Spring, summer, autumn, winter—the four seasons turned in endless cycle.
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Cheng Xuejie liked summer best. With scorching sunlight and cool breezes, she could lazily lie on the sofa and nap the whole afternoon to the noisy chirping of cicadas.
After becoming an adult, time seemed to pass faster and faster.
The 666th anniversary celebration felt like it had happened yesterday, but when she thought carefully, she realized that several hundred years had already passed since then. In the blink of an eye, the eve of the 999th anniversary celebration had arrived.
It was said that All Heavens and Myriad Realms was now arguing fiercely over the date of the next anniversary celebration.
Some hoped it would be held when the All-Heavens Council had existed for 1,111 years, while others believed that 1,000 years was also a fine occasion.
Naturally, the former side retorted that celebrating the 1,000th anniversary right after the 999th anniversary celebration would be far too frequent.
If Cheng Xuejie had still been young, she might have joined that discussion and even argued with others, refusing to stop until she won. But she was already over a thousand years old.
Although her appearance had not changed and she tried her best to keep her heart young, the passing years had quietly affected her. She had gradually learned to let go of many things and many obsessions.
Of course, she was still herself around her friends. Only when she was with them did she feel young again, because her friends still looked young as well.
Since she had some free time in her daily life, she and Big Yellow had opened quite a few shops together.
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She was the manager of a stationery shop on a street not far from Wenxin Estate. A little farther down the