Deqiao

Blazing Sun Stone was said to be a fragment of the sun, and it was extremely expensive.

A Ce didn't look like a wealthy man, and Heavenly Pavilion was certainly not the sort of organization that made money.

So where had he gotten his money? And why had he bought Blazing Sun Stone?

These doubts circled through Jiang Wang's mind for a moment, but in the end, they had nothing to do with him, and he didn't dwell on them.

Rather than fret over A Ce, whose background he didn't know, he might as well think about why Lin Youxie was angry.

After all, Lin Youxie could interfere with him to a great extent and genuinely affect his actions.

She could keep her temper in check in many situations, but she seemed especially sensitive to Jiang Wang calling her "arbitrary," and couldn't stand it at all.

Was it because of the pride she took in her family's Green Badge legacy? Could she not bear having her abilities questioned? Or was there some other reason?

Time flashed by, and two days had hurried past since the auction.

North of Sea Gate Island lay an island that, when viewed from above, was shaped like a hanging axe.

It had originally been called Diao Fu Island, but the character for "axe" was deemed too fierce, so its name was changed to Deqiao.

The name came from the saying, "A fisherman who catches fish is content; a woodcutter who gathers wood beams with joy." It meant that one could be content with what one had obtained through one's own efforts, and expressed the islanders' fond hopes for a good life.

Three small sects occupied different parts of the island. They generally kept to themselves, and little ever disturbed the peace.

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