Chapter 1248: Mad Dash
"You know the way out, Jin Tong?" Han Li asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"I sure do! Back when I was being held captive in the Ghost Valley, I was taken here one time to see an old man," Jin Tong replied.
"Who is this old man?" Han Li asked.
"I don't know, but he seems to be very important in the Nine Origins Temple. Even Gui Lingzi had to bow in his presence. However, he was very nice and friendly, and he instructed Gui Lingzi to treat me well. Right after that, he went into seclusion, and I never saw him again," Jin Tong replied.
"Do you really know the way out?" Han Li asked in a skeptical manner.
"If you don't even trust me, then who can you trust?" Jin Tong protested in a displeased manner.
Before Han Li had a chance to respond, Xiaobai interjected in a distrusting manner, "Are you sure you know the way out, Boss? We were only intercepted by Gui Lingzi because you took us down the wrong path, leading to your capture. And before that, there was that time when..."
"What was that?" Jin Tong snapped in a threatening manner as she gave Xiaobai a firm slap to the head.
"Ouch! Nothing, I didn't say anything. Let's all do as you say, Boss," Xiaobai hurriedly replied as he massaged his own head.
"Seeing as Fellow Daoist Lan doesn't know the way out, either, we may as well let Jin Tong lead the way. If we encounter any Nine Origins Temple cultivators along the way, make sure to avoid battle as much as possible," Han Li said.
"You can all count on me!" Jin Tong said with a confident smile, then looked around momentarily before pointing in a certain direction.