Yiyan Hall is located at the highest point of Yujing Terrace, which offers a unique sense of tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle. From the window of the room, you can see the scenery of Yujing Terrace and half of the harbor area, with fireworks, trees and silver flowers, which is quite charming.
Yelan hurried to Yujing Terrace to look for Ningguang, but what she didn't know was that Zhongli Keqing, whom Wu Pei and Wenyuan were investigating, was sitting in the side hall of Yiyan Palace where guests were entertained, chatting with Ningguang and Traveler. Dinner with Paimon.
"There have been frequent meetings recently. In order not to neglect the big shots who traveled all the way to Liyue for meetings, my secretaries also put some thought into inviting famous chefs to provide meals for Yiyan Palace..."
Ning Guang, who was sitting at the main seat, had an elegant posture. He took the lead in picking up the chopsticks on the table and picked out a piece of cabbage drizzled with broth.
"If there is anything wrong with the reception, please forgive me."
The golden pendant on the hairpin swayed slightly and shone with the lights of Yujingtai.
Liuliting and Xinyuexuan are being rebuilt, and the resurrected chefs and waiters have also temporarily lost their place of work.
So Lord Tianquan spent a lot of money and invited all the chefs who originally ran two restaurants to Yiyan Palace to provide eight delicacies and delicacies to the office staff of the General Affairs Department.
"Lord Tianquan, you are serious. Zhong is just an idler, how can he deserve such courtesy?"
Zhongli responded with a smile, the vermilion at the end of his eyes was particularly conspicuous. Even if it was just such an ordinary and polite speech, there was still a look of calmness and authority in those gilded eyes.
Travelers with limited knowledge of Liyue's history could only focus on the delicacies in front of them. Little Paimon looked like a starving ghost reincarnated, stuffing food into his mouth hungrily, without paying any attention to the strange looks in his eyes.
The huge dining table soon became distinct. Zhongli and Ningguang flattered each other and occasionally enjoyed some light dishes. There was not even a bit of soup in the bowl, but little Paimon's dining area was filled with bowls and tablecloths. The top was piled with leftover bones.
Fortunately, Ningguang himself is very good at chatting. He can talk about interesting things about the market, political and economic affairs, and enjoy the dinner. Even Zhongli is very interested in quoting and commenting on other things. He seems to have forgotten to visit Ningguang. original intention.
Only the traveler obediently picked up a few pieces of Xiantiaoqiang and ate them, and then looked at the conspicuous bag next to him with a headache as he ate and drank.
"Paimon...this is not an adventure in the wild, please pay attention to your table manners!"
Yingmei raised her hand and knocked the little mascot on the head, while Paimon finally stuffed the last golden shrimp ball into his mouth, grumbled and stretched out his greasy hands towards the traveler: "Well...it hurts! I Know it!"
The traveler put down his chopsticks in disgust and put his hand on Paimon's head to prevent him from moving forward. Then he had to apologize to Zhongli and Ningguang, saying that he would leave the banquet temporarily and take Paimon to the bathroom to clean up.
"The terrain is of a vintage style, and the bathroom is newly built. If it's hard to find it, Baiwen can lead the way."
The corners of Ningguang's mouth raised slightly, with a hint of teasing in his smile, and he nodded.
The traveler left the table holding the ribbon around Paimon's neck. As soon as he stepped out of the door of the side hall, he was blocked by three secretaries who were staring at each other.
Yingmei finally got rid of the enthusiastic service of several secretaries and took Paimeng to the bathroom to wash her hands. Just as she was about to return to the side hall where Zhongli and Ningguang were, she discovered an embarrassing thing:
"Ying, did we just come through this corridor?"
Paimon was originally stroking her belly and lying on the traveler's head to digest the food she had just eaten, but as a guide, she soon discovered that the traveler was running around in the corridor of the hall without a clue.
As a place where the incense of Emperor Yan is enshrined, the Yiyan Hall is undoubtedly the building with the highest power level in Liyue Port. The scale of the area is even more frightening. There are no less than a hundred rooms in the side halls alone. The Moon Gate Corridor twists and turns, and there are many buildings in the hall. Screens are separated by beams and columns.
The so-called golden towers and tiles describe the scenery of Yiyan Palace.
"I can't remember..."
Yingmei coughed a few times to cover up her embarrassment, and called out the names of Ningguang's secretaries, but received no response.
In the eyes of travelers and Paimon, the furnishings in Yiyan Palace looked quite similar. The corridors were crisscrossed and there were no signs in the foyer. I really don't know how the three secretaries remembered the route.
Ying Mei took Paimeng and ran into the Yiyan Palace carelessly, and returned to the main hall after a long time.
However, at this time, sitting in the main hall of the splendid Yiyan Palace was an extremely capable woman with her legs crossed.
She sat lazily on the luxurious chair, with the white velvet shawl on her back casually draped over her shoulders, sandwiched between the armchair and her white and delicate back. Her brows and eyes revealed the unique maturity and charm of an adult woman.
The other party seemed a little surprised by the appearance of the traveler and Paimon, but he quickly adjusted his expression, stood up with a smile, and extended his right hand to the traveler, but the look in his eyes was so deep that it was difficult to guess what she really meant at this time. Joy and anger.
"You must be the traveler Ning Guang talks about... My name is Ye Lan, and I currently work for the General Affairs Department."
The traveler stretched out his hand blankly, and looking at the traveler's dazed face, Ye Lan's green eyes were lowered, and a rare smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, as if he was recalling some past events.
Yelan doesn't always act alone. A long time ago, she also had colleagues who were sympathizing with her. There was a small group of people who, for various reasons, chose to dive into the darkness with Yelan.
But at that time, Ye Lan had not yet fully understood that tricks, baits and traps alone might not be able to cope with everything. Therefore, the Liyue intelligence agency where Ye Lan worked soon paid a heavy price, and one after another personnel disappeared forever. In a foreign land.
Most of the intelligence activities are shady and even involve the secrets of other countries. On the surface, the seven countries are friendly and cooperating, but in fact, they have always been secretly competing in terms of economy, trade and diplomacy.
It is impossible for Liyue Qixing to initiate diplomatic requests for extradition to other countries for these intelligence personnel, and it is even difficult to collect the remains.
For Liyue, it would be most beneficial not to acknowledge the existence of Ye Lan and others.
The people of Liyue don't know Yelan's existence, and it's impossible for them to know. As Yelan's direct superior, everything Ningguang does is for the future development of Liyue, but she has too many eyes staring at her in the open. When it comes to her, she has too many reasons why she can't help herself.
Therefore, when necessary, Ningguang would even choose to abandon the entire intelligence organization that Ye Lan was a member of.
In fact, it's okay to sacrifice... If Yelan is unfortunately captured alive by another country's intelligence agency, that is the last thing Ningguang wants to see. After all, the things in her head are much more important than the head itself.
Of course Ye Lan also knew these things, but after a certain abyss investigation mission ended, the sun rose as usual, all her colleagues died in battle, and she was the only one alive.
Yelan finally stopped for a long time until her own Eye of God appeared.
"I think you might need my help, and I happen to be interested in the information you have. In short, let's get along well and help each other."
Yelan held hands with the traveler's fair and slender hand, and then slowly let go.
At the same time, in the side hall of Yiyan Palace, Ningguang and Zhongli's testing officially began. (End of chapter)
