We've spent over an hour scrubbing the latrine bucket, but with every moment, stopping to retch at the sight made my stomach sick, as well as Xi Shi's. Soon, we sat down, waiting patiently for the wooden door to open.
"I hope old Madam Zhou hasn't forgotten about us here?" I asked with a faint voice.
"What? That's not possible. I've already exhausted the patience I have left," said Xi Shi as she stood up and started to kick the wooden door angrily.
Creaks... creaks...
The wooden door was opened and behold, it was old Madam Zhou with two guards behind her and some sect maids.
"We're done," I said as I stood up.
"Inspect those," commanded old Madam Zhou to the two guards, who complied at once by checking the latrine bucket one after the other.
"Do you think we're happy being locked in here!" exclaimed Xi Shi angrily.
"All clean," said the guards as they returned to the door.
