CHAPTER 59: FREAKY-AHH INVESTIGATION METHOD

The contents of the shout made Han Xuhan take a strong pause.

That was a very suspicious shout. It was the kind of shout an enemy would make to lure his targets into an ambush. Or was he overthinking things?

Mu Ran’s original intention was not to respond to nature’s call, but to fool the enemy stalking them into thinking that his defenses were lowered, suitable for an attack.

So why would he end up actually peeing? However, the question seemed a little ridiculous even in his mind. Feeling iffy about the whole thing, Han Xuhan decided to move carefully.

Instead of running toward the source of the shout like he had wanted to initially, Han Xuhan ran at a moderate pace. Shen Kai didn’t seem to have understood the problematic situation and ran like the wind, only to realize that despite the impressive stomping on the ground that made it seem like he was running as fast as possible, Han Xuhan was actually falling behind slowly.

But in the heat of the moment, Shen Kai didn’t care and kept running. Soon, Han Xuhan was dozens of meters behind Shen Kai in the dark forest.

A few moments later, Shen Kai’s gasp came from ahead. Han Xuhan focused all of his concentration on grasping the details of what lay ahead.

In front of them was a small clearing amidst the trees, an area of about a hundred square meters that lacked the shrubs and trees common in its surroundings. Under the gleaming moonlight, Mu Ran stood at the edge of the clearing, his excited face visible even from a distance.

"An underground entrance? Where?"

Shen Kai huffed as he stopped beside Mu Ran and peered closely at the clearing.

"Look at the middle of the clearing, can’t you see it?" Mu Ran spoke in a hushed tone. Reaching his side, Han Xuhan squinted at the spot he was pointing towards.

"...That’s a squirrel," Shen kai answered.

"Exactly. Do you know what it’s doing there?" Mu Ran asked back smugly.

"...I don’t know. It’s just sitting there," Shen Kai sounded even more confused, reflecting Han Xuhan’s thoughts.

"Exactly. Why is a squirrel sitting on the ground? And why is its fur wet?"

"Boss, I thought you came here to pee, not to get drunk."

"Underling Xuhan, you really like to kill the fun in everything. Pay attention! When I was trying to bait the enemy into attacking me while pretending to pee, I realized that I really needed to pee.

"So, I just stood at the edge of this clearing, set up a few traps, and then started peeing for real. I did it standing up, like a real man!"

"...." Shen Kai exchanged an odd look with Han Xuhan.

"...." Han Xuhan replied to his silent question with a silent answer.

"While I was peeing, I saw this squirrel staring at me from that low-hanging branch of that tree. I suddenly remembered the spirited beast fish pet trained by that scammer Di Qian. It made me wonder, what if the enemy is using these common forest beasts to track our movements?"

Finally, his explanation made a little sense. Such a possibility was not too far off. Han Xuhan was almost convinced.

"So, to test my theory, I aimed my pee at the squirrel."

Han Xuhan lost the confidence he had just gained in his boss.

"You- is that why the fur of the squirrel is wet? Good heavens—"

"That’s not the point, Little Kai! The point is that when the squirrel tried to escape and I followed it with my ceaseless stream from here, it ran to the middle of this clearing and it disappeared inside a hole!"

"Boss, what do you have against squirrels? You’re not a dog—"

"Shut up! That’s not the point! You’re focusing on the wrong thing here. When I tried to aim further and hit the middle of the clearing, I realized that my pee was not making any noise at all!

"So I became suspicious. Upon investigation, this spot actually turned out to be a big tunnel, disguised with an illusion! It’s a huge trap set to attract unsuspecting explorers!

"Every time I send a bit of refined qi down there, the mental connection between me and my qi gets blocked as if it has disappeared into a whole another world. This must be one of those legendary array formations made with the intent to restrict spiritual senses!"

Han Xuhan and Shen Kai were both stunned into silence. The sudden shift from a farcical tale to a brilliant analysis was quite a whiplash.

Now that he thought about it, Mu Ran was probably making up something ridiculous to hide his real tracking method. How could a woman chase a squirrel while peeing?

Impossible! Han Xuhan couldn’t even imagine-oh well, he could imagine it, but... Ahem.

"...How... How are you sending your qi down there?" Han Xuhan finally asked.

"Through that squirrel, of course. While the squirrel was running, the splashes of piss it got hit by were also imbued with my qi. It came up to see if I was still here, and I immediately caught it like I caught that fish from the river.

"I plan to make it our scout since it doesn’t seem to be affiliated with any enemy. I have a suspicion that this underground entrance may lead to the demonic cultivator’s den directly."

"Poor squirrel," Shen Kai muttered while exchanging a shaken look with Han Xuhan.

Despite Mu Ran’s convoluted and bizarre story, Han Xuhan realized the oddity of the situation. He didn’t believe a word of the explanation. And he didn’t hesitate to voice his doubts.

"Boss, are you sure that this isn’t a trap specifically set for us? I mean, look at how conspicuous it is. It’s literally screaming- I am a trap! Come fall for me!"

"Do you even listen to the words that come out of your mouth, underling Xuhan? I’m a trap, come fall for me? That sounds so perverted outside this context! How can such words be spoken by a gentleman?"

Han Xuhan really wanted to beat up his cross-dressing boss.