The Agreement with the Qin Family

Upon hearing the other party shout like that, Han Li's last trace of worry vanished.

After a full incense stick's time, Xin Ruyin finally withdrew her divine sense, let out a long sigh, and looked up at Han Li earnestly.

"This is indeed a genuine ancient teleportation array, and it appears to be very well preserved, with only a small corner damaged. This part of the array happens to be one of the few ancient arrays I have learned, so there is still a great chance of restoring this ancient teleportation array."

Upon hearing this, Han Li was overjoyed. It would be best if the other party could repair it, as this would save him the trouble of searching for other array masters.

As for Li Yunfan, after looking at it, he stated that he could not repair it because he had not learned ancient formations. What he learned from Elder Zhou was only some formations commonly used in the cultivation world today.

However, just as Han Li was overjoyed, he heard Xin Ruyin say something somewhat shyly.

"However, I haven't studied these formations in great depth, so I'd appreciate it if you could give me more time so that I can completely repair the ancient teleportation array blueprints in the jade slip!"

Han Li only thought about it briefly before agreeing readily. After asking how long it would take, he made a six-month agreement with the other party.

"Hehe, it seems my junior brother and I made the right choice coming here. With Fellow Daoist Xin's understanding of formations, he should be able to perfectly repair it," Li Yunfan said with a smile after the two made their agreement.

"Senior Li, you flatter me! But please rest assured, both of you, I will do my best to repair the formation!" Xin Ruyin said earnestly.

After chatting for a while, Li Yunfan and Han Li took their leave. Before leaving, Han Li reminded them to be careful and to change their residence, since the forces that killed the cultivators would definitely come to investigate the murderer, and living in this area would make them too easy to be exposed.

Upon hearing Han Li's suggestion, Xin Ruyin and Qi Yunxiao exchanged glances, both looking somewhat troubled, and remained noncommittal about the suggestion to move away from the area.

Li Yunfan naturally understood the other party's intentions and knew that the other party would not move away from this place. Therefore, he emphasized to Qi Yunxiao that he should not worry too much. If someone really found out about them, he should just pretend that he did not know anything and should not expose himself because of a guilty conscience.

Qi Yunxiao looked surprised. Although he didn't know why Li Yunfan would say that, he knew that the other party meant well, so he nodded in agreement.

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The capital of the Yue Kingdom, Yuejing, was located in the central area of ​​the Yue Kingdom. The entire Yuejing was divided into four regions: east, south, west, and north.

The northern district was the residence of the Yue royal family, and only members of the royal family could live there. The southern district, in contrast, was the residence of officials of all ranks and nobles.

The western district was inhabited by poor people who did the lowest-level jobs, such as odd jobs and peddlers. The eastern district, on the other hand, was full of wealthy and powerful merchants.

The Qin family was such a wealthy and powerful family.

At this moment, outside the main gate of the Qin family, Qin Gui, the gatekeeper, was leisurely lying on a bench in the shade, seeking respite from the heat. Because the head of the family and several young masters and ladies had all gone out on errands and outings this morning, he was able to steal a moment of peace.

Just as he was lying on the bench with his eyes closed, feeling a little drowsy, he suddenly heard a man's voice.

"Excuse me, is this the Qin residence?"

Qin Gui's drowsiness was abruptly shattered by the sound, and a surge of anger rose within him. Before he even opened his eyes, he let out a loud curse.

"What are you yelling about! Didn't you see your grandpa just lay down?"

He barely opened his eyes after he finished cursing, looking angrily in the direction from which the sound came.

There were two young men. The one on the right had dark skin, an ordinary appearance, and looked rather rustic. The one on the left, however, looked more like a young master, though he was dressed like a commoner.

As a gatekeeper, Qin Gui saw many high-ranking officials and dignitaries almost every day, so he had long since developed a keen eye for people. The two people in front of him, especially the smiling man on the left, although they didn't look like nobles, exuded an aura that ordinary people couldn't possess.

So he stood up and asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Who are you? What are you doing at the Qin family's house?"

The man on the left grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and uttered a sentence that startled Qin Gui so much that he jumped up.

"My brother and I have come to seek refuge with Uncle Qin Yan. I also have a letter from my family that they asked me to deliver to Uncle Qin!"

Upon hearing the man's words, Qin Gui was greatly alarmed, secretly praising himself for his excellent judgment in not offending the other party too much.

"May I take a look at this letter? Please rest assured, I will only look at the cover and will not open it!" Qin Gui said cautiously.

Seeing that the man did not refuse and handed over the envelope directly, Qin Gui quickly took it with both hands. Although he was a gatekeeper, he could read a few words, otherwise he would not have been assigned to this job that other servants envied.

"To my nephew Qin Yan!"

Looking at the large, dark characters on the envelope, Qin Gui's heart skipped a beat, and he forced a smile as he spoke to the man.

"Young master, my master is not here, but his wives are all inside. Perhaps..."

Before Qin Gui could finish speaking, the man shook his head and said...

"No, this letter must be delivered to Uncle Qin!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Gui immediately returned the letter to the man and then said that he needed to go in and inform his wife first, asking the two of them to wait a moment.

Seeing the man nod in agreement, Qin Gui breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly called a passing servant to watch the door for him while he rushed into the house.

The two men remained standing quietly at the door, seemingly unconcerned.

These two were Li Yunfan and Han Li, who had fled to Yuejing after leaving Xin Ruyin's residence. The Qin residence they arrived at was the very place Li Huayun had asked them to protect.

A short while later, Qin Gui returned to the main gate with a pretty young maid. The maid glanced at Li Yunfan and his companion a few times, then relayed a message from a certain lady, instructing them to rest in the side room until the head of the household returned to determine the authenticity of their identities.

Then he led Li Yunfan and the other man into the Qin residence and headed towards the guest room.

After the maid left, Han Li frowned and sighed.

"Brother, with the Qin family's great reputation in Yuejing, it's unlikely that the demonic path would let such an obvious target slip by!"

"It's alright. Even if the demonic path really sends people, they'll only be some Qi Refining cultivators. Can't the two of us Foundation Establishment cultivators handle that? Besides, the demonic path might not even come here. Maybe they've given up on the sneak attack!" Li Yunfan said with a slight smile.

However, although he said that, he was secretly thinking about something else, something far more troublesome than the arrival of the demonic cultivators...