Underneath the setting sun, the rosy clouds seemed to cover half the sky, casting their red hue
upon the entire world. "Cleaning the ancestral hall is pretty easy." Departing the ancestral hall,
Linley had to admit that he had over-prepared. He had slotted an hour for this job, but in just
fifteen minutes, he was finished cleaning. On the Yulan continent, each year was divided into
twelve months, each month thirty days, each day twenty four hours, and each hour sixty minutes.
Most noble families owned grandfather clocks, and were able to accurately tell time. Some
extremely wealthy or extremely high-status individuals might even own meticulously calibrated
wrist watches. "The ancestral hall is cleaned every month. Frankly speaking, in just a month, the
ancestral hall won't get too dirty. All I have to do is just casually wipe it down. I have almost
an hour before training starts. What should I do?" Bored, Linley looked around in all directions.
The ancient Baruch mansion had five thousand years of history. The front courtyard was cleaned
every day, but the rooms in the much-larger back courtyard, aside from the ancestral hall, were
all covered in dust, and even the walls were cracked. Wild grasses and dark green lichen covered
the floors and even ran up the walls. "Heeeeey..." Seeing the decrepit architecture, Linley's eyes
slowly brightened. "Lots of places in the back courtyard haven't been visited in over a century.
I wonder if there's any ancient, valuable items there?" Upon coming to this realization, Linley's
heart began to pound. "If I am able to find some valuable things and give them to father, no doubt
he will be very happy." Linley took a deep breath, then immediately entered a decrepit room next
to the ancestral hall. Step by step, he walked carefully, wielding a sturdy wooden stick in his
hands, which he used to strike down the cobwebs, allowing himself a more careful examination.
Immediately upon entering the room, a rotten scent wafted past Linley's nose. Thick cobwebs could
be seen in each corner, and spiders could even be seen clambering about. Many spiderwebs were
covering decorative curtains and furnishings. Upon closer examination, all of these curtains
appeared very ancient. Unfortunately, the curtains were tattered beyond belief, just barely
holding together in the semblance of a curtain. "If these curtains weren't ruined, no doubt they
would be worth a lot of money." Linley helplessly shook his head. He continued to inspect the
room, using his stick to brush aside the layers of cobwebs as he carefully searched. He searched
the floor, the cabinets, and even to see if there were any secret passageways on the walls.
"According to the books I've read, it is quite common for walls to contain hidden levers or
passages." Linley carefully rapped the walls, listening to the sounds. Linley very much enjoyed
this feeling of searching for treasures in the ancient room. But he had forgotten something. If he
could come up with this idea, wouldn't his father, his grandfather, and the other elders of the
Baruch clan also have thought of this? These ancient rooms had long ago been scoured clean by the
deceased elders of the Baruch clan. Linley was only eight years old, after all. Although the
strict education of the clan helped him mature quickly, there was still a large gap between him
and an adult. Naturally, he wouldn't be able to consider things from a more complete point of view.
"Nothing in this room. Next one..." Linley exited the first room and entered the second.
There were actually many rooms in the back courtyard. After all, the front courtyard which Linley
resided in constituted only a third of the entire manor. The back courtyard was far larger. Linley
would probably have to spend an entire day in order to finish searching the entire back courtyard.