Douluo Continent: Awakening the Original Martial Soul at the Start.

Chapter 17 Arrival at Wuhun City

Wu Tie walked up to Li Ming, saw the ten gruesome wounds, and asked with concern, "Brother Li Ming, are you alright?!"

"It's nothing. Although Wang Erniu's attack was terrifying, it wasn't a penetrating injury. It only cut through the subcutaneous fat layer and didn't damage my muscles or internal organs, so it's just a minor injury!"

Li Ming smiled and explained, then deactivated his fifth soul skill, returning his body to normal. His fat solidified, directly stopping the bleeding wound. He quickly helped Jiang Xin, who was also covered in blood, and asked with concern, "Xin'er, are you alright?!"

"I'm fine!" Jiang Xin shook her head weakly.

Because all three of her spirit rings boosted speed, her body couldn't withstand the full force of activating them all. After each use, blood would seep from every pore of her body, leaving her weak for a period of time.

"Look at you! Wang Erniu has already passed out, what are you trying to prove?!"

With a pained expression, Li Ming picked up Jiang Xin and carried her toward the carriage, grumbling as he went.

Although Jiang Xin was scolded, she felt warm inside, rested her head on Li Ming's chest, and smiled.

Wu Tie, standing to the side, looked annoyed and turned to look at his brothers.

I shouldn't have come over; I ended up eating a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

Li Fei quickly pulled back the carriage curtain, had his father put his mother inside, and immediately took out healing medicine from his storage space and fed it to Jiang Xin.

"Mom, are you alright?" the two brothers asked worriedly.

"It's okay! You'll recover after a few days of rest!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xin smiled with relief, gently shook her head, and reached out to pat the heads of Li Fei and his brother.

"Brother Li Ming, that's not fair! What were you and your wife using just now?! It actually managed to blast that guy Wang Erniu into a pile of minced meat. With something like that, why would we, the Soul Hunter Squad, need to protect us?!"

Seeing Li Ming emerge from the carriage, Wu Tie stepped forward and handed over Wang Ao's storage bracelet, then hesitated for a moment before complaining.

"Commander Wu Tie, I won't lie to you. You've seen the power of these flintlock muskets and grenades. This is what the Spirit Hall needs, and it's the fundamental reason why my family moved to Spirit City," Li Ming said casually, feigning a sigh.

"Brother Li Ming, could you give me some of these flintlock rifles and grenades?!" Wu Tie asked hurriedly.

He had witnessed the power of these two weapons, especially the grenade used by Jiang Xin, which was comparable to the attack of a Soul Saint. With it, their Soul Hunting Team had a certain degree of safety when hunting souls.

Li Ming looked troubled, then looked up and saw the pleading in Wu Tie's eyes. He gritted his teeth and sighed, "Alright then, Commander Wu Tie, after you deliver this to Wuhun City, I'll personally give you ten flintlock pistols and thirty hand grenades. Any more than that is really impossible. These are all things the Wuhun Hall needs. Before it's officially announced, please use them sparingly, Brother Wu Tie. Otherwise, our whole family will be in deep trouble!"

"Alright, alright! Don't worry, Brother Li Ming, we'll only use it to save our lives in critical moments, we won't overuse it!" Wu Tie patted his chest loudly as he assured him.

"Commander Nawutie, can we set off now? If we don't make it within the allotted time, you'll lose your weapon!"

"Alright! Let's set off right away!"

Wu Tie nodded repeatedly, then called his brothers to escort the carriage as they headed towards Wuhun City.

"Mom, where did Dad learn to lie so easily? He completely fooled this guy!" Li Fei asked Jiang Xin in the car.

"I don't know either. He was like this the first time he saw me at school..."

Jiang Xin shook her head, seemingly recalling past events, and her pretty face flushed slightly.

Li Fei shook his head helplessly and sat down next to Jiang Xin to listen to her recount her childhood with her father. When he heard about the hero saving the damsel in distress part, he seriously suspected that it was a script arranged by Li Ming.

In just half a day, the convoy left the Kingdom of Barak and arrived at the Heaven Dou Empire. Li Ming's family and the Wutie Soul Hunting Group all breathed a sigh of relief. Most of the Li family's information was around Ze'an City, but once they arrived in the Heaven Dou Empire, no one would know about them, making them much safer.

Just as Li Ming and Wu Tie had predicted, they did not encounter any robbery during their three days of travel in the Heaven Dou Empire. Some bandits even fled far away after seeing that there was a Soul Emperor in the group.

"Commander Wutie, thank you for your escort during this time. This is the payment I promised you!"

At the entrance of Wuhun City, Li Ming took out a purple-gold card and a huge box and threw them to Wu Tie.

"Brother Li Ming, next time there's something like this, remember to call me! I, Wu Tie, will definitely do my best!"

Wu Tie checked and found that the amount of money and weapons was correct. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Li Ming loudly.

"Commander Wu Tie, please wait! My wife is still injured; I need to take her to the Spirit Hall for treatment first!"

"Take care, Brother Li Ming!"

After bidding farewell to Wu Tie and the others, Li Fei and his family entered Wuhun City.

Wuhun City, the largest city in the entire Douluo Continent, is the headquarters of the Wuhun Hall. Here, you can see ancient buildings from the West in the previous life everywhere. They are all built with high-quality stone, and there are many statues and symbols of angels on the stone.

The people here are different from those in Ze'an City in every way. They are all dressed in luxurious clothes, have a noble temperament, and are basically all Soul Masters. I didn't see a single non-Soul Master.

At a real estate agency in Wuhun City, Li Ming, with the token given to him by Qian Renxue, successfully bought a sizable villa in Wuhun City for nearly ten million gold soul coins. He also bought a huge shop in the commercial street of Wuhun City for nearly five million gold soul coins. He plans to open a high-end hotel afterward.

Without the token, Li Fei's family might not even be able to buy a house. The residents of Wuhun City are all people with status, strength, and position.

"Wuhun City truly lives up to its name. With the upcoming renovations, it's already approaching 20 million. If it weren't for the token given by the next Holy Maiden, I estimate the cost would be even higher."

Inside the villa, the family was gathered together. Jiang Xin counted the money she had left and sighed.

"Xin'er, how much money do we have left?!"

"Don't worry! Even after deducting the cost of the upcoming renovations, we'll still have ten million gold soul coins left, enough for our future living expenses," Jiang Xin said confidently with a smile.

Although her strength is not as good as Li Ming's, her business talent is far superior to Li Ming's. Jiang Xin deserves most of the credit for the Li family becoming the richest family in Ze'an City, and Li Ming himself is no less talented in business than others.

Li Fei was speechless. He could only say that the Li family had saved enough money in Ze'an City to support the family's expenses for the time being.

(End of this chapter)