In the evening, Xie Qi boiled a large pot of hot water and scrubbed clean a worn wooden bucket he had found in the house.
Soon after, Xie Qi carried the bucket of steaming hot water into the room. He set it gently on the floor, turned toward Lu Xingze, and said softly, "Ze, wash up before you go to sleep."
With that, Xie Qi turned and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.
Chapter 191