The Lotus-Appreciating Adeptus and Ten Half-Price Boxes: Where There's a Crouching Dragon, There's Bound to Be a Fledgling Phoenix

Mountain Shaper and Moon Carver's party chat:

"Don't look at me. Weren't those your words?"

"Hey, didn't you play with those mechanical kites?"

"You even said their secret of rising without wind was on par with Cloud Retainer's mechanism arts."

"Didn't you agree with that too?"

Moon Carver: "You've got plenty of ideas. Talk her down."

Mountain Shaper: "Wouldn't speaking now just add fuel to the fire? If you ask me, hold your breath, keep quiet, and run! Run!"

This party chat was absolutely unbeatable.

How many group chats did these three have?

Those two old geezers were hilarious.

Cloud Retainer crossed her arms. "You two? Is there anything you'd like to say?"

Mountain Shaper gave a light cough. "Ahem, the scenery of Yilong Port is truly quite lovely..."

Moon Carver said, "Indeed. The land is blessed with both beauty and talent. Even the mint here seems better than that of Jueyun Karst..."

Cloud Retainer's brows furrowed. "Hm?"

Moon Carver stopped pretending.

"Cloud Retainer's mechanisms possess endless wonders. At their finest, they stir the winds and clouds; at their least, they raise waves and summon tides. In this world, they stand unrivaled..."

Mountain Shaper hurriedly joined in. "Precisely, precisely! How could such ingenious craftsmanship possibly be compared to Fontaine's trifling gadgets?"

All one could say was that their survival instinct was incredibly strong.

Truly, it was all paper-thin praise.

They might as well have said they were admiring the lotus flowers in the pond...

Mint: the Paper Immortal.

Only then did Cloud Retainer laugh.

"All right, all right. I know you did not mean any harm by those words."

"Besides, there is nothing extraordinary about trying out some new things."

"My old friends are able to enjoy themselves. Why should I be angry?"

In truth, after seeing those two old