"Sorry for the trouble, Mr. Xia."
With a thud, one of the Wang Family's masters fell to his knees in fright and repeatedly kowtowed in apology. "This was our fault. We failed to raise him properly and let this beast go out and tarnish Mr. Xia's reputation."
"Please spare our lives. Please, spare us."
He hated Wang Rulong, that idiot, with all his heart. Mr. Xia was a dignified master with special privileges in the Federal Government. He could personally kill a few ordinary people and get away with it without any trouble.
If anyone dared offend a master, then the master could personally kill them without being guilty of a crime. That was the authority of a master.
But Wang Rulong had actually tried to smear a master, without even a shred of evidence. Wasn't that practically asking to die? A master had already paid the price in blood for it.
If they didn't appease him immediately, it wouldn't be at all surprising if they all ended up dead.
After all, this was the open sea, with no one around. Even if he killed them all and framed the pirates, no one would be able to investigate what had happened, because this was the Endless Sea.
Even kings had fallen in these waters. What did a few deaths matter? The King Family lost plenty of people every time they went out to sea on an adventure. It was perfectly normal.
The others were also so regretful their guts turned green. Only now did they realize that this young man wasn't some martial disciple or Martial Master—he was a master who stood at the pinnacle of human strength.
How could they possibly question someone of such standing?!
He had saved their lives, even if it had been unintentional. That was