A couple of days ago, Ye Xi had Eula and Amber write a letter to Mondstadt, asking Grand Master Jean to dispatch a new liaison officer to come directly to Liyue Harbor.
Based on his predictions, the ones who came should be Lisa and Kaeya.
And this construction project for Liyue Harbor was also directly connected to Mondstadt.
After all, it was the building of this [Silk Road] between Mondstadt and Liyue.
As long as the project was completed smoothly, it would benefit both Mondstadt and Liyue.
So, seeking help from Mondstadt's side and asking two people to come and assist was perfectly reasonable, wasn't it?
This task of blasting through mountains to open up roads—handing it to a certain adorable little knight from Mondstadt—wasn't that the most fitting choice?
The people of the Qixing and Eight Trades were all somewhat taken aback.
The meeting was still in session—how could they suddenly be receiving guests from Mondstadt?
Such important matters—could they really be allowed to reach outsiders' ears?
Uncle Tian of the Tianshu Star rose and suggested, "Then, Master Ye Xi, this meeting..."
"Oh, it's no trouble at all."
Ye Xi saw through everyone's worries and said with a smile, "The two who are about to arrive will be a great help to our project, and we'll be able to call upon professionals to solve the road-clearing problem we just discussed."
Hearing this, the crowd was filled with confusion.
"This..."
"Could it be that Mondstadt has professionals who will step in?"
"I don't know, but since it's Master Ye Xi saying so, let's just wait and see."
"But will the people of Mondstadt really be willing to help us?"
"Everyone, think carefully. Our project benefits ourselves the most, but don't forget—it's also of great benefit to Mondstadt. It's only reasonable for them to lend a hand."
"That's right! On this matter, we can cooperate with Mondstadt!"
"Mondstadt lacks ore—we'll provide it. We're short on manpower—let Mondstadt put in some effort too!"
"Wait a moment—if Mondstadt is sending people at this very time, does that mean Master Ye Xi prepared for this long ago?"
"Hsss..."
The crowd turned their gazes toward Ye Xi, their hearts instantly brimming with admiration.
From the very beginning, everyone had been thinking of working behind closed doors—how to complete the project relying solely on Liyue's own strength.
Yet Ye Xi had long been thinking of multi-party cooperation. That was the most remarkable thing of all.
Such broad vision and daring—how could an ordinary person possibly possess it?
Just as they were thinking this, the sound of footsteps came from outside the door.
"Big Sister Lisa, it's so quiet here, just like our Knights of Favonius!"
"Shh, if you disturb everyone, be careful or Ye Xi will spank your bottom."
"Eh——!"
Hearing this faint exchange, Ye Xi's eyes lit up.
Such a soft, sweet, adorable voice—could it possibly be...
The moment this thought arose, the door of the meeting room was pushed open.
Lisa appeared before everyone, leading Klee by the hand.
Seeing the two people before them, the crowd was utterly astonished.
"This... how is there even a little child?"
"Is this really the diplomat sent from Mondstadt? Isn't this far too careless?"
"Wait a moment—that little child actually has an Eye of God!"
"Could she be Master Ye Xi's daughter?"
A round of hushed whispering spread all around.
Had Keqing and Ningguang not known that Ye Xi had never once been to Mondstadt, they too might have assumed this was Ye Xi's daughter!
Seeing Ye Xi seated at the head of the table, Lisa greeted him: "Master Ye Xi? I've come, just as the letter arranged."
Ye Xi said with a smile, "Welcome, welcome. Please, both of you, have a seat."
"I've heard about you from Amber, Lisa. I never expected it would be you bringing Klee along this time."
"What a coincidence—we were just about to make use of Klee's power."
"Eh?"
Lisa was slightly stunned. "Make use of little Klee's power?"
Although Klee had an Eye of God, she was still young, fiddling with Jumpy Dumpty bombs all day long.
One could say that in Mondstadt she was forever starting fires everywhere, giving everyone in the Knights of Favonius a real headache.
She had never imagined that the moment they arrived in Liyue, Ye Xi would actually say he wanted to make use of Klee's power.
This made her very curious—just what exactly was he going to have Klee do?
Ye Xi turned and introduced her to the Qixing and Eight Trades: "Everyone, this little knight is the greatest help to our project!"
"With her here, our route-clearing task will become extraordinarily simple."
The moment these words were spoken, the several great figures present were all dumbfounded.
"What!? Her?! Are you certain you mean this child?"
"But... but Master, she's still so little... can she really manage?"
"Exactly—employing child labor is a violation of Liyue law!"
"This child isn't even as big as my granddaughter. How could this possibly work!"
"If she gets hurt, that would be terrible!"
"Even if she has an Eye of God, this is still far too..."
Everyone turned to look at Klee.
Klee opened her big eyes wide, blinking and blinking, her face the very picture of cute innocence.
Seeing Klee like this, the hearts of everyone present melted.
Both Keqing and Ganyu couldn't help wanting to scoop Klee up into a hug!
Ye Xi asked with a smile, "Klee, do you want to go blow up some fish?"
"Blow up fish, blow up mountains, blow up pits—throw bombs to your heart's content!"
"Eh——!?"
Hearing Ye Xi's words, Klee's big eyes shone with light!
"I do! Klee wants to blow up fish!"
"But Grand Master Jean won't let Klee blow things up!"
"[Setting off bombs in the city means reporting to the confinement room], [Bombs hurting people means Jean comes knocking at the door], [Setting the mountains ablaze means Klee is done for]!"
"Klee wouldn't dare...."
Ye Xi burst into hearty laughter and nodded. "It's all right. I'll take you out into the wilds."
"Once we're out there, you can blow up whatever you like."
"Really!?"
Klee was overjoyed. She excitedly hugged Ye Xi's leg and said, "Big Brother Ye Xi is a good person! Yaaay~"
Hearing the exchange between the two, the Qixing and Eight Trades were all left speechless and abashed.
"B-bombs?"
"This child actually plays with bombs!?"
"Isn't that far too dangerous!"
"Master Ye Xi means to take this little doll along to blast mountains and shatter rock!? How could that possibly work!"
"At the very least, we'd need to find a professional dosage specialist to judge the amounts. Can this really work?"
Several of them worried that Klee might get hurt, and some felt that being so small, she simply couldn't do it.
However, Klee planted her hands on her hips and declared, "Klee is no little kid! Klee is the Spark Knight of the Knights of Favonius!"
This single sentence gave everyone quite a fright.
"A knight?"
"This child is so small—is she really a knight?"
"Amazing! I've heard that many people in Mondstadt have served as apprentice knights for over a decade without ever being promoted! This child is so young and already a knight!?"
"She's not just boasting, is she?"
Hearing this, Lisa said with a smile, "Everyone, although our little Klee is indeed just a child, her title of knight is genuine and valid."
With Lisa's assurance, in that instant everyone looked upon the Klee before them with new respect.
A diplomat sent by the leaders of the Mondstadt region surely wouldn't lie and deceive about such a matter, would she?
"Th-then if that's the case, the work of blasting roads and shattering rock—we'll have to entrust it to you, little knight!"
The person in charge of the Heji Hall slowly bent down and patted Klee's little head.
Klee instantly looked brimming with confidence—and right at that moment, a "rumble rumble" sound came from Klee's little tummy.
"Kl-Klee's hungry!"
Hearing this, everyone instantly burst out laughing.
Ningguang rose and said, "All right, everyone, let's end the meeting here. Any remaining questions can be written up into documents and submitted to me."
"Now, we must hold a welcome reception for our two guests from Mondstadt."
At Ningguang's word, everyone dispersed.
Soon, only Ningguang, Keqing, and Ganyu remained in the room.
Lisa asked, "Master Ye Xi, where are Eula and Amber?"
"They're in the Avidya Forest in Sumeru. I'd say it's about time they came home."
"Eh!? Sumeru!? That far away!?"
This answer caught Lisa completely off guard.
She had assumed Eula and Amber were both together with Ye Xi.
As the matriarch sent by Jean, she had to make sure her own children didn't get lost.
"You don't need to worry. I'll take you to see them in a little while."
"Uh, or perhaps let's just head home directly and eat at home."
Ye Xi had originally planned to take them to the Xinyue Kiosk, but seeing how anxious Lisa was to see Eula and the others, he decided to simply bring them home.
Besides, since Kaeya hadn't come, with only Lisa and Klee, he could just settle them into the little villa.
Ningguang nodded. "Very well, then let's all go up to the Jade Chamber together."
Lisa was a bit bewildered.
Why did seeing Eula require going to the Jade Chamber?
Though she didn't understand, a guest follows the host's lead.
Since she was a guest, she had to go along with the host's arrangements.
.....
By the time they emerged from the Yuehai Pavilion, the sun was already about to set.
The whole of Liyue Harbor had lit its bright lamps, ten thousand households aglow with brilliant light.
"Master, I... have something I need to take care of! I'll be right home!"
As they reached the doorway, Keqing suddenly remembered the matter of Xiangling.
Tonight, she was going to secretly bring Xiangling home.
Hearing this, Ye Xi nodded. "That's fine, that's fine. Only—it's so late, where are you off to?"
"Uh... it's a secret!"
Keqing smiled coyly, keeping him in suspense.
This left Ye Xi even more baffled.
This girl actually had a secret.
It seemed that come nightfall, he'd have to give her a proper lesson.
Search her thoroughly, inside and out, and find out just where that secret was hidden!
"Then finish up your business and come back soon—don't miss dinner."
"Okay~"
Keqing waved her hand and headed off toward the stairway of Yujing Terrace.
"Big Sister Keqing isn't coming with us?"
Ye Xi patted Klee's head. "She'll be back in a little while. Let's head home first."
Seeing Keqing leave, Ganyu instead grew a little hesitant.
Before, with Keqing's invitation, she had half-reluctantly followed Ye Xi home.
Now that Keqing wasn't here, she felt a little shy.
"Ganyu, come along too. You haven't come to stay since I moved, have you?"
Seeing Ganyu at a loss, Ye Xi took the initiative to invite her.
After all, the house wasn't short of a single room for her, and back in Sumeru, Ganyu had been a guest as well.
With this move to the Serenitea Pot, how could he shut Ganyu out?
"Eh!?"
"Uh... mm."
Singled out by Ye Xi like this, Ganyu nodded with a blushing face and quietly followed behind Ningguang.
Led by Ningguang, everyone made their way together to the Yiyan Temple.
Here, they stepped onto the Floating Stone.
Klee let out a cry of surprise: "Wahh, we're—we're flying!"
Watching the Floating Stone rise higher and higher, Klee was a little frightened, but also very excited.
Of course she could use Wind Gliders too—it was just that it was really, really high up!
Gradually, the whole of Liyue Harbor in the night came into full view.
Looking down upon the bustling Liyue Harbor, Klee gasped in wonder again and again.
Even Lisa's eyes were full of admiration.
She had long heard of Liyue's Jade Chamber.
This time was the very first time she'd had the honor of coming as a guest.
Such a sight was something she had never seen before.
As the Floating Stone arrived at the Jade Chamber, everyone stepped forward and stood atop this pavilion in the sky.
"Everyone, welcome to the Jade Chamber."
As the host, Ningguang led the way at the front.
Baiwen, Baishi, and Baixiao, the three little secretaries, saw that Ningguang had returned and hurried out to greet them.
"Lady Ningguang, do we have new guests?"
"Mm, Baiwen, take us back to the Serenitea Pot."
"Yes!"
Baiwen hurriedly led the way at the front.
Klee gazed at the great house before her and couldn't help letting out a gasp of amazement.
In Mondstadt, she had never once seen such a big house—and one that flew up in the sky, at that!
The dormitories of the Knights of Favonius were all so small!
And after entering the great hall, Klee's tiny heart was at last completely filled with overwhelming shock.
"Wahh——! It's all glittery and gold! So awesome!"
The resplendent, golden magnificence of the entire hall left even Lisa astonished.
Antiques and calligraphy and paintings were everywhere, along with precious ornaments—one glance and you could tell they were worth a fortune!
It truly opened one's eyes.
Walking down the steps, everyone arrived before a guest room.
"Miss Lisa, and little Klee, please come in."
Baiwen opened the door, while Ningguang invited them in from the side.
"Come in?"
Lisa looked at the extremely peculiar sight before her, feeling quite astonished. "This... is a surface of water standing upright?"
"No need to worry. Just step boldly inside."
Ningguang smiled and walked in first.
Seeing this, Lisa followed behind Ningguang.
The moment she stepped in, there was a brightly lit corridor.
Inside was yet another door.
Ningguang led the way, passing straight through the door and arriving inside the Serenitea Pot.
Suddenly, the space opened up wide and bright.
Lisa's eyes instantly lit up: "My, there's actually a whole other world inside!"
No matter how she thought about it, she never could have imagined that entering from such a pavilion in the sky, there would actually be lawns and woods.
And a beautiful little villa, too!
Klee followed in, and instantly couldn't help letting out a gasp of amazement.
"S-so amazing——!"
"Hahaha, it's so big, just like Windrise in Mondstadt!"
Klee couldn't resist running back and forth across the lawn.
This raucous noise drew the attention of those in the yard.
Lumine and Paimon poked their heads out and were instantly stunned.
"Lisa!?"
"Eh!?"
Seeing Lumine and Paimon, Lisa was also quite taken aback: "Isn't that the little cutie and little Paimon?"
"Big Sister Honorary Knight and little Paimon! Wahh! It's been so long, Klee's missed you so much!"
Klee excitedly ran into the yard and threw herself into Lumine's arms.
"Klee! You've come too——!"
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