Ahead lay two forks in the road. Zhang Xiaohua stopped the carriage. After thinking for a moment, Nie Qianyu pointed at one of the smaller paths. "Brother Ren, let's take this road. The one on the left is the main road to Hui Chun Valley's front gate. The tournament arena must be set up before the valley entrance. We should take this smaller path instead. Though it's a side entrance, at least it's quiet, and no one will see us."
Nie Qianyu knew that this martial contest for marriage was merely a smokescreen her father had put up. If people saw her returning from outside the valley, there would inevitably be gossip. Besides, hadn't she still hoped to make her father stop?
Zhang Xiaohua nodded and drove the carriage onto the small path to the right.
The path was secluded, with lush trees on either side. Wild grass and flowers carpeted the ground, and from time to time came the rushing sound of a river. It truly was a stretch of beautiful scenery.
After traveling for a while, Zhang Xiaohua released his divine sense. Sure enough, not far ahead stood an enormous estate built against a mountain. That mountain was part of a continuous range, thick with verdant vegetation. Where the estate had been built, the range seemed to split in two, with a deep valley directly behind the manor. Zhang Xiaohua thought, This deep valley must be where Hui Chun Valley got its name.
Looking further, he saw that the estate was several times larger than Huanxi Mountain Villa. It contained not only pavilions, terraces, towers, and winding corridors, but even more medicinal herbs under cultivation and wild animals raised in enclosures. It was a sea of emerald green, bursting with boundless vitality, truly worthy of the words "Hui