After the customer paid and pushed open the door to leave, the wooden bell hanging above it jingled. The instant the door opened, the clamor of the skyport flooded into the shop; when it closed, the noise was immediately shut outside.
The girl clerk with two long rabbit ears atop her head yawned as she cleared the dishes.
The leftovers were fed to the man-eating flower monster in the flowerpot.
Bai Yujun ate her dessert with meticulous care, gently scooping it with a little spoon and doing her best to suppress the urge to tilt her head back and swallow it all in one gulp.
Mu Duo wore a fashionable short-sleeved chiffon dress. The butterfly pattern on her back could not be clearly seen, though it vaguely seemed as if the great butterfly were moving. Her summery dress showed off her slim waist and long legs, paired with high-heeled sandals and seemingly messy, fluffy curls. Sitting opposite Bai Yujun, she looked like an older sister, while Bai Yujun appeared slender, her simple hoodie somewhat too small.
Mu Duo smiled at Bai Yujun.
"Eat slowly. You've made it through ten thousand years already; there's no need to rush this moment. Rest when you're tired."
Bai Yujun shrugged.
"I'll rest when I find the time. A heap of rotten troubles is waiting to be handled. While I'm still young, I ought to solve them all."
The words "while I'm still young" made Mu Duo unable to stop herself from laughing.
For dragons, youth might be measured in hundreds of millions of years. Her friend's youth was probably eternal and endless. Did that not mean there would always be work that could never be finished? She truly did not know whether to be happy or saddened. An endless lifespan looked exhausting.
"No matter