"What are you standing there for? Come in." Ning Xue waved to us, then turned around and walked into the manor.
As Ning Xue and Man Yuanyi passed by, the vast archway slowly opened automatically, as if by telepathy. Huo Liang, Zhao Xi, and I all opened our mouths, but I was the first to react. I hurried after them, my backpack on my back. Later, Huo Liang and Zhao Xi followed.
What surprised us most was that after entering the archway, we initially thought we'd have to walk slowly through the interconnected corridors, but unexpectedly, there were automated trams to transport us! There must be several automated trams throughout the manor, and they run back and forth continuously through the corridors, apparently for the convenience of residents.
After all, the manor is too big. It would take at least half an hour to walk from the east manor to the west manor, and the corridor is full of ups and downs, twists and turns. Even sitting on this tram will make people feel as thrilling as riding a roller coaster in an amusement park!
After a while, we arrived in front of the castle-like building in the center of the manor. It looked okay from a distance, but when we looked at it up close, wow, I suddenly felt that this building was so tall and majestic that I had to look up high to see it clearly.
Ning Xue asked us to follow her inside. As we entered the castle, the light suddenly dimmed. After all, there was sunlight outside, but it was a little dim inside. This was the manor hall, with neatly arranged high-end tables and many exquisite pieces of furniture. The walls were covered with numerous paintings, sculptures, and tapestries. The interior decoration was magnificent and simply dazzling.
At the head of the hall sat a middle-aged man, about fifty, dressed simply and neatly. He had a calm expression and was leisurely feeding a four-joy bird in a cage on the table. I also noticed that both sides of the hall were covered with cages, including pearl finches, golden finches, crowing birds, lovebirds, thrushes, lovebirds, and many more. The sheer number of cages dazzled me, I almost thought this was a bird park!
"Dad, what's the matter that makes you call me back so urgently?" As Ning Xue entered the hall, she walked towards the middle-aged man sitting at the first seat.
It turns out that the middle-aged man who likes to play with all kinds of birds is Ning Xue’s father!
Father Ning turned his head and glanced at Ning Xue. A hint of joy appeared between his thick brows, but it was fleeting, and then he was replaced by displeasure: "You are finally willing to come home to see me?"
Ning Xue smiled and said, "Dad, what are you talking about? I'm busy on a mission!"
"That's a lie!" Father Ning said sternly, but his face gradually became more cheerful. Suddenly, he glanced at us behind him, frowned, and asked, "Who are these people?"
"They are my friends." Ning Xue came over and introduced me, Huo Liang, Zhao Xi and others, and also introduced his father to us.
I then learned that Ning's father's name was Ning Changfeng, and his nickname was "Eagle". He was like an eagle of prey flying across the desert. No one could imagine how he became such a respected tycoon.
All I could see was his angular old face, without a trace of laziness, dullness or indecision. These flaws that most people have have disappeared without a trace in him.
"Huo Liang?" Ning Changfeng fixed his gaze on Huo Liang, his sharp eyes narrowing slightly. "Is it Director Huo who seized the opportunity to seize the Jiangzhou Luo Group's foundation after its chairman was assassinated?"
"Dad!" Ning Xue's face looked a little ugly.
Ning Xue was clearly helpless in the face of this blunt father. I glanced at Huo Liang from the side. How would he react to someone like Ning Changfeng, who stood at the top of the food chain? But in my opinion, Huo Liang is at least a director of the Jiangzhou Huo Group. He's also quite shrewd and has seen a lot of things. He shouldn't be stage-frightened, right?
What I didn't expect was that Huo Liang actually began to tremble, even his speech being a little unsettling. He shook his head and stammered, "I didn't take it away... I'm my godfather's only heir, with legal permission. It's not what Uncle Ning thinks!"
"Really? Then why are you shaking? Are you excited?" Ning Changfeng's words were as sharp as a sword, so aggressive that they scared Huo Liang to death.
"Dad!" Ning Xue stared with her beautiful eyes, almost getting angry.
But Ning Changfeng didn't care at all. He set his eyes on Zhao Xi again, glanced up and down, and said, "What a beautiful girl. It's a pity that you have poor taste."
Zhao Xi was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously frowned and asked, "What?"
Ning Xue turned around and said to Zhao Xi awkwardly, "My dad knows a little bit about fortune-telling, and he says all sorts of nonsense to people he meets. Zhao Xi, please don't take it to heart."
Zhao Xi shook his head and smiled, "It's okay. It's rare for Uncle Ning to be so elegant."
Ning Xue's father, Ning Changfeng, can read fortunes? Does that mean he was reading the fortunes of Huo Liang and Zhao Xi? I don't know if he's accurate, but judging by the surface, he might be quite accurate. I was just thinking about this when Ning Changfeng's sharp eyes shot towards me. Holy shit! I shuddered. Damn it! He's just reading fortunes, why is he looking so scary?
"You have to be careful, Ning Changfeng is very unusual, and his eyes are very insightful. Even if he can't read faces, he can see through your thoughts just by looking at you!" Su Xiaoniu's words reminded me, and I was so scared that I quickly covered my chest with my hands.
It is said that the heart is the vital part of the human body, and the mind is concentrated in the heart. If I just cover my chest, he won’t be able to see it, right?
Ning Changfeng looked at me for a long moment, and just as he was about to say something, Ning Xue suddenly stood between me and her father, supporting her waist with both hands. She angrily said, "Dad, that's enough! If you keep mocking my friends like this, I'm leaving right now and never coming back!"
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