Douluo Continent: Steadily Growing Stronger in Shrek Academy

Chapter 277 The Zhou Family's Calamity

After learning that Lin Chen had offended Tang San, Zhang Lexuan had already decided that she would never separate from him again.

Actually, there's another point. After causing such a big commotion, especially when Lin Chen was in the right, the Shrek Academy's higher-ups didn't say a word. This significantly lowered her impression of Shrek Academy, and she didn't want to stay there.

After standing up and nodding to Ma Xiaotao, Zhang Lexuan and Lin Chen transformed into two streaks of light and flew away.

"Sister Xiaotao, when are Brother Lin Chen and Sister Lexuan coming back?" Tang Xiaoyan asked, taking Ma Xiaotao's hand in her small palm.

Ma Xiaotao crouched down, patted Tang Xiaoyan's head with her other hand, and whispered, "Xiaoyan, don't worry, Brother Lin Chen and Sister Lexuan will be back soon!"

Hearing Ma Xiaotao say this, Tang Xiaoyan felt much relieved and a smile appeared on her lips.

Ma Xiaotao poked Tang Xiaoyan's forehead and said irritably, "Xiaoyan, are you so concerned about your Brother Lin Chen and Sister Le Xuan, but don't you like your Sister Xiaotao anymore?"

Tang Xiaoyan quickly hugged Ma Xiaotao and said in a childish voice, "I like Sister Xiaotao too! Shall we go to Shrek City to play?"

Hearing Tang Xiaoyan say this, Ma Xiaotao's lips curled up slightly, but she still firmly refused, "No way! Your sister Lexuan said that I should supervise your cultivation. Come on! Let's go to my house, I'll teach you how to cultivate."

Tang Xiaoyan immediately pleaded, "Sister Xiaotao, please, just play for a little while, okay?"

As he spoke, he pinched his index finger and thumb together, signifying a little bit of time.

Let alone Lin Chen, a grown man, even a woman like Ma Xiaotao couldn't resist Tang Xiaoyan's coquettishness, so she had no choice but to agree.

"Okay. But you can only play for this short time!" Ma Xiaotao did the same thing as Tang Xiaoyan, pinching her index finger and thumb together to emphasize.

Tang Xiaoyan nodded happily.

Ma Xiaotao spread her phoenix wings and flew towards the outside of Shrek Academy, carrying Tang Xiaoyan in her arms.

……

"Lin Chen, where are you planning to go?" Zhang Lexuan asked as they flew through the air.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Chen replied, "Let's go check out the auction house in Tiandou City first."

Given the current situation, Lin Chen dared not venture into the Star Dou Great Forest at will, so he had no choice but to go to the auction house to see if he could get a good soul bone.

A soul bone that is 100,000 years old is extremely rare and hard to come by. If he didn't have one, Lin Chen would have to choose one that was less than 100,000 years old.

"But now that the continental war has begun, will the Heavenly Soul Empire still hold an auction?"

Lin Chen shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Let's go and see first. After that, we'll go to the Douling Empire."

"Um."

After confirming the direction, the two headed towards Tiandou City.

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Tiandou City, Zhou Family

"Huang Kai, what exactly do you want? We've already given you half of the textile market from the Zhou family, what more do you want?" Zhou Mingxing's father, Zhou Lin, questioned angrily.

Zhou Lin is Zhou Mingxing's father. Zhou Mingxing is not here at the moment, but the Huang family has joined forces with two other major families to try to seize their business.

Huang Kai is Huang Chutian's father and the head of the Huang family, but his vision is far less far-sighted than Zhou Lin's, which is why he came to Zhou Lin's door to try to seize his business.

"Hmph! Everyone knows that your Zhou family is in the business of soul tools. Compared to the small textile market you gave us, it's nothing compared to the profits you make from selling soul tools. Today, Brother Chen, Brother Wu, and I want your channels for selling soul tools."

It must be said that Zhou Lin has great foresight. When he started his business, he chose the emerging soul tool, keeping up with the times. Now, nearly half of the soul tools in the Heavenly Soul Empire have passed through Zhou Lin's hands.

At this time, with war raging, selling soul tools was an incredibly lucrative business. Humans are inherently driven by greed, anger, and delusion, and seeing the frequent outbreaks of war, these individuals naturally wanted to profit from the conflict.

"Brother Huang is right! If Brother Zhou is willing to part with it, the three of us will certainly not let him suffer a loss," Brother Chen said.

Zhou Lin sneered inwardly, "If you hadn't brought those Soul Masters with you today, I might have believed you."

Following Huang Kai, Brother Chen, and Brother Wu came a large group of Soul Masters dressed in black, each with a powerful aura. Together, they made Zhou Lin feel suffocated.

At the critical moment, the small sword given to him by his son Zhou Mingxing emitted a warm current, instantly dispelling the surrounding pressure, which allowed Zhou Lin to stand up straight and negotiate with them.

Zhou Mingxing was a smart man. Knowing that his family's situation was not good recently, he gave the small sword that Lin Chen had given him to his father for self-defense. He himself was still studying at Shrek Academy and did not need to worry about his safety.

Lin Chen had sensed Xiao Jian's unusual movements when he approached Tian Dou City, and he and Zhang Lexuan were on their way.

The people opposite were also somewhat shocked. Zhou Lin was clearly not even a Soul Master, so how could he still stand up straight in the face of the pressure from so many Soul Masters?

"How many do you want?" Zhou Lin asked coldly.

"Haha, Brother Zhou is indeed generous. It's fine, each of my three companies will take 20% of the supply from your soul tool supplier."

"Twenty percent?" Zhou Lin's eyes widened. These three companies combined had already cut off sixty percent of his supply. With their cooperation, he was afraid he wouldn't have any business left.

"Are you trying to ruin my Zhou family's business? Sixty percent, why don't you just rob us?" Zhou Lin shouted angrily.

Huang Kai laughed, a very loud laugh.

"You're right, we're robbing you. Originally, if you had known better and readily handed over 60% of the supply channels, you could have gotten some scraps. But now, I don't see any reason for your Zhou family to remain! The soul tool business is incredibly hot on the continent right now, and naturally, only the capable will succeed. You're just a piece of trash who isn't even a soul master, what makes you think you can get a piece of this pie? Get to work!"

The group of soul masters dressed in black behind them activated their soul rings together.

"This is Tiandou City. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the royal family?" Zhou Lin questioned.

At this moment, the small sword that Lin Chen had given him earlier was already next to one of Zhou Lin's closest confidants. He was also a Soul Master, and as long as Zhou Lin gave the order, he would throw out the small sword that Lin Chen had given him.

"Hahaha, this is just the outskirts of Tiandou City. Even if the royal family finds out, the Sun Moon Empire still has a lot of things to deal with in the war! As long as we can resume supplying soul tools to the Empire, the Empire will turn a blind eye. Don't you know those old fogies?" Huang Kai said mockingly.

"Let's do it!"