"Why hasn't the Third Leader come out yet? She's been in there for an hour!" Hua Zhenming paced back and forth outside the courtyard. "Could something have really happened?"
The subordinate pirates exchanged glances, feeling it was less about something happening and more about the Third Leader taking a fancy to that man. If anything, it would make more sense for her to be creating quite the stir with him.
The Third Leader was, after all, a strong figure from the Third Layer Secret Treasure. If something were to happen, she wouldn't have been unable to call out for help without a moment's notice, not even the Sea Emperor himself could have managed that.
Which means it's more likely they were... busy with other things...
Of course, they couldn't be entirely certain of that. Quietly sneaking into the building, they crouched near the door, eavesdropping, ready to break in and rescue if anything seemed amiss.
