At those words, all three of them simultaneously-
"...Back to the subject. We were talking about the internal upheaval in Skydeep."
Li Ge shifted aside to make room for Zhang Xiu, who spoke after sitting down.
"What? Wasn't that resolved? Did something else go wrong?"
"Nothing went wrong. I'm just feeling a little sentimental. Our former kin were like ravenous ghosts. It really makes you..."
Li Ge raised his wineglass, but after a long moment of thought, he set it back down.
"Don't worry. My wife took care of it. Skydeep won't have this problem again...unless someone sets foot on a Path."
"Oh, right. I discussed it with Jing Yuan, and we set up a department to handle Skydeep's internal affairs. You two will be its principal directors."
"...Actually, after that incident ended, everyone on the Luofu also decided to elect a leader to guide us in establishing ties with the Xianzhou. They aren't so opposed to the Xianzhou anymore, either."
"Isn't that a good thing?"
"It is, but there are always people who object. We're still getting headaches trying to figure out how to deal with them..."
"Then I'll leave that to you two. If anything comes up, just call me like last time."
With that, Zhang Xiu stood, waved to them, and returned to his original seat, pulling Yaoshi into his arms.
Li Ge and Chen Chang'an could only watch-just watch. In the end, they both sighed, unsure how to express what they felt.
By the time Zhang Xiu and the others finished ordering, March 7th had returned from buying snacks and desserts outside, carrying a bag in each hand.
One of the bags also contained something that looked like milk tea.
"Everyone! I found a Xianzhou specialty-Soda Douzhi!"
Smiling, she took out the douzhi and placed a