While I'm at the martial arts academy, my wife is cultivating while I enjoy life.

Seeing that Yang Ding was really there to discuss business, Mu Lan relaxed her guard and sat down in her office chair to think about Yang Ding's plan.

"Your idea is indeed quite interesting."

Not only will this cause these pirate dogs to fight amongst themselves, but it will also shift the conflict to the royal family and other empires, reducing the sense of crisis among the three city lords of Jiangling City, Xiyu City, and Beijing City, and preventing them from joining forces to declare independence.

Once the Wang family is wiped out and Grandmaster Wang Xuehua is killed, it will have a deterrent effect, and the other city lords will behave themselves for a while afterward.

Yang Ding immediately began to boast about himself.

"Absolutely. I am a poor young man from a maternity and children's hospital. The reason I was able to thrive in Jiangling City and even win over Governor Zhou is because of my resourcefulness."

Mu Lan smiled dismissively. She was a grandmaster who had lived for over a hundred years. What kind of intelligent men hadn't she seen? Who could be smarter than the queen?

Who can compare to Grandmaster Ye Jian, a man of impeccable manners and upright character?

For nearly a century, there have been countless men who lust after her body, and they have long been numb to a little brat like Yang Ding.

However, to deceive Zhou Liren and steal his most precious and intelligent seventh daughter was indeed a display of great skill and audacity, a case of lust disregarding one's life.

"What are you planning to do? Do you need my help?" Mu Lan asked.

"Of course, I need to get to know them first before I can fool them. Is there any good way to infiltrate their ranks?"

As the commander-in-chief of the East Navy, Mu Lan naturally had a relatively comprehensive grasp of the information.

"The total number of pirates hunting in the Pacific Ocean is over 10,000. These people also need to eat, drink, relieve themselves, and even have entertainment. To the east of the White Eagle Empire's base on East Sakura Island, there is an abandoned street that is now a pirate market. It is usually quite lively. If you want to release any messages, you have to go there."

"Hehe, I knew I'd come to the right place."

After Yang Ding finished speaking, he simply placed his hands on the desk, which startled Mu Lan so much that she instinctively flinched away and pressed her lips tightly together.

This guy dared to kiss her even though he was poisoned, and he even tried to pry her mouth open. We have to be careful.

If this gets out, people will laugh their heads off, and they'll lose all face in the world of grandmasters.

"If we go after dark, we won't be easily recognized."

"Am I already famous all over the world? Will they recognize me?"

"You're only famous within the university system. Pirates are independent, secret systems in different countries. Not many people probably know you; at most, they've heard your name. Just to be safe, I'll go with you."

Yang Ding had been waiting for her to say those words.

Fang Jing and Zhou Ruoxi are pregnant; how can they manage without Mu Lan?

"Okay, I'll come to your house tonight. You should get some more sleep."

"Don't sneak into my office again."

"I definitely wouldn't come if there wasn't a reason. I already have three beautiful wives to serve."

"Get lost, you good-for-nothing, all you do is play with your wife all day."

Yang Ding returned home and told his three wives about his plans for the evening.

"Ye Rou is coming with me. Sister Jing and Sister Ruoxi can rest at home for the night. The place we're going tonight is a mixed bag. If the three of you show up together, plus Mu Lan, it will be too eye-catching."

Zhou Ruoxi was a little reluctant, "They're all here to find beast crystal resources for me, and my cultivation level is currently the highest, so of course I have to go."

Fang Jing didn't argue or defend herself, but smiled and said, "Sister Ruoxi has high cultivation and can help if she goes. I'll stay home and take care of the children. If the Wang family attacks this place, I can lead everyone to escape."

As a second-marriage wife, she really wanted to make a name for herself in the family.

But Ye Rou and Zhou Ruoxi's cultivation levels were both increasing, while hers remained unchanged. She also hadn't achieved any significant results recently, and she felt increasingly inferior.

Yang Ding has far surpassed her in spatial abilities, which were originally rare.

"Alright, it's settled then. My second wife is so obedient. I'll keep you company while you take a nap."

Yang Ding understood her disappointment, and at noon he hugged her to comfort her.

Fang Jing's fair, rosy oval face was pressed against his chest.

"Husband, is it true that no matter whether I love you or not, or how much I love you, it won't help your spiritual cultivation at all?"

"A family shouldn't always think about utilitarian things. Cultivation is only a part of life. We still have a married life, we still have children, and this kind of affection cannot be replaced by any cultivation level."

When Yang Ding woke up in the afternoon, Fang Jing had already gone to the kitchen and prepared the meal with Fang Dalong and his wife.

Because of Mulan, a wood-type spirit, Zhang Peng's wife, Cai Xiaoling, didn't need to go.

But Zhang Peng still had to go; he was, after all, a seventh-rank official who could solve many problems.

After finishing dinner, the group went to Mulan's villa to meet her and set off together.

She deliberately wore a camouflage outfit, a dark green baseball cap, and high-top leather boots, tucking all her long hair in—a common attire for pirate mercenaries, which also helped to conceal her sexy beauty.

"The pirate market is only for pirates, so we have to take the Jinglong submarine to get tickets."

"Is the Jinglong a pirate ship? They should know it, right?"

"All ships in the East China Sea operate under the guise of piracy, including the aircraft carriers of the White Eagle Empire."

"Who runs this pirate market? It's so arrogant," Zhang Peng asked.

Mu Lan adjusted her glasses. "Alexander Khan, a ninth-rank mid-level martial artist from the Giant Bear Empire."

"Alexander Khan? What an awkward name!"

"That's what everyone calls him, but I've never actually seen him."

Zhang Peng asked timidly, "Dean Mu knows so much, he must be able to deal with this ninth-rank big shot, right?"

"If we really provoke him, you, a seventh-rank big shot, will hold him off while Zhou Ruoxi and I protect Yang Ding and help him escape."

"..."

The group first escaped to the Jinglong submarine, and then fled to the vicinity of the White Eagle Empire's military base.

Yang Ding had been to this place before, so he had a fairly good understanding of it.

After circling around the White Eagle Empire's aircraft carrier and sailing to the right for another half hour, we indeed saw a brightly lit dock.

More than a dozen submarines floated on the surface of the water, each keeping to itself. Once they went to sea to compete for cultivation resources, they would each leave it to fate.

It is clear that Alexander Khan was quite capable and managed the market very well.

Without this market, thousands upon thousands of pirates would indeed have nowhere to go.

Vice Admiral Huo docked the Jinglong next to a submarine of the King Serpent Empire, arranged for personnel to be on duty, and then followed Yang Ding aboard.

He is, after all, an SS+ level metal-type ability user, and is quite capable in combat.

The staff stationed at the pier were handing out tickets to everyone and constantly making announcements.

"The market only accepts freshly cooked food; credit cards and loans are not accepted. If you don't have money, don't bother coming."

A staff member handed the ticket to Yang Ding and continued chatting with his colleague.

"I heard that a mermaid appeared last night, so everyone went out to sea to hunt. I guess there will be fewer customers."

"Of course! Everyone wants to hunt fish and beasts and rise to the top in one step, but it's not that easy."

Ye Rou, carrying the Soul-Severing Spear, took the ticket, linked arms with Yang Ding, and walked into the bustling pirate market.

It's truly remarkable that such a bustling city exists in this abandoned area that has been destroyed for seventy or eighty years.

"Honey, I heard it's very expensive here."