Old Jiang's Crisis! (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

"This batch of Chirocentrus dorab is pretty good."

"Of course. This is exactly the season for eating Chirocentrus dorab. They're at their fattest right now."

Old Jiang scooped a plump Chirocentrus dorab out of the water tank, his face full of smiles. After all, when the fish were good quality, the price would naturally rise along with it.

The man buying the fish was a hotel owner. Ever since the Jiang Family had opened the Fishing Pond, fish dishes had become their hotel's signature.

For miles around, the Jiang Family was the only one raising fish professionally. Not only were there few people catching fish in the wild, the amount they caught was unstable too, so fish were usually quite rare.

That was why, not long after the Jiang Family Fishing Pond opened to the public, these bosses who had caught the scent of profit came knocking one after another.

"Old Jiang, same as always. Just name the price. We've worked together for so many years, we both know the deal."

The fish buyer was an old customer. After chatting with Old Jiang for a bit, he got straight to the point.

Old Jiang did not drag things out either. "Originally, Chirocentrus dorab in this season would go for at least thirty-three Gold Soul Coins per tank, but for Boss Li's sake, I'll wipe off the change. Let's make it thirty Gold Soul Coins per tank."

"Boss Jiang is as straightforward as ever! This is a good time to eat fish too, so I'll take a bit more. Five tanks of Chirocentrus dorab, three tanks of Big Eye, and a bit of every other kind of fish to make up one more tank. As for the last part, same old rules."

Thirty Gold Soul Coins for one tank of fish was honestly quite a bargain for the fish buyer. One tank could hold around a hundred live fish, so one fish cost only three Silver Soul Coins. And once a Chirocentrus dorab like this was made into a dish, the price would start at no less than three Gold Soul Coins. Even after deducting all costs, he could still earn more than two Gold Soul Coins per fish.

This business was practically a killing for him!

Of course, his hotel catered to high-end customers, and that bit of Gold Soul Coins truly meant nothing to them.

Sometimes, it was not impossible for a single fish to sell for several dozen Gold Soul Coins.

However, those were all relatively rare fish, with pitifully low yields. He could only manage to snatch up a few dozen at most.

Old Jiang wrote and drew in his notebook, and soon calculated the price.

"Everything from earlier comes to 361 Gold Soul Coins, plus twenty-three Golden Eyed Dragon Fish. Altogether, the total price is 608 Gold Soul Coins."

"Good, good, good." Hearing that he had twenty-three Golden Eyed Dragon Fish, Boss Li immediately beamed with delight. After paying, he took his leave.

"Father of my child, Boss Li left?"

Mother Jiang walked out, saw the convoy leaving, and asked.

Old Jiang nodded. "He left. The next time he comes will probably be two months from now."

"How much did we sell this time?"

Hearing Mother Jiang ask, Old Jiang said calmly, "We sold 608 Gold Soul Coins' worth in total. After deducting costs, we made about 330 Gold Soul Coins this time."

"That's not bad. Have the other bosses not come yet?"

Old Jiang shrugged. "Not yet, but they probably will soon."

Mother Jiang nodded, but soon sighed again. "I wonder how our son is doing right now. And I wonder how far he and Little Qingqing have gotten."

At the mention of his son, Old Jiang looked disdainful. "That brat's probably off having fun somewhere. Maybe he and Qingqing are already close to sealing the deal."

Mother Jiang kicked Old Jiang. "What are you saying! But our son really is something too. He hasn't come back to see us in over a month, has he?"

Old Jiang was happy that Jiang Qianhai had not come back. If he did, how was Old Jiang supposed to enjoy time alone with his wife?

But he definitely could not say that out loud. Otherwise, with how much his wife doted on their son, he would probably be sleeping on the floor tonight.

Out loud, he said, "That brat just doesn't like staying home, but we don't need to worry either. It's not like he'll go hungry."

On this point, Mother Jiang was quite at ease. Their Fishing Pond had been something their son suggested when he was little, and even the fish fry had been obtained through methods he came up with. Otherwise, the Jiang Family would not have the life they had now.

With that kind of ability, their son definitely would not starve.

"Hey, someone's coming over there."

Mother Jiang pointed into the distance. Old Jiang followed her gaze and saw a carriage, with five people in fine clothes around it.

"Are they here to buy fish from us?"

Old Jiang shook his head. "Never seen them before. Maybe new customers, but there's only one carriage, so they probably won't buy much."

"I feel like something's not right. Those people are dressed so well. Would they even need to come here to buy fish?"

Mother Jiang's brows furrowed unconsciously. Instinctively, she felt that these people did not seem like they were here to buy fish.

"Those are soul masters!"

Once those people came closer, Old Jiang saw the badges on the chests of the people walking and instantly knew their identities.

"You go back inside and hide."

Sensing that something was wrong, Old Jiang pushed Mother Jiang and hurriedly urged her to hide.

Seeing Old Jiang's serious expression, Mother Jiang obediently nodded. After saying worriedly for him to be careful, she hurried into the house and hid.

Soon, those people arrived at the Jiang Family's gate.

This place was right on the edge of the village, and with the Jiang Family's business already doing quite well, basically no Villagers noticed anything unusual here.

Seeing these soul masters, Old Jiang hurriedly smiled and went up to greet them.

"Greetings, Lord Soul Masters. May I ask if you're here to buy fish? We can find most inland fish here and will absolutely satisfy you."

At this moment, a man wearing a purple robe with golden silk patterns stepped out of the carriage and asked expressionlessly:

"Do you know Jiang Shen?"

Old Jiang froze at his words and pressed his lips together. "Replying to Lord Soul Master, this commoner is indeed Jiang Shen. May I ask why you are looking for me, my lord?"

The leader's eyes lit up at that. Then a false smile spread across his face, his eyes narrowing slightly—a smile that hid a blade.

"Then may I ask, Mr. Jiang, is your wife also at the residence?"

Old Jiang instantly felt that something was terribly wrong, but he showed nothing unusual. His expression unchanged, he replied, "Replying to Lord Soul Master, this commoner's wife went to town to buy vegetables not long ago. She is not at home for the moment."

The smile on the leader's face did not change. "Is that so? How come I never heard that your wife left the village?"

Old Jiang's heart sank at once. "May I ask, Lord Soul Master, what business you have with this commoner?"

The leader extended a hand in an inviting gesture. "The First Prince requests your presence. Please, the two of you are to go to the Prince's Residence for a conversation."

"This... May I ask why the prince wishes to invite this commoner and his wife?"

Impatience flashed through the leader's eyes. If the First Prince had not told him to keep his attitude as pleasant as possible, he would have simply seized them and been done with it.

However, the First Prince had also said that if they were unwilling to come, there was no issue with using some force, as long as they did not die.

Though impatient, the leader still offered an explanation.

"The First Prince's thoughts are not something the likes of us can presume to guess."

"This... this... this... This commoner still has property at home to manage. Might you allow this lowly one to settle the household affairs first, and then follow you Lord Soul Masters to meet the First Prince?"

Seeing that this man was determined to take him and Mother Jiang away, Old Jiang could only think of delaying for as much time as possible.

But when the leader heard Old Jiang's words, his face darkened instantly.

"You dare delay a prince's command! Men, 'invite' him onto the carriage for me. Move!"

The moment his voice fell, a man with a six-ring Soul Emperor–level badge pinned to his chest stepped out and appeared in front of Old Jiang in an instant.

He reached out to seize Old Jiang.

Old Jiang could not react at all, and his heart immediately sank into utter despair.

He wanted to resist, but the gap in strength left him completely powerless.

Just as Old Jiang was about to fall into the Soul Emperor's hands, a sudden change occurred.

A streak of white rose from Old Jiang's body and shot straight toward that Soul Emperor.

In an instant, that Soul Emperor did not even have time to let out a scream before he turned to flying ash.

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