“Lady Jade is here.
Everyone, please move aside and clear the way.” Someone shouted this, and the crowd gathered around Old Yang’s stall quickly made a path.
As the crowd dispersed, a young girl walked over.
She was clad in light armor, her long hair tied in a high ponytail, and a dark cloak draped over her shoulders.
With a sharp gaze and a heroic aura, she was truly an outstanding female general!
Even Zhongli couldn’t help but praise her inwardly.
The Kaiyang was already striking, and this outfit accentuated her heroic charm!
The eyes of the young men watching lit up with admiration, but as soon as Jade looked over, they quickly averted their gazes.
Jade’s gaze, even at its most ordinary, was something these youths dared not meet directly.
Approaching the stall, Jade saw Zhongli looking at her.
Startled, she hurried over.
“Mr.
Zhongli is here as well.
Please excuse my lack of manners.
Is Mr.
Zhongli here to purchase a Rex Lapis clay doll?” Jade was quite straightforward.
In Kyomi’s setting, like Ningguang and Keqing, she did not know that Zhongli was Rex Lapis.
But this didn’t hinder her respect for Zhongli.
Zhongli nodded slightly.
“I had some free time and was passing by.
I happened to see the owner selling these items and felt inclined to buy one.” “I didn’t expect to run into Lady Jade here.” Jade quickly waved her hand.
“Mr.
Zhongli, you can just call me young friend Jade as usual.” She, Jade, felt she could hardly accept the title of “Lady Jade.” “Haha, then my young friend Jade, please go first.” A smile appeared on Zhongli’s usually calm face.
He was very satisfied with this contemporary Kaiyang.
She was capable, talented, neither arrogant nor rash, and full of ideas.
It made Zhongli feel much more at ease about his abdication.
After finishing with Zhongli, Jade turned to the owner.
“Boss, has anyone reserved the largest clay doll?” “Not yet.” “Then I’ll take it.
How many Mora?” Jade’s savings were actually not much.
Although her salary was high, she had only been earning it for a few years.
Additionally, she sent her wages home to her parents and her younger sister, who was still in school, wanting to provide them with a better life.
However, the Rex Lapis clay doll was a must-buy!
Jade’s faith in Rex Lapis was incredibly high; she was a Rex Lapis fanatic!
Unlike Keqing, Jade was an open fanatic, openly showing her love!
Those who knew Jade knew she was usually a very rational person.
But even such a rational person once spent all her money just to buy Rex Lapis merchandise sold by the Feiyun Commerce Guild, resulting in her having to run back to her family home every day for the next half month to rely on her parents’ help.
This time was the same.
Although it was a bit expensive, Jade had a reason why she had to buy it.
Fortunately, she now had her own small stash of savings.
While not much, it was enough to buy a clay doll.
“Mr.
Zhongli, please carry on.
I have urgent matters to attend to.
I’ll visit the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor another time.
Please tell Director Hu that I’ve agreed to what she mentioned to me.” “Take care, my young friend.
I will certainly deliver the message.” After turning around, Jade noticed a figure draped in a cloak.
That figure was quite conspicuous.
While everyone else was open and natural, she sat at a nearby stall wearing a cloak, a pot of tea on the table, glancing over here from time to time.
While Jade was guessing who it was, she suddenly noticed the unique headpiece faintly visible under the cloak and understood.
Jade shook her head with a smile.
Noticing the other party looking at her, she intentionally held the large Rex Lapis figurine a bit higher before slowly walking away under everyone’s gaze.
…
Keqing was very anxious.
She had many things to do today, and many were still unfinished, but that wasn’t why she was anxious.
Keqing had previously taken a secret peek; those clay dolls were so exquisite and beautiful!
She really liked them!
Especially the largest one!
The largest one had been bought by Jade.
They were good friends, so she could just see it when visiting her house; there was no rush.
But now it seemed many people were starting to buy them, including those who were originally just observing.
After seeing Jade and Mr.
Zhongli each buy one, they couldn’t hold back anymore.
This made Keqing unable to sit still.
She had set aside her work to run here just to buy a clay doll.
She originally wanted to wait for the crowd to disperse before sneaking over to take a look and then “accidentally” buying one.
But now…
After sitting for a few more minutes, Keqing really couldn’t take it anymore.
She ran over and joined the back of the crowd.
After listening for a while and learning that only two were left, Keqing immediately took out the money and slapped it onto the owner’s table.
“I’m buying this clay doll.” Keqing intentionally lowered her voice and took away the larger of the two remaining figurines.
The onlookers all looked toward Keqing, wondering which boss was so generous.
But Keqing had already jogged away with the figurine the moment she bought it.
Besides, she was wearing a cloak, so how could they see her clearly?
After counting the Mora, Old Yang discovered there were tens of thousands extra.
He was about to look up to find the person, but Keqing was nowhere to be seen.
“Hey, where’s that customer?
She paid too much!” …
Having bought the figurine, Keqing ran with a satisfied smile on her face.
Then, feeling it was inappropriate, she forced the smile back and returned to her usual expression.
But her heart was still delighted.
Although this figurine wasn’t the largest, it was definitely in the top five in size, fully displaying Rex Lapis’s dominance!
This trip was worth it!
…
In the evening, after finishing her work, Jade held the large clay doll she bought today and placed it in the most prominent spot in her room.
She looked at it carefully again and again before finally choosing the perfect spot to set it down.
Only then did Jade climb into bed and lie down.
Having been in the military for so many years, she had long since mastered the uncanny ability to fall asleep within seconds.
Within half a minute of lying down, even breathing could be heard from the bed.
…
Jade woke up early before dawn.
Today was Liyue’s annual Rite of Descension, one of Liyue’s grandest festivals.
Liyue Harbor was exceptionally lively today.
Under Jade’s arrangements, the Millelith had early on guarded various checkpoints and key locations, with large numbers of Millelith patrolling throughout the harbor to maintain order.
On the streets of Liyue, a blonde Traveler and her emergency food, Paimon, were talking.
“Lumine, we can’t set out so late next time.
We’ve been rushing the whole way; Paimon is exhausted.” “But Paimon has been flying the whole time.” “Flying is also tiring!
Paimon’s little wings are very exhausted!” Lumine rolled her eyes.
Paimon had been urging her the whole way, and no matter how she looked at it, Paimon didn’t seem tired at all.
“Is this Liyue?
It’s certainly lively.
The Rite of Descension seems to be over there.
Paimon, let’s go…
Paimon?” Lumine turned back and didn’t see the little one.
Seeing the crowd coming and going, she immediately panicked.
“Could she have been kidnapped?” Suddenly, Lumine heard a familiar voice and her face darkened instantly.
“Hehe, boss, what’s this?
It looks delicious!” “Customer, this is a Liyue specialty, Grilled Tiger Fish.
From your clothes, you must be from out of town.
You must try this when you come to Liyue…” Paimon was moved by the boss’s words.
Her eyes were fixed on the Grilled Tiger Fish, and she could barely keep her drool from falling.
“Boss, I want five skewers!” Lumine sighed helplessly.
But thinking about how they had been camping in the wild these past few days, it had indeed been hard.
She might as well find a seat with Paimon and have a meal first.
Anyway, she had just asked around, and the Rite of Descension was still a while away.