Chapter 871: Its Name Is Little Black!
Xiao Xue blinked her eyes but still covered her mouth with her hand, indicating she really wouldn’t speak anymore.
The journey was very quiet. After nearly a quarter of an hour, they arrived outside the manor, reaching the entrance. The door was open, and the black cat jumped straight in.
Then it disappeared.
Han Jing and the others stood at the entrance, looking at each other in confusion. What was going on?
Han Jing looked up at the plaque above the manor gate, which bore just three simple characters: Shengsi Manor.
It was indeed the first time Han Jing had seen such a bizarre... manor name. What kind of place was this?
They stood at the door for a while, but no one came out. The courtyard was as silent as if it was empty. The black cat from before had long disappeared, as if its earlier appearance was merely an illusion.
Han Jing turned to Su Yu and said, "Should we go in and take a look?"
What she actually meant was, could there be some sort of messy array or mechanisms inside? After all, she had been on edge the entire journey.
Su Yu understood what she meant from the look in her eyes and nodded, "Let’s go in!"
If there truly was a reclusive master living in this Shengsi Manor, then by breaking through his arrays to get here, surely the host would also want to meet them.
Only then did Han Jing tightly grasp Su Yu’s hand. Although Su Yu had already untied the red string from his hand, Han Jing still felt more at ease holding him like this.
The two walked ahead, with Lianwu holding Xiao Xue following behind, the courtyard silent with no sound at all.
Like outside, the small flowerbeds in the courtyard were filled with various medicinal herbs and poisonous flowers, looking quite similar to those outside. As outsiders, they couldn’t really recognize them.
The layout of the manor was extremely simple, unlike other manors with courtyard after courtyard, numerous thresholds, and steps. What was surprising here was that, despite the manor’s vastness, Han Jing and the others walked from the front yard to the back yard, passing the corridor and the lake behind the yard, without encountering a single step or threshold; it was all flat.
This somewhat puzzled Han Jing and the others.
However, their confusion didn’t last long before they got their answer.
After crossing the long corridor into the backyard, sitting beside the flowerbed was a person, holding a pair of scissors, seemingly trimming the flower branches.
He was a young-looking man, with a fresh and refined appearance. His long black hair was tied behind his head, and his white clothes were spotless. In this peaceful and tranquil small courtyard, he appeared particularly harmonious and beautiful.
The only incongruity was that he was sitting in a wheelchair.
The talking black cat they had seen earlier was now lying leisurely on a stone stool not far from his feet. Seeing them enter, it didn’t even spare them a glance, lazily narrowing its eyes as if it hadn’t seen them.
The young man chuckled softly, "Little Black, you’ve been neglecting our guests again."
Upon hearing the young man’s words, Xiao Xue looked surprised and turned to Lianwu, "Brother Lianwu, see, I told you its name is Little Black."
Lianwu...
And the lazy Little Black shot Xiao Xue a cold glance once again. Hmph, indeed, children are the least lovable!
"Ha," the young man laughed quietly, then looked up at Han Jing and the others, "Little Black is mischievous, I apologize for the rudeness."