draconic Deus rolled their eyes.
Your inner voice is heard, Eiji. Instead of being humble, you sound proud.
However, Keqing and Lumine were focused on something else he had just said.
"My woman? Eiji, you already have a wife? And more than one?!" Keqing did not notice the slight disappointment in her voice.
Lumine raised her eyebrows. That meant the man who had recently confessed to her was a married man?!
Paimon pouted, she was sad that Eiji didn't seem to have Grayfia's sandwiches anymore.
"Hm?" Eiji pretended to be confused, "Yeah, I never called myself single, right? In my world (Draconic Deus), I also actually have a Harem."
The number of women did not need to be mentioned.
It would be too much for the two women who now looked shocked.
While Keqing was silent and thought there was no law in Liyue prohibiting polygamy. Some wealthy nobles and businessmen even had more than one wife and concubine.
Lumine did not refrain from asking. "So, your confession to me earlier was to become one of your women?"
Eiji did not answer, he just rubbed his nose and nodded.
"You, you..."
Shameless!
Lumine refrained from saying that and snorted.
However, her ears flushed slightly. She could not help but imagine what if she accepted Eiji's confession and did immoral things like group sex.
She knew about this kind of thing because in some of the worlds she had visited with her brother.
She had seen some men who had Harems, but unlike Eiji, their appearance was fat and ugly.
Back then, she just felt disgusted at them.
But Eiji... Surprisingly, Lumine only felt embarrassed and had a slight rejection in her heart.
Was it because he was so handsome?
No, no, I'm not that easy a woman!
"Confession?"
Keqing was suddenly interested in the two people's topic of conversation.
They continued to walk around the city while talking to each other. The Liyue citizens who recognized her identity could not help but gossip.
One Liyue Qixing, Keqing who was usually serious in her work and put on an almost cold face every day was now seen engaging in conversation with a very handsome man.
Has her spring arrived?
On the other side.
A woman had gotten word that Keqing had returned to the capital with Lumine, Paimon and a very handsome man.
How handsome was he?
The woman was not interested in that. Instead, she was interested in something else.
"That very handsome man is probably..."
That was the person whose inner voice she could hear not long ago.
With an elegant and authoritative appearance, reflecting her status as a wealthy and influential leader in Liyue— Ningguang, another Liyue Qixing got up from her work chair and walked towards the glassless window that displayed the view of the capital from a great height.
After all, she lived in the Jade Chamber, a floating palace that floated above Liyue's harbor.
Her secretaries (Baishi, Baiwen, and Baixiao) who had reported to her looked at her figure standing by the window with admiration.
It was natural because Ningguang was so beautiful that both men and women could fall in love with her.
Currently, her long silvery-white hair was blowing in the wind and swaying slightly in the air.
Combined with red eyes, very pale white skin and a voluptuous figure underneath a long white sleeveless cheongsam dress with a very high side slit, revealing her legs and thighs.
She is also very sexy.
"Lady Ningguang, are you curious about the identity of the man Keqing brought back? If so, we can investigate for you!" Baishi did not think Ningguang was romantically interested in a man. Her image in her heart did not allow her to think that way about her.
Instead, she thought her lady suspected something was wrong with the man Keqing had brought back to Liyue.
He might be a spy from another nation or something.
Eiji: Why don't you think I'm just an ordinary tourist?
He would definitely say that if he heard their conversation.
"No need, sooner or later Keqing will tell me. Instead of that... Baishi, Baiwen, Baixiao. I want you to extend an invitation to him, Lumine and Paimon to come to the Jade Chamber and meet me."
Ningguang said without turning around, she started smoking a beautiful pipe-shaped accessory and exhaled transparent smoke from her mouth.
Don't misunderstand, she wasn't smoking.
It was an incense pipe used to meditate or clear her mind in the midst of her busy life.
What she was smoking was nicotine.
"Oh, and..." Ningguang suddenly turned to look at her secretaries, "Make sure you treat that man with kindness and respect so that he doesn't refuse."
"Eh?" Baiwen and Baixiao made stupid expressions.
How could they not?
The man brought back by Keqing seemed to be quite important to Ningguang!
Baishi quickly said, "As you wish, Lady Ningguang."
She glared at Baiwen and Baixiao for their lack of professionalism.
Although she was also curious as to why her lady would attach more importance to an unknown man than Lumine who had completed her mission from The Chasm.
She refrained from asking.
Before leaving, the other two secretaries gasped and hurriedly followed what Baishi said.
Ningguang was amused, Baishi was too serious as usual and the other two secretaries' reactions were a bit excessive.
She invited Eiji to the Jade Chamber purely to confirm if the things she said in his inner voice were true.
Especially the Osial Ancient God who was about to break free from his seal and almost destroy Liyue.
After knowing this, she certainly couldn't keep quiet and had to verify whether the information was true or not.
If it was true, they should certainly be prepared and prevent as much damage as possible!
Not only that, she wasn't sure they, especially Lumine could defeat an Ancient God like Osial.
In the worst case, Liyue would be destroyed. Ningguang's expression became serious.
"Eiji seems to have knowledge of the future from what he calls the original work or game called Genshin Impact from his world."
With her intelligence, she immediately regarded Eiji as a prophet from another world.
He even knew a lot about the leader of the Abyss Order and the courage of this world. The sky she often saw from her office was an artificial sky, or rather it was a fake sky.
"It would be good if we could get his help in overcoming the upcoming crisis."
This was her true goal.
As a businessman, she saw Eiji's arrival to Liyue as an advantage.
Of course, there was also the curiosity she felt for him.
If her fiancé knew this, he would probably be displeased. However, Ningguang would not care because from the start, she was forced to accept this engagement because it was a direct request from the Stone God, Morax.
...
On the other side.
Eiji had used Rasiel to check what the differences were between the Teyvat he knew and the Teyvat he saw.
That included the plot structure and other things.
But what surprised him was...
[Huh? Since when did she get engaged? In the original work, this didn't happen.]
She?
Who are you referring to, Eiji?
Currently, they were in a certain area of Liyue harbor and were still walking around.
Keqing and Lumine were wondering in their hearts. But just then, Ningguang's three secretaries appeared.
"Excuse me, Lady Keqing and the others." Baishi was the first to speak, she and the other two standing politely in front of them.
"Baishi, what's wrong? What does that lady need to send three secretaries at once?"
Keqing certainly knew Ningguang's secretaries.
Baishi nodded, "Yes, Lady Ningguang asked us to invite Lumine, Paimon and... This sir to come to the Jade Chamber."
The sir she was referring to was clearly Eiji.
"I can understand if it's Lumine and Paimon, they just completed the mission at The Chasm and she probably wants to hear the report directly from them. But Eiji? What does Ningguang want from him?" Keqing frowned.
So his name is Eiji...
Baishi glanced at the man standing between Keqing and Lumine.
In her heart, she had to admit that he was the handsomest man she had seen.
She did not notice Baiwen and Baixiao staring at his face with a blush on their cheeks.
[Yare-yare. I just came to Liyue and Ningguang already knows about it. She even sent her three pretty secretaries to invite me to her residence, the Jade Chamber.]
[During that time in Liyue, her eyes and ears seemed to be everywhere. As expected of her. Not only is she very beautiful and is another heroine in this world, Ningguang is a very capable woman.]
Eiji knew about Ningguang and her intelligence network.
Keqing and Lumine were numb.
Ningguang was a little pleased because it was basically a compliment, right?
And unlike the other men who were sucking up to her, Eiji said those words in his heart.
That meant he was sincere.
"Sorry, I didn't know either." Baishi said as she lowered her head slightly.
Keqing pouted.
Eiji used this opportunity to place one of his hands on her shoulder.
"It's okay, Keqing. It would be rude of me to refuse the invitation of this woman named Ningguang, right? I'll go to her place with Lumine and Paimon."
"Since you say that, Eiji..." I don't know if it was a hallucination, but Keqing was like a girl who was reluctant to part with her boyfriend. It seemed like their short tour was enough to make her have a very good impression on him. "I'll come with you guys."
"....." Everyone.
Baishi's lips twitched, "Lady Keqing, I'm afraid Lady Ningguang will not allow that."
Keqing folded her arms and snorted, her twintail hair swaying in the air. "What is my relationship with Ningguang? My status and hers are more or less the same (they are both Liyue Qixing with different titles). She won't mind, and I also have something to report directly to her."
She wasn't lying.
It was about Eiji's identity and the things she heard from his inner voice.
Baishi sighed. "Alright, all of you. Please follow us."
Lumine blinked her eyes.
What about her opinion?
None of them asked if she agreed or not.
Although sooner or later, she did have to go see Ningguang to give her a report.
A few minutes later.
Eiji and the others sat in a magnificent room with red pillars surrounding them.
To come here, they took a special elevator that took them to a floating palace in the sky.
The door in the room then opened and Ningguang appeared.
"Hello everyone and you too, Keqing."
Seeing that the woman she had not invited was also in her living quarters, she did not change her expression and still smiled faintly.
"Hello Ningguang, I hope you don't mind me being here."
"Fufu, of course not."
While the two most beautiful beauties in Liyue were talking.
Eiji's eyes lit up, especially when his gaze fell on Ningguang's long legs and thighs.
Other people didn't know, but Ningguang was actually his favorite female character in the game.
Her beauty was something that made him thirsty easily.
[Because she has silver hair like Grayfia and some of your other women, right host?]
'Miss System, how did you know?'
[I've long known you have several fetishes, one of which is the silver-haired woman fetish.]
Eiji couldn't argue.
What Miss System said was true!
"Before I hear your report, Lumine. I would like to get acquainted with this sir first." Before sitting down, Ningguang looked at Eiji. She walked up to him and extended her slender hand. This was something she didn't usually do to others. "I am Ningguang, Tianquan of Liyue Qixing. You can call me Ningguang."
Eiji stood up and held the hand in front of him. It felt soft. "I'm Eiji Seiya, a visitor from another world. You can also call me Eiji. I happened to come to this world because of my relationship with Lumine."
"Oh?" Ningguang asked while looking at him and Lumine back and forth. "What kind of relationship do you two have if I may know?"
"Well..."
[Should I say Lumine is my future wife?]
Hearing this, Lumine panicked. "Friend! Eiji is my friend!"
Eiji was a little disappointed and looked at Ningguang's beautiful face with a wry smile. "As you heard, we are friends for now."
"Eiji!"
The quiet Lumine couldn't help shouting with embarrassment on her face.
Ningguang giggled.
"By the way, until when are you two going to shake hands?" Keqing asked with an annoyed expression.
"Ah." Ningguang just realized Eiji still hadn't let go of her hand. Still, just like her, she secretly felt the texture of his hand.
For some reason, a feeling of safety and comfort enveloped her.
The man in front of her gave her such a feeling and made her a little embarrassed. But on the surface, she still didn't show it.
"Sorry, I forgot to let go of your hand." Eiji shamelessly said.
He reluctantly let go of Ningguang's hand.
Just then, Keqing said something interesting. "I feel your fiancé is pathetic, Ningguang."
Ningguang frowned and slightly narrowed her eyes at Keqing, "Don't mention him, you know why I'm engaged to him."
Keqing was satisfied to see Ningguang's annoyance, she simply shrugged and drank the tea Baishi had made.
"Fiancé? Who's the lucky guy who became your fiancé, Ningguang?" Eiji asked with a smile.
[So that's right, Ningguang in this world really is engaged to someone.]
[And even with my abilities, I already know who that guy is and think this world seems to have been contaminated by fanfic elements.]
[I still have to pretend not to know for now and hide my annoyance.]
Actually, Eiji wasn't annoyed.
He was actually excited because it meant that there was someone who would receive a green hat from him.
However, Ningguang was anxious and suddenly worried that he had misunderstood. "His name is Ye Chen. But my engagement with him was something forced."
She smiled wryly and continued, "The God who is the founder of this nation, Morax suddenly asked me to get engaged to a man a month ago and it was hard for me to refuse his request outright. After all, he is the God worshipped by the people of Liyue and we are grateful for the protection he has given us for thousands of years."
More precisely, Morax or Geo Archon was one of the Seven Archons who ruled the nations of Teyvat.
He founded Liyue over 3,700 years ago and taught his people how to trade and make contracts, so that Liyue became a prosperous trading center.
For thousands of years, he protected Liyue from various threats from other gods and monsters, defeating and sealing many enemies around Liyue's waters.
Although his true identity among humans today is Zhongli, a consultant at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. The people of Liyue worship and revere him as a divine entity named Rex Lapis who has guided their civilization since its inception. Every year, they held an important ceremony called the Rite of Descension where they hoped Morax would appear and provide guidance for the coming year.
Eiji knew all that and said so in his inner voice.
Ningguang and the other two women in the room were stunned.
They were amazed that Eiji knew all that, but was it true?
Zhongli was Morax himself pretending to be human and working at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor?!
[Still, Ye Chen? Pfft! This name is undoubtedly the name that protagonists who like to pretend to be pigs and slap people often use in certain novels.]
[Ye Chen in this world is no exception. As far as I know, he's the protagonist of a fanfic! I don't know the details of the story, but Morax must have seen something shining bright or something on him and thought "this young man is unusual, he's probably going to be someone so great that turning Teyvat and Liyue should tie him up first".]
[This is quite sneaky, but Morax might do that and the way would be to get Ye Chen engaged to a beautiful and high-status woman in Liyue. For example, Ningguang.]
"!!!" Ningguang, Lumine and Keqing.
The former was certainly the most surprised.
Although Eiji only guessed how Ye Chen who was the protagonist of a fanfic or something attracted Morax's attention.
She felt that was what might happen.
In other words, she was very pitiful.
Ningguang was depressed and felt her head was a little dizzy. She refrained from smoking her pipe in front of Eiji.
The person who could probably solve her own problems was probably him. That was why she suddenly picked an idea and tried to look her best in front of him.
Keqing raised her eyebrows, she felt that the way Ningguang sat and folded her legs was a bit excessive.
She was clearly showing off her assets, I mean her plump thighs to...
"This woman is playing a trick." Keqing muttered as she raised her cup of tea in front of her mouth.
However, she did not stop her because she felt sorry for her.
Eiji could not help but glance again at Ningguang's thighs before quickly withdrawing his gaze as he sensed Lumine's flat gaze.
"Ningguang, you're pathetic. If you want, I can help you."
He threw the bait.
Ningguang's eyes lit up, "Eiji, really? You can help me? I want to."
Eiji smiled, "Yes and before that... Tell me what kind of person Ye Chen is and what he did after getting engaged to you."
Ningguang nodded and started to tell him about her fiancé who was just a useless person.
She had now forgotten about the things she wanted to talk to Eiji about earlier.
Even the reports about the things happening in The Chasm no longer interested her.
Lumine and Keqing wondered if this would be alright?