In Douluo Continent, what is a martial soul? It's like Luckin Coffee.

Chapter 162: What Made Me Cry Wasn't Just Last Night's Wine
"Manager, someone is following us."

“Hakibai, someone is following us.”

Not long after leaving the orchard, Xiao Bing and Rui Xue'er noticed the guy following them almost at the same time.

Judging from the other party's furtive behavior, they definitely had ill intentions.

"Don't worry about it for now."

We'd only just left the orchard; what if they had other business to attend to?
As Bai Ran pondered this, he led Xiao Bing and Rui Xue'er toward a sparsely populated area.

……

"Manager, the other party is catching up."

More than ten minutes later, Xiao Bing reminded her again.

Little Ice: The shopkeeper is too kind as a human. If I were a soul beast, I'd slap anyone who dared to mess with me. (And that lump of food, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, would need two slaps; it's only delicious and palatable after a good pat.)
"Well, I see."

Bai Ran nodded lightly, then stopped in a deserted alley.

Immediately afterwards, he turned around and looked at the Pagoda Fruit store clerk who was hurriedly hiding.

"Sir, you've been following us all this way. Aren't you being a little too impolite?"

Bai Ran: Is it because I look too harmless? Why is an evil spirit master trying to kidnap me, and now even a fruit shop clerk wants to rob me?

Thinking about it carefully, among all the strangers Bai Ran met in Mingdu, only that strange uncle Ye Huaijin was the friendliest to him.

"Haha~ Did we find out?"

Seeing that his presence had been noticed and that no one was around, Qian Yi, a clerk at Baiguoyuan, came out laughing.

"Kid, I'm a little short on cash lately, so I'd like to ask you for some gold soul coins to spend."

That's a whopping 100,000 gold soul coins! Zhao Yi, after working diligently at the Hundred Fruit Garden for three years.

After deducting the taxes paid to the lords of Mingdu Mountain, he was left with less than 5000 gold soul coins.

Now, all he has to do is snatch the brat in front of him, and he'll have the wealth he'd accumulated over most of his life without eating or drinking.

With this wealth, Zhao Yi could even exchange it for cultivation resources, allowing him to break through to the Soul King or even Soul Emperor level, and achieve great things in the future…

Wow, just thinking about it is wonderful.

"Sigh~ There will never be a shortage of greedy people in this world."

"Speaking of which, do you think my family wouldn't arrange for a powerful protector to protect a young master like me who can casually produce 100,000 gold soul coins?"

Bai Ran said this.

Zhao Yi was clearly flustered.

In particular, he started looking around.

He was terrified that a Soul Saint-level expert might appear at any moment and crush him like an ant. (It's not that difficult.)
"Young master, you are a magnanimous man. I was out of my mind. Please spare my life!"

Zhao Yi may be bad, but he's not stupid.

Even though he was blinded by the enormous wealth of 100,000 gold soul coins.

Faced with this situation, he chose to be pragmatic and knelt down on the spot, preparing to kowtow and beg for mercy.

"Well, actually, I went out on my own today, and none of the family's experts were there to protect me."

Bai Ran said this with a slight smile.

Standing next to Bai Ran, Rui Xue'er said: I know, this trick is called playing dumb to eat the tiger.

Without Xiao Bing and Rui Xue'er, Bai Ran might end up pretending to be a pig and eating feed all by himself.

After all, food-type Soul Masters are generally considered to be pitifully weak in terms of combat power.

Bai Ran: Nonsense, I still have over a hundred thermobaric bombs on me. Don't underestimate me! (Tian Nao Hei Ka, Ban Zai)

With Di Tian's Reverse Scale protecting him, Bai Ran simultaneously detonated all the Cloud Burst Bombs on his body, guaranteeing him a strike comparable to that of an ordinary Title Douluo.

Of course, the downside is that Di Tian will also get blown up.

However, Di Tian is a true male dragon who can withstand the full force of the Death God Tower. Such a commotion should be no different from being hit by a firecracker to him.

"...Young master, please don't..."

Zhao Yi seemed to have thought of something and quickly stood up.

Logically speaking, if the young master were in danger, the powerful members of his family would have already appeared and pinned him to the ground.

But how much time has passed?

There wasn't even the slightest sound.

Could it be that, as the kid in front of me said, he went out without permission today?

But why did he bring it up himself?
Is he deceiving himself, or...?

After some deliberation, the temptation of 100,000 gold soul coins ultimately prevailed over reason.

Zhao Yi activated his Martial Soul and reached out to grab Bai Ran.

Even if there were a powerful figure protecting him in the shadows, Zhao Yi's unethical sneak attack would still allow him to quickly capture Bai Ran and take him hostage.

Who knows, we might even be able to take the opportunity to squeeze a hefty sum out of the family behind them.

One million gold soul coins? Or even five million gold soul coins!
The more Zhao Yi thought about it, the more he felt lightheaded.

Could it be that Zhao Yi will one day break through to the Soul Douluo level?
"Huh, why am I suddenly panting, panting..."

Zhao Yi's feeling of lightness was not an illusion.

Just as he was about to get close to Bai Ran, Xiao Bing made the first move, grabbing Zhao Yi by the throat and lifting him up like a dead dog.

"Manager, all done."

Not to mention that Xiao Bing's soul power level was already higher than Zhao Yi's.

As a top-tier fighter with the ultimate ice martial soul, even a Soul Saint-level Soul Master wouldn't be able to get past her to harm the shopkeeper.

"What, what..."

Upon discovering that he had been single-handedly defeated by a little girl, Zhao Yi fainted, whether from temporary suffocation or from feeling too ashamed.

Xiao Bing: Now I'm really a dead dog.

Seeing that this was pointless, Xiao Bing threw Zhao Yi to the ground and then asked the store manager how to deal with him.

"Hmm, murder is illegal. Let me think about it."

Bai Ran glanced at the unconscious Zhao Yi; killing such a nobody would only dirty his hands. (The description had some issues and has been revised.)
Can we let him go so easily?
Bai Ran wasn't that kind-hearted.

After thinking for a while, Bai Ran leaned close to Xiao Bing's ear and whispered a few words.

"Manager, you're so mean~"

After hearing Bai Ran's arrangements, Xiao Bing couldn't help but give this evaluation.

Seeing Xiao Bing dragging Zhao Yi away, the auspicious beast was quite curious and couldn't help but ask Bai Ran, "Hagi Bai, what exactly did you say to Xiao Bing?"

"It's nothing much, just have Xiao Bing throw that guy into the slums and seal his cultivation, which can't be lifted for 24 hours."

"Hmm? Hagibis, something's wrong with you, something's really wrong with you."

As a Soul Master, Zhao Yi had fair and delicate skin, and looked somewhat like a pretty boy.

If you throw him into a filthy slum, those men who haven't seen a pretty woman in months will probably treat him like one.

No wonder Xiao Bing gave such a review; if it were Rui Xue'er, she would have made the same comment.

Of course, despite the complaints, the auspicious beasts still support Bai Ran's actions.

They've bullied us to the point of being humiliated, so we're not allowed to retaliate?

You should be grateful you didn't chop him up and feed him to the dogs.

Upon waking up, Zhao Yi said: "What brought me to tears was not just the alcohol from last night."

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(End of this chapter)