"???"
Ruan Qi's drowsiness had been scared away by the sign.
She looked at the words "Senior Activity Center," her expression utterly puzzled.
Where was the Sect she had been promised?
The young girl blankly turned to Nie Beilou.
Nie Beilou squinted his eyes at that sign, his thin lips letting out a cold snicker after a long while.
Ruan Qi felt a chill run through her body as she rubbed her goosebumped arms. "Master, did we take a wrong turn?"
"No."
Nie Beilou flung the corners of his long robe and marched up the steps with an aura of murderous intent.
"I haven't been back for nineteen years; I want to see how these people have messed with my house!"
...
Nineteen years ago, when Nie Beilou left the Imperial Capital, this building with its triple entranced quadrangle was full of simplicity, grandeur, and cultural depth.
But now—
Pushing open the vermilion doors, the meandering sounds of Peking opera sang their way through a doorway.