Chapter 286

She had traversed the entire territory of Liyue.

Simply to memorize every terrain and topography.

Liyue Harbor is the heart of Liyue.

Its status is naturally even more important.

To ensure her previous records were accurate, even though Lady Keqing had already surveyed Liyue Harbor yesterday.

Today, she planned to come again.

This was her attitude toward her work.

Along the way, Lady Keqing observed her surroundings while silently nodding.

The situation here matched her records from yesterday exactly.

But when passing through an alley, she suddenly stopped.

Her gaze turned to a shop beside her.

"Jieyou Bookshop? I swear there wasn't a shop like this here before."

A hint of confusion appeared on Lady Keqing's beautiful face.

She had confidence in her memory.

Minor details might slip her mind.

But a shop like this—she shouldn't have mistaken it.

Especially since this bookstore was located in such a remote alley!

Such an abnormal phenomenon would be unmistakably conspicuous.

Therefore, there was only one explanation.

This shop had opened overnight!

To appear out of nowhere in a single night.

Especially without anyone noticing.

It felt deeply unnatural no matter how she thought about it.

And "Jieyou Bookshop"—

The name itself sounded unusual.

"Jieyou?"

Lady Keqing smiled faintly.

She became interested in this shop.

She postponed her survey and stepped inside.

"Something's wrong!"

As soon as she entered, Lady Keqing's expression turned grave.

Because she realized the space behind her was no longer the remote alley she had just left.

It was a road she had never seen before.

And the scenery and architecture visible from inside the shop were utterly unlike those of Liyue.

At this moment, Lady Keqing realized the severity of the situation.

She might have entered an extremely unusual place.

Yet as one of Liyue's Seven Stars,

even faced with this unknown circumstance, Lady Keqing did not panic.

Instead, she carefully examined the interior.

The bookstore's interior was vastly spacious, unlike what she had seen from outside.

This indirectly confirmed the shop's extraordinary nature.

In addition,

what puzzled Lady Keqing was,

that the walls of the bookstore were covered with strange human figures,

and strange little figurines were placed everywhere.

It looked nothing like a proper bookstore.

She had visited bookstores in Liyue before.

They contained nothing but books.

Nothing like this.

For a moment, Lady Keqing was confused.

So when she saw a man and a woman behind the counter, she couldn't help asking.

"Is this really Jieyou Bookshop?"

"What an esteemed guest! I never expected the first visitor would be her!"

Seeing Lady Keqing, Han Feng was also slightly surprised.

At this moment,

Noel stepped forward to greet her.

"Welcome, Young Lady Keqing. Would you like to read manga?"

Noel had once visited Liyue and had seen the famed One of the Seven Stars, Lady Keqing.

So the moment Lady Keqing entered, she recognized her at once.

She couldn't help feeling a quiet awe inside.

Boss Han is truly miraculous!

People from Liyue actually made it here to Mondstadt!

"Do you know me? And what is a comic?"

Lady Keqing looked at the polite maid before her and slightly lowered her guard.

"I once visited Liyue and was fortunate enough to meet Young Lady Keqing once. As for comics, they are books with many pictures and little text," Noel said softly.

Noel said softly.

"You were fortunate enough to visit Liyue?"

Lady Keqing keenly picked up on the key point.

As she had suspected,

this was no longer Liyue.

If not Liyue, then where was this place?

Hearing Lady Keqing's confusion, Noel smiled and explained.

"This is Mondstadt. The moment Young Lady Keqing stepped into the Solace Bookshop in Liyue, you arrived here.

But do not worry—once you leave this place, you will naturally return to your original location."

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"So that's how it is!"

With this explanation, Lady Keqing finally understood.

It was when she walked into this place that some mysterious force had brought her here.

No wonder the scenery outside was so different from Liyue's.

So this was Mondstadt.

She had heard others describe Mondstadt's architectural features before,

and they bore some resemblance to what she now saw.

"If this is Mondstadt, then there's no need to worry."

Lady Keqing exhaled in relief.

As long as she hadn't walked into an enemy ambush, it was fine.

But now that she knew the truth, a trace of awe arose in Lady Keqing's heart.

To teleport someone here without a sound and without drawing her attention—

this was certainly not something an ordinary person could do.

The shop owner behind the comic store was undoubtedly a master!