“Follow me, kid,” said Jin Tong who was waiting for Xueming in front of the pedestal.
“Mm,” Xueming did not respond, only softly nodded. In his mind, however, he was extra cautious. The fact that Xueming was late caused the other two students of the Sacred Land of the Immortal Fire Bird to not wait for him at the entrance. Even though Xueming was paranoid that the two who disappeared might conspire to sneak attack him within the Route of the Immortal Fire Bird, he shook off his muddling thoughts and followed Jin Tong as soon as Jin Tong stepped through the dimensional gate.
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After the group of four men entered the Route of the Immortal Fire Bird, about half a shichen later, Hua Wenyian called the rest of the maidens to join Ning Xian at the front of the tunnel.