Upon sharing the news with Yan Sihan, eventually everyone in the manor knew about it, particularly Yan Sihan's maternal grandfather who was delighted beyond words.
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---Li Mansion.
The long-abandoned courtyard was overgrown with grass taller than a person, even the stone lions in front of the gates were cracked.
This was the Li family's former residence, not in the capital, but in the suburban mansion. In those days, the Li family had the Minister Manor in the city as well as seven mansions in the suburbs, showing their glory.
This place was the most frequently inhabited mansion of the Li family.
Walking through the overgrown weeds, the stone steps were covered with green moss! Even the doors were wrapped in vines! The door seals had been corroded by wind and rain, leaving them worn and tattered, and the once gleaming door nails were now covered in rust.
At the entrance, nothing but blackness remained where the mythical beasts once stood.
