Mo Yun: "???"
At first, he thought he had misheard.
Until Commander Li continued, "Crouching Tiger Manor is indeed relatively dangerous. There is a certain casualty rate."
"Why haven't I noticed anything dangerous in the two-plus months I've been at the Mountain Manor?"
Mo Yun's head was full of question marks.
For the past two months and more, he had eaten his fill and slept well at the Mountain Manor. The work was a little tiring, but nothing life-threatening.
Strictly speaking, even when he had worked in the Forge Room, the labor had not been all that exhausting.
The only danger he had encountered had been caused by that woman from the Hundred Blossoms Palace, and had nothing to do with the Mountain Manor itself.
Commander Li saw his confusion and sighed before explaining, "The danger doesn't come from within the Mountain Manor, but from outside."
"Outside? Hostile factions?"
Mo Yun immediately thought of the Hundred Blossoms Palace.
But Commander Li shook his head. "Not hostile factions."
He paused, his tone turning serious.
"Crouching Tiger Manor is very powerful. Across the dozen or so nearby towns and cities, we stand among the strongest. Those so-called hostile factions only dare trip us up in secret. How would they dare hurt our people? Even in the inner city, Crouching Tiger Manor has a voice."
Mo Yun grew even more puzzled.
If hostile factions were not responsible, what explained the casualty rate?
He watched Commander Li, waiting for an answer.
Commander Li fell silent for a moment, then quietly uttered a single word.
"Demons."
Hearing that word, Mo Yun could not help sucking in a breath of cold air.
There were actually demons in this world?!
He had never heard of them before!
"Surprised?" Commander Li gave a bitter chuckle at his expression.