After Gan Ning pulled off a big move, he immediately made a run for it. Although his pirate army seemed fierce, to an empire, it was nothing more than a joke. Back in the day, the Yellow Turbans had millions, filled with talented fighters, but they were beaten to their knees before they could even make waves.
Gan Ning's strength was far behind that of the former Yellow Turbans. If he didn't escape, once the Kushan Empire realized what was going on and went after him, even with his unbelievably good luck, safe retreat wouldn't have been easy.
That's why when Mengg Kambu received a new naval force at Kabe Bay and searched the Indian Ocean, no trace of Gan Ning's pirates was found. Otherwise, that encounter would have been incredibly awkward.
