Hearing Hu Xiaotian's voice, Huo Shengnan hurriedly submerged herself in the bathtub. After so many days of dusty, exhausting travel, she had finally found a chance to bathe, and naturally wanted to steal a little leisure and enjoy it properly. Only after hiding in the water did she remember that this underground chamber had no windows, and she had shut its only door herself. Of course Hu Xiaotian could see nothing. Reassured at once, she called out, "Wait patiently!"
Hu Xiaotian said, "If you don't open the door, I'll break it down!"
Huo Shengnan was already used to the way he talked. Reclining comfortably in the tub, she said softly, "Nobody's stopping you. If you have the guts, go ahead and break in. I certainly won't mind putting another arrow through your left arm."
Hu Xiaotian sighed. "I really hate myself for being such a gentleman." With no response to his demands to open the door, he could only obediently return to his own room-or, more precisely, his underground burrow. In the Turbid Water Gang's lair, the hall was a burrow, the kitchen was a burrow, the jail was a burrow, and even the bedrooms were burrows. Although they had given Hu Xiaotian their best room, it still could not escape its essential nature as a hole in the ground.
Although the underground chamber had no windows, its air was not foul. The Turbid Water Gang's greatest talent was digging tunnels, and they had countless ways to channel fresh air underground. As for light, they had to rely entirely on oil lamps. Hu Xiaotian had barely returned and sat down, without even finding time to examine the wax pill, when Liang Yinghao came to see him.
Hu Xiaotian smiled. "Brother Liang, you're here!"
Liang Yinghao felt somewhat overwhelmed by the