The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 223 Keqing comes to visit
"Friends from a foreign country? I'm Keqing!"

As if he had noticed Ying's serious doubts, the 'stranger' with a black face wiped his face with his hand, and his originally dark skin turned visibly white. Keqing's originally beautiful facial features finally got rid of the black layer on her face and revealed her true appearance.

Combining the voice of the "stranger" just now and carefully observing the facial features of the person in front of him, Ying realized that it was indeed Keqing with a purple cat head.

"Hey, Keqing, what happened to you? Did you get blown up by an overload reaction while trying to deal with the fire slime? Come in, come in."

After recognizing that this person was Keqing, Ying hurriedly pulled Keqing into the Hall of the Dead to check if she was injured. During her time in Liyue, Keqing often gave Ying some commissions that had high rewards but not too high a risk factor.

Over time, the relationship between Ying and Keqing became very good, and Ying also liked Keqing's efficient personality, because Keqing never delayed the payment of the commissions she entrusted, and usually gave her the payment on the spot after the task was completed.

"Sister, what's wrong with you? Is applying soot on your face some particularly effective beauty method?"

Ruo was frightened by the unique black and white spots on Keqing's face. Just as she was about to use the earthenware jar that Ying took out to boil medicine for Hutao, her hand trembled and the jar in her hand almost fell to the ground and broke.

"You seemed normal when I left this morning, how come you were fooled after just a few hours of not seeing me?"

Looking at Keqing's dark little face, Ruo Jin was amazed. As a Yuheng star, Keqing usually paid great attention to her image. This was the first time Ruo Jin had seen someone go out with soot on her face in 18 years of living with Keqing.

To his surprise, Keqing, who had been teased by him for several times, showed no signs of being angry. Instead, she kept looking at him expressionlessly. Her dark little face was like the calm sea before a storm, without any ripples.

Oh no, it’s over.

Ruojin thought to herself that something was wrong. She was familiar with Keqing's personality and knew that the angrier her sister was, the calmer her expression would be. This made Ruojin feel a sense of danger.

What Ruo Jin couldn't understand was why his sister was so angry. He didn't provoke her. It couldn't be that she was caught eating her golden shrimp balls before and now she is looking for him to settle the score, right? That happened a long time ago, and his sister is not a grudge-bearing person.

"Well, sister, have you eaten? If not, eat some more?"

"Eat, eat, eat, eat the fuck!"

No one knew what had offended Keqing, but she stretched out her dark little hand and made Ruojin's ear do a 360-degree rotation. Feeling the familiar pain in her ear, Ruojin begged for mercy in pain.

"Ahhh, it hurts, sister, my ears, my ears, I was wrong to steal your golden shrimp balls last month, I admit it, I admit it."

"What!! Last month you stole my golden shrimp balls?? Ah Jin, I need to teach you a lesson today!"

The ferryman girl, who had sensed that the atmosphere was not right before Keqing took action, had already snatched the earthen jar from Ruojin's hand and locked herself in the kitchen. Hearing Ruojin's screams and pleas for mercy outside the kitchen, the ferryman girl who was making medicine shrank her head. Fortunately, she ran fast, because those people outside were all big shots, and she, a small ferryman, didn't want to get involved.

Although she didn't want to get involved, she could still listen in. With gossip in her eyes, the ferryman girl put her ear against the kitchen door. She was very curious about what Ruo Jin had done to make Keqing, the usually dignified Yuhengxing, lose her composure like this.

"Keqing, you are not allowed to bully Ajin. Ajin can only be bullied by me." Seeing that Ruojin's ears were pulled by Keqing, Hu Tao ignored his physical discomfort and pulled Ruojin to his side and successfully rescued Ruojin from Keqing's clutches.

Seeing that Ruojin's ears were black with a hint of red, Keqing touched Ruojin's ears with heartache, turned around and glared at Keqing, and said angrily.

"Keqing, even though you are Ajin's sister, you can't pull Ajin's ears so hard. Look, Ajin's ears are red."

"Ajin, bend down. I'll blow on you and it won't hurt."

Thinking of how Ruojin would always blow on her wounds when she was injured before, Hu Tao put her arms around Ruojin's neck and blew gently into her ears twice. Ying, who was watching the fun, covered Paimeng's eyes immediately. Although Ying felt that Paimeng might have lived for many years, anyone who was not as tall as her would be treated as a minor.

Seeing Hu Tao and Ruo Jin in love, Keqing, who was already angry, was almost on fire. She was obviously here first, and Xiangling was there before, so why was the relationship between Hu Tao and Ruo Jin so good? This was unfair! She, Keqing, demanded a rematch!
No, she didn't come to Wangsheng Hall to see Hu Tao and Ruo Jin showing their affection. Influenced by the serious and responsible work attitude, Keqing, who almost lost her mind under the stimulation of Hu Tao, suppressed the complicated emotions in her heart and spoke to Hu Tao in a serious manner.

"Hu Tao, don't think you have nothing to do. If it weren't for the fact that you seem to be feeling a little uncomfortable today, you would have to be taught a lesson as well."

"Huh? What happened to me? I didn't do anything. Keqing, you weren't really deceived, were you?"

When Hu Tao heard Keqing talking about her affairs, she immediately started to protest. She had not left the house since last night, and even if she wanted to cause trouble, she did not have the time. If she did not know Keqing's character, Hu Tao would have thought that Keqing was taking revenge.

"Hmph, none of your business? Then may I ask if you and Ajin brought Klee, the Spark Knight from Mondstadt, to Liyue Harbor?"

Taking the wet towel handed over by Ruojin, Keqing wiped the black dust off her face while asking Hu Tao a question. After this, Zhongli, who was drinking tea at the side, became a little restless. If it weren't for the sealed Rota Dragon King sensing his breath, he would have wanted to use his perception to see what was happening in Liyue Harbor.

With Alice as her mother, Zhongli couldn't help but pay attention to what Klee did. Before, he thought that Klee was young and would not cause any trouble.

Now looking at Keqing's disheveled appearance, Zhongli felt that he had taken it for granted. Talent might require the gift of fate, but inheritance did not. As long as there was a teacher who taught by example, inheritance could be passed on regardless of age or talent.

"So what on earth did Klee get into?"

Realizing that she might hear something interesting from Keqing, Ying was no longer in a hurry to go out to do the commission. She returned the towel that had turned black to Ruojin. Keqing glared at Hu Tao, who looked embarrassed, and said unhappily.

"That Spark Knight blew up the stage Xin Yan was using for her performance. When I went to organize the firefighting, a second explosion occurred for some reason. Although neither explosion had much killing power, it left those who went to put out the fire with black faces."

"Ajin, Hu Tao is not feeling well. Go to the General Affairs Department and bring back the Spark Knight. Remember to keep a good eye on her this time. Also, don't forget to compensate Xin Yan for the stage. If Mora is not enough, just use my salary to make up for it."

After giving Ruojin a word of advice, Keqing left in a hurry. The Lantern Festival was approaching and there were a lot of things waiting for Keqing to deal with. If Ruojin hadn't been involved in this matter, Keqing would never have made the trip in person.

(End of this chapter)