Chen Lin neither agreed nor disagreed with Yang Qianxing's suggestion.
Only after a while did he reply, "We certainly need to explore this tower, but we can't act rashly. Besides you, Fellow Daoist Yang, I noticed that some other fellow Daoists are still alive. Why don't you find them and see whether they want to explore it? Find the entrance first, then we can discuss the rest."
At Chen Lin's answer, the corner of Yang Qianxing's mouth twitched.
He wanted them to go scout ahead, and he was being quite blunt about it.
Suspicion stirred in Yang Qianxing, and he asked, "You seem remarkably calm, Daoist Lin. Could you have another way to leave?"
"No."
Chen Lin answered immediately.
Then he explained, "You're overthinking it, Fellow Daoist Yang. I simply feel that this tower is too dangerous and don't want to approach it blindly. I also want to search this place thoroughly and see whether there's another way out."
Seeing that Yang Qianxing still looked unconvinced, his expression turned serious. "Could you be suspecting that I have the Round Token, Fellow Daoist Yang? I can swear an Inner Demon Oath on that. If the Round Token is in my possession, may I suffer an inner demon's backlash!"
Yang Qianxing gave a dry chuckle and waved his hands repeatedly.
"We've known each other for quite some time. You're practically my great-grandson-in-law, and you helped resolve the hidden danger threatening my daughter. How could I possibly distrust you?"
He added, "With your temperament, you would have left long ago if you could. You wouldn't still be here."
Chen Lin had no response.
Yang Qianxing really had seen right through the way he handled things.
What Yang Qianxing did not know, however, was that he really did have another way to leave. He