Although Grey Master changed the subject quickly, I still caught the important half-sentence: "become like Snake Mother."
He did not say what came after that.
Nor did I intend to ask, because Grey Master's expression had abruptly changed and he had forcefully shifted the subject.
Clearly, he did not want to talk about it.
There was no point in asking such a question. It would only make things awkward for both of us.
Besides, even my master would not tell me about it, so Grey Master certainly would not either.
And to me, this matter was neither here nor there. It was not important.
All I could say was that Snake Mother aboard the Soul-Guiding Hearse might have something in common with Grandma Cloud White.
Like "love"?
Otherwise, why the hell would anyone put on a red bridal gown and cover their head with a red veil for no reason?
With that thought, I did not continue the conversation and simply took a silent drag from my cigarette.
When my master came back, I would see if I could pry some gossip out of him...
So, after exhaling a puff of smoke, I changed the subject.
"Grey Master, I feel like your aura has grown stronger.
I assume you passed the Three Calamities smoothly and rose to another level?"
At that, Grey Master chuckled.
"For this Celestial Star Shift and the arrival of the Three Calamities, I prepared quite a few methods.
I got through it, so I can live a few more years.
But you!
From collecting corpses at South Heaven Lake to now, in less than a year, you've become capable of standing on your own.
Being human really is nice. From when I was a little mouse until now, it took me a full two hundred and