After speaking, Xia Hong hurriedly walked towards the tunnel exit, clearly not as calm inside as he appeared to be.
Behind him, Xia Chuan and the other two were all smiles and quickly hurried after him.
......
"Ah... it hurts, it hurts... it hurts so much..."
"Madam, don't panic, take deep breaths slowly, it will be out soon."
"Quick, get another basin of hot water."
"I can't, ah... it hurts so much, so much..."
...
In Xia City's Star-picking Hall, Li Xuanling's exceptionally shrill screams had been going on for a long time, audible even from outside the Political Hall more than a hundred meters away.
Outside the Political Hall, nearly three hundred people had gathered by now, almost everyone at the Cold Resistance Level in the camp was there.
Everyone looked up at the Star-picking Hall, faces filled with worry and anticipation.
"How could it be taking so long? It's been half an hour!"
