Modern Teyvat, bound to the Abyss Spiral

It was a big event, with many well-informed people standing on the periphery, making promises to the people around them.

"Beyond the north gate is Guiliyuan, and beyond that is Mondstadt. I guarantee that some important figure has arrived from Mondstadt. Maybe the acting leader of the Knights Templar, who's a stunning beauty!"

"I originally thought it made sense, but now I realize you're just talking nonsense! Even if the leader of the Mond Knights came, he wouldn't be treated this way!"

Five mounted policemen formed a V-shaped column and led the way, followed by eight or nine black cars, all with single-digit license plate numbers, the largest no more than ten. The lowest-ranking one among them was actually the special car of Mond and Inazuma's embassy.

The convoy crossed the streets and slowly drove towards the north gate of Liyue.

The well-informed guy was stunned.

Wow, all the special cars of the Seven Stars of Liyue are here!

"The Wind God of Mondstadt has arrived?"

"If the Wind God really comes in person, then there's still one person missing."

"Who?"

"Lord Yan."

A man and a woman walked past them. They looked about the same age, but gave people the feeling of a calm old father and a playful and lively little daughter.

"Master, I think the area ahead is quite suitable for developing our Wangsheng Hall's business." Zhongli spoke slowly.

"Seeing how focused you are on making money, it would be unreasonable for me not to go with you." Walnut stood on tiptoe, craning her neck to look ahead. "I just don't think it's a good idea to go."

"Since the hall master thinks so, it's naturally up to me to find a solution."

Zhongli took out his cell phone and made a call. Xianyun, wearing red-framed glasses, came from the north gate and led the two of them past the plainclothes police to form a cordon.

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"I'm afraid it's going to be difficult to enter Liyue City today!"

After talking along the way, Li Qingping learned that the truck driver's surname was Zhou, so he called him Lao Zhou like everyone else.

"Old Zhou, aren't you known as the freight king of the Mondli Moon Line?"

The north gate of Liyue was right in front of them, but there was a long queue in front of them. Li Qingping looked at the cars in front of him that were persuaded to go through other gates, and he had a rough idea in his mind.

"Even the king of freight has to follow the rules. Even when Liyue was under martial law a while ago, I was able to drive in with my truck and cargo."

"But look at the scene up ahead: the red carpet, the hanging lanterns, the three extra checkpoints than usual, they're just short of bringing in the honor guard!"

"You are so unlucky, call your family and ask them to meet you at another place."

Lao Zhou handed the phone over again.

Li Qingping smiled and pushed the phone back: "Don't worry, let's see what the situation is. Maybe they will let us go."

"Impossible. We probably have some big shot following us."

Although he said this, Lao Zhou still drove the car forward. After all, the north gate was closest to the unloading warehouse, and he didn't want to waste gas.

The traffic police at the checkpoint acted quickly, assigning more than ten people to inform the drivers in line one by one that the road ahead was temporarily closed and they had to take another route if they wanted to enter Liyue. They also pointed out the direction.

The drivers would complain a little, and the traffic police would greet them with a smile.

After a while, half of the convoy in front was gone, and the traffic police also arrived in front of Lao Zhou's car.

"Hey buddy, what's the situation up ahead? Can you be flexible?" Old Zhou took the initiative and took out a pack of brand new soft-shell cigarettes from his right pocket and handed him a cigarette.

The traffic police repeatedly waved his hands and refused: "Sorry, you may want to..."

He was stunned when he saw Li Qingping sitting in the passenger seat. This person looked exactly like the one in the photo sent down from above.

"Thank you for your hard work, traffic officer. Please let us pass." Li Qingping nodded to him.

"Understood!" The traffic police saluted and took out his walkie-talkie to send a message back, "The target has arrived. Attention, the target has arrived."

Lao Zhou rolled up the window and started the engine. "Xiao Li, I feel something's a little strange. Why did you suddenly let us pass?"

"Everyone knows you, Lao Zhou, are the King of Freight."

"Really?"

"real."

There were no vehicles on the road ahead, and large trucks could pass unimpeded.

But the further they drove, the more frightened Lao Zhou became.

The Qianyan Army on both sides were armed with live ammunition and stood as tall and straight as old pines.

"what's the situation?"

Old Zhou's hands were shaking as he held the steering wheel, and his mind began to go through all the bad things he had done in his life. He had used some tricks when he tricked the child's mother into giving him his love, saying that he, a scumbag who had changed ten girlfriends, had never been in love.

Sir, you are just being a scumbag in Mondstadt, there is no need to mobilize Liyue’s soldiers!

And when he saw that every time his car passed by a Qianyan Army soldier, he would receive a standard salute, he immediately reacted.

It turns out they weren't coming for him!

Wait, doesn't that mean...

"Xiao Li...Brother Li!" Old Zhou suddenly turned around and looked at Li Qingping who was calm and composed beside him, and his speech began to become incoherent.

"Don't be afraid, Lao Zhou. Keep going. I'll tell you to stop when the time comes."

"Is this really for you? Brother Li, what is your family background?"

"We are just an ordinary family. We did something famous some time ago and made a name for ourselves in front of the big shots in Liyue. This time we have done something practical. I guess we can become familiar to the big guys." The crowd was getting closer and closer. Li Qingping saw several familiar figures among them and smiled.

Old Zhou pricked up his ears, listening to Brother Li's teachings: "What do you mean by a little bit of truth?"

"I sneaked into the Zhudian Boat, rescued everyone on the boat, and killed the sea monster. Finally, I drifted for a month and landed in Guiliyuan." Li Qingping shrugged his shoulders with a calm expression, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.

Oh my god, this is Prince Yan reincarnated. It turns out that all the rumors are about your deeds!

"Old Zhou, thank you for giving me a ride. If you have any difficulties in the future, come to Huishan Hall and tell me my name, Li Qingping, and I will do my best to help you resolve it."

Li Qingping smiled and waved to him, then jumped out of the car gracefully.

"Lord Wind God, this hero really has to be a young man!" Old Li murmured.

Inside the sealed carriage, the high-hanging wind chimes rang for no apparent reason.

"Lord Barbatos, you think so too, don't you?"

Lao Zhou was worthy of being the king of freight as Li Qingping called him. He made an exception and asked the bigwigs of Liyue to make way for him, and drove the truck into the north gate at this time in a swaggering manner.

The crowd gathered, and Gan Yu led seven people towards Li Qingping.

Li Qingping certainly knew that the identities of these seven people were extraordinary. He straightened his clothes and walked towards them with steady steps.

"Welcome home, our hero, Director Li Qingping." Gan Yu spoke first, sending a signal to Li Qingping.

"Secretary Ganyu, thank you so much. Without the cooperation of Ye Lan from the General Affairs Department and the comrades from the Liyue Police Department, I wouldn't have been able to rescue so many people on my own." Li Qingping said modestly, "Is everyone okay?"

"Including you, all 3580 people on board survived the shipwreck. Director Li Qingping, you created a miracle." Gan Yu smiled from the bottom of her heart.

"It's good that they're all alive." Li Qingping felt relieved. "I've finally lived up to everyone's trust."

"You did a great job! Don't underestimate yourself, Director Li!" an old man praised with a smile.

"This is Tianshuxing, Uncle Tian." Ganyu introduced.

"Hello." Li Qingping greeted respectfully.

"3580 lives, 60% of which were lost to Liyue people. If anything goes wrong, not to mention the pressure from other countries, we wouldn't be able to face the consequences even if we were to face our own people!" Uncle Tian sighed, walking up and patting Li Qingping on the shoulder. "Thank goodness you're here! How old are you this year?"

"I'll be 18 after the Lantern Festival."

"Okay! Okay!" Uncle Tian walked over to Li Qingping's side and faced the others behind him. "To be honest, when the Emperor gave the oracle, I was worried about whether Comrade Li could resist the temptation of the position of Director of Huishan Hall, and even more worried about whether he could do a good job!"

"Now, I have no doubt at all. He definitely has this ability." A Tianshu Star even started to link shoulders with Li Qingping. "If you have any difficulties, come to me. I will definitely help you solve them!"

"Uncle Tian, ​​please pay attention to your image." Gan Yu reminded.

"Ahem, Sister Ganyu is right." Uncle Tian coughed a few times and calmed down a lot.

The other seven stars of Liyue smiled knowingly after hearing this.

"Xiao Qingping can even handle Bazhe, so how could he be stumped by the affairs of Huishan Hall?" Another older man spoke.

Li Qingping felt that the old man looked familiar, and his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Keqing.

"Old Yuhengxing, you should be more familiar with him." Gan Yu glanced at Li Qingping.

"Hello." Li Qing straightened his back.

It turns out to be the eldest lady’s grandfather!

"I was rash. I didn't expect Keqing to lend me your watch."

"What do you mean by my watch? The girl at home has the final say. Since she lent it to you, you should return it to her." Old Yuhengxing held down Li Qingping's right hand as he was about to take off the watch, and smiled brighter than Uncle Tian.

He almost took Li Qingping and showed him around in front of his colleagues, and then boasted, "See, this is the person my granddaughter is looking for. He's not bad, right?"

These people were all old colleagues, so how could they not guess what this guy was thinking? On the surface, they all pretended not to notice, but they were all really envious in their hearts.

How come all the good things are taken by Old Yuheng! They hate that none of the girls in the family are of the right age, and there is even no way to match them up!

"That girl is now in your Huishan Hall. Train her well and don't give me any face."

"Don't worry, although Keqing and I are good friends, I have always kept my public and private lives separate."

"It's good to keep your public and private affairs separate. That way you won't make mistakes." Old Yuhengxing was overjoyed and patted Li Qingping's hand. "Come to my house for dinner if you have the chance..."

"Old Yuhengxing, please pay attention to the occasion." As a senior sister, Ganyu had to take the lead on behalf of her junior sister.

The positions cannot be messed up!

Old Yuhengxing had seen all kinds of scenes, and he didn't feel embarrassed at all. He didn't mention the meal anymore, but just held Li Qingping's hand and kept praising him.

"It's indeed good. When we were his age, we were still in school and competing with teachers." An old woman said kindly.

"Old Tianquan Star." Ganyu explained.

Li Qingping respectfully replied hello.

This person is also Sister Lan’s nominal leader!

Old Tian Quanxing didn't ask any other questions, but just chatted with him about some family matters and asked him to come to Yujingtai more often in the future.

Afterwards, Li Qingping met with the other Liyue Seven Stars and shook hands.

The Liyue Seven Stars were concerned about Li Qingping's health and whether he needed to go to the hospital for a check-up. They also asked him what he had experienced this month.

There was no need for a check-up, and even Li Qingping himself couldn't clearly describe his experiences this month.

He made up an excuse to get away with it, saying that he had killed Ba Che and was about to return. However, because of his poor geography grades, he got lost at sea, which delayed him for a month. As for his health, there was no problem at all, and he could have killed another Ba Che. Unfortunately, Osel did not have enough wives, so he didn't have that opportunity.

The seven stars of Liyue all laughed when they heard this.

They have all read Li Qingping's file, and he ranked first in Liyue in the geography exam.

It's really too bad, there's no way to make progress.

No one asked again. After all, it was best that the person could come back.

After meeting these big guys, Li Qingping was taken to show his face in front of the other senior executives of the eight halls of Liyue to make his presence felt.

During this time, the Seven Stars of Liyue praised Li Qingping in great detail. Even Li Qingping, who was so thick-skinned, couldn't handle it and his ears almost turned red from listening to it.

The colleagues below, whom Li Qingping had never met before, all looked at him with envy.

So envious!

Look at how young he was, yet he inherited the legacy of the Demon God of Dust. After that, he led his people to defeat the conspiracy of the Abyss Cult and the Deep Sea Church, saving the lives of 3580 people in one fell swoop, and even eliminating the tyrant of the sea, Ba Che!

Any one of these things would be enough for them to rest on their laurels for the rest of their lives, but the young man in front of him did it all in one go.

He is only eighteen!

Even if the children of the Seven Stars became civil servants in Liyue, they would have to start as junior clerks, go through hardships, make achievements, and gain recognition from their colleagues before they could be promoted step by step. However, Li Qingping had already risen to prominence in Liyue just after he came of age.

These old department heads who are nearly forty or fifty years old cannot help but sigh that there are talented people in every generation, but this generation is not producing talents, but monsters!

I was really envious, and at the same time, I was full of admiration for Li Qingping.

If they had obtained the inheritance of the Demon God of Dust, would they be able to rescue people from the sea unharmed?