Breakthrough and Strategy

"Is what you say true, senior?" the dark-faced old man asked excitedly.

The other three also showed expressions of disbelief after hearing Han Li's words.

"Senior, could you please lift this curse?" The woman among the four couldn't help but ask directly.

Upon hearing this, Han Li did not answer the other party, but looked at Li Yunfan and began to communicate with him through divine sense. After listening to Han Li's words, Li Yunfan pondered for a moment, and then also began to communicate with him through divine sense.

Upon seeing this, the four of the Five Friends of Mengshan exchanged glances, feeling quite uneasy, having no idea whether the other party would help them break the curse.

These individuals were not demonic cultivators to begin with. If it weren't for the blood curse within them, how could they have obeyed those people and committed acts of harming their fellow cultivators?

Since the person in front of them can recognize the blood curse, there is a high probability that they know how to break it, and this is the key to whether they can escape from those people.

Just as the group waited anxiously, Han Li suddenly spoke up, "I do know how to break the curse, but..."

"Senior, please speak frankly. As long as you are willing to remove the blood curse from our bodies, we juniors are willing to pay any price!" the dark-faced old man said solemnly.

"Big brother..."

Upon hearing the old man's resolute words, the remaining three all changed their expressions, and one of the male cultivators even shouted urgently.

"Second brother, do we have any other choice now?" the dark-faced old man said calmly, looking at the other party.

Upon hearing this, the man's expression changed several times before he finally sighed helplessly.

"It seems you've made up your minds. In that case, I can help you remove the curse from your bodies, but I need you to tell me everything you know about the person behind this. Also, for now, obey our orders. After this matter is over, I will let you go." Han Li said calmly after seeing this.

When the group heard Han Li's conditions, they were somewhat surprised. They had expected him to come up with all sorts of unacceptable conditions, but he only asked for some information and to temporarily follow him. For them, this was not a loss.

"If you can remove the blood curse from our bodies, we, the Five Friends of Mengshan, will follow your lead from this day forward!" The dark-faced old man breathed a sigh of relief and said with his hands clasped.

Han Li smiled slightly, then took out a bottle of pills and tossed it to the other party. Under their puzzled gazes, he told them that there was still a deadly poison in their bodies.

Upon hearing this, the group's expressions changed drastically. They also realized how they had been poisoned. They didn't suspect Han Li, since he had already promised to remove the blood curse for them and his cultivation level far surpassed theirs. There was no need for him to lie about anything in this regard.

Not long after swallowing the pills, the group felt unbearable abdominal pain and hurriedly scattered to find a secluded place nearby to expel the poison from their bodies.

After the four returned to the place with embarrassed expressions, Han Li began to remove the blood curse from them.

"Senior, I have a fourth sister who is also afflicted by the blood curse. She is currently staying in a private residence in the capital. I hope that you can help me remove the blood curse and save my fourth sister from danger." After removing the blood curse, the dark-faced old man suddenly bowed and pleaded.

Han Li had already met them at the restaurant, so he knew there were five of them. Now that there were only four of them here, it was clear that one of them was elsewhere. Since they had brought it up, he had no reason to refuse, so he nodded in agreement.

After removing the blood curse from all four, Li Yunfan and Han Li led them back to the capital. Guided by the dark-faced old man, they found his fourth sister and removed her blood curse as well before leading them back to the Qin residence.

Inside the room, Han Li and Li Yunfan were sitting in chairs, listening to the Five Friends of Mengshan recount information about the person behind the scenes.

"Senior, what should we do in the future?" the dark-faced old man suddenly asked after recounting the information he knew.

Han Li did not answer immediately, but lowered his head and pondered for a moment before turning to look at Li Yunfan beside him.

"Senior, what do you think we should do?"

"Since we sent out a request for help on our way back, let's wait patiently for reinforcements to arrive, and then wipe out the Black Fiend Cult in one fell swoop. However, the reinforcements are expected to arrive some time later. Before that, we need to scout out the enemy's strongholds and how many important figures they have, so that we can better eliminate them in the future."

After Li Yunfan finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then looked at Han Li and spoke again.

"Junior Brother has probably guessed the identities of the two who gave orders to the Five Friends of Mengshan. Why don't we take the initiative and capture them alive so that we can get some specific information about the Black Fiend Sect from them?"

"It seems that Senior Brother and I have the same idea. Then let's take action tonight. The faster we act, the more we can catch the enemy off guard!" Han Li said with a slight smile.

The conversation between the two did not involve the use of divine sense to transmit sound, but it still left the Five Friends of Mengshan somewhat puzzled. However, Han Li quickly explained it to them, and the five of them suddenly realized that the person who had been instructing them was actually the young prince of the Xinwang Mansion and the mansion's steward!

After finalizing the plan, Han Li called Qin Ping over and asked him to take the Five Friends of Mengshan to rest in a nearby courtyard.

Watching the five figures depart, Han Li and Li Yunfan's smiles vanished, and they each sat down in their chairs in silence.

"Brother, will that man make his move tonight?"

"That depends on whether she has any conscience! But we've already warned the others, so we just need to wait quietly."

……

Late at night, a figure suddenly emerged from a side room in Qingyin Courtyard.

The man carefully closed the door slightly, looked around warily, and then quietly left the courtyard under the cover of night.

He walked to a corner of the wall, which was quite far away, before taking out a small box from his pocket. He hesitated for a moment, but then became resolute.

Just as she was about to open the small box in her hand, she suddenly heard a sigh behind her, which startled her so much that she almost dropped the box. The sigh sounded remarkably similar to Han Li's.

Her face turned pale instantly. She slowly turned around and saw a series of white lights appear before her eyes, and several people carrying moonstones walked out.

He recognized all of these people; they were the black-faced old man and the other three of the Five Friends of Mengshan, with Han Li and Li Yunfan standing beside them.

"Fifth Sister, why did you do this?" The dark-faced old man looked at the person in front of him and asked with great sorrow.

It turns out that the sneaky person was actually the youngest woman among the Five Friends of Mengshan.

"What? Why? I just came out to test out the magical artifact!"

By this time, the woman's expression had returned to normal, and she explained as if nothing had happened.

"Oh? Then could you please hand over what you have in your hand for me to see?" Han Li said calmly, his expression unchanged.