My Name Is Shi Dai

Zheng Qiang and Old Dad Zheng were invited because Jiuyue had sought their help. They had installed movable joints onto Gu Shishi's skeleton in the shortest time possible, and she had paid them a hefty fee for their work.

Chen Meiyu had appeared because she was already close to Jiuyue. The two of them might even have had some sort of deal that nobody else knew about.

Jiang You was here because she was the main guest at this Hongmen Banquet...

Everyone had their own reason for being here.

Only this young mountain dweller had appeared for no apparent reason.

Jiang You had Zheng Qiang, Old Dad Zheng, and Chen Meiyu taken away for separate interrogations.

For a moment, only she and the young mountain dweller remained in the room.

After asking a few questions, Jiang You had stomped on Jiuyue's chest, crushing her sternum. Jiuyue had immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and passed out.

The mountain dweller swallowed, his hands and feet beginning to turn cold.

"Name?"

"I-I-I'm Shi Dai. You don't remember me? I sold you a bald man before, along with three bamboo shoots!

You even took me flying! Just like that—whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—and we flew really far!"

Only then did Jiang You remember who the young man was. "Why are you here?"

"If I say I found the invitation, will you believe me?"

"Do you want to die or live?"

"Of course, I want to live." Shi Dai chose the latter without hesitation.

"Living comes with a price..." Jiang You stared deeply at him. Her icy eyes instantly reminded Shi Dai of a venomous snake in the grass, making him shudder.

In the long, long darkness, she reached out, but touched nothing.

There were no barriers and no boundaries.

Perhaps she had touched