Chapter 1091

They asked timidly.

"I don't know."

Han Ku Ke shook her head gently, flicking her long black hair.

She paused.

Then she continued: "But we could just ask and find out."

"Really ask? What if he's not? Won't that expose our plan to escape?"

The two girls were terrified.

"No need to worry."

"They've known for a long time that we want to escape."

"But…"

"They've never taken it seriously. They're confident we can't escape from here."

Han Ku Ke bit her silver teeth.

Is this man really here to save us on purpose?

Ask and you'll know.

While everyone else dared not speak.

Han Ku Ke gathered her courage, clenched her tiny pink fists, and fixed her beautiful eyes on Lu En, asking: "Excuse me, are you here to save us?"

Her voice was like a oriole's,

Clear and melodious,

Extremely pleasant to hear.

Such a voice, not to sing, would be a true waste.

Just like her.

Her voice was also beautiful and sweet.

Her voice matched her appearance,

Beautiful,

At only ten years old, she was already a budding beauty.

When she grows up, she will surely become a breathtakingly gorgeous woman.

As Han Ku Ke's voice rang out,

Around them,

The boys and girls locked in the iron cages all turned their eyes—filled with excitement and anticipation—toward Lu En's figure as he stepped into the warehouse.

"Is he really here to save us?"

"Will he?"

"What about those hateful people outside?"

"Are those bastards gone?"

"Can we really be saved alive?"

Everyone's hearts surged with excitement and hope, each gripping the iron bars of their cages tightly.

At this moment,

In Han Ku Ke's eyes,

The entire world had shrunk to a single point of focus.

That was…

Lu En, clad in the Navy's righteous coat!

Lu En was the sole focus in Han Ku Ke's eyes.

He had captured every ounce of her attention.

Her clenched tiny pink fists were damp with nervous sweat.

Revealing

Her overwhelming anxiety and tension.

Facing this group of helpless, longing young faces…

Lu En let out a light laugh.

He did not answer.

His gaze shifted,

Fixing on the girl who had dared to ask the question.

The moment he saw the girl,

Even Lu En was momentarily stunned by her beauty.

So young…

So beautiful?

She could truly be called a national beauty.

She made fish sink and geese fall,

Made the moon hide and flowers blush.

She was already this beautiful at only around ten years old.

Given time,

What would she become?

"At ten years old, you're already this beautiful—when you grow up, you'll surely become a beauty who brings ruin to an era."

Lu En sighed with emotion.

After a brief moment of distraction, he quickly regained his composure.

Women…

They only slow down my sword-drawing speed!

"What's your name?"

Lu En regarded the beautiful girl with interest and smiled as he asked.

Boa Han Ku Ke, under Lu En's gaze, tensed up; her delicate little face grew uneasy, she bit her lip and answered honestly: "I—I'm Han Ku Ke. Boa Han Ku Ke."

"Boa Han Ku Ke?"

Lu En looked astonished.

He truly hadn't expected it.

He had merely happened to disrupt the CP organization's human trafficking—and yet, by sheer coincidence, he'd run into the future Warlord of the Sea, the Empress!

The future Empress, hailed as the most beautiful woman in the Grand Line!

"Is this the exact period when Han Ku Ke was captured and about to be sent to the Holy Land Mary Geoise as a slave?"

"So…"

"Did I just intercept the Empress?"

Lu En stroked his chin thoughtfully, his expression subtly enigmatic.

He hadn't anticipated this at all at first.

This merchant ship was actually this significant!

Transporting the future Empress, Han Ku Ke!

"Since I've intercepted this matter…"

"Will the Empress becoming a Celestial Dragon's slave now come to nothing? Will the Empress being branded with the Celestial Dragon's hoof also be ended because of me?"

Lu En smiled.

To confirm the truth of it all…

Lu En asked again and again: "Are you from Amazon Lily?"

"H-How do you know that?"

Han Ku Ke stared in shock, her beautiful eyes wide and round.

She grew wary and tense.

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"Don't be nervous—I've merely heard rumors."