The name of Gupiao Island is not well-known; its fame stems largely from the Shattered Star Sect on Shattered Star Bay.

This island is not large, with only one town and two villages.

The villagers make a living from fishing, with no noteworthy businesses to speak of.

They cultivate a few acres of farmland, occasionally sending fresh seafood to Shattered Star Bay, barely making ends meet.

Other than that, there's nothing else worth mentioning.

This is what Yin Xiaoyu told Su Mo about Gupiao Island.

When Su Mo and the others brought the large ship of Ziyang Escort Agency to the shores of this island, they found the situation as Yin Xiaoyu had described.

This island was truly unremarkable.

The large ship docking attracted quite a crowd at the pier.

People pointed and whispered about the big ship.

As Su Mo and the others disembarked, before they could take a good look around, someone approached them to inquire:

"Where do you noble guests come from?"

The speaker was a child of about half-grown, scanning Su Mo and the others with shifty eyes as he spoke.

Moments later, as if discerning who was in charge, he fixed his gaze on Fu Han Yuan.

Su Mo couldn't help but smile at this:

"We come from the sea, passing by your island, planning to stay for a few days.

"Little brother, what should I call you?"

"Oh, no need to be so polite."

The half-grown child hurriedly said: "The gentleman gave me the name Ning, you can just call me Xiao Ning.

"Since you are visiting Gupiao Island for the first time, you must be quite unfamiliar with the island.

"How about I show you around?"

As he spoke, he tried his best to contain his excitement and appear composed and steady.

Su Mo gave him a glance, then smiled and pulled him aside:

"Little brother, let's have a word."

After saying this, he directly pulled Xiao Ning, as he called himself, to one side.

Xiao Ning didn't dare to resist; in fact, he couldn't resist. Taken aside by Su Mo, he couldn't help but glance back at Yang Xiaoyun and the others, afraid these noble guests would leave.

Looking back at Su Mo, he saw Su Mo smiling brightly at him:

"Little brother, you probably don't do this often, do you?"

"..."

Xiao Ning was taken aback: "You can tell that?"

"An expert would naturally be composed and eloquent. Your words are hesitant, your face is tense.

"It's obvious this is your first time doing business.

"As for the fee... naturally..."

Su Mo raised his eyebrows slightly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ning breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out they were just here to negotiate. He immediately responded with a wry smile:

"Big brother, looking at these noble guests around you, they must be wealthy or noble.

"These three coins of scattered silver, why bother haggling with me?"

"Hmm?"

Su Mo said solemnly: "Since I'm conducting business under someone else's hand, I must think for my client, and that requires meticulous care."

"Well... can I give you a share?"

Xiao Ning tentatively asked.

"How much?"

Su Mo seemed to have been waiting for this.

"..."

Xiao Ning's mouth twitched, thinking to himself, what kind of people are these?

Just now, they said they would consider their clients carefully, but upon hearing about a possible kickback, their eyes immediately lit up.

Unfortunately, this business is still in their hands.

Otherwise, he would truly be ashamed to associate with such people.

Xiao Ning muttered a couple of words to himself and reluctantly extended five fingers:

"Half of it for you!"

"Deal."

Su Mo immediately nodded: "Well then, a fee of two tael silver is already sky-high. After it's done, we'll split it half and half."

"Fine!"

Xiao Ning was also straightforward: "Big brother, you speak plainly, so it's settled."

"Hehe..."

Having sealed the deal, Su Mo laughed:

"Little brother, tell me, how did you suddenly decide to get into this line of work?

"Logically, this island isn't that big.

"There aren't many notable landmarks on the island, so there wouldn't be many doing your kind of business."

Su Mo wasn't just idle, bargaining here with a half-grown kid trying to earn some pocket money.

He simply wanted to inquire about some matters that the other party might not be willing to reveal directly.

So he let the other party see him as a fellow in the trade to gradually probe.

As expected, upon hearing this, Xiao Ning immediately hesitated.

But he was silent for only a moment. Whether he was worried that the big client would run off, or feared that after offending Su Mo, he wouldn't earn that one tael of silver.

He finally said:

"Big brother, let me tell you, just don't tell anyone else.

"Gupiao Island is indeed seldom visited, rarely having any proper guests.

"There's nothing interesting on the island, so few significant figures come by.

"But recently, for some reason, people have started coming suddenly.

"It's just that these people aren't as ostentatious as the important figures behind you; they sneak onto the island.

"Some even dress no differently from the islanders.

"The only thing is, they seem quite unfamiliar with the island and are very curious.

"So, I have a little buddy who was spotted by one of these people. They give him silver every day to lead them around the island, look around, and get familiar with the directions, inquire about the weather.

"In just two or three days, he made ten tael of silver!

"He kept this as a secret, and only after I begged him did he reveal the Xuanji to me.

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