Genshin Impact: The Sage's Disciple Doesn't Want Fame

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With her boyfriend becoming a little emperor, even kissing became more exciting. Ke Maomao really wanted to take it to the next level, but unfortunately, time didn't allow it.

"As a junior emperor, you are responsible for the emperor's funeral arrangements and also for notifying the other immortals. You should know that, right?"

Seeing that Ke Mao Mao was changing the subject, Ji Ming didn't intend to expose her, but instead said meaningfully, "Oh?"

"Oh what? The Emperor has passed away. Aren't you sad?"

"Heartbroken, of course I'm heartbroken. The Emperor was my mentor, and nothing could be more heartbreaking than his passing."

That's quite a scheme, Morax.

To prevent being reset, and even to the point of causing his own death on the spot, you old Deng probably wanted to eat your own ashes, so you hurriedly logged off.

As he spoke, Ji Ming grinned, which made Ke Qing's eyelids twitch, and she reached out to knock him on the head.

"Don't laugh. Go and prepare for this work this afternoon, as well as the many affairs of Liyue Harbor... If you want to take charge of all government affairs, then you must start dealing with them today."

“I understand, but let’s stick to the human-run system in Liyue Harbor. We’ll leave the affairs of Liyue Harbor to you Seven Stars for now, and we’ll discuss the specifics later.”

Keqing tilted her head, puzzled, and asked, "Judging from your tone, do you perhaps not want to take care of Liyue Harbor?"

Ji Ming smiled: "Of course I will take care of it, but let some of the Seven Stars be in a state of panic for a while first. After all, my base is Guili County. I will reform Liyue Port after I have dealt with things there."

His own prefect had suddenly become a little emperor, and the people of Guili County and his sworn brothers would probably be stunned for quite some time. He had to go and appease the emotions in Guili County.

As for Liyue Harbor, with Keqing and Ganyu watching over it, Ji Ming wasn't worried.

Of course, the Seven Stars must be abolished. The most outrageous thing is for businessmen to govern. Even a powerful political elite is better than a businessman.

"Fine, you have your own ideas, I won't stop you."

Leaving Ji Ming's embrace, Ke Qing felt a little reluctant, but with her strong willpower, she regained her strong and capable demeanor, perfectly and powerfully.

Ji Ming said admiringly, "No wonder she's my girlfriend, she's beautiful."

Ke Qing blinked: "Now she's the Little Emperor's empress, everyone in Liyue knows that."

Yeah, as long as the cat is happy.

Ji Ming also decided to go out. Morax's "body" had been transported to the Golden House by the Thousand Rock Army and was currently under strict protection. It was unlikely that anyone would want to touch the Golden House.

As personal attendants, Ying and Paimon were also assigned a task by Ji Ming. They were carrying the immortal talisman and the token of the Prefect of Guili County and were on their way to Mount Aozang to inform Morax of his "death".

His own master certainly wouldn't believe it, but he could probably understand what the man meant.

The task now is to dig a grave for Morax and bury him there.

By the way, Comrade Hu Tao's major is relevant to this job, so why don't we call her over? This girl is busy with work; she went off to handle work at eight o'clock this morning, so naturally she doesn't know about Morax's "death."

And then there's Senior Sister Gan Yu. Ji Ming must rush to her side immediately and hear her say "For the Emperor" before he can be satisfied.

There are many fun moments, but also many troubles; being an emperor isn't so easy.

Ji Ming didn't want those close to him to distance themselves from him because of his status, just like Ke Maomao's attitude just now. If those girls really dared to do that, then he would have to teach them a lesson.

For example, find some time to have a thrilling 1v1 duel on the bed in a courtyard house.

Or, to be more straightforward, let's have a battle where one of us is surrounded and outnumbered.

The most important function of an emperor is to stabilize the country, and the most common way to stabilize the country is to give birth to a healthy crown prince as soon as possible.

Alas, as the emperor, Ji Ming must bear the weight of the crown; there's nothing that can be done about it.

"You little rascal, you're having a good laugh."

Oh no, the cat saw it! Looks like I'll have to find a chance to sleep with her later... and persuade her.

Hmph, you're just a mere cat princess. I'll make you meow in bed.

Chapter 188 The Young Emperor's Unauthorized Abduction of Women (Total 4000 words)

"My money! My money!"

In the General Affairs Department of Yujing Terrace, many officials stood obediently in their offices with their heads down, listening to the young emperor's roars and reprimands, yet their hearts were filled with excitement.

Wow, the Little Emperor is actually insulting us! That's amazing!

There's no way around it; everyone in Liyue is either a fan of Morax or a hater of him. Now that Morax has passed away, Liyue has welcomed a new Geo Archon. Although he was once human, he is now a minor Geo Archon, but that doesn't stop the people of Liyue from worshipping him.

Ji Ming himself was completely unaware of the officials' thoughts. He simply stared angrily at the financial report in his hand and shouted incredulously, "They take 90 million, and I take 10 million!"

Liyue is ruled by a coalition of wealthy merchants. It's normal for merchants to use their positions for personal gain, but Ji Ming never expected those guys to be so brazen, using their status as high-ranking officials to acquire shops and land everywhere.

Excluding the Mora reserves in the Golden House, Liyue's national treasury still has over 100 million Mora, which seems like a lot, at least far ahead of other Teyvat nations.

However, of the 100 million in national reserves, 90 million belong to the income data of various shops in Liyue (excluding Guili County). The problem is that these shops have long been acquired by major merchants, and the government can only get the tax revenue, not the total income of those shops.

Liyue has always been lenient towards merchants, and one day, in order to uncover the secrets of lower-level merchants, Quanxing tacitly allowed them to evade taxes, resulting in the national treasury being in a state of constant financial distress.

Ten million Mora? Let alone doing anything big, even holding a funeral for a Morax would be a bit restrictive, although holding a funeral for a former Geo Archon is certainly no small matter.

It's a pity that Old Master Zhongli hasn't given him the Heart of God yet, otherwise he would have directly produced Mora, and let's see how Old Deng will explain himself later.

What can be done? Mora has already been swindled by those scoundrels, and there's no way to make them give it back now. They can only settle accounts another day.

Just as Ji Ming, as a prefect, had to use the methods of governance of a prefect, Ji Ming, as a young emperor, naturally had to adopt the methods of governance of an emperor.

Damn it, sooner or later those insects will eat a single one of the Heavenly Movement, even though he's not a Geo-elemental Eye of God.

"Alright, you people aren't just good-for-nothings. I'll reprimand you, but I still hope you can come up with a good solution. After all, it's the funeral of the former emperor."

Ji Ming had no choice but to accept that it was impossible to dismiss most of the officials in the short term, as many departments in Guili County still had vacancies. Otherwise, he would have transferred the idle officials from Guili County over.

Seeing that the officials didn't react, especially some of the younger female officials who were staring at Ji Ming with dazed eyes, he instantly got goosebumps.

"Did you hear that?"

"Eh...it is, Your Majesty!"

Even a hero can be brought down by a penny; it's impossible to spend all ten million on the funeral. Hopefully, these officials can make the most of their remaining time, as making money is one of their specialties.

The afternoon's task was to arrange the funeral. Without money, the funeral couldn't be arranged. Ji Ming had no intention of asking Tianquanxing for money, so he immediately decided to go to the Yuehai Pavilion next door for a while.

Using the wind element to teleport to the secretary's office, Gan Yu, who was taking small sips of water, blinked and then belatedly looked at Ji Ming beside her.

"Senior Sister Gan Yu, I've come to visit you."

Setting down her teacup, Gan Yu lowered her head to read the documents, completely ignoring her junior brother.

Ji Ming: "...?!"

What's going on? Why is Senior Sister Gan Yu ignoring me? Did I do something wrong and upset her?

Ji Ming tentatively said, "Senior Sister Gan Yu, I like you."

Gan Yu didn't even look up, but her tone remained gentle: "Your Majesty, it's not advisable to say such things during work hours."

"Can I say that during my break time?"

"Harassing subordinates is not something a boss should do."

"So subordinates aren't allowed to argue with their superiors?"

"Your Majesty, you are right."

Ji Ming was amused. Although he didn't know why his senior sister was unhappy, he thought it would be nice to tease his beloved senior sister occasionally.

So Ji Ming moved a wooden chair over and quietly sat down next to Gan Yu. He didn't say anything, but just peeked at the documents in her hand.

Gan Yu didn't mind. After all, her junior brother was already a little emperor, so it didn't matter if he watched it or not.

Speaking of which, her junior brother seems to be a bit disobedient. He was clearly chosen by the former emperor long ago, but she, as his senior sister, only found out at the very last moment, which is a bit excessive.

Ignoring Junior Brother Ji Ming for now is a small lesson for him.

Seeing that Gan Yu didn't care, Ji Ming moved closer, pretending to be casual as he leaned in. His warm breath brushed against her earlobe, and the skin between her neck and earlobe visibly flushed.

Gan Yu was a little annoyed, but glared at Ji Ming without any real threat, her tone almost like she was pleading, "Junior Brother Ji Ming, can you be a little more obedient?"

Ji Ming blinked innocently: "I've always been very well-behaved."

"Not obedient at all. You were chosen by the former emperor but didn't tell your senior sister. Does that mean you don't trust your senior sister, or that your senior sister is not an important person?"

"No, it was Morax who told me to keep a low profile."

Shamelessly, Ji Ming simply shifted the blame to Old Master Zhongli. Since the other man had already quit, he naturally had to repay Old Master Zhongli's kindness in appreciating him.

Gan Yu tapped Ji Ming on the head and said with displeasure, "You need to be respectful."

Ji Ming clutched his head and grinned mischievously: "Senior sister doesn't respect me at all. She's clearly the Seven Star Secretary, yet she came to knock on the Emperor's head. Is she trying to overthrow her superior?"

Gan Yu panicked for a moment, but quickly calmed down: "This is a conversation between senior and junior brothers. Don't talk about identities and positions."

"Whatever my senior sister says makes sense."

That's not how it works...

"Shout 'For the Emperor!' for me."

Even so, Ji Ming did not expect his senior sister to actually call him that. After all, she was a woman who was both gentle and shy in private. He was just teasing his senior sister.

Gan Yu pursed her lips, turned her head slightly away from Ji Ming, only letting him see her dark blue hair, and said softly, "For... my little emperor."

Ji Ming: "?!"

With a tense expression, Gan Yu reached out and pinched her dark blue hair, rubbing it vigorously with her index finger and thumb to ease her nervousness and shyness.