Chapter 301: Countermeasures

At dusk, in the Qin Mansion's living room, Qin Yan was pacing back and forth, his face full of anxiety.

Early this morning, the servant sent to deliver food to Han Li reported that Han Li was not in his room, looking as if he hadn't returned all night.

This made this person extremely worried. He wasn't worried about Han Li's safety, but rather that this bodyguard had suddenly left without saying goodbye. How would their Qin family deal with the Demonic Dao's harm then?

"Qin Ping, go and see if Young Master Han has returned. Report to me as soon as there is news!" Qin Yan ordered somewhat impatiently.

"Yes, Master." Qin Ping answered respectfully, secretly overjoyed in his heart. Then, he ran out of the hall like a puff of smoke.

In his view, the more Qin Yan cared about this Young Master Han, the more it showed he hadn't backed the wrong person. It looked like his time to rise to prominence in the Qin Mansion was just around the corner.

"Why must Master be like this? It's very normal for young people to go out for a stroll occasionally. Why be so anxious and angry!" The Third Madam, whom Qin Yan favored most, was also in the hall. Although the words she spoke were meant to excuse Han Li, the sour taste in her voice was extremely obvious.

This was understandable. Since Han Li arrived at the Qin Mansion, this Master of the Qin family had always brought Han Li by his side, never mentioning the other young masters and young ladies of the Qin family he used to favor. Among them were this Third Madam's children, and now she couldn't help but be jealous.

"Hmph, what do you women know?" Qin Yan naturally heard the meaning in the Third Madam's words, but his heart was hanging on the life and death of the whole family; how could he care about these small matters of jealousy? He glared at her and stopped paying attention.

Qin Yan's attitude naturally made the Third Madam feel even more aggrieved, but she knew her husband hated women who threw tantrums, so she had to swallow this resentment, though she felt even more annoyed at Han Li.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Ping suddenly ran back with a face full of joy, and as soon as he entered the room, he shouted loudly:

"Master, Young Master Han has returned, and he brought a few guests back to the mansion. Young Master Han hopes that Master can arrange for these few to stay nearby his residence."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yan finally put his hanging heart back into his stomach. As long as this great god wasn't leaving without saying goodbye, let alone bringing a few friends, he wouldn't have any complaints even if he brought dozens or hundreds back.

"Since Young Nephew Han has said so, just let them stay in the nearby Qinyin Courtyard. Don't neglect Young Nephew Han Li's guests." Qin Yan said without hesitation, which made the Third Madam's face look even worse.

"Yes, I will go and handle it!" Qin Ping ran out again, full of energy.

"Master, isn't this a bit inappropriate! Our Qin Mansion is large, and letting a few strangers suddenly move in, isn't it too reckless!" The Third Madam still couldn't help but say carefully.

Her words weren't entirely aimed at Han Li, but she truly felt a bit uneasy.

Qin Yan was slightly stunned upon hearing this, but after hesitating for a moment, he waved his hand and said:

"It doesn't matter, Young Nephew Han's friends won't have any problems."

Hearing Qin Yan's doting words toward Han Li, the Third Madam was completely speechless.

At this time, Han Li was sitting in a chair in his residence, with five other people sitting in front of him—the Meng Mountain Five Friends.

The youth among them was talking incessantly about something, while the others occasionally added a few words. Han Li revealed a thoughtful expression.

On the wilderness outside Yuejing City, relying on his powerful spiritual sense, Han Li had truly succeeded in erasing the Blood Curse from the previous four, and then led them to infiltrate the place where the only remaining middle-aged woman was staying.

Unexpectedly, they picked her up very smoothly without any difficulty.

Although slightly surprised, Han Li lifted the Blood Curse for her as well and brought them back to the Qin Mansion together.

Actually, it wouldn't have been impossible to find another place for them to stay, but Han Li was a bit uneasy about these few.

Without him watching over them, he couldn't guarantee that the Meng Mountain Five Friends would truly honestly fight the great enemy with him, even though he had the grace of lifting the curse for them.

The human heart is the hardest to fathom!

Today they might be grateful to you and willing to go through fire and water for you, but tomorrow they might feel their own lives are more important and do something ungrateful and despicable. Han Li wouldn't find this strange at all!

And they didn't have any sworn brotherhood with him; they probably cherished their own lives more!

Of course, it wouldn't be impossible to forcibly control them by placing restrictions and using poison on them. But if he did that, in their eyes, he probably wouldn't be any different from those people. If this went on for a long time, he would definitely suffer their backlash.

If he only left a bad impression on the other party, Han Li wouldn't care about using such means. But deep down, Han Li had some other thoughts.

If the Seven Sects truly resisted the Demonic Dao's invasion this time and restored their past cultivation life, Han Li intended to find some people specifically to help him collect pill formulas and medicinal ingredients. This way, he wouldn't have to work so hard running around, and he could use all his time for bitter cultivation, which would definitely greatly improve his cultivation progress.

And the Meng Mountain Five Friends, whose cultivation level was neither too weak nor too high, were the most suitable candidates. So Han Li didn't intend to use any underhanded means to forcibly control them.

However, Han Li also knew his own limitations. Without sufficient benefits, even cultivators with lower cultivation levels wouldn't be errand boys for other cultivators forever. Moreover, he needed to interact with these few for a while to see what their true character was like before he could be at ease. Everything would have to wait until this matter was over before making a decision.

"... It's truly shameful! Up to now, besides knowing a few cultivators who were held hostage like us, we haven't even seen the true faces of the two people giving the orders! We truly don't know much!" After the youth finished speaking, he laughed bitterly.

"It doesn't matter. Knowing that the other party is an evil sect called the Black Fiend Sect, and that they are capturing people mainly to practice evil arts, is enough." Han Li smiled indifferently after hearing this.

"However, Senior Han! Are we just going to hide here and wait for reinforcements to arrive before taking action?" The middle-aged woman who had just been rescued suddenly asked tentatively.

The other four heard this and also looked at Han Li with concerned expressions, waiting to see how he would answer.

Han Li sneered in his heart. Where would the Seven Sects find reinforcements to send! Now, in order to resist the Demonic Dao, the Seven Sects didn't even have enough strength to guard their own bases. Even if he tried to report it truthfully, it was unlikely anyone would come.

But fortunately, when he returned just now, he had sent a request for help to Li Li Huayuan through a Yellow Maple Valley contact in Yuejing, explaining the matter slightly.

The sect might not care about this, but this master of his wouldn't just ignore it. He had gotten into such big trouble while doing things for him, and he could only hold on without running! Otherwise, if he couldn't afford to provoke them, couldn't he hide? He would have run away long ago!

But he truly had no idea what reinforcements would come. He estimated he would be sent a few of his master's disciples.

Thinking this, Han Li replied with a relaxed expression:

"Of course not. At the very least, before reinforcements arrive, we should figure out the other party's strongholds and the situation of their important figures so we can wipe them out in one go. Otherwise, just waiting in the Qin Mansion is too passive. This also gives them time to track us down, which is very unfavorable for us. We must not let the other party arrange everything at their leisure!"

Hearing Han Li's words, the Meng Mountain Five Friends looked at each other. The black-faced old man stroked his chin and said in a deep voice:

"Senior's words make a lot of sense, but with just the few clues we have, we can't catch their tail! The stronghold we were originally at must have been abandoned by them; it seems we have nowhere to start!"

The tall, thin second brother nodded silently, expressing agreement.

"Rest assured, from the description of the two Black Fiend Sect people who gave the orders, I already know who those two are. As long as we capture them alive, we can figure out more than half of the information about the Black Fiend Sect."

Han Li seemed to have expected this and said unhurriedly.

These words left the few stunned, then they all revealed expressions of surprise, feeling that Han Li was even more unfathomable!

"Good! Since Senior Han already has a plan, we will obey Senior's orders in everything." The black-faced old man said decisively.

Han Li nodded with satisfaction.

"We'll act tonight. The faster we act, the less prepared the other party will be." Han Li narrowed his eyes and said coldly.

"Tonight?" The Meng Mountain Five Friends couldn't help but reveal expressions of shock.

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