You could trust people, but you absolutely could not trust them without limits.
Besides, how long had I even known Chen Hui? Not even one night.
Before long, I returned to the hotel.
Master wasn't there, and I didn't call him either.
After putting away the demon hide and demon core, I washed up and went to sleep, ignoring everything else.
Early the next morning, Master returned.
Seeing him come back, I groggily opened my eyes.
The moment I saw his sullen face, I knew he'd come up empty-handed last night...
When Master saw that I was awake, he asked,
"How did things go when you went over last night?"
I rubbed my eyes and sat up in bed.
"Master, I killed a demon last night—a rat spirit. His name was Gray Ten Han. He said he was the son of Gray Second Master from Heavenly Severance Mountain, and that he had an older brother named Gray Nine Heavens..."
I told Master everything in detail, including how I had met Chen Hui, a spirit-medium disciple of the Bai Family, and encountered the Bai Family's old immortal at his Fortune Wisdom Hall.
Finally, I also told him that Chen Hui had invited us to dinner at Great Fortune Source Manor that evening.
A shrewd old fox like Master merely listened once before sneering.
"How the fuck is this an invitation to dinner? They clearly suspect there's something wrong with you, kid.
They heard you killed that rat demon alone last night, so they didn't dare make a move.
Now they're gathering their people and preparing to invite us into the trap.
Of course, we've done nothing wrong, so it doesn't matter.
But have you thought that far ahead, kid?"
I immediately nodded.
"Yeah, I was already a little suspicious last night.