Night hung over Heaven Dou City like a filthy rag.
Inside the temporary quarters of the Shrek group at Blue Tyrant Academy, the atmosphere was rather heavy.
A gilded invitation lay casually tossed on the table.
It was signed by Xue Beng, the Fourth Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Ma Hongjun was the first to kick up a fuss. "A Hongmen Banquet! That bastard got humiliated during the day, then invited us to dinner at night. What kind of rotten scheme is he cooking up?"
Oscar stroked his chin, looking grave. "Based on my many years of traveling the continent, I'd say this meal has probably been drugged."
Master Yu Xiaogang pushed up his glasses, and a sharp glint flashed across the lenses.
He tapped the table, his voice low. "Xue Beng is by no means as simple as he appears. He has pretended to be a wastrel for years, and his scheming runs far deeper than most people's. Yuchen, you must not go to this invitation."
Flender and Zhao Wuji also nodded solemnly in agreement.
Trouble.
Enormous trouble.
That was what everyone thought.
But Han Yuchen smiled.
He picked up the invitation and spun it around his fingers as though playing with an amusing toy.
When entertainment comes knocking, there's no reason not to watch.
That was what he thought, but what he said was casual. "Master, everyone, don't be so tense. It's just a meal."
"Besides, broad daylight, under the clear skies... oh, no, on a dark and windy night, he's a Prince. It's not like he can eat me, right?"
He rose to his feet and dusted himself off.
"I'll be back soon."
"You're going alone?" Dai Mubai frowned.
Han Yuchen shook his head, his gaze shifting toward the quiet figure in the corner, so still