Willows stood green and lush; the little alley lay deep and secluded.
After passing through the long alleyway, Wang Chen arrived before the gates of a residence.
After leaving the Imperial Procession Department Outer Division, Wang Chen had first returned to the inn where he was staying. After changing into casual clothes, he followed the address on a property deed and found this house.
When he had taken away the treasures from the secret vault of the Ling Family of Anyang City, they had included several Property Deeds and land deeds in Great Ye.
Although Wang Chen had told Liu Chaozong that he wanted to return to Donglu Prefecture, his instincts told him that there was an eighty-to-ninety percent chance he would be kept in Great Ye to serve in office.
Moreover, having recently cultivated the Dao arts anew, staying at the inn was highly inconvenient. Thus, Wang Chen dug out a property deed from his storage space and found himself another place to settle.
But the couplets pasted on either side of the main gate made him frown.
This house definitely belonged to the Ling Family. The property deed stated it clearly, and it bore the great seal of the Great Ye Household Office.
Yet these still-new couplets indicated that someone seemed to be living inside!
After some thought, Wang Chen stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker.
"Who is it?"
After a moment, the gates creaked open, and a head poked out from within.
The man wore blue-gray servant's clothes. The moment he saw Wang Chen, his face darkened, and he snapped, "Where did this brat come from, knocking on doors at random? If you disturb my master's afternoon nap, can you bear the consequences?"
Without changing expression, Wang Chen asked, "Is this house your master's?"
"Ha!"