Genshin Impact: After Getting Married, Something Changed in My Body Chapter 209 - 22 – Yaoyao’s Shadow

"What did you say?" Keqing asked.

"What?" Yelan said.

"Where is he? I need to see him!" Keqing asked.

"I saw him when I arrived. He should have entered the Ministry's office area by now."

"You… hey, Keqing, where are you going?" Yelan asked.

Yelan watched Keqing rush out in a panic and quickly followed after her.

Keqing seed not to hear her at all.

Yelan watched her disappear into the distance. "What's going on with Keqing?"

"I feel like she's not as composed as she used to be."

"Maybe marriage does that to people. Besides… she and Ryou are very close."

"Ryou was probably taken away by soone yesterday, and no one knew where he went."

"So the mont she heard he had co to the Ministry, of course she beca anxious," Ningguang explained on Keqing's behalf.

Then Ningguang turned to Yelan. "Yelan, tell honestly. Was what you said about that sword true?"

"What part?" Yelan asked.

"The sword," Ningguang said.

"Oh… you an Splendor of Tranquil Waters."

"I heard about it by chance while gathering intelligence. Since it involves the Hydro Archon, I paid closer attention," Yelan explained.

Yelan folded her arms and leaned against the wall. "To be honest, I've never personally seen what that sword looks like."

"But I've heard so descriptions, and almost all of them match Keqing's sword."

"That's why I suspect it really is a divine weapon."

"I just don't understand why it ended up in Keqing's hands."

"That makes sense." Ningguang agreed.

Ningguang said, "You and I both know what kind of person Keqing is. Even if she has changed a little after getting married, she has only left Liyue for Mondstadt recently."

"Mondstadt is nowhere near Fontaine. It would take her a long ti to get there."

"And Keqing was only gone for four or five days. There's no way she could have gone to Fontaine and obtained so weapon there."

"I suspect this has sothing to do with Ryou."

"Ryou?" Yelan was not entirely sure.

"Yelan, this matter is serious. You must investigate it clearly."

"After all, this concerns Fontaine's Archon. I'll also report it to Rex Lapis," Ningguang said.

Yelan could hear how serious Ningguang was. She nodded. "I'll begin investigating imdiately."

"However, checking things on Fontaine's side will take ti."

"That's fine. Just investigate as much as you can," Ningguang said.

Then she looked outside. "As for Keqing's warrant, have it withdrawn."

"Shenhe may only be an ordinary person, but Cloud Retainer stands behind her."

"Those adepti do not have the best tempers. There is no need for us to provoke them."

"But if Keqing asks about it…?" Yelan asked.

"Ryou is back. He'll naturally explain things to Keqing."

"Tell them there's no need to worry over nothing. She'll withdraw it herself soon enough."

After saying that, Ningguang thought of sothing else. "Yelan, has anything unusual happened in Liyue Harbor recently?"

"Anything unusual?" Yelan shook her head.

"Liyue Harbor has been very stable lately. Of course, I haven't checked all the reports yet."

"I'll have soone send the details to the Jade Chamber later," Yelan said.

"All right. Thank you," Ningguang said with a nod.

"Don't ntion it." Yelan nodded and was about to leave, but then she rembered sothing and turned back to Ningguang.

"What is it?" Ningguang asked.

"You… fell for Ryou?" Yelan asked.

"Mm," Ningguang said.

"You admitted it that easily? I thought you'd at least make an excuse."

"If I like soone, I like him. If I don't, I don't."

"I, Ningguang, do not hesitate once I've made up my mind."

"This matter is complicated, but… perhaps in the future..." Ningguang said with a smile.

In truth, Yelan was shaken.

She had worked with Ningguang for a long ti and knew very well that Ningguang had rejected countless people.

Her standards were extrely high. Ordinary people could not even enter her sight.

Most of Ningguang's energy went into business and Liyue. She had never cared much about romance.

Yelan could hardly imagine what kind of person could catch the eye of a woman like Ningguang.

In her mind, if Ningguang ever liked soone, he would have to be brilliant and exceptionally capable.

As for Ryou…

Yelan admitted that Ryou was excellent and very capable.

But in the end, Ryou was already married, and Keqing was outstanding too. She was even younger.

Keqing and Ningguang already had plenty of friction between them. Now Ningguang wanted to fight Keqing over a man?

Yelan could tell that Ningguang was serious.

And getting Ningguang to fall for soone was no easy feat.

Ryou was not simple. But was he truly that outstanding?

…

Inside a residence in Liyue Harbor.

"Master, can you figure out where Ryou is?" Shenhe asked anxiously.

"Why are you panicking? Ryou should already be back by now," Cloud Retainer said. "You should worry about yourself instead."

"I…"

Shenhe did not know what to say.

"You." Cloud Retainer shook her head.

"Streetward Rambler, those old fellows won't co back again, will they?" Cloud Retainer asked Mada Ping.

Mada Ping sat across from her and drank her tea. "Let think."

"You tasted the tea Rex Lapis had. It was outstanding in every way."

"It is even better than the adeptal tea grown by those old fellows."

"Do you think they would give up just because soone told them to?"

"I suspect they'll return to Liyue Harbor very soon."

"You should remind Ryou about this."

"Those old fellows are stubborn antiques. If a real conflict breaks out, it will be troubleso."

"That's true." Cloud Retainer nodded.

"One will remind Ryou. You need not worry," Cloud Retainer said.

"This is true." Mada Ping set down her teacup. "I was surprised when I heard about it too."

"But Xiangling is stubborn. There are so things I cannot persuade her out of. She will have to decide for herself."

"Don't bla for it. Isn't Shenhe the sa?"

"How is that the sa?" Cloud Retainer glanced at Shenhe. "You should know Shenhe's situation."

"On top of that, she saw glimpses of the future, and the two of them beca tied together."

"But Xiangling is still young. She is much younger than Shenhe."

"She may only be infatuated with Ryou right now. There is still ti for her to turn back."

"I tried persuading Xiangling, but once that child decided on Ryou, she insisted on fighting Keqing for a chance no matter what."

"There is nothing I can do," Mada Ping said with a sigh.

"Since things have already co to this, why don't we make a wager and see whose child wins Ryou first?"

Cloud Retainer smiled.

She knew Shenhe and Ryou would end up together, and later they would even have children.

That was practically certain. Xiangling's side, anwhile, had not even begun.

Mada Ping glanced at Cloud Retainer. "I heard about Shenhe's matter from Moon Carver."

"Are you still trying to fool ?"

"In my opinion, neither of us should interfere. Let them make their own choices."

"We're already old…"

"What old? One is a hundred years younger than you!" Cloud Retainer said.

"Cloud Retainer, you…"

Mada Ping was about to speak when she noticed soone push the door open and enter.

A little girl walked in, carrying a bamboo basket on her back. It was filled with dicinal herbs.

"Master!"

"Auntie Cloud Retainer!"

"Shenhe-nee!"

Yaoyao walked in.

"Yaoyao is here." Mada Ping smiled and stroked Yaoyao's head. "Did you co to see Ganyu?"

"Mm. I brought so herbs for Ganyu-nee."

"Eh? Master and Auntie Cloud Retainer are discussing sothing?"

"Did Yaoyao interrupt you?" Yaoyao asked.

"It's fine." Cloud Retainer gave a soft laugh. "Co sit down."

"One finally understands why Shenhe keeps wanting a child."

"Master, please teach how to have a child."

"Within a year, I can give birth to one for you to raise," Shenhe said.

"Shenhe!" Cloud Retainer glared at her.

"Master, did I say sothing wrong again?"

"I could have done it yesterday, but… mmph!"

Shenhe wanted to keep speaking, but a surge of adeptal power covered her mouth.

"Shenhe's future child—is it a boy or a girl?" Mada Ping asked.

"Hehe." Shenhe seed to want to answer.

"A girl. I heard Shenhe ntion it before," Cloud Retainer said, glancing at Shenhe.

"A girl is good. She'll surely be pretty."

"Cloud Retainer, release her," Mada Ping said.

Cloud Retainer looked at Mada Ping, then nodded.

"Shenhe, let ask you this. Does Xiangling… truly have no chance?" Mada Ping asked.

Xiangling had set her heart on Ryou, but if she had no hope at all in the future, Mada Ping would try to persuade her.

If there was no result waiting for her, clinging to it would only hurt her in the end.

"Master, that… I'm not entirely sure." Shenhe shook her head.

The scenes she had seen back then had been sowhat blurry.

She had seen them, but they only flashed by for an instant.

Shenhe had seen herself standing together with her master, with a beautiful girl beside them.

The girl looked very much like her. One glance was enough to know she was Shenhe's daughter.

As for the others, Shenhe had only seen their silhouettes.

Shenhe lowered her head, thinking.

Then she looked at Yaoyao and said, "Yaoyao."

"Shenhe-nee, what is it?" Yaoyao asked.

"Can you stand by the door for a mont?" Shenhe asked.

"Oh, okay." Yaoyao walked over.

Shenhe watched her and said, "Yaoyao's back looks a lot like one of the people in that vision."

Cloud Retainer and Mada Ping's expressions changed completely.

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