Chapter 76

"Okay, I'll do just as you said."

After Guan Shan pondered for a moment, he ultimately chose to trust Gu Han's judgment.

Or rather, Gu Han's speculation is indeed the most likely scenario.

"Xiao Hong, you protect Gu Han and return to camp."

Guan Shan immediately made arrangements for all parties.

"Lao Deng, convey my order: have the city guards step up patrols, and at the same time, forbid anyone from entering or leaving the city within twelve two-hour periods!"

"I'll personally go report to General Guan!"

Deng Li received the order and quickly left with a clasped-fist salute.

But Gu Han unwillingly watched the Flaming Hound,

"General Guan, could you let me join in as well?"

But this time Guan Shan showed no willingness to compromise, shaking his head firmly,

"This operation is too dangerous; no one can tell exactly which people from Dan Ren Cheng have been sent into the city."

"You're still young; it's not worth taking such a big risk."

After saying that, Guan Shan gave the Flaming Hound a look, signaling it to escort Gu Han back to camp, and then he instantly vanished into the night.

"Aooo~"

The Flaming Hound let out a soft grunt, obviously urging Gu Han to return to camp.

Gu Han couldn't resist the Flaming Hound, so he could only walk slowly, while his mind frantically figured out how he could stay.

"Little Wolf, have a chat with your senior."

Gu Han opened his backpack and let Little Wolf out.

The Flaming Hound glanced at Little Wolf, who was still shorter than its own shin, with a look of considerable disdain.

"They dare to bring out such a tiny thing; this human doesn't seem to care about his battle pet at all."

Despite the Flaming Hound's undisguised contempt, Little Wolf seemed oblivious, howling and communicating with the Flaming Hound.

Not knowing what Little Wolf said, Gu Han could soon feel that the Flaming Hound was visibly getting a bit full of itself.

That kind of human-like pride made the Flaming Hound seem much more approachable.

"Flaming Hound, are you really willing to let General Guan abandon you and carry out the mission himself?"

Gu Han thought for a moment, then spoke in a coaxing manner,

"I suppose you also don't want General Guan to leave you behind every time he carries out a mission, so you get no credit when rewards are handed out, right?"

Gu Han's words made the Flaming Hound's widened eyes waver a bit.

Seeing that it was effective, Gu Han immediately continued,

"How about you protect me, and we go together to see if we can catch any spies, also giving you a chance to show your abilities in front of General Guan?"

"If we join forces, we will surely make General Guan look at us with new eyes."

As Gu Han's coaxing persuasion continued, the not-so-smart Flaming Hound was quickly hooked.

Of course, this is also because the Flaming Hound knows that Gu Han is someone Guan Shan trusts, not an enemy.

Otherwise, no matter what Gu Han says, the Flaming Hound wouldn't listen to a word.

"Aooo!!"

The Flaming Hound nodded eagerly, full of vigor!

Although Gu Han couldn't understand the Flaming Hound's meaning, through Little Wolf as an intermediary, he instantly understood.

He even took out a fiery red demon beast's inner core and tossed it to the Flaming Hound as a snack.

The Flaming Hound gulped it down with an "ah-woo," smacked its lips twice, and swallowed.

"Aooo~~"

"(Let's go!)"

The Flaming Hound twitched its nose, indicating that Gu Han should lead the way.

It's just a Flaming Hound, good at fighting, but not at thinking.

Gu Han smiled; actually he didn't know where to go either, but he just felt his way in the darkness.

Later, if a battle breaks out, the Flaming Hound will undoubtedly be the main force.

But if Gu Han also takes action, his strength will inevitably be exposed.

However, Gu Han doesn't worry about that.

According to his understanding, a master and battle pet can only communicate simply.

A battle pet with spiritual awareness can clearly hear the master's commands.

But humans cannot understand the battle pet's meaning.

Gu Han can also only communicate heart-to-heart with Little Wolf because of the battle pet system function.

Therefore, Gu Han need not worry that the Flaming Hound will leak his strength.

Gu Han and the Flaming Hound acted covertly at night.

They even furtively avoided the city guards' patrols to prevent their actions from being disrupted.

"Those people must also be trying to avoid the city guards as much as possible, going the opposite way, in order to have a chance to catch them."

As expected, at a place about four to five kilometers from the passage, they finally encountered a sneaky person.

Gu Han smirked inwardly.

"Not sleeping in the dead of night, sneaking around to avoid the city guards—if you don't bump into a cat, you'll see a ghost!"

"Flaming Hound, quietly follow behind him, don't let him notice you."

Upon hearing Gu Han's order, the Flaming Hound snorted disdainfully.

Tracking the target, it's quite a skilled hand!

The Flaming Hound, relying on its astonishing sense of smell, trailed far behind that person.

That furtive person, turning left and right, came to a dead end.

Just as he approached the dead end, he suddenly stopped his steps,

Fellow cultivator, aren't you going to show yourself?

Gu Han's heart suddenly jolted.

He didn't feel a very strong aura from this black-clad person.

At such a distance, could he still be discovered?

However, the Flaming Hound shook its head at Gu Han, indicating that the person hadn't noticed them.

Immediately after, Gu Han felt his vision blur, and that person vanished into the dead end.

Gu Han blinked his eyes, looking bewildered.

Damn, this fellow is actually trying to trick us?

After confirming no one was following, he then disappeared here via a secret passage or the like.

The Flaming Hound sniffed, then swaggered out of the darkness.

Flaming Hound, don't startle the snake!

Gu Han hastily spoke up to stop it, but the Flaming Hound had already reached the dead end, spewing a fierce fire snake from its mouth.

The fire snake made the air hiss as it burned, instantly incinerating the debris piled up in the alley.

Immediately after, the Flaming Hound took another breath and spat fire at a corner.

No, no, no—I'm coming out, I'm coming out!

A trembling voice of fear sounded from the corner.

The Flaming Hound retracted its flames, and Gu Han saw the person who had previously disappeared, trembling as he crawled out from the corner.

His face was covered in grimy black dirt, his expression full of fear.

The Flaming Hound gave Gu Han a look, indicating that he should interrogate this person.

With the Flaming Hound backing him up, Gu Han stepped forward confidently and asked in a cold voice:

Up in the middle of the night not sleeping, what are you doing sneaking around here?

That person looked at Gu Han's military uniform with a shifty gaze, then gave a hehe laugh.

Sir Officer, I couldn't sleep at night, so going out for a stroll shouldn't be illegal, right?

He apparently realized that Gu Han, restricted by his status, would absolutely not dare to subject him to extrajudicial punishment.

Gu Han gave a cold smile.

I'm not afraid to tell you the truth: we've found out there's a traitor in the city colluding with the enemy!

If you don't tell the truth, then I can only take you back and hand you over to the Interrogation Bureau for processing.

Upon hearing the three words 'Interrogation Bureau', the shifty-eyed person's body visibly shuddered.

It seemed he was full of fear of the Interrogation Bureau.

Talk, talk, talk—I'll say everything.

The shifty-eyed person repeatedly begged for mercy,

I beg you, sir, please don't hand me over to those beasts... in your hands.

Gu Han raised his eyebrows, it seemed the reputation of the Interrogation Bureau was even more exaggerated than he imagined!