The Way of Spiritual Journey

Chapter 41, Four Han Chinese Men Come to the Door

"What are you doing? What are you doing?" Li Lang, seeing this scene, also felt a headache coming on, tapping his fingers on the table. "Is it really necessary to be like this? Where is the demeanor of a young master from the capital?"

As soon as Li Lang began to speak, there was silence on both sides.

"Well then. There aren't many of these jade soaps, only a thousand boxes. They're going for a luxury item price of one hundred taels of silver per box. One hundred boxes will be sold per day, and they'll go on sale in three days." Li Lang's expression softened slightly when he saw that there was no sound from either side.

"Don't say I didn't give you a chance. In these three days, you can make full use of your connections. If you want to buy jade soap, you can bring your referral package, one box per person. In ten days, we'll see who has the better connections. Then I'll release the formula and choose partners."

Li Lang's goal was clear: to make a quick buck. He didn't care who he partnered with, since he had plenty of money-making projects. What he cared about was his network.

With connections, making money won't be too easy.

Upon hearing Li Lang's words, Shi and Zhu's eyes lit up immediately. The fact that he could even provide the formula showed such sincerity that neither of them dared to even consider it.

"Remember, I want your real connections. I know you all have money, so don't send maids or servants to fool me, or you'll know the consequences," Li Lang said, still smiling.

But Shi and Zhu knew that Li Lang was not joking. If this matter was not handled well, the enormous wealth would be handed over to someone else.

"Don't worry, Brother Lang, I'll definitely handle this perfectly for you." Shi Butong didn't hesitate any longer, got up, left those words, and walked out.

Zhu Huaiyu didn't waste any words, cupped his hands in greeting to Li Lang, and hurried away.

"Why are they always so troublesome?" Li Lang watched Shi and Zhu disappear outside the door, finally letting out a long sigh of relief and muttering to himself.

"Woo, woo." At that moment, a faint sobbing sound echoed from outside the door.

Li Lang was taken aback. He strained his ears and listened for a while. Why did the voice sound so familiar?

"Wangcai? Is that you?" Li Lang asked tentatively.

"Waaah." The sobbing sound echoed again, and a dirty figure appeared in the doorway.

"Ah! Wangcai, what's wrong with you?" Li Lang stared wide-eyed, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

Once a magnificent white-furred dog, Wangcai was now as dirty as a stray. Upon seeing Li Lang, it couldn't help but let out a pitiful whimper, and limped over quickly, its disheveled appearance clearly indicating that it was injured.

"Sigh, I was careless after all!" Wangcai had been by Li Lang's side since he was at his lowest point. He had raised Wangcai since it was a puppy. Although it couldn't speak and was a bit cheeky, which could be quite annoying at times, there was still some affection between them.

Li Lang has been too busy these days, so he left Wangcai to roam freely. He never expected that it would turn out like this without him noticing.

"It's alright, it's alright if it's lame, it's good that it's back alive. From now on, just stay at home, you'll have plenty of food and drink, don't go out and run around, poor thing." Li Lang felt sorry for it, so he didn't mind that it was dirty and reached out to pat Wangcai's head.

It was obvious that Wangcai understood Li Lang's words; his eyes were even moist, and he kept rubbing his head against Li Lang's hand.

"It's right here. I just saw it go in." At that moment, another burst of noisy voices came from outside the door.

Three burly men in tattered clothes barged into the courtyard.

"Your Excellency must stand up for us!" Before Li Lang could even lash out, one of the three burly men burst into a wailing cry.

"What are you doing? Is this how you beg for food? You've come to the wrong place!" Li Lang frowned, feeling disgusted as he shouted at them.

"We're not beggars, and we haven't come to the wrong place. We're here to reason with the magistrate," the second burly man shouted.

"Yes. Poor Huahua, the twin sisters, they are our precious darlings. These past two days, we weren't paying attention, and this vicious dog took advantage of the situation. I don't know what kind of sweet talk he used, but he managed to lure her away."

"They hadn't been home for three days and three nights. When we finally found them, the two sisters had been tortured to death. They were truly pitiful. We hope the magistrate, being so understanding, will do us justice." The third burly man clearly had some acting skills, and he recounted the whole story in a dramatic and poignant manner.

"Ah! Is that so?" Li Lang was shocked, yet he couldn't believe it.

At this moment, the fourth burly man entered the courtyard.

This man was also dressed in tattered clothes, walked with a limp, and was dragging two motionless spotted dogs behind him.

"Your Honor, look! My beautiful sisters were harmed by this vicious dog. The evidence is irrefutable. Please, Your Honor, do us justice!" The lame man, despite his disability, was determined and spoke with a strong voice, as if he believed that his reason would prevail.

Upon seeing the two spotted dogs dragging on the ground, Li Lang's eyes narrowed, and his face turned ashen as he abruptly turned to look at Wangcai.

"Woo!" Wangcai trembled with fear at the murderous look in the eyes, let out a whimper, and hurriedly scurried away.

At this point, his leg showed no signs of limping or injury whatsoever.

"Well, you really are a natural actor. How can you act so convincingly?" Li Lang raised a kick but missed. Looking at Wangcai's cheeky escape, he couldn't help but laugh in exasperation.

At this moment, Li Lang understood completely. Wangcai was a real beast! Not only did he abduct those two sisters, but he also managed to ruin them. Who could swallow such an insult? It would be strange if they didn't come looking for him.

What angered Li Lang the most was that it turned out that Wangcai's limping gait wasn't an act; he had actually been exhausted from playing with the sisters for three days and three nights.

"Ahem, well, there might be some misunderstanding here." Li Lang had no other choice but to cough twice before speaking, "Well, since it's already happened, there's no going back. How about I pay some money to settle this?"

"I see." The four burly men exchanged glances, clearly not expecting things to go so smoothly. "Alright, then pay up. We can't accept less than the agreed amount." In the blink of an eye, the four men reached a decision with their eyes, and one of them spoke up.

"Hehe, no way. You tell me, how much silver do you want?" Li Lang smiled. Anything that can be solved with silver isn't a problem. Spending silver is something he's happy to do now.

"One," one of the four men said, extending a finger with a slightly hesitant voice.

"Alright, one hundred taels it is." Li Lang nodded with a smile and took out a one-hundred-tael silver note to hand over.

The burly man's hand froze in mid-air as he trembled as he took the silver note. After just one glance, the four men were dumbfounded.

They originally only wanted one tael of silver, how did it turn into one hundred taels?