"Hat Man told me it was a Demonic Skill and used the Human Demon as an example, repeatedly stressing the dangers of the [Thunder Seed]. His goal was obvious."
"He wanted to turn me against them."
"He wanted me to keep quiet and contact him later. He was probably hoping I'd act as a spy or something, so he could get information from me—or get me to do something he couldn't, but that I could manage with my identity."
After thinking it over, Meng Chuan gradually began to understand.
"Hat Man isn't as strong as Teacher Luo, and he has a grudge against her and wants to hurt her,
"or there's some treasure on Teacher Luo that he covets, and he wants me to act as an inside man and use my identity to harm her."
Thinking of this, Meng Chuan called her directly.
[Teacher Luo, are you asleep?]
[What is it? Spit it out. I've been up all night for your sake.]
That sounded right. Hat Man had been talking complete nonsense, treating him like an idiot.
[Teacher Luo, do you have any enemies?]
[The kind who can't beat you but still wants to kill you, or who's eyeing some treasure you have.]
[...What the hell? Why are you asking me this in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?]
Meng Chuan briefly explained what had happened that night.
On the other end of the phone, Luo Guanyun was very pleased after hearing him out.
[I knew I hadn't spoiled you for nothing. Give me the phone number he gave you tomorrow. I'll get Long Jiu to try tracing it. We'll fly over there and kill him. Problem solved.]
Meng Chuan was a little speechless. His teacher really was a hothead.
[Teacher Luo, there's a good chance the