Masked Man

Led by the Masked Man, Qin Jishi arrived before that residence.

Looking up, Qin Jishi saw that the plaque above was obscured by a thick layer of dust. Upon closer inspection, the writing beneath the dust was faintly visible.

Chi?

No!

Yuan!

Qin Jishi had clearly seen the character Chi, yet in the blink of an eye, it had turned into Yuan.

He rubbed his eyes.

When Qin Jishi looked again, the writing beneath the plaque had turned back into Chi.

The Chi surname?

Qin Jishi frowned.

He searched his memories over and over, yet he had never encountered anyone with the surname Chi.

Could it not be Chi?

Just as Qin Jishi was about to wave his arm and sweep away the dust above.

Creak!

The dilapidated gate was pushed open by the Masked Man. "Qin Jishi, follow me this way."

Qin Jishi glanced at the plaque once more. Seeing that the Masked Man had already entered the residence, he hesitated for a moment... then lifted his foot and followed.

The residence was enormous!

After winding around several paths, they stopped before a massive palace.

Qin Jishi sized up the palace before him.

If not for the palace's rough outline, Qin Jishi would have thought it was some ruined old house.

The barriers around it were still there, but the coarse paper pasted over the doors and windows was already tattered beyond repair.

Through the torn coarse paper, Qin Jishi vaguely saw inside.

There were people!

That thought flashed through Qin Jishi's mind.

Although his view inside was blurred, a careful look revealed a sea of bobbing heads.

Could Shiqing be inside?

As he pondered, Qin Jishi glanced sideways. "Didn't you say there was a surprise? Where is it?"

The Masked Man laughed when he heard that. "Qin Jishi,