Meanwhile, Jiang You had entered the underground cavern once again.
A kerosene lamp pierced the darkness so thick she could not see her hand in front of her face. The monster lying in a shadowy corner slowly opened its eyes.
As the lamplight drew closer and closer to its eyes, Jiang You suddenly pulled out a powerful flashlight. Blue light shot straight into the monster's face. Under the glare, its pupils began to contract violently, shrinking to the size of soybeans and leaving behind large patches of eerie white.
They were exactly the same as the people from Chen Family Village.
Jiang You curled her crimson lips. With her deathly pale skin, she looked like a female ghost who had gotten her way.
"Just as I thought..."
The monster looked at her without making a sound.
She put away the blue flashlight, took the kerosene lamp in her hand, and casually found an empty spot beside the monster before sitting down on the ground.
"Hello. Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Jiang You. You probably haven't heard of me, but that's all right. You'll remember it eventually."
The instant she finished speaking, Jiang You directly drew her sharp fingernail across her wrist. Crimson blood, thin as spider silk, slowly seeped from the wound and drifted through the air.
The monster's eyes fixed on those sparks. Its soybean-sized pupils contracted violently.
Before it could speak, Jiang You continued, "Now it's your turn. Aren't you going to introduce yourself? It's rather presumptuous to keep calling you Brother September. You must have a name of your own, after all."
Her expression was relaxed, and she wore a perfectly measured smile. Her casual demeanor made it seem as though she had simply gotten a whim to seek out an old friend for