Having just left Yelan, Stelle now planned to go to Qunyu Pavilion.
Because Ningguang's condition worried her greatly. When chatting with Yelan, she also mentioned this; Ningguang seemed to have not rested much these past few days.
Stelle felt that if she were present, Ningguang should be able to relax a bit, although Stelle probably couldn't help much with Ningguang's work.
But helping Ningguang's body relax was something she could do.
The only problem was that Stelle had just fought with Yelan, and Shenhe had even helped in this battle… She needed rest.
Ningguang, on the other hand, probably wouldn't be in such a hurry…
No matter what, she had to make a trip to Qunyu Pavilion.
Stelle, bringing Shenhe, came before The Ferryman, ready to give him the secret code Ningguang had given her earlier.
However, before she could speak, The Ferryman spoke first.
"Miss Stelle?" The Ferryman seemed to have a very deep impression of Stelle.
"You still remember me." Stelle looked at The Ferryman with some surprise.
"Heh heh, for a beauty like Miss Stelle, it would be harder not to remember her." The Ferryman chuckled, covering his mouth.
"Are you here to see Lady Ningguang?"
"Yes, Ningguang gave me a special code to see her…"
"Ah, there's no need. Your presence here is enough; where would you need a secret code?" The Ferryman said with a smile.
"Eh? No need?" Stelle asked in surprise.
"Of course not. That secret code might have been given to you by Lady Ningguang for you to use for others."
For them, the relevant staff of Qunyu Pavilion, the relationship between Stelle and Ningguang was already common knowledge.
Stelle could completely enter just by showing her face.
The same applied to the people Stelle brought. If Ningguang hadn't specifically instructed otherwise, there was no need to stop them.
However…
The Ferryman looked at the white-haired beauty, who resembled a Sage, accompanying Stelle, secretly pondering the relationship between her and Stelle.
They walked very close together, and The Ferryman also keenly noticed that the white-haired beauty's gaze was constantly on Stelle, only leaving for a moment.
I guess he has a close relationship with Stelle, but I don't know if Lady Ningguang knows about this—no, if things were really as she imagined, Stelle wouldn't dare to bring her to see Lady Ningguang.
Perhaps she misunderstood; Stelle's relationship with the other party shouldn't be as intimate as his relationship with Lady Ningguang.
But then again, there aren aren't many white-haired people in Liyue Harbor. Besides the one in front of her, she'd only ever seen Ningguang.
Now, Stelle had another one following him.
Could it be that Stelle has a preference for white hair…
"Well, thank you then." Stelle nodded, unable to help but sigh at how good it was to have connections. In Liyue, there was probably no one else who could enter and exit Qunyu Pavilion as freely as he could.
"Not at all, please come in, both of you." The Ferryman shook his head, a smile returning to his face.
After bidding farewell to The Ferryman, Stelle took Shenhe's small hand and together they boarded the Plaustrite, ascending to Qunyu Pavilion.
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"Lady Ningguang!" Baiwen rushed into Ningguang's reception room, not even knocking, but pushing the door open directly.
"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered?" Ningguang raised an eyebrow. Baiwen had always been relatively mature and composed, rarely showing such embarrassment.
It seemed something major must have happened.
At this point in time… could it be that the Adepti have come knocking?
Thinking of this, Ningguang immediately stood up, her expression becoming serious.
"Stelle, Miss Stelle is here." Baiwen took a few breaths to calm herself down before finally speaking slowly.
"Stelle?" Ningguang's eyes widened slightly, and she couldn't help but feel a little excited.
"I thought something major had happened. Don't be so flustered next time." Ningguang maintained her outward composure, but if one looked closely, they would find that the corners of her mouth were extremely difficult to suppress.
"Yes…" Baiwen nodded.
She didn't know why, but she was even more excited than Ningguang that Stelle had arrived.
In reality, she and Stelle had only met once, and that was from a distance; she hadn't really had much actual contact with him.
"I'll go see." Ningguang didn't linger and walked directly out of the room.
"Um, Lady Ningguang, Miss Stelle also has a white-haired woman with her. It should be Shenhe, as mentioned in the intelligence." Baiwen quickly followed Ningguang, whispering.
"Oh? Shenhe… Perfect. I'll meet this Adeptus disciple and see if I can gather some information about the Adepti from her." Ningguang nodded.
"Um, Lady Ningguang, it seems that Adeptus disciple and Miss Stelle have a very good relationship, and…" Baiwen carefully glanced at Ningguang, wondering if she should say this.
"And what?" Ningguang asked, somewhat confused.
She didn't know what was wrong with her secretaries. Both Baishi and Baiwen spoke hesitantly, sometimes only saying half a sentence and then stopping, forcing her to ask again.
"And Miss Shenhe also has white hair." For Lady Ningguang's happiness, Baiwen finally spoke the words without hesitation.
Yes, in her opinion, the Adeptus disciple named Shenhe was a very formidable competitor for Ningguang.
"Of course, I don't think her appearance can compare to yours…" Baiwen quickly added.
This statement was actually not objective, and of course, the good or bad of appearance itself is a very subjective thing.
Baiwen actually said this against her own judgment, because in her opinion, it would be very difficult to determine a winner between the two in terms of appearance.
But after all, she was Ningguang's secretary, so how could she not side with her master?
"Adepti disciples should know some methods for cultivating and maintaining appearance… But what are you talking about?" Ningguang gave Baiwen a helpless glance.
Did she think that Shenhe and Stelle looked too intimate and would threaten her?
It was only because they didn't know the truth; if they knew that Stelle had countless female confidantes from Mondstadt to Liyue, their jaws would surely drop to the floor in surprise.
"Uh…" Baiwen gave an awkward laugh.
She was worried about Lady Ningguang, so why couldn't Lady Ningguang understand?
Sigh, it was hard to say such things directly.
No, she had to keep an eye on things later; she couldn't let that Adeptus disciple steal Lady Ningguang's happiness!
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