This conference room wasn't small. Although the lights couldn't be turned on and it was pitch black inside, Aether could still roughly make out the room's structure.
A huge round table was placed in the center of the room, covered with a red tablecloth, and seven chairs were arranged around the table.
Of course, this room should have been locked, but Keqing had the key, so entry was very smooth.
"This is the room where the Liyue Seven Stars hold their meetings." Keqing walked to the round table and slowly said.
Of course, the Liyue Seven Stars have more than one meeting room. This one is only used for urgent meetings. Generally speaking, it's not opened if there's nothing going on.
Moreover, no important documents were ever stored here, so the Millelith's patrols in this vicinity were relatively lax.
As long as they didn't make too much noise, no one should notice that two people had unknowingly snuck into the room.
"Oh, I'm really sorry, Keqing." Aether also came to the round table, pulled out a chair, and sat down.
Was this considered experiencing what it felt like to be one of the Liyue Seven Stars?
"It's nothing…" Keqing turned her head, somewhat afraid to look at Aether.
Although she said it was nothing, she actually cared immensely.
After all, it was her first kiss. Even if she didn't care about that, or comforted herself that kissing a girl didn't count, the later intimate actions couldn't be ignored with any excuse.
"You, why are you here?" Keqing took a deep breath, deciding to talk about something else.
"I couldn't sleep last night, so I thought I'd go for a walk…" Aether rubbed his head, "After all, this is my first time at Yuehai Pavilion, so I wanted to look around and get familiar with the environment."
"Then I got lost, and somehow ended up in this place. There were Millelith everywhere, and I was afraid of causing trouble and being misunderstood, so I just kept hiding."
"You…" Keqing almost choked. She never thought Aether was here for such a reason.
"If you had just gone out and explained, how could you have caused trouble?" Keqing said somewhat helplessly.
After all, she was close to Ningguang; who among the Millelith didn't know her?
Moreover, even without the connection to Ningguang, she could completely vouch for Aether.
Now, with Aether being so sneaky, if he were discovered, that's when he'd truly be in trouble.
Going out openly would leave nothing unexplained.
"I was just thinking, if I could sneak out, everything would be fine." Aether said, a bit embarrassed.
He was very confident in himself; no matter how skilled those Millelith were, they wouldn't be able to discover him.
He just didn't expect Keqing to appear at that moment, nor did he expect her to walk right up to the patch of grass where he was hiding.
"So, Keqing, why are you here?" Aether asked curiously.
"Me?" Keqing was slightly stunned, then her expression towards Aether gradually became complicated, "I'm here to inspect the Millelith's work."
This was obviously a lie; anyone could tell.
After all, Keqing didn't lie often and hadn't yet mastered the art of doing so without batting an eye or revealing any flaws.
"Oh…" Aether stared at Keqing for a long time, then finally nodded.
He didn't press further. Since Keqing didn't want to say, he would just assume she was insomniac like him.
"What do we do now?"
"It's what you do now, not me." Keqing rolled her eyes at Aether, annoyed.
After all, Keqing came in openly, so she could naturally leave openly too.
"Keqing~ You wouldn't leave me here, would you?"
"Hmph, I wouldn't be so sure. This is your punishment for wandering around in the middle of the night instead of sleeping." Keqing snorted lightly.
Just as Aether was about to say something more, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.
Although the footsteps were very faint, indicating the person seemed to be deliberately quiet, in such a silent night, it was impossible for two people of their strength to miss them.
So, both of them instantly quieted down, holding their breath.
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"Is anyone in there?" one Millelith whispered to his comrade.
"I'm sure. I vaguely heard voices when I passed by just now." The other nodded, his expression serious.
"That's not right. If they were here to steal documents, why would they choose a place like this?"
"Maybe they didn't scout properly…"
"No matter what, let's be careful."
One Millelith reached for the doorknob but didn't rush to turn it, simply feeling it gently.
"Indeed, the door has been opened."
"I'll count to three, two, one, and we'll rush in directly."
"Okay."
Three, two, one!
Initiate battle! Cough cough… no, open the door!
The well-trained Millelith instantly pulled open the door, and the other Millelith immediately charged in with his long spear.
"Don't move, surrender… Yuheng Lord?" The Millelith's phrase "surrender" hadn't even finished before he froze on the spot.
Inside the room, through the faint moonlight, they could see Yuheng Star Keqing Lord sitting upright at the round table.
"Hmm? Why… why did you come in?" Keqing's voice was slightly strange, but her body didn't make much movement, nor did she have any intention of getting up.
"Reporting, Yuheng Lord, we heard voices talking here and thought there was an intruder, but it turns out it was you…" The Millelith said awkwardly.
After all, he had just passed by here on his way to the restroom, and the voices he heard weren't very clear; he didn't make out who it was specifically.
"I just wanted to, um, rest my feet here." Keqing spoke in fits and starts, making the two feel strange.
"Just now, I was talking to myself. It's nothing. You two go patrol somewhere else for now; I'll be back soon."
"Yes!" Although the two were a bit confused, since a superior from the Liyue Seven Stars had spoken, they could only obey.
The two didn't linger and immediately turned to leave, then thoughtfully closed the door for Keqing.
Only after the two had walked far away did Keqing's tense body finally relax.
She slowly exhaled, then lowered her head, looking at Aether with a playful glare.
Yes, the situation was urgent just now, so Keqing had Aether hide under the table.
Who would have thought that Aether, while hiding, would insist on hugging her leg and resting his head on her thigh?
The warm breath from Aether's mouth and his not-so-honest movements almost made her embarrass herself in front of the Millelith.
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