"Lend Yingzhou Island to the East King Duke?"
Hearing this, Liangtian Chi immediately flew into a rage, leaping out of the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda and berating Xu Fang.
"Little Xu, didn't I leave my homeland with you in the first place just to achieve a brilliant future and return home in glory?"
"And now, it's not enough that I didn't make a name for myself in the Primordial Era, I've lost my home!"
"Not only do you not help me reclaim Yingzhou Island, but you want to rent it out!"
"You're forgetting your roots, you're heartless, you're unrighteous, and you're being unreasonable!"
The Golden-Winged Great Roc and Ao Xue, seeing the Liangtian Chi suddenly fly out and sway in front of Xu Fang, were both astonished, not knowing what had happened to this magical artifact.
Just as they were about to ask, Xu Fang spoke first.
"It's nothing, the magical artifact is just having one of its usual episodes. You guys carry on."
The Golden-Winged Great Roc and Ao Xue found it strange, but since Xu Fang had said so, they didn't say anything further, feeling a sense of befuddled respect.
The Golden-Winged Great Roc patted the treasure in its embrace, wondering if it should also have an episode, which immediately drew scolding from the painted-shaft Fangtian Halberd and the Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle.
"This silly bird actually believed him, how could it be so foolish!"
"If you want to have an episode, go have it yourself!"
"You two, shut up! If you talk any more, I'll make sure you can never speak again!"
Liang Chi was already unhappy, and hearing this, it began to scold. The painted-shaft Fangtian Halberd and the Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle dared not even breathe, and quickly fell silent, continuing to observe the situation on Yingzhou Island.
Seeing this, Liangtian Chi calmed its anger slightly and continued to speak to Xu Fang.
"Little Xu, have you decided?"
"I've decided. We'll rent Yingzhou Island to the East King Duke."
Xu Fang replied without hesitation.
"You"
Liangtian Chi was furious. It never expected that this upright-looking Xu Fang would also betray his birthplace and become a traitor to Penglai Immortal Island!
"Alright, let me explain it to you slowly."
Seeing that Liangtian Chi was still indignant, Xu Fang immediately recounted the matter of heavenly arrangements and so on to Liangtian Chi.
"So, if I hadn't been refined into form, Penglai Immortal Island would have been discovered and refined by the East King Duke the first time he appeared."
"It is precisely because of my appearance that everything has changed. If we truly defied the heavens and tried to reclaim Yingzhou Island, do you think we would have succeeded?"
Xu Fang spoke slowly. He too had wanted to reclaim Yingzhou Island, but doing so would have pushed things in an unknown direction, and he wouldn't have been able to understand it himself.
It was better to do the East King Duke a favor and put his mind at ease, so he wouldn't covet the other two islands.
"This"
Hearing the arrangement of the unseen hand of heaven, Liangtian Chi was at a loss for words for a moment.
Recalling the East King Duke's discovery of Yingzhou Island, it involuntarily believed it to some extent.
"Could it be that we, Penglai Immortal Island, are just going to strike Yingzhou Island from the list?"
Even though Liangtian Chi knew it was impossible, it was still unwilling. The three islands of Penglai were an inseparable whole, and none could be missing!
"Didn't I say it's a rent, not a transfer, not a gift, but a rent!"
Xu Fang smiled slightly, reminding Liangtian Chi.
"Heh! What's the difference?"
Liangtian Chi chuckled, clearly not understanding these concepts.
Xu Fang patiently explained to Liangtian Chi.
"Rent means temporarily and for consideration allowing the East King Duke to use Yingzhou Island. Ownership of Yingzhou Island still belongs to us, and we can even gain benefits from the East King Duke."
With this explanation, Liangtian Chi finally understood, but still raised a question.
"Even if you say so, will that East King Duke agree?"
"Don't worry, I'm his good friend. Why wouldn't he agree!"
Xu Fang smiled slightly, full of confidence.
Seeing this, Liangtian Chi suddenly realized.
Yes, the East King Duke still had something in their hands. If he truly refused, Xu Fang could reveal the entire story to the West King Mother, making it impossible for the East King Duke to maintain his dignity.
The East King Duke naturally knew what was more important. Didn't he prefer to endure Xu Fang's future retribution rather than reveal the truth to the West King Mother?
"Little Xu, I have to say, you're quite wicked, but I like it!"
Liangtian Chi praised. Since Yingzhou Island was to be rented out, it was equivalent to only giving the East King Duke the right to use it. The ownership of Yingzhou Island still remained in their hands.
In this way, it was clearly better than rashly acting and causing heavenly chaos, because if that really happened, Liangtian Chi would have no confidence in being able to reclaim Yingzhou Island.
"Enough said, I'm going to rest."
Since the matter was decided, Liangtian Chi didn't want to waste any more time with Xu Fang. After saying this, it turned back into the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda.
Xu Fang smiled slightly and cursed inwardly.
"Rest your head! You're off to party again!"
As expected, Liangtian Chi came and went quickly and soon reconnected to the video call.
As soon as Liangtian Chi appeared, the video call was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
"Hey, isn't this Liangtian Chi? What's up, come to see your homeland being dug up!"
"What a pity, what a pity. The dignified treasure of merit, even its home has been overturned!"
"Hahaha! That kid Xu Fang is also useless, Yingzhou Island is gone just like that?"
Hearing the words of these magical artifacts, Xu Fang silently noted down their names in his little black book. They all deserved a good beating!
And Liangtian Chi was unhappy upon hearing them.
"Can the matter of a dojo be considered appropriation? We have already decided to rent Yingzhou Island to the East King Duke."
"Rent?"
The magical artifacts were bewildered. What was this new term?
"Look at all of you, so ignorant. Country bumpkins, you don't even understand this!"
Liangtian Chi mocked, then repeated Xu Fang's words on the spot, teaching them a lesson.
Upon hearing this, the magical artifacts were all shocked.
"Damn it, there's such a move?"
"A deal that was destined to be a loss, and you can still turn it around?"
"How can you be so wicked, you're really not letting this East King Duke off the hook!"
Knowing the relationship between the East King Duke and Xu Fang, the magical artifacts felt that this plan was sound and couldn't help but sigh at the East King Duke, who was utterly controlled.
"But, if you rent it out, when will you get it back?"
"Yes, don't let him occupy it forever!"
"Hahaha! Then it will be a case of the thief losing the rice and being punished. Let's see how you deal with it."
The magical artifacts quickly raised new questions, which Liangtian Chi didn't know how to answer, as it hadn't asked Xu Fang about this aspect.
However, Liangtian Chi soon figured it out.
"Don't worry, don't worry. If the East King Duke wants to maintain his dignity, he can only continue to be good friends with little Xu. How can he turn against us?"
The magical artifacts in the group felt that this was also true. Anyway, the East King Duke was already under their control, and the ownership of Yingzhou Island would always belong to Xu Fang and his group. They couldn't resist.
Hearing these words, Xu Fang had a different idea.