"Don't you feel anything when we're like this?"
Wan Lei sighed as he saw their expressions.
"When I brought you out of the Holy Fire Realm, I promised you a better future, a chance to ascend to immortality.
But I never treated you as my servants. Your slave marks were branded by the Fate Drawing Diagram without my knowledge. After we return, I'll go see the Water Immortal Venerable and ask him to find a way to remove them.
From the moment you fought alongside me against the demons, I have always considered you my comrades, my friends.
You call me Master, Hall Master, Alliance Master, Your Majesty—I never took these titles seriously. From now on, all these titles are gone.
I am a disciple of the Five Elements Hall, and so are you. You can call me Senior Brother or Captain, but don't call me Master anymore.
This journey has been tough, through thick and thin. Be a bit more self-respecting and stop trying to seduce me. There are plenty of good men in the Five Elements Hall, and you'll find suitable partners."
Hearing this, Qingwu Yuanjun's large, tear-filled eyes became even more so, touched.
"I know I'm excellent, but you should also realize that you don't deserve someone as excellent as me."
Damn it, I was moved for nothing.
So only Fang Xiaoyu is worthy of you?
Wan Lei stood up and walked between the two women. He turned back and playfully slapped the conspicuous bulges of their rears.
"Get up. We're going to catch Bai Qi."
Hmph, saying you're not interested, but still taking the opportunity to touch and take advantage? Tsk, men.
"Um... Senior Brother, hit me again."
Yuanjun raised her head, her face flushed red.
It felt really good just now.
"...Can you get rid of this strange habit of yours? Forget it, you can go play with Xiaoyu later; she likes to bully girls."
After speaking, Wan Lei got up and left.
Qingwu stood up and also slapped Yuanjun.
"Get up, you slut. You actually like being hit; I've never seen anyone as brazen as you."
"Zhihuo Qingwu, this is all your fault; you've embarrassed us greatly this time."
"What do you mean it's my fault? Besides, do you still have any shame? Saying you want him to hit you again, how disgusting, how lowly."
"You're not lowly, weren't you the one who came up with the idea to seduce Master this time?"
"Didn't you agree to it? Also, stop calling him Master; call him Captain."
"Oh."
Exiting the door, the two women followed Wan Lei obediently, walking down the corridor.
Wan Lei suddenly stopped and then, using the Thousand Faces technique, changed all three of their appearances.
Wan Lei transformed into a gaunt noble youth with dark circles under his eyes, clearly someone who had indulged too much. The two women's clothes also changed, and their appearances were slightly altered.
"Don't leave my side by more than ten meters. We can't infiltrate the Bai family wearing Five Elements Hall disciple robes."
"Understood."
After leaving the inn, Wan Lei led the two women westward towards the Bai family.
The Bai family was located on a plain and was vast. Before the Five Elements Hall was founded, the Bai family in the Southern Border was a preeminent great clan. Later, due to Bai Hanjie's rise and the protection of the Five Elements Hall, the Bai family grew rapidly. Now, the Bai family's territory was comparable to a small country.
While the Myriad Sword Sect, where the Guiyi Alliance was located, was the political center of the Southern Border, the Bai family was its economic center.
After flying for a long time, they finally arrived at Jinggu Street.
The three of them quietly hid in a secluded alley, stealthily observing the location of Bai Qi's residence.
Bai Qi's home was a large courtyard, occupying a considerable area. It had considerable prestige in the western part of the city, as it had produced a Taiheng Realm expert. Even collateral branches held a respectable status.
Of course, they couldn't compare to the central lineage of the Bai family, which had many Golden Immortal Realm experts.
After observing for half an hour without anyone coming out, Wan Lei became a little impatient, wondering if he should just transform into the guise of a Bai family member and sneak in.
Just then, three young men suddenly emerged from Bai Qi's residence and walked directly towards the direction where Wan Lei and the others were.
These three young men were all frivolous in their demeanor, walking with a splayed-leg gait. Their clothes were embroidered with the Bai family crest, clearly marking them as Bai family scions.
"Mas... Captain, the one in the middle is Bai Qi's son. That brat even cursed us when we tried to apprehend him today. The other two are likely also collateral family members. They're going out at this hour, probably for drinks or to a brothel."
Wan Lei nodded, then took out a spirit communication slip, logged into the Five Elements Hall's internal official website, and took a photo of the three men. Immediately, their information appeared.
This was the prowess of the Five Elements Hall; as long as you had an ID card processed, the Five Elements Hall could instantly know who you were.
Bai Lian, son of Bai Qi, a Taiheng Realm expert of the Bai family, thirty-five years old, with the cultivation of the Longevity Realm.
Bai Bing, son of Bai Qi's second brother, twenty-three years old, cultivation of the Tianyi Realm.
Bai Liu, son of Bai Qi's third brother, twenty-two years old, cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage.
"Hmm? These three are not old, yet they have such cultivation. Their aptitude is not bad. A pity they're scions."
Qingwu commented with a shake of her head.
Wan Lei snorted coldly.
"With the Bai family's resources, even a pig could be trained into a genius. Moreover, the Bai family has stood in the Southern Border for so many years. The women their clansmen marry also have good aptitude. With tens of thousands of years of bloodline optimization, it's truly difficult to find someone with poor aptitude."
The appearances of the three men changed again, transforming into the guise of those three frivolous youths.
"After they've walked away, we'll go in and capture Bai Qi. Bai Qi, although under house arrest, is essentially in prison. I didn't expect that after the last jailbreak, we'd be staging another one so soon."
"It's different. Can the little Bai family compare to the Five Elements Hall?"
"A Golden Immortal Realm expert attacking us is no different from a Saint attacking. If I could break through to the Taiheng Realm, perhaps I could withstand one or two moves."
"Captain, if it's really impossible, shall we call for reinforcements?"
"No need. I refuse to believe the Bai family would dare to kill disciples of the Five Elements Hall. If they were ordinary disciples, it might be one thing, but don't forget who I am."
He was Wan Lei, the strongest Hall Disciple of the Five Elements Hall, the ninth sequence of the Immortal Venerable, the captain of the Immortal Venerable's son. It wasn't just that Wan Lei would be killed; even if he were captured, the Five Elements Hall would not let the Bai family off.
Another half an hour passed, and the three finally left the alley and walked towards Bai Qi's home.
Wan Lei walked with a splayed-leg gait, his scion disguise incredibly lifelike, after all, he was acting from his true nature. Yuanjun and Qingwu, on the other hand, weren't as convincing in their imitation.
"Greetings, Young Master. Why have you returned so quickly today?"
The gatekeeper's young servant greeted them with a fawning bow.
*Slap!*
Wan Lei slapped the servant across the face.
"What do you mean? How dare you mock me for being quick?"
"No, no, this humble one absolutely had no such intention."
"Alright, scram. I'm going to see my father. Today, someone in the brothel dared to challenge me, and I won't let him get away with it."