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Troubled waves churned unseen, and the perceptive already sensed the brewing of significant events.
But on the surface, life for the vast majority went on as usual.
Mundane yet bustling.
After all, the New Year was fast approaching!
During the festive season, everything else took a back seat, even the interest in celebrity gossip dwindled, as online hot topics shifted daily—from year-end bonuses to holiday travel, from Laba porridge to New Year's Eve dinner, constantly evolving.
Before the New Year, Feng Yi visited Xiao Feng Mountain.
At the same time and place last year, the sun shone brightly, warm like summer, yet this year it was chilly and breezy.
Yang City had gotten colder recently, with several days of overcast skies; even the gluttonous snakes raised on Xiao Feng Mountain were nowhere to be seen, presumably hiding somewhere to escape the cold.
