"This is!" I slightly furrowed my brow, and everyone's expression changed drastically, including Shao Zi and Xiang Ling, who both looked rather shocked.
"Master... what should we do? It's Xiao Jianlan." Shao Zi frowned. Although I was somewhat surprised, I wasn't afraid that he had come to cut off our path, so I said coldly, "Old Xiao, may I ask why you have stopped here at a time like this? You should know that the immortals from beyond the world are about to catch up."
"Hehe, City Lord Xia, do you still think that I alone could stop so many of you immortals?" Xiao Jianlan said with a faint smile.
"Oh? Then what are you planning by staying here, Old Xiao? Could it be that you've come to save me?" I asked. Of course, I didn't really believe he would be so kindhearted. After years of adventuring, there had been few who had offered timely aid, while those who kicked a man when he was down were nearly everywhere.
Xiao Jianlan raised his hand and pointed into the distance. "Are you heading to the Holy Land? I've been waiting here for you for quite some time, Fellow Daoist Xia, just waiting for you to come along."
"You're going to the Holy Land too, Old Xiao? Since you're going there, the immortals from beyond the world behind us are also going to the Holy Land. Why did you choose us instead of them?" I looked toward the pursuing immortals faintly appearing in the clouds and mist behind us. The meaning was obvious enough: I didn't know whether he was friend or foe. He could retreat and become a pursuer, or advance and throw me into a pit.
"I never thought that Fellow Daoist Xia, City Lord Xia, would think of me