For two days, Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui had been rowing their little boat toward the Great Song.
Though land was still nowhere in sight, both felt quite at ease. After all, they were heading in the right direction, and reaching land was only a matter of time. Two days had passed; judging by the distance, they should be nearly there.
"Junior Sister, are you tired?" Huang Xiao asked when he noticed something seemed unusual about Zhao Yunhui's expression.
Zhao Yunhui shook her head without a word.
"Are you thirsty or hungry, then?" Huang Xiao asked again.
Zhao Yunhui shook her head once more, still silent.
This made Huang Xiao anxious. Why had she suddenly stopped speaking?
He and Zhao Yunhui were both experts. Going without food or water for two days should amount to nothing, and even enduring several more days would be fine. Yet her expression worried him. Her silence left him thoroughly puzzled.
"Junior Sister, what's wrong?" Huang Xiao released the oars and shifted closer to Zhao Yunhui as he asked.
"N-nothing!" Zhao Yunhui said quietly.
"You call this nothing?" Huang Xiao raised his voice. "What exactly is wrong? Your complexion seems a little off!"
"I... I..."
"Just tell me what's wrong! What is there that you can't say?" Huang Xiao was nearly beside himself with worry.
"I... need to relieve myself!" Zhao Yunhui said softly, her cheeks instantly turning crimson.
"Ah?!" Huang Xiao exclaimed. He had never imagined it would be something like this.
It left him deeply embarrassed as well. Such a thing was indeed difficult for Zhao Yunhui to say aloud.
"Well..." After a moment's thought, Huang Xiao said awkwardly, "How about I go to the bow, and you go to the stern?"
Her face full of embarrassment, Zhao Yunhui nodded. Even though Huang