Departing

Who was I?

That was quite a profound question. Ordinary people would simply state their name, while philosophers could spin out endless grand theories.

As for Zhou You himself...

Right now, he really wanted to ask: Who are you talking about?

If it was this body, then it had long since been a corpse. It was merely being reanimated for the time being, able to move around a little.

And his original body?

...All that remained were two teeth and a finger. That finger was still hanging from your wrist.

After thinking it over for a long while, Zhou You decided to take the safest approach.

He would keep his mouth shut.

You needn't ask me. I don't know a damn thing.

Faced with his silence, the mayor smiled instead. "I looked into you a little. You suddenly appeared in the city about a year and a half ago, with a younger sister in tow. It looked like you'd provoked some enemy and were fleeing for your lives... At the time, everyone thought you were just a refugee burdened with family. Who would've thought you had such skills hidden away..."

At that point, he suddenly raised an eyebrow.

"Though now that you mention it, I just remembered something—I sent out a scouting team before, intending to figure out several key locations in the Wasteland District. But not long after they left, word came back that the entire team had been wiped out. I wonder if you know what happened?"

Zhou You looked at him and kept silent.

So the mayor continued.

"No, that's not quite right. There was still a survivor... Brother, as the only one who made it back alive, can you tell me where all my men went?"

After a long while.

Zhou You suddenly answered calmly.

"I