Lumine was also blunt. "You're the first Liyue person like this I've ever met."
Paimon shared the same view. "Everyone we've met along the way has respected the adepti and Rex Lapis."
Keqing spread her hands. "Ha... Respect their poor sense of time, and their arrogance toward mortals?"
"So they won't make a move against us Qixing for now?"
Her remarks drew sidelong glances from the surrounding Liyue residents.
But given her position as the Hengxing, no one stepped forward to argue with her.
Keqing did not care about what others thought. That was simply how she did things.
She dared to speak so bluntly in public.
Mu Yang could not help admiring her a little.
Especially when he, a suspected adeptus, was standing right there.
No wonder Zhongli appreciated her so much.
Mu Yang recalled Zhongli's assessment of Keqing.
It seemed he had put it this way:
"If you believe you are right, say it loudly and act on it resolutely." — It was precisely because Liyue Harbor had people like this that I considered retirement.
Perhaps because she knew Lumine was preparing to ascend to the Jade Chamber to see Ningguang,
And feared she might form some preconceived notion about the Qixing,
Keqing added,
"My lack of reverence for adepti and gods is merely my personal attitude. Ningguang would never say such things."
"In any case, I admit that the adepti have already shown sufficient restraint this time."
Keqing knew it well.
The Geo Archon's death was an extraordinary matter to the adepti.
Faced with something so far beyond all reason, they had actually gathered the adepti to discuss it.
The fact that they had not simply attacked was truly surprising.
Mu Yang told Keqing, "Since they did not attack outright, you should thank Lumine and Paimon for