Two more uneventful days passed. During this time, Lumine didn't go out to take commissions anymore, and Stelle also stayed at home obediently.
Life was very comfortable, whether it was Lumine, Shenhe, or Hu Tao who secretly snuck over at night.
They were all very moist.
Of course, she also didn't forget her appointment with Xiangling, and secretly went to Wanmin Restaurant at night.
She and Xiangling had only been together that one time, so that night Xiangling performed exceptionally hard.
If Stelle hadn't controlled it well, Chef Mao or Guoba might have discovered them.
Fortunately, the two of them were deep sleepers at night, and they didn't discover any abnormalities the next morning.
…
Finally, the day of the Please Immortal Ceremony arrived.
Stelle also participated in this grand event, but he couldn't enter the inner area.
Ningguang only managed to get Lumine an identity as a foreign dignitary; he didn't have one.
Because Lumine had the title of Honorary Knight of the Knights of Favonius, it wasn't a problem to say she was a dignitary from Mondstadt. But for Stelle, even though everyone knew he was one of the heroes who saved a neighboring nation, he didn't have a similar title after all.
Moreover, it was already very difficult to get Lumine into the inner area, and Stelle had no need to question Rex Lapis, so in the end, he didn't bother Ningguang.
"Phew, there really are a lot of people." Stelle stood on the periphery, looking at the sea of people before him, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Mhm." Shenhe nodded, not saying much.
It seemed he wasn't very accustomed to such an environment. Fortunately, he constantly exuded a cold aura that kept people away, so people subconsciously avoided them.
Therefore, they managed to get to a slightly front position very smoothly, and weren't squeezed much.
In the Yujing Terrace plaza, various instruments had already been set up, and Ningguang and her three secretaries stood in the center, conversing in low voices.
"Hmm?" Ningguang noticed a scorching gaze on her. She turned her head and indeed found Stelle.
Stelle immediately waved at Ningguang, revealing a sweet smile.
Ningguang's lips also curved slightly, and she nodded at Stelle.
In such a public setting, she certainly couldn't show too much, otherwise, the dignity of the Tianquan Star would be lost.
"Lady Ningguang, she is…" Baiwen noticed Ningguang's actions. She also saw the gray-haired Damselette, and then asked Ningguang curiously.
"A temporary secretary I hired before."
"Oh~ so it's him." Baiwen nodded knowingly, then carefully scrutinized Stelle.
To be honest, after she returned, she heard the Qunyu Pavilion maids praising the temporary secretary, saying how much that Damselette had helped Lady Ningguang. She even felt a little jealous.
But now that she saw the Damselette himself, her little bit of jealousy vanished into thin air.
Even if she hadn't witnessed the other party's work ability, just by looking at his appearance, the Damselette left a very good first impression on her.
Even… after looking for a long time, Baiwen even felt her cheeks faintly flush.
"Alright, get ready, the Please Immortal Ceremony is about to begin." Ningguang's voice brought Baiwen back to her senses.
"Yes, Lady Ningguang!"
Ningguang's expression gradually became serious. She looked up at the sun in the sky, calculating the time.
"The auspicious time has arrived." Ningguang said, and her two secretaries slowly retreated to the side.
The power of the Geo element began to gather around Ningguang, and several gems floated around Ningguang from who knew where.
Following Ningguang's gestures, the gems flew faster and faster, finally soaring into the sky.
Everyone's eyes were drawn to it, and Stelle was no exception.
He could already see the shadow of a dragon from the clouds.
He heard that Rex Lapis would appear in a half-dragon, half-qilin form, so that must be it, but…
Stelle raised his eyebrows slightly. Why did he feel that the creature in the clouds seemed a bit unreal?
Just as Stelle was intently looking up, Shenhe suddenly sensed something. He immediately grabbed Stelle's hand.
"Be careful."
Stelle was pulled back a step, and at the same time, the creature in the sky let out a tragic wail, and then fell heavily from the sky.
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"Wh-what happened?!" Paimon looked at the dragon crashing down from the sky, his expression a little flustered.
"Ningguang said the Emperor was murdered, could it be that the Rex Lapis is dead?!"
"…" Lumine frowned, not answering Paimon's question.
She stood in the inner area and saw the entire process more clearly and directly.
From her perspective, the clouds in the sky hadn't suffered any attacks.
Even if he really died, Lumine felt that it was more like he died of some sudden illness than being murdered.
But how could a god get sick?
Or was it that some powerful force that no one could detect attacked the Rex Lapis…
"Hey, who are you?!" A Millelith soldier came to the front of Lumine.
Ningguang had already ordered the entire venue to be sealed off, and the Millelith were checking every suspicious person.
However, everyone in the inner area was either a high-ranking official of Liyue or a famous wealthy merchant, and only Lumine was relatively unfamiliar.
So it was reasonable for the Millelith to suspect a stranger like Lumine.
But Lumine also had an identity given by Ningguang to back her up, so even if she was subjected to questioning, she didn't need to panic too much.
"I am an Honorary Knight of the Knights of Favonius, invited by the Tianquan Star to observe the Please Immortal Ceremony." Lumine immediately revealed her identity.
Of course, she wasn't really there to observe, but with the purpose of speaking and asking questions at the Please Immortal Ceremony.
But now, that was clearly impossible.
"Honorary Knight of the Knights of Favonius?" The Millelith soldier looked at Lumine with some suspicion. He called another companion and whispered something.
"I heard that that Honorary Knight defeated the Wind God's familiar…" Another Millelith soldier turned to look at Lumine and Paimon.
"Which means, you might have the power to assassinate a god."
"???" Lumine looked at the other party with a face full of question marks.
Shouldn't a god's familiar and a god not be on the same level of creature?
Besides, the so-called defeat of Stormterror had a lot of exaggeration. This matter wasn't her sole credit; in fact, they didn't seem to have had much conflict with Stormterror, and the matter was clearly resolved peacefully.
Well, the other party didn't know the inside story, and it wasn't unreasonable for them to suspect her like this, after all, she was an outsider and possessed great power.
But she was invited by Ningguang. If they suspected a guest brought by Ningguang, shouldn't they first go and ask Ningguang?
"Miss, please cooperate with our investigation." The Millelith soldier said righteously.
"Wait, you…" Lumine still wanted to say something, but suddenly, two whooshing sounds echoed in her ears.
Two arrows made of Hydro element heavily struck the Millelith soldiers in front of her.
Although it didn't kill the two of them, it still caused them to fall to the ground and be unable to get up again.
"Miss, step back!" A clear voice sounded from behind Lumine.
Although Lumine still didn't understand what was going on, her expression immediately became much uglier.
Now, wouldn't her suspicion be completely unexplainable?!
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