"I know that being able to collaborate with the Five Immortals Hall, to give us such a backer, is not easy. Moreover, the establishment of the Five Immortals Hall branch has indeed brought us benefits and helped us resolve many crises.

So I thought as long as we can delay, we’ll delay, and if we can avoid conflict, we should avoid it. I just didn’t expect that after agreeing to a few of their demands, they would become so insatiable, trying to seize the main control of the Market of Dulong Island, so..."

Under Ye Zhen’s reproachful gaze, Senior Sister Liao Feibai explained with a hint of grievance.

In the backyard, hearing what Liao Feibai said, Ye Zhen immediately understood the reason behind it, embraced Liao Feibai’s slender waist, and sat down beside her.

"Senior Sister, it’s my fault. I should’ve explained it to you clearly. Collaborating with the Five Immortals Hall is indeed not easy to come by, but we didn’t beg for it.

The tangled interests here cannot be explained in a short time.

However, you just need to remember one thing, we don’t need to act according to the Five Immortals Hall’s whims. We’re just partners with them.

Entirely in the Market of Dulong Island, they only have a ten percent share of the dividends, the rest is just their own business.

Aside from that, the entire Market of Dulong Island is ours, and everything must be led by our intention.

Perhaps the Five Immortals Hall branch can make suggestions, but the decision-making is always up to us. Also, even the Five Immortals Hall branch must be subject to our management," Ye Zhen said.

Liao Feibai blinked and then nodded heavily.

"Since you’ve said so, if I ever get angry and strike down those who stir up trouble among them, don’t blame me." Liao Feibai raised her slender eyebrows fiercely.

"If it’s someone like Manager Zong, even if you struck today, it wouldn’t be worth it," Ye Zhen said.

Hearing this, Liao Feibai’s heart moved, "By the way, how do you plan to deal with this Manager Zong of the Five Immortals Hall branch?"

"That’s an internal affair of their Five Immortals Hall. By then, they will definitely give us an explanation." At this point, Ye Zhen suddenly smiled mysteriously, "Senior Sister, I’ve prepared a gift for you. How do you plan to reward me?

"Reward you?"

"That depends on what your gift is. If your gift can make me happy, then I..." Liao Feibai hesitated.

"If my gift makes you happy, then you will... do as I wish!" A wicked smile appeared on Ye Zhen’s lips.

This made Liao Feibai blush, but Senior Sister Liao Feibai was not an ordinary person, how could she be scared by a little shyness.

"Alright, but if your gift doesn’t satisfy me, you’ll have to take my three swords first."

"Okay, okay, then you should first see if my gift will suit your taste. Senior Sister, this time, I’ve prepared three gifts for you in total," Ye Zhen said.

"Three? Let me see."

Ye Zhen first presented a jade scroll, on which he had meticulously engraved the words ’Meteorite Ice Fiend’.

This was the ability of the Ice Young Master Huangdong on the Five Immortals Arena, creating a Frost Giant through the Meteorite Ice Fiend.

Ye Zhen merely defeated Ice Young Master Huangdong and naturally couldn’t get the cultivation method for Meteorite Ice Fiend from Huangdong’s mouth.

However, upon seeing Huangdong use Meteorite Ice Fiend, the Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit Achou recalled the cultivation method for the Meteorite Ice Fiend.

It was a very complete cultivation method.

From beginner to Dao Entrance Realm, then to Divine Communication Realm, Dark Palace Realm, Realm King Realm, and even Dao Realm, all the cultivation methods are included.

According to the Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit Achou, the Meteorite Ice Fiend was formidable even in Ancient Times.

Think about it, the Meteorite Ice Fiend could face off against Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Thunder Spirit Fire without fear; could it be inferior?

"So, do you like it?" Ye Zhen asked with a smile, waiting for Liao Feibai to roughly finish reading.

"I like it, it’s very suitable for my cultivation." Liao Feibai nodded, "But it still doesn’t make me really happy."

"Hmm? Still not enough? How about this?"

Ye Zhen handed over a pill bottle; it contained the Divine Communication and Saint Assistance Pill that he had acquired in the annual auction conference on Five Immortals Island, capable of directly enhancing a martial artist’s cultivation by one stage in the Divine Communication Realm.

To Ye Zhen’s surprise, perhaps because Senior Sister Liao Feibai had been at the Market of Dulong Island recently, apart from handling affairs, she was cultivating diligently every day and night, unlike Ye Zhen, who spent most of the time on the road.

Therefore, Senior Sister Liao Feibai’s cultivation had broken through to the First Stage of the Divine Communication Realm, exceeding Ye Zhen’s expectations by more than six months.

Now, this Divine Communication and Saint Assistance Pill was just right for Liao Feibai.

"It would immediately boost my cultivation to above the Second Stage of the Divine Communication Realm, nice, it’s indeed a good thing." Saying this, Liao Feibai tilted her head towards Ye Zhen.

The meaning was clear.

She liked the item, but it still wasn’t enough to make her truly happy.

Ye Zhen frowned and said with a helpless look, "Senior Sister, if none of these make you happy, the third gift I prepared for you is far less than these two, aren’t I out of luck?"

"If you think you’re out of luck, you might as well take my three swords first to try."

Ye Zhen kept the helpless look, "Well, since it’s prepared, let’s take a look at it anyway, see if you like it." Ye Zhen presented a large box.

"Senior Sister, want to open it?" Ye Zhen said.

Liao Feibai shot Ye Zhen a puzzled glance and casually opened the lid. Upon opening, she uttered a low exclamation, her expression full of pleasant surprise.

A dust-repelling hairpin made of thousand-year-old blue core jade, along with a bunch of unknown vibrant blue wildflowers, exuding a faint fragrance.

Intoxicated by the floral scent, Liao Feibai quickly wore the dust-repelling jade hairpin, then looked at Ye Zhen with eyes full of joy.

"This is my favorite gift, I’m very happy!"

Finishing her words, Liao Feibai leaned in, wrapped her arms around Ye Zhen’s neck, stood on her tiptoes....

Four days later, or to be precise, less than four days, Mountain God Yi Xun arrived.

The speed of Mountain God Yi Xun was faster than Ye Zhen imagined.

Even though Hu Hai had already taken control of the situation in advance, Mountain God Yi Xun still rushed over overnight.

While explaining to Ye Zhen, the first thing to do was to deal with that Manager Zong, then give Ye Zhen an explanation.

"Grand Deacon, it’s been investigated clearly. This Zong Qi acted without malice.

It was merely due to the regulations within our Five Immortals Hall, aiming to make achievements and to secure a good ranking in the triennial assessment of Five Immortals Hall, thus trying to expand the Market of Dulong Island, while attempting to swallow it to augment the Five Immortals Hall branch here," explained Hu Hai after interrogating Manager Zong and others for four days.

Yi Xun’s face lit up, "But before I appointed him, I personally instructed him..."

Midway through his sentence, Yi Xun paused. His instructions to Zong Qi at that time were to fully cooperate with the Market of Dulong Island, ensuring its safety.

To some extent, Zong Qi was not wrong in this matter.

"Grand Deacon, however, the reason Zong Qi proposed such outrageous terms was also related to repeated suggestions from that Realm King Realm patrol who came along with him, coming from Ming Mountain Hall," Hu Hai interjected.

Upon hearing this, Yi Xun slammed the table suddenly, "Such a grave affair, how could one be so easily swayed and nearly commit a significant mistake? Zong Qi, do you realize your crime?"

Zong Qi, kneeling there, was already wracked with remorse, almost to the point of despair. Over these days, during the interrogation, Hu Hai had explained the reasons to him clearly.

"Grand Deacon, I recognize my crime, I recognize my crime. Please, Grand Deacon, punish me," Zong Qi wept bitterly.

"Hmph, punishment is inevitable," Yi Xun, full of anger, said, "Since you realize your crime, a death sentence can be spared, but living cannot be forgiven.

As punishment, you will serve labor at the mines in the Little World... for a hundred years!"

Upon hearing this, Zong Qi’s eyes widened, and he instantly collapsed to the ground!