Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Chapter 986: Ningguang Returns to the Peak of Power

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At this moment, in Qun Yu Pavilion, in Ningguang's bedroom.

In order to host the "hundred-day banquet" of Shao Yun's daughter today, she has used all her "money power" in the past three days, spending a lot of money to prepare for today's luxurious banquet that will go down in history.

The three women, Baiwen, Baishi and Baixiao, held their breath and concentrated, one combed Ningguang's hair, one held rouge, and one held a pearl hairpin, serving Ningguang.

Ningguang sat in front of the mirror, her fingertips slightly raised, and Baishi leaned over to put the last touch of lipstick on her lip - the cinnabar was mixed with the nectar of the colorful flower, and it appeared a very light cherry color under the light.

"Okay." The person in the mirror smiled and looked at himself with satisfaction.

At this moment, there was a loud bang, and the whole door was kicked inward, causing the door frame to tremble, and the rouge box in Bai Shi's hand almost fell over.

Keqing stood at the door, her purple hair slightly raised in anger, and lightning flashed in her eyes.

"Lady Ningguang!" She stepped into the room and shouted angrily, "Aren't you being too extravagant?"

"It's just a hundred-day banquet, even though it's for Mr. Shao Yun's daughter... but no matter how much Mora you have, it shouldn't be so... so wasteful!"

After listening to Keqing's accusations, Ningguang simply raised her hand and signaled the three secretaries to leave.

Afterwards, with only two people left in the room, Ningguang asked dissatisfiedly, "How can I use my own Mora? It seems that I don't deserve the supervision of Yuheng Star."

Keqing choked, and the lightning element on her fingertips flashed and then went out.

“But—” She took a deep breath, her eyes sweeping across the hem of Ningguang’s skirt, across the scattered cosmetics on the dressing table, and finally landing on Ningguang’s calm profile.

"But you mobilized all the resources! Merchants from all over Liyue stopped their normal business and worked for you."

"You invited the entire Yunhan Society opera troupe, and so many craftsmen worked overtime all night to carve the pillars."

"These manpower and material resources could have been used... could have been used for the development of Liyue, but you wasted them all!"

When Ningguang heard Keqing accuse her of being so extravagant in order to please Shao Yun, she complained:

"So what? I spent money. I paid three times the market price for those silks spread on the floor."

"Many merchants in Liyue Harbor made five times the profit due to orders from the Hundred Days Banquet, and workers received ten times more wages during these three days."

At this point, Ningguang stood up and asked, "Yuhengxing, isn't this the prosperity you most want to see?"

Keqing was choked by Ningguang and couldn't find any other reason for a moment.

"But!"

At other times, Ningguang might have been able to tolerate Keqing's outrageous behavior.

But today is different. This day is Shao Yun’s daughter’s hundred-day banquet. Such an important occasion absolutely cannot tolerate any mistakes!

Ningguang exuded a unique aura of majesty as she slowly stood up from the chair in front of the dressing table.

When she walked in front of Keqing, Ningguang stopped and stared at her with a gloomy face, her eyes revealing an undisguised threat.

"This is Mr. Shao Yun's daughter's hundred-day banquet! Even if you want to cause trouble, you should pay attention to the occasion!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ningguang's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of sarcasm. She continued, "If you have the guts, Keqing, why don't you hold a hundred-day banquet for Shao Yun's daughter yourself?"

"Oh, I almost forgot. You've been racking your brains these past three days thinking of ways to cause trouble for me, and completely ignored Shao Yun's request."

"The one who truly provides emotional value to Shao Yun is me, not you!"

When Keqing heard Ningguang using Shao Yun to criticize her, her heart was bleeding.

This feeling is like having a loved one taken away from you.

Although Keqing's feelings for Shao Yun were just a one-sided crush, even Shao Yun himself was unaware of her feelings.

"You...you just use Mr. Shao Yun to pressure me!" Anger and sadness intertwined in Keqing's eyes.

Keqing's current conflicting feelings towards Shao Yun were, in some ways, also caused by Ningguang.

But now, Ningguang simply raised her eyebrows in disdain and asked, "How angry do you think Mr. Shao Yun would be if you messed up his daughter's hundred-day banquet?"

Then, a hint of cold murderous intent flashed in her eyes, warning Keqing not to act rashly.

"If you really mess up tonight's banquet, even if Mr. Shao Yun doesn't mind, I, Ningguang, will not let you go!"

Keqing's expression changed slightly. She clenched her fists tightly, took a few deep breaths, and decided to avoid the limelight for the time being.

"Okay, I won't argue with you about this."

However, this is not the end yet. Shao Yun’s daughter’s hundred-day banquet is one thing, and her affair with Ningguang is another.

"But, I will monitor your every move now! I will prove that I am not your Ningguang's dog!"

Ningguang didn't care about Keqing's threat at all. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and put on a condescending attitude.

The entire Liyue Harbor has become his property, and Keqing has no capital to compete with him.

"Whatever. Anyway, it's almost time. Keqing, you should take a seat early. It would be bad if you are late."

Seeing that she couldn't win the argument with Ningguang at all, Keqing glared at Ningguang fiercely, then snorted coldly, turned around and left.

"Hmph..." Ningguang snorted softly as she watched Keqing's departing back, the disdain in her eyes becoming more obvious.

She knew that she had to gain the upper hand in this power struggle.

Ningguang is also a hope, Keqing should not overestimate her abilities,

Did she really think that she could get over the past by publicly reflecting on it? Such wishful thinking...

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In front of the temporary stage built in Qun Yu Pavilion, Shao Yun and his family were sitting at the round table in the middle.

People from all walks of life, wealthy businessmen and representatives from all walks of life invited by Ningguang arrived at the Qun Yu Pavilion one after another to attend the hundred-day banquet of Shao Yun's daughter.

As the banquet was about to begin, Ningguang wore a gorgeous "Orchid in Gauze" dress and put on a little makeup. The elegant makeup made her look even more radiant and charming.

She walked calmly to the center of the stage, smiling and welcoming the people in the audience.

"Everyone, welcome to the Hundred Days Banquet Ningguang is hosting for Mr. Shao Yun's daughter."

Ningguang's opening remarks echoed in the Jade Pavilion, drawing rounds of applause from the guests.

She paused briefly, then continued, "I believe everyone is well aware that Ningguang's purpose in hosting this Hundred Days Banquet isn't just to celebrate the hundredth day since Mr. Shao Yun's daughter's birth."

"It's also to thank the hero who saved Liyue, Mr. Shao Yun and Miss Ying."

Having said that, Ningguang's gaze vaguely fell on Shao Yun.

The reason why she added the word "ying" to the person she was thanking was, firstly, to avoid being too deliberate, and secondly, to intimidate some of the guests present.

"Ningguang is deeply grateful for Mr. Shao Yun's efforts and sacrifices in saving Liyue. Today, I'm taking advantage of his daughter's 'Hundred Days Banquet' to express my sincerest gratitude to him."

Except for the silly Paimon, the simple-minded Shen He, and Ying who was concentrating on coaxing the child in her arms, everyone else present was as clear-minded as a mirror.

Ningguang's move was entirely to use the name of Shao Yun's daughter "Xi" to establish her own prestige!

Keqing sat in her seat angrily, her pretty face flushed red with anger, looking like blood was dripping out.

She knew very well that Ningguang was gradually bringing the entire Liyue under her control, and she was powerless to do anything about it.

It feels like someone is strangling you and you can't breathe.

She couldn't help but start blaming herself.

Why did I underestimate the enemy during the Ba Che Rebellion?

If we had been more cautious at the time, perhaps Ningguang would not have developed to the point where she is now difficult to contain!

Although I also contributed to this, who could have thought that Shao Yun's reputation would be so useful!

Just as Keqing was sitting in her seat, immersed in regret and unable to extricate herself.

After Ningguang on the stage gave a few brief opening remarks, she suddenly turned her gaze to Shao Yun, who was sitting at the round table in front of the stage, and asked with a smile:

"Mr. Shao Yun, would you like to come up on stage and say a few words?"

Shao Yun obviously hadn't expected Ningguang to suddenly invite him to speak. He subconsciously shook his head and declined, "Me? No, forget it."

However, Ying, who was sitting next to Shao Yun, didn't seem to think so.

She nudged Shao Yun gently with her elbow and suggested softly, "Talk a little. After all, today is your daughter's hundred-day banquet."

"As a father, it's only right for you to say a few words on behalf of our whole family."

Shao Yun asked in return: "Then why don't you go up? I'll hold the child for a while."

Ying slapped away Shao Yun's hand that was stretched out to hold the child, and reminded him, "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up!"

Seeing Yingdu give such an order, Shao Yun looked at her, then looked at Ningguang on the stage, stood up, and slowly walked towards the stage.

When Shao Yun stood beside Ningguang and looked at the guests coming down from the stage to attend his daughter's hundred-day banquet, he said whatever he thought.

"Apart from my family, some of the people present are my friends and some are my wife's friends."

“Of course, there are some customers with whom I don’t have a particularly good relationship.”

"However, at this moment, you are attending my daughter's hundred-day party, and I welcome it very much."

"Originally, I just wanted to have a family dinner, but Ningguang volunteered to host this hundred-day banquet for me. Overall, I'm quite satisfied."

When Ningguang heard Shao Yun praising her in public, if there weren't so many people watching, she would have wanted to kneel down immediately and thank Shao Yun for the compliment like a little puppy.

"This is what Ningguang should do." Ningguang leaned forward slightly and expressed her gratitude in a subtle manner.

Shao Yun had nothing more to say, so he said, "Anyway, let's have dinner. Thank you all for joining my daughter's hundred-day banquet!"

Although Shao Yun's speech was not that brilliant, the guests present still gave him warm applause.

It is worth mentioning that except for a few friends who knew Shao Yun and Ying and congratulated them sincerely on the birth of their daughter, most of the others were terrified.

Lord Maocai, who was able to arm wrestle with Ningguang at the time, was easily defeated by Shao Yun, and the official announcement was that he accidentally fell from the Qun Yu Pavilion.

Anyone with a normal mind would know that this is Shao Yun’s reputation.

Some of the merchants who participated were the ones who had followed Lord Maocai and swallowed up a small part of Ningguang's industry.

After Mao Caigong's death, these wealthy businessmen were lucky enough to think that they would not be held accountable for the minced meat they ate.

But now, after seeing Shao Yun and Ningguang standing together, and seeing Ningguang glancing at him vaguely, his heart was pounding with fear.

It seems that the property that has been swallowed must be spit out.

In order to avoid Ningguang getting angry, several merchants even started discussing whether they should cut more meat to save their lives.

After all, it’s not shameful to beg on your knees!