I Am Your Natural Enemy

We definitely can’t let the General Director take any risks.

Although the General Director himself is actually willing, willing to risk it and talk to the Water Monarch.

But this matter, up till now, absolutely won’t be allowed.”

”And then?”

”Minister Cai means, he said that water ghost is probably looking for you, not the Director, so he wants to ask you to go check it out.”

Feng Yao looked at Wen Yan, who wasn’t saying anything, and with a somewhat strange expression, he lowered his voice.

”I’m the only one who knows about this, don’t tell anyone else.

Last night, our minister seemed to have been invaded by something.

Someone used a secret technique to enter his dream, wanting to steal intelligence from Minister Cai.

You know what Minister Cai has been busy with these past two days.

Right now is a really sensitive time, even within the Scorching Sun Department, everyone’s on edge.

Minister Cai said, that person was vicious, used a whistle to cast some kind of evil magic, and got him caught.

The details weren’t clear, just said it was to stall for time.

But someone in our department just told me—

Minister Cai, after he got to the department this morning, within a short while, went to the bathroom twice.

He heard a colleague whistling in the restroom, and his expression was downright murderous...”

Wen Yan listened to Feng Yao whispering and couldn’t quite keep a straight face.

No way?

He only entered the guy’s dream, that’s it, he couldn’t do anything real there—how did he suddenly turn into some evil sorcerer?

Cai Heizi really is a classic, he’ll use anything for his own purposes.

Pretty sure that’s just his prostate acting up, how the hell is that my problem?

Seeing Wen Yan’s expression, Feng Yao thought he didn’t believe him, so he quickly said,

”Don’t doubt me, this really happened before.

Our minister’s specially prepared for this kind of thing—

Even if he’s asleep, nobody can just sneak into his dream and steal anything.

Even in his dreams, not even a single word will slip out.

He doesn’t talk in his sleep, so no information leaks out at all.”

”Huh, Cai Heizi actually ran into something like this before? Any details?”

”No idea, that’s classified.

So you should understand, we wouldn’t be this eager to send you if it wasn’t necessary.

But right now, the minister needs to use process of elimination and rule some things out while he’s at it.”

”Alright then…”

Wen Yan hesitated for a second, but in the end, agreed.

To be honest, he really hadn’t planned on going to Cai Heizi last night—he just wanted to randomly try out entering someone’s dream, but as luck would have it, the first dream he found was Cai Heizi’s.

He rode in Feng Yao’s car all the way to Yu State, and into Scorching Sun Department’s base.

Straight to the surveillance room, where, through a one-way glass, he looked inside and saw a water ghost sprawled in a giant bathtub, looking all listless.

Unlike a normal water ghost, he wasn’t submerged completely, but more like soaking in a bath—his head and arms poking out of the water, leaning back inside.

The water ghost’s wrist sported a metal bracelet. On the ring, water seemed to be flowing, and its surface glittered like a moonlit lake at night.

The water ghost in the bath raised his head, staring at the bracelet on his wrist, eyes wide.

”Is it time? Are they here?”

He jumped out of the water and hurried to fix his drenched clothes, smoothing out his still-dripping hair.

He might be about to meet the General Director of the Scorching Sun Department, so he had to at least look presentable.

Behind the one-way glass, Wen Yan let out a soft breath.

He didn’t even have to ask—there was no way that bracelet looked like that before.

Yeah, no surprise here, this water ghost really did come looking for him.

Who knows how the rumors started—somehow it turned into him looking for the Director.

”Happy now?” Wen Yan glanced at Feng Yao.

”Yep, just had to make sure. After all, there’s no way we’d let this guy near the Director. Seems he really is here for you, and this bracelet doesn’t look dangerous—just a signal or alert device.”

”What if he really is after me, and that bracelet suddenly flies out and turns into a flying sword, taking me out on the spot?”

”That room has five layers of protection, and the glass is actually five layers, too. Even the most penetrating armor-piercing round couldn’t break through these defenses. No way you’re getting taken out in here.”

”So you dragged me here just to confirm this?”

”Legit, just to confirm—this will affect the next steps in HQ’s strategy. After all, him coming for you or for the Director are two very different things.”

Wen Yan looked at the water ghost inside, thinking a moment.

According to Fuyu Mountain, the Water Monarch is extremely arrogant.

Someone like that, sending a water ghost as messenger, probably just wants to pass along a message, right?

No way he’d set up an ambush—wait till he meets you just to stab you in the back.

Wen Yan thought it over; probably, the Water Monarch would never stoop to that kind of thing.

”Can I go talk to the water ghost in there?”

”Well… no one’s sure if he’s really safe, even though this water ghost has seemed totally harmless so far.”

”Relax, I’m not crazy enough to take risks with other stuff, but a water ghost? He should be the one afraid I’m too dangerous.”

”Let me check with the minister.”

Two minutes later, Feng Yao returned. He led Wen Yan through a door; the back door slid open up and down—five doors in all, everything from steel to lead, they had it all.

After Wen Yan entered the room, the bracelet on the water ghost’s wrist grew even brighter.

At first glance, it looked just like a ring of flowing water, spinning ceaselessly around the water ghost’s wrist.

The water ghost stared blankly at Wen Yan, a little disappointed—he’d thought he was going to get to meet the General Director.

”That’s from the Water Monarch, right?”

”Yeah.”

”Can I take a look?”

The water ghost didn’t mind, stretching out his hand and setting it on the table.

Wen Yan flashed a slight smile, reached out his right hand, and lightly touched the watery bracelet.

Instantly, the ring detached itself, turning into a stream of water that swirled around Wen Yan’s fingertips.

Then it gathered into a ball of water, making contact with Wen Yan’s fingers.

He felt a deep, icy power.

He smiled—it was just as he’d suspected. This thing was harmless, just a standard water system item, something he could easily vibe with.

And this—was the Water Monarch’s power.

He’d just had an idea.

He definitely wasn’t bold enough to meet the Water Monarch in person.

But then… does the Water Monarch sleep? Dream?