The Nine Nether Grotto-Heaven was about to open!

Feng Zhitáo snorted at the sight of Ji Yuan's expression. Without saying anything, she headed into the house on her own.

Unable to fathom this senior's temperament, Ji Yuan could only hurry after her.

Once inside, Feng Zhitáo seemed even more familiar with the house than Ji Yuan was.

One moment, she stared blankly at one spot; the next, she gazed at another, lost in thought.

Ji Yuan understood. What Feng Zhitáo saw was not the house as it stood now, but the road she had traveled to reach this point. She must have lived here for a very long time.

After looking around the front courtyard, they went to the wall in the rear courtyard.

Feng Zhitáo looked at the words she had left behind, then at those left by others, and murmured, "That old man died too."

"You're the fifth owner to live here since this house was built." Feng Zhitáo turned toward Ji Yuan and smiled. "Surely you'll at least establish an island of your own?"

Establishing an island meant reaching Foundation Establishment.

Ji Yuan gave a wry smile. "Your junior brother will certainly do his best."

"Hmph."

Having finished reminiscing, Feng Zhitáo shook off her melancholy and returned to her earlier lively self.

"I wouldn't have guessed. You're handsome, and you like keeping things tidy too. I thought your house would be like my senior brothers' places—a complete mess."

That's because I have a female spirit at home whose sole job is cleaning up after me. Ji Yuan recalled his days in Zengtou City, before he had obtained Tu Yue.

His home had been a mess too, especially when the [Pigsty] and [Chicken Coop] were both inside.

Back then, a foul stench hit him the moment he stepped through the door.

Feng Zhitáo led the way,