Chapter 244 - 241 Golden Island
The four leaders of the Four Kings Pirates were successively killed by Ye Xuan, leaving the minions leaderless; they quickly dispersed like birds and beasts. Under the counterattack of the merchant convoy’s guards, they soon collapsed, and the multitude of pirates that had surged like a tidal wave fled in disarray, discarding their armor and shields.
Although the attack by the pirates resulted in heavy casualties, the subsequent counterattack yielded considerable victories; several pirate ships were captured, which somewhat compensated for the convoy’s losses.
After the sporadic fighting had completely ended, Lady Xuan approached Ye Xuan with a respectful clasp of her hands and said, "Mr. Ye, we are extremely grateful to you on behalf of our trade association for coming to our rescue."
Then she took out a pouch and passed it to Ye Xuan, "Mr. Ye, this contains ten thousand Xuanyuan Pills, a token of our association’s appreciation. Please accept it."
"No need for this; since I agreed to be the guard for your fleet, wasn’t it only right for me to take action in critical moments?" Ye Xuan waved his hand and declined.
"Mr. Ye speaks too modestly. Without your intervention, our entire fleet would have been at risk, and even I would not have been able to avoid a disastrous fate. You are our savior, and I implore you not to refuse," insisted Lady Xuan. She admired him all the more for his reaction; young yet so strong without arrogance, composed and experienced—the likes of which she had rarely seen in her life.
It was hard to imagine such a figure emerging from a small corner of the Tiannan Region.
Seeing Lady Xuan’s persistence, Ye Xuan knew he could not easily refuse, and thus he said, "How about this, ten thousand Xuanyuan Pills—I’ll just take half, as an acceptance of your gratitude."
Ten thousand Xuanyuan Pills were not a small number, Ye Xuan knew that for a small trade association, the burden must be quite significant. His intervention was merely lending a hand, and it would seem too much like taking advantage of their plight to demand a hefty sum.