There is a saying: a person has three urgencies.
But what exactly are these three urgencies? In reality, they are shit, piss, and fart.
As mentioned before, the Xuanhuang Realm is about cultivation, not cultivating immortality, so there is no fasting stage. This means that even the little fairies of the Xuanhuang Realm have to...
Chu Huaixu had excellent physiological knowledge. He knew that an adult male's bladder capacity was about 100 milliliters more than a female's. This meant that men were less likely to feel the urge to urinate and could hold it longer. In addition, the male urethra is long and curved, which helps in controlling the timing of urination. In contrast, the female urethra is short and straight, which makes them more susceptible to external stimuli, thus triggering the urination reflex.
Therefore, in some special occasions, they might also shout, "I'm gonna pee, I'm gonna pee." If there were problems with the pelvic floor muscles, it would be even worse.
Chu Huaixu knew well that it was not appropriate to continue joking at this time. After all, this was a young woman from the Xuanhuang Realm, not one of the experienced old gals from Earth. Although this "Sister Han" came from a brothel and the Joyful Sect and was rich in theoretical knowledge and worldly experience, she was very repulsed by this past. Therefore, there were some jokes she would absolutely resist.
As "half a colleague," Chu Huaixu was willing to give her "professional respect."
He just glanced at the humiliated Han Shuangjiang, said nothing, and quickly strode forward. Further on, he even deliberately walked with more force, as if he were stomping, so that she could hear his continuous forward footsteps and feel at ease.
Watching Chu Huaixu's back disappear from sight, she immediately walked forward to the most secluded corner, then removed her robes and underpants.
However, it was too quiet in the secret realm. Therefore, she could definitely hear the sound of the flowing water clearly. By all accounts, Chu Huaixu must have walked very far. Although her five senses had been strengthened by breaking through the apertures, she probably couldn't hear it. But listening to the sound of the water, she still couldn't help but press her lips together tightly, her hands gripping her robes, her pretty face so red it seemed as if blood would drip from it.
After finishing quickly, she swiftly put on her underpants, covering her round and full, snow-white rear. She pulled them up with too much force, causing them to fit snugly against her skin, revealing that she was from a "well-endowed" household.
Han Shuangjiang looked ahead and could still hear faint footsteps from within.
"Just how hard is he stomping?" The cold-faced girl lowered her head slightly, and for some reason, a smile bloomed on her face, the ice and snow instantly melting.
After tidying up her outer robe as well, she began to walk inside. Her pace was quite fast at first, but then it slowed down more and more, especially after she saw Chu Huaixu's figure. There was no helping it; it was still a bit awkward.
Unexpectedly, the man said irritably, "Why are you walking so slow? Hurry, hurry, I have to pee too. At the next fork, you go first. No peeking, I'm warning you."
"Who'd want to look at you," Han Shuangjiang immediately put on a straight face again, her tone returning to its icy coldness, as if she were utterly speechless with him. But all the awkward emotions vanished in an instant.
This path was quite long. She noticed that Chu Huaixu did not speed up, but kept walking at an unhurried pace. This made her realize that he probably didn't have to pee at all; perhaps he was deliberately trying to ease the awkwardness.
At this thought, Han Shuangjiang couldn't help but take a deep look at his back.
"All you know is how to put pressure on me, but this fox still has some conscience," she thought.
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When they reached a new fork in the road, Chu Huaixu really didn't go to pee, as if he had forgotten about it.
Han Shuangjiang was already having a conditioned reflex. She casually glanced at the forks before her and said, "Let's still choose the left one."
Just as she was about to walk forward, her arm was suddenly grabbed by Chu Huaixu again.
"Don't move yet," he said with a frown.
"What's wrong?" Han Shuangjiang also became nervous.
"I just feel like something's not right," he said, looking ahead.
"In what way?" Han Shuangjiang asked.
The frown on Chu Huaixu's face gradually relaxed, and then a smile appeared.
"A little interesting."
"I know what's going on!"
He said in a clear voice, "This isn't a maze at all. This place is merely an illusion!"
The moment his voice fell, it was as if the entire world began to collapse. Everything around them began to shatter like a cracking mirror, creating one irregular crack after another. Intense light shone through these cracks, making it impossible to open one's eyes.
By the time the fragments had turned to dust, the intense light had robbed them of their vision.
When their vision slowly returned, the two of them were standing on a large open area paved with bluestone slabs.
"This is... the eleventh fork?" Han Shuangjiang was surprised.
"Yes," Chu Huaixu said with a knowing smile.
He had thought it was strange before. Why, after reaching this open space and choosing one of the six paths, had the [Map] not continued to expand, as if it had crashed?
So it wasn't that his level was too low and his access was restricted. It turned out they had been going in circles in this large open space all along, never having left this area.
Chu Huaixu looked behind him. There were a total of ten paths leading to this place.
"So, no matter which path we chose at the entrance of the secret realm, they all eventually lead here?" he voiced his guess.
After speaking, he looked at Han Shuangjiang beside him and teased with a smile, "Big Ice Cube, see what I told you? You're my lucky star."
"Hm?" Han Shuangjiang met his blazing gaze, shifted her line of sight slightly, and felt a little perplexed.
Chu Huaixu explained, "Because, didn't we encounter 10 forks before?"
"And didn't you leave a mark after making a choice each time?"
"We never got lost in there."
"If my line of thinking is correct, and the ten entrances to the secret realm all eventually lead here, then the others are probably still trapped in the maze up ahead."
"Some forks were a choice of two, some three, some four."
"This means it's intricate and complex inside."
"You made a choice a full ten times, and you got every single one right."
Hearing this, Han Shuangjiang was shocked by her own self. "Is that really true?"
Chu Huaixu believed in her so much, but she didn't believe in herself.
"And, maybe the part before was also an illusion?" She still didn't believe it.
Chu Huaixu naturally wouldn't tell her that his [Map] could still record the path before. He just shook his head and said nothing more.
He was shocked in his heart too.
"Getting it right 10 times in a row. Is this the terror of possessing great fortune?" Chu Huaixu's scalp was tingling.
At this moment, he looked around and noticed that on the bluestone slabs not far to the left, there was a puddle of water. Since the other places were all dry, it was quite obvious.
Han Shuangjiang followed his gaze and was immediately thrown into a state of social death, her eyes flustered, her cheeks burning.
Fortunately, Chu Huaixu quickly withdrew his gaze. After all, what was there to see?
Right now, he was actually more concerned about another matter.
Just as he had said the word "illusion," a strange change had occurred within his body.
His Spirit Embryo was the [Heart-Sword]. In his sea of consciousness, a completely pitch-black sword floated. Chu Huaixu had always felt that it was connected to his own heart and mind, possessing its own spirituality. But, it was also listless, with a half-dead, arrogant air.
Until now, he still didn't know what its function was.
But just as he had confidently said the word "illusion," this small, pitch-black sword in his sea of consciousness had vibrated almost imperceptibly.
Once, just once.
Immediately after, the entire illusion had, as if by coincidence, instantly shattered.
—As if to sever all illusions.