Bow Down and Pledge Allegiance

Squeak~

A screeching sound came from where the tires were rubbing together.

At Lu Bai's signal, Dao Long swaggered and parked the car at the prison's main gate.

"Move away, parking is not allowed here."

Which department are you from?

The two Prison Guards at the gate noticed the unfamiliar black sedan, but they only shouted at the car through a loudspeaker and did not come out to drive it away.

This is not surprising, as the prison suffered considerable losses after a tough battle with forces from both Chikan Bay and Weidao High School.

But the most serious loss was to the Warden, Xiong Pi.

The vacancy of the prison's nominal highest command, coupled with numerous casualties and the lingering darkness, has brought the prison's operations to a near standstill.

It's already good enough that they can show up and stand guard; expecting them to risk doing extra work would require extra pay.

"This is the third time I've been here."

Lu Bai sighed for a moment, then rolled up the car window and got out of the car.

With his usual kind smile on his face, he strode into the prison.

The Xiong Pi followed closely behind him, and if Lu Bai hadn't insisted that he keep his distance, he would have wanted to stick to him.

"The Warden?"

"You're not?!"

Even the Prison Guard at the gate wouldn't be so blind as to not recognize their own boss, but the question is, why is their boss following behind Lu Bai?

The two Prison Guards were bewildered and somewhat uneasy. They didn't dare to stop them, but quickly reported the matter to their superiors.

The three of them passed through the prison gate without any hindrance.

Looking at the unrepaired battle marks on the open ground ahead, Dao Long's eyes welled up with tears. He knew those were the marks left by Dao Master's previous battle.

Lu Bai looked around and then snapped his fingers.

The next second, the two dark areas that covered nearly three-quarters of the prison area vanished instantly, followed by a chorus of exclamations from Prison Guard and inmates carried on the wind.

Before Lu Bai could wait long, four imposing figures arrived together.

Misa, Heide, Hong Zhu, and Jun Yi, who had previously been in charge of Section Chief the prison, were all present.

They dared not be negligent.

Having already rushed here upon hearing the news of the Warden's return, the disappearance of these dark areas along the way only hastened their pace.

When Misa saw Lu Bai and Xiong Pi's positions, his face immediately turned extremely ugly.

All the doubts in his heart condensed into one sentence that burst out. "Warden, could it be that you have already..."

Hearing this, the Xiong Pi pursed its lips, saying with a mixture of shyness and pride, "I've decided to follow him."

Misa: "..."

The remaining three Section Chief: "..."

This is really offensive.

Having worked together for so many years, this was the first time the four Section Chief had ever seen Xiong Pi display such a shy demeanor.

Misa swallowed hard, forcibly suppressing the churning in her stomach, and glared at Lu Bai: "What exactly did you do to the Warden?"

Before Lu Bai could even speak, Xiong Pi couldn't help but shout, "Misa, don't talk nonsense! I did it voluntarily!"

The Section Chief present, along with the nearby Prison Guard and Dao Long, all felt a chill run down their spines.

Dao Long, in particular, was genuinely unaware that Xiong Pi and Lu Bai interacted in this way.

Lu Bai took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to smash the Xiong Pi with a single punch, and forced himself to remain calm as he said, "I'm here to negotiate."

"What are the conditions?"

I can't breathe Section Chief Jun Yi Prison asked in a deep, muffled voice.

He was in charge of B Sector, and his abilities were not weak among the Section Chief.

The grotesque scar across half his face made him seem rather unapproachable.

Lu Bai: "If you follow me, in exchange, I might spare your lives."

"That joke isn't funny."

Jun Yi's eyelids drooped, and then he clenched his fist and punched Lu Bai.

Even though he had heard about Lu Bai's amazing performance from Misa and others, he still wouldn't have a concrete understanding of it without experiencing it for himself.

After all, they are both Grandmaster- level martial artists.

In his mind, even if he was no match for Lu Bai, he shouldn't be so badly defeated on the spot.

However, reality is always cruel. Lu Bai didn't even lift his eyelids. Relying on the seemingly inexhaustible Internal Energy provided by the Golden Core, he directly released his Internal Energy, forming an Internal Energy barrier in front of him that seemed to have solidified into a tangible substance.

Bang!

A muffled explosion followed.

Jun Yi couldn't even break through the Internal Energy barrier; the force reflected back from it was enough to send him flying backward.

Even after managing to regain his balance in mid-air, he still felt an unbearable surge of blood and qi.

As you can see.

Lu Bai didn't give chase. Instead, he spread his hands and laughed, "I'm already Golden Core martial artist."

Upon seeing this, Heide immediately knelt down without saying a word.

"Thank you for your high regard, Lu Bai. I, Heide, am willing to follow you in pursuing our great cause!"

He felt that every second he hesitated was a disrespect to the Golden Core.

Not to mention that Lu Bai himself possesses some methods that they simply cannot comprehend.

It can only be said that the benevolence of the strong is something no one dares to ignore.

Heide knelt down the fastest, but that doesn't mean everyone else was stubborn.

Hong Zhu glanced at Misa a couple more times before kneeling down.

As for the remaining two Section Chief, Jun Yi and Misa, the former had just met Lu Bai and was too proud to kneel down so quickly, while the latter couldn't get over his mental hurdle.

Misa believed that he had the biggest conflict with Lu Bai and worried that even if he surrendered, he would be retaliated against.

Of course, this was indeed only his opinion; Lu Bai's impression of him was actually similar to that of Heide.

"Do you two have a problem with me?"

Lu Bai tilted his head, looking at Misa and Jun Yi, who were still standing, with a slightly puzzled expression.

As he spoke, he flexed his wrists as he walked towards the two of them.

"No, wait..."

Lu Bai's actions startled Misa, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.

After a brief and complex internal struggle, Misa finally knelt down, her face filled with humiliation.

With all three colleagues kneeling and their own Warden standing opposite them, Jun Yi could no longer hold on and surrendered without even realizing it.

"Uphold loyalty and integrity, and maintain humility and modesty."

Lu Bai nodded with satisfaction, walked over, and helped Misa up by the arm. "Truly worthy of being the head of the four major Section Chief."

Watching Lu Bai and Misa's physical contact, Xiong Pi's eyes turned green with envy. He hurriedly imitated Misa's posture and knelt down with a thud.

Hearing the commotion behind him, even without turning around, Lu Bai could vaguely guess what was going on.

He took a deep breath, braced himself, and turned to look at Xiong Pi, who was kneeling on the ground with hopeful eyes. "From now on, you will lead the people of Chikan Bay and the prison to cleanse the city of evil."

He paused, then added, "If you do a good job, I might consider reconnecting the power..."