"I'm not leaving. If we run, we run together; if we fight, we fight together."
Dada shook his head, continuing to stand by Wan Lei's side.
Wan Qianxin smiled easily.
"Alright, we won't leave either. It's rare to find a companion we like and get along with. You don't need to be too afraid of the disciples from the Five Elements Hall. They are people too, with two arms and one head. With our combined strength, we might not fear them."
"Exactly, what's there to be afraid of from Five Elements Hall disciples? If they dare to mess with me, I'll kill them for sure." Xia Yubing waved his fists, his voice still childish.
"Yes, the Five Elements Hall shouldn't bully people. I'm going to report them..."
Before Bao Bao could finish speaking, Han Xiaoyun tugged at his sleeve.
Wan Lei's expression was somewhat peculiar. Children of high-ranking officials in the Five Elements Hall would surely not fear its disciples, but he was just an ordinary rogue cultivator.
Wan Lei actually wanted to fight the disciples of the Five Elements Hall head-on, to see how strong their prodigies were. However, he didn't want to implicate his companions, as they were all innocent. If they were injured or sacrificed because of him, he would be guilty for the rest of his life.
If it were just him and Fang Xiaoyu, they might have been able to try fighting. If they couldn't win, he and Fang Xiaoyu could use their Wind Blade Evasion Technique to escape.
Regarding his ability to use the Wind Blade Evasion Technique, neither Wan Lei nor Fang Xiaoyu had mentioned it. After all, both Qiongru and Dada had said that the Wind Blade Evasion Technique was rare, with very few cultivators capable of practicing it, even within the Five Elements Hall.
Since these two outsiders knew about it, it was impossible for humans like Wan Qianxin, who were suspected to be disciples of the Five Elements Hall, not to know. Furthermore, from his fight with Suo Shisan, it was evident that Suo Shisan, a disciple of the Five Elements Hall, did not know the Wind Blade Evasion Technique. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been trapped by Dada's spatial lockdown repeatedly, nor would they have caught up to him so easily. This was why he was hesitant to use the Wind Blade Evasion Technique; he feared it might cause him further trouble.
He wanted to ask Wan Qianxin about the cultivation requirements for the Wind Blade Evasion Technique and who could practice it, but he couldn't ask directly. Otherwise, with the young man's intelligence, he would surely detect something.
"Wan Xiaolei, don't refuse. We are partners, so we should live and die together. We have to survive together, and we're counting on you to help us destroy the Weeping Desire Sect!" Han Xiaoyun's eyes sparkled with innocence and encouragement.
Hearing this, Wan Lei cast a surprised and displeased glance at Han Xiaoyun. "What the heck is Wan Xiaolei?"
At this remark, Han Xiaoyun immediately perked up, her big eyes shining, her pretty face filled with excitement. "Don't you think Wan Xiaolei and Fang Xiaoyu's names are very well-matched? They're like couple names, one 'Lei' (thunder) and one 'Yu' (rain), how nice. Besides, I think names with 'Xiao' in them sound very cute. I know many people with 'Xiao' in their names. For example, Wan Xiaoxin, Bao Xiaobao, Han Xiaoyun, Xia Bingbao—they're all cute, right?"
No, I was the God of Thunder in my past life and the Emperor of Thunder in this life, the lord of an entire realm. I don't want to be cute.
"Why did it change when it came to me?" Xia Yubing exclaimed in shock.
"You're ugly, you don't deserve the 'Xiao' character. Xia Bingbao suits your persona the best."
"I protest."
"You're asking for a beating!"
The two little ones started fighting again. Fang Xiaoyu watched from the side, laughing uncontrollably.
Wan Lei smiled and said, "Alright then, let's continue searching for the fire lotus. If the people from the Five Elements Hall dare to come, we'll destroy them. What do you think, Da Xiaoda?"
"..." Dada.
"There's actually another way. If we don't want to be ambushed, we can take the initiative to attack and defeat them one by one. We can go find the disciples of the Five Elements Hall and kill them. That way, we can avoid being ambushed." Wan Qianxin suggested.
"No, no, no," Bao Bao quickly waved his little hands, earnestly persuading. "We can't do that. They haven't provoked us or harmed us. How can we go and kill innocents? That's wrong, it violates our principles..."
Seeing Bao Bao's saintly heart acting up again, Xia Yubing and the other two covered their heads in frustration. Wan Lei also felt quite helpless. He looked at Bao Bao and said earnestly, "Bao Bao, you know, in many situations, whether it's grudges in the cultivation world or wars between two races, once a hostile relationship is established, if you have the opportunity to take the initiative, don't passively take a beating. Passively taking a beating means losing the initiative, drawing the battlefield to your doorstep, leaving your side with less room to maneuver, greater limitations, and more casualties. Taking the initiative is different. Whether to fight or retreat is up to us. Morale is also different; we are going to beat others, not wait for them to beat us. Bao Xiaobao, you have the strength of a strong person, but not the mindset of a strong person."
The cute Bao Bao frowned, "But..."
"In my hometown, we once faced an invasion by demons. Fortunately, we managed to repel them. The second time, when I sensed the demons were about to invade again, I led our forces to intercept them. If we hadn't taken the initiative that time, the Demon Lord might have descended, and my hometown would have been occupied by demons by now. Therefore, taking the initiative is extremely important. You don't need to feel guilty about it. Just consider it me coercing you, and I will bear the burden on my conscience."
"You've fought demons before?" The four little ones looked at Wan Lei with astonishment and joy.
"What do demons look like?"
"They have horns."
"Are they said to be very tall?"
"Not as tall as the Divine race."
"Are they powerful?"
"Just like chickens and dogs."
"What's the technological level of demons?"
"They use things scavenged from the prime plane."
"How many demons have you killed?"
"Who could count that?"
"Are all demons bad guys?"
...
Wan Lei had underestimated the enthusiasm of the four little ones. They had lived in the Immortal Realm since they were young and had only heard of demons but never seen them. They knew they were enemies of the prime plane but didn't know how strong they were. Now that they saw someone who had fought demons, they immediately wanted to learn more.
Finally, Wan Lei was overwhelmed by their questions and quickly changed the subject. "Xin Xin, can your instrument scan the location of Five Elements Hall disciples? We don't know how long it will take to search aimlessly."
"Oh, this? Yes, it can. Let me adjust it." Wan Qianxin took out his radar scanner, scanned Suo Shisan's corpse, recorded the appearance of his clothes, and then began scanning. "Because it's a precise scan, the range has become smaller, only capable of scanning within a radius of 300,000 li."
"It doesn't matter, as long as it can scan. That red dot is a Five Elements Hall disciple, right?"
"Yes, it is."
"Let's go, we'll take the initiative."