After saying goodbye to Su Mo, Di Long, Di Wu, and the other three Di Family members all arrived at the palace where Di Long lived to begin discussing how to seize Ji Hailan.
"Brother Di Long, as long as we offer enough benefits, Ke Han will definitely be willing to exchange. She's just a slave!" Di Wu said in a deep voice.
"Indeed, the most urgent task now is to return to the lineage to take some treasures, and it's best not to let anyone in the clan know about this," another Di Family Pavilion Son suggested.
"Not let the lineage know?"
Hearing this, Di Long frowned and sighed. "We were punished to serve as slaves under Bai Yan. This matter is of grave consequence and has almost made us the laughingstock of the Eighth Soul Pavilion. The elders in the clan will probably find out soon enough, and I can already imagine their burning wrath."
For their Di Family, this matter was an unprecedented humiliation, and no lineage could take it calmly.
"That is why we must resolve this ourselves before the lineage gets angry. By then, the slave mark will already have been removed, and the clan won't say much more," said that Di Family Pavilion Son.
"I think it would be better to just tell the lineage and let them help us solve this," Di Wu suggested.
"Unwise!"
Di Long waved his hand. "Once we tell the lineage, even if they resolve it for us, it still won't wash away the stain upon us. In the future, we'll be mocked by our peers for a lifetime."
A sharp glint flashed across Di Long's gaze. "Di Wu, you will immediately return to the lineage to fetch treasures—take enough valuable ones without arousing the clan's suspicion. Then, we'll