Huo Hai felt that all the time he had spent staring blankly in his entire life did not add up to as much as today. All the way here, he had been led along in a daze by Qu Siyu, hand in hand. By the time he came back to his senses, many people had already gathered on both sides.
Before Huo Hai could do anything, Qu Siyu suddenly released his hand of her own accord. Even as he breathed a sigh of relief, for some reason, he also felt a trace of regret. No, this did not seem like the time to be thinking about such things.
"Huo Hai, you'll be staying here. The servants inside will prepare a room for you. I still need to find my master, so I won't accompany you any longer." So they had arrived. Huo Hai suddenly understood. After following Qu Siyu into the spacious-looking courtyard, he watched her leave. Once inside, Huo Hai could not help looking around.
This courtyard was even larger than the one he had lived in at Imperial City Academy, but its style was completely different. Perhaps it was because the courtyard had been built amid hilly terrain. This was not a lofty mountain, yet it possessed the contours of mountainous land.
Buildings rose and fell at varying heights, scattered in uneven layers. This style, unlike anything he had ever seen before, filled Huo Hai with wonder. Not long after Qu Siyu left, several maidservants approached. "Young Master Huo, we will take you to your resting quarters."
Huo Hai came back to his senses and nodded without saying anything. He did not know why, but he had not noticed it before. Only now did he realize that every servant in this courtyard was a woman. Since this was