Chapter 288: Lady Keqing: Oh no, don

"Whether it's true or not, Young Lady Keqing can find out by trying it herself."

Noelle's face still wore a smile.

She was already used to Keqing's astonishment.

Most first-time visitors reacted this way.

But after seeing the rewards appear, they no longer doubted.

Instead, they began to favor the manga shop.

Noelle believed Keqing would eventually do the same.

Even if she was one of Liyue's Seven Stars.

"This manga shop actually has such miraculous effects?!"

Keqing took a deep breath, calming her previously agitated emotions.

This sounded incredibly bizarre.

If it were any ordinary place, she would have turned and left immediately.

But the miraculous events she had just witnessed gave her a flicker of belief.

If one could effortlessly transport someone here,

there was no reason to lie about this.

And practice is the sole criterion for testing truth!

Whether it's true or not, trying it yourself will tell you.

Thinking this, Keqing pulled out a bag of Mora and handed it over.

"Here are 100,000 Mora. Where are the manga?"

"On the shelf over there."

After taking the Mora, Noelle pointed in the direction.

"Thank you!"

Keqing politely said, then walked straight toward the shelf.

As she passed the counter, she glanced casually at the black-haired boy.

"This person must be the manga shop's owner, right?"

Keqing thought to herself.

She had just seen the maid treat that black-haired boy with great respect.

Though he looked like an ordinary person.

His true identity was certainly extraordinary!

Keqing planned to approach him after finishing the manga.

Thinking this,

Keqing had already reached the shelf.

Because Yingmeihe Sect and Paimon were sharing one book, there were only ten manga on the shelf.

This posed a slight problem for Keqing.

She didn't know which one to pick.

"Forget it, I'll take this one."

Keqing finally chose the outermost manga,

then followed Noelle's guidance toward the soundproof area.

"'Tom and Jerry'? I never expected you'd pick this manga, Keqing?!"

Seeing the manga in Keqing's hands, Han Feng's expression turned strange.

Picking this one at random—Keqing clearly has a deep connection with cats.

Was she a cat-eared girl in a past life?

Han Feng thought to himself.

Keqing didn't know the shop owner was speculating about her past life.

Arriving at the soundproof area,

she found a comfortable spot and examined the manga in her hands.

"I wonder what this 'Tom and Jerry' manga is about?"

Keqing murmured softly, but her hands were already moving.

"So this is what manga is!"

Seeing the illustrations in each panel and the speech bubbles, Keqing felt a spark of interest.

It was far more intuitive than text.

No need for so much effort.

With interest sparked, Keqing patiently continued reading.

"So it's about Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse!"

"This cat is hilarious—getting outwitted by a mouse like this?!"

"Haha, Jerry's really messing with his head—every time, this cat gets furious."

Seeing the funny plot, Keqing burst out laughing.

But she quickly snapped back, slamming the manga shut and glancing warily around.

"Good, no one saw."

Seeing no one was paying attention, Keqing exhaled in relief.

One of the seven stars of Liyue,

if anyone found out she had laughed so wildly over a manga,

she would surely be the subject of gossip.

"Hmm, since no one noticed, I'll read a bit longer."