Su Xun rubbed his temples, trying to focus and make out what the monster was saying.
"Is that right?"
"Are you looking for Master Xiao?"
He asked again.
"...Wa... wa..."
Su Xun: ...
He really did have a language barrier with monsters.
Wait.
Suddenly, he thought of something.
Of all the monsters he'd encountered recently... which one knew Master Xiao?
"Wangliang Ghost?"
He remembered the name Master Xiao had given the monster.
"Wa~"
Su Xun furrowed his brow.
That meant yes, right?
It sounded a little happy, too?
"Wangliang Ghost?"
Su Xun called out again.
"Wa~"
The reply was unusually short and clear.
Su Xun was sure now.
The monster blocking his way was indeed the one they'd encountered in the woods earlier—the Wangliang Ghost.
That also explained why it had come looking for him.
It must have recognized him as the person who'd been with Master Xiao back then.
"You're looking for Master Xiao."
Su Xun murmured, "Wait here."
And that was how the phone call came about.
"Master Xiao."
"Are you coming over?"
"Wawa~"
The monster's voice came through the phone, and Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow.
But the sound was muffled, making it hard to tell what it was saying.
Was it because of the phone?
It seemed monsters weren't well suited to phone calls.
"I'll come over."
Xiao Xiao was brief and to the point.
"Master Xiao, I'll come pick you up."
As soon as he said it, Su Xun froze.
Then he smiled.
It seemed he still hadn't learned his lesson.
Monsters were dangerous, and yet he was going out of his way to approach one.
Su Xun glanced around without thinking.
He didn't see anything.
He smiled again.
He didn't hate monsters.
He hated the creature that had killed his mother.