Great Luo Playground

The Great Luo Playground passed through the courtyard, skirted the artificial hills, and arrived at the main hall.

The hall doors stood open, and smoke curled thickly inside.

It was not incense smoke. It was dozens of people seated around a long table, blowing clouds and exhaling mist.

The table was piled with Jade Slips, papers, and leftover spirit-fruit pits.

In the main seat sat a young man in a floral shirt and gold-rimmed glasses, currently slapping the table and roaring:

"Not punchy enough! We've written three million words on the grudge between the Dao Ancestor and the Devil Ancestor, and the readers are sick of it! This issue has to launch a new CP!"

"I propose we write the untold story of Heavenly Dao and Earthly Dao. The title will be Heaven and Earth's Doomed Love: Your Dao Is My Calamity!"

Someone below raised a hand. "Chief editor, didn't Heavenly Dao disappear ages ago? If we write about Him, wouldn't it..."

"What do you know! It's because He disappeared that He's easy to write! The more mysterious, the more room for imagination!"

The young man in the floral shirt sent spittle flying everywhere.

"Then it's settled. Split it into three volumes: Volume One, First Encounter in Chaos; Volume Two, Staying Together in the Prehistoric World; Volume Three, Life and Death Parting."

"Wait, parting isn't tragic enough. Change it to Never Meet for Eternity. Tragedy is what sells!"

Zhang Hao stood in the doorway and listened quietly.

Just as the floral-shirted young man reached the height of excitement, he grabbed his teacup and gulped down a mouthful. From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a figure at the door and said offhandedly, "Who's there? Can't you see we're in a meeting... wait..."

His movements froze.

The eyes