At dusk the next day, Diluc returned to Mondstadt holding the sleeping Keli.
Diluc still kept an expressionless face, looking cold and not easy to get in touch with.
Keli hugged his neck with both hands and rested her head on his shoulder, sleeping soundly.
Even because he slept so comfortably, a trace of saliva flowed from his lips and onto Diluc's clothes.
Feeling the wet feeling on his shoulders, Diluc's expression became even colder, and he just changed his hand and carried Keli into the city.
Because Diluc's expression was so cold, the knight guarding the gate did not dare to speak to him even though he was watching him holding Keli, and just watched him carrying Keli into the city.
After Diluc left, the two knights guarding the door whispered, "Why do you think Diluc is holding Keli?"
"It is estimated that Keli went to Chenxi Winery to cause trouble and was caught by Diluc. Looking at this situation, he must take Keli to settle the score with Captain Qin!"
"But why doesn't it look like me? Doesn't Keli look like someone who was caught after causing trouble?"
"Hey, you don't understand this! Even if Keli blows up his vineyard, if Diluc is still angry and can't get angry at a child like Keli, he must go to her guardian - Qin!"
Just as the two guards guessed, Diluc was indeed here to find Qin.
He didn't know where Keli lived, but since he had sent her back, he couldn't just find a place to drop her off. He had to find someone he could trust and take care of her.
Qin was currently handling government affairs in the office of the Knights Building. There were piles of documents piled up in front of her, and the ink bottle next to her was almost empty.
She is the deputy leader of the Knights, and she handles most of the affairs of the Knights and Mondstadt as a whole.
Her head was buried in these government affairs, handling them seriously, and raising her head from time to time to relieve the pain in her neck.
She has long golden hair, which is simply tied back with a ribbon in order to facilitate her work.
Even though she was dealing with so many government affairs, there was no hint of fatigue in her eyes, only full of energy.
That is the expectation that the people of Mondstadt can live a better life, and it is a selfless dedication to Mondstadt.
There was a sudden knock on the office door, and she said without raising her head:
"Please come in."
Diluc pushed open the door and walked to her desk.
Since Diluc's father died, he hasn't been here for a long time.
The fact that he came here was surprising enough, but what was even more surprising was the fact that he was holding Keli in his arms.
Qin, who had dealt with too many messes for Keli, felt her heart lift almost instantly.
"Did Keli get into trouble again?"
"No, I just sent her back." Diluc put Keli on the sofa beside her.
Sensing the change in the environment, Keli opened her eyes drowsily.
"Where is this? Is Kelly home?"
She rubbed her eyes. She wasn't quite awake at first, but when she saw that familiar face, she woke up almost immediately.
Thinking of her actions of blowing up nails on the snow-capped mountains, she jumped down from the sofa and ran away without thinking too much.
"Um...Captain Qin, Keli is going home. Goodbye Captain Qin!"
Qin watched Keli run out like the wind, but she was not in a hurry to catch her. Instead, she set her sights on Diluc.
"Why are you here and sending Keli here?"
"I went to the snow-capped mountains and sent her back at Kaia's request."
Hearing this, Qin pinched his eyebrows with a headache.
"Kaia's letter to me didn't say that Kelly was here."
Teaching Keli has always been a big problem that bothers her.
Kelly's mother, Ms. Alice, entrusted Kelly to the Knights, and the heavy responsibility of disciplining Kelly also fell into the hands of the Knights.
But Keli was too naughty and dangerous, so she could only give her the title of Spark Knight to make it easier to discipline her.
However, it is really difficult to discipline children.
"That guy has always been like this." Diluc said calmly, not surprised.
"You already know about the snow mountain, right?"
"Yeah." Qin nodded.
"In that case, I'll leave first. Say hello to Grand Commander Falga for me." Diluc turned to leave.
"Diluc!" Qin called him.
Her expression was very complicated.
It was a look that combined guilt, apology, regret, and pity.
"What's wrong?" Diluc turned his head.
"Are you really not considering returning to the Knights?"
"No, the Knights are not suitable for me. I have my own way of protecting Mondstadt."
…
It took four days to return to the Hall of Purity, and both Hu Tao and Jiang Bai were tired of their travels.
Since they had nothing to do, the two of them were not in a hurry and walked slowly, hitching rides from caravans from time to time, and finally returned to the Hall of Purity on the evening of the fourth day.
As they walked into the Hall of Purity, the two of them chatted.
"Calculate the time, it will be the day after tomorrow to invite the immortal ceremony. If I come back later, I won't be able to make it."
"It was at Yujing Terrace. I went up to meet Mr. Zhongli once." Jiang Bai always remembered this!
The patron saint of Liyue, Emperor Yanwang, appears once a year. It would be a pity not to go see something like this!
He still doesn’t know what Emperor Yanwang is like!
Hutao said last time that Emperor Yanwang is in the shape of a dragon, but the dragon shape is a bit too broad. Jiaolong is also a dragon, Kuilong is also a dragon, Panchi is also a kind of dragon, Yinglong is also a kind of dragon, and there are more
Ichthyosaurus, Yunlong, Jianglong Tuanlong, and even dinosaurs...
There are so many forms of dragons. Just talking about a dragon, Jiang Bai is really not sure which one it is.
"When did you go?"
"I went there some time ago when I was shopping with Mr. Zhongli."
"Oh? I remember Zhongli did send a bill back last time..." Hu Tao remembered this.
It was rare that Zhongli only bought one set of cups.
"But you'd better not have too much hope for the Immortal Ceremony!"
"Why?" Jiang Bai was very puzzled.
What does it mean not to have high hopes? Logically speaking, shouldn't the ceremony of inviting the immortal be the most solemn day in Liyue?
"Because it happens once a year, the ceremony of inviting immortals is not unusual for the people of Liyue. Moreover, there are many red tapes and it takes a long time. Locals rarely go to see it. Instead, it is watched by some foreign tourists and businessmen.
Mostly…”
"Is that so?"
It's not surprising that there are so many red tapes. After all, it would be disrespectful to this god to do it casually after all the preparations so many days in advance.
"Go back and rest first. Get up early the day after tomorrow. I will take you to gain some knowledge."
"good!"
Jiang Bai nodded, and just after taking two steps, he suddenly remembered something, stepped back and said:
"Let's ask Mr. Zhongli to go with us then!"
Since Zhongli is dissatisfied with the rule of the Rock God, some clues may be revealed when he sees the Rock King Emperor!