About the forest explosion...
Gu Chi wasn't the only one who was dumbfounded.
Shen Tang admitted she'd been just as startled.
It all began when she darted into the forest and hurriedly found a secluded corner where she could take care of an urgent personal matter. Once she'd made sure there was no one suspicious nearby, she let out a relieved breath and swiftly started undoing her clothes.
As the pressure on her bladder eased, the urgent feeling that she might explode at any moment receded like a tide. If she held in something this important for too long and developed a problem, then with the medical standards of this era, she'd have no choice but to meet the King of Hell with bitter regret.
Once she was done, she quickly straightened herself up.
But—
Just as she was about to leave, she realized she'd forgotten which way she'd come. Was this the direction she'd come from?
Shen Tang: "..."
Ah, this...
She made a rough guess, confidently picked a direction that was completely wrong, and walked for a while without finding her way out of the woods. Shen Tang realized she'd gone the wrong way. Now she had two choices.
Either wait where she was for Gu Chi to come find her, or try her luck again.
If she chose the latter, she might get even more lost, but she might also stumble upon the right path by sheer luck.
Then no one would know she'd gotten lost just trying to use the bathroom.
If she chose the former...
The upside was that it would save time and avoid causing unnecessary trouble for others. The downside was—just thinking about it made Shen Tang want to cover her face. As a somewhat antisocial homebody, she was terribly thin-skinned. If people