Moments later, Song Zining arrived near the warship and sized up this duke-grade vessel with due seriousness. For now at the very least, he had no choice but to look up to the expert who had sunk such a flagship, either killing or subduing its crew. Song Zining said with a solemn expression, “Your Excellency Nighteye, Song Zining seeks an audience.”

“Did Qianye tell you my location?”

Song Zining admitted honestly, “Qianye hides nothing from me because he knows I will only help him and not harm him. For the same reason, I never hold anything back from him.”

“You never hold back anything?”

Song Zining’s expression remained the same. “This… he’s better off not knowing certain things. Qianye is too good of a person. He’s so focused on loyalty and camaraderie that he sometimes forgets what’s good for him. He treats me as his best friend, and I naturally view him as my brother. Some things that are good for him, it’s better that I do it in his stead. There’s really no need to let him know.”

Nighteye said indifferently, “You’re...