Si Di asked in utter confusion:
"Could you explain what any of this has to do with burial offerings?"
"How could it not?" Tang Hao frowned. "Didn't Lou Gao die?"
"What?"
At those words, Si Di immediately jumped up, his face draining of color.
He felt as though mountains were crumbling, the earth was splitting, and the sky was collapsing around him.
His teacher had been perfectly fine when he left, and had even requested a large quantity of rare metals two days ago. How could he suddenly be gone?
He couldn't believe it.
"You're saying my teacher died? When did this happen? Why didn't I know?"
After barely bringing his emotions under control, Si Di asked Tang Hao in a trembling voice.
???
Question marks seemed to cover everyone's foreheads.
Tang Hao couldn't help saying, "You're the one who said Lou Gao was gone and had passed the position of president to you..."
Huh?
Hearing that, Si Di looked stunned again, but realization quickly dawned on him.
"Wrong, you've got it all wrong! Did you misunderstand what I said earlier?"
"I said my teacher left and passed the presidency of the Blacksmith Association to me, not that he died. He's simply no longer in Gengxin City."
Si Di gave a bitter laugh and explained helplessly.
What a ridiculous mix-up. Hopefully, Teacher's spirit in heaven...
Pah.
Even if Teacher hears about this, surely he won't blame me for cursing him, right?
At that thought, Si Di unconsciously shrank his neck.
Lou Gao had hammered iron for so many years that his hands still packed quite a punch.
"What? Lou Gao isn't dead? We got it all wrong?"
After hearing Si Di's explanation, Tang Hao, Tang San, and Dai Mubai realized they had misunderstood.
"What about those rare metals? If they