The bright moon hung high in the night sky like a jewel on blue velvet.

Xia City basked in its silver glow, its own night lamps and houses casting an orange radiance in response.

House Luolan's headquarters contributed to some of that radiance, its defenses tight as bodyguards patrolled the perimeter.

Yet at present, a black shadow passed the defenses stealthily, entering the property. He was clothed in black from head to toe, a suspicious character by all accounts. Yet the guards of House Luolan moved past him without batting an eyelid, or even taking the slightest notice.

They had not all gone blind. Rather, this enigmatic intruder...