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The next morning, the gates of the manor creaked open, and the emaciated little girl instantly woke up before jumping down from the stone lion's back, then snuck away while sticking close to the wall.
Chen Ping'an had naturally "woken up" before she did, and after watching the little girl leave, he returned to his residence instead of following her any longer. Chen Ping'an had rented a side room in a courtyard in the southern part of the capital city.
There was a Champion Scholar Alley nearby that was very renowned, but in reality, it couldn't even compare with Apricot Blossom Alley back home. There were many poor scholars who had traveled to the capital city for the imperial examination staying there.
Many of them had failed the examination, but couldn't afford to make the return journey, and by remaining in the capital city, they could stay longer with the new friends that they had made, so they decided to settle permanently here.
Chen Ping'an only had the key to his room, but no key for the yard gate, so he made sure to return at a time where the yard gate had already been opened for the morning. After returning to the courtyard, he made his way into his own room, then closed the door.
He took a glance at the stack of books on his table and the blankets on his bed to find that they had all been moved. The signs were very subtle, but they were quite apparent in his eyes, and he could only heave a resigned sigh. Thankfully, nothing had gone missing.
Previously, Chen Ping'an didn't live here. Instead, he had been staying in a large room in an inn so that he could practice his walking fist and sword techniques as he pleased.
However, as his fruitless search for the Observing Dao Temple wore on, he became more and more agitated, and in an extremely rare turn of events, he stopped his practice...
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