Bian Shishi had come without rhyme or reason, yet left just as decisively.
Xu Zimo gazed at the moonlight, lost in thought.
Bian Shishi was someone from his past. That much was certain.
But whether she was friend or foe, he did not know.
So he could not trust her completely.
Glancing at the Jade-Eyed Water Beast beside him, he sat cross-legged once more and began to meditate.
He had also formed a plan in his heart.
The next time the water beasts besieged the city, he had to go and take a look.
The night passed without a word.
As dawn gradually broke, the maid Xiao Yu brought over breakfast.
While eating, Xu Zimo casually asked, "Xiao Yu, have you seen the eldest miss of our Black Crow Mansion?"
"Why does Son-in-law ask?"
Xiao Yu replied in puzzlement, "The eldest miss usually stays in her own courtyard and rarely goes out.
I've only seen her two or three times."
"Then what kind of person do you think the eldest miss is?" Xu Zimo asked again.
"I don't know much.
The eldest miss has a calm temperament and does not like arguing with others.
But whether it is the elders of our residence or the Mansion Lord, they all think very highly of the eldest miss," Xiao Yu said to herself.
"I see," Xu Zimo nodded.
"Then where is the eldest miss's courtyard?"
"Son-in-law, even if I told you, you still wouldn't be able to get in," Xiao Yu replied.
"You should prepare for today's trial instead.
Don't disappoint Second Miss."
Xu Zimo shook his head with a laugh. To him, this trial was utterly meaningless.
He had no intention of staying in Black Crow Mansion.
When the water beast army arrived, that might be the day he left.
After