Lu Jun's Thoughts

Weariness washed over Lu Jun and Leng Yaozhu like an invisible tide as they stepped through the front door.

They had only just finished the intensive Spirit Ascension Platform upgrade work in the Spirit Pagoda's core area, leaving them exhausted in both body and mind.

Yet the sight in the living room instantly brought them to a halt. They exchanged wordless looks.

Who could understand it? After running themselves ragged all day, they came home to a scene of utter laziness:

Gu Yue Na and Di Yue were sprawled without a shred of dignity on the soft sofa like two indolent cats, completely absorbed in the massive Soul Guidance Screen before them. The hottest ongoing drama was playing on it, accompanied from time to time by their quiet comments and soft laughter.

Upstairs, Lu Jun's bedroom door was slightly ajar. Ice Empress had taken over his large bed, lounging with her legs crossed as her fingers rapidly swiped across her communicator screen. Watching funny short videos, she could not suppress the upward curl of her lips, letting out light giggles.

Meanwhile, Snow Empress sat in the single armchair by the window, her posture retaining its usual elegance. Yet a satisfied flush had appeared on her noble, coolly beautiful face because of the dazzling assortment of candy before her.

She chewed slowly, savoring all kinds of strange flavors—sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy. Whenever she found one especially to her taste, she would contentedly narrow her ice-blue eyes, as though she had entered paradise.

As for Leng Yulai, she was nowhere to be seen.

"Ah, you're back?"

Gu Yue Na was the first to notice the movement at the door. Pulling her attention away from the drama, she poked her head out to look at Lu Jun and Leng Yaozhu and asked