Chapter 526

After all, strictly speaking, she does not belong to Liyue.

But her Southern Cross fleet operates from Liyue as its base,

so it frequently docks at Liyue Harbor.

And we have some business dealings together.

If that's the case, then let's meet.

So Ningguang nodded to Baishi.

"Go and bring Beidou in."

"Yes!"

Baishi bowed respectfully, then walked out.

Not long after,

she entered with a figure in tow.

Long black hair, bangs covering her left eye, red pupils, wearing a qipao and high-heeled knee-high boots.

Her style resembled Kaeya's in some ways.

"Ningguang, why did you suddenly issue the sea ban? When can my fleet set sail again?"

Beidou sat down directly across from Ningguang, showing no courtesy whatsoever.

Had it been anyone else, the three secretaries would have already scolded her.

How dare she show such disrespect to Lady Ningguang?

But since it was Beidou, they were long accustomed to it.

Among Lady Ningguang's partners, Beidou alone showed no ordinary reverence.

Instead, she was somewhat confrontational.

Beyond that, what most surprised the three secretaries was,

that this woman had actually won Mora from Lady Ningguang!

It was simply unbelievable!

In the words of the Feiyunshang Society's chairperson,

only Beidou in all of Liyue Harbor had ever truly won money from Ningguang.

So the three secretaries held a certain degree of respect for Beidou.

"Didn't you go to Yujing Terrace?"

Ningguang sipped her tea and asked softly.

"I went, but it's extremely busy there now—they had no time for me; otherwise I wouldn't have come to you."

As she said this, Beidou sounded somewhat resentful.

After all, she was the leader of the Southern Cross fleet and had considerable prestige in Liyue.

Yet she hadn't even been able to meet Keqing and the others.

"Understand Keqing—after the battle, they have an enormous amount to handle."

After setting down her teacup, Ningguang shook her head.

"Battle? What battle? Are you referring to the one out at sea earlier?"

Hearing Ningguang's words, Beidou became interested.

When the fleet was banned, she and her crew had stayed near the harbor.

So they had felt considerable commotion.

But since Ganyu Pavilion was too far from Liyue Harbor,

she had no idea what exactly had happened.

But judging from the current situation, something major must have occurred.

"Not long ago, the Vortex Demon God Aesir revived, and we defeated it at Ganyu Pavilion."

Ningguang spoke casually, as if it were merely an ordinary skirmish.

In her eyes,

it was just another routine fight.

"So it was that thing!"

Beidou's face was filled with shock.

As leader of the Southern Cross fleet, they frequently passed by Ganyu Pavilion.

So they knew very well what lurked in the sea.

She never expected that demon god had revived.

No wonder the sea ban was issued.

Now Beidou understood.

But what stunned her was that Ningguang and the others had actually defeated the demon god!

"Was it because of the Xianrende Gang?"

Beidou speculated inwardly.

But she quickly dismissed the idea.

Because from Ningguang's casual demeanor, it seemed almost effortless.

Even with help from the Xianrende Gang, the demon god was not easily overcome.

Unless the Emperor himself had appeared!

But from the information she had gathered earlier, that was also unlikely.

This made Watching Beidou very curious.

"Could you tell me how the battle unfolded?"

"No problem!"

Lady Ningguang chuckled softly and recounted the entire sequence of events.

The story of Mr. Han's comic shop will eventually spread.

With Watching Beidou's connections, it won't take long before she finds out.

If that's the case, it's better if I tell her myself.

That way, I can earn a bit of goodwill.

"A comic shop with such incredible powers?!"

Upon hearing Lady Ningguang's account, Watching Beidou's eyes lit up with intense interest.

What Lady Ningguang described was simply too shocking.

Things like the Electromagnetic Cannon, Iron Armor, and a colossal golden dragon.

Especially that miraculous bomb that shook heaven and earth and obliterated the Demon God.

And Lady Ningguang's description of the Qunyu Pavilion smashing the Demon God.

She now understood where the disturbance 860 felt by the sea had come from.

One was from an explosion, the other from being smashed!

"Naturally, Mr. Han's comic shop is utterly miraculous—there's nothing you can't imagine, and nothing he doesn't have."

"For instance, my Qunyu Pavilion can suddenly grow larger, speak, and even smash a Demon God!"

"In the past, who could have imagined such things?"

Lady Ningguang said with a smile.

"That's true!"

Watching Beidou nodded in deep agreement.

When she arrived earlier, she had wondered why the Qunyu Pavilion had suddenly grown larger.

So that was the reason.

"I plan to finish my duties and take Baiwen and the others to see the comics—would you like to come along?"

Lady Ningguang extended the invitation.

"Mr. Han has a comic about pirates, you know!"

"What kind of pirate comic?"

Watching Beidou became interested.

It was the first time she had ever heard of a work with this theme.