Yu Family Compound

  In the west of the city, there was a large compound with the surname Yu. The building was spacious, and the beams and pillars were majestic in the past. However, due to long-term exposure to wind and sun, the golden lacquer animal face on the gate had become mottled and worn out, just like the courtyard wall, which had faded so much that it was hard to find its original colorful decorations. It looked like an old lady standing desolately in the sunset.

  To the north of the big courtyard is a piece of empty land, desolate and uninhabited. To the south, however, there are wisps of smoke rising from cooking fires, dense woods, and houses packed tightly together all the way to the main streets of the capital city.

  Not bad! …… Not far from the city, but not too biased, Xiao Congrong was very satisfied with Chunxiang's proposal for this place to stay.

  But the little maid, carrying luggage and standing far away, looked frightened, saw her turn around and said: "Miss, this place is too shabby, let's find another place!"

  Xiao Congrong glared at her disapprovingly and said, "You've forgotten again, I already told you not to call me 'Miss', why are you calling me that?"

  Chun Xiang looked embarrassed and pouted, walking over to push her: "I'm used to it, don't be angry, I'll definitely remember to change next time!"

  Xiao Zongrong felt a bit helpless and naturally knew that habits couldn't be changed overnight.

  Honestly, Chun Xiang choosing to follow her really moved her! She had thought that the person who shared life and death with her would betray her at a critical moment, but someone who was almost still a stranger showed her loyalty through actions at a critical moment... Is heaven using this way to prove to her that there is still true love in the world?

  At that moment, she made a vow in her heart: since Chunxiang chose her at this moment, she would repay her thousands and tens of thousands of times...

  "Push me in!" Xiao Zong knew what she was afraid of, Chun Xiang had told him on the way here that this Yu family's mansion had been bloodbathed by the Qiu family ten years ago, and more than thirty people from the Yu family were killed.

  Afterwards, Yu's distant relatives got the big house and sold it several times, but those who moved in either died or went mad. The rumor that the house was haunted and a place of evil spirits spread far and wide, so even if they gave the house away for free, no one wanted it, and it remained vacant.

  After leaving Xiao's house, Zou Rong asked Chunxiang where there was a dilapidated temple or thatched cottage that didn't require rent and could be temporarily occupied. Chunxiang hastily mentioned the Yu family.

  He readily asked her to bring him over to take a look. Upon seeing it, although the large courtyard had been uninhabited for many years and its outer walls were somewhat dilapidated, it was after all the residence of a wealthy family, with good workmanship and materials, and the houses inside were still standing upright without any signs of collapse.

  "Little... Rongrong, are you really going in? No way..."

  Chunxiang's face changed and she was about to cry: "Let's change places! I'll definitely find a better place for you to live!"

  Xiao Congrong lost his smile: "What are you afraid of? Even if there's a ghost, it'll only come out at night. Now the sun hasn't set yet, let's go in and see what's going on. You're scared, just wait here then! I'll go take a look!"

  She wheeled herself over to the broken wall and looked out. The courtyard was spacious, but had been neglected for years, with weeds growing wild and dead leaves covering the ground. Several windows on the main house were not closed properly, and could not withstand the wind and rain, having already fallen off, the overall situation was better than she had imagined.

  She walked around the courtyard for half a circle and estimated that this large courtyard had nearly 10,000 square meters. She was secretly amazed at how wealthy the Yu family was, no wonder they were so unlucky!

  It's a pity that these dozens of empty houses are uninhabited, but she didn't know any better. Now it's like searching for treasure in the mountains - how can one enter the treasure mountain and return empty-handed?

  That's it... She smiled slightly and chose this place as her first home after crossing over...