If all of this was true, then every move he had made since the moment he was born had been under this old madam's surveillance.
The night was cool and the breeze refreshing. On the night of the Sixth Day of the Seventh Month, there was none of midsummer's sweltering heat, only a coolness rarely found in summer.
Medicinal herbs grew thickly in the back courtyard of Easy Origin Hall, their varied colors scattered through the deep night. Even the air carried their rich fragrance.
Hu Xiaotian walked into the courtyard alone. Since entering through the back gate of Easy Origin Hall, he had followed a winding path, guided by the lanterns on either side. He could tell that he had entered an intricate formation. Although he had not seen a single person along the way, he had the strange sensation that countless pairs of eyes were watching him from the darkness.
In the back courtyard, a lone figure sat in a wheelchair with her back to him, gazing at the stars in the night sky. What was she searching for? Which star did she hope to find?
Hu Xiaotian had met Old Madam Xu before his wedding to Long Xiyue. They had spoken frankly and intimately then. Although subsequent events had proved that Old Madam Xu had not lied to him about many things, Hu Xiaotian still believed she must have concealed something from him. Her arrival today could not possibly have been a coincidence either.
Old Madam Xu's figure looked solitary and forlorn, yet showed not the slightest trace of age. From behind, she looked very young. What surprised Hu Xiaotian even more was that her hair was no longer snow-white as it had been before. It had miraculously turned ink-black. Her long black hair was tied with