"I'm digging in."
Shinkai Seiko clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and spoke softly before picking up her chopsticks.
"Is that some special ritual before eating?" With one cheek stuffed full of food, Yao Ziyue curiously asked when she saw Shinkai Seiko's gesture.
"It's a custom where I'm from, to show respect for the host and the food," Shinkai Seiko said with a smile.
"I see." Yao Ziyue nodded, seeming to understand but not quite.
Tianlan Continent was vast beyond measure. Even the most powerful cultivators did not know where its true boundaries lay. Other than the five regions and the endless ocean, no one knew what existed beyond them.
Perhaps there were boundless wildernesses, or perhaps dark abyssal valleys that severed the world...
With that in mind, any custom seemed to fall within the realm of reason.
"I heard you contacted the boss this afternoon?" Anviya asked as she placed a serving of food into Frost's bowl.
Since Luo Chuan and Yao Ziyan were not around, after lingering here several times, the dragon girl had become completely at ease with mooching meals at Origin Mall, Frost included.
"Mm." Shinkai Seiko nodded. "But I didn't reach the boss. I only talked with Yao Ziyan through the Magic Phone."
"What did she say?" Anviya asked.
In her eyes, Yao Ziyan could entirely stand in for Luo Chuan.
After all, aside from turning into a salted fish, a certain boss rarely concerned himself with Origin Mall's affairs. Basically, he left everything to Yao Ziyan.
Besides, given their relationship—and how much Luo Chuan doted on Yao Ziyan—her words represented his.
"Yao Ziyan said there was no problem." Qing Yuan answered. Shinkai Seiko had specifically invited her to join the conversation. "Origin Mall's cinema can be used. We just need to prepare everything