Origin Mall.
The shop was not open at night. Compared with the bustling atmosphere during the day, it possessed a different kind of peaceful stillness.
Qing Yuan and Yu Wei sat facing each other, with a chessboard placed between them.
"Elephant."
"Pawn."
"Check."
"Advisor..."
The pieces continually fell, producing crisp sounds. A war without smoke had long since reached its white-hot climax upon the board.
As time passed, the armies under both sides had suffered grievous casualties. Even the guards stationed at either side of the commander had fallen.
In the end, a soldier dispatched by Qing Yuan crossed a long journey and captured the enemy commander.
This war thus came to an end.
"You let me win." Qing Yuan revealed a faint smile.
"Tsk, I lost." Yu Wei did not try to deny it. She clicked her tongue with a soft sigh, then stood and stretched lazily.
She had nothing to do anyway, so she simply had not left that evening and stayed in Origin Mall to keep Yao Ziyue company.
"Hm? Where's Ziyue?" Qing Yuan asked somewhat strangely.
Yao Ziyue's presence was usually incredibly strong. As long as someone familiar was in the shop, she would practically chatter nonstop. Now that it was so quiet, Qing Yuan truly was not used to it.
"Isn't she right there?" Qing Yuan raised her chin toward the space behind Yu Wei.
Yu Wei turned around and saw Yao Ziyue quietly crouching in the corner. The World Tree stood before her, and no one knew what she was studying.
As the saying went, if a household was usually lively and suddenly became quiet, there was no need to worry. Eight or nine times out of ten, the child was definitely up to mischief.
Yu Wei found the scene before her quite abnormal.