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Soon, guided by the maid, Wang Shouzhe had arrived at the backyard of the Lu Family's main residence, where Elder Mingsheng, the reclusive cultivator, resided.
This place was close to the Yingxiu Lake, a towering and magnificent building, from where almost half of the lake's scenery could be seen. The lake breeze, the wave noise, the leaping fish, the singing birds, all these elements integrated this architecture into nature.
Standing before a tower called "Yingxiu Ascending Moon", Wang Shouzhe greeted, "Wang Shouzhe from the Ping'an Wang Family is seeking an audience with Elder Mingsheng."
"Come in."
A gentle voice sounded directly into Wang Shouzhe's ear.
Following the instruction, Wang Shouzhe climbed up the solid wooden steps to the high floor of the tower. Outside the tower window, a grey-robed old man sat with his back to Wang Shouzhe, fishing in the Yingxiu Lake from his chair.