Zhao Changhe cautiously glanced at Lady Three’s expression.0

Lady Three showed no noticeable reaction. Her beautiful eyes merely flickered over Hai Changkong’s face before calmly surveying the surroundings, her expression as calm as ever.0

Seeing her so composed, Zhao Changhe let out a quiet breath and stood beside her, flanking Lai Qi as they watched the conversation unfold.0

First, they had to see if Lai Qi would betray them. He had behaved obediently on the ship, but now that he had reached a place where he felt secure, it wasn’t guaranteed that he would still follow their lead. Zhao Changhe kept a close watch.0

To their surprise, Lai Qi had not considered betraying them. In fact, he had a vague inkling that this couple was not here to fight pirates but was more likely targeting Penglai. Their disguised infiltration made that somewhat apparent. Still, he did not mind. After all, they were from different nations. If these two aimed to harm Penglai, that could very well be beneficial to him.0

At the end of the day, the various nations were not necessarily eager to wipe out the pirates. The pirates had no intentions of wiping out the nations, whereas it...0