Nevertheless, he gently wiped his hands and began to speak slowly.
"No word from them last night means something must have happened.
"And now that we've found their ship, it means… there's something wrong with it.
"Go as fast as you can. Don't let them get away.
"I'd like to see just who these people are."
The man in the crow's nest called down:
"N-Ninth Master… I don't think we'll need to. They're—they're heading right for us."
"Oh?"
A smile touched Jin Yuheng's lips. He pulled his black gloves back on and mused for a moment.
"They killed the men, stole the ship, and now they're charging at us.
"It seems they were coming for us all along.
"Tell me… do you think the Profound Celestial Iron Mirror could really be on that ship?"
At his words, everyone fell silent.
Jin Yuheng shook his head slightly.
"To outsiders, this matter is a closely guarded secret. But for us, our fortune rests on it and our lives are forfeit without it. So why not speak our minds?"
