Lu Changsheng opened his mouth but hesitated to speak.

"Aiya, this family has boarded a pirate's ship, but so be it. You're the only son of the Kao Clan, and any trouble for you is trouble for the Kao Clan as well. Take me to meet the temple's leadership. I intend to have a proper talk with them. If you're joining this temple, they are not making a foot soldier out of you..."

There was real nerve in the old man and real confidence as well. The Kao Clan's fortune ran deep, and its business covered the whole of Shanan Prefecture. If the Kao Clan was joining, his son was not going to start at the bottom. Even if a road had to be paved, the temple was not going to take Kao Wen lightly.

After a long moment, Lu Changsheng clapped his hands lightly together.

Whip, whip, whip!

Hard, capable figures came pouring in from outside the residence and into the hall in...