Inside the Blue House, there were no furnishings to be seen, nor any person. There was only a large tree growing within the wooden house, so thick that it took three people to embrace its trunk, supporting the roof like a giant pillar.
The top of the tree seemed to have been chopped off by someone, showing only the trunk without any treetop.
On this massive trunk, there was only one small branch about a foot long, with a single green leaf hanging from it.
The trunk was ashen and withered, appearing to have been dead for many years, with dried and cracked bark in many areas.
Yet, that green leaf was vibrant and teeming with life.
Li Xiu stepped directly inside, and the door closed by itself immediately.
"Is anyone there?" Li Xiu called out, but there was no response. The house was so silent that one could hear a pin drop.
