As the South Long Marquis spoke, he brushed his hand over his chest, and a soft white light flashed.
The sunken area on his chest instantly returned to normal.
Wang Tiangu and his group showed slight changes in their expressions, but the elderly man with the surname Yun remained composed and said, "There's no need to worry. He is merely using a secret technique to temporarily control his injuries. It's not that he's unharmed! But why bother with this Han kid? Send someone to keep him occupied, and the rest of us can deal with the South Long Marquis first."
After saying this coldly, the old man calmly pointed at the silver wheel in front of him.
The magical treasure immediately transformed into a silver rainbow and flew above his head, showering him with a large expanse of silver light that enveloped his entire body.
In the silver light, the old man's figure appeared faint and indistinct.
He clearly understood that the South Long Marquis hated him to the core, so he aimed for safety over merit.
Wang Tiangu frowned, seemingly finding some sense in the old man's words. He turned his head to the man with the surname You beside him and said, "Brother You, take care of this kid for a while. There's no need for a death match; just keep him occupied for a moment. Once we deal with the South Long Marquis, it will be his turn to die."
Wang Tiangu no longer concealed his murderous intent toward Han Li. After casting a cold, chilling glance at him, black light suddenly emerged from his body, enveloping him entirely in darkness, making him appear extremely eerie.
The elderly woman and the black-faced man also spat out their magical treasures and slowly surrounded him.
"No problem, leave this Han fellow to me!" The man with the surname You chuckled, and a white jade ruyi slipped silently from his sleeve. He then stepped forward a few steps, smiling faintly as he faced Han Li.
For him, occupying a newly advanced Nascent Soul cultivator was a trivial matter. It was much safer than directly confronting the South Long Marquis, who was in the mid-Nascent Soul stage.
Han Li stared at the man with the surname You, standing motionless. But the moment the old woman left the stairway, his heartbeat accelerated, and the hand hidden in his sleeve tightly gripped an ancient treasure.
At this moment, the South Long Marquis suddenly waved his hand backward, releasing a burst of golden light. The light swiftly enveloped three jade boxes on the jade bed behind him and brought them into his hand.
"Catch!" Without any hesitation, the South Long Marquis threw one of the jade boxes toward Han Li.
This unexpected action caught everyone off guard, and no one had time to stop it.
Han Li easily caught the jade box, blinking in confusion.
"Since you haven't allied with them, I gift you this jade box. If it indeed contains the secrets of the Demon Valley and you can safely take it out of here, it will be your fortune," the South Long Marquis said pointedly, with his hands behind his back.
Wang Tiangu and the elderly man with the surname Yun turned pale at these words.
Han Li looked down at the jade box in his hand, pursing his dry lips. He suddenly felt an urge to laugh wildly but restrained himself with his extraordinary rationality.
It was extremely amusing that the treasure everyone in the pavilion desired was delivered to him voluntarily.
The South Long Marquis's actions clearly harbored ill intentions. By giving Han Li the jade box, he intended to shift the trouble, distracting Wang Tiangu and the others and reducing the pressure on himself to escape.
