Beneath the night sky. Nine Tripod City, inside a pavilion.

Chi Jiansu stared, flabbergasted, at the old blind man who’d appeared out of nowhere like some kind of ghost. “You… Who are you?”

The old blind man’s clothes were shabby, his hair was disheveled, and his sockets were hollow and unsettling. At a glance, he certainly didn’t seem like a good person.

Although he had no eyes, beneath his empty sockets’ evaluating gaze, goosebumps appeared on Chi Jiansu’s skin.

Is this old blind man some kind of pervert?

The old blind man, meanwhile, was so excited and gleeful that he rubbed his hands together. “Lass, I am the one who made the Ghost Lantern Talisman you just shattered! If I’m not mistaken, it was His Excellency Su Yi who gave it to you. Am I right?”

When he mentioned Su Yi, Chi Jiansu instantly sighed in relief. She couldn’t help but ask, “Dare I ask… what I should call you?”

The old blind man fell briefly silent. Then, he said solemnly, “I cannot yet tell you my name or origins, but I can give you an opportunity to defy the heavens and change your fate!”

Chi Jiansu arched her brows. If not for Su Yi, she would definitely have assumed the old blind man was some...