At the same time.
Inside the grand hall of a tavern on Shouzhe Avenue.
The Crown Prince Hou and Junhao God-Child were rolling dice and drinking, cup after cup, having the time of their lives.
Meanwhile, Huang God-Child, Mingzhe God-Child, Yunhe God-Child, Luoting Devil Child, and Wang Youyue lounged on sofas wearing virtual helmets, slaughtering their way through the virtual world as a team while cursing one another through the communications system for being useless deadweight and terrible players.
At this moment.
Qingli, Suxin, Xinglan, Liuyue, Anyun, and several other goddesses walked over, accompanied by Wang Lici and Wang Guiling.
Each of them carried armfuls of shopping bags, their faces wearing the satisfied smiles of a successful shopping spree.
As for why they had not simply tossed their purchases into their Storage Rings? Did that even need asking?
How could one return home in fine clothes under cover of night?
It was like those fishing fanatics who occasionally struck gold and hooked a huge catch—they had to circle the neighborhood three times no matter what.
"Ah, shopping was utterly exhausting." Qingli Goddess took a cup of iced milk tea and collapsed onto the sofa, taking small sips as she complained in complete satisfaction. "This goddess has never been so tired in her life."
By now, Qingli Goddess looked and carried herself completely differently from before. Not only were her clothes fashionable, but she had even curled her hair into waves. She had clearly blended into the local cultural atmosphere.
"Senior Sister Suxin, that dress you bought just now..." Anyun Goddess leaned against Suxin Goddess's shoulder, her bare feet spotless, and asked in a low voice with a faint blush, "Isn't it a little too revealing? If Master sees it later, she might just beat you up."
"I'm already over five