Yujingtai.

The preliminary round lasted for half a day, and Ke Qing and Ning Guang, as the opening hosts, seemed to have left the scene early in the morning.

At the same time, because the loser of the competition will leave the venue, apart from the official staff, there are not many contestants left at Yujingtai today.

Um...

There were exactly ten people except Xiao Qian, the dejected adventurer who couldn't find an opponent.

"Speaking of which, I'm really lucky. When I woke up, I happened to bump into a player whose score was even worse."

Looking at the young man not far away who was squeezed out of the rankings, Ningzhe felt a little emotional.

"..."

However, Natalie just glanced at him and did not answer his words.

According to her experience, every time Ningzhe said something like this, a big one would follow immediately.

"I remember that Natali seems to have a special profession called... Flame Guard?"

Sure enough, Ningzhe quickly spoke as if he didn't care.

The tone was calm, as if he mentioned it casually.

"Yes, Flame Guard is Nata's unique profession."

It was no surprise that Ningzhe would talk about this matter, and Natalie immediately said: "Those you met in Nata's tavern before... don't have the eyes of God, but can drive elemental power to a certain extent.

People, they are the Flame Guards."

"There aren't many professions like this even in the whole of Nata, right?"

"That's natural." Natalie nodded and said neatly: "Just like the alchemists of Liyue, the training and origin of the flame guards are almost passed down from generation to generation."

I see...

In Nata's tavern, there was indeed a group of people with such characteristics.

However, most of them were stern. In Ningzhe's opinion, they were like a group of emotionless... killing machines.

"I have one more question."

"uh-huh?"

Natalie raised her head and tilted her head to look at Ningzhe with some confusion.

"Being able to understand so many things, plus you being able to be so free and comfortable in Liyue... tell me, who are you."

Ningzhe's expression never changed, and he maintained a faint smile from beginning to end.

"..."

It seemed that she didn't expect Ningzhe to ask such a straightforward question, and Natalie was stunned for a moment.

But soon, she reacted.

"I am Natalie, a Nata who was defeated by you."

Ningzhe didn't seem to hear or respond.

"My full name is Natalie Konya. I am the eldest daughter of the Konya family and the only family heir."

Natalie, who saw Ningzhe's reaction, said everything without hesitation.

"The eldest daughter of the Konya family?!"

Compared to Natalie's calmness, Ningzhe's expression was much more exciting.

Although he knew that Natalie's identity might be extraordinary, he didn't expect...

Ningzhe took a deep breath.

"What's wrong? Is it weird? Or do you think the heir to the Konya family shouldn't look like me?"

Natalie just rolled her eyes and spoke angrily.

"No...of course not. I'm just a little...well, surprised."

Good guy!

How come all the big people I met along the way were important people?

Originally, Ningzhe really thought that Natalie was just a very talented Nata girl, or at most a young lady from a famous family...

Unexpectedly, she did come from a famous family, but her "famous family" reached a terrifying level.

The Konya family...

In a sense that people in Liyue can understand, the status of the Konya family in Nata is no less than that of the Seven Star Sect in Liyue.

Even...because they have mastered the special power of [Flame Guard], they even play a decisive role in the eyes of the officials.

But to be honest, Ningzhe didn't want this to happen.

Because the more distinguished the girl in front of him is, the more ambiguous Nata's attitude towards Liyue will be.

"I know what you are worried about. But I can assure you that Nata has no ill intentions towards Liyue... no, the Konya family has absolutely no ill intentions towards Liyue."

Seeing that Ningzhe didn't speak, Natalie said bluntly: "No matter what Nata's attitude towards Liyue is, as long as I am still in the Konya family, Konya cannot be an enemy of Liyue."

As long as you are still here, Konya will not attack Liyue?

What an unrealistic statement.

"What about the Flame Guard who appeared at Yunhai Bookstore yesterday?"

Suddenly, Ningzhe raised his head and looked directly at Natalie.

Flame Guard?

"..."

These words seemed to hit Natalie's only pain point, and Natalie, who had always looked calm, fell silent.

The flame guard who appeared in Yunhai Bookstore... Natalie knew about it.

"If you don't want to say it, I can understand, and I have no reason to question you."

After being silent for a while, Ningzhe suddenly smiled and stood up.

"...I just hope you can remember what you said."

Then, Ningzhe nodded slightly to Natalie and walked towards Yunhai Bookstore without looking back.

Looking at Ningzhe's back, Natalie clenched her fists tightly.

She knows better than anyone.

Although she is the only heir to the Konya family and a genius that the family has only seen for a century... she has never been able to fundamentally disobey the family's decision.

if...

If one day, the family declares war on Liyue...

If one day, the family lets her go to Liyue to create chaos...

What will she do?

...

"What will she do?"

After dealing with the Qianyan Army stationed at Yujingtai for a few words, Ningzhe embarked on his way back to the bookstore alone.

Along the way, although people were coming and going, Ningzhe had no time to take it into consideration.

That day, if it weren't for the strength of the worker who shocked the flame guard...

Maybe, the warrior from Nata will rush into Yunhai Bookstore, burn the books, or even... attack Ningzhe.

After learning the news, Ningzhe immediately noticed that there seemed to be differences within the Nata mission.

However, due to the lack of information, he has been unable to come up with a definite explanation.

Just now, Natalie confessed everything to him and made him understand everything.

The highest commander of this envoy from Nata must be Natalie.

But under her, there will be some core members from the Konya family.

They have considerable strength and strong observation skills, but they are definitely not here to protect Natalie.

even...

They may have come to stop Natalie from making some decisions she shouldn't have made.

No.

Rather than stopping Natalie, Ningzhe was more curious about another point.

——Why are they so sure that Natalie will make a decision that goes against the will of the family?

Is it possible...
To be continued...