With a barrage of explanations from Li Huowang and help from the others, Jin Shanzhao's anger finally cooled. As for the so-called reasons Li Huowang had fabricated on the spot, only Jin Shanzhao himself knew if he truly believed them.
"Sir, since we're headed the same way, why don't we travel together? If we run into trouble on the road, we can look out for each other, right?"
Hearing Li Huowang's offer and recalling the bandits' corpses from earlier, Jin Shanzhao hesitated for a moment before finally nodding.
"Sure. I am a lone old man on the road, and I truly fear being snatched away by a wild beast one of these days. It's safer to travel in a group."
"But Daoist Master, you must show some respect for the elderly. I'm not a young man anymore; a few more shoves like that and you'll be putting me in a coffin."
"Of course not. I was indeed reckless just now."
