Keqing was touched to hear that some of these Millelith soldiers still believed in her.
The Millelith captain scrutinized Zhong Baiye, seemingly trying to determine whether someone was impersonating him.
Even after studying him for a long while, he found nothing wrong with Zhong Baiye. The Millelith soldiers behind him were growing excited, too.
Zhong Baiye could see that the captain's duties had put him in a difficult position, so he immediately showed him the jade hairpin Ningguang had entrusted to him.
The captain instantly recognized the jade hairpin in Zhong Baiye's hand as the one Ningguang often wore, and promptly bowed to him.
"My sincere apologies. As an honorary member of the Liyue Qixing, you may enter directly. Lady Ningguang is inside right now."
Zhong Baiye understood why the captain needed to see proof before letting them through. He gave him no trouble and headed straight into the Jade Chamber with Keqing.
Keqing was practically pressed against Zhong Baiye's back. Seeing how close the two of them were, the Millelith soldiers began gossiping.
Hearing their gossip, Zhong Baiye suffered in silence. Keqing had both hands clamped tightly around his waist, pinching him so hard that it felt as though something had sunk its teeth into him. He could barely move normally.
If Keqing hadn't been pushing him forward, he might have collapsed right there.
Once there was no one nearby, Keqing brought her head close to Zhong Baiye's ear and spoke in a flat voice, her breath brushing against it.
"What exactly is going on between you and Ningguang? Why do you have the hairpin she always wears?"
Keqing's emotionless voice made Zhong Baiye tremble inwardly, because it meant she was furious.
Still, he wasn't panicking at all. When he had taken out the hairpin as proof of his