"What did you say?" Lin Kong pressed his foot down harder.
"Ah...! It hurts, Master, spare me! We did not recognize your greatness and offended you." At this moment, the bandit leader wished he could die. Usually, he bullied others with no qualms, but now that the tables were turned, he found it truly unbearable.
Lin Kong had been searching the forest all day for Celestial Master Zhang without success. Frustrated, he encountered the bandits, which angered him even more. He picked up the leader with one hand and asked, "Have you seen an old man? Around fifty years old?"
"Wha... what... what old man?" The bandit leader, lifted off the ground with his feet dangling, was terrified and stammered nervously.
Lin Kong tightened his grip, pulling him closer, glaring fiercely with every word: "I'll ask again. Answer poorly, and you can forget about keeping your life."
The bandit leader was so scared he started crying, "Master, just ask! I'll tell you everything I know without reserve."
