Drag Everyone into It: The Li Family's Grand Plan!
A carriage stood outside the Li Family residence. The Prince's Envoy stepped down, straightened his attire, and made sure not to tarnish the Prince Mansion's reputation.
"Hello, please inform them that I am an envoy of Prince Balachi. By my prince's command, I have come to congratulate the Li Family's old master on breaking through to Soul Saint."
The Prince's Envoy spoke to the guards at the entrance.
Deep in his eyes flashed a trace of disdain and contempt for them.
They were merely insignificant guards.
If not for the fact that their old master had broken through to Soul Saint, he would never have been so pleasant. He would have strode right in with his nose in the air.
He acted this way only because he wanted to leave a good impression on a Soul Saint.
"Prince's Envoy?"
The guard's expression changed slightly upon hearing that.
"Please wait."
He turned and went inside to report the matter.
He soon returned. "Please come with me. The master is waiting for you in the reception hall."
With that, he took the initiative to lead the way.
The Prince's Envoy followed behind, surveying the Li Family residence as he went.
Ever since the Li Family had become a family of billionaires, they had immediately spent a tremendous amount of money expanding and renovating their estate. Its current splendor was worlds apart from what it had once been.
Its scale had already surpassed that of a prince's mansion.
Led by the guard, they soon entered the reception hall.
Many people had come here to deliver gifts.
After presenting their gifts, they all hurried away.
The floor of the reception hall was piled with congratulatory gifts sent by prominent figures from Suotuo City.
Every single one was valuable.
It had to be said, this feeling was truly satisfying.
The news of his breakthrough to Soul Saint had also been deliberately spread by him.
That had been Li Fei's idea.
Now that the Li Family was officially rising, Li Yusong's status as a Soul Saint could bring them countless benefits.
Inside the reception hall, Li Yusong was ordering the servants to move the gifts away.
Li Jianguo, Su Lan, and Li Fei were all here, overseeing the situation.
They soon noticed the Prince's Envoy's arrival.
The Prince's Envoy immediately fixed his gaze on Li Yusong. When he saw that the man's appearance and bearing differed so greatly from what he had imagined, shock appeared on his face. He was so young? Was this really an old man? Could breaking through to Soul Saint actually restore one's youth?
Unfortunately, he knew nothing about such things. After all, he was only a mere Soul King.
"On behalf of the Bala Prince, I have come to congratulate the old master of the Li Family on breaking through to Soul Saint!" He clasped his hands in salute and spoke first.
He then took an exquisite gift box from his Soul Tool and handed it to Li Yusong.
A flicker of heartache flashed deep in his eyes.
Before coming here, they had never expected the other party to break through to Soul Saint, nor had they specially prepared anything. To avoid exposing themselves, he had specifically offered up one of his treasured valuables as a congratulatory gift.
The prince should reward me once I return, he thought.
His actions had been too wise. He had directly helped the prince eliminate a great enemy and win the friendship of a Soul Saint.
"Hehe, so the Prince's Envoy has honored this humble residence with his presence. Forgive me for not welcoming you from afar."
"You came all this way, yet you even brought a gift. You are far too courteous."
Li Yusong wore a genial smile. Though he said that, he still reached out and accepted it.
No reason to refuse something free.
Judging by the man's expression, Li Yusong could more or less guess that he had not come because of the prince's son.
In other words, they still did not know that the Li Family had killed the prince's son.
Li Yusong secretly sighed in relief.
Although he was not afraid of the Bala Prince.
If the prince truly pushed him too far, then as long as the price was right, he had a way to kill him.
Of course, that method had also been devised by Li Fei, his strategist. An old man like him could never have thought of it.
As if you don't like it, the Prince's Envoy muttered inwardly as he watched Li Yusong say one thing while doing another. Still, his face maintained the same kindly smile.
"Old Master, may I speak with you privately?"
"Besides congratulating you on breaking through to Soul Saint, I have come on my prince's orders to discuss a business partnership between the prince and the Li Family."
The Prince's Envoy, Anders, glanced around and, seeing no outsiders nearby, stated his primary purpose for coming.
The Li Family's status was no longer what it had been, so he did not dare arrogantly tell Li Yusong, "The Li Family's business is doing quite well. My prince has taken an interest in it and wants a share. He can arrange official academy registration for Shrek Academy. Agree if you know what's good for you, or the prince will destroy the Li Family!"
Because of Li Yusong's Soul Saint strength, he was now much more amiable and even took the initiative to show goodwill.
Those previous words could no longer be said like that. They needed to be changed.
Once this matter was settled, he could report back to his prince and would surely earn the prince's understanding.
After all, this was a Soul Saint.
A Soul Saint possessed extremely powerful deterrence within the Balak Kingdom.
With no Title Douluo or Soul Douluo in sight, Soul Saints were the strongest beings!
Li Yusong exchanged glances with Li Fei and the other two after hearing this.
He then smiled. "Good, good. This old man enjoys doing business most of all. Let us speak over here."
Li Yusong smiled as he led the Prince's Envoy into a side room for negotiations.
After all, this was a sensitive matter. The fewer people who knew, the better.
However, the entire Suotuo City now belonged to the Li Family's industries.
"Just as Little Fei predicted, this fellow really came to take a share of our profits."
As a businessman who managed the Li Family's vast business chain, Li Jianguo had a keen eye and immediately saw the heart of the matter.
Li Fei narrowed his eyes and smiled. "As long as we drag the prince into this, our plans in Suotuo City and even the Balak Kingdom will proceed far more smoothly. We must bind the prince firmly to the Li Family's ship. For now, we will let him taste a little sweetness. Once our Soul Power rises, our plans are fully completed, and our arrangements are in place, he will have no choice but to obey the Li Family."
Everything was under his control.
He was the mastermind behind the scenes. Everyone outside the Li Family was merely a chess piece.
"By now, our Li Family has completely bought over and drawn in Suotuo City's high-ranking officials. No one can sabotage our business in the city, but in other cities, there are still people trying to compete with us, causing some minor obstacles."
"Now that the prince has boarded our ship, he can conveniently help us settle this matter. Then we can naturally crush the other competitors."
Li Jianguo said with a genial smile.
"The result should be out soon enough. Let us wait."
Li Fei began opening the gift boxes one by one and discovered that they all contained fine treasures.
Once Grandfather broke through to Soul Douluo and Title Douluo, and once he, his father, and his mother continued making breakthroughs, the Li Family's influence would become broader and greater. By then, even more people would come bearing congratulatory gifts.
Li Fei thought of another opportunity to make money.
"These people are quite generous. They are all wealthy."
"Dad, Mom, I'll go back to cultivate first. You can watch things here."
Li Fei spoke.
"Alright, go ahead." Li Jianguo and Su Lan nodded.
Li Fei intended to experiment with a newly acquired skill.
It was a skill that the Eastern Azure Dragon had passed to him through inherited memories after he absorbed his third Soul Ring and returned to cultivate.
Its name was: Alchemy!
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