Chapter 273

Wisdom and knowledge are by no means innate; they are constantly grown through experience and various encounters, whether good or bad.

Keqing, her hair tied in twin tails, puffed out her cheeks slightly, clearly dissatisfied with his attitude of speaking so lightly while sitting down.

One must know that she is now one of the seven highest-ranking individuals governing a nation; any misstep would affect the lives of all the people.

From now on, no one will be able to point out her mistakes. Once this thought crossed her mind, Keqing felt she had to deliberate over every decision repeatedly, not daring to be the slightest bit negligent.

"Easy for you to say."

Keqing muttered, though she would only ever show such a girlish side in front of him.

Despite her verbal complaints, her hands never stopped, as she processed the submitted petitions one by one.

Luo Li nodded slightly; under his intentional guidance, the young lady's processing speed was constantly increasing, and her way of thinking was being influenced by him without her even realizing it.

Having had the experience of handling three nations—ancient Mondstadt, Guili Assembly, and Inazuma—dealing with these matters was nothing more than second nature to him.

"By the way, Mr. Luo Li, I recently discovered a talent." Looking at the petitions, Keqing suddenly brought up a topic.

"Oh, who?"

"That gentleman from the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor; his erudition is truly admirable. However, his way of thinking is too much like the Geo Archon's. If he were more assertive, recruiting him to work by my side would certainly be a great help."

Lady Ganyu chimed in, "I also feel he has some similarities to the Geo Archon."

Hearing this, Luo Li almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

They are the same person, so how could he not be similar?

While thinking this, he finished processing the last petition concerning the nation's direction and tossed it casually to Keqing.

"There, the tutoring for these past few days is just about over. From now on, unless it's necessary, I won't be helping you anymore."

Keqing hurriedly caught it and scanned it at a glance; she couldn't find a single flaw or hidden danger—it was processed perfectly.

The key was that this was the result of him spending less than a quarter of an hour on it, half of which was spent sipping tea.

Thinking of this, the young lady was suddenly overcome with a sense of powerlessness.

After a long while, taking a deep breath, Keqing said solemnly to Luo Li, for whom she had long harbored feelings: "Thank you very much for your guidance; I will forever keep this kindness in my heart."

The radiance flickering in the young lady's eyes was all too familiar. Luo Li was somewhat speechless; sometimes he didn't intentionally try to build up favorability, but it just kept rising regardless.

It was mainly different from the feelings of respect one has for elders or wise men.

Waving his hand, Luo Li signaled that she needn't take it to heart, then asked Lady Ganyu.

"Where has Shenhe been these past two days?"

As a fellow disciple, Lady Ganyu felt that the cold young lady was not easy to approach and was a bit fierce. She wondered if it was because she was too idle, to the point where she had considered recommending a job to her.

Now hearing her teacher ask, she answered immediately: "Hmm, she should be at Bubu Pharmacy buying medicinal herbs, right?"

She wasn't entirely sure, but judging by the other's activity patterns, apart from cultivation and meditation, her life was almost a fixed routine, making it easy to figure out.

At this time of day, she is either buying herbs to eat or meditating.

"Alright, then let's go over and find her."

With the affairs of Yuehai Pavilion concluded and the task entrusted by Zhong Li to tutor the Qixing completed, he could finally step down.

Bidding farewell to Keqing, he took Lady Ganyu to Bubu Pharmacy.

Bubu Pharmacy is located below Yuehai Pavilion; coming down from the mountain path, one can see a pond of lotus flowers.

There are many tourists coming and going, and quite a few couples admiring the lotuses here.

The two passed through the clear pond and followed the stairs leading up to the pharmacy, soon arriving inside the hut where sandalwood incense was burning in curls.

Upon arrival, they indeed found Shenhe there, but besides her, there were several other acquaintances.

Inside the hut, Captain Beidou and Lumine were talking to the owner of Bubu Pharmacy, Baizhu, while Shenhe was sitting alone to one side, eating medicinal herbs with plain water.

"Ah He, I've told you so many times, don't come here to buy herbs to eat anymore."

Luo Li was truly speechless; it seemed this child had been brainwashed by Cloud Retainer.

Who eats medicinal herbs as a meal?

Even if corrected, she would still unconsciously come to buy them.

The moment she saw Luo Li, Shenhe immediately and frantically hid the herbs behind her back, but the roots remaining at the corner of her mouth completely exposed her.

This cuteness truly didn't match her cold and slightly fierce appearance.

"……"