The skeleton still rested his chin on both hands, watching Zhong Yi calmly without answering for a long while.
Zhong Yi stood on no ceremony either. He plopped down on the sofa beside him and let out a comfortable sigh.
With that leisurely air, he looked less like someone who had ventured into danger alone to negotiate and more like someone who had come home.
The skeleton stared at him for a long time, then suddenly sighed. "I can't restore flesh and blood to a skeleton. If the Azure Dragon battle hadn't been disrupted back then, perhaps I could have done it after obtaining the Azure Dragon's power. A pity."
Zhong Yi smacked his lips, seemingly somewhat regretful too. "Then shall we make a different deal?"
The skeleton said, "If you can tell me anything about Chu Jiangliu, perhaps I can tell you some of the mysteries of death."
Zhong Yi asked curiously, "What could you do even if I told you about him?"
"Chu Jiangliu isn't as extraordinary as the world imagines. As long as we know where he is, we naturally have our ways."
"Really?"
"Take his stirring up trouble here. He doesn't even dare show his face. The ones confronting us directly are the Mafia he secretly supports, while his overt foothold is a South Korean company. Even you, the man in charge, are merely an untrusted auxiliary member-in other words, even if we killed every last one of you, he wouldn't care, so there would be no way to force him out." The skeleton said coldly, "Why do you still need to be loyal to such a heartless commander?"
Zhong Yi paused, then suddenly laughed. "Good. If he's that much of a scoundrel, I can rest easy."
"What is this mentality of yours, helping someone count