In Huangli County, in an alley to the northwest, before a three-courtyard residence, Lu Zheng and Shen Ying stood hand in hand at the entrance.
"This was your home?" Lu Zheng asked.
Shen Ying nodded. Looking at the pair of stone steeds about a foot long before the gate, she smiled. "When I was little, I even rode those stone horses for fun."
Then she looked up at the spotless gate lintel and smiled helplessly. "But now it belongs to someone else."
After three days of travel, Shen Ying had already prepared herself mentally, so she did not feel overly emotional. Instead, as they traveled, she pointed things out to Lu Zheng and reminisced about the past.
"Want to go in and take a look?" Lu Zheng asked.
Shen Ying nodded expectantly. "Then let's go in and have a look."
So the two of them formed an Invisibility Spell and lightly leaped into the residence.
Seven people lived in the residence.
There was an elderly couple, a young couple, a servant who also served as a bookboy, a handyman who also guarded the gate, and a maid who also worked as the cook.
Shen Ying glanced at the elderly couple, shook her head, and said, "I don't know them. They aren't our old neighbors."
The two did not disturb the household. They merely wandered through the courtyard, looking around and occasionally pointing somewhere as they exchanged a few words.
Though it was not a particularly large three-courtyard residence, the two spent a full two hours walking through it. Only when You Hour drew near did they leave, and Shen Ying's complexion had visibly improved.
"Feeling better?" Lu Zheng asked.
Shen Ying nodded heavily, tightly hooking her arm through Lu Zheng's.
"Then get a good night's rest tonight. Tomorrow morning, we'll