"Why are you guys running when you see me?" Wan Lei said with a smile, looking at them.

"Lei... Brother Lei, spare us..." Hong Lian was close to tears.

"Come here." Wan Lei beckoned with his finger.

The unlucky trio immediately scrambled over, stood in a line, and then fell to their knees with a thud.

"You know them?" Fang Xiaoyu asked Wan Lei in surprise, not expecting him to have acquaintances in the Central Region.

"Them? Of course, I do. Back when we were on the Ten Thousand Prodigies Ranking, I ran into them as soon as I entered. These three brothers are practically my lucky stars. Not only did they give me intel, but they also gave me storage bags and kill counts. Where else can I find such good friends?"

Fang Xiaoyu let out a giggle. This guy must have robbed them after defeating them. Shameless.

"Yes, yes, Brother Lei, since we're so well-behaved and obedient, please spare our lives."

"I never said I was going to kill you. You're all so good, how could I bear to? We're friends, aren't we?"

"Yes, yes, Brother Lei is right. We're friends, good friends." The unlucky trio nodded repeatedly.

"But you just insulted us. And you know, your sister-in-law here, she has a bit of a temper. Don't you think you should compensate her?" Wan Lei extended his hand, winking repeatedly.

The trio understood Wan Lei's intentions immediately. But understanding didn't mean they were willing to hand over their storage bags.

It's been five years. Do you know how we've lived these five years? It's been so hard! They had finally managed to accumulate their wealth, and now they were going to be robbed again. At this moment, the trio regretted their actions. Believing they had a lucky halo, they never had a good outcome whenever they encountered Wan Lei. Why did they have to provoke him…

However, they dared not confront Wan Lei. Even though they were now in the Nascent Soul stage, Wan Lei could defeat them with one hand five years ago. Not to mention he was now in the late Nascent Soul stage, and beside him was Fang Xiaoyu, who was even more formidable… Wait, Fang Xiaoyu? Sister-in-law? Holy crap, they were actually together?

"Hold on, Brother Lei. I remember back in the desert, after you heard our intel, you patted your chest and swore to the heavens that if Wan Lei ever jumped off this, he'd rather die outside than marry Fang Xiaoyu. What… what's going on here? Did something get mixed up…"

"Cough... cough cough cough..." Young Master Lei, who had always been healthy, suddenly developed an asthma attack and couldn't stop coughing.

Fang Xiaoyu looked at Wan Lei with a half-smile, her lips curling into a dangerous arc. "Oh? Wan Lei? You said that? What's going on? Do you dislike me that much?"

"Uh... wife, let me explain. Back then, the Ten Thousand Prodigies Ranking had just started, and these guys instigated me to say these things. Really, I'm devoted to you, my feelings for you are absolutely sincere, without any deviation. My love for you is stronger than the lightning in the Lei Xing Sea..."

"Enough, explain to me after we're done. Your sincerity needs to be tested." Fang Xiaoyu said with a cold smile and turned away. In truth, she knew better than anyone if Wan Lei was sincere towards her. She just wanted to tease him, embarrass him a little, and discipline him from time to time, so he wouldn't forget his place.

Wan Lei chuckled awkwardly and turned to glare fiercely at the three of them. "I think if I don't beat you guys up, my wife won't calm down."

At this moment, Hong Lian wished he could slap himself. Why did he have to open his mouth and say such stupid things…

*Thump!*

*Clang!*

*Boom!!!*

"Ah!!!"

"Brother Lei, we were wrong!"

"We'll never speak carelessly again."

"Hit us gently!"

...

Five minutes later, Wan Lei sat on top of the piled-up trio, weighing the storage bags in his hand. He looked disappointed. "I say, you guys, it's been five years, how did you only save a little over a hundred thousand spirit stones? You're poorer than I am."

Fang Xiaoyu's face bloomed with joy. This guy actually complained about others being poor while robbing them. What shamelessness. Hmph.

"You… you're simply a bully…" The lowest one, Hong Lian, said weakly. Hong Baobao felt bitter. This bully not only robbed him every time, but he always pressed him to the bottom. This was too much bullying!

"I say, you guys, don't just focus on cultivation every day. Go out and scam some money when you have time. If I see you guys are still this poor next time, I won't let you off."

"Yes, yes, Brother Lei, we'll definitely work hard…"

"Alright, you guys, you can go." Tyrant Lei stood up and patted Wang Fei, who was on top. The three of them felt like they had received a general pardon and immediately got up.

"Brother Lei, can we… can we have our natal artifacts back? Otherwise, in this Wood Immortal Secret Realm, it’ll be hard for us to survive without our artifacts. Our lives aren't valuable, but we can't let you miss out on robbing us next time, can we?" Their humility was profound.

"Oh, alright then. You guys are quite pathetic…" *We're pathetic because of you!*

As he said this, Wan Lei's expression suddenly changed. The corners of his mouth turned up, revealing an extremely wicked smile. "Come, Hong Lian." Wan Lei very affectionately put his arm around his shoulder.

This smile and gesture terrified Hong Lian, who immediately knelt down. "Brother Lei, we really have no money anymore. You can search us if you don't believe me."

"Look at you, so cowardly, so useless. Come, brother will tell you a way to make big money."

"Make big money?" The greedy trio's eyes immediately widened, showing excitement.

"Listen to me. I heard that the Fang family patriarch offered a huge reward for finding me and Fang Xiaoyu, right?"

"That's true. Everyone thought you guys were dead. Brother Lei, where have you been all these years?"

"That's not important. What's important is that this is a chance to get rich. Listen to me."

"You say, you say."

"You guys, don't go to the Wood Immortal Secret Realm anymore. Go to the Fang family right now and tell the Fang family patriarch that you've found us, and then collect the bounty. I won't let you work for nothing, either. We'll split the bounty 70/30, I get 70%, and you three get 30%. We need to act fast. If others see us first, they'll snatch it, and there'll be nothing for us…"

Fang Xiaoyu listened from the side, feeling increasingly uneasy. How did it turn out… that he was tricking his own family?

"By the way, did you hear how much the bounty is?"

"Two million spirit stones."

"Only this much? We're too worthless. Old Fang is really stingy. No wonder he couldn't find us for five years."

Fang Xiaoyu finally couldn't stand it anymore. This guy was becoming more and more shameless. "Hey, I said, if you're going to trick my family, shouldn't you ask for my opinion first?" Fang Xiaoyu grabbed Wan Lei's ear, gritting her teeth.