Ye Xunhuan and Olivia felt a shiver run through them as soon as they heard the voice, and they immediately looked towards where it came from.

In the next moment, the man who had been playing the zither during the day appeared in front of them. Now, however, he was using crutches, and his long robe completely concealed the absence of his legs underneath, making it impossible to see what lay beneath.

Ye Xunhuan and Olivia froze momentarily upon seeing this. Although their minds were filled with countless questions, they didn’t ask anything further and simply stood up to follow the man out of there!

This man was evidently very familiar with Broken Cliff Residence.

But could he possibly not be familiar?

Being trapped here for over twenty years, he must have become incredibly familiar with every blade of grass and tree, so the man led Ye Xunhuan and Olivia to a courtyard with ease.

The courtyard was entirely constructed in an antique architectural style, but it wasn’t a pavilion or tower; it was a common residence with a bit of a courtyard feel.

The man took Ye Xunhuan and Olivia directly into a room and cautiously closed the door.

"Sit anywhere!" the man said softly.

The room was simply furnished, with a few bamboo chairs and a hardwood desk, on which was placed a set of tea utensils!

On the surrounding walls were numerous paintings, though not by any famous artists; they bore no signatures or seals.

Presumably, these paintings were all by the man himself?

Although these paintings weren’t by renowned artists, their spirit was unmatched by many great masters!

If anyone were willing to market these paintings, they could absolutely fetch a very substantial price.

Ye Xunhuan and Olivia glanced around before sitting in the bamboo chairs.

Once seated, Ye Xunhuan couldn’t help but inquire of the man, "Sir, your legs..."

"They’re long gone!" the man replied with a calm smile, appearing quite content, "They were chopped off by someone over twenty years ago."

The man seemed to be talking about a trivial matter, as if it didn’t concern him at all, his expression calm and serene, even with a touch of carefree nonchalance.

"Sorry, I didn’t know..."

"No worries!" the man said nonchalantly, "Since you were led here by the Emperor’s people, do you know why you came to find me?"

As he spoke, the man’s gaze fell on Ye Xunhuan.

Given the man’s understanding of Longshou, he definitely wouldn’t send a foreign woman to find him, especially since Ye Xunhuan was here, indicating that there was certainly a reason.

"Sir..."

"We’ll talk later!" the man suddenly interrupted Ye Xunhuan, as if he had just thought of something, "You must be hungry by now, let me prepare some food for you!"

"Sir, there’s no need..."

"Just wait here!" the man said firmly.

No sooner had the man left with his crutches did Ye Xunhuan feel a sudden inexplicable pang of sadness.

The man seemed to have long prepared food for Ye Xunhuan and Olivia, as he soon brought it to them.

Despite his lack of legs, the man’s movements were not sluggish at all; he was even more agile than some with both legs!

"There’s no fancy dishes here, just make do!"

The man served only vegetarian dishes, along with some rice!

"Thank you!" Ye Xunhuan said gratefully.

The man slowly sat down beside them, "Eat while we chat!"

Ye Xunhuan was indeed hungry and did not stand on ceremony, beginning to eat heartily.

"Aren’t you afraid I’ll poison you?" the man asked, unable to help himself after seeing Ye Xunhuan and Olivia eat with relish.

"I trust you wouldn’t," Ye Xunhuan replied.

The man looked at Ye Xunhuan with curiosity, "Why do you think I wouldn’t?"

"If you wanted to harm us, you could have revealed our whereabouts outside earlier," Ye Xunhuan said softly, "Besides, I’ve already been poisoned, so even if you did, it wouldn’t concern me!"

The man’s eyebrows rose immediately, looking at Ye Xunhuan, "You’ve been poisoned?"

Ye Xunhuan nodded, "Yes, I came here because someone told me there’s someone who can cure my poison, so I came!"

"What kind of poison?" The man’s brows furrowed inadvertently, an intense look of concern appearing between them.

"I don’t know!" Ye Xunhuan shook his head lightly, "It’s a radioactive poison created at the cost of six billion dollars, specifically tailored for me!"

With that, Ye Xunhuan’s face slowly revealed a trace of self-mockery.

He never imagined that one day he’d be worth such great effort and expense to an opponent!

The man didn’t speak immediately, but glanced back and forth at Ye Xunhuan before slowly saying, "Looks like you’ve made quite a few enemies!"

"Not too many!" Ye Xunhuan replied awkwardly with a smile.

At that moment, Olivia couldn’t help but ask. "Sir, can you help him detoxify?"

The man glanced at Olivia and then spoke softly, "What is your relationship with each other?"

"Friends!" Olivia said without hesitation.

"Friends?" The man clearly didn’t believe Olivia, and started scanning them back and forth, "I don’t believe there are friends like you in the world!"

"What do you mean?"

"Before you came, surely someone told you how dangerous Broken Cliff Residence is," the man said calmly, "Saying it’s a life-and-death situation wouldn’t be an exaggeration!"

"Especially for a foreigner, it’s absolutely a fatal trap, but you came anyway!" the man said, staring intently at Olivia, "If you’re just friends, could you really disregard your life and death?"

"Sir..."

"If I’m not mistaken, you fancy him!" the man said slowly, a faint smile appearing on his face, as he looked at Olivia.

Ye Xunhuan was instantly dumbfounded upon hearing this, petrified on the spot, his face filled with disbelief.

Olivia fancying him, what kind of nonsense was this?

After all, Olivia was a vampire; how could she possibly fancy him?

Vampires live significantly longer than humans.

"Sir, you’ve got it wrong, we’re just friends!" Ye Xunhuan said immediately upon regaining his senses.