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　　Zi Yanwanted to reveal the truth behind He Di’s relations.h.i.+p with the pirates of DanLin, but after looking at the hopeful expressions on Duke Ming and the king’sfaces because of the newly acquired treaty, he decided to remain silent.

　　Thesituation between Xi Lei’s soldiers and the pirates was most understood by ZiYan. Even though he was shrewd and possessed manpower, Rong Tian, who did notpartic.i.p.ate in the previous encounter with the pirates, did not know the trueextent of Dan Lin’s rampant ferociousness.

　　Truthfully,it could be said that currently, even if Dong Fan, Xi Lei, and the Xiao Familywere to combine their strengths, they would still fail to withstand an attackby the invincible navy commanded by He Di.

　　Due to this,if their newly found hope was dashed by him letting out his grievances,bringing them back to their original hopeless situation, would there be anypoint?

　　Deep in his heart, hewas acknowledging the matter with He Di as his own responsibility.

　　Since he wasappointed as the special envoy, he had no choice but to use all his strength todeal with He Di. He had to make sure He Di would not prevent Duke Ming fromestablis.h.i.+ng a trading route for the sand.

　　“Zi Yan,” Feng Ming’svoice broke the silence, “don’t kneel anymore. Didn’t I already tell you thismatter was just a misunderstanding? The fight on the Aman River had nothing todo with you. Get up now and put your sword away. Have you eaten breakfast? Arethere still pastries leftover? Qiu Xing, go bring in some more pastries.”