In the time that followed, life returned to its former calm.
Chen Rui remained at Darkmoon Royal Palace to keep the pregnant Athena company. Dodo, naturally, remained a steadfast follower of her daddy. Jia continued serving as Athena's capable assistant, while Samuel continued in his post as Darkmoon's legion commander.
Isabella returned to her little courtyard, while Lola went back to Rainbow Valley, accompanied by Guladam and Ben Hong. Guladam had fused into a peculiar wandering soul, which greatly interested Lola. The corpse wizard himself also wished to study it, so the two hit it off at once. Ben Hong went because the Silver Casket was in Rainbow Valley. Now that she possessed a true physical body, she wanted to use the Silver Casket to find a way to recover part of her strength.
Lomon and his family, Pagliu and his family, the Dragon Emperor and his daughter, Adeline, and Dodo returned to their residence.
Augulas temporarily remained in Darkmoon. Ben Hong's words had benefited him greatly, and the Dragon Emperor planned to stay for a while longer to seek further guidance on the mysteries of pseudo-gods before returning to Dragon Island to attempt slumber cultivation.
Thanks to the streaking incident, Pagliu had become famous in a single run. However, this fellow's skin had become astonishingly thick. Afterward, he actually carried on laughing and chatting as though nothing had happened, even quoting a bizarre saying from some human: "A great nerve can sink a game-winning shot at the crucial moment."
As the saying went, a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water. Even the Dragon Emperor Augulas could do nothing about this fellow.
On the surface, everyday life appeared no different from before, but everyone knew perfectly well what was brewing beneath that calm and peace.
Every day, Isabella