"You were the same, weren't you?" Luo Chuan continued.
"Me?" Yao Ziyan pointed at herself in confusion, not understanding what Luo Chuan meant.
"When I first met you, you were like a fairy untouched by mortal dust. Now..."
"What about now?"
"Now you're even more beautiful."
Luo Chuan felt that, by the standards of online games, he had probably awakened a talent skill.
Yao Ziyan laughed.
"Boss, you've changed."
"You've changed too, and I think we've talked about this before."
"Mm... then let's say it again."
"People will think we're padding the word count."
"Mm?"
"Pretend I didn't say anything."
Yao Ziyan blinked and did not pursue the strange question.
"I'm getting sleepy again." Luo Chuan stretched lazily. It was easy to get drowsy after eating one's fill.
"We only just finished dinner." Yao Ziyan reminded him.
"Yeah." Luo Chuan nodded.
Yao Ziyan rolled her eyes at him, then took a cushion and placed it on her lap...
The dark brown Gobi stretched to the end of sight. In some places, the ruins of buildings could seemingly still be seen. The wind and sand appeared never-ending, and the entire world was dyed a dim yellow.
The occasional remains of plants stood upon the parched earth, silently keeping watch like wordless sentries. More often, however, they had been mostly buried beneath the sand and dust.
In midair, space somewhere suddenly twisted, transforming into spatial ripples that continuously spread outward.
"Cough, cough, cough. The air in this place is truly awful."
After leaving the teleportation passage, Yao Huichen took a breath and could not help coughing. He hurriedly placed a spiritual energy barrier around himself.
"Where is this place?" the Third Elder asked.
"At the border between the Northern Region and the Eastern Region," the Fifth Elder answered.
They had teleported directly