Robbery

Bibi Dong stood not far away, silently watching Ye Tian. When she woke up that morning, she had feared that everything from the day before had been a dream.

Now that she saw him, her beautiful dream was still going on. Bibi Dong felt reassured and quietly left. Once she was out of the room, she found the steward.

"Uncle Steward, sorry for the trouble, but could you accompany me to visit the various pharmacies today?"

"No problem, Miss Dong'er."

Led by the steward, Bibi Dong went to the biggest pharmacy in Spirit City. Its storefront alone was as tall as a three-story building, and Soul Masters streamed in and out without end.

When they arrived, Bibi Dong took out an identity token. A pharmacy manager soon came over and respectfully ushered her and the steward into a private room.

"Greetings, you two. I'm Jin Dan, the person in charge of Golden Light Pharmacy. What medicinal ingredients are you looking for?"

There was a trace of deference in Jin Dan's voice. The little girl held an identity token belonging to Yue Guan, a Soul Douluo who could fight on equal terms with a Titled Douluo and even defeat one.

The pharmacy's owner had issued the token to Titled Douluo and those with the potential to become one among the major powers in Spirit City. That was why, as soon as Jin Dan heard the token had appeared, he had put down his work and come to receive them in person.

"I'd like to buy some Whale Rubber. What varieties do you have?"

So that was what she wanted.

The tension in Jin Dan's heart eased at once, and his smile grew more confident.

"This young lady, the pharmacies in Spirit City currently have one piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber and ten pieces of Thousand-Year Whale Rubber. If you buy them all, I can offer you the cost price."

Jin Dan quoted a figure. Bibi Dong didn't answer right away. She closed her eyes, pretending to think, while quietly communicating with Ye Tian.

"Brother Ye Tian, is the price he quoted reasonable?"

"At that price, buy as much as you can. But Whale Rubber works best when it's at least three thousand years old."

Listening to Jin Dan's quote, Ye Tian wanted to approve the deal on the spot, if only he could speak directly.

As Jin Dan had said, the price really was cost price. Jin Dan might not even make enough on the transaction to cover the round-trip transport.

Then Ye Tian had a thought: could he ask Dong'er to buy things for him and bring them back?

He hurriedly asked the system, but the answer gave him a headache.

"The host may bring items from this world back to the real world, but each item will cost a certain number of Fate Points."

Ye Tian pointed to the fist-sized piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber to check its price. The system quoted one million Fate Points.

He had less than fifty thousand Fate Points right now...

Ye Tian checked the price of the other pieces of Whale Rubber. The system charged a different fee for each one, which meant its pricing was based on the value of each item.

The transport fee alone for a thousand-year piece of Whale Rubber was enough to buy another of the same quality. Ye Tian had no choice but to give up on bringing resources back from here.

"We'll take these. Deliver them to this address."

Dong'er settled the bill and gave them an address, then left with the steward. Jin Dan followed with a beaming smile, ready to see his esteemed guests out.

Whale Rubber had initially been thought to come from whales, so everyone assumed it had to be good stuff. But after they snapped it up, they found it had no use beyond acting as an aphrodisiac.

The stock had been sitting in the warehouse for years. Now a sucker had come along, and Jin Dan could even make a little profit. Naturally, he was in a good mood.

As soon as Dong'er appeared, several people nearby turned to look.

Soul Masters who frequented the pharmacy already knew Jin Dan's face. If he was personally attending to a little girl of ten, either she was powerful or she was a big spender.

Soul Masters had fought their way through countless battles. At a glance, they could see the childishness on Bibi Dong's face. She was obviously just a yellow-haired little girl who hadn't grown up yet. Since she wasn't powerful, she must be rich.

The middle-aged man accompanying the yellow-haired girl was easy to size up, too. Some people could clearly sense the steward's strength.

He was only a Soul Grandmaster in the twenties.

And Jin Dan came out grinning from ear to ear, which gave a few schemers even more confidence. They ought to teach this little girl a lesson and show her that the most important thing when you were out and about was not to flaunt your wealth.

A three-person team of Soul Elders exchanged glances and quietly followed the yellow-haired girl.

They were in such a hurry that they failed to notice the scorn in the eyes of the Soul Masters around them.

This was Spirit City, a place where people were swallowed whole without even a bone left behind. Did they really think some fool would come here to hand over their wealth?

If a power had an heir that stupid, it would have been swallowed up by others long ago.

The three Soul Elders thought they were following discreetly, but the steward sensed them the moment they appeared.

"Miss Dong'er, three people are following us, and their hostility is obvious. Would you like me to deal with them?"

"Uncle Steward, what's their strength?"

"All three are Soul Elders. Based on their Soul Power, they're level thirty-three, thirty-four, and thirty-seven."

"Uncle Steward, let's head somewhere quiet in a moment. If those three make a move, leave them to me for practice. You can just watch from the side."

The steward looked at Bibi Dong in surprise. He saw determination and confidence in her eyes, and didn't object.

As a trusted retainer who had served the two masters for more than ten years, he was delighted to hear Miss Dong'er wanted to train herself.

If she really got into danger, he could step in then.

Dong'er had no idea that the tireless steward who had always served them was a level sixty-three Soul Emperor.

After discussing it with the steward, Dong'er turned straight off the main street and into an empty alley. They picked up their pace. To the three men, it seemed they had noticed they were being followed and wanted to shake them off quickly.

The three Soul Elders exchanged glances. Their leader, a burly man, signaled to Yellow Hair, who was as thin as a reed.

Yellow Hair activated his Martial Soul, taking on a more lecherous air. He grabbed another companion by the shoulder, sprang lightly, and darted up onto a five-meter-high courtyard wall. As his white Soul Ring flashed, his speed surged several times over. In the blink of an eye, he caught up with Dong'er and the steward.

Yellow Hair and his companion blocked the narrow exit of the alley. Their burly leader revealed his Martial Soul as well and strode toward them with heavy steps. Killing intent rose from him and swept over his prey.

Under the crushing killing intent, the little girl and the middle-aged man turned deathly pale. The burly man saw their faces and smirked with satisfaction.

He and his two underlings weren't like those docile flowers in the academies. They had fought countless battles in the Soul Beast Forest to earn their strength.

They had even killed a Soul Elder with a Silver Badge from the Soul Fighting Arena.

As the burly man released his killing intent, Yellow Hair and his companion stared at the little girl's purse. The clinking sound from inside it had just rung out, and to their ears, it was like music.