Chapter 305: Crisis

"Could it be that Fifth Sister reported to the other side, so the person ran away in advance, or is there some trap?" The middle-aged woman said with a worried expression.

"No, if the other party had truly set a trap, it would have been triggered as soon as we entered. We had no precautions at that time." Han Li shook his head and denied it.

The others felt relieved upon hearing Han Li say this, but they still couldn't help but look around for a while, and sure enough, nothing unusual happened.

"Senior, what do we do now? Should we retreat first and take action another day?" The second brother said hesitantly.

"Let's go find the Chief Steward first! If he's not there either, today's action will be canceled, and we will retreat immediately." Han Li said coldly.

Hearing Han Li's words, the Meng Mountain Four Friends looked at each other and nodded silently.

Han Li released a few magic spells to withdraw the barrier, took the lead, and sneaked toward the other side of the Prince's Mansion, while the others followed closely behind.

The Chief Steward's residence was not a small building like the little prince's, but it was a three-part small courtyard occupied by one person.

When Han Li and the others arrived nearby, a light was faintly on in one of the rooms, as if he hadn't gone to sleep yet.

Han Li raised his eyebrows; it seemed they wouldn't come up empty-handed this time.

Thinking of this, Han Li made a gesture of concealment and alertness to the others, and immediately applied the nameless Qi-restraining technique he had just learned. The spiritual energy on his whole body dissipated without a trace, just like an ordinary mortal.

Then, Han Li's figure flickered a few times, and he suddenly appeared at the base of the wall of the room where the light was on, pressing his ear tightly against it.

Because the Chief Steward had given Han Li a very strange feeling last time, Han Li didn't arrogantly release his spiritual sense to probe the news inside the room, fearing he would be detected by the other party.

But Han Li only listened for a moment before his expression changed, and he flew back, immediately hiding behind a huge flower tree.

This scene surprised the Meng Mountain Four Friends who were watching all this nearby, but immediately, Han Li's voice sounded in their ears:

"Be careful, that little prince is also in the room. Act according to the situation!"

These words immediately made the few hold their breath, watching the door carefully, not daring to make a sound.

With a "creak," the door opened. A youth wearing a light green brocade robe walked out; it was the little prince of the Xin Prince's Mansion.

He turned back and said a few words to the person inside the room, then walked into the courtyard, and the door closed automatically.

Subsequently, the light on the paper window flashed a few times and then went completely dark. The person inside was clearly going to sleep.

Han Li watched his every move expressionlessly. What puzzled him was that he still couldn't see any magic power on the other party. However, the faint feeling of danger he felt after the other party appeared was indeed real; he should be a disciple of the Black Fiend Sect.

Perhaps because he was still in his own mansion, this little prince didn't rush back, but paced around the small courtyard like an ordinary person, stretched, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and suddenly sighed.

Then, he paced around the courtyard, looking worried, as if he had some difficult problem.

It seemed he wouldn't be leaving for a while, which left the Meng Mountain Four Friends feeling helpless!

Taking action now was naturally impossible, because the Chief Steward was in the room next door. If a fight broke out, it would naturally wake him up, and then things would be very troublesome.

The best method was naturally to wait for the little prince to return to his residence and defeat them one by one.

Fortunately, they were all cultivators, so they still had this bit of patience, so they all hid very well and didn't reveal any flaws.

After about the time it takes to eat a meal, the little prince finally stopped pacing and walked out of the courtyard.

This made the few in ambush happy!

But the next scene left the few surprised, but immediately furious.

Just as the little prince walked out of the courtyard gate, he suddenly used an illusion-like trick, taking out a set of clothes from who knows where, and changed into them in a flash. In the blink of an eye, he became a blood-red masked man, exactly the same appearance as the person who ordered them to intercept and kill Han Li.

Although the old man and the others were full of anger, they knew the matter was of great importance and held back without losing their composure. Only now did these few truly believe Han Li's words, knowing they hadn't found the wrong target.

After changing his attire, the little prince radiated a faint aura of evil and a not-weak fluctuation of magic power, appearing to be at the eleventh layer of Qi Condensation. He didn't return to his residence but threw a blood-red long-strip magic tool into the air, then flashed and flew away on it.

Seeing this scene, a cold light flashed in Han Li's eyes. He immediately transmitted his voice to the other four:

"Follow him, no matter where he goes, capture him on the way."

The Meng Mountain Four Friends, hearing Han Li's order, couldn't wait and flew after him on their magic tools.

And Han Li, who stayed behind to monitor the Chief Steward, deliberately waited for a while in the same spot.

Seeing that there was still no abnormality in the room, after hesitating for a moment, he threw out the Spirit Wind Boat and followed.

The speed of Han Li's Spirit Wind Boat was not something the Meng Mountain Four Friends' magic tools could compare to. After a while, Han Li followed the spiritual energy markers they left behind and chased to the sky above a desolate temple outside Yuejing City.

The Meng Mountain Four Friends were in mid-air, spinning around anxiously, looking like they couldn't make up their minds. Seeing Han Li, they immediately welcomed him with joy.

"What's going on?" Seeing this scene, Han Li frowned and asked slowly.

"We chased to here, and just when we wanted to take action, this little brat—I don't know if he discovered us—suddenly drilled into this broken temple. And this temple has been placed under a restriction, looking like it's protected by a formation. We tried to break in, but suffered a small loss, so we immediately retreated, fearing there might be other ambushes inside." The black-faced old man saw Han Li's displeasure and hurriedly stepped forward to explain.

"Formation?" Han Li heard this and also felt a headache.

Han Li wasn't proficient in formations either. However, in front of these few, he still said faintly:

"Let me take a look first!" After saying this, he opened his Heavenly Eye Technique and looked down carefully.

Sure enough, abnormal fluctuations of spiritual energy were permeating around the broken temple. But after Han Li saw it clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief.

This was just a very simple Falling Stone Formation, one of the simplest earth-attribute formations. Although it was somewhat tricky for loose cultivators and Qi Condensation cultivators, for Han Li, although he didn't know the specific way to break it, he could easily break such a small formation with brute force.

Thinking of this, Han Li didn't speak, reached into his storage pouch, and scattered his hands simultaneously. Instantly, four tall, beast-shaped puppets appeared in front of him. This made the black-faced old man and the others, who had suffered from Han Li's puppet technique, subconsciously retreat a few steps.

Han Li didn't pay attention to their shock, manipulated these puppets to open their mouths simultaneously, and several huge beams of light shot straight toward the broken temple.

Just as the beams of light were about to hit the broken temple, a thin, huge light shield suddenly appeared above it, semi-circular, emitting a faint yellow light, completely covering the small temple.

The beams of light hit the light shield exactly.

Instantly, the yellow light shield began to tremble like ripples, firmly holding off the attack of the beams of light.

But just at this moment, Han Li didn't hesitate to flick his hand, and a pair of "Black Dragon Hooks" left his hand, immediately growing to a size of several feet, and fiercely flew down, also hitting the light shield.

A series of crisp cracking sounds came, and the light shield finally couldn't withstand the continuous powerful attacks and completely collapsed. This "Falling Stone Formation" vanished into thin air.

Seeing this scene, the Meng Mountain Four Friends gasped.

Being able to break this formation with brute force alone represented something they weren't completely ignorant of.

This meant that the intensity of Han Li's attack was at least several times the intensity of the formation's protective shield. Otherwise, ordinary attacks would be easily dissipated by the clever principles of the formation. And they had just suffered a bit in this formation, so they couldn't help but look at this Falling Stone Formation with higher regard.

"Go down, don't let this fellow run away!" Han Li said with a face like frost.

But at this time, the Meng Mountain Four Friends were all convinced by Han Li, and immediately responded and rushed down.

But just at this moment, a mocking voice came from behind Han Li and the others.

"Looking for me? This temple is just a temporary stronghold of our sect; now there's no one here at all!"

This voice immediately startled the Meng Mountain Four Friends who had rushed halfway, almost causing them to fall from their magic tools. They hurriedly turned their heads to look, and instantly, their faces turned pale.

Only to see in the sky dozens of feet behind Han Li and the others, the little prince they were tracking was standing there with another thin, withered person. Beside them were more than a dozen other black-clothed masked people, who looked like the peripheral disciples of the Black Fiend Sect who were controlled just like the Meng Mountain Four Friends before.

But the most eye-catching was the sturdy, bald, browless man behind the little prince.

Dressed in the same blood-red clothes, only without covering his face, he was staring at them with murderous intent, revealing a bloodthirsty and fierce image.

This person was actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator just like Han Li!

Seeing this, the Meng Mountain Four Friends simultaneously felt like they were in a life-and-death situation.

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