Modern Teyvat, bound to the Abyss Spiral

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"Minors are not allowed to drink alcohol. This is the rule in Liyue." Li Qingping reminded.

"But you said before, I have the final say over this area of the Inazuma Embassy. Even Lord Thunder God has no say over this!"

Kamisato Ayaka smiled cunningly and filled her goblet with red wine.

Li Qingping was speechless for a moment. He didn't expect that the boomerang he shot out in the afternoon would fly back and hit him so quickly.

"Listen to me, I have the final say today!" Shenli Linghua raised her glass to Li Qingping, "Classmate Li Qingping, thank you for your care for me during this period of time!"

Before Li Qingping could react, Kamisato Ayaka had already finished the red wine in the glass.

There was still some dark wine residue at the corner of her mouth, but she didn't bother to wipe it off and filled her glass again.

"Thank you for your weekly sparring. I feel like my martial arts skills have improved by leaps and bounds!"

Kamisato Ayaka raised her glass again, and soon it was empty.

Li Qingping opened his mouth to say something, but was blocked by Kamisato Ayaka with various excuses.

You don't want Lord Thunder to know that you're saying bad things about her behind her back, do you?

What? I haven’t posted a blog in a long time. Do you want to join me?

Li Qingping was at a loss for words about this, and he really had no idea what Kamisato Ayaka was up to.

He watched quietly as Kamisato Ayaka drank herself a lot of wine.

In less than ten minutes, Kamisato Ayaka drank all the red wine in the decanter by herself.

Today, it was drizzling in Liyue and the weather was cool, definitely not hot, not to mention the constant temperature air conditioning in the room.

But at the moment, Kamisato Ayaka felt hot, and her originally porcelain-white fingers had already been stained with crimson. She gently pulled open her collar, revealing her curvy collarbone, and let out a long breath as if she had made some kind of decision.

"Kamisato-kun, you're drunk."

"We agreed to call each other's names."

The rich aroma of wine hit Li Qingping's face, and for the first time he actually felt what it meant to have a fragrant orchid in his mouth.

"Kamisato Ayaka, you're drunk."

"Drunk... I'm not drunk! I'm the biggest drinker in the family. Even when my father was alive, he couldn't drink more than me. Um... That's what my mother said."

The blush climbed up with the moonlight. At first, it was just a light crimson in the depths of the clothes. When Li Qingping saw Shenli Linghua raising her hands and dancing in the air, the peach color had already lit up a seductive fiery red along the slender neck line.

The scattered moonlight separated by the window frame swirled around the crimson depression of the collarbone, gently caressing the creamy skin, following the fiery red all the way up, and finally stopping at the ends of the girl's hair.

The girl's snow-white silver hair makes her even more beautiful.

Li Qingping was sure that she was really drunk.

"Well, you're not drunk." He followed Kamisato Ayaka's words.

"Um... Mr. Li Qingping, what do you think of me?" Kamisato Ayaka spoke incoherently. Perhaps realizing that the question was a bit vague and difficult to answer, she quickly added, "You're referring to my personality or appearance."

"You want to hear the truth?"

"Of course!"

"very beautiful."

"How beautiful is that?" An undisguised smug look appeared on Kamisato Ayaka's face. She placed her hands on the table, supporting her cheeks as she stared straight at Li Qingping. "You don't think I'm easy to fool, do you?"

Li Qingping met Kamisato Ayaka's gaze. His usually bright eyes seemed to be covered by a thin layer of mist, vague and hazy, making it impossible to guess the thoughts of the owner of these eyes.

"The people chasing you should be able to line up from Inazuma all the way to Liyue."

"Haha, then they'll all drown!" Kamisato Ayaka smiled. "There's a huge ocean between them. How could you be so mean?"

"If you want to pursue a girl, you have to be an all-rounder, and it would be best if you can do anything." Li Qingping is currently in a stable mood. Although Kamisato Ayaka's thoughts are difficult to guess, he can still deal with the current situation calmly.

"What about you? I think you are quite versatile." Kamisato Ayaka said impatiently.

Li Qingping's body stiffened, and he finally understood the girl's ulterior motives.

Kamisato Ayaka is undoubtedly a rational creature. Her family has experienced many misfortunes since she was a child, and unlike Keqing, she does not have a grandfather who can protect her from the wind and rain. People like her generally do not act impulsively.

Unless...it's urgent and must be done.

Li Qingping also experienced similar difficulties. The pension for his parents who died in the war had not been paid, and Grandma Ping had not yet come to his house to become his guardian.

He hesitated in front of a shop that was hiring workers, but finally went in driven by the desire to have a full meal.

Of course, after Li Qingping made his intention known, he was not recruited by the owner in the end. He just followed the kind owner to have a free lunch.

——He was too young at that time and was not even qualified to be a child laborer.

At that time, Li Qingping was forced by life, and now Kamisato Ayaka... seems to be trapped by love.

Although they were different things, they both pushed the two people to make a decision.

So Kamisato Ayaka likes him to the point where she has to confess her feelings to him, but feels she has no idea where to start, so she uses alcohol to give herself the courage to speak up?

For a moment, Li Qingping felt complicated when he thought of this.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door.

"Your Highness Kamisato, the imperial edict from Lord Thunder God has arrived."

"What a coincidence, it has to happen at this time." Kamisato Ayaka pouted and muttered softly, "Bring it in."

The waitress walked into the room carrying an envelope sealed with the castle tower's wax seal and handed it to the table. She then quickly left the room and closed the door.

"My eyesight is a little blurry, you...can you help me take a look first." Kamisato Ayaka said to Li Qingping.

Li Qingping nodded, took the envelope and opened it casually.

There was only a piece of paper inside with a few lines of handwriting on it.

"What's written on it?" Kamisato Ayaka's voice was a little vague, with a hint of anticipation.

"It says Kamisato Ayaka is to be given the title of 'White Egret Princess' and is to propose marriage to Li Qingping of Liyue today?!!"

The folk legend about Princess Bai Lu becoming the official wife was naturally a good thing, but the last part about proposing marriage made Li Qingping feel awkward.

Who to propose to?

Him??

"Hmm...I think..."

Li Qingping raised his eyes and wanted to say something, but he only saw Kamisato Ayaka lying on the table, breathing evenly.

The moonlight was like water, gently blowing by, and the new Egret Princess slept peacefully.

Neither of them touched a single bite of the delicious food on the table, and now didn't seem like a good time to eat.

Li Qingping folded the Thunder God's letter and put it back into the envelope, placed it next to Kamisato Ayaka's hand, then stood up and walked to the window alone.

"Zhen, you should know Inazuma's Thunder God." After a long silence, Li Qingping spoke.

Lei Dianzhen appeared with a smile on his face: "I know him, what's the matter?"

"Has Lord Thunder God always been so willful?" Li Qingping thought for a long time, and in the end, he could only find the word willful.

It would be an understatement to say that I am willful and trying to match you up with someone across thousands of miles.

"I didn't think so before, but now it seems that I do." Lei Dianzhen pretended to think about it and nodded seriously, "Do you dislike her? Be patient for a while. After you finish the college entrance examination, we will go to Inazuma and take her place!"

"...That's not necessary. Although she is willful, she has good taste."

Seeing that Li Qingping had changed his tone, Lei Dianzhen immediately changed his tone to teasing: "Oh, I remember you didn't say that about her before!"

"That's probably because I didn't recognize him. After all, he's your acquaintance. How bad can it be?"

"A man who has benefited from others is not grateful for what he has received. Future Inazuma's consort, you are a loyal subject of Liyue."

"For the sake of friendship between our two countries, it's okay to sacrifice one's life."

"That's a huge sacrifice."

"A tiny contribution."

The two chatted for a while, and after that Li Qingping returned to the dining table and saw Kamisato Ayaka still lying on the table, dreaming about something, with a bright smile on her face.

Li Qingping did not disturb her. He took off his coat and gently put it on her, then quietly left the restaurant.

After leaving the Inazuma Embassy, Li Qingping called Gan Yu.

"Sister Ganyu, good evening."

"I won't go back to sleep tonight, but you should exercise moderation."

Li Qingping was caught off guard by Ganyu and quickly explained, "Sister Ganyu, how can you not rest? And it's not what you think!"

"Liyue is in a turbulent time. I will be staying in Yuehai Pavilion during this period. It has nothing to do with you."

That means it is related!

"Sister Ganyu, has Yue Haiting received any news from Inazuma recently? For example..."

Li Qingping didn't continue speaking, but Ganyu had already given a reply.

"For example, the Thunder God wanted to find a perfect husband for 'Princess Egret', and he just happened to choose you." Ganyu's voice was flat.

"When did this happen?"

He was clearly engaged to his junior sister, but suddenly this Inazuma Thunder God showed up in person to propose marriage, and even asked for him by name.

Anyone would feel embarrassed about this, and Li Qingping is no exception.

"At noon, the castle tower sent me the news, but the Seven Stars can't make the decision on this matter. We have to wait for the Emperor's approval." Gan Yu said, "But don't worry, the Emperor should agree."

"Sister Ganyu, I am absolutely devoted to Shen He!"

"I know, it's all work needs."

"Sister Ganyu makes a wise decision!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Qingping sighed again.

Girlfriends number one, two and three have just been decided, and now number four suddenly appears.

No, Kamisato Ayaka hasn’t agreed yet!

No matter how proactive the other party was tonight, he didn't say a word in the end.

"This number four is to be determined!"

Although he said so, Li Qingping also understood that he probably couldn't escape.

Now that I calm down and think about it, tonight's meal is full of signs of careful planning.

Especially the words "Your Highness Kamisato" said by the embassy staff before the meal started, it seemed that they had already known the content of the Thunder God's decree.

Oh, girlfriend number four has such a deep routine!

Inazuma Embassy, restaurant.

The waitress who delivered the letter pushed the door open and walked up to Kamisato Ayaka.

"Your Highness, the person has left."

Kamisato Ayaka immediately opened her eyes and straightened her torn collar.

"I understand. You guys go and rest."

"As ordered."

Kamisato Ayaka was full of energy and her eyes were clear, not at all like she was drunk before.

She snorted lightly: "I didn't lie to you, I have always been able to drink a lot, but you just don't believe it."

As for other tricks, Kamisato Ayaka never mentioned them.

I opened my phone and clicked into the group chat. Someone had already urged me more than ten minutes ago.

Shadow: "@White Egret, how's the battle going?"