He wasn't surprised by my identity... and he didn't ask anything...
Looking at the young man beside her who was gazing up at the sky, Keqing couldn't help but think this.
She originally thought he might question her status as one of the Qixing, but he didn't, he didn't even seem to react.
Never mind... I should go ask Ningguang what's going on...
Without thinking further, Keqing decided to head back to the Jade Chamber first to ask Ningguang what was happening.
"Let's go now, then."
"No problem, but how do we get up there?"
Averting his gaze from the sky, Kaito nodded and then asked Keqing a question.
Although he definitely knew how to get up there, he pretended to ask anyway.
"Something will help us get up there when the time comes. Follow me for now."
After giving a simple answer, Keqing started walking in a certain direction, and Kaito followed close behind.
It seems... this Kaito is just an ordinary person...
The Anemo Archon... is she really his girlfriend?
Walking ahead, Keqing silently thought to herself. So far, she hadn't noticed anything different about Kaito. After all, anyone who asks how to get to the Jade Chamber couldn't possibly be a god.
But... is he asking this on purpose? To make me think he's just an ordinary person?
The thought suddenly struck her, and Keqing really wanted to turn around and look at the young man behind her, but in the end, she didn't.
A short while later.
The Jade Chamber.
"Wait out here for a moment. I'm going inside to ask about the situation."
After bringing Kaito up to the Jade Chamber, Keqing planned to go find Ningguang first by herself to ask about the situation.
"No problem, but please be quick, Miss Keqing. I have to bring some food back later... otherwise, my girlfriend will get angry if I take too long."
Standing his ground, Kaito said this to Keqing's retreating back.
Whatever it was, he hoped she would let him know quickly.
Although he already had a guess, a guess was ultimately just a guess, he still needed confirmation.
His girlfriend will get angry... The Anemo Archon...
After hearing what the young man behind her said, Keqing was suddenly struck by a very strange feeling.
Although his words sounded perfectly normal, the moment she thought about that girlfriend's identity as the Anemo Archon, it felt completely out of place.
"Mm, I'll do my best."
After nodding, Keqing walked into the interior of the Jade Chamber.
"You have news already?"
Ningguang, who was at her desk handling various matters, looked somewhat surprised to suddenly see Keqing enter.
She knew Keqing must have come to her because of the matter they had just discussed.
But wasn't this a bit too fast? After all, Keqing had just left; not much time had passed at all.
"Did you forget to tell me something earlier?"
Instead of answering Ningguang's question, Keqing walked up to her and asked one of her own.
She felt that Ningguang must have left some things unsaid.
"Why do you say that? I told you everything, blow by blow. I don't have any more information."
Frowning slightly, Ningguang clearly didn't understand what Keqing meant.
Then she asked, "Did you discover something?"
Because even she found some of the contents of the letter from Mondstadt's Acting Grand Master strange, Ningguang guessed that Keqing might have discovered something she herself didn't know.
"So you also didn't know that the Anemo Archon has a boyfriend?"
Seeing Ningguang's reaction, Keqing continued to press.
"A boyfriend? The Anemo Archon's boyfriend???"
It had to be said, Ningguang was stunned by Keqing's words.
She stood up from her seat, walked over to Keqing, and continued to ask, "You mean... the Anemo Archon has a boyfriend?"
At this moment, Ningguang seemed to understand some of the questions the letter had raised for her, but at the same time, her confusion only grew.
Clearly, the Anemo Archon must have hidden her identity from that young man, which is why Mondstadt's Acting Grand Master would ask her in the letter not to reveal the Anemo Archon's identity to him.
But if that's the case... then who in the world is that young man named Kaito? To actually make the Anemo Archon hide her identity to be his girlfriend?
Faced with this puzzle, Ningguang was truly at a loss.
Of course, this was just her speculation; things weren't necessarily this way.
Or perhaps... could such a thing really happen?
Although she felt her guess could explain some of the questions, it had to be said, this kind of speculation was simply too astonishing. Even she, who had seen all sorts of storms, was still taken aback.
"Yes, and I thought you already knew," Keqing nodded, then continued, "But... I don't know if it's actually true."
Because she hadn't met the Anemo Archon yet, everything she'd heard was just the young man's side of the story, so she couldn't be sure if things were really as he said.
She had originally thought Ningguang would know something, but it seemed that wasn't the case.
"Then how do you know the Anemo Archon has a boyfriend? Have you met Her?"
Hearing Keqing say she wasn't sure if it was true, Ningguang became curious as to how she knew about the Anemo Archon having a boyfriend in the first place.
"Didn't you say there was a black-haired young man with the Anemo Archon? I just ran into him, so I asked him about the Anemo Archon, and he told me the person I was asking about is his girlfriend. That's all."
In response to Ningguang's question, Keqing briefly explained the reason.
Then, as if remembering something, Keqing added, "That black-haired young man is outside right now. Do you want to go see him?"
As she spoke, Keqing glanced outside, indicating to Ningguang that the person was right there.
"Then how did you ask him?"
Also looking outside, Ningguang wanted to know how Keqing had questioned him.
She was worried Keqing might have directly revealed the Anemo Archon's identity, leading to the subsequent events.
"You don't think I revealed the Anemo Archon's identity, do you?"
Hearing Ningguang ask this, Keqing immediately understood what she was thinking, which made her very displeased.
After all, she wasn't the type of person who couldn't follow instructions, and she really disliked people who couldn't.
"I'm just confirming a few things."
Faced with Keqing's displeasure, Ningguang just replied calmly.
"Fine, think what you want. Anyway, I just described the Anemo Archon's appearance, and that young man told me that's his girlfriend. That's all."
"Then I'll go and meet... that boyfriend of the Anemo Archon."
With that, Ningguang started walking outside.
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