"Be careful? Careful of what?"
Li Chen disliked this way of saying half and withholding the rest, so he asked outright.
Fortunately, Qi Yuetian was equally straightforward and immediately explained, "This affair is far less simple than it appears. Several undercurrents have long been stirring here in Suyang."
"One of them is the person who first attacked Luo Changshan's disciples and alerted him."
Seeing how earnestly he analyzed the situation, Li Chen could not help inwardly chuckling. What an unfortunate coincidence. That person was none other than my humble self.
Of course, he could not reveal that. Li Chen truly feared he might suffer internal injuries from holding it in, so he hurriedly asked, "And then?"
Qi Yuetian said, "That person was probably an old enemy of Luo Changshan's who came seeking revenge after achieving success in cultivation. At first, Luo Changshan likely thought he was merely a rogue cultivator and nothing to worry about. Only after several more disciples were killed did he take it seriously."
"Hmm? More disciples of Yunshan Valley were killed afterward?" Li Chen was slightly taken aback. At the time, he had probably still been refining his puppet and constructing Worker Bee One's core, and had not noticed.
Qi Yuetian said, "Indeed. Luo Changshan realized someone was targeting him from the shadows, so he invited Che Rong, an old acquaintance, to stay in the valley. But unexpectedly, Che Rong struck when his guard was down and wounded him, forcing him to retreat into the inner valley and seek help from Suyang City."
"Che Rong therefore counts as the second force. But he operated in the open, and there should have been another mastermind behind the scenes communicating with him or secretly egging him on. Only then would he willingly abandon the payment Luo Changshan promised