Chapter 199

The next day! Yujing Terrace!

As a place for high-ranking wealthy merchants to reside, this is also where the Liyue Qixing and the Eight Gates govern political affairs.

The morning sun rose, and facing the early morning light, Hearing Luo Li opened his eyes.

Not disturbing the person beside him, he walked out of the bedroom, only to find that the place he was in was Liyue's designated area for entertaining important guests.

The familiar flying eaves and the ancient buildings covered in cloud patterns reminded him of things from a long time ago.

Arriving at the external pavilion courtyard, from here one could take in the entire Liyue Harbor.

The morning sun rose, just poking its head out over the sea surface; the sunlight was slightly yellow, covering the continuous carved beams and painted pillars with a layer of golden gauze.

Below was the General Affairs Office, and next to it was the neighboring Yuehai Pavilion.

If one looked up, one could still see a huge flying object similar to a palace floating in the air above Mount Tianheng, covering Liyue Harbor.

I imagine that if viewed from above, the entire Liyue Realm could be taken into view.

And that was the exclusive palace of one of the Qixing, the Yuheng Star—the Jade Chamber.

Having roughly confirmed his own position, Hearing Luo Li headed toward the General Affairs Office located at Yujing Terrace.

As the institution that manages the Eight Gates, the General Affairs Office occupies a huge area.

Inside, it houses the Heji Hall, Yinyuan Hall, Huishan Hall, and Shenglu Hall.

The internal and external guards are quite strict, but there are also many people coming and going.

After all, some people want industry plaques, salt trade permits, shipping opening certificates, or to inquire about when The Chasm will reopen, as well as the latest laws in circulation.

So from early in the morning, there were a great many people entering and leaving the General Affairs Office.

Mixing into the crowd, Hearing Luo Li looked around; compared to five hundred years ago, the laws and various facility departments were more perfect.

Thanks to the painstaking efforts of generations of Qixing, the proportion of human rule in this city that walks with gods is becoming heavier and heavier.

After a while, Hearing Luo Li, who had passed through the General Affairs Office, saw Miss Keqing outside the Huishan Hall.

Even though she was drunk last night, she had no intention of being lazy; he didn't know how early she had gotten up today.

The young lady was in formal attire, meticulously talking to a man who looked like a foreman, frowning from time to time and appearing thoughtful at other times.

Getting closer, Hearing Luo Li vaguely heard the two talking about The Chasm.

"Lady Keqing, The Chasm has suddenly been sealed, the factories have had to stop production, most of the workers have had to go home, and people from many industries have come to ask me, especially the glass and mining industries, asking when it will reopen."

"A short closure for a few days is fine, but if it continues like this, I'm afraid many shops in Liyue related to the mining industry will have to close down. You don't know, those people come to my door three times a day, and it's given me a huge headache."

The foreman sighed as he spoke; as the department in charge of the mining industry and responsible for Liyue's mining area extraction work, logically speaking, he should be able to relax much more if The Chasm were stopped.

But who knew that not only was there no holiday, but he was even busier, busy dealing with the people who kept coming and were about to break down his threshold.

Miss Keqing nodded to show she understood, but then said unquestioningly: "Sealing The Chasm is a joint order issued by the Qixing. The situation there is complex, and if the workers start working, accidents will definitely occur. Compared to wealth, personal safety is more worthy of attention."

As the top boss in charge of Liyue's land management and construction, Miss Keqing knew the situation of The Chasm like the back of her hand and was the first person to know.

It was precisely because she understood the stakes that she led the sealing matter with all her might.

"Old Dai, tell those people that if The Chasm is to be restarted, the General Affairs Office will post a notice first; there is no need to come to the Huishan Hall all day long, causing unnecessary waste of time."

Miss Keqing was very dissatisfied with this; although stopping The Chasm had made Liyue's mining industry somewhat difficult recently, there were still Mingyun Village and the Blackcliff Forge supporting it, which was nothing more than earning a little less.

These people coming all day long, pointlessly wasting the Huishan Hall's human resources and even interfering with the normal operation of the institution, was truly annoying.

"Sigh, okay, I'll notify them right away, and anyone who asks again will be driven away."

Old Dai smoothed his brow; with the verbal promise of the Yuheng Star, he was no longer afraid of offending people.

Miss Keqing also understood this and said directly: "If there is anyone who does not listen to advice, write them down and report them to me."

"Alright."

With the Qixing backing him, Old Dai was suddenly not afraid.

Nodding, Miss Keqing instructed: "Then go. After this change, Liyue's mining and glass industries may experience setbacks; those workers must be pacified."

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After giving detailed instructions and watching the foreman Old Dai nod repeatedly before leaving, Miss Keqing prepared to return to her office to continue working.

Undoubtedly, the mining industry would definitely experience price hikes next, and small shops might be swallowed up; this was unavoidable.

Her job was to try to avoid or reduce such situations.

Although she was not the person in charge of the market, the two were closely related; she would discuss it with that other Qixing member later.

Thinking this, Miss Keqing just wanted to step away when she met Hearing Hearing Luo Li gaze from behind.

"Good morning, Miss Keqing."

"You can just call me Keqing. Did you sleep well last night?"

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Seeing that it was him, the worry between the young lady's brows relaxed slightly, and she greeted him with a bright smile, which was completely different from her state just now.

"Very good, it was a trouble for you to arrange it." After finishing, Hearing Luo Li looked at the spirited young lady and asked: "But since we drank so late yesterday, don't you feel tired or have a headache today?"

Miss Keqing curved the corners of her eyes and said in a light tone: "The state of the morning sets the tone for the day. Even if there is still sleepiness or a poor state, one must force oneself to perk up!"

"So that's how it is."

"Are you alone?" She looked behind him and found only Hearing Luo Li.

"Eula and the others are still sleeping; I guess it's their first time drinking so much strong liquor."

The two walked and chatted, heading toward the depths of the General Affairs Office.

With the Qixing leading the way, even though Hearing Luo Li was a stranger, no one would come forward to stop them or ask for their identities.

"I imagine you haven't had breakfast. Someone will send it over later; I'll give an order, and we can solve it together."

"That's fine too."

However, although no one came forward to stop them, many people cast surprised glances.

Seeing Lady Yuheng's such bright expression, what kind of relationship does she have with that man beside her?

The guarding Millelith and Liyue officials had never seen her so close and friendly with a person of the opposite sex.

Could it be that the sun rose from the west today?!

PS: Today I will try hard for nine updates, setting a flag for myself; if I can't finish it, please be gentle with your criticism! With.