My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 270: The Bizarre Mansion

Chapter 270: Chapter 270: The Bizarre Mansion

They quickly made their way up the mountain.

At the summit, there indeed was a large mansion.

In front of the mansion hung two fiery red lanterns, which were very conspicuous in the black of night.

Surrounding it was an expanse of woods, stretching as far as the eye could see, without end.

Surprisingly, the sound of crows came from inside the woods.

Chu Baihan had already asked Yan Lin and the others to hide in the shadows, while she went forward with Nan Xing and Tang Yu to knock on the door.

"Knock, knock, knock."

This knocking sound was quite abrupt in the silent night.

After a while, footsteps approached.

With a "creak," the door opened.

An old man peered out.

His hair was still black, but his beard had turned completely white.

His body and face were frighteningly emaciated, as if there was no flesh left in his frame, only a layer of skin and a skeleton.

His eyes were deeply set, resembling two black hollows embedded in his head.

At the sight of him, Nan Xing was startled.

Her face turned pale momentarily, then she quickly stepped back.

Chu Baihan slightly furrowed her brow, but managed to stay calm.

"Old sir, we have come to see your Family Head," Chu Baihan spoke softly.

"The Family Head has already retired for the night; please, you should leave,"

The old man spoke, his voice raspy, like the grating of stones, which was very unpleasant to hear.

"Our landlord wishes to discuss a business deal with your Family Head, hence he sent us to hurry here through the night. If the An Family Head has retired, we can wait," Chu Baihan quickly replied.

Nan Xing also reacted swiftly, stepping forward to add, "Old sir, traveling from here back to the capital, back and forth, takes a lot of time, and it’s also unsafe late at night. Perhaps you could let us stay at the An residence for a night, so early tomorrow morning, we could meet the An Family Head."

"Our An family never hosts people overnight," the old man coldly replied.

"Old sir, we truly will not cause any disturbance; please just make an exception to let us stay for the night," Nan Xing pleaded sadly.

She even pulled out a bag of silver taels.

"Our landlord really values this business deal, and is hoping to get a response by tomorrow morning. If we go back now, he will be angry. Please, we beg you, help us, and we can give you this money."

But upon seeing that bulging money bag, the old man showed no interest whatsoever.

He scrutinized Chu Baihan and Nan Xing carefully, and then dismissively glanced at Tang Yu.

"Who is your landlord?" he continued to inquire.

"It’s Landlord Wu," Nan Xing hurriedly produced a token.

"So it’s Landlord Wu, who also happens to be a familiar guest of our Family Head. I can let you in, but there are some conditions..."

Hearing him finally relent, Chu Baihan and Nan Xing both breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Baihan quickly responded, "Of course, we agree, old sir. Please go ahead."

"First, you must not wander around at night or disturb any person in the residence. Second, there aren’t many guest rooms in the residence, just one, so only the two of you ladies can stay there, and the other person will have to sleep in the firewood room."

"That’s fine, old sir. I’m tough-skinned and can handle sleeping in the firewood room,"

Tang Yu scratched his head, smiling foolishly.

The old man withdrew his gaze, then opened the door wider, "Come in."

As they entered the mansion, Chu Baihan and the others were astounded by the sight that met their eyes.

Inside, many white lanterns were hanging.

The entire courtyard was filled with white lanterns.

Outside were red lanterns, yet inside, there were so many white lanterns.

What on earth was going on?

"Elder, has your household recently been conducting a funeral?" Nan Xing tentatively asked.

"If you shouldn’t ask, then don’t." The old man had little patience, his cold gaze flicked towards Nan Xing before he warned.

Nan Xing gave an embarrassed chuckle and did not dare to inquire further.

Chu Baihan scrutinized the mansion’s layout carefully and memorized it.

They had walked for quite some time and hadn’t seen a single servant.

Finally, the old man led them to the most secluded house in the mansion.

"The two of you can rest here tonight. Remember, do not wander around. I will take you to meet the Family Head in the morning," he said.

"Thank you, elder," Chu Baihan softly expressed his gratitude.

The firewood room was next door, and Tang Yu was arranged to stay there.

Once the door was closed, Nan Xing began frantically feeling her arms.

"Princess, this mansion is truly eerie, should we think of a way to leave first?"

She said worriedly.

"Do not panic. Have you noticed something special about our room?"

Chu Baihan, sitting under the table and looking up at Nan Xing, asked this question.

"Special about this room?" Nan Xing frowned.

She tried to think but couldn’t figure out what was special.

"When we came in from outside, I observed that almost every room in this mansion is filled with white lanterns. But our door, there are no white lanterns," Chu Baihan slowly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Nan Xing came to a realization.

She slapped her forehead and said, "That’s right, there are indeed no white lanterns at our door."

But she soon spoke dejectedly, "Could it be because this is a guest room, so there are no white lanterns hung?"

"Do you truly believe what that old man said, that the An Family has only one guest room?" Chu Baihan answered in a whispering tone.

"Of course I don’t believe it. With such a big An Family, how could there possibly be only one guest room left? I guess the old man was making excuses. But I don’t quite understand; since he was willing to let us in, why not arrange another guest room so that Tang Yu wouldn’t have to sleep in the firewood room. Otherwise, he might as well not let us in at all,"

Nan Xing said dejectedly.

"Therefore, this guest room must be very special," Chu Baihan spoke meaningfully.

Soon, she got up and said, "Let’s search the room, perhaps we might discover something."

"Yes, Princess,"

The two of them began to search the inside of the room.

Chu Baihan’s gaze quickly fell on the bedding not far away.

Then, she glanced at the table next to it.

"This room, is truly spotless," she murmured softly.

Nan Xing immediately caught on and quickly said, "If this is a guest room, according to the landlord’s claim that the An Family never allows anyone inside, this place shouldn’t be so clean."

"Perhaps someone had stayed here before us," Chu Baihan murmured softly.

"Princess, could it be Miss Jian? She really is in the An Family!" Nan Xing’s expression brightened.

They continued their search.

"Princess, look," Nan Xing found an earring under the corner of the table.

"This is from the Yan Country," Chu Baihan recognized at a glance that the earring was not something that should be in the Nanduan Kingdom.

"Looking at this, there’s a great chance that Jian Yun stayed here."

Chu Baihan’s tone suddenly turned cold.