[he's two seconds away from running out the door before he stops himself]

--Wait, I'll need a talisman to even get off of the mountain like this.

[and, while there is mist this high up, it looks...off? this entire situation feels off? so he decides to get his bearings first. he turns back around to dig around the Jingshi for a talisman, and see if the room looks any different from how he remembers it...]