Bai Yun'er also spotted the grey rabbit. After five whole days, this was the first living creature she had seen, and it immediately claimed all her attention, making her fail to notice that Chu Han was holding her hand.
The two followed the grey rabbit onward, and the scenery around them suddenly changed so drastically that it caught them off guard. They had wandered around this place for many days. Aside from several paths Chu Han had recognized as exits, they had seen nothing new at all. Yet the route the grey rabbit led them down was a scene entirely unfamiliar to them.
It was an ancient tree-lined avenue. Unlike the aquatic race's settlement, this place did not feel like an unparalleled sanctuary. Instead, an extremely heavy sense of oppression bore down on them.
At intervals along both sides of the road stood ancient stone steles. They were not particularly large, and something was inscribed upon them in characters Chu Han could not understand.
The road beneath their feet was likewise overgrown with vegetation, but judging by the spacing of the trees on either side, this had been a grand avenue a thousand years ago.
The road stretched straight ahead. Chu Han and Bai Yun'er moved quickly, and the scene before them rapidly expanded in view. When they finally drew close, both of them discovered in surprise—
At the end stood a manor!
It radiated a weighty, ancient air, and at the very center of the manor stood an enormous palace.
Chu Han stepped forward and paused at the entrance to the manor. As expected, he found a character carved into one corner of the towering stone gate. He glanced at the exquisite boots on Bai Yun'er's feet and saw that the character was exactly the same. As expected, it