Hu Xiaotian lowered his voice. "Who brought you here?"
Tang Qingxuan said, "I didn't get a clear look at him. He ambushed me before I knew what was happening, and when I woke up, I was lying here. Someone sealed my acupoints too, so I can't move. Why don't you release them for me first?" She had clearly presented Hu Xiaotian with another difficult problem. He had only learned a few grappling moves; all his other skills involved fleeing for his life or playing dead. What did he know about releasing acupoints?
"That person should still be nearby," Hu Xiaotian whispered.
Tang Qingxuan immediately grew tense. "Quick, take out the Fire Starter!" She no longer cared about the propriety of contact between men and women. With their lives at stake, who could spare a thought for such trifles? Besides, Hu Xiaotian was a eunuch.
Hu Xiaotian thought, This is the second time you've asked. It's not as though I'm trying to take liberties with you. The shameless fellow still put on an act. "That wouldn't be proper, would it? It's rather awkward..."
Tang Qingxuan had a short temper too. "Enough! At a time like this, why are you pretending to be a gentleman? Hurry up!" she snapped, thinking, If I don't mind, what are you fussing about?
Three times was the limit. Since she had now asked him a third time, it would hardly be right to refuse again. Hu Xiaotian decided to grant her request.
"Here?"
"A little lower."
"Inside my robe."
He found the Fire Starter and quickly withdrew his hand from inside Tang Qingxuan's robe. Unscrewing the copper tube, he blew gently on the tinder, and a red glow kindled in the darkness. Though it was faint, down in this pitch-black underground chamber, that tiny glow rivaled