"Ah? Yu Jin, what did you say? Please say it again."
After a brief silence, Ganyu was the first to break it. Her face was filled with embarrassment and disbelief. As for sleepiness? It had long been dispelled by Yu Jin's words.
Ganyu stared at the still calm and relaxed Yu Jin in front of her. This man not only dressed strangely, but his demeanor and speech were also very different from ordinary people.
Who would confess directly upon meeting? And to three people!
"No? I think you might have misunderstood something?" Yu Jin felt the gazes of the three people opposite him, spread his hands, and continued:
"What I mean is, my hobby is people. Hmm, to be precise, it's intelligent beings that can communicate."
Yu Jin nodded. Now his meaning was definitely clear. If they still didn't understand, then it was their problem.
"Hmm..., I see. Yu Jin, your hobby is truly unique." Ningguang listened to Yu Jin's explanation and nodded.
A hobby is intelligent beings that can communicate? Even someone as knowledgeable as Ningguang had never heard of such a thing.
Truly, the world is vast and full of wonders.
"I'm very curious what you thought just now..."
"Cough, cough, cough! Yu Jin, the first assessment is about to begin. Please be prepared."
Ningguang directly interrupted Yu Jin's words. She hated the feeling of embarrassment.
"Uh..., alright." Yu Jin saw Ningguang changing the subject and stopped dwelling on it.
What if he made her furious and she gave him a hard time?
"Being in the Golden House, one must possess sufficiently keen eyesight to notice any subtle changes."
"Therefore, this first assessment is to test your eyesight. I ask you, what is different about me compared to a few days ago?"
Ningguang said, then stood up.
At the same time, Ningguang was also vigilant, looking for the "Black Robe Man" that Yelan mentioned.
However, she didn't find the Black Robe Man, but instead found a pitch-black figure—Yu Jin had somehow moved in front of Ningguang.
Now his hands were propped on the table, and his helmet was almost touching Ningguang's face.
"Wait! What are you doing?" Ningguang was startled by Yu Jin's sudden closeness and involuntarily took a few steps back.
"Finding differences, no? How can I find differences if I don't look carefully?" Yu Jin pressed on, taking a big stride to flip over the table and began circling Ningguang, observing her carefully.
"You..." Ningguang was speechless for a moment. Is this something a normal person would think of? Well, he wasn't normal to begin with.
"Hurry up!" In desperation, Ningguang could only hope Yu Jin would finish quickly.
Yu Jin moved behind Ningguang, where the fur scarf draped over her neck, peeking through her waterfall-like long hair, revealed its fluffy and lustrous fur.
He looked up at Ganyu and Keqing, who had turned their heads. From this angle, it seemed they couldn't see his hand movements?
"How is it, have you found the difference?" Ningguang frowned slightly. That's not right, only the frame of her Vision had changed. What was Yu Jin looking at behind her?
But soon, Ningguang knew what Yu Jin was doing.
Yu Jin took out a somewhat charred wooden box and, with lightning speed, threw it into the back of Ningguang's neck, where her fur scarf was draped.
"Hiss..." Ningguang suddenly felt something angular hit her neck.
Just as she was about to say something, she saw Yu Jin lean in and whisper, "Good cigarettes, for you to try. Don't let the other two know, I only prepared one set."
Keqing and Ganyu in the distance saw it and immediately broke out in cold sweat. Is this how bribery works? Truly, they'd never seen anything like it.
If everyone bribed like Yu Jin, the Qixing would probably be buried under gifts in Bubu Pharmacy in no time. Didn't they see Ningguang rubbing the back of her neck now?
Ningguang turned around and reached into the gap between her neck and the fur scarf, pulling out a wooden box with scorch marks.
Having been in the business world for many years, she immediately recognized it as a common small decorative item found at stalls, usually bought by students to hold pens or miscellaneous items.
"What is this thing?" As Tianquan Star, Ningguang was able to maintain her composure. She held the wooden box and asked Yu Jin with a calm expression.
If Yu Jin wasn't special enough, she would have kicked him off Yujing Terrace long ago! She wouldn't be so polite!
"A gift." Yu Jin nodded, then said seriously, "I saw you didn't have any pockets, so I gave it to you this way. I hope Tianquan likes it."
"Like... I like it very much." Ningguang smiled and nodded. She was considering whether to assign Yu Jin a job cleaning toilets.
"That's good. I spent a long time preparing it." Yu Jin felt very satisfied. First time giving a gift, perfect success!
"Phew—, so, Yu Jin, have you noticed my difference?" Ningguang took a few deep breaths, then asked Yu Jin.
"Uh..., let me see." Yu Jin scratched his head. Only then did he truly observe Ningguang seriously.
"Hmm—, 37 fewer hairs, normal."
"Two more pimples on her face. Looks like she stayed up late."
"Her face is also much fairer, did she put on powder?"
...Yu Jin circled Ningguang, rattling off her differences like spilling beans. And at the end of each difference, he would summarize Ningguang's condition.
At first, Ningguang thought Yu Jin was joking with her again, but as Yu Jin continued his summary, Ningguang was surprised to find that everything he said perfectly matched!
Was Yu Jin telling her that he could deduce her daily habits from minute details?
Ningguang looked at the still chattering Yu Jin and immediately raised a hand to interrupt him, "That's enough, you pass the first assessment!"
If she didn't interrupt Yu Jin, Ningguang was afraid he would reveal what kind of underwear she liked to wear.
"Ah? That's it?" Yu Jin was stunned. In his opinion, there were many differences he hadn't mentioned yet.
Like the number of pores, changes in height, blood flow, and many more.
If Ningguang hadn't stopped him, Yu Jin felt he could have talked for three days and three nights.
Where was he now? Could this be the power of "bribery"?
Yu Jin looked at Ningguang, who had walked back to her seat and sat down again, and felt that this must be the truth.
"Haha, I didn't expect Tianquan to be in such a predicament." Keqing burst out laughing when she saw Ningguang's discomfited expression.
It was well known among the Qixing that Yuheng and Tianquan didn't quite get along, so Keqing didn't worry about whether she would hurt Ningguang's pride.
Speaking of which, it seemed impossible to hurt it anyway, because there were only four of them on the Yujing Terrace sacrificial platform now.
Yu Jin, of course, goes without saying; he had no idea what pride was. As for Ganyu, she had assisted the Qixing for a thousand years.
Presumably, in her eyes, Ningguang was just one of countless Tianquans, at most with relatively outstanding abilities.
"Hmph, don't laugh at me. It's your turn next." Ningguang sat back in her seat, rubbing the back of her neck.
[Why is this guy so strong?] Ningguang complained inwardly. The back of her neck was already warm, and she knew without looking that it must be bright red.
"I'm not as slow as you." Keqing looked at Yu Jin, who was secretly excited in the distance, and smiled.
Initially, when she heard Ningguang's invitation, Keqing wanted to refuse directly. However, after hearing that Yu Jin was on one of those two lists, she readily agreed.
Those two lists were, in a sense, unique to this generation's Tianquan, a testament to Ningguang's powerful intelligence capabilities. Keqing had only heard that they contained figures who could have a significant impact on Liyue.
But she had never seen them. In fact, besides Ningguang, probably only the writers knew the contents of those two lists.
Those included on them had at least received Ningguang's approval, in whatever aspect.
So, Keqing was very interested to meet one of them now.
What she didn't know, however, was that Yu Jin wasn't on it at all, because he was "a little bit" special.
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