Genshin Impact: The Sage's Disciple Doesn't Want Fame

In short, thank you.

Ji Ming thanked him for no apparent reason. He didn't know what he wanted to say, but he said what he wanted to say and felt relieved.

This guy, at least he has some conscience.

Keqing scoffed, "Then I'll accept your thanks. By the way, when you were in Mondstadt, did you help the Mondstadt officials?"

Ji Ming nodded: "It wasn't really help. I didn't contribute much to quelling the dragon disaster; the credit mainly went to the Knights."

"Don't be modest. Leader Jean has written to praise you. Although she didn't name you directly in the letter, Gan Yu and I both agree that the Liyue person Leader Jean was referring to is you."

"How do you know that I'm not the only Liyue person in Mondstadt?"

There is more than one Liyue person in Mondstadt, but there is only one Liyue person in Mondstadt with a childhood sweetheart. What's the difference between that and having one's identity written all over one's face?

The petty thugs who used to loiter on the streets are now able to help friendly nations win glory for their country; the change is truly remarkable.

Ke Qing was very proud; witnessing the young man's growth firsthand was undoubtedly a joyful thing.

Keqing closed one eye and said in a cheerful tone, "Guild Leader Qin said that the young man from Liyue is very handsome. I think only Ji Ming would be praised like that by Guild Leader Qin."

Ji Ming remained silent for a long time, and finally his whole body trembled. Ke Qing clearly saw that goosebumps suddenly rose on his body.

"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean?"

Honestly, they get upset over a few compliments.

Ji Ming looked disgusted: "How can you praise someone like that? Your future husband is going to be very pitiful."

Ke Qing wasn't angry, and asked curiously, "Why did you say that?"

There's an art to praising someone. Praising someone like that will only make them feel nervous.

Ke Qing retorted, unconvinced: "Then why don't you demonstrate?"

Ji Ming chuckled: "Who is the target?"

"Nonsense, the target is obviously me."

The plan worked! Quickly praise her lavishly, let her see what real praise is all about.

Under Ke Qing's expectant gaze, Ji Mingqing cleared his throat and said, "Ke Qing, you are so beautiful."

Ke Qing blinked: "That's it?"

Ji Ming replied earnestly, "That's all."

Damn it, what kind of praise is this? If Ke Qing wanted, she could hear praise like this eight hundred times a day. This is clearly just a perfunctory compliment.

Seeing Ke Qing's unfriendly gaze, Ji Ming quickly raised his hands in surrender. There was nothing he could do about it; praise had to be sincere, and all he could do now was compliment the girl on her beauty.

Because Keqing is truly beautiful.

If you look closely, her eyebrows are just the right thickness, her eyes sparkle with a gleam, and her familiar pigtails hang down on either side of her neck, swaying back and forth when she turns her head.

Little Keqing is so cute!

"Have you seen enough?"

"No."

Ke Qing gritted her teeth, reached out to block Ji Ming's view, and said irritably, "You're not allowed to look."

Ji Ming shrugged: "Why is that?"

"Because your praise didn't satisfy me, I won't let you continue watching."

At least say a few more compliments. Just saying "beautiful" is just a way of fooling people.

Women are fickle. You might compliment her on her looks, but she'll still get angry in the end. They're so hard to deal with.

Before Ke Qing could react, Ji Ming cracked open the sunflower seeds and popped a few into her mouth, watching her chew and swallow them unconsciously.

Keqing is still as cute as ever.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"As you can see, I am feeding Lord Yuheng Star, and it feels surprisingly good."

How dare you! Is Yuheng Star meant to be fed? Does Yuheng Star have no dignity? If word gets out, Ningguang will probably laugh at her to death.

She glanced at the bedside and saw that Ji Ming had arranged the high heels for her. She was now sitting cross-legged on the kang (a heated brick bed) without any decorum, cracking melon seeds from Ji Ming's house and wrapped in Ji Ming's quilt.

Well, she really has lost face now.

Tianquan Star is nothing to laugh at. Keqing has a confidant to chat with and can even be fed by her confidant, while Ningguang can only stay alone in Qunyu Pavilion.

Tsk tsk tsk, how pitiful.

Ke Qing peeled open the melon seed shells, trying hard to suppress the blush on her face, and held the melon seed kernels to Ji Ming's lips, urging him expressionlessly, "Don't ask any more questions, open your mouth."

Ji Ming obediently opened his mouth and said, "Ah~"

"Don't make any strange noises!"

"Ow~"

"You bastard, don't you dare lick my fingers!"

Damn it, this guy is definitely doing this on purpose! Where's the big blockhead he was supposed to be? He's clearly a lecherous scoundrel disguised as a big blockhead!

Chapter 145: A Batch of Fishing

Ji Ming is working overtime today, which is absolutely amazing.

Of course, as a seasoned veteran of leisure, Ji Ming was definitely not working overtime voluntarily. If it weren't for a certain King Yan insisting on appearing in his dream, he would have already gone out for a stroll, instead of being hunched over his desk writing furiously.

Scratching his head, he picked up a pen and wrote a few words.

I yawned and picked up my pen to write a few words.

To tease the sugar, I picked up a pen and wrote a few words.

Upon final inspection, apart from the five words in the title, the main text of the proposal was completely untouched, and the discarded drafts filled the trash can on the table.

Sigh, they made a killing.

Lying face down on the desk, Ji Ming looked utterly dejected, sighing from time to time, as if the position of mayor was a burden to him.

"Pfft..."

A faint chuckle reached Ji Ming's ears, but he didn't care at all and continued to slack off at his desk. Walnuts were nothing to him.

Seeing that Ji Ming didn't even bother to lift his head, Hu Tao quietly puffed out her cheeks, picked a foxtail grass from the flower bed outside, and stretched it through the gap in the security window, gently placing it on Ji Ming's cheek and waving it lightly.

"Ouch, what are you doing?"

"Nothing much, I just came to play with you."

Many elderly people have recently passed away in Liyue Harbor. Hu Tao spent several days in Wuwang Slope sending off the ghosts, and only returned to Liyue Harbor yesterday afternoon.

On her way home, she happened to run into Yuhengxing. To be honest, Hu Tao didn't know much about Keqing, only that she was the least religious of the Seven Stars in Liyue.

Seeing Ke Qing come out of Ji Ming's house, Hu Tao, who was still exhausted, instantly woke up. She almost thought that Yu Hengxing had come to raid her house.

He leaned over and asked a lot of questions, only to find out that the Rock King Emperor had appeared in Ji Ming's dream again. He had sent him to Inazuma as a diplomat before, and this time he was to make him the mayor of the new city.

That's strange. Why would the Rock King want Ji Ming to become the mayor of the new city?

Snatching the foxtail grass from Hu Tao's hand, Ji Ming returned the favor in kind, teasing the little girl's nose with the foxtail grass, causing her to sneeze several times.

"I remember you just got back yesterday afternoon. Instead of sleeping in and resting at the Hu family mansion, why did you come here to play with me?"

"Is that not allowed? It's my prerogative to choose who I hang out with. You're not saying you don't welcome me, are you?"

Hu Tao snorted and walked into Ji Ming's bedroom. Without saying a word, she took off her shoes and threw them aside, then climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) without any hesitation.

No, how come they're all like this? Ever since Sister Dudu renovated the courtyard house, it seems that all the women who come to visit her house have learned to curl up on the kang (a heated brick bed) and take a nap without any instruction.

Ke Qing is like that, and so is Hu Tao. Speaking of which, we have to thank Little Hu Tangzhu. If Little Hu Tangzhu hadn't silently remembered Ji Ming's preferences, he might not be able to enjoy the charm of a warm kang bed by now.

Ji Ming found it somewhat amusing. For some reason, these girls lost their usual composure as soon as they arrived at his house, leaving their shoes and other belongings scattered everywhere. He had no choice but to tidy them up himself.

Yes, Ji Ming has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

After arranging the shoes, Ji Ming sat on the edge of the bed, reached out and patted Hu Tao's thigh, which was resting on his knee, and said helplessly, "Mind your image, Master Hu."

Walnut stuck out her tongue: "You don't like it?"

As if in a provocation, Hu Tao not only didn't move away, but instead proudly swung her thigh.

Stop bluffing, Master. Besides these fleshy thighs, what else do you have to show off?

Of course, Ji Ming dared not say this aloud; if he did, he would definitely be severely punished.

Ji Ming didn't tolerate Hu Tao's advances and reached out to touch her thigh. There's no reason not to accept a benefit offered to you. As the saying goes, it's a fool not to take advantage of a bargain.

"Like it?"

"like."

Hu Tao blushed, slapped away Ji Ming's mischievous hands, wrapped herself completely in the blankets, and then...

Then she discovered a long purple hair.

Hmph, Yuheng Star really is here to steal our home!