Sheng He lay on the side of the boat, watching Shen Ci and Zhao Yanran, the ill-fated couple, struggling in the sea, and constantly having to guard against attacks from mermaids.

She waved at them in a good mood and shouted, "Don't worry, swim slowly! The Eastern Sea is so big, I'll wait for you to return to Qingyun Sect and complain to me!"

The ship was moving very fast and soon the two people could no longer be seen.

Sheng He smiled and retracted his gaze, looking at Wang Tong who was standing aside and seemed to want to say something but hesitated, then he took out a jade pendant from his arms and shook it in front of him.

"Do you recognize this?"

"This is..." Wang Tong's face changed, and he knelt down quickly, "This is the token of the Jiang family's patriarch, how come it is in your hands?"

Sheng He smiled softly, then asked, "Now that Jiang Xuanli is dead, has Lord Wang thought about where he will go in the future?"

"Where to go?" Wang Tong laughed bitterly, "I am already alone, and my only wish has been fulfilled. Where else can I go?"

"In that case, if I want to take over the Jiang family, would Lord Wang be willing to help me?"

Wang Tong slightly widened his eyes. He looked at the jade pendant in Sheng He's hand and immediately knelt down and said, "Wang dare not refuse!"

Sheng He helped Wang Tong up, gently stroking the jade pendant with his fingers, and said:

"In that case, I would like to thank you, Lord Wang. However, I have heard that the Wanbao Auction House has been able to achieve this level today, and there must be someone behind it. The son of the Lord of Sheng'an City was killed, and the Lord suspected that Jiang Xuanli had someone do it, but he only surrounded the Jiang Mansion for a few days, and the matter was left unresolved in the end."

Sheng He: Although it was not Jiang Xuanli who hired someone to do it, it was me who hired someone to do it.

"If I want to take over the Jiang family, I must know who is behind the Jiang family, right?"

"Yes..." Wang Tong hesitated for a while and slowly took out an account book from his arms.

"This is the relationship between the young master... no, it is the personal connections that Jiang Xuanli has had with dozens of sects, big and small, such as Qingyun Sect, Wuji Sect, Xuantian Palace, etc., in recent years."

"I have only come into contact with these things in recent years. Jiang Xuanli provides these sects with spirit stones and various natural treasures every year. In exchange, these sects will also take better care of the Jiang family's businesses in various places. The city lord also knows this, so..."

No wonder.

No wonder Jiang Xuanli got the map of Dragon Island right after Xuan Xiao arrived in the Eastern Sea.

It’s just that Jiang Xuanli’s move to Dragon Island was too big, and so many people died this time. Isn’t he afraid that those sects will turn against him?

Almost instantly, Sheng He thought of the treasure in the Dragon Palace.

Money can make people's hearts move. If Jiang Xuanli blamed the deaths of these disciples all on the mermaids in the sea, those sects might not continue to pursue the matter for the sake of spirit stones and many benefits.

Sheng He was silent for a long time before finally asking the question he wanted to ask most.

"Do these sects know that Jiang Xuanli drinks human blood, refines ghosts, and is an evil cultivator?"

Wang Tong immediately shook his head: "I don't know. Jiang Xuanli secretly asked the secret guards in the mansion to do these things. Even the city lord doesn't know much."

Sheng He nodded and threw the account book into the sea.

Fortunately, these relationships are maintained by spirit stones. Whether it is given by Jiang Xuanli or by her, I think these people will not care.

"Sir Wang, the news of Jiang Xuanli's death on Dragon Island cannot be concealed. My identity does not allow me to show up in public, so I am afraid I will have to trouble you to do many things for me."

As Sheng He spoke, he broke the jade pendant in his hand into two halves and handed one half to Wang Tong.

"When we return to Sheng'an City, we will disband all the shameful businesses and activities of the Jiang family." Sheng He thought of the two men arranged by Jiang Xuanli in the wing of Wanbao Auction House, and shuddered for no reason. He emphasized, "Especially the women and men who were arranged to serve in the auction house, don't keep any of them."

"You just said that Jiang Xuanli also raised a group of secret guards."

Wang Tong took half of the jade pendant with great trepidation and said quickly, "Yes."

"Let's dismiss them as well. Also, for those women that Jiang Xuanli captured, give them some money and send them home after we get back. As for those who were killed by Jiang Xuanli, compensate their families."

Sheng He suddenly raised his head and looked at Wang Tong seriously.

"They were all captured by Jiang Xuanli just like Yajun. I know you have always felt guilty, so I will leave this matter to you to handle personally."

Wang Tong seemed to have tears in his eyes, and he choked up and said, "Okay, thank you Miss Sheng."

"It may be difficult to do these things. For convenience, you can declare to the public that I am Jiang Xuanli's cousin and that I am timid and dare not do anything that harms the world. If necessary, you can also bring those wolf monsters with you."

"If you really encounter difficulties, send me a message and I will come back to solve them."

After giving Wang Tong some scattered instructions on trivial matters, Sheng He stood up and walked into the cabin.

In Jiang Xuanli's room, she looked at the huge parchment map. For the treasure on Dragon Island, countless sect geniuses died this time. If she left it behind, who knows what kind of trouble would be caused in the future.

Sheng He made a fire gesture without hesitation, and a raging fire ignited on the parchment scroll, but it was burned to ashes in just a moment.

The dozen girls tied up in the dark room had been released by Wang Tong a long time ago. At this moment, the room was empty and lifeless. She remembered that Jiang Xuanli had set up barriers in every room on this ship.

There are still more than ten days left before leaving the Eastern Sea, which is just enough time for her to refine the mermaid's tears.

Sheng He sat cross-legged on the ground, carefully took out the mermaid tears from the storage ring and began to temper his spiritual roots.

Twenty days later.

The ship finally docked. Sheng He slowly opened his eyes and just as he adjusted his breathing, a sound transmission note flew in front of him.

There were only two large, scrawled words on it: Come back soon.

This is Tianyu's handwriting.

Sheng He frowned, held the sound transmission note and walked out of the cabin, and saw Jiang Yu still wearing a cool white dress, as if she was about to leave.

When she saw Sheng He, she paused slightly, with a look of surprise on her face, but she just glanced at the sound transmission note in her hand and turned away.

Sheng He didn't care. She had originally wanted to go back to Sheng'an City with Wang Tong, but now she was afraid that was not possible.

Tianyu asked her to return to the sect at this time, either because of the Dragon Island incident or because Zhao Yanran was instigating behind the scenes, or both.

After instructing Wang Tong to burn the ship full of innocent souls, Sheng He rushed to Qingyun Sect without stopping for a moment.

As soon as he arrived at Qingyun Sect, before he even stepped into the sect gate, he saw two little girls squatting in front of the sect gate. The two little girls looked Sheng He up and down, and one of the little girls immediately shouted to the inside of the gate: "Master, Master, Senior Sister is back!"