A threat or just a little chit chat
As soon as these words fell the expressions on their faces changed drastically. It seemed they had finally realised the significance of Rui Fei in Ji Yao's life. It seemed this little sprout had already planted a long taproot straight into their Pirate King's heart. A root so tangled it would be hard to eradicate even with the strongest pesticide.
This meant their third grievance was bound to get rejected even if they coax Ji Yao first. With that said they laid their arms to rest and accepted this as their new reality now.
While everyone else was rather accepting, Zhang Li was a little dissatisfied because the culprit who sold him out had got off scot-free. To make matters worse the guy cleaned up well and he was just as handsome as his nephew. Talk about a double slap in the face.
He was about to find some way to vent out his frustration when Lady Ching Sei spoke, "What happened to your neck?"