Genshin Impact: The traitor doesn't even let his senior sister go

Keqing refuted seriously, "There's really no problem with borrowing. But what about repayment? Half of the people are simply unable to repay! In such situations, how do you handle it?"

When Yaoguang heard this, her expression froze and she dared not say anything more.

However, Keqing was not going to let her go, and her words became more and more sharp: "You sent men to the dark and gloomy place of the Layered Abyss to mine;

If a woman is even slightly pretty, she will be sent to the Zhudian Boat by you, while those who are not pretty will be forced to become slaves.

As Seven Stars, you are supposed to protect the people, but you are so despicable. How dare you talk to me about freedom? "

Yaoguang's face flushed with anger. She stood up angrily, pointed at Keqing, and shouted, "Yuheng, don't just blame us. Is your guild the only one that's clean?"

Keqing, however, remained calm and spoke slowly, "Just yesterday, I waived all the interest on all the high-interest loans my Chamber of Commerce had taken out. Furthermore, all the interest collected over the previous ten years has also been returned to the borrowers."

As soon as these words were spoken, except for Ningguang who remained calm, the expressions of everyone else present instantly became extremely ugly, as if they were constipated.

Keqing is a ruthless person!

Ningguang, upon seeing this, stated her position directly: "Today, I will also waive all interest on all loan sharking loans from the Qunyu Chamber of Commerce and return any interest received. From now on, the Qunyu Chamber of Commerce will completely abandon the loan sharking business and will no longer engage in it."

Under such circumstances, Kaiyang and the other seven stars were heartbroken, but they had to follow suit and express their willingness to waive the usurious interest and return the interest.

After they reluctantly surrendered, the subsequent meeting process went relatively smoothly. The only slight setback was forcing the Northland Bank to hand over the murderer.

Several Seven Star members, led by Uncle Tian, ​​believed that the current power of the Kingdom of Winter was too great and that they should not make enemies with it because of an ordinary citizen, so as not to bring unnecessary trouble to Liyue.

However, Keqing argued again.

Under her fierce attacks, the five Seven Stars were so ashamed that they didn't even dare to raise their heads.

No one had ever thought that Keqing, who came from a prominent family, would show such a tough side today, which attracted everyone's attention.

Thanks to her strong performance and Ningguang's obvious favoritism, after half a day of discussion, specific rules were established.

When the meeting ended and everyone dispersed, Ningguang deliberately kept Keqing behind.

Ningguang really admired Keqing's style of doing things, which was as sharp as lightning, and wanted to talk to her alone, but she soon regretted it.

Keqing came up and criticized him bluntly, "Tianquan, you are the leader of the Seven Stars of Liyue. You should focus on fulfilling your duties instead of being obsessed with making money all day long.

The Criminal Law Department you oversee is not only incredibly inefficient, but also has an extremely low case-solving rate."

Ningguang's face showed a hint of embarrassment, and she quickly responded, "I understand. I will definitely improve it in the future."

Keqing frowned slightly, a hint of dissatisfaction flashed in her eyes. She was obviously not satisfied with Ningguang's perfunctory response.

However, she did not continue speaking.

Compared with the other seven stars, Tianquan Ningguang can actually be regarded as a role model.

Ningguang coughed lightly, then asked, "Yuheng, why are you so different today?"

Hearing this, Keqing sighed softly, "I participated in the entire investigation of Zhang Xiaoli's death and witnessed her tragic and somewhat ridiculous life firsthand.

Due to their cognitive limitations, the lower-class people often become the main targets of exploitation.

The reason I acted so extreme today is because I don't want to see such a tragedy happen again in this beautiful land of Liyue."

After listening to Keqing's words, Ningguang remained silent for a long time.

She herself came from a low-income family. She rose from a barefoot little girl selling goods to become the powerful Tianquan in Liyue. Only she knew the hardships of the process.

But after becoming Tianquan, she seemed to have forgotten the past and indulged herself in power and wealth all day long.

Ningguang took a deep breath, bowed earnestly to Keqing, and said sincerely, "Yuheng, your criticism is correct. After rectifying the loan sharking and other issues, I will immediately shift my focus to my work."

Keqing nodded slightly, "I believe you can lead Liyue to a bright future."

Ningguang stepped forward and took Keqing's hand. "Next, join me in putting pressure on the Northern Bank, okay?"

"Yes." Keqing nodded and agreed without any hesitation.

Afterwards, the two went to Northland Bank together.

The forcing process went very smoothly. Although Zhidong was powerful, Liyue was only slightly inferior and was not afraid of Zhidong at all.

When Ningguang said she wanted to drive the Northland Bank out of Liyue, the president of the Liyue branch of the Northland Bank immediately knelt down and quickly ordered his subordinates to send the debt handler who accidentally strangled Zhang Xiaoli to the Criminal Law Department.

Then, the people from the Criminal Law Department arrested Hua Chu and Jian Qiu while they were shopping.

Under the strong intervention of power, even without any evidence, Zhang Xiaoli's justice was obtained.

Chapter 21 A Simple Funeral

The night is as cool as water.

In the empty mourning hall, Song Yinjian was wearing a robe as white as snow.

He looked solemn and dignified, reciting ancient Taoist scriptures to pray for the soul of Zhang Xiaoli who had passed away.

Although the deceased's soul has dissipated from this world, he still hopes that it can rest in peace on the road to the afterlife.

Shen He stood quietly aside, her cold and beautiful face still without any emotion, like an iceberg, but the depths of her ice-blue eyes were filled with the image of Song Yinjian.

In the middle of the night, Keqing came over after a busy day at work. She lit a stick of incense in front of the incense burner, bowed deeply, and then waited by the side.

After a while, the melodious sound of the scriptures slowly stopped.

Song Yinjian breathed a sigh of relief, took off his robes, folded them gently and put them aside, then picked up the teacup that had been prepared on the table and took a sip of tea.

The warm tea moistened his throat, which was almost smoking from reciting for a long time, and made him feel comfortable.

Keqing stepped forward, looked him straight in the eye, and said, "Today, Ningguang suddenly summoned the Seven Stars, announcing the Emperor's order to rectify the loan sharking in Liyue and force the Northern Kingdom Bank to hand over the murderer."

"Oh." Song Yinjian simply responded calmly.

Keqing frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Boss Song, how did you know this would happen?"

Song Yinjian did not answer her question, but just looked at her with a smile.

Seeing this, Keqing felt a surge of anger in her heart and glared at him. "After Zhang Xiaoli's funeral is over, I will take you to see the land in Tianheng Mountain."

After hearing this, Song Yinjian directly told her the answer, "Because Zhongli is the Rock King!"

His voice was not loud, but it was like thunder from a clear sky, exploding in Keqing's ears.

Keqing's eyes widened instantly, filled with shock. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. "You said that guest official Zhongli... is actually the Rock King? How... How is this possible?"

Song Yinjian smiled and asked, "Do you think I need to joke with you like this?"

When Keqing heard this, her mind quickly recalled her previous experiences and she believed this astonishing fact in her heart.

She took a deep breath and asked in confusion, "Why would the Emperor want to be a guest official at the Hall of Rebirth?"

Song Yinjian shrugged. "How would I know what he's thinking? But you just need to know about this matter. Don't mention it to anyone else, otherwise, Old Deng will come and cause trouble for me."

Keqing said seriously, "The Emperor must have a deep meaning behind what he did."

Song Yinjian didn't say anything else. He found a long bench in the mourning hall, lay down on it carelessly, and fell asleep in a short while.

Keqing looked at him deeply, then turned around and left with light steps.

There was no conversation that night, only the faint moonlight sprinkled on the mourning hall, as if guarding the tranquility here.

The next morning, Song Yinjian once again solemnly put on the spotless white robes and held a simple farewell ceremony for Zhang Xiaoli.

After the ceremony, he built a bonfire in the courtyard, and together with Shen He, he gently lifted Zhang Xiaoli's body and placed her on the bonfire.

Song Yinjian sighed softly, "Life is hard, I wish you a peaceful afterlife."

As soon as he finished speaking, he summoned Fu Lu. As Fu Lu's spiritual power fluctuated, the flames suddenly jumped up and began to devour Zhang Xiaoli's body.

After the cremation, Song Yinjian collected her ashes and placed them in an exquisite urn.

Originally, he wanted to put the urn together with her father Zhang Rong's, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do so. Zhang Rong was not worthy of being a father.

So, Song Yinjian took Zhang Xiaoli's ashes and took a donkey cart to Tianheng Mountain. He chose a place with pretty good scenery and buried it there.

As for the tombstone, he did not erect one.

Firstly, this business is already a loss-making one. Secondly, even if he established it, it would be meaningless. No one would worship such a pathetic, ridiculous, and lowly illegitimate daughter.

On his way back, the system's voice suddenly rang out, "Congratulations to the host for sending Zhang Xiaoli away and helping to find out the truth about her death. You will be rewarded with forty points of cultivation."

After hearing this, Song Yinjian couldn't help but feel a little surprised. This stingy system actually gave him forty points at once.

Is it because I helped to find out the truth about the death?

He suddenly had an idea. If he took on more similar business, wouldn't he be able to improve his cultivation faster?

At this rate, not to mention breaking through the Foundation Establishment Stage, even reaching the Golden Core Stage would be just around the corner.

Once he breaks through the Golden Core stage, his life span will be greatly increased. At that time, he can launch a fierce pursuit of that cold and elegant senior sister.

Thinking of his senior sister's soft black stockings and her frosty face, Song Yinjian's mouth corners couldn't help but rise slightly, revealing a slightly obscene smile.

Just as he was immersed in beautiful fantasies, Zhongli stopped him and got directly on the donkey cart, causing the stupid donkey "Planning" to let out a sharp protest.

"Boss Song, I need to trouble you with something." Zhongli said in a calm tone.

Song Yinjian couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. "What's going on? Is it your funeral?"

Zhongli was speechless, "No, it's about my other deceased Taoist friend, Master Tongque, who died in the Demon God War thousands of years ago.

As time passed, the Bronze Sparrow Temple, which was once dedicated to his worship, has now become completely dilapidated, and his only remaining soul is about to dissipate between heaven and earth.

I hope you can hold a grand ceremony for him, so that the people of Liyue can once again remember and worship him, so that he will not completely disappear in the long river of history."

Upon hearing this, Song Yinjian did not say anything. Instead, he rubbed his hands and made a universal gesture to Zhongli, the meaning of which was very clear.

Seeing this, Zhongli was silent for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Then...should the bill be sent back to Wangsheng Hall?"

Song Yinjian chuckled, "Even if we sell off the headmaster of the Wangsheng Hall, Hu Tao, it still wouldn't be enough to cover the cost."

Chapter 22 Bronze Bird

Zhongli sat cross-legged on the donkey cart, looking at Song Yinjian's back in front of him, and couldn't help feeling depressed.

The vast majority of immortal disciples are indifferent to fame and fortune, and regard money as something outside of their body. There are almost no weirdos like Song Yinjian who only care about profit in everything.

Even though he is the Rock King Emperor, the ancestor of all immortals, he still won't give this face.

After a while, Zhongli spoke again, "Boss Song, to be honest, I'm short of money right now. Do you think there's any other way to make this happen?"

"Of course!" Song Yinjian responded as he leisurely led the donkey. "We're short of Mora right now. We'll look for anyone with money."

Zhongli couldn't wait to ask, "Who has money?"

Song Yinjian replied without even turning around, "Is that necessary? Of course the Liyue Seven Stars are rich. You're the Emperor, so all you need to do is issue an edict and have them take Mora."

Zhongli refused without hesitation, "This is absolutely unacceptable. Although I am the Emperor, I cannot seize other people's personal property."

Song Yinjian then suggested, "If that's the case, then we should use the tax revenue to pay for this. True Lord Tongque sacrificed his life to protect the people of Liyue, and now the people should contribute something as well."

After hearing this, Zhongli pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "People's lives are difficult. Taxes should be used to improve people's lives and alleviate their suffering. I think if True Lord Tongque is still alive, he wouldn't want to see the people burdened by him."

Song Yinjian stopped, turned around, and said unhappily, "Old Deng, you're not allowed to do this, and you're not allowed to do that. So you just want to take advantage of me for free!"

Zhongli had indeed thought of asking Song Yinjian for free help before, but now that the other party had pointed it out, he was too embarrassed to admit it.

He coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment, "It seems that I was thinking too simply. Let's just let this matter go for now."

Song Yinjian said, "Actually, it's not that there are no other ways, it's just that..." He deliberately dragged out the tone.

Zhongli knew what he meant and said, "Tell me! As long as it's within my ability, I can agree to it."

Seeing this, Song Yinjian smiled and stated his conditions: "From now on, all Liyue immortal ceremonies must be handled by our immortal family etiquette."

Zhongli really didn't expect that he would propose this condition, and was slightly stunned.

After a brief hesitation, he nodded and agreed: "Okay, as you say."

"Emperor, it's settled. If you want to pull off a zombie act in the future, you'll have to use the immortal family's etiquette when delivering the immortal ceremony."

"it is good."

"Emperor, which style do you prefer? From Liyue or another country? Do you want me to burn more paper figurines of beautiful women for you? Heaven and Earth Bank or Universe Bank?"

"......"

Unconsciously, under the dim afterglow, the donkey cart arrived at the immortal ceremony.

At this time, Li Shui arrived just in time.

Afterwards, Song Yinjian personally went to the kitchen and soon prepared a sumptuous dinner. The three of them sat together, drinking and chatting, the atmosphere relaxed and comfortable.