Frost City.
"What do we do now? Wait until tonight and sneak in to take a look?" Zi Ling asked.
Following Lin Mo's investigation all the way had made her curious too. What secret was hidden in the ancient sheepskin scroll left behind by that human powerhouse?
"Wait for nightfall," Lin Mo said.
The Tianshui Ancestral Residence was poorly guarded. It would be easier to infiltrate at night.
Since they were already here, waiting one more night would not hurt.
Night fell, dark as a tide.
Lead-gray dusk clouds completely obscured the last rays of the setting sun. The entire world was shrouded in dense ink-black darkness, with only a few dim stars remaining at the horizon. Even the evening breeze carried a trace of chill as it brushed past the high walls built from blue bricks.
In the dead of night, the Tianshui Ancestral Residence, located in the southern region, had fallen silent. The branches of the surrounding trees cast twisted, mottled shadows in the darkness. Two lanterns hung at the entrance, while two guards dressed in the Tianshui Clan's standard blue uniforms stood watch with spears in hand. The dim yellow light barely illuminated the few feet before them.
Using the Simulation soul skill, Lin Mo completely blended his aura and figure into the thick night. His footsteps landed without a sound as he silently vaulted over the wall more than ten feet high and drifted down onto the bluestone courtyard. Not even a pebble shifted beneath his feet.
Soon, the soil beside the wall began to rise and loosen slightly. The earth churned and bulged under an invisible force as Zi Ling's petite figure slowly emerged from underground.
Once she had fully appeared, the distorted ground swiftly flattened again, returning to smooth earth.
"Didn't you learn how