Everyone was taken aback.
But since the door was open, they made their way inside.
— It was a three-tiered ancient mansion with white walls, green tiles, vibrant red lanterns that seeped into the darkness of the night, turning darker in the shadow and redder in the light. Coupled with the rustling trees in the courtyard, it was eerily gloomy.
In the melancholic pitter-patter of the rain, an old man's recitation of verses seemed to hover faintly, his voice aged and hoarse... The atmosphere became increasingly creepy.
They quickly came across a second door, which was also open.
Through the narrow, vertical door frame, they could see an old scholar standing beneath the eaves of the main house, pacing and muttering verses:
"Fish, I desire; bear's paw, equally I desire..."
The four people outside the second door shared a look.
"What is he reciting?" Fu Miaoxue whispered to Du Lai.
Du Lai shook his head: "I can't tell."
