Liu Biao came again. This time, he came alone.
He represented the Liu Family—though mainly, he represented Liu Rui.
It seemed the Liu Family intended to follow Liu Rui down a dark path to the bitter end.
But that also proved one thing: Liu Rui still had a strong grip on the Liu Family.
"Mr. Jiang, you've already blown up the Liu ancestral hall, and the gold mine is gone. Whatever resentment you had toward the Liu Family should be gone by now, shouldn't it? Do you really not care about your friend's life? There isn't any irreconcilable blood feud between us. As long as Mr. Jiang stops interfering in Little Barren Island's affairs, the Liu Family can release your friend. We can also offer compensation. If Mr. Jiang wishes to leave Phantom Sea, we'll find a way as well."
"Oh? You have a way to get me out of Phantom Sea?"
"Fool's Wharf isn't the only way to leave Phantom Sea. Over the years, the Liu Family has been searching for other routes out of Phantom Sea, and we actually found one. Of course, very few people know about this. Even within the Liu Family, only two or three people are aware of it. We haven't even told Island Lord Liu Lan."
I smiled. "Fine. Tell me about your compensation first."
"The Liu Family may not have much else, but we have more gold and silver than we can count. You know that the Liu Family originally had a gold mine. In Phantom Sea, gold is hard currency. As far as I know, gold is equally precious in Mr. Jiang's world. Still, I know Mr. Jiang is no ordinary man. Ordinary wealth likely won't move you. But the Liu Family has one other thing. I believe Mr. Jiang will