It snowed all night. By the time people noticed in the morning, it still hadn't stopped. Looking out the window, all I could see was a world of silver-white. Nature had effortlessly covered the vibrant colors of the human world with a single shade. I heard Qian Qian and several little ones shouting joyfully in the yard. It looked like that girl had completely recovered her energy. Well, let's not complain about Qian Qian's recovery abilities. After suppressing an Abyss Gate by herself, she had only slept once before making a Full Health Revival...
This was the third snowfall of the winter, but if we were talking about real snow, this was the first one—those first two had been so pitiful that, if not for my respect for meteorologists, I would have been embarrassed to call them snowfalls. Winter always came a little later in the city, or rather, every season in the city had a habit of arriving late. Human activity formed an invisible net that repeatedly slowed the steps of the seasons. The warmth lingering over populated areas had turned the first two light snows into muddy rain, leaving barely any trace of snow at all. But the heavy snow that had quietly arrived last night finally brought everyone a surprise: it had really snowed.
When I pushed open the window in the morning and saw the silver-covered world outside, my mood brightened along with it. The countless troubles that had gone on without end for days were temporarily shoved aside. I greedily took a deep breath of the fresh, cold air. My mind jolted, then jolted again, then kept jolting...
"Little Lantern, can you stop knocking already?" I grabbed the little doll off my shoulder, stopping her from continuing to knock on my head. This doll was