Ning Daoran felt as if something was missing.
"Just up and leaving" was indeed Lin Man's style, but to leave without any notice was too much of a departure from common courtesy.
He accepted the Storage Bag, and after maid Ying Xiu performed a curtsey, she left, having fulfilled her master's final request.
Ning Daoran turned and returned to the Cave Mansion, sitting in a pavilion scattered with drifting leaves amid the autumn wind.
The seal on the Storage Bag could be opened directly.
Inside, there was a thick handbook, a full finger's thickness, along with a letter.
"To Ning Daoran, handwritten by Lin Man."
The handwriting on the envelope was quite elegant, fitting Lin Man's temperament. Ning Daoran took out the letter, and immediately lines of text came into his view.
