Hu Xiaotian laughed even more heartily, leaving Baobao utterly bewildered. Inwardly, he gloated. Blow me? Go on, then. What haven't I seen? You think I'm afraid of you blowing me? The question is, just how do you intend to do it? He reveled in these wicked thoughts for quite a while before collecting himself and suppressing his smile. "As long as you behave and do as you're told, I won't make things difficult for you."
Baobao asked in confusion, "Did Mr. Hong send you?"
Hu Xiaotian gave a cold snort. "You have no right to question me about my affairs."
Baobao bit her cherry-red lip and met Hu Xiaotian's gaze for a while. At last, she yielded, lowering her long, dark lashes and murmuring, "Yes..."
Seeing her finally submit, Hu Xiaotian knew it was entirely thanks to the whistle. The whistle itself had no power, but some kind of restriction must have been placed inside Baobao's body, and its sound acted as a catalyst, much like the Tightening Spell used on Sun Wukong.
Baobao asked, "From now on... will you be the one giving me the antidote?"
Hu Xiaotian froze for a moment. Her words had given him a clue: someone must have poisoned her. After that brief surprise, he nodded again. He would hoodwink this foolish girl and get her to obey him first.
Baobao asked, "Eunuch Hu, could you free me from the torment of the Myriad Insects Bone-Eroding Pill?"
"That depends on how you behave from now on," Hu Xiaotian said. "And remember, you now take your orders directly from me. Whatever Lin Wan tells you to do, you must get my permission first."
Doubt appeared on Baobao's face. She asked quietly, "Did Mr. Hong tell you to say that?"
Hu Xiaotian abruptly rose to his feet.