Upon hearing this, Ye Yan also looked up at the chandelier that emitted a faint green light and had an antique design. There seemed to be some kind of faint mark remaining on the edge of the lampshade.
"Ah, you mean this little thing?" Ye Yan's voice remained calm. "Looks like it's about to fall over, doesn't it? Don't worry, it's very sturdy."
"Sometimes, it's precisely this flickering halo that adds a unique atmosphere to the store."
Ye Yan extended his finger and seemingly casually tapped it in the air, and the chandelier's swaying immediately subtly subsided.
Qingque, unsuspecting, simply assumed it was the peculiar resilience of old objects, and her attention quickly returned to the delicious [ Star Taro Boba ]: "Indeed, this is called rustic, it has charm!"
"By the way, Mr. Ye Yan, since you're back this time... have you considered adding some new flavors of milk tea to the menu?"
"No," Ye Yan answered honestly. "We've always stayed true to our principles; at this shop in Luofu, we've only ever offered one flavor of milk tea."
Wow! To be able to describe 'lazy' so elegantly, Mr. Ye Yan truly lives up to his reputation!
Qingque Ye Yan a thumbs up; this profound spirit of slacking off was truly something she should learn from!
"Hmm... The [ Wardance ] is about to be held, and you've come all this way... Could it be that the Astral Express is also coming?" Qingque guessed again.
"Good."
Ye Yan nodded. The story of Penacony had come to a temporary end. He had finally returned to the Xianzhou Luofu, and he hoped that nothing unexpected would happen (especially [ Elation ] Aha ).
The Wardance Ceremony will be held in great style, but it won't have much to do with Ye Yan. After all, the Church of Eternity won't be participating, so it won't be of much interest to him.
Sigh~ As long as those wolf cubs are sensible and don't cause trouble for him, then he'll let Blake give Hoolay a quick death.
Afterwards, Ye Yan chatted with Qingque for a while.
"After my work at your bubble tea shop ends, I'll be going back to my job at Divination Commission. I'm a little sad about it."
"Alas~ You have no idea, the Lord Diviner went to the Jade Abacus Xianzhou General Yaoguang, but she is so 'infallible' that she has already scheduled our daily work for next month."
"Besides, when it rains, it pours... Does Mr. Ye Yan know about the new Cauldron Master of the Alchemy Commission?"
"She also made a grand gesture, saying that the forbidden books seized from the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus would be sent to the Divination Commission Library for safekeeping... Invisibly, my workload doubled again."
Qingque had already foreseen that her future life would be 'unbearably miserable'.
"You've worked so hard, let me bring you a few more cups of milk tea."
After Qingque left, Ye Yan opened his phone and looked at March 7th and Xing, who were frantically tagging him in the [ Astral Express Family ] group chat, and fell into deep thought.
[ The Astral Express Family ]
[ March 7th: @Ye Yan ]
[Star:@ Ye Yan ×∞]
Just as Ye Yan was about to respond, the door of the milk tea shop was suddenly pushed open, and an 'uninvited guest' suddenly barged in.
"Such a dark environment, could this be a branch of the Prison of Deep Seclusion?" The masked Moze looked around and sighed helplessly.
"Didn't that doctor come with you?"
Ye Yan countered, saying he wasn't used to seeing Guang Moze all by himself.
He had just seen Qingque off when Yaoqing's guest arrived uninvited. It seemed he had lingered in Penacony for far too long...
Moze shook his head. "They haven't arrived yet."
"The general asked me to pass on a message to you, regarding that milk tea shop called [ Yaoqing ]..."
[ The Astral Express Family ]
[ March 7th: Teacher Ye Yan, I know you're watching!]
[Star: Teacher Ye Yan, I know you're watching!]
Meanwhile, the Astral Express
March 7th rolled its eyes, looking helplessly at the star that was repeating its message:
"Hey, you're still mimicking me at a time like this! You're such a human parrot!"
Xing proudly puffed out her chest, " March 7th, I knew you understood me. Repeating what others have said is a very interesting thing."
"I wasn't complimenting you, you know!"
"Sigh~ I was thinking of asking Teacher Ye Yan about [ Amphoreus ], but I guess I'll pass."
In the end March 7th abandoned the idea, after all, no one wanted to be spoiled like that, and the most interesting thing was the [ Trailblaze ] journey full of unknowns!
"Beep beep beep! You have a cross-interstellar communication message. Please check it promptly."
A loud system notification suddenly came from inside the Parlor Car.
"Whoa, that startled me! Who would send a message at this hour?!"
"The train just received a message from the Xianzhou Luofu. Judging from the summary, it seems to conflict with the upcoming travel plans."
While he was venting on March 7th, Dan Heng had already finished reading the system messages.
"Wow, Teacher Dan Heng, when did you appear?"
Dan Heng did not respond, but silently pulled up the communication sent by Jing Yuan:
"Long time no see, friends of the Astral Express. I wonder how your [ Trailblaze ] journey is going?"
" The Xianzhou Luofu will soon hold a celebratory ceremony, the [ Luminary Wardance ]. You all helped Luofu quell the Calamity and are good friends of the Xianzhou Alliance."
On behalf of the Seat of Divine Foresight, Jing Yuan cordially invites you all to attend this ceremony. We earnestly request that you make time for this occasion.
Central Starskiff Haven, directly opposite the [ Sleepless Earl ] Teahouse
"Ah, found it."
Ye Yan looked down and saw a barefoot girl standing at the entrance of the milk tea shop, holding a classic snack from Xianzhou — Qiongshi Bird Skewer.
"Haha." He chuckled awkwardly, "We just saw Yaoqing's guests off, and now Miss Yunli from Zhuming is here too."
"Um?"
Yunli tilted her head and continued eating her Qiongshi Bird Skewer: "Is it that pink-furred fox from Yaoqing?"
"It's that taciturn, solitary [shadow guard]... Come to think of it, isn't his outfit perfect for my secluded milk tea shop? I should let him work here."
That makes sense.
Ye Yan skillfully ushered Yunli into the house. A few years ago, he had also taken the time to return to [ Yaoqing ] and [ Zhuming ] a few times, for no other reason than that he also owned a milk tea shop there.
Unfortunately, due to Ye Yan's special status, he did not hire anyone to clean it up. Moze had come to inform him of some regrettable news—the [ Yaoqing ] milk tea shop had been demolished.
It's a pity that the milk tea shop I casually built has become a cold Credits. Fortunately, Zhuming Ming's shop is fine.
"Sigh... Your shop's style is so different from Zhuming's, even [ Old Iron ] is a little scared..." Yunli looked at the giant sword in her hand and shook her head.
"Haha~ This is the unique feature of our shop. We hope Miss Yunli will get used to it."
Ye Yan shielded the chandelier that emitted a faint green light, walked to the workbench, took out a string of sparkling Qiongshi Bird Skewer, and placed them in Yunli's hand.
"Newly developed product - Taro Star Taro Boba flavored Qiongshi Bird Skewer... Want to try some?"
"So delicious!"
Yunli's eyes lit up. Why hadn't she seen Ye Yan with this skill back in Zhuming?
"Hey, let's go to Aurum Alley for a big meal, it's on me!"
"Thank you for your kind offer, Miss Yunli, but please forgive me for declining."