"You kidnapped members of the Sun Moon Merchant Association. You owe us an explanation!"
Lin Qian stood in midair with his hands behind his back, his eerie gray eyes seemingly looking yet not looking, carrying an air of disdain for all beneath heaven.
To his own people, though, that bearing made him a domineering boss; to Zi Zhenzhu and her people, he was just showing off.
"An explanation, my ass! If you're going to kill me or carve me up, just say so! I..."
Lin Qian silenced the rest with a single glare. Never having felt so stifled, Zi Zhenzhu was about to start swearing when she was stopped again.
This time, it wasn't Lin Qian, but the old pirate. "Captain, let it go. Think of everyone else!"
Zi Zhenzhu froze and looked at the villagers gathering around, among whom were quite a few elderly people, women, and children. She swallowed every foul-mouthed curse.
Indeed, her own death wouldn't matter, but what about these people? Were they to be buried alongside her?
One look at Lin Gan's cold face told her he was no kind soul. If she thoroughly enraged him, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Zi Zhenzhu merely had a fiery temper; she was still competent in other respects. She quickly weighed the pros and cons. "Master, on behalf of every member of the Purple Pearl Pirates, I am willing to acknowledge you as our master and join the Sun Moon Merchant Association!"
Lin Qian said, "Very good. From now on, the organization known as the Purple Pearl Pirates will no longer exist in this world. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Lin Qian. I am the president of the Sun Moon Merchant Association, as well as the Saint Son of Spirit Hall."
"What?!"
When he revealed