The first day of vacation was bright and sunny.
After Lu Yao got up, he began tidying the house, taking out the trash, cleaning the bathroom, hanging the sheets out to air, stuffing dirty clothes into the washing machine... Of course, he could have left all this to Little Fire or Isabelle, but sometimes doing a little housework was actually a way to change his mood and relax. Of course, the prerequisite was having the time.
By the time he finished, it was already noon.
Thinking that the next day was Saturday, Lu Yao sent his friend Zhou Qiang a message.
—Arcade tomorrow afternoon. Coming?
—Coming, coming.
The two made plans.
Lu Yao put on a shirt and took Halo downstairs for a walk.
He had only just left the residential compound when Song Shiyi called.
"Teacher Huang, I'm back."
"Mm."
Lu Yao felt a little odd. How had he gone from Mr. Huang to Teacher Huang? Still, Song Shiyi called the Kitchen God Teacher Zao, and called Taigong Wang, Sun Tongzhou, Teacher Sun. It seemed more like a polite form of address for one of their own.
"The matter at the Fish Pond has been wrapped up perfectly. As for that overlapping zone—the place where the three Voyagers were buried—there's been another new discovery. After the monks dug deeper, they found scattered remains of a Wish Seed's bones. It was a Buntu Rajasri, one of Thailand's four purebred lion divine beasts."
Song Shiyi explained, "According to the Guardian Temple's records, this divine beast had golden fur, a powerful build, and was skilled at hunting giant animals such as water buffalo and elephants. It would also devour humans. They were usually made into statues and placed crouching in front of Temples to protect the Dharma."
"Judging from the bones, the