About a few hours ago, Jiang Guo was taking a nap in Yunhai Bookstore.

Although he has received the appointment letter to return to the Privy Council, he will still be lazy in the bookstore when he is not needed.

Most of the gray clothes in the Privy Council have the Eye of God, and their own strength is not bad. When they do not encounter large-scale events, they are relatively free - of course, the leisure here is only for people like Jiang Guo, and other gray clothes

Even if he has no mission, he will take the initiative to search for information.

In addition, Jiang Guo seemed to be aware of it. He always felt that Ningzhe's return from this trip had a lot of meaning.

According to the usual thinking, Ningzhe's return is always very grand. For example, the last time he came back from Mondstadt, two of the dignified Liyue Seven Stars went to greet him in person. How big of a scene must this be?

But this time, Ningzhe came back quietly alone. Except for the people he trusted, no one else noticed any signs.

Although Jiang Guo didn't particularly care about what he wanted to do, he was very concerned about one thing.

That is Ningzhe, who is currently serving as Bai Yi of the Privy Council. To whom will he pass Bai Yi's position to?

Most of the current Hui Yis are outstanding people, but the position of Bai Yi requires not only outstanding personal strength, but more importantly, the proper handling of the relationship between the Privy Council and other organizations in Liyue Port.

In the current environment, what is particularly important is the relationship between the Privy Council and Liyue Seven Stars.

Prince Yan has returned to heaven, and the Privy Council's responsibility has shifted from the Emperor to the Seven Stars of Liyue. Therefore, Baiyi's position must be clear and simple.

The scary thing is here.

Jiang Guo scanned all the gray-clothed colleagues in the Privy Council and discovered a fact with horror.

Whether he wants to admit it or not, among all his colleagues, he, Jiang Guo, is the most suitable person to take over the position in white.

In terms of inheritance, he is a confidant of the previous Yunfu in white, and there is an extremely powerful swordsman behind him; in terms of background, he is a member of Yunhai Bookstore and belongs to the Ningzhe faction, and Ningzhe and Ningguang are naturally the same faction.

As for strength, agents with the Eye of God are not weak, and his strength is indeed among the best among all the gray ones.

Jiang Guo knew at that time that something was wrong.

Even though he is happily taking naps and fishing every day, once he takes over Bai Yi's position one day, he will be so busy that he won't even have time to read novels.

But what can he do?

He could only enjoy this last leisure time silently.

——Until recently, colleagues in the Privy Council sent news.

[According to the information from the Privy Council Acting in White, the Dragon King of the Mountains is showing signs of recovery. There are a lot of irregular crustal movements in the Nantianmen area, and giant monsters are suspected to have appeared.]

[All the Seven Stars are aware of this matter, but it is not appropriate to inform a large number of people. A plan has been made secretly. 】

[An order from Bai Yi is sent to all those in gray clothes who have no mission to immediately rush to the Nantianmen area for real-time observation and take action if necessary. 】

The general content of the message is this, no more and no less, which is very consistent with the Privy Council's usual communication habits.

But Jiang Guo knew it very well.

What do all the gray clothes without tasks mean?

Ningzhe clearly knows it very well! The only person in gray clothes in the Privy Council who has no mission is Jiang Guo!

This message barely included the words "Let Jiang Guo go to Nantianmen to perform the mission"!

"Why......"

After sighing deeply on the rocking chair, Jiang Guo had no choice but to set off immediately, but he had to go somewhere before leaving Liyue Port.

——Ningzhe sent him a piece of private information.

There are signs of the appearance of alchemists in the matter of the Strata Rock Abyss. If necessary, Chongyun can be persuaded to go together.

Jiang Guo understood very well that half of what Ningzhe said about "if necessary" was "necessary".

Now that he has found out that someone from the Alchemist family is involved in this matter, Chongyun is the one who must get involved. Regardless of whether the Alchemist family is willing or not, this is inevitable.

So, he found the detention center and met Chongyun who was visiting Shi Quan.

Wu Guan, the gatekeeper at the door, was his former subordinate, and he was a smart man. When he saw Jiang Guo appearing in person, he understood what he should do.

Even if this detention center is subordinate to the General Affairs Department, there are not many specialists from the General Affairs Department here. Wu Guan alone can decide some unimportant matters.

Afterwards, Jiang Guo took Chongyun to the western border of Liyue.

This place is not the Nantianmen where the intelligence says [there are signs of resurgence of giant monsters], but the area close to Tianqiu Valley.

Although it is not particularly far from Nantianmen, if you want to take action, you will still waste some time.

But from another perspective, if they encountered the monster here and a battle broke out, the aftermath would not affect any nearby villages.

According to Jiang Guo's judgment, although the monster's aura and traces were found near Nantianmen, it is absolutely impossible for it to just stay in that place - because the intelligence also showed that the Mountain Dragon King is about to awaken.

As the most loyal supporter of the Dragon King, this monster is very likely to offer a gift to its King before the Dragon King comes.

So what is the best gift for the Dragon King who hates humans?

The answer is obvious.

winter——winter——

Sure enough, as the shaking on the ground became more violent, Jiang Guo's judgment was proved by the facts.

But at this moment, a person that Jiang Guo and Chongyun didn't expect appeared here.

"It's really unexpected...You two are meeting for the first time."

A man wearing traditional alchemist attire came over. He had a gentle smile but held a magic weapon tightly in his hand.

"Who are you..."

With just one glance, Jiang Guo didn't recognize him immediately.

But Chongyun, who was standing next to Jiang Guo, spoke with a complicated expression: "Master Shi Qi, why...why are you here?"

Shi Qi?!

Hearing this name, Jiang Guo reacted.

After the death of the old patriarch Shi Bai, the alchemist clan quickly appointed a new, younger, and close-to-official new patriarch.

After the alchemist came to power, he indeed implemented a series of measures to get closer to the officialdom, which made the connection between the alchemist family and the officialdom even closer.

But Jiang Guo had no impression of him.

"Me? Haha... It's really a helpless move." After hearing Chongyun's words, Shi Qi smiled bitterly, gently put down the magic weapon, and said in a complicated tone: "I already understand what Shi Quan did,

But the elders in the clan have doubts and refuse to take action. Therefore, as the head of the family, I must take responsibility."

"Responsibility...that's what it is."

Jiang Guo looked at him deeply, then nodded.

He came to this place because he wanted to atone for the mistakes Shi Quan had committed, so that the old people in the alchemist family would no longer be so hesitant.

"..."

But Chongyun hesitated to speak, and finally glanced at Jiang Guo with a complicated expression.

According to what Shi Quan told him in the detention center, Shi Qi appeared here at this time...the purpose is definitely not to simply take responsibility.

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