Chapter 31: I can’t accompany you on the road ahead, you have to go it alone

  In the past two years, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy has often had soul guides stolen, the highest of which has reached the fourth-level fixed-type soul guide shells, but the thief can't be found, which is really hateful.

  Fortunately, the bandits have some rules. Every time they leave gold soul coins slightly higher than the market price, and give away Three Kingdoms specialty elixirs, so Jing Hongchen simply ignores it and casually approves a note for experimental loss.

  Jing Hongchen is also desperate because he can't catch the person, but it's not easy to tell others about this. Since the guy is willing to pay, it's not that he can't turn a blind eye. Even Lin Jiayi is used to running errands and following procedures.

  There are many people in the Sun-Moon Empire who smuggle soul guides below level 5, and it is impossible to prevent them. As long as the thief does not touch the bottom line of soul guides above level 5, Jing Hongchen will not care too much. He will just treat it as buying elixirs for his grandchildren. The elixir left by the thief is of good quality. The elixir he prepared for his grandchildren is the best of the Sun-Moon Empire, but it is still inferior. He was a little worried that his grandchildren would have some minor disadvantages after cultivating to the level of Soul King, but now this worry has disappeared.

  So Jing Hongchen is now looking forward to what the eccentric former Three Kingdoms strongman has brought.

  But the next second, he was surprised to find that Lin Jiayi's smile froze, he stammered and couldn't speak, and he looked like he wanted to say something but stopped.

  Jing Hongchen frowned and asked, "Just say whatever you want to say. Did the thief target soul guides above level 5 this time?"

  "No, that's not the case."

  Lin Jiayi, with a strange look on his face, took out a piece of straw paper and handed it to Jing Hongchen, "But this time, the man sent a list, saying that he wanted to buy a batch of soul guides of level 5 and below from us, and the price is negotiable."

  Jing Hongchen: "???"

  No, it's fine if he secretly bought a few pieces, but this time he directly wholesaled?

  This is the highest institution of learning in the Sun and Moon Empire, not the black market!

  This dean is the head of the Mingde Hall who is busy with all kinds of affairs, not a second-hand dealer on the black market!

  "This dean wants to see how big this guy's appetite is. He dares to come to our school to place an order!"

  Jing Hongchen took the list and looked at it carefully. The corners of his eyes soon began to twitch, and he immediately understood why Lin Jiayi was hesitant to speak.

  "Forty level-five fixed-type soul-guided artillery shells with characteristics such as thunder, high-explosive, shock-blast, and ice, five level-five fixed-type soul-guided launcher gun mounts, one level-five flying soul-guided device, and three level-five invincible shields... What the hell is this? Are you going to equip a soul king?"

  For Jing Hongchen, the quantity of these goods is not small, but it is not impossible to make them. However, judging from the list, the buyer is most likely a fan of fixed-type soul-guided artillery shells?

  How dare the thieves conclude that this dean will give them such good things? If it is leaked, even this dean will be in a little trouble.

  After reading to the end, Jing Hongchen discovered a layer of faint ink. His eyes flashed and injected soul power. Two lines of small characters with a chill came into view:

  "This transaction is the last one in three years. If the hall master is unwilling, we can only contact your country's black market to purchase samples. I hope that Dean Hongchen can take the feelings of friendly merchants into consideration and have a happy transaction."

  "Three years later, my Qilin child will enter your country to practice. I hope that Hall Master Hongchen will take care of him for the sake of the friendship of two years. We have a common enemy in the Three Douluo Countries."

  "Strange, this soul power aura is different from the one on the envelope two years ago, but it must be a Titled Douluo without a doubt, and he is going to send Qilin child to practice in my Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy? What a weird thing..."

  Jing Hongchen keenly noticed that the soul power on the envelope this time came from another Titled Douluo. His brows were wrinkled into a "chuan" character, and he racked his brains to think about the situation but could not figure it out.

  "Forget it. If it's just these things, it won't be a big problem. It's only three years. I want to see what you're up to."

  Finally, Jing Hongchen made a decision and turned to Lin Jiayi to assign tasks:

  "School has just started. Issue the assessment task of making this batch of soul guides to our sixth-grade students. The rare metals will be provided by us. After the transaction is concluded, give them 40% of the labor fee; then you go write a list of the loss of experimental supplies and give it to me. That's it."

  "Okay, Dean."

  ...

  Hanhai City is the only port city on the western coast of the Tianhun Empire. It was built by the sea and is large in scale.

  As early as 10,000 years ago, during the Tiandou Empire, when the two great empires of Tianhun and Douling had not yet split, Hanhai City was already the largest city in the western frontier of the Tiandou Empire, and it was also the largest coastal city and port city on the original Douluo Continent.

  After the collision between the Sun and Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent, the Vast Sea City naturally became a must-go place for the maritime trade line between the Sky Soul Empire and the Sun and Moon Empire. The convenient marine resources and transportation conditions made the Vast Sea City more and more prosperous. Looking at the entire continent, it was second only to the four major imperial capitals and Shrek City.

  After about half a month of sailing on the sea, Yue Lao drove the soul guide boat to the port of Vast Sea City and moored. He turned his head to look at Xu Tianxi and Xu Xiaoyun, who were still in a state of deep meditation.

  "The state of the young master and Xu Zu cannot be disturbed. It seems that we have to wait for some time." Yue Lao stopped the soul guide boat, took out the communication soul guide device, and dialed a number:

  "Hello? Is this the headquarters of the Xuanwu Chamber of Commerce? I am from the sect headquarters. We have already docked at the port of Hanhai City. Please send someone to pick us up..."

  An excited voice soon came from the other end of the communication soul guide device, "Don't worry, we and the president have been waiting near the port for a long time! I will tell the president now!"

  With a "ding ding" sound, the soul guide device hung up, and then Yue Lao saw several powerful auras suddenly bursting out outside the port, rising into the sky like a heat wave, with dazzling light.

  "Mr. Yue Lao, are the teacher and the little nephew in deep meditation? That's a good thing."

  Light and shadows flashed, and several people arrived in an instant. Yue Lao's ears rang with a refreshing and capable voice, revealing a smile.

  Yue Lao knew who the visitor was, and quickly stood up and saluted the leader, "Hello, His Majesty the Ice Phoenix."

  Xiao Changfeng, who came to pick up the boat in person, was wearing a cloud robe with wide sleeves. He stepped forward to support Yue Lao, with a spring breeze-like smile on his jade-like white face:

  "Mr. Yue Lao is too polite, we are all family, you are tired from sailing, and come with me to have a good rest, I will watch here in person later."

  As he said, Xiao Changfeng winked at the people behind him, and they understood and towed the soul guide boat to the port. Xiao Changfeng helped Yue Lao jump into the air onto the port, and said with some regret:

  "I just bought a batch of soul guides from the Sun and Moon Empire two days ago, thinking of giving it to my little nephew as a gift, but he is in deep meditation now, and I don't know when he will wake up."

  Yue Lao smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, good things are worth waiting for. His Majesty the Ice Phoenix's kindness, the young master will definitely like it very much."

  "I hope so." Xiao Changfeng nodded, and many chaotic emotions emerged in his eyes when he looked at Xu Tianxi.

  ...

  In the early morning half a month later.

  Xu Tianxi, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, stood up and jumped out of the cabin door facing the sun, with a touch of interest in his eyes, "Have we arrived? Is this Hanhai City?"

  The architectural style of the city that came into view was very different from the simple and majestic Xuanming Sect. Although there were no high-rise buildings in the previous life, many buildings with more than five floors could be seen. The people's clothing was also very diverse, and even some black people could be seen.

  At this time, the sun was high in the sky, and the sea ships on the port were bustling. There were soul masters going out to sea in groups, and there were soul hunting groups returning from the sea with full loads. There were even people in the downtown area selling hundred-year soul beasts in public.

  I don't know if it was affected by the sea trade, but there were even people in the market selling soul guides such as compasses and geomancy maps. This was simply a miracle in the Tianhun Empire, which was the most opposed to soul guides.

  The sea breeze blew gently on his face, and a strong salty smell rushed into his mouth and nose, making Xu Tianxi a little uncomfortable. He couldn't help choking, fanning himself with his hands, and said to himself: "I'm still not used to the smell of this place."

  At this time, a hearty laugh sounded in Xu Tianxi's ears, "This is Hanhai City, the smell of the sea is like this, little nephew, you have to get used to it."

  Xu Tianxi turned around suddenly to look, and a young man in his thirties jumped into his sight. He didn't reveal a trace of soul power from his whole body, with a smile on his face, exuding a cool and capable temperament from the inside out. Yue Lao followed the other person and smiled at him.

  Knowing who the other person was, Xu Tianxi bowed his hands and saluted: "Hello, Master."

  Xiao Changfeng smiled and nodded, and returned the salute without any airs, "I have also seen my little nephew. I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm afraid you can't recognize me."

  "Let me introduce myself. I'm Xiao Changfeng. You will spend the next few years with me."

  "At your place... By the way, where is the master?" Xu Tianxi looked around the cabin and didn't see Xu Xiaoyun.

  "He left, and asked me to tell you that he accompany you on the road ahead for the time being, so you have to go on your own."

  Xiao Changfeng responded to Xu Tianxi calmly, his eyes cast on the sea level in the distance.