"Free?" Jing Xuechen was pleasantly surprised. She whispered to me, "Senior, I heard before that the immortals of the Divine Realm were refined and courteous. It seems the rumors weren't unfounded."
"Is that so? Then all the better. But do you think they'd be willing to take me along?" I had already noticed the unusual look in their eyes.
Sure enough, Jing Xuechen hurriedly asked, "Senior Daotian also wants to go to the Divine Realm. Could you take my senior along as well?"
The middle-aged man glanced at me and said impatiently, "Is this fellow Daoist your dao companion?"
Jing Xuechen looked at me. Seeing that I neither confirmed nor denied it, her expression turned bitter, and she could only say aggrievedly, "N-no..."
"Heh. Since he isn't your dao companion, you might not even be willing to risk your life for him. Why should we do the work of taking him out of this Inverted Cloud Pass?" the middle-aged man sneered.
"I can offer you compensation!" Jing Xuechen still tried to negotiate.
"I already told you. We don't need your things." The other party seemed convinced that we couldn't get out, and naturally acted without restraint. After all, the first people they encountered had all come in groups; it was obvious that traveling alone wouldn't work here.
"Forget it, then. We'll find the exit ourselves." Jing Xuechen would never abandon me. Since they were unwilling to lead the way, she had no intention of forcing them to give directions.
Just as she was about to leave, the immortals exchanged glances and immediately surrounded us.
"Why the hurry, fellow Daoist? Everything can be discussed," the middle-aged man said with a smile.
"You're unwilling to take Senior along, so just consider this an interruption, all right?" Jing Xuechen hadn't expected them to