"Fine, I admit it. I did it," Anviya said with extreme reluctance.
Yao Ziyan was a little curious. "Why spread these rumors? They don't seem to serve any real purpose."
Although those messages about the dragon race had spread far and wide across Tianlan Continent, their greatest effect was no more than giving people another topic for idle chatter after meals.
"After all, the dragon race has vanished without a trace from Tianlan Continent for so long. There has to be some news now and then, or people might forget us entirely," Anviya said softly.
"Then why don't you show yourselves on Tianlan Continent?" Yao Ziyan asked, somewhat puzzled.
Anviya shook her head. "We have our own reasons."
Seeing that she had no intention of saying more, Yao Ziyan did not press the matter and began chatting about other things.
Frost and Luo Chuan, meanwhile, did an excellent job serving as listeners, eating throughout the whole conversation.
Night had fallen. In the distance lay darkness so thick it could not be dissolved, and heaven and earth seemed to have lost their boundary.
At Jiuyao City's gates, crystals powered by spiritual energy gave off bright light, and a small squad of City Guard stood within its illuminated reach.
As the weather gradually turned colder, the routines of Jiuyao City's residents changed as well.
There were now almost no pedestrians on the city streets. Only the streetlamps on either side cast hazy radiance through the curtain of rain.
The City Guard captain yawned, took out his Magic Phone to check the time, and began to miss his warm bed.
His thoughts gradually drifted away, and even the sound of rain by his ears seemed to recede. He stared blankly into the darkness ahead, his dazed mind seemingly sinking deeper into it.
*Time