"Pay attention to the birthday banquet of my archenemy?" Sophia Jackson asked in confusion.
Lyra Smith sighed, "If I could, I wouldn't bother with my archenemy's birthday banquet either. But now I'm forced."
Sophia Jackson nodded vaguely, "I understand. Wait for my good news."
"Don't call me, come find me," Lyra Smith reminded her.
"Got it."
Sophia Jackson carefully remembered what Lyra Smith had told her and planned to proceed as instructed once she left Autumn Canal Mountain later.
"By the way," Sophia Jackson tapped Lyra Smith's arm and mentioned, "There's a huge dog keeping watch outside the door. Its white fur is very long, and it looks somewhat like a Tibetan Mastiff. It's very well-behaved and doesn't bite. Should we let it in?"
Lyra Smith replied, "Neither dogs nor men can come in."
Sophia Jackson asked, "So that dog is watching over you?"
"…"
