69novels Chapter 373 Bai Xing was astonished: Lord Xi Yan actually knows this?!
Chapter 373 Bai Xing was astonished: Lord Xi Yan actually knows this?!
Chapter 373 Bai Xing was astonished: Lord Xi Yan actually knows this?!
"What was that person all about?" Melly asked, looking behind her in confusion. "Why did they come out of the Dragon Palace?"
Weren't the fish-men in the Dragon Palace already tied up? Why is another one popping up?
Also, who is this Shirahoshi he keeps talking about?
"I don't know," Nami said, shaking her head.
How could she possibly know what was going on with that person?
"What's wrong, Kemi?"
Perona looked at Kemi with a puzzled expression. This girl's expression had been a bit off since the beginning... What's wrong with her?
"If I remember correctly, that person was Vander Deikun," Cammy said with a grim expression.
"Vander Deikun?!"
Upon hearing Kemi's words, the expressions of the others immediately changed.
"Is that guy the owner of the ghost ship we saw before?!" Nami said with a grim expression.
They never expected to run into this guy here.
Mary, somewhat frightened, said, "Does that mean... that person was a ghost?!"
As if she had just thought of something, Mary's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
"How could he be a ghost?" Perona said with some disdain. "That guy is just an ordinary fishman."
How could someone who couldn't even withstand one of her moves be a ghost?
Besides, this guy isn't cute at all... so it definitely can't be a ghost!
Absolutely impossible!
“Van der Deikun is definitely not a ghost,” Cammy explained. “He is a descendant of the Van der Deikun from hundreds of years ago, commonly known as Van der Deikun IX.”
"A man who inherited his predecessor's name..." Nami said, "Then there's nothing to be afraid of."
As long as it's not a ghost, I can fight it!
Thinking about this, Nami calmed down.
"Then why did your expression look a little off just now?" Perona frowned. "Did this guy bully you?"
No, not at all.
Kemi shook her head and said, "He never bullied me."
"Then how come you..."
"Because I remembered what this guy had done," Cammy said. "For ten years, this man has been relentlessly throwing all sorts of things at the mermaid princess in his pursuit of her, including but not limited to love letters, packages, threatening letters...
Even weapons!
Even if the Little Mermaid rejected him, he was unwilling to give up.
"That is why our Princess Shirahoshi is forced to live in the Hard Shell Tower and never dares to step out of the door."
Upon hearing Kemi's explanation, Perona and the other two immediately turned cold.
"That guy really is a scumbag!"
"Indeed."
"Let's kill him next time we meet!" Nami said coldly.
She hates guys who force others to do things, like... those damn bastards!
"There might not be a next time," Perona said, glancing back at the spot where Vander Deikun had fallen. "Falling from that height and hitting the ground directly would definitely kill him!"
"Did you fall to your death...?"
Nami glanced at the ground below and then said, "That's too good for him."
"He might not necessarily die from the fall," Cammy said, shaking her head. "He's a Devil Fruit user; he might be able to survive using that power."
Upon hearing this, Nami immediately frowned.
She then asked, "What kind of Devil Fruit user is he?"
"I don't know the specifics of his ability, but he can use it to track Princess Shirahoshi's location," Camie explained. "That's why his attacks always hit Princess Shirahoshi with pinpoint accuracy."
"So, his attack came with built-in tracking?"
"Yes," Cammy nodded and said, "that's why Princess Shirahoshi has been unable to leave her home."
Princess Shirahoshi, locked in by Vander Deikun, was unable to step out the door.
"If that's the case... this guy might actually survive," Perona said, frowning.
If this power is used in mid-air, the opponent may be able to fly back into the Dragon Palace.
Although the ability user becomes completely powerless due to the seawater.
However... the opponent is a fish-man, so even if they are powerless, they won't drown!
Thinking of this, Perona said somewhat unhappily, "If I had known it would be like this, I would have attacked him with the ghost bomb just now."
Who would have thought this guy was such a bastard?
"Should we go back and give chase?" Melly asked.
If we go back and give chase, we might be able to find that guy.
"Forget it, it'll probably be too late to go back and chase after him now," Nami shook her head and said, "Let's go to the Sea Forest first."
"profound!!"
"Is this the Sea Forest?!"
Looking at the giant bubble in front of him, Luffy grinned and said, "This place is so beautiful!"
"It really is beautiful," west Yan exclaimed.
Who would have thought that such a place would exist 10,000 meters deep in the ocean?
With tears in her eyes, Shirahoshi said, "This is a place I've always wanted to come to..."
"Thank you, Lord Luffy, Big Brother..."
Seeing Bai Xing crying tears of joy, west Yan smiled, then turned to look at the distant Sea Forest and said, "In that case... let's take a good stroll around here."
"Um!"
Bai Xing nodded vigorously; she would not let this trip down!
"I can finally get treatment here without worry," Chopper said.
"Indeed."
west Yan nodded, then glanced at Xiao Ba and continued, "Once we get down there, I'll use medical ninjutsu to treat this guy."
With his medical ninjutsu, he can heal Hachi very quickly.
"Why didn't you use it just now?" Luffy asked Xiyan in confusion.
"Didn't you see how many bubble structures we encountered while we were flying in the sky?" west Yan said irritably. "If I had used medical ninjutsu at that time, wouldn't I have been discovered?"
There's no problem telling Bai Xing about this royal family member; at least this young girl won't casually reveal her affairs.
But the other fishmen on Fishman Island might not do the same.
So being cautious is definitely the right thing to do.
"I see..."
After recalling what he had just seen, Luffy nodded in understanding.
Then, Luffy noticed the Thousand Sunny hidden inside the giant bubble.
"Look, it's the Thousand Sunny!"
Hearing Luffy's words, Chopper immediately leaned closer, then exclaimed in surprise, "Really!"
"How did the Thousand Sunshine end up here?" west Yan asked in confusion.
Nami said the Thousand Sunny was with Franky, could it be... that Franky brought the Thousand Sunny here?
Thinking of this, west Yan turned his gaze to Franky, who was standing next to the Thousand Sunny.
"It must have been Franky who brought it," Luffy said, then looked down at Franky and called out, "Hey, Franky!"
We're here!
"profound!"
"It's you guys!"
Upon hearing this, Franky smiled and took off his sunglasses, saying, "I didn't expect you guys to be here too."
After he finished speaking, Franky noticed Shirahoshi lying on top of Mecaro.
"Um?"
"Why did you bring along such a huge, beautiful woman?"
By the way... who is this person?
As he watched the people gradually descend to the ground, a look of confusion appeared in Franky's eyes.
"This is the coward," Luffy introduced with a smile.
"I see, you're a coward." Franky nodded, then looked up at Shirahoshi, gave her a thumbs up, and said, "Be strong, big lady."
"yes.
"What kind of strange introduction is that?" west Yan shook his head helplessly, then looked at Franky and said, "She is the mermaid princess of the fish-man race, named Shirahoshi."
"Ah, so it's the Little Mermaid..."
"Huh?"
"The Little Mermaid?"
As if he had just realized something, Franky looked surprised and said, "You kidnapped the mermaid princess from Fishman Island?"
"What are you saying?"
west Yan rolled his eyes at Franky and said, "She wanted to come herself, so the two of us brought her out."
Franky: ? ? ?
What do you mean by "she wanted to come herself"?
As the princess of Fishman Island, she can come here anytime, so why would she need Xiyan and the other two to bring her?
But looking at this mermaid princess... it does seem to make sense.
Franky glanced at Shirahoshi, who was smiling at them, nodded, and said nothing more.
"Franky, are you all alone here?" Luffy asked.
"No, that's not it." Franky shook his head and said, "Robin was originally here, but she said she was looking for something, so she went into that huge coral forest ahead."
"Looking for something?"
Luffy asked疑惑地问道, "Looking for what?"
"It should be something like the Poneglyphs," west Yan guessed.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Robin is only interested in this kind of thing.
"Historical text?"
Several question marks popped up above Luffy's head. What was that thing? Could he eat it?
"It's an incredible stone, with records of the past history on it," west Yan said.
There was a Poneglyph in Alabasta back then, so he figured Nico Robin was probably looking for that.
"Oh, so it's an incredible stone!" Luffy said with a look of sudden realization.
Seeing this, west Yan rolled his eyes and retorted, "You didn't understand at all..."
"Hahaha, Luffy laughed and scratched his head, saying, "Anyway, as long as we confirm that Robin is alright, that's all that matters."
He didn't necessarily need to find out what the Poneglyph was; he just needed to know that his companions were alright.
"That's true," west Yan nodded and said.
Now, the locations of all our partners have been confirmed.
Franky and Nico Robin are in the Sea Forest, Nami, Zoro, Usopp, Brook, Perona, and Merry are in the Ryugu Palace, and Chopper and Sanji are with the other two, so there's nothing to worry about.
Just then, a man walked over from a distance, smiling, and said, "Luffy...long time no see!"
"Jinbe!"
Upon seeing that it was Jinbe, Luffy immediately showed an excited expression and said, "It's been so long!"
"How are you?"
"Yeah, I'm doing alright."
As he spoke, a hint of reminiscence appeared in Jinbe's eyes. Thinking about it carefully, the Marineford War was already two years ago.
Thinking of this, Jinbe showed a sentimental expression.
Then he said, "You've gotten even stronger than before. I thought I was seeing things."
"After all, two years have passed," Luffy grinned.
"You're even stronger than before, aren't you?" west Yan laughed.
As he spoke, west Yan took off his sunglasses, revealing a pair of Sharingan eyes as he looked at Jinbe.
"These eyes are..."
Looking into the familiar eyes in west Yan's eye sockets, Jinbe's body immediately trembled, and then he said excitedly:
"west Yan!!!"
"So you're still alive!"
When he first saw that newspaper, he didn't believe that this guy had been killed by the World Government.
Now that I see... it's true!
that is really good!
"Yes, I'm still alive."
west Yan chuckled and put his sunglasses in his pocket, saying, "You're doing just fine."
"What exactly happened two years ago? Why did you attack Mary Geoise?" Jinbe asked. "And how did you survive?"
At this moment, Jinbe desperately wanted to know what had happened two years ago.
"This is a long story." west Yan thought for a moment about what happened two years ago, and then said, "After the Marineford War, Luffy realized that it was too early for us to go to the New World, so he decided to train for two years first."
At this point, a hint of emotion appeared on west Yan's face.
It must be said that this decision was correct; two years of training would indeed bring them many benefits.
After hearing Xiyan's words, Jinbe paused for a moment, then said, "So... your purpose in attacking Mary Geoise was merely to deliver a message?"
As he spoke, Jinbe recalled a newspaper issue he had seen two years ago.
At that time, west Yan did indeed have a strange tattoo on his body.
At the time, he was still wondering what it meant, but it turned out to be information about two years of cultivation.
"Yes."
west Yan nodded and said, "Passing on information is my main purpose for going there this time."
Only by ensuring the information is properly communicated can his companions cultivate in peace, which is also his main purpose in going to Mary Geoise.
As for other things?
It was just something I did incidentally.
"Main purpose?"
Jinbe asked suspiciously, "What other purpose do you have?"
"Kill a few Celestial Dragons, plunder some treasure, and incidentally... release the slaves there."
Upon hearing the last part about Jinbe, his expression immediately became complicated.
Who would have thought that west Yan would do the same feat as Tiger?
Thinking of this, Jinbe bowed deeply to Xiyan and said, "Thank you for your help to the Fish-Men."
"You bastard."
west Yan stepped forward and helped Jin Ping up, saying, "Given our relationship, is there any need to be so formal?"
"Besides... freeing the merfolk slaves is just a piece of cake for me."
"No, that's true for you, but not for us Fish-Men Island," Jinbe said. "What you did is considered heroic by our Fish-Men!"
"Therefore you deserve my bow!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jinbe pushed Xiyan away and then bowed to Xiyan again very seriously.
Seeing this, west Yan felt somewhat helpless, but he did not insist any further and accepted the gift.
Then, west Yan said, "Is it okay now?"
"Um.
Jinbe looked up and nodded, then said gratefully, "If it weren't for you, my fellow fish-men would probably be..."
"Perhaps this is their fate," west Yan said with a smile. "They are destined to meet a benefactor like me."
"A benefactor, indeed."
Looking at the man smiling at him, Jinbe fell silent.
Then he laughed and said, "Yes, a benefactor!"
For Fishman Island, west Yan was a benefactor!
No... he should be called a hero!
"Don't dwell on this," west Yan said. "We've been through life and death together, so just treat me normally."
If Jinbe continues to see him as a hero, he'll actually feel a little awkward.
Jinbe paused for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded with a smile as if he understood something and said, "Okay, I understand."
Since this was west Yan's request, he couldn't say anything more and simply agreed.
As for King Neptune's side?
We'll talk about it later.
Then, Jinbe continued, "So how did you escape from the World Government?"
"You still remember my abilities, don't you?" west Yan said.
"ability?"
Jinbe paused for a moment, then, as if remembering something, murmured, "An immortal body......"
"So... you survived using this trick?"
"Yes."
west Yan nodded and said, "I used this move to create a 'death' phenomenon and escaped by faking my death."
Jinbe fell silent for a moment, then said with a sigh, "As expected of you."
To be able to utilize one's abilities to this extent... truly worthy of being called west Yan Yao.
The world government probably never dreamed that Xiyan was still alive.
"By the way, remember to keep this a secret for me," west Yan said with a chuckle. "In the eyes of the World Government, I'm still a dead man."
"Don't worry, I understand," Jinbe nodded and said.
Even if west Yan didn't say it, he wouldn't go around telling everyone that west Yan was still alive.
After all, that wouldn't benefit the Straw Hat Pirates at all!
"However... even if I wanted to help you hide it,
"You probably won't be able to hide for long either," Jinbe said. "So you'd better be prepared."
Although west Yan's appearance had changed so much that he couldn't recognize him.
However... the aura remained unchanged!
Once he encounters someone familiar with the aura of Xiyan, they will definitely recognize him!
Therefore, he hoped that the other party could make preparations in advance.
"I know that too, but that's after we get to the New World," west Yan said. "Once we get to the New World, it won't be easy for the World Government to capture us."
"Besides...we're quite strong too."
"Right, Luffy!"
"That's right!"
Luffy grinned, showing his teeth, and said, "If those guys dare to try and capture Xiyan, I'll beat them all to a pulp!"
He will show no mercy to anyone who dares to bully his partner!
Seeing Luffy's reaction, Jinbe laughed and said, "It seems you guys are all very confident in your own strength."
"Of course!"
Luffy struck a pose that showed his strength and said, "I'm really strong now!!"
He is now extremely powerful and has no fear of the World Government.
"That's good." Jinbe nodded.
As a friend, he was still very happy to see these people possess the ability to protect themselves.
"By the way, Jinbe, why are you here?" Xiyan asked curiously. "Didn't you leave Fishman Island a long time ago?"
He clearly remembered that Camie had said that the other party had led the Fishman Pirates away from Fishman Island, so why was he still here?
"I did leave before, but I came back on my own to wait for you guys," Jinbe said.
After speaking, he paused for a moment, then asked疑惑地问道, "Didn't you come here to find me because you received a message?"
He remembered leaving messages for King Neptune and Prince Shark Star, so how could they not have been delivered?
"A message?" Luffy asked, puzzled. "What message?"
How come he didn't know?
"We haven't received any messages," west Yan said.
Perhaps Uncle Neptune forgot?
Judging from how confused that uncle was... it's not impossible.
"That's strange," Jinbe said, puzzled. "Why didn't we receive any messages?"
Entering Fishman Island requires screening, so King Neptune and Prince Shark Star will definitely know that the Straw Hat Pirates have entered Fishman Island!
In this situation... why didn't Luffy and his crew receive a message?
At that moment, a startling thought popped into Jinbe's mind.
Could it be—
"You didn't actually use the main entrance, did you?!"
If you go through the main entrance, you're guaranteed to run into the princes!
"No," west Yan said awkwardly, "The situation was rather unusual at the time, so we didn't go through the main entrance."
"That makes sense then," Jinbe nodded and said.
It's normal that they didn't receive their message in this situation, since they've never encountered royalty before.
Forget it, now's not the time to dwell on this kind of thing. After all, they're already here, aren't they?
But before Jinbe could say anything more, a somewhat timid voice rang out.
"Brother Shenping, it's been a long time!"
Upon hearing Shirahoshi's voice, Jinbe instinctively looked behind Mekaro, then smiled and said:
"Ah, isn't this Her Highness the Princess? I didn't expect you to come along too."
"It's been so long..."
"Huh?!"
Jinbe froze at this point, then looked at Shirahoshi with a shocked expression and said, "Why is Princess Shirahoshi here? 'This...this...'"
Seeing Jinbe's bulging eyes, Shirahoshi looked embarrassed and said, "I wanted to come here to take a look, so I asked Lord Saiyan and Lord Luffy to bring me here."
Upon hearing this, Jinbe was immediately rendered speechless.
He understood what the other person meant, but this was extremely dangerous!
"Chopper, put Hachi down." west Yan looked up at Mecaro's head and said, "I'll treat Hachi down here."
"profound!"
Chopper nodded upon hearing west Yan's words, then turned to look at Sanji, who had already woken up, and asked, "Are you alright?"
"No...no problem..." Sanji said, lying on the ground.
Chopper: —
Is this really okay?
However, it seems there's no danger, so letting him stay here is fine.
With that in mind, Chopper brought Hachi down below.
"Hachiko?!"
Jinbe was dumbfounded when he saw Hachi covered in wounds.
"Why was he injured like this?"
"I don't know either," Chopper said, shaking his head. "He didn't say."
The other person only said a few words before fainting, so he didn't know why the other person was injured like this.
"Let's ask him when he wakes up," west Yan said.
After saying that, west Yan came to Xiao Ba's side and began to focus on treating his body.
"Huh?"
Seeing the shimmering green light emanating from west Yan's hand, Bai Xing asked in confusion, "What is that?"
"This is medical ninjutsu," west Yan explained without looking up. "It can quickly heal wounds."
As long as vital organs are not destroyed, the condition can generally be cured.
"So Lord Xiyan can do this too?!" Bai Xing exclaimed in surprise, "That's amazing!"
Not only does he know powerful ninjutsu, but he can even use healing ninjutsu... That's amazing!
Then, as if she had remembered something, Bai Xing's eyes gradually dimmed.
"If Lord Xiyan had been there ten years ago, Mother wouldn't have died..."
Thinking of this, tears welled up in Bai Xing's eyes again.
"I know plenty more," west Yan laughed, "but this kind of ninjutsu..."
"Tick-tock, tick-tock."
"Um?"
Hearing the sound of water droplets hitting the ground, west Yan paused, then turned to Bai Xing and said, "Why are you crying again?"
The others also looked at Bai Xing with confusion, wondering why this princess had started crying again.
"I'm sorry, I was just thinking about something sad."
"It's happening again..."
A hint of helplessness appeared in west Yan's eyes. Every time he asked her, she would say that she was thinking about something sad, but she would not say what it was.
In this way, they couldn't even comfort the timid girl.
After shaking his head helplessly, west Yan turned back to continue treating Xiao Ba.
Just then, Sanji darted out from behind Meccaro, performed a 720-degree spin in the air, and landed steadily on the ground.
"I think I heard a woman crying."
"Huh?"
"Sanji?"
Seeing Sanji land steadily after performing such a difficult move, Chopper excitedly asked, "Are you done?"
"Um."
Sanji nodded without turning his head, then looked up at Shirahoshi and said, "Your Highness, how may I help you?"
As he spoke, Sanji began to writhe, saying, "I'd go through fire and water for a beautiful lady!"
"what?"
"I...don't...need."
Startled, Bai Xing held back her tears and immediately waved her hand, as if afraid that this strange guy would rush over.
"Hey, Xiyan, did you see that?!" Chopper excitedly grabbed Xiyan's clothes and said, "This is the kind of reaction Sanji used to have! He's back to normal!"
"I see," west Yan said. "Looks like this guy has fully recovered."
After speaking, west Yan paused for a moment, then asked in confusion, "By the way... Chopper, how did you do that?"
"I?"
"I didn't do anything," Chopper thought for a moment and said, "I just gave Sanji some blood, I didn't do anything else."
"Is that so?"
Listening to Chopper's explanation, west Yan fell into deep thought.
Then, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Now I know what happened!"
"What happened?"
"It must be because Sanji received blood from those transvestites!!" west Yan said decisively.
"Click!"
Upon hearing this, Sanji seemed to have suffered some kind of fatal blow, and his body froze on the spot.
Then, he knelt on the ground with a pained expression, pounding the ground with his fists and saying, "west Yan, you bastard, why did you have to bring up such a terrible thing? I was about to forget..."
As he spoke, Sanji began to shed tears of anguish.
He didn't want to relive those painful memories a second time!
what! !
Oh no, I remembered it again!!
As if recalling some painful scene, Sanji turned completely gray.
"I want to die..."
Seeing this, west Yan gave an embarrassed look and said, "Ahem...sorry, sorry."
"Hmph, you despicable bastard."
Sanji, who was lying on the ground, grunted, then got up and planned to go to the ship to get some tea for everyone.
Just then, the mermaid shipwright Dan stepped off the ship, clutching his head and saying, "It's so noisy."
What happened...?
"Huh?!"
Before the man could finish speaking, he spotted the enormous mermaid princess.
Then, with a look of shock, he asked, "Why is Her Highness here?"
Noticing Dan's gaze, Bai Xing immediately wore an expression that was both awkward and embarrassed.
"Hehe..."
Dan:
What does "hehehe" mean?
"Hey, who are you?" Luffy frowned at Dan and asked, "Why are you on the Thousand Sunny?" "Don't get excited, Luffy," Franky said, walking over. "He's Dan, the younger brother of my shipbuilder, Tom!"
"He's currently applying a coating to our boat. Once he's finished, we can set sail!"
Franky grinned, thinking that their ship would probably be coated soon.
"I see." Luffy grinned, showing his teeth. "So he's Franky's brother, the coating master."
The air fell silent the moment those words were spoken.
"What kind of weird way of understanding this is?" west Yan complained.
Franky stared blankly at Luffy, never dreaming that the other would understand his words so well.
However, Franky calmed down after considering Luffy's mental circuits.
Yes, that's very Luffy.
Thinking this through, Franky decisively gave a thumbs up and said, "Fine, you can understand it that way too."
Dan: ? ? ?
Is this how young people communicate these days?
Is he a bit out of touch with the times?
Thinking about this, the mermaid craftsman fell into deep thought.
Just then, an enormous plum blossom axe flew from afar, heading straight for Bai Xing's head!
Seeing this, Luffy jumped up without hesitation and punched the plum blossom axe away!
"Clang!"
"boom!!"
Luffy glanced at the debris flying into the distance, then landed on the ground and frowned, saying, "This is never going to end."
It's either the axe or Coral Lake... That Vander Deiken is a real bastard!