Wasn't that at odds with what Rain Master Concubine had said?
Most monsters couldn't lie.
That was right.
It wasn't that they supposedly disliked lying.
Perhaps some disdained it.
But many monsters truly couldn't lie.
The very concept of lying simply didn't exist in their minds.
And some monsters...
Simply didn't have the brains to lie.
Was there any point in telling a lie that would fall apart at the slightest poke?
Of course not.
Monsters were still more accustomed to speaking with their fists.
Rain Master Concubine hadn't hidden anything from Lord Xiao Xiao.
She'd met a human who was a bit annoying and troublesome.
Huh?
Xiao Xiao was taken aback.
Was that the reason?
At first, it sounded surprising.
But the more he thought about it, the less surprising it seemed.
It was certainly a very likely reason.
It wasn't as if there were any treasures here, was there?
Xiao Xiao smiled faintly at his own wild imagination.
Still, Xiao Xiao's curiosity only grew.
To make Rain Master Concubine find someone a bit annoying and troublesome...
That wasn't easy.
A human capable of that was even rarer.
The corners of Xiao Xiao's lips lifted.
If Rain Master Concubine didn't mind...
Would she tell him about it?
Rain Master Concubine nodded without much hesitation.
Of course.
That human...
Rain Master Concubine's expression shifted slightly.
He was completely different from the little mushroom-haired girl from earlier.
Hm?
Xiao Xiao looked thoughtful.
Was he a human who wasn't afraid of Rain Master Concubine at all?
Rain Master Concubine looked up.
She let the rain fall on her black finery,
but it left no trace.
That human was even less like the little mushroom-haired girl.
His ability came and went.
Unlike the