Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

(There are two thousand words updated in the previous chapter, please scroll forward.)

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"Listen up, residents of the Flower City!"

After Nami and the others calmed down, they gradually heard the voices outside. It seemed that a team of guards were shouting something:

"Just last night, the [Little Monk at Three O'Clocks] who was causing chaos in the capital was formally arrested by the General's Mansion. According to the order of General Da She, [Little Monk at Three O'Clocks] will be dragged to the square and publicly executed!"

"All residents of Flower City can go to the square to watch. Even if you can't go to the scene, the General's Mansion will broadcast it live across the country through the light painting snail (video telephone mushi)! The general wants everyone to know what happened to the people of Wano Country who were infected with cholera!!!"

As the voice rang out, people around began to discuss:

"[The monk at three o'clock in the morning]? That must be the thief. He was finally caught."

"Wano Country has been in such a mess recently. Previously, they were hunting down the remnants of the Kozuki clan across the country, and then they launched a wanted list for the Straw Hat Pirates. Now, there's a public execution? What on earth is going on in this country?"

"I think it's not far from chaos. But I don't think it's that serious. He's just a thief, and he wants the whole country to watch him being publicly executed?!"

“Great question!!!”

Suddenly, the leader of the guards looked at the person who was speaking, because his voice was so loud that it frightened everyone around him.

The leader looked around and continued:

"If he was just a thief, the General's Mansion wouldn't have spent so much energy on it. But we have already found out the true identity of [Little Monk at Three O'Clocks]!"

Perhaps it was intentional. After the leader aroused everyone's curiosity, he spoke:

"This guy who is hiding his identity is none other than the popular man in Ebisu Town, Tono Yasushi!!!"

After these words were spoken, the people around had different expressions.

Someone spitted and said, "So it's one of those parasites! Bah! General Da She is just too kind. It's better to just kill all those useless guys!"

Someone looked distressed: "So he is from that town. Alas, once he is deemed useless, he will be abandoned by the country. It is a shame to make such a choice..."

Some people were filled with grief and indignation: "It's all because of that bastard Orochi. Those people are not human beings in his eyes! If it's the Kozuki family..."

Voices continued to sound, and everyone had their own ideas.

"But, this is not the guy's true identity!!!"

The guard leader ignored everyone's discussion and released another bombshell:

"Tono Yasushi is not his real name at all. He is actually a remnant of the rebellion from more than a decade ago - Shimotsuki Yasuie!"

"This traitor who rebelled against the general not only did not appreciate the general's grace of not killing him, but instead continued to cause trouble to the country and the people over the past decade!"

The leader said righteously: "More importantly, he has recently colluded with the rebellion of the Kozuki clan again, trying to start a war again and plunge our country into war!!! Let our lives once again fall into dire straits!!!"

"This time, the general cannot tolerate it! The public execution is not only to punish the Shimotsuki Yasushi family for treason, but also to declare war on those remnants who are still hiding! Anyone who wants to overthrow the general will only die!!!"

The surroundings were quiet for a few seconds, then became lively again.

Those who once spit on him became even more angry: "Kill him, kill that bastard!"

The person who was in pain was shocked: "It turned out to be the famous Bai Wu... Lord Kang... This time, are you going to die too?"

The people who were once angry and grief-stricken fell into despair: "Master Kang has not given up on us. He still wants to resist... But, has he failed as well?"

The leader of the guards didn't care what these people thought. After he finished speaking, he left with his men.

As for the people around, some went to the square, while others chose other directions.

As for Sanji and others, they were a little confused at this time.

When Toko heard that the identity of "The Little Monk at Three O'clock in the Morning" was Tono Yasushi, his eyes widened instantly.

"Hey?! That's my dad!!!"

"What?!" Sanji and others exclaimed subconsciously.

Unlike Zoro and the others, the other four, including Nami and Robin, had never seen Tono Yasushi, so they did not react after hearing Tonoko's words.

Only Xiao Zi thought of something and shouted anxiously: "Huzi, you can't go!"

But it was too late. Before anyone could react, Hu Zi had already run outside.

At this moment, Usopp reacted first, took out his slingshot and shot out a green seed.

【Vine Green Star! 】

The seeds shot into the ground next to Huzi, and several vines grew out and grabbed Huzi. Xiao Zi then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Toko, calm down!!!"

Usopp held Toko in his arms, but he didn't dare to use force. He could only let Toko struggle in his arms while he tried his best to comfort her.

"What's the situation with this child?"

Nami's face looked a little strange.

At this time, Toko was trying to break free from Usopp's restraints, tears kept flowing from her eyes and flowing down the corners of her raised mouth.

Not only Nami, but even Robin, who was always calm, felt her heart tightened after seeing this scene.

They could feel Hu Zi's pain, not only the pain of hearing that her father was about to be executed, but also the pain of being extremely sad at the moment but still being able to only smile.

"I will explain these things to you all," Xiao Zi, who was standing by, also reacted at this time and showed a pleading expression to the few people: "If possible, can you please save the child's father? Hu Zi is the only relative she has."

As he spoke, Xiao Zi pretended to kneel down.

"Xiao Zi, wait a minute, you don't have to do this, we will..."

Nami supported Xiao Zi and was about to say something when a voice with hidden anger interrupted her.

"Lead the way."

Sanji put out his cigarette, squatted in front of the still crying Toko, gently placed his hand on her head, and said softly:

"Don't worry, we will go there right now and rescue your father. This is my brother's promise to you, don't worry."

"Sanji you..." Usopp, who was holding Toko, was speechless.

What happened to Sanji all of a sudden? If you only listen to the sound, others will think that he is just an adult coaxing a child. But Usopp, who looked directly into Sanji's eyes, knew that this guy was extremely angry at this time.

Perhaps Sanji's words worked, Toko stopped struggling, she just looked at Sanji.

One second, two seconds...

After a few seconds, Toko opened her arms and simply hugged Sanji's neck, and her crying sounded again.

"Dad, please save Dad, please save Huzi's Dad..."

Sanji picked up Toko, patted the little girl's back and whispered, "Well, let's go now."

After saying that, Sanji looked at Kozuki and said slowly: "The execution place is in the square, right? You should know where it is?"

Xiao Zi was still a little dazed. She didn't understand how a playboy who was so unreliable before could suddenly become so tall and reliable.

But she reacted quickly and stood up to lead the way.

Sanji just kept following while coaxing Toko.