Douluo Continent: Martial Soul - Dragon Pattern Staff, Inherited from the Azure Dragon of the East

Chapter 23: Dragging Everyone Down, the Li Family's Grand Plan!

Outside the Li family mansion, a carriage was parked. The prince's envoy got out and down, straightened his clothes, and did not want to lose face for the prince's mansion.

"Hello, please announce my arrival. I am an envoy of Prince Balachi, here on my behalf to congratulate Elder Li on his breakthrough to Soul Saint."

The prince's envoy spoke to the guards at the entrance.

A flicker of disdain and contempt for this person flashed deep in his eyes.

He was just a lowly guard.

If it weren't for the fact that your old man has broken through to the Soul Saint realm, he wouldn't be so amiable; he would have already walked right in with his nose in the air.

The reason for doing this was to leave a good impression on a Soul Saint.

"An envoy from the prince?"

Upon hearing this, the guard's expression changed slightly.

"Hold on."

He turned and left to go to the bulletin board.

He returned quickly: "Please come with me, the master is waiting for you in the drawing room."

After saying that, he offered to lead the way.

The prince's envoy followed behind, glancing at the Li family's residence.

Since the Li family became billionaires, their first priority was to spend a lot of money to expand and renovate their mansion. The current level of luxury is completely different from before.

Its scale has surpassed that of the Prince's Mansion.

Led by the guards, they quickly entered the reception room.

There are a lot of people coming here to give gifts.

After everyone had given their gifts, they left in a hurry.

The floor of the reception room was covered with congratulatory gifts from prominent figures in Soto.

Everything is precious.

I have to say, this feeling is really awesome.

He deliberately leaked the news of breaking through to the Soul Saint realm.

This was also Li Fei's idea.

After all, now that the Li family has officially risen to power, Li Yusong's status as a Soul Saint will bring him a lot of preferential treatment.

Inside the reception room, Li Yusong was ordering his servants to move things downstairs.

Li Jianguo, Su Lan, and Li Fei are all here to oversee the overall situation.

Soon, they all saw the arrival of the prince's envoy.

The prince's envoy's gaze locked onto Li Yusong. When he saw the stark difference between the man's appearance and demeanor and his expectations, he was shocked, thinking, "So young? Is this really an old man? Could it be that reaching the Soul Saint realm allows one to revert to youth?"

Unfortunately, he was unaware of these things, after all, he was only a minor Soul King.

"On behalf of Prince Barak, I have come to congratulate the Li family patriarch on his breakthrough to Soul Saint!" he said, cupping his hands in a fist salute.

He then took out an exquisite gift box from his soul tool and handed it to Li Yusong.

A hint of heartache flashed deep in his eyes.

Before they arrived, none of them expected that the other party would break through to the Soul Saint realm, and they hadn't prepared anything special. So, in order not to give away their secret, he specially gave away the treasure he had his eye on as a congratulatory gift.

"The prince will surely reward me when I get back," he thought to himself.

Because his actions were so wise, he not only saved the prince from a major enemy, but also won the friendship of a Soul Saint.

"Hehe, so it is the Prince's envoy who has graced my humble abode with his presence. I am so sorry for not welcoming you properly."

"Since you're already here, why bring a gift? That's too formal."

Li Yusong smiled and, despite saying that, still reached out and took it.

Why not take advantage of a free lunch?

Judging from the other party's expression, Li Yusong could roughly guess that they were not there for the matter of the prince's son.

In other words, the other party is unaware that they killed the prince's son.

Li Yusong also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was not afraid of Prince Barak.

If he really pushes him too far, he has ways to kill the prince if the benefits are right.

Of course, this idea was also devised by Li Fei, the strategist; an old man like him couldn't have come up with it.

"It's like you don't like it." The prince's envoy muttered to himself as he watched Li Yusong's words and actions contradict each other, but he still maintained his amiable smile as always.

"Sir, may I have a word with you in private?"

"Besides congratulating you on your breakthrough to Soul Saint, I've come on behalf of my lord to discuss business cooperation with the Li family."

Prince's envoy Anders looked around and, seeing that no one else was present, stated the main purpose of his visit.

The Li family's status is now vastly different, so he dared not arrogantly tell Li Yusong, "The Li family's business is doing quite well. My lord has taken a liking to it and wants to get involved and get a share. He can help Shrek Academy obtain official academic credentials. If you know what's good for you, agree; otherwise, my lord will ruin your Li family!"

Now, because of Li Yusong's Soul Saint strength, he has become more amiable and takes the initiative to show goodwill.

We can't say those things anymore; we need to change them.

After things are settled here, I will go back and report to my lord, and I am sure I will gain his understanding.

After all, this is a Soul Saint.

A Soul Saint wields considerable power in the Kingdom of Barak.

With Title Douluos and Soul Douluos absent, Soul Saints are the strongest beings!

After hearing this, Li Yusong and the other two exchanged glances.

He then laughed and said, "Very well, I love doing business. This way, please."

Li Yusong smiled and led the prince's envoy into a side room for talks.

After all, this is a sensitive topic, and it's best if as few people as possible know about it.

However, the entire city of Soto is now owned by the Li family.

"As expected, Xiao Fei was right. This guy really does want to get a share of the pie from us."

As a businessman who leads such a vast business chain in the Li family, Li Jianguo has a keen eye and immediately saw through the essence of the problem.

Li Fei narrowed his eyes and smiled, saying, "As long as we drag the prince into this mess, our plans in Soto City and even the Barak Kingdom will be much smoother. We need to completely bind the prince to the Li family's ship. In the early stages, let him taste some sweetness. Later, when our soul power rises and the plan is completely completed, he will only be able to be manipulated by the Li family."

All of this was under his control.

He is the mastermind behind everything; everyone outside the Li family is just a pawn.

"Now our Li family has completely corrupted and won over the high-ranking officials in Soto City, so our business in the city will not be disrupted. However, in other cities, some people want to compete with us, and we are encountering some minor resistance."

"Now that the prince is on board, he can easily help us resolve this matter, and then we can legitimately short the other competitors."

Li Jianguo said with a smile.

"The results should be out soon, let's wait and see."

Li Fei began opening the gift boxes one by one, discovering that they were all filled with precious treasures.

In the future, as the old man breaks through to Soul Douluo and Title Douluo, and as my parents and I continue to break through, the Li family's influence will grow and spread, and even more people will come to give congratulatory gifts.

Li Fei had another opportunity to make a fortune.

"These people are quite generous; they're all wealthy."

"Mom and Dad, I'm going back to cultivate now. You can look after things here."

Li Fei said.

"Okay, go ahead." Li Jianguo and Su Lan nodded.

Li Fei planned to try out the new skills he had learned.

This skill was passed down to him by Dongfang Qinglong through inherited memories after he absorbed the third soul ring and returned to cultivate.

Its name is: Alchemy!

(End of this chapter)