"This is the hot spring pool in the central square of my family's estate. That way is our training ground, and over there are the living quarters for the outer disciples. The inner family disciples live over there, and I live right in the center."
Lan Mengqin began showing everyone around her home. Dong Qianqiu looked around curiously, never having imagined her friend was so wealthy.
The estate was about as large as the palace Chen Ming had built out of building blocks. To put it another way, it took Lan Mengqin half an hour to walk from her home to the cafeteria.
Fortunately, Dong Qianqiu had seen quite a bit while traveling with Chen Ming, so she didn't embarrass herself. With Lan Mengqin giving directions, they soon drove to her home.
It was immediately clear that her home was more luxurious than the places where the collateral branch's outer disciples and the direct line's inner disciples lived.
The collateral branch consisted of descendants of distant relatives, while the direct line referred to descendants of the elders in the Ice and Snow Family.
Lan Mengqin was the Ice and Snow Family patriarch's only daughter—in other words, the future clan leader—so naturally, her home and status were far superior to those of the other disciples.
"Qianqiu, Qiu'er, come on. I'll show you around."
After getting out of the car, Lan Mengqin took Di Qiu'er's hand in her left and Dong Qianqiu's in her right. With both Qiu'ers in hand, she led them off to explore.
Chen Ming looked as if he wanted to say something. Had she forgotten something? He hadn't even gotten out of the car yet! She'd just walked off with his sister and his Little Shark!
After the three of them left, Chen Ming and Lan Mengqin's father