Jiang Wuyou, rather than lodging on Wu Dong Island overnight, took her leave after finishing the wine.

This was the responsible course of action.

Neither Chong Xuan Sheng, Li Long Chuan, nor Yan Fu held identities suitable for overly close interaction with Jiang Wuyou.

Unless, like Lei Zhan Gan of the Lei family, who was already inextricably bound to Jiang Wu Qi, there was no severing the connection.

Jiang Wuyou’s initiative to depart was for the best of everyone involved.

Before her departure, she returned the ring to Jiang Wang.

She made no mention of their agreement; indeed, there was no need to reiterate it.

Jiang Wang would remember it himself.

Should Jiang Wuyou have a request in the future, Jiang Wang would certainly exert his utmost effort.

Even… if it meant aiding her in the struggle for the Dragon Throne!

With the journey through the Illusory Realm now a settled matter, Jiang Wang, unlike the thick-skinned Xu Xiang Gan, began preparing to repay his debts one by one.

He had already decided how to settle the debt of one box of talismans owed to Yan Fu.

While hunting sea demons, he had acquired several bone spurs capable of prohibiting the five elements’ elemental force, exceedingly mysterious artifacts. Upon his return, he would ask Lian Que to forge them into a set of magical tools, equivalent to unlimited-use talismans for prohibiting water, fire… and various elemental qi. This should adequately compensate for the value of a hundred talismans.

Next was the Ice Sink Ring. This treasure could have been returned readily. However, the matter necessitated a trip to Ice Phoenix Island to personally return it to Li Feng Yao. While Li Long Chuan was present, there was no reason to have him substitute in returning the item. Such matters were not conducted in that manner. A face-to-face expression of gratitude was in order, a favor to be held in his heart.

Furthermore, the Mir King Pearl that Li Long Chuan had obtained from Grandmaster Nanshuo had been lost on the battlefield of the Illusory Realm, its whereabouts unknown, having fallen into someone else’s hands.

The value of this item was difficult to estimate precisely; it was an exceedingly rare treasure of illusion techniques.

However, Jiang Wang had also accumulated some valuable items on his person. After sifting through them, he still had items that could serve as compensation.

“Brother Long Chuan,” Jiang Wang said somewhat awkwardly, “The Mir King Pearl you lent me was lost in the Illusory Realm during the battle. I’ll use this Prisoner Dragon Rope, which I acquired from Hai Zongming, to repay you. What do you think?”

Matters of borrowing and repaying debts could easily strain friendships. Often, it was due to the difficulty in navigating the balance between “borrowing” and “repaying.”

The best way to handle it was for both parties to be open and honest, without pretense. Act as one should, without suspicion, and naturally, no resentment would arise.

The Prisoner Dragon Rope had a plain appearance, merely a dull gray segment of rope. However, upon closer inspection, its extraordinary qualities were not difficult to discern. The faint dragon shadow and the intricate patterns all spoke of its value.

This treasure was known for its ability to bind upon contact, but its limitations were considerable. The most challenging aspect was achieving “contact” with an opponent. In real combat, no one would rashly attempt to touch your magical tool.

However, despite such limitations, its value still surpassed that of the Mir King Pearl. After all, its effect was genuinely potent. Even when dealing with cultivators of the Outer Layer, it was not inferior. Once touched by it, one could only be captured. At that time in the Illusory Realm, Jiang Wang had almost no remaining power, yet the Prisoner Dragon Rope, set up in advance, still allowed him to leave a flustered opponent in his wake.

As for the Mir King Pearl, such a treasure could only achieve its greatest value in the hands of an illusion technique expert, inherently possessing greater limitations. Moreover, truly powerful illusion techniques often possessed lethal capabilities. However, the illusions created by the Mir King Pearl were merely illusions. This further reduced its value. Grandmaster Nanshuo relying on it to deceive could be considered playing a new trick.

Li Long Chuan did not refuse Jiang Wang’s attempt to repay the debt but said seriously, “The value is exceeded. And how the Mir King Pearl was obtained also had your contribution…”

“Speaking of these things has no end,” Jiang Wang waved his hand, deliberately laughing, “In any case, I lost your Mir King Pearl, so I must certainly repay it. I learned the Prisoner Body Chain from the God Capture, and with diligent cultivation, it’s not necessarily inferior to the Prisoner Dragon Rope. So this item isn’t that important to me. If you feel like you’re taking advantage, supplement it with a few hundred yuan stones and it will be fine!”

This was, of course, a joke. Whether the Prisoner Dragon Rope was worth that many yuan stones was debatable. The main point was that among friends, some things needed to be calculated clearly, but not everything needed to be overly precise. If one were to truly calculate everything, although the Ice Sink Ring wasn’t lost, shouldn’t there be a rental fee?

Li Long Chuan no longer hesitated and immediately accepted the Prisoner Dragon Rope, saying very straightforwardly, “Alright! The large amount of yuan stones I owe you, if not a thousand, then eight hundred, I’ll just transfer that debt to you!”

Jiang Wang rolled his eyes, “Who can collect a debt from Xu Xiang Gan?”

Both laughed.

His friends were not all idle either, except for Xu Xiang Gan. It could be said that everyone had their own matters to attend to. Before, they stayed on String Moon Island for his sake.

Chong Xuan Sheng was rarely seen throughout the day, busy dealing with overseas affairs. Having finally ventured out to sea, this fatty would not miss the opportunity to consolidate his influence.

Yan Fu had already rushed back to Bei County in advance, likely related to the thousand gold of that Grand Master Chaoyi.

Because they were going to Ice Phoenix Island, only Jiang Wang and Li Long Chuan remained.

Using the excuse of celebrating for Jiang Wang, Zhao Wuyan and Zishu were invited for drinks. Afterward, Xu Xiang Gan immediately began to find Jiang Wang and the others an eyesore, wishing he could kick them out, so he naturally wouldn’t follow.

Li Long Chuan was quite unhappy. After all, Xu Xiang Gan had initially relied on playing the victim to trick him into coming out to sea, and had been pulling him along every day, asking for help without letting go. Now that his relationship with Zhao Wuyan had progressed, he had turned his back…

Truly a scoundrel!

In contrast, Zishu seemed to have some interest in Ice Phoenix Island, with quite a bit of longing in her words. But in the end, she only followed her senior sister – Zhao Wuyan would not allow Zishu to follow her to Ice Phoenix Island. Coming to Wu Dong Island could still be considered making friends, but a little girl following people running around east and west, what was that?

Boarding a Dragon Bone Ship, aside from the shipmaster, there were no other people.

Jiang Wang stood on the deck, facing the sea breeze, feeling a long-lost sense of freedom.

Li Long Chuan laughed, “Returning the Ice Sink Ring, and then waiting for that friend from the Lian family to finish forging that set of magical tools… Repaying debts, the whole body is relaxed, right?”

“Yes, indeed. Finally, I can sleep soundly!” Jiang Wang also laughed.

But for some reason, he always felt that he had forgotten something…

Almost as soon as the Dragon Bone Ship carrying Jiang Wang and Li Long Chuan left, a figure emerged from the shadow of a large tree.

“This young man’s fame is quite significant now,” the person held a map in his hand, examining it repeatedly, “Wu Dong Island… is it here?”

“Who is it?”

The alert on Wu Dong Island was almost instantly triggered, and a team of guards rapidly approached.

Of course, this was also because the person did not deliberately conceal himself.

“This one is Fu Yan Qing from Yang Valley.”

The person laughed, “I have come to find Jiang Wang to collect a debt. This is his territory, right? Eh, he wouldn’t kill someone to silence them to avoid debt, would he?”

It was evident that after leaving a place like the Illusory Realm, even characters like Fu Yan Qing had become much more lively. They even made jokes.

Although they weren’t very funny.

The guards were half-believing and half-doubting. Seeing that the newcomer’s temperament was not vulgar, they did not treat him as a swindler.

“Please wait here, I will go report.”

Fu Yan Qing smiled, “Please.”

He greatly enjoyed the air of the present world, the freedom of the present world, the peace, the harmony… everything of the present world!

Not long after, Chong Xuan Xin, having received the news, rushed over, and from afar began to pat his chest, saying, “My Brother Wang’s matter is my matter! Speak, how much money does Brother Wang owe you? I will repay it for him!”

His voice was very loud, as if he was afraid that someone wouldn’t know of his friendship with Jiang Wang.

People from the Qi country must be really wealthy. Anyone who came out was so generous…

Fu Yan Qing thought, then laughed, “Ten liang of refined essence, equivalent to one thousand yuan stones. One Zhuo Ri flying boat can be exchanged for one Ji Zhou, or three thousand yuan stones is also acceptable.”

Young Master Xin waved his large hand, saying heroically, “Give it to him! Not just four thousand…”

“Wait!”

He reacted, his eyes widening in shock, “Yuan stones?”