I changed the world.

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No. 1603 Yunshanfang, Linzhou, is a mountain villa with a blend of Chinese and Western styles. The house and courtyard cover an area of ​​about 4 acres and are surrounded by a metal fence, which provides good privacy.

Behind the villa is an attached tea garden, covering an area of ​​about 8 acres. Overall, even in an affluent area like Yunshanfang, this can be considered a decent property.

Starting a few days ago, the wooden plaque at the entrance of No. 1603 that originally read "Li Residence" was removed and replaced with a new plaque that reads "An Residence". According to the tradition of Daejo, this signifies that the place has a new owner.

Along with the wooden sign, a renovation team that had moved in a few days prior was also replaced. The team left after only a few days, suggesting that the interior renovations of the house haven't been significantly altered. Of course, such ordinary property transactions are not uncommon in communities like Yunshanfang, and haven't attracted much attention.

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That morning, the usually quiet Villa 1603 was filled with some voices.

"Senior Brother, this way..." An Huiling pushed open the villa door with a smile and gestured for Zhang Jing, who was walking behind her, to enter the villa.

The new owner of this villa is An Huiling, and today is her first day officially moving in. For a considerable period of time to come, she will use this place as her base in Linzhou. It is also not far from Zhang Jing's home, only about a hundred meters away. Given the sparse building density in Yunshanfang, they can practically be considered neighbors.

For privacy reasons, there are currently no dedicated servants in the villa; instead, a housekeeping company regularly sends people to clean it.

"It's a nice house. The original decoration here was already quite good." After entering the house, Zhang Jing looked around. The previous owner of this house had a high level of aesthetic taste. In addition, after the professional design team renovated it, the overall style has been improved to meet modern aesthetics and comfort on the basis of traditional oriental decoration style. Some calligraphy, paintings, porcelain and other artworks have been hung and placed in appropriate positions, which has further enhanced the style of the entire room.

"Right? I thought the original decoration here was pretty good, so I didn't ask anyone to make any major changes..." An Huiling seemed to be in a good mood after receiving praise from her senior brother, and walked into the house with her hands behind her back.

Although it's almost mid-March, temperatures are still quite low this year. It's said that some places in the north have already seen snow, and even in southern cities like Linzhou, the temperature is still around 5 degrees Celsius, with most people wearing thick winter clothes. However, An Huiling is dressed quite lightly, wearing only a thin, sporty winter jacket that accentuates her curvaceous figure. Her fitted sports pants further emphasize her slender and athletic hips.

It had been a while since they last met, and Zhang Jing noticed that his junior sister's figure was even better than before... For some reason, this thought flashed through Zhang Jing's mind.

He led Zhang Jing on a tour of all the rooms. The villa had three floors, including a spacious rooftop terrace, which was quite spacious for An Huiling to live alone.

After looking at the room, the two went to visit the courtyard.

“These plants were just replanted. The previous owner didn’t take good care of them, so I had them design them in the style of Jiangnan gardens.” An Huiling said, while carefully observing her senior brother’s expression. In fact, the courtyard at her senior brother’s house was a traditional Eastern courtyard. However, she didn’t know much about garden design. She asked around afterward and found out that it was designed in the typical Jiangnan garden style. So she guessed that her senior brother probably liked this style. Therefore, after buying the new house, she found a professional garden design company to redesign and arrange the garden in the style of Jiangnan gardens.

In this world, because traditional culture has not been greatly impacted, the integration of East and West, especially cultural integration, is not as violent as it was in Zhang Jing's previous life, but rather proceeds in a more subtle and gradual way. In addition, the existence of many powerful families, nobles, and even royalty has made traditional garden landscaping, a profession that had almost declined in Zhang Jing's previous life, surprisingly prosperous in this world, and has even given rise to many different schools.

Similar to An Huiling's courtyard, the winding scenery and the deliberately slender, wrinkled rocks and famous trees divide the space into more convoluted sections, making the space appear larger than its original size.

On one side of the courtyard is an irregularly shaped fishpond, surrounded by artificial hills, calamus, lotus flowers, and koi carp. There is a stone bridge over the fishpond, which looks like an old bridge that was dismantled from another place, with a simple and rustic style.

Along the way, Zhang Jing quite appreciated the arrangement. The only drawback was that the courtyard was obviously newly arranged, and with the cold weather, many trees and plants had not yet recovered from their new planting state, appearing somewhat withered and not fully integrated with the surrounding scenery.

Zhang Jing's heart stirred, and after a moment's thought, he stopped and, without waiting for An Huiling to ask, pointed to the plant beside him and said with a smile, "Let me improve it for my junior sister."

Chapter 386 The Senior Brother's Gift

As he spoke, he clapped his hands and softly recited a few words. An Huiling only vaguely heard that it seemed to be an imperial edict...

The next moment, she saw that the surrounding environment seemed to have changed suddenly. The change was not obvious, but An Huiling clearly noticed it with her increasingly keen senses after her cultivation.

The newly planted plants, whose roots were not yet fully established, are rapidly sprouting new roots and becoming more integrated with the surrounding soil. Some aquatic plants, such as calamus and ferns, are beginning to grow new leaves, blending more harmoniously with the surrounding ponds and rocks at a visible pace.

Moss began to grow on the newly placed rocks, quickly covering them with the marks of time...

Everything in the surrounding courtyard seemed to have been put on fast-forward in time. In just over ten breaths, it had transformed from a newly arranged courtyard that still seemed a bit awkward into a simple, traditional Jiangnan courtyard that exuded the marks of time.

From a value perspective, An Huiling's courtyard has undoubtedly appreciated in value...

An Huiling stared in disbelief, her mouth agape slightly. After a moment of stunned silence, she instinctively took a few steps to examine a moss-covered artificial hill, her eyes sparkling. However, before she could react, Zhang Jing said, "Since Junior Sister has acquired property, I shouldn't leave empty-handed. I noticed that your courtyard lacks some guards, so I'll give you two pairs of stone lions..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a patch of earth on one side of the courtyard began to writhe. Then, the ground cracked open, and a stone lion, taller than a person, crawled out. This stone lion was a typical traditional Eastern style, with a mane covered in spiral patterns on its head and bells and embroidered ribbons carved on its body. The stone lion was about the same size as a real lion. After crawling out of the ground, it let out a low roar and looked around. Its agility and power were in no way inferior to a real lion.

Then, three more lions crawled out one after another, and then the land closed up on its own, leaving no trace of the crack that had ever appeared.

After the four stone lions climbed out, they looked at Zhang Jing, bowing their heads obediently. But Zhang Jing pointed to An Huiling beside him and said, "This is your future master. You must obey my orders."

Four lions crouched on the ground and nodded to Zhang Jing in a rather human-like manner. Then, the four lions leaped in front of An Huiling. This sudden action surprised An Huiling, who subconsciously took a step back and assumed a defensive posture.