Mysterious Figure!

"Since there's nothing in this alchemy room, let's go take a look at the main hall first," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Brother Xiao Yan, I can sense something terrifying within this residence. Its aura seems somewhat similar to the pills here," Shan Yao said solemnly, her little face tense.

"Mm."

"Don't worry, I'm here." Xiao Yan raised his head slightly. Then, without further hesitation, he headed straight for the alchemy room's exit, intending to check out the main hall.

Shan Yao and Snake Punishment followed after him.

The rear courtyard of the manor.

It was several hundred meters away from the front courtyard. Unlike the front courtyard, which was mostly used to entertain guests for meals and discussions, the rear courtyard was the true residence.

The rear courtyard was far larger than the front courtyard. It had been built atop the water and was entirely made of wood.

Strangely enough, the stone-paved ground in the front courtyard had concealed the manor's unusual nature, so Xiao Yan and the others had not noticed anything amiss. Yet from the rear courtyard, the layout of the manor was plainly visible!

This manor had actually been built on the water!

That was truly astonishing!

The water around this manor differed from ordinary water. It contained a powerful restriction that prohibited flight!

Thus, constructing such an enormous manor atop it would likely require tremendous power!

Inside one of the rooms in the rear courtyard, wisps of white mist continuously seeped from an exquisite box. They passed through the house and slowly spread outward!

Had Xiao Yan been here, he would certainly have recognized this mist as the culprit behind the Desert Mountain Range being shrouded in fog all year round!

"Why must you suffer like this?"

"Back when you were still infants, you