Chen Tengda, captain of Dragon Group's Second Team, had made himself very clear, and his implications were equally obvious.
Helping us get back was a given, but there would be some discrepancies when it came to timing.
We might even have to take a boat on the way back...
According to Zhao Liansheng, we had seven days. If we waited another two days before taking a boat back, the schedule would be incredibly tight, with absolutely no room for error.
But if we could fly directly to Mountain City, that would be perfect.
The only condition was that we had to help them take out the Roof-Tile Fiend.
When you were under someone else's roof, you had no choice but to bow your head.
Even though our group had yet to recover from our old injuries, we had no reason to fear some Roof-Tile Fiend.
I turned and glanced at Mao Jing, Pan Ling, and Zhang Yuchen.
Mao Jing nodded slightly. Pan Ling said nothing, while Zhang Yuchen looked completely bewildered.
I turned back and immediately said,
"Captain Chen, since we're here, you can assign us some tasks as well. If everyone works together, we might get things done more efficiently."
Captain Chen's eyes lit up when he heard that.
"Ah! Fellow Daoist Jiang, you're too polite. Since you've taken the initiative to join our team in completing this exorcism mission, then I, Chen, won't refuse."
"Come, come, please have a seat. Sit, sit..."
As he spoke, he smiled and gestured for us to sit down.
I felt pretty speechless inside. The hell did this count as us taking the initiative?
You'd been hinting openly and secretly that you wanted us to make a move, otherwise you'd shorten the time we had to return to China. How could I possibly