"I think the Truth Empire had certain limitations, which was why it acted so mysteriously. Then, Luo Chuan, you seemed to think of something, and then... Anyway, that was how it was."
As she reached the end, Yao Ziyan suddenly realized what she was saying and rather stiffly brought her words to a close.
Luo Chuan merely regarded the girl with a faintly amused smile. Only when her embarrassment meter gradually rose to its critical threshold did he withdraw his gaze at the right moment.
"Shadow Dwellers." Luo Chuan slowly spoke a name. "Do you still remember them?"
"Of course I do." Yao Ziyan nodded. "But they haven't appeared for a long time, have they?"
"Maybe the author forgot about them, or maybe he hadn't figured out how to write their part of the story." Luo Chuan said casually.
"...Hm?"
"It's nothing. Just pretend you didn't hear that."
Yao Ziyan blinked. Fortunately, Luo Chuan often said all sorts of strange things, and she was already used to it.
"Why did you suddenly bring them up?"
"I have a bold guess." Luo Chuan's expression was rather mysterious.
"Stop keeping us in suspense and say it already." Yao Ziyan could not help urging him on, lightly shaking Luo Chuan's arm. "Otherwise people might think you're padding the word count... Though the readers should have gotten used to it by now."
"Regarding the Truth Empire and the Shadow Dwellers, don't you think they're quite similar?" Luo Chuan posed a question.
"Similar?" Yao Ziyan's brows furrowed slightly. "It does seem... that they're rather alike. Both are very mysterious."
The Shadow Dwellers had been customers of Origin Mall for quite some time. Luo Chuan had even done the same as he had in Sea Demon City and specifically opened a Teleportation Portal connecting to Origin