The youth smiled at Zi Di, "Haven't I already apologized at the Central Tower?"
"There's more to it," Zi Di said gravely. "Not long after I took over the Purple Vine Guild, I was targeted for assassination. To protect myself, I had no choice but to align with the War Merchant. I was too weak to negotiate, so I was forced into an alliance with the Hundred Needle Family. Yet the War Merchant secretly annihilated their team, intending to replace them with a puppet—supporting you to become the White Sand City Lord and his most loyal pawn."
"In fact, it was due to me that the shipwreck occurred. When the contract was voided, I sensed the War Merchant's death. At that time, the captain of the Pig Kiss harbored malicious intentions, so I poisoned him. But his sudden counterattack led to the sinking of the Pig Kiss."