As evening fell, the lingering glow of the setting sun gradually drowned beneath the night. The summer night breeze still carried a trace of the daytime heat. Jiuyao City's lights had already come on early, pedestrians and vehicles streamed back and forth through the streets, and its nightlife was just as vibrant.
"I'm full, I'm full." Yao Ziyue sprawled ungracefully across the sofa and could not help letting out another satisfied burp.
Yao Ziyan had long since given up trying to correct Yao Ziyue's habits. Mainly because the latter only acted so casually in front of her and Luo Chuan; if outsiders were present, she definitely would not behave like this. Besides, there was another crucial reason—Luo Chuan did not seem all that different from Yao Ziyue...
"Finished eating?" Yao Ziyan looked at Yao Ziyue. "Then come upstairs with me and put everything away."
"Can't you do something this trivial by yourself, Sister?" Yao Ziyue pouted unhappily. "Just use a spell or magic. How easy would that be?"
"Life. Do you know what life is?" Yao Ziyan stood up. "So, are you going or not?"
"I'll go, all right?" Yao Ziyue rose to her feet with extreme reluctance. She simply could not understand what her sister was thinking, feeling that she was just making work for herself for no reason.
"Spells and magic are indeed convenient, but if you rely on them for everything in life, can that still be called life?" Yao Ziyan continued. "Sometimes, don't deliberately chase after ease. There's nothing wrong with ordinary days."
"Mm-hm, mm-hm, I know, I know." Yao Ziyue nodded again and again, though it was impossible to tell whether she had truly listened.
Luo Chuan felt that Yao Ziyan's words sounded somewhat familiar. He seemed to have said something similar before. The two