Bathhouse Conversation

The mansion of the Nightless Sky Family is located on a high slope on the north side of the Inner City. In the Everlasting City That Never Sleeps, which is full of skyscrapers and high-tech features, this classical and quiet manor looks extraordinary.

President Paris's car was parked in the yard, and the driver opened the car door for Lin Yu.

"Respected Mr. Sherlock, we have arrived at the Nightless Sky Family."

The driver spoke respectfully, and Lin Yu jumped out of the car.

The manor itself wasn't particularly luxurious; it had ordinary white walls and black tiles, with a few asparagus ferns and osmanthus trees simply planted along the walls.

A straight white marble path leads to a rustic one-story wooden building, with Copper Bell hanging from the eaves, their gentle ringing blending with the faint sound of flowing water, creating a crisp yet cool melody.

Standing in front of the car, Lin Yu looked at the elegant courtyard and felt a sense of solemnity.

Although the Everlasting Heavenly Family is the least established of the Royal Nobles in this City That Never Sleeps Nightless Sky Family, their architectural style is very ancient and seems to have a long history.

Being there feels like stepping back in time to ancient times.

"Ha, why isn't anyone here to pick me up?"

As Lin Yu muttered to himself, a faint voice drifted over.

"Yes, Your Excellency Sherlock."

Turning around, a girl wearing a large white robe, a faceless silver mask, and snow-white hair slowly walked out of the door.

Upon seeing the other person, Lin Yu finally understood who Paris's maid had learned her style of dress from.

President Paris is probably imitating his master, deliberately dressing his servants and attendants in this manner.

After all, this maid's outfit looked much more authentic than Paris's two.

Old Zheng also commented on this.

"To suppress the individuality of Servant and thus increase obedience... Tsk, the Noble of this city really know how to play."

Lin Yu pursed his lips.

"I just find it eerie. Having this faceless, all-white thing serving me every day is giving me the uncanny valley effect... Seeing something like this in the middle of the night is like being haunted by the White Ghost, the Grim Reaper."

He did not quite agree with the aesthetics and mentality of these Noble.

However, he still smiled at the maid.

"Oh, I knew it... Miss Huo Le is here, isn't she?"

"Of course the Miss is here," the maid said quietly. "Miss was very happy to hear you were coming and is already waiting for you in the tea room."

"A teahouse? Let's hurry up and go, don't keep Miss Huo Le waiting too long."

As Lin Yu spoke, the maid gave him a strange look.

"Are you going directly to the tea room...? You'd better take a bath and change your clothes first."

As the maid spoke, Lin Yu felt surprised, but remained outwardly calm.

"As expected of Noble... they have so many quirks."

While inwardly grumbling, Lin Yu calmly said, "I meant going to take a bath and change."

The maid gave a slight bow, then walked steadily ahead of Lin Yu.

She led Lin Yu across the stone path, then through the covered walkway in front of the house, and led Lin Yu around the courtyard.

Although Lin Yu had anticipated that the Nightless Sky Family's manor would be quite large, he hadn't expected it to be even bigger than he had imagined.

"It seems like it takes the people from the Nightless Sky Family at least twenty minutes to walk from their rooms to the main gate..."

Lin Yu inwardly grumbled again.

However, he was just joking.

If these Tribal Elders, ladies, young masters, and young Miss didn't want to walk, they certainly had all sorts of ways to do it—even having Servant carry them would do.

Walk through corridors, cross bamboo groves and gardens, pass several study rooms and main halls...

Lin Yu couldn't help but admire the maid's ability to find her way around.

There aren't even any road signs in these four places, and the architectural style is highly consistent. You can't tell what the rooms are for when the doors are closed.

If it were him, he would have been completely confused.

And...

"Even if the architectural style is somewhat antique, how can it be completely devoid of any modern elements?"

Lin Yu was very puzzled.

At least from the outside, the Nightless Sky Family's manor doesn't seem to have any "convenient" modern technological equipment.

Not to mention the cutting-edge products of the Truth Company, you can't even see ordinary modern civilian equipment.

The only lighting used was recessed cold light bulbs; there were none of the other features, such as elevators, displays, or intelligent devices.

Soon, the maid stopped in front of a door.

This is a sliding wooden door with some carved metal wires attached to it.

"Please take a bath and change your clothes."

As the maid spoke softly, the two leaves of the wooden door moved in response and slid open to the sides.

Lin Yu thought he had finally found automated equipment, but he soon discovered...

Two tall servants dressed in white robes and wearing masks pulled open the wooden door.

The two of them stepped forward, made a "please" gesture, and repeated the maid's words.

"Please take a bath and change your clothes."

Lin Yu stepped inside and felt that the air had become somewhat humid and misty.

The bathing area is an open-air hot spring, with six natural hot spring pools of varying sizes built of stone, each with two white-clad attendants standing in front of it.

A tall, thick wooden wall surrounds the courtyard, with some bamboo and orchids planted in the corner.

The door behind Lin Yu was slowly closed, and then the waiters on both sides prepared to strip Lin Yu of his clothes.

He suddenly felt unwell.

Lin Yu still instinctively resisted the idea of someone else serving him a bath.

Especially since there were fourteen servants standing in front and behind the bathing area!

Lin Yu coughed lightly and spoke loudly.

"Could everyone please step aside for a moment? I'm used to washing myself."

"I'll call you if anything happens!"

As Lin Yu spoke, the waiters remained silent for two seconds before responding in unison.

"Yes, Your Excellency Sherlock."

"Please put your clothes in the bamboo basket over there."

Then, these white-clad waiters, like robots, filed out in unison from the small door at the very edge of the hot spring courtyard.

In an instant, the courtyard became deserted, with only the silent gurgling sound of the hot spring water.

Although the order came from Lin Yu, the sight of the waiters completely disappearing within seconds sent chills down his spine.

"That's really scary."

Although the hot spring looked very comfortable and there were different types of it, Lin Yu had no interest in experiencing them in detail.

He walked to the shower area against the wall and simply began to rinse his body.

Then, Lin Yu heard a "ding" sound from not far away, and clean towels and clothes appeared on the metal platform extending from the wall.

The clothes were the ones he had brought with him, but they had already been washed and dried.

Lin Yu touched the soft, warm clothes. After changing into them, he felt they were light, comfortable, and even had a pleasant fragrance.

"It seems the Nightless Sky Family does have a dryer or something... it's just hidden quite deep inside."

Just as Lin Yu was about to leave, he suddenly heard the sound of water coming from the hot spring pool.

"Splash!"

At the same time, a male voice rang out.

"Sherlock, wait a moment."

Lin Yu turned around and saw a blurry male figure emerging from the center of the largest hot spring pool, amidst the rising steam.

After a brief half-second of thought, Lin Yu decided to leverage his greatest advantage as "Fu Luo".

He spoke without hesitation.

"Holy crap, who the hell are you?!"

"Where were you just now? Were you holding your breath in the bathtub...? Are you out of your mind?"