The Blind Concubine’s body was similar to a piece of rag, lying paralyzed on the ground. His mouth was panting and gasping for air without stopping.
Xiao Bao was looking at him, having difficultly opening and closing his mouth, so he worriedly inched his ears closer to that mouth. A faint voice was transmitted inside his ears. The more he listened, the more he got scared; his eyes opened widely to the point of becoming round.
After a good while, his face turned to that of a mournful face, his mouth murmured: “Master……”
His voice had yet to fade when suddenly he heard a noise of rubbing metal clashing violently.
Xiao Bao was startled. He lifted his head to face the source of the sound. Didn’t know since when the prison door had been unlocked. The long iron chain was being hurled to the floor. About two or three prison guards carrying along a wooden pail gushed in from the prison tunnel.
He couldn’t help but to grasp his sleeve tightly, rose his bowing back: “What do you want??”
The leader of the prison guards spat at him: “None of your business!! Go away!!”
Xiao Bao straightened up his body to block the prison door, “His Majesty hasn’t given his order. What do you actually want to do??”
The prison guard raised his leg, kicked Xiao Bao straight in his abdomen. Xiao Bao made a pitiful ‘hmph’ sound, then tumbled, he became a huddle on the ground after he severely bumped against the limestone wall.
After kicking him, the prison guards entered the prison cell. Using their physical strength, they lifted and poured out all the water in the wooden pail. They poured the water from the head of the Blind Concubine to all over his body.
Xiao Bao was lying on his stomach, with a hissing voice as he shouted: “STOP!!”
The Blind Concubine’s lips became greenish purple; he was already unable to move. As if like a broken rag doll, twisted and toppled on the floor. Xiao Bao forcefully propped up his body, struggling to crawl to the prison door, pleaded with his mournful voice: “Master had once fainted because of being drenched in the Bamboo Forest, the Imperial Physician had warned that he must never get drenched anymore, otherwise, if he relapsed because of his former affliction, he might lose his life!”
The prison guards pretended that they heard nothing. Pail after pail of the icy cold well water was smashed on the Blind Concubine’s face one after another and onto his body. Xiao Bao gritted his teeth and crawled to enter the prison. His thin and weak body was blocking the smashing icy cold water. While trembling greatly from head to toe, he shielded the Blind Concubine in his embrace.
The prison guard creased his brows and gave Xiao Bao a kick. Xiao Bao closed his eyes tightly, enduring the pain on his back, allowing his back to be kicked over and over again. Only biting down on his lips, hugging the Blind Concubine even tighter.