Chapter 25

Dragging the fat man's corpse into the Ta Yan boat, Li Fan then simply cleaned up the blood on the ground. Subsequently, he returned to the house as if nothing had happened.

"Truly absurd," Li Fan commented.

This fat man clearly hadn't grasped the situation. Relying on a bit of cleverness, he discovered that Li Fan might have infiltrated under a false name and couldn't wait to come and threaten him, possibly to gain some benefit from Li Fan.

But he didn't think about it: Li Fan did infiltrate the Liuli Island, but weren't they, this group of exiles, also pretending to be disaster victims to obtain household registration?

What essential difference was there between them and Li Fan?

Once they obtained the Liuli Island household registration, they truly considered themselves natives.

Li Fan saw very clearly that the Immortal Master who had come to meet him, covering his face, and the Tianbao Tower where Sun Zhang was, acted very cautiously, fearing that others would find out.

Clearly, their identity as exiles from the Exile Land was something that couldn't be exposed.

Because of this, Li Fan casually killed the fat man who had come to threaten him without any regard for his life.

He didn't believe that the Tianbao Tower and the group of exiles would make a big fuss over this.

Moreover, even if they investigated and found out that the fat man had come to Li Fan before his disappearance, without finding the body, as long as Li Fan firmly denied it, they couldn't do anything to him.

After all, making a big deal out of it would be detrimental to both sides.

If Li Fan had hesitated and not acted, leaving the fat man alive, it might have caused various troubles.

Therefore, Li Fan decisively chose to eliminate the potential threat at its root.

...

As Li Fan had expected, several days passed, and apart from Su Changyu asking about it once, the fat man's mysterious disappearance did not attract any attention from others.

This incident was just a small episode in Li Fan's island life and was quickly forgotten.

In these days, Li Fan inquired about various matters on the island and planned how to reasonably use the treasures in the Ta Yan boat.

Gradually, Li Fan gained a general understanding of the Liuli Island where he was now.

This sea is called the Congyun Sea.

The vast Congyun Sea is scattered with tens of thousands of islands of various sizes.

The Liuli Island is located in the southern part of the central Congyun Sea and is of medium size.

It is named Liuli Island because the surrounding sea is rich in a kind of delicious Liuli fish.

The Liuli fish is very popular among the common people on the surrounding islands, and even some Immortal Masters use the Liuli pearls, which occasionally appear in the Liuli fish, to refine their elixirs.

Therefore, there are Immortal Masters stationed on the Liuli Island who collect a certain number of Liuli pearls every year.

Immortal Masters generally do not meddle in worldly affairs and are hard to see. The affairs of the Liuli Island are usually managed by the Liuli Mansion established by the Liuli Island Lord.

Residents on the island can take a job at the Liuli Mansion. The more dangerous the job, the higher the reward.

Among these, the most popular is going out to sea to catch Liuli fish.

Not only is it not very risky, but the reward is also substantial.

More importantly, the Liuli fish caught only need to be handed over 70%, and 30% can be sold independently.

So this fishing job is a highly sought-after position.

Unfortunately, going out to sea requires a large ship, and the Liuli fish schools are unpredictable. Finding them requires a special spirit guide from the island.

The spirit guide is only issued by the Liuli Mansion when going out to sea and is taken back upon return.

Private fishing is impossible, and if caught, the penalty is immediate execution.

Therefore, fishing for Liuli fish can only be done with the permission of the Liuli Mansion.

Those who can go out to sea to fish are envied by the island residents.

A few days ago, a fleet that went out to sea not only caught a large number of Liuli fish but also encountered a sunken ship.

This ship, it is said, was fleeing from a storm with the entire family, carrying over a dozen boxes of gold, silver, and jewels!

All of it went to the fleet.

Regarding the items salvaged from the sunken ship, the rules on the island are the same as for the Liuli fish: 30% can be kept!

So when the fleet returned to the port, half the island was in an uproar.

Even the island's financial manager, Mr. Qian, came to inspect.

Seeing the fleet members with their mouths almost twisted from smiling, many people on the island were envious.

They began to seek connections privately to try to get a chance to go out to sea next time.

...

In Li Fan's view, he could use the same method to gradually legitimize the countless treasures on the Ta Yan boat, with relatively low risk.

The only difficulty was how to obtain the qualification to go out to sea alone.

The existence of the Ta Yan boat must not be exposed.

There were too many people on the island who wanted to join the fleet. After a bit of inquiry, Li Fan learned the key.

The Liuli Island Lord has three close aides: Mr. Zhao is in charge of personnel, Mr. Qian is in charge of finances, and Mr. Zhou is in charge of security.

The majority of the fleet's slots are in Mr. Qian's hands. Mr. Zhao and Mr. Zhou have always wanted to intervene but have been firmly controlled by Mr. Qian, only getting a few slots.

Where there are people, there is struggle.

Li Fan recalled the reaction of Mr. Zhao when he met him during the registration and thought he might meet this Mr. Zhao.

But Mr. Zhao was not someone Li Fan could see at will.

Li Fan decided to go through Sun Zhang at the Tianbao Tower.

Finding out the location, Li Fan went to the Tianbao Tower to request an audience with Sun Zhang.

But he was turned away.

"Go away, go away! What kind of person is our Elder Sun? Do you think you can see him just because you want to? Get lost!" Several black-clad men at the door looked at Li Fan with ill intent, as if ready to attack at any moment.

Seeing this, Li Fan had no choice but to leave reluctantly.

He found it strange that the Tianbao Tower, which is in business, would turn people away without even seeing them.

Moreover, these black-clad men made the decision without consulting anyone, as if they already knew who Li Fan was...

"They must have been instructed to deliberately avoid me," Li Fan concluded. He guessed that something must have happened with the exiles, causing Sun Zhang to turn his back on them.

After some inquiries, Li Fan learned what had happened.

It turned out that Su Changyu, in order to quickly rid himself of the miasma in his body, resolutely chose to become an Immortal Master's test subject.

Before leaving, Su Changyu signed his name on the remaining contract.

From then on, the three contracts were complete, and the contract completely disappeared.

The exiles and the Tianbao Tower were no longer connected.

"No wonder he suddenly turned his back on us and deliberately avoided us. I didn't expect Su Changyu to be so resolute," Li Fan sighed.

"Ah, we all advised him not to be so hasty, but he wouldn't listen!" Li Fan recognized the speaker; it was Xiao Heng, who had previously claimed to be the son of the Southern King in the Tianbao Tower's cave.

Xiao Heng seemed to have a deep bond with Su Changyu and was now extremely disheartened: "If it weren't for his sister's terminal illness, Brother Su wouldn't have been so desperate."

Li Fan listened to this and fell into deep thought.