Chunhua's legs shook like noodles, terrified, but she dared not say anything. With a pale face, she led the way ahead, occasionally twisting her head to glance back at the Six Beasts, fearfully worried that they might pounce and bite.
The Six Beasts looked at her with disdain and, tilting their necks, swaggered to the front of the group.
The party rounded the tall screen wall and beheld an open expanse; the spacious front courtyard was just as Zhenzhen described, so vast one could almost race horses in it! Of course, there were no horses now—just the Six Beasts darting and dashing among the flower beds.
Everyone suppressed their shock and walked straight ahead without wandering eyes. Although they did not lingeringly gaze around, the corner of their eyes had already taken in the entire front courtyard, and their feelings were far from the calm surface.
