"Returning to that very instant
The silent passage of time was frightening too
Withered vines sprouted new branches
So time had already brushed past in graceful flight
..."
Yao Ziyan hummed softly, a watering can in hand as she watered the potted plants on the windowsill.
In one of the pots was a little sapling. Its branches were slender and frail, its tender green leaves reflecting the morning light as they swayed gently in the breeze.
"Lord Ancestral Tree... Ailimiya, you need to grow up quickly."
Yao Ziyan set the watering can aside, squatted before the sapling, and earnestly reminded it, "Luo Chuan has told me so many times already that he wants to drink some tea with different flavors."
The sapling stopped swaying, as though it had frozen stiff.
"I'm only joking." Yao Ziyan laughed.
After bidding Ailimiya farewell, she headed to the kitchen.
Luo Chuan and Yao Ziyue were fighting over the last cookie. The sea demon girl in octopus form was bustling about, while Aurora and the Speaker huddled together, seemingly researching a new dish...
In short, everyone was busy.
Origin Mall was closed for the day.
Everyone was on holiday.
The reason was quite simple. In the words of a certain boss, it was to celebrate the successful conclusion of the Dream Realm Gate.
As for that, everyone had quite a few complaints they wanted to voice.
Shouldn't the celebration have taken place in the days right after it ended?
Several months had already passed. Boss, you suddenly brought this up again—weren't you simply having a whim and looking for an excuse to slack off?
Complaints were complaints.
Everyone only complained, that was all.
Now that the functions of the holographic devices had been merged into the Magic Phones, there was no need to make a