jiāng pàng zi de shī shǒu tuō jìn tài yǎn zhōu zhōng ， zài jiǎn dān qīng lǐ le dì miàn de xuè jì ， lǐ fán suí hòu xiàng shén me shì dōu méi fā shēng yì bān ， huí dào le wū zi lǐ 。
将胖子的尸首拖进太衍舟中，再简单清理了地面的血迹，李凡随后像什么事都没发生一般，回到了屋子里。
Dragging the fat man's corpse into the Taiyin Boat, Li Fan then cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground. He returned to the house as if nothing had happened.
“ zhēn shì bù zhī suǒ wèi 。” lǐ fán píng jià dào 。
“真是不知所谓。”李凡评价道。
"Truly nonsensical," Li Fan commented.
zhè pàng zi míng xiǎn shì hái méi gǎo qīng chǔ zhuàng kuàng 。 zhàng zhe diǎn xiǎo cōng míng ， fā xiàn le lǐ fán kě néng shì mào míng hùn jìn lái de ， jiù jí bù kě nài de guò lái wēi xié ， kě néng shì wèi le xiǎng yào cóng lǐ fán zhè lǐ móu qǔ xiē hǎo chù 。
这胖子明显是还没搞清楚状况。仗着点小聪明，发现了李凡可能是冒名混进来的，就急不可耐的过来威胁，可能是为了想要从李凡这里谋取些好处。
The fat man was clearly still in the dark about the situation. Relying on a bit of cleverness, he realized that Li Fan might be an impostor and rushed over to threaten him. Perhaps he wanted some benefits from Li Fan.
kě tā yě bù xiǎng xiǎng ， lǐ fán shì hùn jìn zhè liú lí dǎo de méi cuò 。 kě tā men zhè qún lí jiè rén ， bù yě shì tóng yàng jiǎ jiè zāi mín de shēn fèn cái dé dào hù jí de me ？
可他也不想想，李凡是混进这琉璃岛的没错。可他们这群离界人，不也是同样假借灾民的身份才得到户籍的么？
But didn't they, as exiles, also use the guise of refugees to obtain their household registration?
gēn tā lǐ fán yǒu shén me běn zhì shàng de qū bié ？
跟他李凡有什么本质上的区别？
What was the difference between them and Li Fan?
yī zhāo dé le liú lí dǎo hù jí ， jiù zhēn bǎ zì jǐ dàng chéng yuán zhù mín le 。
一朝得了琉璃岛户籍，就真把自己当成原住民了。
Once he got his household registration on Lustrous Isle, he truly considered himself a native resident.
lǐ fán kě shì kàn de hěn qīng chǔ ， zhī qián nà zhē zhù miàn mù 、 qián lái jiē yīng de xiān shī ， hái yǒu sūn zhāng suǒ zài de tiān bǎo lóu ， xíng shì kě shì jǐn shèn de hěn ， shēng pà bèi bié rén zhī dào 。
李凡可是看的很清楚，之前那遮住面目、前来接应的仙师，还有孙章所在的天宝楼，行事可是谨慎的很，生怕被别人知道。
Li Fan saw clearly that the Immortal Master who had come to meet him with a hidden face, as well as Sun Zhang's Tianbao Tower, were very cautious about keeping their actions secret. Their human status was something they did not want revealed.
míng xiǎn tā men fàng zhú zhī dì fán rén de shēn fèn shì jiàn bù dé guāng de 。
明显他们放逐之地凡人的身份是见不得光的。
That was why Li Fan casually killed the fat man who came to threaten them.
zhèng yīn wèi rú cǐ ， zhè bù zhī sǐ huó shàng mén lái wēi xié de pàng zi ， lǐ fán suí shǒu yě jiù shā le 。
正因为如此，这不知死活上门来威胁的胖子，李凡随手也就杀了。
He didn't believe that Tianbao Tower and the group of exiles would make a big fuss over investigating this matter.
tā kě bù xìn tiān bǎo lóu hé lí jiè yī qún rén huì wèi cǐ dà zhāng qí gǔ de chá tàn 。
他可不信天宝楼和离界一群人会为此大张旗鼓的查探。
Moreover, even if they found out that the fat man had come here before his body went missing, with no corpse to find, as long as Li Fan denied ever seeing him, there was nothing they could do to him.
zài zhě shuō ， jiù suàn tā men chá tàn dào pàng zi shī zōng qián lái guò lǐ fán zhè lǐ ， kě rú jīn lián shī tǐ dōu zhǎo bú dào ， zhǐ yào lǐ fán yì kǒu yǎo dìng méi jiàn guò ， tā men yě bù kě néng bǎ lǐ fán zěn me yàng 。
再者说，就算他们查探到胖子失踪前来过李凡这里，可如今连尸体都找不到，只要李凡一口咬定没见过，他们也不可能把李凡怎么样。
After all, making a big deal of it would be bad for both sides.
bì jìng shì qíng nào dà le ， duì shuāng fāng dōu méi yǒu hǎo chù 。
毕竟事情闹大了，对双方都没有好处。
If Li Fan hesitated and didn't act, leaving the fat man alive might cause more trouble.
ér rú guǒ lǐ fán zhān qián gù hòu 、 bù gǎn dòng shǒu ， liú zhe nà pàng zi huó zhe ， fǎn dào shì kě néng huì yǐn qǐ zhǒng zhǒng huò duān 。
而如果李凡瞻前顾后、不敢动手，留着那胖子活着，反倒是可能会引起种种祸端。
So he decisively chose to eliminate any potential threats at their source.
suǒ yǐ lǐ fán guǒ duàn xuǎn zé jiāng kě néng dài lái wēi xié de miáo tou è shā zài yáo lán zhī zhōng 。
所以李凡果断选择将可能带来威胁的苗头扼杀在摇篮之中。
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As expected, several days passed with no one else paying attention to the fat man's mysterious disappearance except Su Changyu. This was just a small interlude in Li Fan’s life on Lustrous Isle, quickly forgotten.
gēn lǐ fán suǒ yù liào de yī yàng ， jǐ tiān guò qù le ， chú le sū zhǎng yù qián lái xún wèn guò yī jù zhī wài ， pàng zi de mò míng shī zōng méi yǒu yǐn qǐ rèn hé qí tā rén de guān zhù 。
跟李凡所预料的一样，几天过去了，除了苏长玉前来询问过一句之外，胖子的莫名失踪没有引起任何其他人的关注。
During these days, Li Fan gathered information about various matters and planned how he could use the treasures from the Taiyin Boat reasonably.
zhè jiàn shì zhǐ shì lǐ fán dǎo yǔ shēng huó zhōng de xiǎo xiǎo chā qǔ ， hěn kuài jiù bèi tā pāo zài nǎo hòu 。
这件事只是李凡岛屿生活中的小小插曲，很快就被他抛在脑后。
Gradually, Li Fan gained an understanding of this Lustrous Isle.
zhè xiē tiān lǐ fán yī biān zài dǎo shàng dǎ tīng gè zhǒng shì wù ， yī biān móu huà zhe rú hé hé lǐ de jiāng tài yǎn zhōu zhōng de zhēn bǎo ná chū lái shǐ yòng 。
这些天李凡一边在岛上打听各种事务，一边谋划着如何合理的将太衍舟中的珍宝拿出来使用。
The sea here was called Congyun Sea. It was vast, with thousands of islands large and small scattered across it.
jiàn jiàn dì ， lǐ fán duì rú jīn suǒ zài de zhè ge liú lí dǎo yǒu le gè dà gài de rèn shí 。
渐渐地，李凡对如今所在的这个琉璃岛有了个大概的认识。
Lustrous Isle was located in the southern part of the middle section of the sea, a medium-sized island. It got its name from the delicious meat of the local fish, Lustrous Fish.
zhè piàn hǎi yù míng wèi cóng yún hǎi 。
这片海域名为丛云海。
These fish were not only popular among the common people on nearby islands but also used by some Immortal Masters to make elixirs, as they occasionally produced Lustrous Pearls within their bodies.
cóng yún hǎi guǎng kuò wú yín ， fēn sàn zhe dà dà xiǎo xiǎo shù wàn gè dǎo yǔ 。
丛云海广阔无垠，分散着大大小小数万个岛屿。
Thus, there was an Immortal Master stationed here who annually collected a certain number of these pearls.
ér liú lí dǎo jiù wèi yú cóng yún zhōng bù hǎi yù piān nán ， guī mó zé shǔ yú zhōng děng 。
而琉璃岛就位于丛云中部海域偏南，规模则属于中等。
Immortal Masters generally stayed out of worldly affairs and were rarely seen. The general matters on Lustrous Isle were managed by the Lustrous Mansion established by its master.
yīn dǎo zhōu biān de hǎi yù shèng chǎn yī zhǒng ròu zhì xiān měi de liú lí yú ， gù dé míng liú lí dǎo 。
因岛周边的海域盛产一种肉质鲜美的琉璃鱼，故得名琉璃岛。
Residents could get jobs from the Lustrous Mansion. The higher the risk, the better the reward.
liú lí yú bù jǐn zài zhōu biān dǎo yǔ de fán rén zhōng hěn shòu huān yíng ， shèn zhì mǒu xiē xiān shī liàn zhì de dān yào yě huì yòng dào liú lí yú tǐ nèi ǒu ěr huì dàn shēng de liú lí zhū 。
琉璃鱼不仅在周边岛屿的凡人中很受欢迎，甚至某些仙师炼制的丹药也会用到琉璃鱼体内偶尔会诞生的琉璃珠。
Among them, fishing for Lustrous Fish was the most popular. It carried little risk and offered good pay.
suǒ yǐ liú lí dǎo yǒu xiān shī zuò zhèn ， měi nián dōu yào shōu jiǎo yí dìng shù liàng de liú lí zhū 。
所以琉璃岛有仙师坐镇，每年都要收缴一定数量的琉璃珠。
Moreover, only 70% of the fish had to be turned in, while residents were allowed to keep 30% for themselves to sell.
xiān shī yì bān bù wèn shì shì ， cháng rén nán yǐ dé jiàn 。 liú lí dǎo de dà xiǎo shì wù ， yì bān dōu yóu liú lí dǎo zhǔ jiàn lì de liú lí fǔ guǎn xiá 。
仙师一般不问世事，常人难以得见。琉璃岛的大小事务，一般都由琉璃岛主建立的琉璃府管辖。
So this job was highly sought after.
dǎo nèi jū mín ， kě zài liú lí fǔ zhōng lǐng yī fèn gōng zuò 。 gōng zuò wēi xiǎn xì shù yuè gāo ， bào chóu yě jiù yuè gāo 。
岛内居民，可在琉璃府中领一份工作。工作危险系数越高，报酬也就越高。
Unfortunately, going out to sea required a large ship, and the Lustrous Fish moved unpredictably. Special spirit guides were needed from the Lustrous Mansion when fishing.
zhè dāng zhōng ， yòu yǐ chū hǎi bǔ lāo liú lí yú zuì shòu dà jiā huān yíng 。
这当中，又以出海捕捞琉璃鱼最受大家欢迎。
These spirit guides could only be obtained during trips and had to be returned afterward. Private fishing was impossible, and anyone caught would be executed on the spot.
méi shén me tài dà fēng xiǎn bù shuō ， bào chóu yě bù fēi 。
没什么太大风险不说，报酬也不菲。
Thus, permission from the Lustrous Mansion was required for fishing expeditions. Those who went out to fish were envied by island residents.
gèng guān jiàn de shì ， bǔ lāo shàng lái de liú lí yú zhǐ xū yào shàng jiāo qī chéng ， kě yǐ liú xià sān chéng zì xíng shòu mài 。
更关键的是，捕捞上来的琉璃鱼只需要上交七成，可以留下三成自行售卖。
Recently, a ship returning with a great catch of Lustrous Fish also discovered a sunken ship. It had been carrying several chests full of gold and jewels!
suǒ yǐ zhè fèn bǔ yú gōng zuò shí zài shì gè xiāng bō bō 。
所以这份捕鱼工作实在是个香饽饽。
All this wealth now belonged to the crew.
kě xī de shì chū hǎi xū yào dà chuán ， ér qiě liú lí yú qún piāo hū bù dìng 。 xún zhǎo xū yào dǎo shàng tè zhì de líng yǐn 。
可惜的是出海需要大船，而且琉璃鱼群飘忽不定。寻找需要岛上特制的灵引。
According to island rules, like fishing for Lustrous Fish, 30% of items from sunken ships could be kept by those who found them.
líng yǐn zhǐ yǒu zài chū hǎi de shí hòu liú lí fǔ cái huì xià fā ， huí lái zhī hòu hái huì bèi shōu huí 。
灵引只有在出海的时候琉璃府才会下发，回来之后还会被收回。
Thus, when the ship returned to port, half the island was abuzz with excitement. Even the island’s financial overseer, Mr. Qian, personally came to inspect it.
sī xià bǔ yú shì bù kě néng de le 。 ér qiě yí dàn bèi zhuā dào ， zhí jiē chǔ sǐ 。
私下捕鱼是不可能的了。而且一旦被抓到，直接处死。
Seeing the crew members grinning widely, many on the island grew envious and began trying to find connections for their own chances at going out to sea.
suǒ yǐ zhè bǔ lāo liú lí yú yī shì ， zhǐ yǒu zài liú lí fǔ de yǔn xǔ xià cái néng jìn xíng 。
所以这捕捞琉璃鱼一事，只有在琉璃府的允许下才能进行。
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ér néng chū hǎi bǔ yú zhī rén ， dōu shì dǎo shàng jū mín xiàn mù de duì xiàng 。
而能出海捕鱼之人，都是岛上居民羡慕的对象。
In Li Fan's view, he could use a similar approach to slowly launder the treasures from the Taiyin Boat. The risk was relatively low.
qián xiē rì zi chū hǎi de yī zhī chuán duì ， chú le bǔ lāo liú lí yú dà huò ér guī zhī wài ， gèng shì zāo yù le yī sōu chén chuán 。
前些日子出海的一只船队，除了捕捞琉璃鱼大获而归之外，更是遭遇了一艘沉船。
The only challenge lay in obtaining permission to go out to sea alone.
zhè sōu chuán jù shuō shì wèi le duǒ bì fēng zāi ér jǔ jiā táo nàn de ， suǒ yǐ xié dài le shí jǐ xiāng jīn yín zhū bǎo ！
这艘船据说是为了躲避风灾而举家逃难的，所以携带了十几箱金银珠宝！
The existence of the Taiyin Boat must remain secret.
cǐ kè jìn shù pián yi le chuán duì 。
此刻尽数便宜了船队。
Too many people wanted to join ship crews. After some inquiries, Li Fan learned that most crew slots were controlled by Mr. Qian.
guān yú chén chuán zhōng dǎ lāo shàng lái de wù pǐn ， dǎo shàng de guī jǔ hé liú lí yú shì yī yàng de ， kě yǐ zì xíng bǎo liú sān chéng ！
关于沉船中打捞上来的物品，岛上的规矩和琉璃鱼是一样的，可以自行保留三成！
Oriental Wang and Zhou Wang had always tried to interfere but were firmly kept in check by Mr. Qian, who only gave out a few ships each time.
suǒ yǐ ， dāng zhè chuán duì huí dào gǎng kǒu zhī hòu ， bàn gè dǎo dōu hōng dòng le 。
所以，当这船队回到港口之后，半个岛都轰动了。
Where there are people, there is conflict.
lián dǎo shàng de cái wù zǒng guǎn ， qián guǎn shì dōu qīn zì lái chá kàn le yī fān 。
连岛上的财物总管，钱管事都亲自来查看了一番。
Recalling how Mr. Zhao reacted when Li Fan joined the island, he thought perhaps it was worth meeting him.
kàn zhe chuán duì chéng yuán yí gè gè zuǐ dōu kuài yào xiào wāi de yàng zi ， dǎo shàng de bù shǎo rén dōu yǎn hóng le 。
看着船队成员一个个嘴都快要笑歪的样子，岛上的不少人都眼红了。
But Mr. Zhao wasn't someone Li Fan could just see at will.
fēn fēn kāi shǐ sī xià lǐ zhǎo guān xì ， xiǎng yào qiú dé yī fèn xià cì chū hǎi de zī gé 。
纷纷开始私下里找关系，想要求得一份下次出海的资格。
Li Fan decided to follow Sun Zhang's lead through Tianbao Tower.
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Arriving outside the tower and wanting to meet Sun Zhang, Li Fan encountered a closed door.
zài lǐ fán kàn lái ， zì jǐ kě yǐ tōng guò tóng yàng de cāo zuò ， jiāng tài yǎn zhōu shàng de nà bù jì qí shù de zhēn bǎo màn màn dì xǐ bái ， fēng xiǎn hái bǐ jiào xiǎo 。
在李凡看来，自己可以通过同样的操作，将太衍舟上的那不计其数的珍宝慢慢地洗白，风险还比较小。
"Go away! Who do you think our Elder Sun is? You can’t just come in and out as you please!" several black-robed men glared at him, ready to attack if he provoked them.
wéi yī de nán diǎn zài yú zěn me huò dé dān dú chū hǎi de zī gé 。
唯一的难点在于怎么获得单独出海的资格。
Li Fan left reluctantly. He found it strange that Tianbao Tower, which was supposed to be open for business, would turn someone away without even asking permission.
tài yǎn zhōu de cún zài shì jué duì bù néng bào lù de 。
太衍舟的存在是绝对不能暴露的。
Moreover, these black-robed men had made their own decisions without consulting anyone, as if they already knew who Li Fan was...
dǎo shàng xiǎng yào jiā rù chuán duì de rén tài duō le ， suí biàn dǎ tīng le xià ， lǐ fán biàn dé zhī le guān jiàn 。
岛上想要加入船队的人太多了，随便打听了下，李凡便得知了关键。
"Probably given orders not to see me," Li Fan concluded. He guessed there must have been some change among the exiles that led Sun Zhang to refuse him outright.
liú lí dǎo zhǔ shǒu xià sān dà qīn xìn ， zhào guǎn shì fù zé dǎo shàng rén shì ， qián guǎn shì fù zé cái wù ， zhōu guǎn shì fù zé zhì ān 。
琉璃岛主手下三大亲信，赵管事负责岛上人事，钱管事负责财物，周管事负责治安。
After some inquiries, Li Fan learned what had happened.
ér chuán duì chū hǎi de míng é jué dà bù fèn dōu zài qián guǎn shì shǒu zhōng 。 zhào guǎn shì hé zhōu guǎn shì yì zhí xiǎng yào chā shǒu ， dàn shì shǐ zhōng dōu bèi qián guǎn shì láo láo bǎ kòng 。 zhǐ fēn de yī liǎng zhǐ chuán duì 。
而船队出海的名额绝大部分都在钱管事手中。赵管事和周管事一直想要插手，但是始终都被钱管事牢牢把控。只分得一两只船队。
It turned out that Su Changyu, in order to quickly rid himself of the Immortal-Demon Mist, had become an experimental subject for an Immortal Master.
yǒu rén de dì fāng jiù yǒu dòu zhēng 。
有人的地方就有斗争。
Before leaving, he signed his name on the remaining contract.
lǐ fán xiǎng qǐ rù jí nà tiān zhào guǎn shì jiàn dào zì jǐ de fǎn yìng ， xīn xiǎng huò xǔ kě yǐ jiàn yī jiàn zhè wèi zhào guǎn shì 。
李凡想起入籍那天赵管事见到自己的反应，心想或许可以见一见这位赵管事。
Thus, with three contracts now complete and the document dissipated, there was no longer any connection between the exiles and Tianbao Tower.
dàn zhào guǎn shì yě bú shì rú jīn de lǐ fán shuō jiàn jiù néng jiàn de 。
但赵管事也不是如今的李凡说见就能见的。
"No wonder they suddenly turned against us and tried to avoid us," Li Fan remarked. "I never expected Su Changyu to be so decisive."
lǐ fán zhǔn bèi hái shì zǒu tiān bǎo lóu sūn zhāng de lù zi 。
李凡准备还是走天宝楼孙章的路子。
"Ah, we had advised him not to rush into it, but he wouldn't listen!" The speaker was Xie Heng, whom Li Fan recognized as the man who had claimed to be Prince of the South in the Tianbao Tower cave.
dǎ tīng dào le wèi zhì suǒ zài ， lǐ fán lái dào tiān bǎo lóu mén qián ， xiǎng yào bài jiàn sūn zhāng 。
打听到了位置所在，李凡来到天宝楼门前，想要拜见孙章。
Xie Heng seemed very upset. "If not for his sister's terminal illness, Su Brother would never have been so desperate."
kě shì què chī le gè bì mén gēng 。
可是却吃了个闭门羹。
Li Fan pondered this and felt a sense of understanding.
Dragging the fat man's corpse into the Taiyin Boat, Li Fan then cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground. He returned to the house as if nothing had happened.
"Truly nonsensical," Li Fan commented.
The fat man was clearly still in the dark about the situation. Relying on a bit of cleverness, he realized that Li Fan might be an impostor and rushed over to threaten him. Perhaps he wanted some benefits from Li Fan.
But didn't they, as exiles, also use the guise of refugees to obtain their household registration?
What was the difference between them and Li Fan?
Once he got his household registration on Lustrous Isle, he truly considered himself a native resident.
Li Fan saw clearly that the Immortal Master who had come to meet him with a hidden face, as well as Sun Zhang's Tianbao Tower, were very cautious about keeping their actions secret. Their human status was something they did not want revealed.
That was why Li Fan casually killed the fat man who came to threaten them.
He didn't believe that Tianbao Tower and the group of exiles would make a big fuss over investigating this matter.
Moreover, even if they found out that the fat man had come here before his body went missing, with no corpse to find, as long as Li Fan denied ever seeing him, there was nothing they could do to him.
After all, making a big deal of it would be bad for both sides.
If Li Fan hesitated and didn't act, leaving the fat man alive might cause more trouble.
So he decisively chose to eliminate any potential threats at their source.
...
As expected, several days passed with no one else paying attention to the fat man's mysterious disappearance except Su Changyu. This was just a small interlude in Li Fan’s life on Lustrous Isle, quickly forgotten.
During these days, Li Fan gathered information about various matters and planned how he could use the treasures from the Taiyin Boat reasonably.
Gradually, Li Fan gained an understanding of this Lustrous Isle.
The sea here was called Congyun Sea. It was vast, with thousands of islands large and small scattered across it.
Lustrous Isle was located in the southern part of the middle section of the sea, a medium-sized island. It got its name from the delicious meat of the local fish, Lustrous Fish.
These fish were not only popular among the common people on nearby islands but also used by some Immortal Masters to make elixirs, as they occasionally produced Lustrous Pearls within their bodies.
Thus, there was an Immortal Master stationed here who annually collected a certain number of these pearls.
Immortal Masters generally stayed out of worldly affairs and were rarely seen. The general matters on Lustrous Isle were managed by the Lustrous Mansion established by its master.
Residents could get jobs from the Lustrous Mansion. The higher the risk, the better the reward.
Among them, fishing for Lustrous Fish was the most popular. It carried little risk and offered good pay.
Moreover, only 70% of the fish had to be turned in, while residents were allowed to keep 30% for themselves to sell.
So this job was highly sought after.
Unfortunately, going out to sea required a large ship, and the Lustrous Fish moved unpredictably. Special spirit guides were needed from the Lustrous Mansion when fishing.
These spirit guides could only be obtained during trips and had to be returned afterward. Private fishing was impossible, and anyone caught would be executed on the spot.
Thus, permission from the Lustrous Mansion was required for fishing expeditions. Those who went out to fish were envied by island residents.
Recently, a ship returning with a great catch of Lustrous Fish also discovered a sunken ship. It had been carrying several chests full of gold and jewels!
All this wealth now belonged to the crew.
According to island rules, like fishing for Lustrous Fish, 30% of items from sunken ships could be kept by those who found them.
Thus, when the ship returned to port, half the island was abuzz with excitement. Even the island’s financial overseer, Mr. Qian, personally came to inspect it.
Seeing the crew members grinning widely, many on the island grew envious and began trying to find connections for their own chances at going out to sea.
...
In Li Fan's view, he could use a similar approach to slowly launder the treasures from the Taiyin Boat. The risk was relatively low.
The only challenge lay in obtaining permission to go out to sea alone.
The existence of the Taiyin Boat must remain secret.
Too many people wanted to join ship crews. After some inquiries, Li Fan learned that most crew slots were controlled by Mr. Qian.
Oriental Wang and Zhou Wang had always tried to interfere but were firmly kept in check by Mr. Qian, who only gave out a few ships each time.
Where there are people, there is conflict.
Recalling how Mr. Zhao reacted when Li Fan joined the island, he thought perhaps it was worth meeting him.
But Mr. Zhao wasn't someone Li Fan could just see at will.
Li Fan decided to follow Sun Zhang's lead through Tianbao Tower.
Arriving outside the tower and wanting to meet Sun Zhang, Li Fan encountered a closed door.
"Go away! Who do you think our Elder Sun is? You can’t just come in and out as you please!" several black-robed men glared at him, ready to attack if he provoked them.
Li Fan left reluctantly. He found it strange that Tianbao Tower, which was supposed to be open for business, would turn someone away without even asking permission.
Moreover, these black-robed men had made their own decisions without consulting anyone, as if they already knew who Li Fan was...
"Probably given orders not to see me," Li Fan concluded. He guessed there must have been some change among the exiles that led Sun Zhang to refuse him outright.
After some inquiries, Li Fan learned what had happened.
It turned out that Su Changyu, in order to quickly rid himself of the Immortal-Demon Mist, had become an experimental subject for an Immortal Master.
Before leaving, he signed his name on the remaining contract.
Thus, with three contracts now complete and the document dissipated, there was no longer any connection between the exiles and Tianbao Tower.
"No wonder they suddenly turned against us and tried to avoid us," Li Fan remarked. "I never expected Su Changyu to be so decisive."
"Ah, we had advised him not to rush into it, but he wouldn't listen!" The speaker was Xie Heng, whom Li Fan recognized as the man who had claimed to be Prince of the South in the Tianbao Tower cave.
Xie Heng seemed very upset. "If not for his sister's terminal illness, Su Brother would never have been so desperate."
Li Fan pondered this and felt a sense of understanding.