Purple Light Sensing Bead

The next morning, as Han Li stepped out of the house, he saw Li Yunfan standing in the yard talking to Qin Ping.

"How did you sleep last night? Were you satisfied?"

When Li Yunfan saw Han Li approaching, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he teased him with a hint of sarcasm.

Han Li was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and then a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face. When Mo Fengwu came to see him last night, although she did not disturb the servants of the Qin residence, she certainly could not hide it from Li Yunfan, who lived in the next room.

Looking at the two young masters in front of him, Qin Ping couldn't help but wonder if they were too excited to sleep all night because it was their first time sleeping in a wealthy family like the Qin family.

"Uncle Qin has asked Qin Ping to temporarily serve as our personal attendant. Today, let him take you out for a stroll and familiarize you with the environment of the capital. I don't like to move around much, so I'll stay in the mansion and rest," Li Yunfan said, pointing at Qin Ping with a meaningful look.

Han Li glanced at Li Yunfan, understood the meaning behind his words, nodded, and then had Qin Ping take him away from the Qin residence.

Li Yunfan's intention was simple: to have Han Li wander around the capital and secretly investigate whether any demonic cultivators had infiltrated, while he would stay in the Qin residence to protect the Qin family. In case any demonic cultivators attacked, they could be caught off guard.

Seeing Qin Ping leave with Han Li, Li Yunfan turned around and went back into his room, where he sat cross-legged on the bed and began to ponder.

"That Black Fiend Sect leader is quite powerful. In the normal timeline, even with several Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered by Han Li, they were no match for him. If he hadn't been lured into the Reversed Five Elements Formation and attacked with the combined power of two talismanic treasures, he probably wouldn't have been able to kill him..."

As an outsider, Li Yunfan was naturally well aware of the true strength of the Black Fiend Sect. Not only did it have four Foundation Establishment stage Blood Servants, but its leader, Yue Huang, had also reached the Pseudo-Core stage of cultivation. It was no easy nut to crack.

After pondering quietly for half an hour, he finally exhaled, took out a pill from his storage bag, swallowed it, closed his eyes, and began to refine the medicinal power within for cultivation.

As evening approached, Han Li brought Qin Ping back to the Qin residence. After seeing Qin Ping off, he went to the door of Li Yunfan's room.

"Junior brother, come in!"

Before Han Li could even knock on the door, Li Yunfan's voice came from inside the room. Upon hearing this, Han Li immediately pushed the door open and went in.

"Brother, I have engraved the terrain and street layout of the capital city into the jade slip." After entering the room, Han Li casually picked up a chair, sat down on the bed, and then took out a jade slip and handed it over.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Li Yunfan said with a slight smile as he accepted the jade slip.

Han Li shook his head, pondered for a moment, and then spoke again.

"Brother, today I encountered several Qi Refining stage cultivators in a restaurant. They seemed to be..."

After listening to Han Li's words, Li Yunfan frowned slightly, then quickly relaxed and nodded.

"Well, since they're not from the demonic path, we don't need to worry about them. Let's just stay hidden in the Qin family and complete the protection mission our master assigned us!"

Although he said that, he had already guessed the identities of those cultivators. However, in order not to alert them, he did not intend to contact them in advance. If the Black Fiend Sect noticed anything, the two of them would probably have to run away before they could ask for help.

After all, their opponent's strength was far beyond what the two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators could handle!

The two then discussed in the room how to protect the Qin family in the future. They decided that Han Li would accompany Qin Yan as his personal bodyguard, while he would stay in the Qin residence to guard against enemy attacks.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Han Li left the room and went directly to Qin Yan without any hesitation, informing him of the protection method they had decided on.

……

In the blink of an eye, more than two months have passed!

Li Yunfan had never actually left the Qin residence. On the contrary, Han Li, because he had always followed Qin Yan, frequently visited various places in the capital and witnessed the true upper echelons of the capital.

That morning, in Li Yunfan's room, Han Li was talking to Li Yunfan about the strange things that had happened the day before.

"You mean that the young prince and the head steward of the Prince Xin's Mansion actually made you sense a hint of danger?" Li Yunfan said with a slight frown.

"That's right, especially the chief steward of the Prince's mansion. The sense of danger he exudes is much stronger than that of the young prince. However, I didn't sense any cultivator's aura on them." Han Li nodded affirmatively, but then became somewhat puzzled.

"Well, didn't you already arrange for that old Taoist priest to secretly monitor the other party? Then we can just wait for the old Taoist priest to send back a message, and then we will naturally find out the other party's background."

Han Li nodded, and just as he opened his mouth to say something, a muffled "bang" suddenly came from the storage space at his waist, as if something had shattered.

Upon hearing this sound, Han Li's expression changed drastically. He then took out a purple bead from his storage bag. However, several cracks appeared on the bead's smooth and lustrous surface.

"That old Taoist priest is dead!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunfan narrowed his eyes slightly, then stood up and said, "Let's go take a look!"

On a remote hill dozens of miles from the capital, Li Yunfan stood beside Han Li, looking at a purple bead in the other's hand.

"Is this the protective artifact you gave to that old Taoist priest?"

"That's right, this magical artifact is called the Purple Light Sensing Bead. It is made in pairs. As long as the two beads are within a thousand miles, if one of them is damaged, the other will also crack at the same time," Han Li said with a furrowed brow.

He originally gave the other party this magical artifact with the intention that he would know immediately if the other party met with misfortune, but he did not expect that the other party would be murdered just one night later.

"Could it be that the old Taoist priest was discovered by the other party while he was lying in wait, which led to the direct attack and killing him?" Han Li wondered to himself.

Just as he stood there pondering, he suddenly heard Li Yunfan's divine sense transmission in his ear. After listening to what the other party said, he couldn't help but feel a slight stirring in his heart, and then he put away the sensing bead in his hand.

"Senior brother, since that old Taoist is already dead and we didn't find anything this time, let's hurry back," Han Li said softly.

"good!"

Li Yunfan responded, then released the Cloud Piercing Boat, leaped onto it, and transformed into a streak of white light, disappearing into the distance. Han Li followed closely behind, piloting the Divine Wind Boat and flying away from the area.

Half an hour later, a deep sigh suddenly rang out near the desolate and silent hills.

Then, a black figure slowly emerged from under a small tree not far away. After emerging, the person looked around warily and at the sky before speaking in a deep voice.

"Come out, everyone, those two are really gone!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, the ground around him bulged up, and then three more figures emerged.

All four were dressed in black, their faces covered with black cloth, only their eyes were visible. However, based on their exposed figures, it could be seen that only one of them was a female cultivator, while the other three were male cultivators.