Chapter 366 Uninvited Guests
Ning Daoran gradually got used to the life on Liuhua Island. In addition to Sui Zhuyue, he appointed several stewards again a few days later. Sui Zhuyue was promoted to chief steward. She was close to the island owner, so her status and position were naturally not comparable to that of ordinary stewards.
Not long after, the port of Liuhua Island was reopened. Under the planning of an old steward, the first fleet arrived at Liuhua Island and transported a large amount of spiritual rice and tea from the warehouses on the island.
In addition, Ning Daoran also decided to build a seawall to enclose the inner sea of Liuhua Island for fish farming. Of course, they were all spiritual fish species, as he did not care about the profits from ordinary fish.
Deep in Liuhua Island, Ning Daoran, with the big stupid deer, little blackie, the green water turtle, and a group of second-grade paper figures, began to reclaim the wasteland in full swing, and also opened up the shady side of the main peak. These places can be used to grow some spiritual plants that do not require much sunlight exposure, so the island once again had hundreds of acres of spiritual fields.
When Chen Liang patrolled Liuhua Island again, he was shocked. In just a few days, Liuhua Island had changed drastically. It had transformed from a devastated place after the war in the immortal world into a land of fish and rice.
It seems that Ning Daoran is a perfect match for Liuhua Island. I didn't expect that this fellow Daoist Ning is so proficient in planting and fish farming! ...
A few days later, one morning.
"Sir."
Inside the island owner's cave, Sui Zhuyue prepared a breakfast table according to Ning Daoran's taste, which was a simple combination of spicy soup, sesame seed buns, fried dough sticks and steamed buns.
She looked at Ning Daoran who was walking out of the room and said with a smile: "There is news from outside the island today."
"Oh? What news?"
"The two islands adjacent to Liuhua Island have been successfully auctioned. Young Master, you will never guess who the new owners of these two islands will be."
"Who is it?"
Ning Daoran sat down and picked up a sesame cake.
"The island master of Liufeng Island is Nangong Rou, the late stage foundation building insect master. As for the island master of Chigua Island, it is Huang Yihan, the third stage puppet master."
Sui Zhuyue pursed her red lips and said, "The spiritual veins of these two islands are not of high level, but I didn't expect that these two people actually spent more than 100,000 spiritual stones to take pictures of the islands."
"It seems that my two neighbors are still thinking about Ning..."
Ning Daoran smiled calmly: "Even if I ran to Liuhua Island to escape the boredom, they would still be able to follow me."
"The three Liuhua Islands have strong spiritual energy and abundant resources. If we manage them well, we will be very profitable indeed."
Sui Zhuyue said: "Take Chigua Island for example. It is said that Huang Yihan spent 180,000 spirit stones to buy Chigua Island. The spiritual fields on Chigua Island are nearly 80 acres, and there is also a seawall on the island. If Huang Yihan is good at business, it will not be a problem to earn 7,000 to 8,000 spirit stones in a year. In this way, it will only take 20 to 30 years to get back the investment."
"Um."
Ning Daoran nodded: "Huang Yihan and Nangong Rou have already arrived on the island?"
"This morning, the two of them arrived at Liufeng Island with their servants. After that, Huang Yihan took his people to Chigua Island to take over the island. If nothing unexpected happens, the two of them will go to Liuhua Island to meet the young master after they have made arrangements in two or three days. After all, the three Liuhua Islands are headed by Liuhua Island. If they want to run the business on the island well, they must rely on my Liuhua Island."
"Um."
Ning Daoran nodded: "Then don't worry about it, just wait for them to get to the island by themselves."
"yes!"
…
Sure enough, two days later Huang Yihan and Nangong Rou arrived on the island together.
Liuhua Island, the living room of the island owner’s cave.
The huge reception room is extremely luxurious, and the concentration of spiritual energy is stable at the fourth level, which is far from comparable to Liufeng Island and Chigua Island.
Huang Yihan and Nangong Rou looked at each other after sitting down, and saw envy in each other's eyes. If they could practice in such a unique environment as Liuhua Island, the efficiency of improving their magic power would probably be greatly improved.
Not long after, Ning Daoran walked out from the depths of the cave.
"Two fellow Taoists!"
He clasped his fists lightly and said with a smile, "Friend Huang, Fairy Nangong, I never thought that after parting at Kunpeng Fairy City, the three of us would become neighbors again. This makes Ning extremely happy."
Nangong Rou smiled and said, "I used all my wealth to buy Liufeng Island just to be neighbors with Fellow Daoist Ning again. In addition, I ask Fellow Daoist Ning to consider our long-term friendship as neighbors and take care of the business of Liufeng Island and Chigua Island."
Huang Yihan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Ning, I hope you can take good care of Chigua Island from now on. Thank you in advance!"
"You're welcome, both of you!"
Ning Daoran raised his eyebrows slightly: "The three Liuhua Islands are of the same blood and are one body. It is only right for us to take care of each other. If you have any difficulties in recruiting spiritual farmers, please feel free to ask. Although we don't have anything else on Liuhua Island, we still have some connections. Zhuyue can make the arrangements for you."
"Okay, it's a deal!"
The two of them did not bother him too much. After a few brief greetings, they said goodbye and left. After all, Liufeng Island and Chigua Island were in ruins after the war, and there was a lot of work to be done. Huang Yihan and Nangong Rou had a lot of things to deal with.
The three islands became prosperous again, and many independent cultivators came to settle down.
More than half of the third-tier spiritual caves on Liuhua Island were rented out in a blink of an eye. Ning Daoran was too lazy to intervene and simply ordered that all the fourth-tier spiritual caves be kept. There was no need to rent out these top-level caves and they should be kept for their own use.
Sui Zhuyue is smart and capable, and is more than capable of managing an island.
As a result, the days of being the island master on Liuhua Island were leisurely and comfortable. Ning Daoran went into seclusion again to continue to hone his skills in the Dragon Demon Heart Sutra. As for the Evergreen Art, there was no rush. He would make another effort to improve his skills in the Evergreen Art when he had accumulated enough time in intensive practice.
…
In this way, three years passed in a flash.
This year, Ning Daoran is 245 years old, and he is still polishing the Dragon Demon Heart Sutra. He is neither arrogant nor impatient. The fifteenth level of the Dragon Demon Heart Sutra is already a very high level of attainment, so he cannot be impatient about such things.
On this day, the spring rain continued, moistening everything silently.
"Sir."
Sui Zhuyue stepped into the cave and said respectfully, "A group of people came from outside the island. The leader is a great cultivator in the late Jindan period. He claims to be the ancestor of the Zhao family. He brought a group of clansmen with him and said he wanted to visit the island owner."
"Zhao family ancestor?"
Ning Daoran frowned and asked, "What's the origin? Do you know?"
"The old steward on the island knows something."
Sui Zhuyue said in a deep voice: "Before the Liuhua Island was conquered by the Sangyu Kingdom, it was occupied by several major immortal cultivation families. The most powerful of them was the Zhao family. At that time, the Zhao family occupied more than half of the territory of Liuhua Island and also controlled most of the business of Liuhua Island.
More than a decade ago, a border war broke out, and the monks of Sangyu Country threatened to attack Liuhua Island. The ancestor of the Zhao family was afraid of losses, so he fled with his people overnight, so that Sangyu Country took over the three Liuhua Islands almost without bloodshed. Kunpeng Immortal City was furious, and Nantian Palace sent people to take back the land deeds and house deeds of Liuhua Island from the Zhao family. "
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She pursed her red lips, looked at the ground with her beautiful eyes, and thought: "If nothing unexpected happens, the Zhao family is visiting you most likely for Liuhua Island."
"Since their land and house deeds have been taken back by Kunpeng Immortal City, they no longer have anything to do with Liuhua Island..."
Ning Daoran groaned for a moment and said, "Well, come with me to meet the ancestor of the Zhao family. There is no need to welcome them up the mountain. We can just entertain them in the manor at the port."
"Yes, sir!"
…
The sea breeze was blowing outside the port, and the wind brought with it strands of raindrops that fell on the skin and felt extremely cool.
Ning Daoran raised his hand and flicked it, and a gap in the formation opened up.
"I am Ning Daoran, respectfully welcoming Fellow Daoist Zhao!"
He slowly clasped his fists and spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.
Outside the formation, a group of Zhao family disciples were all slightly startled. Many of them thought that the golden elixir who was qualified to fight alongside Master Du'e was a being with three heads and six arms, but they did not expect that it was actually such a young and elegant young man.
At the head, an old man with white hair and a youthful face, dressed in a white shirt, said with a smile: "I have heard of Brother Ning's name for a long time. Today I see that he is indeed a young genius who has made a name for himself..."
"You are too kind, fellow Daoist!"
Ning Daoran smiled slightly, and then signaled Sui Zhuyue to lead the Zhao family into the island.
In a manor on the shore, there were many grapes full of spiritual energy. It was said that they were used to make wine, which was also a local specialty of Liuhua Island. At this time, the four managers of Liuhua Island stood in the distance with their servants, and each of them respectfully clasped their fists and said, "Greetings to the island master."
"No need to be so polite."
Ning Daoran smiled and nodded.
Soon after, dozens of people from the Zhao family were led into the manor, and each of them was served tea. In a private room at the deepest part, Ning Daoran sat opposite the ancestor of the Zhao family, enjoying the sea breeze, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, did you bring your clansmen to my Liuhua Island this time? Is there something going on?"
"Exactly."
The Zhao family ancestor narrowed his eyes and looked at Ning Daoran, smiling, "Fellow Daoist Ning is famous and I admire him very much, but I don't know what the battle was like back then. That old villain Wuwei Zhenjun was very powerful. Fellow Daoist Ning was able to strangle this beast with his golden elixir body. He is truly a genius."
"The rumors from the outside world are too untrue."
Ning Daoran told the truth: "In fact, it was Senior Du'e and True Lord Wuwei who fought to the point where both were injured. Ning was just hiding in the dark and shooting two cold arrows with a magic weapon. It was Senior Du'e who actually killed True Lord Wuwei. Ning was just taking advantage of it."
"oh……"
The Zhao family ancestor showed a look of relief: "But even so, young friend Ning was able to use his skills on a Yuanying Great Cultivator, which is still beyond the reach of others. I admire you very much!"
"Friend Zhao."
Ning Daoran smiled calmly: "I hope you can tell me frankly, what is the reason for coming to Liuhua Island this time?"
"It's just a small matter."
The Zhao family ancestor groaned for a moment, and said, "I have an unwelcome request, and I hope that young friend Ning will consider it."
"Please speak, fellow Taoist."
Ning Daoran narrowed his eyes. The ancestor of the Zhao family was an old fox. At this moment, the old fox finally couldn't help but show his tail.
"It is difficult for me to talk about this old man, please forgive me."
The ancestor of the Zhao family bowed lightly, and his eyes looked at the scenery of the island outside the window, revealing fascination and nostalgia: "This Liuhua Island is the ancestral property of my Zhao family. It has been passed down since my great-grandfather. It was only because of the invasion of Sangyu Country that it fell. Now Kunpeng Fairy City has taken back this fairy island from Sangyu Country, and I have also returned with my clansmen. Kunpeng Fairy City is not aware of the reason and gave Liuhua Island to Little Friend Ning, which is also excusable. So... I am presumptuous and want to buy back Liuhua Island from Little Friend Ning at the price of 200,000 spirit stones. What do you think?"
(End of this chapter)