Lan Ran gave a soft snort and sent her voice over. "What a pity. You didn't even get the whole story straight before beating him to death."
"Ha-ha. To capture bandits, first capture their king. I never planned to destroy his soul; it was just a lesson. But you, Ran'er, went too far. You killed five immortals the moment you struck. You were the one who acted without bothering to distinguish right from wrong." I laughed.
"Hmph. What choice did I have, now that things had come to this? Besides, that woman was so beautiful, and you smashed her brains out with one staff... Don't you think you were being a little too heartless toward a beauty?" Lan Ran's attention was clearly different from mine.
"That's true. If I'd known, I should have captured her and had her serve me morning and night." I grinned.
"Just try it!" Lan Ran glared at me angrily, though she of course knew I was joking.
"Ha-ha, all right. Let's stop talking about that for now. We'll ask the female immortal behind you about the whole story. If she turns out to be the evil one, I'll kill her with one staff too." I spoke, leaving Lan Ran torn between laughter and tears. "You! What would happen to her child then? Would you raise it? Or kill it too?"
"At birth, people are inherently good. You and I can raise it together, can't we?" I said with a fawning smile. Lan Ran's face immediately flushed red. "Stop spouting nonsense and hurry up and ask!"
I nodded and looked at the beautiful woman holding the baby. "Why is the Heavenly Vault Sect pursuing you so relentlessly? Did you do something to wrong the Heavenly Vault Sect?"
"I didn't... The Heavenly Vault Sect is the foremost