"Yu Yaqing?"
After a moment of silence, Su Man called out to her from below.
"Yu Yaqing, are you okay?"
...
Finally coming back to her senses, she wanted to speak, but found her throat was dry and hoarse.
Yu Yaqing closed her eyes to recuperate a moment before replying, "I'm okay..."
"What's up there? Is it safe?" Su Man asked again.
Yu Yaqing exhaled slowly, composed herself, and opened her eyes again—
"Up here... it's a large room, very dark, lit by a few fire pits, but the fire inside seems to be dying out... There are... seven torture racks spread around, but no sign of Bluebeard."
She crawled out a bit further, lifting herself up to afford a wider view.
That's when she noticed a pale figure lying on the floor in front of her. Her body froze instantly.
"Don't come up yet." Yu Yaqing commanded with a serious expression, staring at the figure before her. "There's someone up here, it might be Zhao Lanfen. Let me check it out first, then you can come up if it's safe."
