Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

Seeing that Wu Qi had been falsely accused, the old man was shocked and hurriedly put down his carrying pole: "Sir, this young man is from our village. He is not a bandit. I will leave now."

The officials didn't care about such things. Even if someone wasn't a bandit, once they were caught, a simple interrogation would make them confess.

The officers persisted: "You old codger, you seem to have a sense of loyalty? I think you're one of the bandits too. Arrest them all!"

Wu Qi frowned, and a powerful surge of soul energy spread out from his body, knocking over all the officials. "It seems that the bureaucratic system of Wangbei City is rotten to the core."

Originally, he thought that by getting the major families under control, he could rectify the chaos.

Now I understand that the root of the chaos lies not only with the major families, but also with the local officials.

While no one in the Spirit Hall system can change the bureaucratic system of the Heaven Dou Empire, Wu Qi is not without support.

Later, he decided to write to Xue Qinghe, asking him to replace the garrison in the city in order to curb the collusion between officials and merchants.

The officials were no match for Wu Qi, but their greatest skill was summoning men.

After uttering these harsh words, the officials were about to leave when the young man in white blocked their way.

"Gentlemen, that is a friend of my Li family. Please do me a favor."

The officer's expression immediately changed, and he smiled apologetically, "Young Master Li, you're too kind. This is all a misunderstanding."

With that, the officials bowed to Wu Qi and then left.

Wu Qi ignored the young man and turned to the old man: "Sir, I'll take all your vegetables. Go home early. Don't come to the city to sell vegetables for a while."

As he spoke, he calmly handed two gold soul coins to the old man, and then put all the vegetables in the basket into his soul tool.

The old man thanked him repeatedly, not daring to linger, and hurriedly left the city with his carrying pole and vegetable basket.

The young man in white stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Brother, you are truly a man of character. May I ask your name?"

He paused for a moment, then added, "Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Li Jinglong, and my father is Li Wenzhong."

The Li family is one of the major families in Wangbei City, and Li Jinglong, though unassuming, is actually a level 59 Soul King.

He is clearly under twenty years old; such talent is truly remarkable.

Wu Qi cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "You will know my name tonight. Farewell."

Li Jinglong quickly followed and asked, "Brother, there are some things I don't want to do, but the Li family has the Elephant Armor Sect behind it, so we have no choice but to do them from this position."

“For you, brother, this may be a form of extortion and tyranny that brings disaster to the country and its people, but our Li family has no choice.”

Wu Qi did not express his opinion.

Li Jinglong is very clever. With one sentence, he completely absolved the Li family of any responsibility, while simultaneously pointing the finger at the Elephant Armor Sect!
Li Jinglong continued, "Brother, may we talk? There are some things I hope you can help me with."

Wu Qi insisted on leaving, and he couldn't stop him, so he could only do as the other party said and meet again in the evening.

Not long ago, Li Jinglong learned about the Spirit Hall group's drinking party from his father. Judging from this, the other party is most likely a member of the Spirit Hall.

The Li family is ultimately a small family, and in the power struggles of these powerful forces, they can only become victims, unable to win both sides.

Li Jinglong understood everything long ago, but he was powerless to change it!
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The chaos in Wangbei City goes far beyond this.

There are only a few large markets in the city that sell goods, and these markets are jointly guarded by government officials and soul masters from several major families.

Anyone entering the premises, regardless of whether they purchase any items, is required to pay a "commercial tax".

Moreover, the prices of goods here are more than double the average price on the mainland, and even more outrageous than those in Tiandou City and Wuhun City.

Don't forget, Wangbei City is just a small city. With such high prices, ordinary people already use all their strength just to survive.

Anyone with even a little bit of wealth has already been thinking about moving away from this place.

As evening fell, Watt sent someone to find Wu Qi and informed him of the location of the banquet. As night deepened, the heads of the several major families who had been invited arrived at the banquet venue one after another.

The main character hadn't arrived yet, and the group looked at each other, wondering what the Spirit Hall was up to.

Of course, the four lower sects behind them are also members of the Spirit Hall, so they are fearless and not worried about anyone harming them.

Among them, Li Wenzhong and his son more or less guessed the purpose of this trip, but since there was a competitive relationship between the major families, they would not tell others about the situation.

Before long, Wu Qi and Watt arrived at the scene together.

The head of the Wang family couldn't help but ask, "Lord Watt, what do you want with us?"

"Also, who is this person next to you? Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to eavesdrop on our conversation."

Watt was about to lash out when Wu Qi stopped him.

He sneered, "That was a good show of force, but I don't like it at all!"

After he finished speaking, the Killing God Domain rapidly expanded from his body.

The members of several major families were caught in the turmoil and were utterly terrified.

The thugs from the major families were unable to move under the pressure of the God of Slaughter's domain, let alone attack Wu Qi.

Li Wenzhong repeatedly said, "Sir, is there some misunderstanding between us?!"

This level of strength far surpasses that of the experts from the major families. Furthermore, Wu Qi is even younger than Li Jinglong.

Such a talented and powerful individual must have an extraordinary background!

Wu Qi withdrew his Killing God Domain and smiled faintly: "Don't you like to give people a show of force? How about my show of force? If you think it's not enough, I can increase the intensity."

"However, if someone dies then, it will be none of my business."

The heads of the families were well aware that this was a trap.

The Wang family patriarch's previous actions gave Wu Qi a reason to attack them.

Many people realized that after today, the city's landscape would be rewritten.

Although the head of the Wang family was unwilling, he had no choice but to bow his head. "You flatter me. My Wang family has no intention of being enemies with the Spirit Hall. I misspoke just now. Please don't take offense, Lord Watt."

Wu Qi's domineering nature forced all the clan heads to bow their heads.

The banquet has only just begun; there's still much to talk about.

As the food was served, Watt introduced Wu Qi's background to everyone.

"You're the captain of the Seven Treasures Team?" Li Jinglong was shocked and at a loss for words.

Clearly, Wu Qi was his idol.

Li Wenzhong couldn't help but praise, "As expected, heroes emerge from among the young. Young friend Wu's strength puts us all to shame."

Wear it a thousand times, but flattery never wears it.

Several family heads simultaneously began to flatter, hoping to force the other party to compromise in the upcoming negotiations.

Wu Qi maintained a calm and composed expression.

As soon as the heads of the families finished speaking, he said, "I'll give you all two choices."

"First, restore the Wangbeicheng Market, and return all goods to market prices. Also, allow nearby villagers to come into the city to sell their grain."

"Second, the entire family will be shut down, and I will send someone to take over the vacated commercial market."

"Listen, this is not a discussion. If you want to leave this venue today, you must make a decision!" (End of Chapter)