Setting Off for Spirit City

In Ze'an City, Jiang Xin had packaged up and sold all the farms near Ze'an City to others in the trade, earning nearly thirty million Gold Soul Coins. Combined with the family's previous savings, they had more than forty million Gold Soul Coins in total.

Jiang Xin divided the Gold Soul Coins into ten portions and stored them on different cards to avoid being robbed. Now, all of Ze'an City knew that the Li Family had sold off their assets and planned to develop in Spirit City.

There was no need to think about it to know that the news had been spread by the Li Family's enemies in Ze'an City, with the aim of luring in greedy soul masters.

Thirty million Gold Soul Coins was no small sum to any soul master. Li Ming had already discovered that quite a few soul masters were stirring outside the city.

A week passed quickly, yet Li Ming's family never left Ze'an City. They ate and slept as usual in the city, showing no sign whatsoever of heading to Spirit City.

In the woods beside the only road leading to Spirit City, several people crouched in the trees, quietly waiting with remarkable patience.

"Is the Li Family not going to Spirit City after all?! It's already been a week, and they haven't made a single move?!" Up in a tree, a Soul Emperor as skinny as a monkey looked toward Ze'an City, now no more than a speck in the distance, and spoke irritably.

"Skinny Monkey, have some patience! The Li Family really did sell off their businesses in Ze'an City. They'll definitely be heading to Spirit City!" From a nearby tree, a burly man with a gleaming bald head spoke in a deep voice.

"But Boss Wang, it's already been a week, and Li Ming's family still hasn't made a move!" Skinny Monkey said resentfully.

"If you had thirty million Gold Soul Coins in your hands, you'd be even more cautious than Li Ming." Boss Wang snapped impatiently. Seeing that the brothers following him were all growing restless, he added, "But it has indeed taken too long. How about this? Brothers, hold on for another week. If the Li Family still doesn't set off, we'll sneak into Ze'an City and deal with their whole family there. Then we'll take the money and leave!"

"Understood, Boss!..."

"..."

Seeing his brothers agree so readily, Boss Wang realized he had misspoken. He now prayed that Li Ming would take his family to Spirit City within the week. He truly did not want to make a move inside Ze'an City. If they acted here, so long as they were fast enough and cleaned up thoroughly enough, neither Spirit Hall nor the Balak Kingdom would trace it back to them.

But if they acted within the city, Ze'an City's Spirit Hall branch would definitely discover it. Even if their group managed to escape, they would become wanted criminals.

And the worst outcome would be getting captured by the master of Ze'an City's Spirit Hall branch shortly after making their move.

No, once this operation is over, I have to cut ties with those idiots!

Looking at those hotheaded, brainless fools, Boss Wang secretly made up his mind. Otherwise, they would get him killed sooner or later.

"Bang! Bang!..."

Low, muffled booms occasionally rang out from the Li Family's temporary residence in Ze'an City. Anyone from the modern world would certainly recognize them—they were gunshots.

After Jiang Xin sold off the family assets, Li Fei's family temporarily moved into their old house within Ze'an City. The house stood right beside Ze'an City's Spirit Hall branch, making it extremely safe.

Over the past week, Li Fei had spent three days making more than a dozen crude Flintlock Rifles.

The Flintlock Rifle had a simple structure, and Li Fei had barely managed to recreate it with his knowledge. With the unique metals of the Douluo world, along with Black Powder and Soul Power, these crude Flintlock Rifles were no weaker than the police pistols from his previous life.

However, each could only fire one shot and could not fire continuously, which was why he had prepared more than a dozen of them.

Of course, if Li Fei had enough time, designing one capable of repeated fire would not be impossible.

Li Ming had also witnessed the Flintlock Rifle's power. By his estimate, at close range, as long as it hit a vital point, even a Soul Emperor would go down.

Now, the whole family was practicing their marksmanship in preparation for the people who would come after them.

As merchants, Li Ming and Jiang Xin had long understood that business was a battlefield. They had seen through human nature and knew perfectly well that possessing thirty million Gold Soul Coins without sufficient strength would attract wolves and tigers.

As expected of soul masters, after only three days of training, they could hit whatever they aimed at within fifty meters, enough to put most police officers from Li Fei's previous life to shame.

"We'll be setting off today. The carriage is ready, and we've also hired the Wu Tie Soul Hunter Squad at a high price. We should reach Spirit City in three days."

Everyone in the family was gathered in the living room as Li Ming spoke with forced ease.

This was a trial for the Li Family. If they overcame it, the world would be wide open before them.

And if they failed, they still had to protect their two sons. They were the future of the Li Family.

Li Fei said nothing and followed Jiang Xin onto the carriage.

The carriages of the Douluo world were pulled by a gentle type of horse-like Soul Beast called Black Scale Horses. It was said that they possessed dragon blood and were incredibly fast, making them the first choice of wealthy merchants and nobles.

As soon as he settled into the carriage, Li Fei sensed someone approaching. He cautiously pulled aside the curtain and saw seven soul masters dressed in Wu Tie armor.

The leading soul master had a scar across his face, making him look incomparably vicious. His entire body radiated a fierce aura. Li Fei understood that he was the sort of man who had spent years living on the edge of a blade.

"Captain Wu Tie, it's been a long time. I'll be troubling you this time." Li Ming stepped forward with a smile.

"Brother Li Ming, you've given me quite a difficult problem this time. If you hadn't sold your assets and decided to head to Spirit City, how could something like this have happened? Look at you now..."

"Captain Wu Tie, you jest. Once this is done, I'll add another million Gold Soul Coins, making it six million in total. I guarantee this trip will be a sure profit for you brothers."

"Brother Li Ming, you jest. Your business is my business. I guarantee that I'll get your family to Spirit City within three days."

Hearing that there was another million Gold Soul Coins, Captain Wu Tie immediately broke into a wide smile and gave his assurance.

"Then let's set off now!"

"Right! Let's go!"

At Li Ming's reminder, Captain Wu Tie hurriedly waved his hand, and the convoy set off.

"Master! Madam! Young Masters! May you have a safe journey."

Shen Chenyan called out through tearful eyes.

For this move to Spirit City, Li Ming had dismissed every servant in the household, Shen Chenyan included.

"Xiaoyan, if you ever come to Spirit City in the future, our family will hire you again."

"Mm!"

Parting was always sorrowful, but if they did not do this, once the Overlimit Soul Ring Absorption Theory was exposed, Shen Chenyan would only be harmed.

"Brother Li Ming, from what I can see, you were doing quite well in Ze'an City. Why did you suddenly decide to sell your assets and move to a city like Spirit City, where noble soul masters gather?"

As the convoy traveled down the road, Captain Wu Tie asked curiously. Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. As the richest family in Ze'an City, so long as they did not offend high-ranking soul masters, the Li Family could have ruled the city like local emperors in the future.

"Captain Wu Tie, you don't understand. I was forced into it! Otherwise, who would want to move to a city full of soul masters and nobles just to live as an ordinary person?" Li Ming, who was driving the carriage, wore a troubled expression, his words filled with helplessness and frustration.