As if ripped from a horror movie, a cryptic note arrived at the Jade Lotus Sect the next morning. Scrawled in jagged handwriting across a single, bloodstained sheet of paper was a chilling message: "The Songbird Blooms Again."
Panic seized Li Wei. The Songbird was Mo Wei's moniker, a twisted reference to his supposed "beautiful" murders, where victims were left posed with flowers adorning their lifeless bodies. This wasn't a mere coincidence. Mo Wei, or someone inspired by his cruelty, was back.
With renewed urgency, Li Wei and the other cultivators pored over the note, searching for any hidden clues. The paper itself offered a faint lead – it was high-quality parchment, the kind favored by a specific calligraphy shop located in the city's underbelly.
