Chapter 80: Chapter 80: A Trail of Dust

"The specifics are not very clear," Meng Xing shook his head and said, "This mansion was seized a long time ago, earlier than Magistrate Wu's tenure. Well, it has been this way since I was a child.

"However, having grown up in this city, I've heard some legends about this grand mansion that not even the lord may know of. It is said that over a hundred years ago, a wealthy merchant moved here and built this grand mansion.

"At that time, the merchant's family could be considered the number one family in Huangtong Mansion City. With many members, young or old, male or female, they were the envy of all, and even the then-lord had to show them some respect.

"But then one day, out of the blue, the earth became scorchingly hot, and overnight, the wealthy merchant's family living here vanished without a trace, and the mansion was then taken over by the prefectural city's yamen."