Unexpected Windfall

Along the broad road stood rows of vaguely Western-style buildings. This world possessed such miraculous power, yet its social development had stagnated.

Soul Masters and Ordinary People in this world were separated by a gulf as vast as heaven and earth.

Ordinary People could only catch a glimpse of the splendor of the Soul Master world at certain moments, then spend a lifetime remembering it...

The existence of Soul Masters had not brought change to this world. Instead, they could decide the lives and deaths of Ordinary People at will.

No institution could restrain or punish those lofty Lord Soul Masters.

Thinking of this, Shen Ranxi could not help letting out a soft scoff.

How ironic~

"Noble Maternal Grandfather, I didn't mean to! Please forgive me, I'm begging you..."

"Hahaha, forgive you?"

The voices ahead drew the two girls' attention.

Shen Ranxi raised her eyes and looked over.

A spoiled young master with a face as long as a shoehorn stood there with two Ugly Mates as his followers.

The arrogance and smugness between his brows completely ruined what little human likeness he had, making him utterly repulsive.

She blinked. Shen Ranxi had not intended to meddle, but when she saw who was beneath the man's feet, she immediately changed her mind.

It was the old Grandfather who had kindly brought them into the city that morning. At that moment, he was being trampled beneath that Bitch's foot and humiliated without restraint.

Damn it, had that little mouth been smeared with laxative? It spewed such filthy words.

Shen Ranxi's gaze instantly turned cold as she looked sharply at the man who did not know his own limits.

She took it off. "Help me watch Little Bell. I'll be right back."

She casually smeared some dust over her face, summoned the Golden Cudgel, and slung it across her back.

She swiftly tumbled into him from the side, and the Golden Cudgel slid from her back and landed on that arrogant Shoehorn Face.

In an instant, the staff's weight changed from one thousand jin to three thousand nine hundred jin.

Let's see if that doesn't crush you to death!!!

Shen Ranxi pretended to fall to one side while quietly observing the strength of the three men.

The man in the nearby shop who had been about to intervene adjusted his glasses with interest. "Hm?"

The man had been cursing "Old Man," "lowborn," and "commoner" when he was knocked over by a Little Brat, then pinned to the ground by a staff.

"Ahhh!!!" A familiar human-shaped crater appeared on the streets of Suotuo City.

Seeing their young master cough up blood beneath the staff, the two lackeys hurriedly stepped forward to lift it, hoping to rescue the Shoehorn Face young master.

With her head drooping, Shen Ranxi's corner of mouth slowly curled upward.

The two summoned their Martial Souls. It would have been one thing if they merely looked like toads, but their Martial Souls were toads too? That was just too hilarious.

One was a toad, while the other was a Fang Fish. Both were one-ring Soul Masters.

Tch~

Honestly, they fit her stereotype quite well.

The one in the pit was trash too. Since that was the case, she no longer needed to pretend.

Her sparkling eyes held a smile as she slowly rose to her feet, and all traces of clumsiness and recklessness vanished from her body.

She went over, helped the old Grandfather up, and gave him the cake Sister Sina had given her earlier.

"Grandfather, eat this and hurry home." She patted the dust from his clothes.

"Good child, what about you? Let's leave together." He looked at the child in a fluster. Of course he recognized her. He had never seen such an exquisitely pretty Young Girl before.

"I can't drag you into this, child." His rough hand grasped Shen Ranxi's, reminding her of Village Chief Grandpa's warm Big Hand.

She lost spirit for a moment, then quickly came back to herself and urged him away. "Grandfather, I'm a Soul Master. I have ways to protect myself. Hurry home."

The old Grandfather looked back again and again. When he saw her calm, smiling expression, he could only leave.

Once he was out of sight, Shen Ranxi's eyes turned cold.

With her arms crossed, she said, "Hey, are you two managing? Want me to help?"

"Sure, sure!" The two toads nodded happily, then after a moment realized something was wrong and wondered who had spoken.

When they turned around, they were not met by a kind Bad Guy offering help, but by a staff whipping toward them at high speed.

Shen Ranxi sent the two lackeys flying with a single swing. They crashed heavily into a Big Tree, fell to the ground vomiting blood, and passed out.

Once the heavy object pinning him down vanished, Shoehorn Face climbed out of the pit clutching his chest and baring his teeth in pain.

"You two Dead Persons, don't you know to come help me up? What useless idiots!" He had no idea his lackeys had already been knocked unconscious.

"Do you need me to help you up?" Shen Ranxi looked at him with a faintly mocking smile.

Shoehorn Face looked at the Little Brat and contemptuously raised his eyes at her. "Who are you? You were the one who bumped into me just now, weren't you, you little idiot!"

Shen Ranxi did not waste words with him. She swung her staff across his face, knocking out half his teeth.

She looked at him, dissatisfied, then swung the staff across the other side. The teeth on that side fell out as well.

"Ah—"

The excruciating pain made the man howl.

"Mm, symmetrical now. Much better."

The man covered his face as he lay on the ground, staring at her in terror.

"You, Soul Master, I was wrong, I was wrong. Pwease don't kill me." He begged indistinctly, blood water mixing in his mouth.

"If I ever see you bullying someone again, I'll beat you straight into two pieces. Hear me?" She tapped him with her staff, and her eyes seemed to hold two burning flames.

He nodded fearfully. He was truly scared now. He had never expected to provoke such a gifted Soul Master.

"Hand over your things!"

"What?"

"Everything on you!"

His hands trembling, he took out everything on his body. Under her threatening gaze, he stripped down to his underwear.

Seeing that she was still staring at him, he said tearfully, "That's really all I have!"

"What about your two minions' things?"

He stripped the two men bare in the same manner.

After tossing aside the useless items, she had gained a total of fourteen Gold Soul Coins.

There would be plenty of places to spend money in the future. This was practically the fastest way to make it.

Sure enough, the most profitable methods were all written in the law.

"Big Sister, you're amazing! I want to be like you someday and beat up Bad Guys too, hehe." Little Bell came over and rubbed her face against Shen Ranxi's.

Shen Ranxi avoided the spot, took Little Bell's hand, and prepared to leave.

"Kid, aren't you afraid of causing trouble?" A voice made Shen Ranxi stop warily, alarm bells instantly ringing in her head.

She shielded Little Bell behind her. Her lips were drawn tight, every nerve in her body taut as she scanned the surroundings for the speaker.

The cold voice rang out again. "Do you know the price of meddling in other people's affairs?"

She took a deep breath. Since this person had not attacked yet, there was still room to negotiate. She needed to make her words sound as good as possible.

"Senior, in life, there are things one should do and things one should not. That old man helped me, so repaying his kindness is something I should do. Moreover, as someone with power, helping the weak is my path." Could I bluff him past this?

"There are things one should do and things one should not. Hahaha, well said..." He flashed before the two girls in an instant.

That speed, that aura... Shen Ranxi knew this man was absolutely no simple person. She could not catch up to him even on horseback. If he truly wanted to kill them, they would have died in a single exchange.

The tall man's eyes resembled those of an animal she had seen before—a owl—but he looked rather sly. He wore black-rimmed crystal glasses with stiff, square frames, giving him an odd feeling no matter how she looked at him.

The man was none other than Four-Eyed Cat Eagle Flender.

Later, the facts proved she had not wronged him at all. He was far too cunning!!!