The murmuring whispers that seemed to rise from the depths of his heart told Lu Li what identity he had obtained: a Xiusi University student.
This familiar sensation of being granted an identity reminded one of The Shadow of Puppetry, the difference being that The Shadow of Puppetry, as the manipulator, directed the plot and the narration, while the "master" would not interfere with anything other than one's identity.
Lu Li could do whatever he wanted, even abandon his identity.
But he would also have to bear the consequences himself.
At the entrance of Xiusi University, an old gatekeeper sat in the wooden chair in front of a cabin—however, this was not the old man Lu Li had seen the day before.
In Inverted City, his image was that of a hunched back, with long mouse-like dark brown coarse hair, hidden beneath a cloak's silhouette.
