Chapter Two: The Changing Photograph
She led Shen Yan around a corner to a wall covered with mirrors.
“The coordinates point to the old observatory,” he said. “I’m going.”
“Of course. She knew you would.” For the first time, pity entered Li Wu’s face. “Seven years ago, Shen Xingyao made the whole world forget this city. You included.”
Glass broke somewhere in the fog.
Shen Yan looked at the mirrors. In dozens, Li Wu stood beside him. Only in the center one, Xingyao stood there instead.
His sister pressed a finger to her lips and wrote six words across the glass:
Do not trust Li Wu.
