It's Hard to Get Off a Thief's Ship

Unless the Fan family wanted to abandon Anze Province altogether.

The man growled, "Stop your excuses! I won't trust a word you say! Figure out how to lure that dog official's wife out. If you fail, I'll obliterate you! And your precious Fan family along with you!"

"Hmph, don't think you're clever. If you dare double-cross me for a dog official, unless your family hides within the Prefect's office and never steps outside, hmph…"

"No, no, I swear I won't, I swear!"

"Words mean nothing. I want action. Get up and write something. Now!"

Fan Ruyin hesitated. Written evidence could easily fall into the wrong hands, becoming a vulnerability.

But with a knife at her throat, she had little choice.

Once aboard the pirate ship, it wasn't easy to disembark unscathed.

The loyal worldly's folks she thought she knew were ruthless bandits willing to wield their blades against innocents without a second thought.