Ou Shaotian received the notification that the Nine Dragons Treasure had arrived. After confirming that there was no mistake, he ordered the Scarlet Vine to release them without going back on his word.
As soon as the Scarlet Vine released them, the three of them returned to the flying boat nearby and escaped at their fastest speed.
"Master, let me clean the deck!"
The Purple-Gold Black Tortoise flew out from Ou Shaotian's body and looked at the bloodstained deck.
"Alright, I'll leave it to you!"
Ou Shaotian nodded.
Then, the Purple-Gold Black Tortoise took action. As a top-notch water-type spirit soul, cleaning the deck was a piece of cake for it.
It opened its mouth and sucked in the seawater before turning around and spraying it on the deck.
The huge impact quickly washed the deck clean.
"Master, it's done!"
The Purple-Gold Black Tortoise said happily.
"Alright, let's go back!"
Ou Shaotian nodded and the fishing boat avatar flew up and headed towards the Twelve Star Academy.
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On the other side, after Li Pan and the rest returned, Xie Heng called the three of them over and asked about the details of the incident.
This time, he had paid a total of one billion low-grade spiritual stones. This wasn't a small number, so he naturally had to understand it clearly.
However, it wasn't like he didn't gain anything. At least his subordinates were more loyal to him now.
After all, they were willing to pay such a huge price for their underlings, so they were still loyal to him. Therefore, in a short period of time, he had won over a lot of people's hearts.
"Young Island Master, this is what happened."
Li Pan described the incident in detail and finally said, "This kid's speed is too fast.
"This brat's growth is too fast. Unless we use someone of a higher generation, it's impossible to succeed."
After hearing this, Xie Heng frowned.
Now he knew that it wasn't that Li Pan and the rest were incompetent, but that Ou Shaotian was too powerful and had grown too fast.
Unless they used an expert of the older generation, it would be difficult to find someone in the same generation who could deal with Ou Shaotian. Or rather, it would be impossible to find someone.
However, if they used an expert of the older generation, then sorry, unless they could withstand the anger of a Saint-class expert, it would be best not to act recklessly.
"That's right, Young Island Master. It's better if I don't target him in the future. Otherwise, we'll be the ones in trouble."
Li Pan hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
He was truly frightened by Ou Shaotian's ferocious might. How could he bear to kill more than thirty people in one go?
In his eyes, Ou Shaotian was simply a butcher.
They were definitely not to be trifled with.
"Forget it, let's not deal with him for the time being. As for the gourmet restaurant, let's follow the trend. We'll do what they do."
Xie Heng was also afraid, so he decided to wait and see, not making a move for the time being.
What's more, now that Ou Shaotian had offended the Sea Dragon Gang, he wanted to see if the gang leader of the Sea Dragon Gang would take action against Ou Shaotian.
It was better for him not to be the one who stuck his head out.
It was too dangerous!
This time, he had gone bankrupt because of his crooked thinking. The next time he came, he would not have any spirit stones to pay for the ransom.
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As a result, Xie Heng remained silent and didn't do anything bad to the White Cloud Gourmet Restaurant.
He only followed the rules of the White Cloud Gourmet Restaurant and did business.
The other factions couldn't help but ask around. After asking around, they found out that something big had happened and that Xie Heng had admitted defeat.
There was no such thing as an airtight wall in this world.
Xie Heng using one billion to pay for the ransom wasn't a small matter. After all, such a large sum of money had a huge impact.
Those who were observant would find out if they investigated a little.
Even if Xie Heng wanted to hide it, he couldn't. Therefore, the news spread among the younger generation of the twelve star islands.
"That's impossible. How could such an unreasonable person like Xie Heng pay compensation? Moreover, it's for three of his subordinates?"
Some people's first reaction when they heard this was disbelief. No matter how they thought about it, it was impossible.
"It's true. Look at how quiet Xie Heng has been recently. He hasn't gone out for a few days and has been hiding at home."
Those who were well-informed said with certainty.
"One billion. Is he stupid? He's actually willing to pay so much money. It's just a few subordinates. So what if they're killed? It's not a big deal!"
Someone shook his head.
"Tsk. What do you know? He's buying the hearts of the people. Otherwise, the hearts of the people will scatter and it won't be easy to lead the team!"
Someone said with disdain.
"Tsk. As long as there's money, there's no need to be afraid of a lack of manpower. It's fine as long as they can work. What's the point of loyalty? Can it be eaten?"
Someone said with disdain.
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The younger generation of the twelve star islands were in a heated discussion. Some agreed, some said that it was too much, some said that he was stupid, and so on.
Regardless of their opinions, at least they knew that Ou Shaotian wasn't someone to be trifled with. If they didn't want to end up like Xie Heng, they'd better be careful!
Therefore, the White Cloud Gourmet Restaurant became peaceful and welcomed a rare period of peaceful development.
Therefore, in the following period, the gourmet restaurants made a lot of money and accumulated more and more wealth.
They had completely become the overlord of the food and beverage industry on the twelve star islands.
In a private room, Ou Shaotian was eating delicacies while reading the information sent by Zhang Pengpeng. He frowned.
This information was related to his cheap master, Ba Dao.
These days, the White Cloud Gourmet Restaurant had been developing rapidly. He had also borrowed the power of the Baiyun Restaurant Association to investigate Ba Dao.
The result of the investigation was very simple. Ba Dao had appeared in an underwater relic in the whirlpool region near the twelve star islands ten years ago.
When he was fighting for the treasure in the relic, he snatched a treasure from the Cancer Island Lord of the twelve star islands and formed a grudge.
After that, Ba Dao disappeared from the twelve star islands' sphere of influence.
The reason why Ou Shaotian frowned was because this matter was too coincidental. Ba Dao had offended the Cancer Island. He couldn't help but sigh.
Fate was really wonderful. His master had offended the Cancer Island, and he had also offended the Cancer Island. They were indeed master and disciple.
"The Island Lords of the twelve star islands are all Sacred Grade experts. Since my master could snatch a treasure from the Cancer Island Lord, he should also be a Sacred Grade expert."
Ou Shaotian made a simple analysis and roughly guessed his master's strength.
After putting this information into his spatial equipment, he picked up another piece of information. It was information about the Sea Dragon Gang.
During this period, the guards were strictly investigating the Sea Dragon Gang. Therefore, the Sea Dragon Gang hadn't made any moves on the twelve star islands for the time being.
However, he couldn't be careless. Therefore, he still arranged for people to keep an eye on the Sea Dragon Gang and pay attention to their situation.
After looking at the information about the Sea Dragon Gang, everything was normal. There were no abnormalities for the time being.
"Looks like it's fine for the time being!"
Ou Shaotian put down the information and heaved a sigh of relief. He was no longer so worried.