Chapter 546: Why Stay Behind
"Exactly, because the method to control the Destiny Stone resides on an island." Liu Yao’s words left Liu Yao frowning intensely. Lin Xi recalled that Qian Qing had left behind images of a strange island.
Liu Yao went on to say, "As I recall, the Destiny Stone was found on an island. But we had to withdraw in a hurry and didn’t bring the method to control the Destiny Stone. We tried to return to that ocean sector later, but we could not find that island."
"I see!" Learning so much, Gu Fan was already deeply grateful to Liu Yao and said his goodbyes.
Liu Yao didn’t show any slightest intention of inviting Gu Fan and Lin Xi to stay for a meal. She saw them to the door, saying, "Look, Gu Fan, I’ve told you so much today, saving you a lot of effort and time in searching. My power is limited, that’s all I can help you. So, whatever you find, you must share with me, you can’t monopolize it,"
After hearing this, Gu Fan was momentarily speechless. He silently sighed, considering Liu Yao rather clever, wanting to take a share of the profit without lifting a finger. Liu Yao saw how much Gu Fan had researched and suspected that he might be able to discover everything in the end. So Liu Yao simply extended a courtesy and disclosed what she knew to Gu Fan, considering it as offering help.
On the way back, Gu Fan was deep in thought, not uttering a word, which made Lin Xi worry. She asked, "What are you thinking?"
"I’m wondering why only Gu family persevered to the end without giving up." Gu Fan’s question was also puzzling for Lin Xi. If she was in his shoes, she might have also felt like giving up, seeing everyone else do it.
Gu Fan added, "What exactly was discovered about my second granduncle that made the other five households make the final decision to leave the old house and move out? It’s not reasonable for my family to continue insisting on it."
"Yes, indeed, there is something unreasonable about it. But perhaps the actual circumstances back then were even more complicated than what Liu Yao described, and we’re not aware of them. We can’t make a judgment based on what we know so far." said Lin Xi, trying to comfort him, and hoping he would stop overthinking.