Passing the hardy pine trees and crossing the white rockery, Yuan Dingshan moved like a black-clad bat shadow in the dead of night, stepping lightly toward the door of Luoyun Huan's bedchamber.
Several thick supporting pillars stood before the hall doors. Instead of the usual vermilion lacquer, they were made of ebony wood, carved with soaring, coiled dragons.
Clad entirely in black, Yuan Dingshan knew he had applied an invisibility talisman, yet he still instinctively sought a safe place to conceal himself.
Chapter 86