Cloud Whale Tavern was buzzing with activity.
A burly middle-aged man wearing a dark blue bandanna and bearing three scars across his face sat in the seat of honor, enjoying his crew's toasts and the company of beautiful women.
He was one of the few Golden Core powerhouses in the surrounding seas: Sea Yaksha Wu Sheng.
The court had put a bounty of a full three hundred thousand Spirit Coins on his head.
Just then, a lean man with snake-like eyes shoved through the crowd and came before Wu Sheng. He spoke in a low voice:
"Captain, Captain Jin's messenger sent word. The Patriarch of the Lin Family in Longcheng County is wanted. He fled aboard Captain Jin's ship and is now gathering forces everywhere, hoping to seize Longcheng County."
"According to that Lin Yonghua, the new County Magistrate of Longcheng County has goods worth at least three million Spirit Coins."
"If we can rob the new County Magistrate and drive him out, he's willing to hand over those three million Spirit Coins."
Wu Sheng listened calmly, then laughed.
"You've got to hand it to those Immortal Officials. They sit around doing nothing, and Spirit Coins pour into their pockets by the handful."
"Even when we're robbing those damned officials, we can't dare take their lives."
"I should've studied harder back then and earned myself a good post. Then I wouldn't have ended up a pirate."
Hearing this, the cold-eyed man nodded in deep agreement.
"Lin Yonghua told us what he'd give us. Did he say what he wants for himself?"
The cold-eyed man replied:
"He did. He said that after inviting all the pirates to a gathering and storming Longcheng County, he wouldn't dare kill those Immortal Officials, but he planned to wipe out the three great lineages besides