660. Chapter 660 - Arima

Chapter 660 - The Qing Tian Clan

They could have driven straight there, but to keep the furious police from disrupting their trip, they had separated the people from the cars and added another layer of misdirection.

Besides, walking beneath a sea of brilliant cherry blossoms could do a lot to ease the fatigue of the journey.

After walking for over ten minutes along a secluded cherry-blossom path, they arrived in front of a classical Japanese estate.

White walls, wooden pillars, silvery-gray fish-scale roof tiles, and, through the open sliding doors, woven rush mats covering the floor—tatami, in other words.

In a way, it was all unmistakably Chinese in style.

Of course, except for the torii gate in the corner and the white gohei hanging nearby.

Clack!

Water burbled from the clear spring in the stone basin, and the bamboo spout of the deer-scarer filled and tipped, striking the basin with a sharp knock.

"This place is beautiful!"

Now that she was off duty and completely relaxed, Diana wandered around taking photos with her phone, in high spirits.

A good phone's image quality was every bit as good as a DSLR's. With photo-editing software, she didn't even need to retouch the pictures herself.

Dongye Hanren nodded. "That's right. This is a private residence, and someone takes meticulous care of it."

Unlike ordinary Japanese families, whose homes might have a small courtyard and room for no more than one car out front, truly wealthy families could own exquisite, park-like gardens. Their lives were entirely different from those of the poor, overworked masses: they lived in comfort and luxury, and what they spent on the most mundane things could support an ordinary family for quite some time.

"It looks like there's a hot spring here!"

Diana suddenly pointed behind the estate's main