After dinner, Luo Chuan, Yao Ziyue, and Yao Ziyan began playing Dou Dizhu.
After Yao Ziyan won for the umpteenth time, Luo Chuan fell into deep thought.
What exactly am I doing?
Playing Dou Dizhu with someone blessed by the heavens—wasn't I asking to be crushed?
It was not as though he lost every time. After all, there were rounds when Yao Ziyan was his teammate, but it still felt terribly difficult to play.
Luo Chuan glanced at Yao Ziyue beside him. The girl still wore an eager, animated expression.
Fine, he remembered why they had started playing Dou Dizhu in the first place.
After losing a few more times, Luo Chuan stood up.
"Boss, aren't you continuing?" Yao Ziyan asked.
"Mm." Luo Chuan nodded and looked at the rain that seemed as though it would never cease. "I'm going to take a look around Kolo. Coming with me?"
"Sure." Yao Ziyan agreed, then looked toward Yao Ziyue.
Yao Ziyue waved her hand and pulled Little Black Ball over from beside her. "You two can go. I'll play with Little Black Ball."
Watching the two enter the virtual world one after another, Yao Ziyue withdrew her gaze.
She poked Little Black Ball and lowered her voice. "Why haven't those two changed at all yet?"
Little Black Ball spun around twice, unable to understand what Yao Ziyue was talking about.
The World Tree stood quietly in the corner, its branches and leaves casting striking shadows across the floor as it dutifully played the role of a potted plant.
Upon arriving in Oran, it was once again time for their familiar stroll.
Holding late-night snacks whose names they did not know, they walked through Oran's midnight streets.
The magic-powered street lamps on both sides of the road gave off soft light, only