Qin Shu looked at the two men, her thoughts churning with the words on the parchment. "Did Master say anything else? An address?"
The men shook their heads. "No."
Peering over their shoulder, Qin Shu tried to glean some hint of her Master's whereabouts. She failed. The only detail that caught her eye was the two doors leading into the courtyard: they were ajar.
Had Master spirited away with her mother?
Why did not he leave an address?
Qin Shu was in an awful mood as she returned to the foot of Mount Qi. No news of her mother reached her ears after Master left.
It was as if they vanished into thin air.
Qin Shu vowed she would not give up searching for her mother.
"I will find my mother."
