After the gathering, news of He Liu's formation of the Mutual Aid Alliance swept through the mountain like a hurricane, rapidly spreading among the people there and creating an enormous stir, like a boulder crashing into water and sending ripples flying in every direction...
Fu Ning's actions had left Meng Zhao boiling with anger. In a foul mood, he returned to the stone house, intending to rest and recover properly, only for Gu Sinan and Yun Fei to arrive together. Clearly, they had something to discuss with him.
Meng Zhao was full of schemes and deeply calculating. Though he had already sensed that Gu Sinan was concealing something from him regarding the Human-Form Worm, he displayed neither displeasure nor wariness. He treated him as he always had. Thus, after ushering the two inside, he poured them each a cup of water, slid the cups before them, and asked with a smiling face,
"Senior, Brother Yun, you came looking for me so urgently. Could it be that you have learned the exact origins of my Human-Form Worm?"
Not the slightest trace of his earlier displeasure or fury could be seen. His command over his emotions had nearly reached perfection.
Meng Zhao had not been idle on the mountain, either. He had probed around indirectly and secretly gathered clues, but his gains had been scant. He had never managed to decipher the true origins of the Human-Form Worm he kept. His words now were both a test for the two of them and a genuine inquiry.
Gu Sinan gave an alluring cough, seeming somewhat uneasy, but he quickly replied,
"The Human-Form Worm is far too mysterious. For now, this is all I know. If we want to gather more information, I'm afraid we will have to wait until after the Demon Gathering