Yielding

The expression on Yang Xuan's face clearly indicated that he wanted to retreat. Ling Han was a stranger who had joined in on the battle, so there was no need for him to risk his life to help him.

In any case, the Yang Clan didn't hate pirates as much as outsiders thought they did.

That was right. The Yang Clan and pirates were indeed mortal enemies. In the millions of years of their existence, the Yang Clan had lost countless clan members to the pirates. However, without the existence of the pirates, would cultivators still need the Yang Clan to protect them? Without the pirates, how could the Yang Clan earn enough income to support their clan?

When all hares were killed, the hounds would be stewed and eaten. This was a concept that even mortal humans knew, so how could the Yang Clan not understand this?