"It's the new year..."
Lü Xiao Dao stretched, climbed up from the floor beside the living room sofa, threw off his blanket, and gazed at the golden sky.
Then, as though remembering something, he immediately scrambled to his feet, tiptoed to the door, and pushed it open. When he saw Lu Xiaoyu sleeping peacefully, a happy smile spread across his face.
Phew...
He let out a soft sigh of relief.
Lü Xiao Dao stretched again, checked the time, and prepared to replace some broken light bulbs in the stairwell.
Humming a tune, he gathered his tools and listened to the bustle and noise outside.
Life in the Ninth District was dull and impoverished, but at least it was still life.
This is nice.
That was what he thought.
If only these days could last forever.
"Good morning, Auntie Chen."
As soon as Lü Xiao Dao stepped outside, he ran into Chen Yu and Zhong Little Hua returning from grocery shopping.
"Morning, Little Hua."
Zhong Little Hua gave him an insincere smile and rolled her eyes.
Chen Yu smiled. "Xiao Dao, it's New Year's Day. Come over for lunch later, and bring your sister."
"Ah, the world just keeps getting more unsettled. I heard all sorts of strange rumors at the market today."
"Dead people coming back to life, people saying everything we experienced before was a dream and now we've woken up... I even saw someone doing a fire-breathing performance who accidentally burned his mouth."
"Oh, and someone stopped me to preach. They said they believed in the Cat God Church and could help me get a good night's sleep."
Lü Xiao Dao thought of the Cat God, and his mouth twitched. He had always personally handled recruiting followers for the Cat God. He hadn't expected it to have spread