Chapter 126: “I Don’t Need to Pee Right Now”

The innkeeper immediately called over a waiter, leaned close to his ear, and whispered a few words.

The waiter nodded repeatedly and, looking like a thief, sneaked out through the back door.

Xiang Xinyao had already observed the innkeeper’s every move and whispered, “I’ll go out for a bit.”

Mo Jinnan grabbed her arm and lowered his voice, “Don’t go. Be careful not to alarm them. Rufeng will keep an eye on it.”

After he spoke, Mo Jinnan coughed heavily twice.

Hidden in the shadows, Rufeng received the master’s instructions. With a flash of movement, he left the inn and followed the waiter who had slipped out the back door.

Xiang Yanzhuo asked, “What are you planning to do with the tiger?”

Xiang Xinyao grinned and replied, “The tiger is mine. Its body is full of treasures, so I’m keeping it.”

Mo Jinnan smiled faintly, a touch of affection in his expression. “So, how do you plan to handle it?”

“Well, I’ll keep the bones, skin, claws, and teeth. The meat will be made into jerky. It helps with spleen and energy, strengthens the muscles and bones. We can eat it slowly on the road.”

“Alright, you can do whatever you want with it.”

Xiang Xinyao turned to her three older brothers. “Elder Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, after lunch, you’ll go to the back yard to handle the tiger. I’ll deal with the meat when I get back.”

Xiang Yanzhuo furrowed his brow. “Are you going out again this afternoon?”

Xiang Xinyao nodded. “Well, we can’t leave today anyway, so I’ll go explore the mountain again this afternoon. You all stay here to protect Father and Mother.”

“Alright, be careful when you go out.”

“I know, don’t worry!”

Xiang Taifu instructed the innkeeper to bring out the food. Since his daughter and future son-in-law were going out again, they might as well eat early and return early.

Soon, the meal was served.

As the family was eating, Rufeng returned.

He leaned close to Mo Jinnan’s ear and whispered a few words, and Mo Jinnan waved his hand, signaling Rufeng to step aside.

After Rufeng left, Mo Jinnan’s face grew serious. He leaned in close to Xiang Xinyao’s ear and spoke softly, “This inn is owned by Mr. Fang, the local landlord. The waiter just went to report to him.”

Xiang Xinyao nodded slightly and whispered, “Elder Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, you must stay close to Father and Mother this afternoon. Don’t let them or Sister leave your sight.”

Xiang Taifu asked, “What’s going on?”

“It’s nothing major. There’s a rich, heartless scoundrel in town who’s doing everything he can to stop the villagers from going into the mountains to gather firewood. This afternoon, Mo Jinnan and I are going to deal with this.”

Xiang Taifu nodded. “Be careful, then.”

“Don’t worry, Father! There won’t be any danger.”

From what the villagers had said about the strange occurrences on the other two mountains, Xiang Xinyao and Mo Jinnan had suspected that it was Mr. Fang’s doing. He was likely trying to make the villagers pay to gather firewood from the mountain he had bought.

Such a despicable trick was only meant to scare the ignorant villagers.

But hurting the common people was unacceptable.

Even Mo Jinnan, a royal prince, couldn’t tolerate it. Xiang Xinyao couldn’t stand it either.

The villagers were already struggling enough. As a wealthy family in the town, it was bad enough that they didn’t help the common people; now they were causing trouble for them.

This couldn’t be ignored!

After finishing their meal, Xiang Xinyao’s three brothers took their parents and Xiang Xinyu to the back yard to process the tiger’s carcass.

Xiang Taifu and his wife, along with Xiang Xinyu, stayed by the side, making sure not to leave the three brothers’ sight.

Meanwhile, Xiang Xinyao and Mo Jinnan headed to the mysterious mountain the villagers had spoken of. Their first stop was the western mountain.

Not long after they entered the mountain, they were indeed attacked.

Both were martial artists, so their hearing was exceptional.

First to attack the two was a thick wooden log, about the size of a thigh.

The log had a rope tied through its center and shot toward their backs with lightning speed.

Hearing the wind behind them, both turned around at the same time.

Just as the log was about to strike, Mo Jinnan unsheathed his sword and effortlessly cleaved the log in two.

Movement from the bushes not far away caught Xiang Xinyao’s attention, and she immediately chased after it.

Mo Jinnan used his lightness skill to swiftly reach the edge of the bushes.

The person hiding in the bushes was trembling with fear, sweating profusely, and dared not move.

With a sharp sound, Mo Jinnan pointed his sword at the person hiding in the bushes. “Come out.”

Xiang Xinyao circled to the other side, crossing her arms and grinning deviously. “Come out now! If you don’t, I’ll have the gentleman over there pee on you.”

Upon hearing this, Mo Jinnan’s face instantly flushed crimson, his lips twitching uncontrollably.

Was this really something a royal prince like him could do?

Even if it was a man standing opposite, he, a prince, would never stoop to such a thing!

The person hiding in the bushes was already frozen with fear, not daring to come out.

Xiang Xinyao narrowed her eyes. “Still not coming out? Fine. You just wait.”

Turning to Mo Jinnan, she added, “I’ll move further away to make sure I’m not peeking. You can give these bushes a little ‘fertilizer.'”

Mo Jinnan’s face turned even redder, gritting his teeth. “I don’t have to pee right now. If he refuses to come out, I’ll just cleave him in two with my sword.”

Xiang Xinyao stifled a laugh. “Well, I’ll stand a bit farther away. Wouldn’t want to get splashed with blood. My clothes wouldn’t dry properly.”

She really did step back a few paces.

Mo Jinnan slowly raised his sword, making a motion as if to strike.

“Don’t! Spare me, good sir!” A voice from the bushes shouted in panic.

“I’m coming out, I’m coming out! Spare me, please!”

The man in the bushes, having seen Mo Jinnan fly over earlier, was already scared stiff. When Mo Jinnan raised his sword, the man was so terrified that he lost control of his bladder.

The unpleasant smell of urine reached Mo Jinnan’s nose, and he wrinkled his face in disgust.

Although Xiang Xinyao was farther away, she could still catch the smell. Her face contorted in distaste.

The man, trembling, crawled out of the bushes. He was a young man, about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old.

Mo Jinnan pointed his sword at him from a distance. “Tell me, who are you? Why were you hiding here, setting traps to ambush us?”

The man remained silent, his eyes darting around nervously.

Mo Jinnan snorted. “You can try running, but we’ll see whether you’re faster or my sword.”

The man still didn’t speak.

Xiang Xinyao grew impatient. “Mo Jinnan, since he doesn’t want to talk, let’s give him some poison to make him suffer slowly. We can go check somewhere else after.”

With that, she took out a black-brown pill and started walking toward the man.

She grabbed his chin, and the man immediately felt as though an iron clamp was squeezing it.

Just as the pill was about to be forced into his mouth, the man, terrified, quickly spoke up, “Spare me, lady, please! I’ll talk! I’ll talk now!”

“I… I’m a bodyguard from Mr. Fang’s family. Mr. Fang sent me here to set traps and prevent the villagers from going into the mountains to gather firewood.”

Xiang Xinyao asked, “How many people set traps on this mountain?”

“Four… Four of us.”

Xiang Xinyao and Mo Jinnan exchanged a glance. Mo Jinnan moved like lightning and struck the man’s sleeping acupoint.