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

Outside the wooden door, two pairs of curious eyes blinked incessantly. When they realized they had been caught peeping, they quietly closed the door.

Ke Qing's expression changed drastically: "Wait, let me explain!"

Ji Ming's voice came from outside the wooden door, subtly saying, "No rush, Yun Jin and I can wait a little while. I never expected you to be like this, you little rascal!"

"That's not how it works, hey!"

A hint of redness still lingered on Hu Tao's little face as she grinned, revealing her little tiger teeth: "Hopeless! You're just a cat who likes lewd things!"

"it is all your fault!"

A pitiful complaint came from the boudoir. Yun Jin, who had just been trying to peek, suddenly felt guilty and said with a guilty smile, "Mr. Ji Ming, it's all your fault."

Seeing Yun Jin trying to shift the blame, Ji Ming immediately laughed: "Blame me? Who was it that was so curious and insisted on dragging me to see it?"

"Then...you can't bully Miss Keqing."

"You didn't bully me?"

"I don't!"

Noticing that the sound had become much louder, Yun Jin quickly lowered her head and apologized through the wooden door: "I'm sorry, Miss Ke Qing, I didn't mean to."

The cunning old woman, Ke Qing, came out, glared at Ji Ming with a wronged expression, then began to straighten her collar and comforted him, "It's okay, it's obviously that guy's fault, there's no need to feel guilty."

Okay, okay, I'm the scapegoat of Liyue.

Faced with his wife's accusations, Ji Ming chose to be tolerant and grinned, saying, "Look, I've brought back another good girl."

Ke Qing rolled her eyes at Ji Ming: "Are you proud of yourself?"

After taking an elbow from Yun Jin, Ji Ming chuckled and said, "Don't be arrogant, keep it up."

Upon hearing this, not only Yun Jin and Ke Qing, but even Hu Tao peeked out and said in a cold tone, "If you're still not satisfied, I'll go get the scissors right now."

A chill ran down his groin. Ji Ming didn't believe it was a lie and immediately took a few steps back to show his loyalty.

Seeing that Ji Ming had calmed down, Hu Tao and Ke Qingxuan quickly pulled Yun Jin into her boudoir, preparing for a secret conversation between the girls.

Some shameless guy tried to sneak in, but was glared at and kicked out by the three girls.

There's no other way, I'll just have to chat with Grandpa Zhongli. He probably hasn't gone out for a stroll.

Strolling away from the Hu family mansion, from the central courtyard to the substitute teaching hall of the Hall of Rebirth, Sister Dudu was wiping vases at the front desk. When she saw the Little Emperor strolling over, she snorted softly and simply ignored him.

"How dare you! Disrespecting the Emperor!"

"A tyrannical ruler, so disrespect is unnecessary."

Ji Ming was quite interested and leaned over to ask, "What's wrong with you? Tell me quickly, and I will forgive you."

Sister Dudu looked indignant and held up three fingers: "Little Ji, you have three crimes!"

"What three crimes?"

"The sins of lust, the sins of arrogance, and the sin of not establishing the Hall Master as the Empress!"

"I can understand the first two, but you made up this last charge yourself, didn't you, Sister Dudu?"

Sister Dudu put her hands on her hips and said, "That's the truth. The sect leader is so cute, why don't you make her empress?"

"Establishing an empress is not a family matter, but a matter of state!"

"Then who do you want to make empress?"

"This matter involves many disputes and should be discussed with the nation's key ministers. It is not advisable to bring it up again!"

"speak English!"

"Can't they all be empresses?"

Dudu laughed in exasperation, poking Ji Ming's face with her finger and saying irritably, "Count it yourself, how many women do you have? The late emperor didn't have a single empress, but you're going to establish several empresses as soon as you ascend the throne. This is not in accordance with the rites of the Li clan at all!"

“Well said, but I can establish a new rule: the interpretation of Li Li’s rules rests with me.”

"I don't believe you'd actually dare to change it."

That's right, this issue really can't be changed casually. We must follow Morax's path, and the people of Liyue must resolutely carry out whatever Morax says!

Ji Ming tried to change the subject: "Sister Dudu, have you seen Zhong Li?"

Sister Dudu rested her cheek on her hand and said, "He's in his room and hasn't left all day. It's really strange. Could it be that he's changed his idle ways?"

It wasn't that he changed his idle nature, but rather that he was overwhelmed by the heavy workload of government affairs and had no choice but to stay in his room and work all day.

He stepped down, but it seems like he hasn't stepped down at all; in fact, he's even busier than if he hadn't stepped down.

Before his abdication, there were seven stars. After his abdication, the successor emperor completely stripped the seven stars of their power, and then all of the seven stars' political affairs were handed over to Zhongli.

From a certain perspective, Zhongli indirectly achieved centralized power, which is truly commendable.

After greeting Sister Dudu, Ji Ming turned around and went to grab Zhong Li. Recently, Senior Sister Gan Yu hadn't had time to deal with him, so he simply went to bother Old Master Zhong Li.

What? Someone said they went to harass Wendy?

What a joke! Harassing the wind spirit is just harassing yourself!

Ji Ming would never do something as foolish as losing both his wife and his army.

"Bang bang bang..."

Knocking on Zhongli's door, Ji Ming said cheerfully, "Prime Minister, I've come to visit you."

After a while, a plaintive voice came from inside the house: "Young friend, I am tied up with important matters and cannot leave. Please come back later."

"No, I'm just here to harass you."

A moment later, the door opened, and Zhongli, expressionless, stepped aside and said, "Since you're here, please take responsibility. After all, I am only the Prefect of Guili County, not in charge of all the political affairs of Liyue."

Ji Ming, with his mischievous humor running high, said, "Zhongli, listen to my decree! I hereby appoint you as the Regent of Liyue and Duke of Li, granting you the power to establish your own government, and bestowing upon you three gold-plated coin-casting furnaces identical to those in the Golden House..."

Zhongli felt a headache coming on and interrupted in time: "According to general theory, the Regent of Liyue should be Miss Ganyu, the Duke of Liyue should be concurrently held by you, and the coin-making furnace in the Golden House should not be given to anyone."

"I am a tyrannical ruler, I can do whatever I want."

This kid just likes to talk big, and apart from exploiting his long-time employee, he doesn't seem like a tyrant at all.

Slacking off? That's just on the surface. Ji Ming often tries to build relationships with the ambassadors, and under his authorization, the first population census of the Little Emperor era has begun in Liyue.

Following the census policy, the government restructuring work is proceeding intensively under Gan Yu's leadership. I heard that Xiao You is also preparing a talent selection program called "Imperial Examination" to alleviate the administrative pressure on the government and enrich the talent pool.

The imperial examinations will have to wait. What you're currently in charge of is setting up schools and academies in various areas of Liyue Harbor. Apart from a symbolic tuition fee, they're basically free.

In short, my friend is a wise ruler.

Yes, a wise ruler who was somewhat lustful.

Zhongli had heard about it and seen it with her own eyes. Ji Ming already had several women, which was quite outrageous.

However, as long as both parties are willing, Zhongli will naturally turn a blind eye. Humans all have flaws; if they didn't, they wouldn't be human.

"In that case, let's get to work, young friend."

"Alright, these stacks of files are mine. Zhongli, you can rest for a while, okay?"

"No, I still have plenty of energy."

Although it's a bit troublesome, Zhongli actually quite enjoys handling government affairs as a human.

Personally participating in the progress of human society is far more practical than offering empty guidance.

Today, Zhongli remains a qualified nuclear-powered donkey (dragon).

Chapter 212 What goes around comes around (4000 words)

A light rain fell, and a gust of wind blew. Liyue Harbor seemed to be veiled by a thin, transparent gauze. This seaside port city appeared and disappeared in the rain, creating a truly beautiful scene.

The Qunyu Pavilion once stood high in the sky, and people could only look up and admire the glory and pride of this floating mansion.

Now, the Jade Pavilion that once blocked out the sun is no longer in the sky. This floating mansion has had its floating stone forcibly removed and now stands alone on the mountainside of Tianheng Mountain.

If it were night, you could see that from the summit to the foot of Tianheng Mountain, there were military camps with flickering firelight. Their mission was singular: to monitor and imprison the master of Qunyu Pavilion.

It has been more than half a month since Ningguang last appeared, and in this half month, the residents of Liyue Harbor have hardly mentioned the former Tianquan Star.

Back then, Ningguang was adored by thousands, and it was extremely difficult to even catch a glimpse of her. To speak to her, one needed to be of high birth, status, and wealth.

But in this afternoon, half-hidden by yellow gauze, in this misty drizzle, Ningguang, wearing a fur coat, sat silently in the armchair, her face expressionless, appearing quite lonely.

"Lady Ningguang, would you like some tea?"

Ningguang turned her head to look, forcing a smile: "I won't drink anymore, I'm not thirsty for now."

Bai Shi's eyes were bloodshot. He sniffed and said, "Have some, Lady Ning Guang."

Ugh……

She gently picked up the porcelain cup and placed it to her soft, rosy lips. Her lips trembled for a long time, but she never actually touched the tea. With a sigh, she put it down again.

Not far away, Baiwen and Baixiao were washing clothes. Hearing Ningguang's sigh, their eyes reddened.

Looking into the distance, as if she had seen something, Ningguang shook her head and suddenly said, "Things have come to this, you should all leave."

"No, we're not leaving!"

Bai Shi was very stubborn, biting her lip and saying, "This life belongs to Lady Ningguang, and I will never leave Lady Ningguang!"