Qu Jianlei did not like meddling, but Han Li was not the sort to drag his feet, either.
In just a few minutes, he agreed and allowed six True Venerables to leave with them.
The eight True Venerables who had blocked their way, plus the two from the Heartless Dao, made only ten True Venerables in total.
Qu Jianlei was a little stunned when he heard that. "Aren't you being a little too casual about this?"
"It was your business, and you insisted on handing it to me," Han Li said indifferently. "I think having a few more True Venerables is pretty good."
"If you have a problem with me, you can just say so," Qu Jianlei said, truly speechless. "Isn't this too high-profile?"
Han Li said without much concern, "They'll all be future offerings for our sects. The more the better."
"Our... sects?" Qu Jianlei froze for quite a while before he asked, "Will they agree to that?"
"Do they have a choice?" Han Li said flatly. "Ask them right now. Who would dare refuse?"
"If nothing else, as offerings, they can at least bring some people to Houde!"
Qu Jianlei glanced at True Venerable Han Wei in the distance and could not help sighing. "You and Xiaoyou can have a proper talk. Why act out of spite like this?"
"..." Han Li looked at him speechlessly. After a long while, he said, "You research types really do have different brains."
After a pause, he spoke again. "It's only six True Venerables. How big a deal can it be? You asked me to handle it, so just tell me if it works or not."
Whether consciously or not, he revealed the true nature of a powerful True Venerable—he no longer took other True Venerables seriously.
Six True Venerables did