A few more days passed...
It had been more than half a month since Annie, Lin Daiyu, Zijuan, Xueyan, and Tanchun had moved out and settled into the new "Lin Manor." At last, their daily lives and cultivation had gradually gotten back on track.
Although everyone was still working to adapt to their new way of life and surroundings, the turmoil of having just "escaped" Jia Residence had, no matter what, largely subsided by now.
At that moment, outside the main room in Lin Manor's rear courtyard, Lin Daiyu, Tanchun, Zijuan, and Xueyan arrived at the door with two Like Flower maids carrying various washing supplies.
This room was currently the largest, most spacious, and most luxurious master bedroom in all of Lin Manor.
Although Lin Daiyu was nominally the owner of this floating-island mansion, and the Heavenly Court Real Estate Bureau's property records bore only Lin Daiyu's name, the best-positioned, largest, and most comfortable main room in the rear courtyard had still been occupied by a certain troublesome little Immortal.
Daiyu and Tanchun, meanwhile, were staying in two adjacent side rooms within the same courtyard.
Neither Lin Daiyu nor Tanchun, Zijuan, or Xueyan had any objection to this. On the contrary, they all felt it was only proper.
As for the reason, there was no need to elaborate further.
Since it was already afternoon, the room inside and out was inevitably shrouded in the lazy, glaring light of the afternoon. Rays of sunlight streamed through the elegant carved redwood lattice windows, making the entire room visible and brightly lit to those outside the door.
"..."
Yet even so, atop the large canopy bed with its intricate carvings and cloud-brocade curtains, a petite figure was hugging her quilt as she sat blankly in the middle of the bed.
Her reddish-gold