Le Yu naturally had no intention of going to Jing Garden, the stronghold of the evil Thorn Blossom Family, where silver and blood converged.
But the Jing family rules required all direct-line family members to gather together in the middle of every month for a family banquet—to strengthen relationships, report on matters, praise the good and punish the bad, and announce decisions. As Le Yu understood it, it was basically like attending a class meeting.
People like Jing Zhengwei, who belonged to the family's direct line, had to go to the Jing family estate early in the morning to receive guests from the maternal relatives. Le Yu had shouted, "My fate is mine to command, not Heaven's! How could I bow and scrape to the powerful? Why should I explain my actions to anyone?" and refused this social gathering among capitalists, but in reality, he had no choice.
That was because all of Jing Zhengwei's power came not from himself, but from his identity as the Jing family's Eldest Young Master. Whether it was Red Moon Fortress or Might Overlord Seaborne Trade, Jing Zhengwei could operate those organizations at low cost because everyone feared the Jing family behind him.
Take last night's battle in the warehouse, for example. If Jing Zhengwei had not been the Jing family's Eldest Young Master, the other sailors might not have simply sat by and watched. Black Flag's captains held tremendous prestige in their hearts. If Black Flag had rallied them, with all those gold and silver treasures nearby, there was a very high chance the sailors would have fought Yin Minghong and the others to the death.
But Black Flag did not rally them.
The sailors did not move recklessly, either.
Were they afraid of Jing Zhengwei? No. Jing Zhengwei had two eyes and