Chapter 28

He showed no excessive reaction after learning the destination of this trip,

but sat silently at the edge of the deck surrounded by a group of merfolk,

wondering what he was thinking.

Regarding this,

Li Xiao paid no excessive attention either.

After all, given the Evil Dragon's current state,

let alone causing trouble,

he needed someone to support him just to take two steps!

About three or four hours later,

Li Xiao, leading a group of Arlong Pirates members soon to be exchanged for Berries, arrived at the island where the Marine G-16 Branch was located.

Li Xiao stood at the bow and gazed from afar,

seeing that one side of the island before him was covered with scattered yet orderly houses,

with faint cooking smoke rising,

obviously the village on this small island.

And on the other side of the island,

stood a blue-and-white building,

with a flag depicting a seagull fluttering above the building,

unmistakably the Marine flag,

that was the Marine G-16 Branch Li Xiao was looking for!

After pondering for a moment,

Li Xiao had the merfolk navigator steer the ship in a circle,

docking directly on the side of the Marine G-16 Branch.

This way,

after everyone went ashore, they only needed to walk a short distance to reach the Marine G-16 Branch,

much faster than cutting through the town!

However, whether the distance was short or not,

was secondary!

The main point was that leading such a group of fierce-looking merfolk through the streets and alleys to cross the town,

would probably scare the town residents into running home on the spot,

or even scattering in all directions,

to the point of dropping their vegetable baskets while running!

Making it look like pirates had invaded the village to plunder!

Hmm...

Although saying that seems to have no problem,

after all, this is indeed a group of genuine, Legitimate pirates...

but the key point is,

I, Li Xiao, am not some pirate!

I am just the only cultivator in this world, utterly ordinary!

A moment later,

the ship docked.

Li Xiao leaped down first to step onto the shore,

while the merfolk of the Arlong Pirates followed closely behind.

After resting along the way,

Arlong's body seemed to have recovered somewhat,

but he still needed two merfolk to support him to get off the ship.

Li Xiao's final sword strike had hit his chest precisely,

causing his upper body to be wrapped entirely in bandages,

looking exactly like a mummy halfway through being made.

Everyone walked up a mountain path,

and before long saw the gate of the Marine G-16 Branch.

At this time,

a table was placed on one side of Damenkou,

where a Marine soldier sat at the table, head down, looking at something,

looking quite absorbed,

and he did not notice at all until Li Xiao, leading a group of merfolk, walked right up to him!

Li Xiao leaned his body slightly forward,

looking at the book in his hand with considerable curiosity.

After clearly seeing the content inside,

Li Xiao's expression inevitably became somewhat strange.

Ah, this...

These days,

has *Intimate Paradise* really broken through the dimensional barrier and gone on sale?

As a Marine,

fine, you say you sneak peeks at this thing in private,

but how dare you read it while on duty!

In broad daylight, under the clear heavens,

you're like someone who dropped his pants to ride the carousel — spinning round and round, shameless!

Seeing that the Marine hadn't noticed him at all,

Li Xiao gave a light, helpless cough and said:

"Ahem, excuse me, can I collect a bounty here?"

Li Xiao had thought that once he spoke up,

the Marine soldier would realize someone was there,

and at the very least rein it in a bit and put that book away!

However, Li Xiao found

he had clearly been thinking too much!

The Marine soldier didn't even lift his head,

his gaze still fixed dead on the contents of the book,

and merely asked flatly.

"Which pirate?"

"Well, right behind you!"

"Can't you just report the name straight? Don't you understand plain speech?"

Li Xiao's brow furrowed slightly, and he said:

"There are quite a few people; you'd better look for yourself."

Hearing this, if

the Marine soldier instantly grew impatient, and

jerked his head up, cursing as he said:

"How hard can it be just to collect a bount—" say

"Holy shit!!!" group

He hadn't even finished speaking,

staring at the row of fishmen standing in perfect unison before his eyes,