"You know what line of work I'm in, this is my first time here," Li Zhen, seeing Xia You was really famished, could only take Xia You to Lanting.
They walked past the lawn where the worship was held earlier, then bypassed a few villas, and in front of them was a lake.
"This doesn't look like a tea room, it's really more like..." Xia You looked at the pavilion-like building rising in the middle of the lake with shimmering ripples.
No taller than a tower, yet shaped somewhat like one. It was clear that the former owner of David Church was someone who thoroughly enjoyed luxuries. The 3 pm sun, less intense but still bright, made the three-story tower with white walls and emerald-colored glazed tiles exquisitely delicate.
Predatory seagulls skimmed over the shimmering lake; nearby, several rows of reeds that had shed their cotton blossoms grew. The autumn breeze blew, and yellow-green leaves, like slender ribbons, fluttered in unison facing the lake.
