With Albedo's god-level assistance, Ningzhe finally escaped the dance part of the banquet without any risk.

When Qin appeared in front of him again, he and Abedo had been waiting in the corner for nearly an hour...

The drinks placed on their table had long been drunk. If Miss Anna from a distance hadn't glanced over from time to time, Ningzhe would have gone to the toilet long ago.

The dress on his body was so tight that he felt uncomfortable, but in formal occasions he had to straighten his back at all times and look flawless anytime and anywhere...

"Ningzhe, Abedo, are you two staying here all the time?"

Qin came to the two of them and saw Ningzhe's already calm expression, and immediately spoke in a funny tone.

"We are talking about business and I think Abedo's proposal is very groundbreaking."

After hearing Qin's words, Ningzhe's expression remained unchanged, still looking like he had seen through the secular world. The corners of his mouth opened slightly: "The illustrations of horror novels cannot be too scary, and of course they cannot be completely devoid of horror elements...such as "The Shining"

, the cover of this book shows the protagonist, Jack Torrance, grinning through a crack in the door.”

"ah?"

Hearing this, Qin was stunned for a moment, but looking at Ningzhe's expression, she didn't know what to say.

"So I think that a qualified illustrator will be able to draw illustrations that are consistent with the content of the novel without appearing extreme. Are you right, Teacher Baichao?"

Ningzhe turned to look at Albedo with a gentle smile.

"..."

Abedo was silent for a while, then nodded and put on a serious expression: "You are right, drawing illustrations requires [inspiration], and this inspiration comes from the work itself."

"So you two have been talking about novels and illustrations?"

Hearing this, Qin was a little stunned.

She knew that Stephen King, the novelist who was particularly popular in Mondstadt in the past few years, was Ningzhe himself. She also knew that Albedo was also nicknamed "Teacher Chalk" and was very successful in the illustration world.

It is rumored that the illustrations of the two horror novels "The Shining" and "Dead Silence" were both done by Mr. Bai Chuo himself. The combination of amazing illustrations and amazing content made these two novels very popular in Mondstadt.

"Yes, Captain Qin, do you have any opinions about the novel?"

Ningzhe nodded, then looked at Qin with a puzzled expression.

"Novel? I...well, no, I never read novels."

When the novel was mentioned, Qin's eyes brightened for a moment, but she quickly concealed it.

To be honest, Qin’s favorite thing to do in her spare time is to read romance novels—preferably youth romance novels that are sweet but not abusive.

"Really? But I remember finding several novels similar to "The Melancholy of Girl Vera" in your office before..."

Ningzhe didn't give Qin any face, and immediately said with a puzzled expression: "And there are notes on those novels, and there are a lot of traces of sketches..."

"Ahem! Abedo, when are you going to return to Longji Snow Mountain?"

Seeing that Ningzhe's attack was so fierce, Qin couldn't resist it, so she had to turn her attention to Albedo.

"Haha...According to my original idea, if nothing unexpected happens, I should return to Longji Snow Mountain tomorrow."

Even Captain Qin was embarrassed, which made Abedo laugh sincerely.

"good....."

Hearing Abedo's answer, Qin nodded thoughtfully, then she seemed to suddenly think of something and looked at Ningzhe fiercely.

"Ningzhe, I remember you haven't danced today, right?"

Um?!

Hearing this, Ningzhe's heart skipped a beat, but he still managed the expression on his face very well.

"Yes, the dance has ended before we even finished talking about it... It's really a pity."

Ningzhe's acting skills are superb, and his expression of six points regret, three points sadness and one point longing is vividly displayed, just like a fan-shaped statistical chart.

"If our envoy wants to dance so much..."

Automatically ignoring the key sentence "The dance is over" emphasized in Ningzhe's words, Qin looked towards the center of the banquet, where only a few professional dancers were still performing.

At this time, there was a faint roar not far away.

It sounds like some kind of firework exploding in the air...

The moment this voice came, Ningzhe subconsciously looked at Albedo, who also frowned slightly, as if he remembered something not so good.

"Captain Qin, I've wanted to ask a question from the beginning... Where did Kaia go?"

Ningzhe didn't hesitate and spoke directly to Qin.

"Huh? Kaiya, he went to take care of Keli. After all, it is such a big banquet. Keli will be very bored just staying in the solitary room..."

Qin didn't think much about it. She added: "Yura said she didn't want to dance with so many Mondstadt people, so she went to the library alone... Of course, it's also possible that she went to look after Kelly together."

etc!

Speaking of this, Qin suddenly paused, as if he thought of something terrible.

Kaia goes to take care of Kelly?!

"Then I guess I didn't hear any hallucinations just now. Kaia released Keli... Well, according to my estimation, Keli should be running to the Whispering Forest now, right?"

Ningzhe shrugged, as if that was the case.

"..."

Qin fell silent. She could already predict what content would be on her desk tomorrow.

"The abnormal death of a large number of fish in Xingluo Lake", "The environment was damaged by gunpowder, members of the fourth team witnessed the little sun rushing into the forest"...

"Qin, I don't think it's good for you to go to Xiao Keli in your current state. Why don't you let me and Abedo go?"

Seeing the changing expression on Qin's face, Ningzhe sighed and spoke helplessly.

"Well...well, thank you for your hard work..."

After thinking about it, Qin decided to put aside the idea of ​​letting Ningzhe dance for the time being, and it was still more important to find Keli...

"Without further ado, let's set off now."

Ningzhe glanced at Albedo, then nodded and walked towards the back.

"..."

Abedo shook his head helplessly, bowed slightly to Qin, and then followed Ningzhe's footsteps.

Really... I almost thought I could see this guy dancing, but I didn't expect him to hide away.

But... you can hide for a while, but you can't hide for a lifetime...

After watching Ningzhe and Abedo leave, Qin's eyes turned to the center of the banquet again.

In the distance, Miss Anna, who had been secretly observing here, saw Ningzhe leaving. She stood up and immediately followed.

"..."

Qin, who was familiar with romance novels, naturally knew what this was like. She had no choice but to sigh helplessly, and then walked towards Anna.
Chapter completed!