Vigilance

Then, time reached their fifth month in Clear Sky City.

Clear Sky City had long since entered winter.

The peach tree in the courtyard was still slowly sprouting new buds. Ye Lingling's daily, tireless healing seemed to deserve much of the credit.

The small residence gradually began to feel more alive as well.

Of course, the once-desolate Clear Sky City also seemed to be gradually coming back to life.

Then, their first year here passed.

It seemed that a large number of people had suddenly poured into Clear Sky City.

These sudden newcomers were like a fresh infusion of blood into the withered Clear Sky City, bringing the dead-silent city back to life.

Tang Liu still sold his pastries.

Only, that day, he raised the number of portions to a hundred and added several new flavors.

It seemed to be so that those who had grown tired of the city could find a little more novelty in its already tiresome streets.

There were more and more people around the small residence.

The entire Clear Sky City seemed to have learned something.

There was a child in the outer city selling a delicious kind of pastry.

So the people who had originally stayed in the inner city began spreading outward.

Then, even those outside Clear Sky City learned about the tasty pastries.

That was why so many people had flooded into Clear Sky City.

Every morning, when Ye Lingling left early, she could see the long line outside the residence gates.

She had been surprised the first time she saw it, but she soon got used to it.

She still followed her usual routine, visiting the market in the inner city before returning before noon. Passing through the crowd that tirelessly tried to persuade Tang Liu to sell them more little