Chapter 64 Moving
"The Xiao family?" Shi Lin was also stunned for a moment and asked Shi Zhen in disbelief.
Has Xiao Tianhe gone mad? Sending someone to assassinate them at this time? Isn't he just giving Yan Jin a handle to use against them?
"Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai are Soul Masters of the Xiao family, with soul power levels around 25. Their martial souls are Black Wolf and White Wolf, respectively. They are bandits on a desolate mountain in the north, with more than a hundred men under their command. They specialize in robbing passing caravans. In fact, they are just Xiao Tianhe's black gloves and one of the main sources of income for the Xiao family," Shi Zhen explained to Shi Lin with a frown.
After the Shi family learned that the Xiao family was about to make a move, they gathered some information about the Xiao family, because knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.
"So, even if Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai kill us, they can still pin it on the bandits?" Shi Lin muttered, frowning.
Shi Zhen nodded heavily, never expecting Xiao Tianhe to use such a method to target them.
This is clearly a death trap.
Shi Lin didn't speak but was thinking about what had happened. The Xiao family wouldn't attack them for no reason.
Something must have gone wrong on Yan Jin's side.
"Father, we still need to check on Yan Jin's recent situation. No matter how the Xiao family dares to make a move, it's probably because something's wrong with Yan Jin. Father, send someone to investigate." Shi Lin said seriously to Shi Zhen.
"Okay, I'll have someone do it right away." Shi Zhen nodded.
The Shi family is in a terrible predicament right now, caught between Yan Jin and Xiao Tianhe. If they are not careful, they could be torn to shreds by either of these two forces.
As for the Shi family leaving Notting City...
That would be even more impossible.
Yan Jin has offended the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, so he won't be able to leave Notting City for a while. Therefore, Yan Jin will not allow the Shi family to leave his control.
After all, the Shi family is a golden goose.
Even if the Shi family handed over the brewing recipe to Yan Jin, they would probably be silenced by Yan Jin because of the secret of the brewing recipe.
The Shi family can only continue to survive in the cracks of Notting City.
The only solution is for the Shi family to also have a powerful Soul Master in charge, so that the Shi family will be able to compete with Yan Jin or Xiao Tianhe.
However, none of the Shi family members will have such combat power in the short term. After all, the one with the highest soul power level right now is Shi An, whose soul power level is 22, which is almost 30 levels away from level 50!
Not to mention others...
Moreover, the Shi family couldn't hire outside help; they couldn't afford the expensive ones, and the cheap ones couldn't protect the Shi family.
In short, the Shi family is now stuck in a quagmire, and they must break through their predicament to survive.
The Shi family can only wait for Shi Lin and Shi An to improve their strength and reach at least level 40.
"Don't worry, Xiao Tianhe can't turn against us yet, but he's bound to have some schemes and tricks up his sleeve," Shi Zhen said with a snort, narrowing his eyes.
"Yes, the Xiao family won't make a big show of attacking our family. How about this, Dad, let's move to the vicinity of the brewery. There are more people there, and we can set up a patrol team. Our family's revenue will be enough." Shi Lin thought for a moment and said seriously to Shi Zhen.
Although the Shi family could use Yan Jin's power to retaliate against the Xiao family, the Shi family is currently just a small force.
Rebellion was satisfying, but if Xiao Tianhe wanted to make the Shi family disappear, it would only take some effort!
The Shi family can only avoid direct confrontation, secretly accumulate strength, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
"Alright, let's start building the new manor now, and I'll find someone to buy some guards." Shi Zhen agreed with Shi Lin's idea.
"Sigh... there's no other way. We're just too weak right now," Shi Lin said helplessly.
Shi Zhen smiled and patted Shi Lin's hair, saying loudly, "Son, it's alright. Keep cultivating, and your future will only get better."
"Yes, we really should work harder in our cultivation. Our distribution plan is about to begin. Dad, you also need to hurry up and cultivate." Shi Lin sighed and then said seriously to Shi Zhen.
"Alright, you didn't get much rest last night either, Xiao An. Go arrange the patrol team later, and have them patrol in three shifts in Shijia Village." Shi Zhen patted Shi Lin on the shoulder, then turned to Shi An and said.
"Yes, sir! I'll go arrange it right away!" Shi An replied, and then went to find someone.
"Dad, once Uncle Fugui returns, have people buy up large quantities of poison-attribute soul beast corpses! We can pay a premium!" Shi Lin said earnestly to Shi Zhen, raising his head.
With Shi Lin's current ability to refine Gu worms, only Gu worms with poison attributes are suitable for killing opponents of a higher level.
Those two people last night really scared Shi Lin. Although level 20 Soul Masters aren't considered powerful, they're still not something a level 10 Soul Master like Shi Lin can handle. So, he needs to find a way to improve his own strength and the strength of those around him.
"Brother An, take these two corpses to my place." Shi Lin whispered to Shi An as he approached him.
Shi An didn't speak; he just nodded.
Shi Lin nodded in agreement with Shi An's actions, then went back to his bedroom to catch up on sleep.
Last night, he was on high alert all night, and now he was completely exhausted.
After returning to his room, Shi Lin lay down on the bed and fell asleep immediately.
Xiao Tianhe has used Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai once, so he won't send anyone to launch a sneak attack again anytime soon.
After all, if Xiao Tianhe were to take further action, Yan Jin would have no way to explain himself.
The next morning, Shi Lin got up early.
After a quick wash, Shi Lin came out of the room.
Surprisingly, Shi An was standing at the door of Shi Lin's bedroom with dark circles under his eyes.
"Brother An, you didn't sleep a wink last night." Shi Lin patted Shi An's arm with some concern.
"Yes, young master." Shi An nodded honestly.
Shi An felt guilty for not returning last night, which put Shi Zhen and Shi Lin in danger. He hadn't slept for almost a day and a night.
"Go back and get some sleep. Don't worry, Xiao Tianhe shouldn't send anyone to assassinate us anytime soon," Shi Lin said earnestly, patting Shi An's arm.
Shi An shook his head firmly.
"Go back to sleep." Shi Lin glanced at Shi An with annoyance, then threw out a handful of sleeping incense.
Exhausted as he was, Shi An fell asleep immediately.
Shi Lin helped Shi An to the ground, and then quickly called two people to take Shi An back to his room.
Then, Shi Lin walked towards his laboratory.
Shi Lin wasn't sure either, whether humans could refine Gu worms.
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