Chapter 26: Guest in the Bedroom, Farewell Under the Moonlight

At 8:20 PM, Ke Mingqing snapped back to reality. He slowly opened his eyes in his leather chair, a line of blood-red text immediately reflecting in his pupils.

[System Prompt: Your "Theater Puppet" has died.]

He thought, "So this is what it feels like to be burned alive. I'm starting to feel a little sympathy for ancient Western witches."

The bedroom was pitch black. Earlier, worried he wouldn't be able to keep up with his third sister's speed, Ke Mingqing hadn't bothered to turn on the lights, instead pouring all his focus into controlling the puppet's perspective. He retrieved the Tracking Sunglasses from his inventory and put them on for a quick look.

The red dot on the map representing Xia Ningzhi's location had stopped at a corner of Old Jingmai Port. There appeared to be a lighthouse there—one that had been abandoned for a long time.