Keqing: "Since that's the case, there's a dish I'd like to trouble you to try making. It's an old recipe left by my grandfather. I'll show it to you when we return to Liyue Harbor."
After finishing their meal, the group in the book returned to Liyue Harbor. After Xiangling left, Keqing called out to the Traveler, asking him how to get along with Xiangling.
It turned out that Keqing, who was usually very busy and held a high position, had no experience dealing with an enthusiastic girl like Xiangling, so she asked the Traveler what to do.
He had certainly asked the right person; the Traveler knew quite a few 'enthusiastic girls.'
The Traveler gave Keqing some advice, then went directly to find Xiangling and ask her for her opinion of Keqing.
Xiangling: "Keqing has a good personality and is easy to get along with. Everyone likes to interact with people like him, right?"
"Just now at the inn, he even fed Guoba delicious food. Didn't you notice?"
Guoba had snatched Keqing's favorite golden shrimp balls, but Keqing not only wasn't angry but even fed Guoba delicious food, which showed that Keqing was indeed a good-natured person.
"Eh? Am I easy to get along with?" Keqing was unaware.
Because of his 'disrespect' towards the Geo Archon, many people in Liyue were actually against Keqing.
"Hmm, you are indeed very easy to get along with," Ganyu replied. They had worked overtime together so many times, so they were naturally friends.
"Isn't that just because you're very gentle, Ganyu?" Keqing wondered.
She always felt that she got along well with Ganyu because Ganyu was too gentle and was tolerant of him.
Actually, both Keqing and Ganyu were easy to get along with, but generally, no one dared to interact with them.
Because one looked too capable and the other too aloof, plus their status, ordinary people wouldn't dare to approach them.
In the end, these two people, who were very easy to get along with, had very few friends.
Back to the book, after the Traveler and Xiangling finished talking about Keqing, they suddenly heard a commotion outside.
The group walked out of Wanmin Restaurant, and Xiangling exclaimed, "Ah! What a big bird!"
Paimon also exclaimed, "Ah! It's that woman!"
It turned out to be Cloud Retainer, who had flown onto the eaves.
Cloud Retainer: "Impudent! What woman!"
In reality, Xianyun glanced at Lin Qiu, and in the team voice chat, she said, "How did you write about this adeptus?"
Lin Qiu gestured to Paimon, indicating that she was the one who said it, and it had nothing to do with him.
Guizhong covered her mouth and chuckled, her long sleeves shielding half her face, the cuffs like a starry sky, hiding her small hands within.
This time, she didn't laugh as unrestrainedly, because unlike Xiao, Xianyun was right beside her.
'Resurrection' felt good; otherwise, how could she see the fun in these old friends?
Cloud Retainer appeared in Liyue in the story because she also wanted to participate in the "Chef Showdown."
As the Adeptus of Invention, she had specially invented a new mechanism for the competition.
She came to Wanmin Restaurant to find the Traveler because he was also very skilled in cooking and had tasted delicacies from various countries. She wanted to invite him to sample the food she had 'made.'
After stating her purpose, Cloud Retainer left. Guoba tilted his head, watching Cloud Retainer.
Unfortunately, Cloud Retainer didn't seem to notice him.
Paimon: "What a woman who comes and goes like the wind... No, an adeptus... No, an adeptal bird?"
In reality, Paimon felt Xianyun's intense gaze and hid behind Lumine.
Her small head peeked out from Lumine's shoulder, like Lumine's spirit companion, reading the book with her.
In the book, after Cloud Retainer left, Keqing arrived. He only saw Cloud Retainer's departing figure.
Keqing: "Ancient texts are old and often incomplete, so there are also a few omissions in the recipe. I wonder if it matters?"
This was why Xiangling planned to make a proper dish to compensate Keqing; otherwise, she might have tried replacing the missing parts with Slime.
As the group was talking, a voice came, "Everyone's here?"
Traveler: "Wang Xiaomei?"
That's right, the person who came was Ganyu. She had come to see what was happening after the commotion caused by a certain large bird.
Ganyu became slightly flustered when she learned that Keqing and the others had all seen Cloud Retainer.
Ganyu to Keqing: "C-can I borrow some of your time? I have something I want to tell you."
Keqing wondered, "What's wrong, Ganyu? Is there an urgent matter?"
As expected of the overtime duo, their first reaction was that there was an urgent matter to deal with.
Ganyu waved her hand: "No, it's not work-related, it's some personal matters... Is that okay?"
"Is it okay? I'm really going to ask, okay?"
This made the readers curious: what personal matter made Ganyu look so nervous?
Keqing read every word carefully. He felt that Ganyu seemed to be about to say something important.
Ganyu, on the other hand, had already anticipated something and covered her face with her hands.
Ganyu: "I saw Cloud Retainer staying here for a while. May I ask... did she tell you... my... my childhood stories?"
... Xianyun was silent.
... Everyone was silent.
So it was this matter! Because of Lin Qiu's exposure, this matter was already widely known.
Ganyu was so mysterious, they really hadn't connected it to this widely known story.
"Ganyu... What kind of image do I, your master, have in your heart?" Xianyun rubbed his forehead.
"Hahahahahahaha! Of course, it's the image of someone who's great at chatting." Guizhong finally couldn't hold back.
"Am I not good at chatting?" Seeing Guizhong laugh so hard, Xianyun huffed proudly.
"Master is very good at chatting," Shenhe nodded.
Everyone else was laughing, but only Keqing still looked very serious. He didn't know Ganyu's childhood story because he had been working overtime.
He had only learned today that Zhongli was the Geo Archon.
In the story, Keqing stated that Cloud Retainer had not told his story, and after saying that, Keqing had no intention of pressing further.
Paimon: "Isn't Keqing curious about the story Ganyu mentioned?"
Keqing: "Of course. If Ganyu has a secret she doesn't want others to know, then others naturally shouldn't inquire."
"Keqing... you really are gentle," Ganyu said with a smile.
"Eh? Why are you suddenly praising me?" Keqing was a little shy.
He didn't think what he said was particularly gentle; wasn't what he said just basic common sense?
On the contrary, Lin Qiu teased Paimon, "Paimon, bad!"
Paimon was displeased, "It's all your writing!"
Lin Qiu retorted, "But these are all things you would say, that's why I wrote them."
"Ugh..." Paimon was choked. So she said in exasperation, "Darn Lin Qiu, I'm going to set the sea on fire!"
... Lin Qiu was silent. He grabbed Paimon from behind Lumine and kneaded her small face.
Lumine didn't stop him, just as she had told him, she wouldn't save Paimon.
In the book, Ganyu also gave a parting instruction before leaving: "Everyone, I still have work to handle, so I'll take my leave. Please take good care of Keqing."
After Ganyu left, Lumine said, "Keqing, he looked like your older sister just now."
"Older sister?" Ganyu was deep in thought.
"What older sister!" Keqing became even more embarrassed.
He really liked Ganyu, and Ganyu also helped him a lot with work. Sometimes he really was like an older sister, but he was too embarrassed to admit it.
In the book, Xiangling proposed a new conjecture: could the God of the Hearth be like Cloud Retainer, an adeptus?
If he was an adeptus, wouldn't it be easy to ask an adeptus? Ordinary people couldn't find an adeptus to ask, but Xiangling was an expert.
Character Voice Line · Ganyu: About Keqing · Older Sister
"Hmm... Speaking of which, my opinion of him has only recently changed. The Moonchase Festival story