Chapter 489

"Tch, there are countless people in the New World who died just like you, thinking they were invincible after obtaining a natural ancient secret manual."

Boke shook his head and mocked him with disdain.

Li Bu fainted again due to his injuries.

"Is this the foundation of the Soul Hall? Can just anyone who comes out instantly kill a martial artist with a 200 million bounty?"

"Luffy and the others are in danger now!"

The crowd watching from afar discussed it heatedly.

Luffy and the others were already sitting on the Sunny chariot, ready to continue searching for the "One Piece Divine Art."

The Dragon King, along with the three princes, Princess Bai Xing, and a crowd of fish-men, saw Luffy and the others off.

On the other side, on a path that was the only way to leave the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Countless Imperial Guard chariots were waiting in full battle array.

"Hehe! We received news that a large group of martial artists would be escaping from this path recently, so we specifically dispatched a thousand men to stop them here."

The leading officer pointed to the luxurious chariot in front, pulled by ten warhorses, which was filled with fully armed Imperial Guard soldiers.

"These guys are all our military merits! Catch one and get a reward of 100, 00 silver! Catch five and get 500, 00 silver!"

The Imperial Guard commander said with a grin while holding up his index finger, as if this were a very happy thing.

"But it's really bad luck that we're acting together with those guys from the Fifth Division this time!"

"Yeah!"

"Sigh! I think we should end the mission early."

Although this small commander of the Imperial Guard was greedy, he wasn't a fool.

He knew very well that some of the guys from the Fifth Division were even more ruthless than the martial artists; they didn't show any mercy when they did things.

"By the way, that girl from the Fifth Division is here this time, right? She's my dream lover! I've never seen such a beautiful woman!"

"Tsk tsk, isn't that right! That girl is truly a flower in the murky Fifth Division."

"Hehehehe!"

"…"

Just as this group of Imperial Guards was talking about some sordid things, they heard the neighing of many warhorses from afar.

"Everyone, get ready for battle! Those martial artists are coming!"

The small Imperial Guard commander immediately gave a warning.

Instantly, over a thousand Imperial Guards tensed up, holding their weapons and looking in the direction the sound came from.

"Giddy up! Giddy up! Giddy up!"

Another burst of urgent and chaotic sounds came.

They saw a dense crowd in the distance, rushing toward them quickly.

"Fire arrows! Don't let them break through. If these guys are let go, who knows what kind of trouble they will bring to our people."

The Imperial Guard commander shouted.

Instantly, thousands of Imperial Guards raised their bows and arrows, aimed at the group, and released their strings!

In an instant, countless feathered arrows struck forward like a storm.

"Oh no! It's an ambush!"

The first group of martial artists to come out of the Dragon Palace encountered an ambush.

A martial artist couldn't dodge in time and instantly screamed, falling into a pool of blood.

The remaining martial artists were also terrified and fled in all directions.

"Damn it! We just escaped from hell, and now we've been arrested by the Imperial Guards! Brothers, let's go together! These Imperial Guards can't do anything to us!"

"That's right! If we fight to the death, we still have a chance to break out!"

"Kill!"

The martial artists roared and rushed toward the thousand Imperial Guards, filled with righteous indignation.

The people from the Fifth Division of the Imperial Guard were standing by on the side, looking disheveled, as if they didn't care about the battle in front of them at all.

Instead, they were discussing which town's wine was better and which village's girls were more lively!

"Hmph, how boring. It was solved so easily; it's such a waste of time!"

A man yawned lazily, seemingly feeling that the war had no challenge at all.

"Hey! If Captain Tashigi saw you like this, she would definitely scold you!"

A sleazy-looking person next to him teased.

"Captain Tashigi? Being scolded by Captain Tashigi is a good thing too. I'd give anything for more chances to talk to her!"

The man smiled and touched his nose; it was clear he liked Captain Tashigi very much.

"Hahaha!"

Those around laughed sleazily. In the lives of these old soldiers, Captain Tashigi was their only joy every day!

Suddenly, many arrows shot toward them, which gave these sleazy soldiers a jolt.

Just as they were about to make a move, a beautiful figure drew her sword.

"Get out of my way!"

Tashigi, in full military uniform, stood heroically in front of them, her thin sword easily cutting down those feathered arrows.

"Is that Captain Tashigi? Captain Tashigi, you're even more beautiful today."

A soldier gave a lewd smile, and the other soldiers also stared at Captain Tashigi with sleazy expressions.

"Get lost!" Captain Tashigi snorted coldly.

She then began to scold these old soldiers: "How do you usually train! Don't you know that being distracted on the battlefield is fatal!"

"Captain Tashigi is right to scold us, we promise it won't happen next time."

"Yes, yes!"

Several soldiers agreed repeatedly, each as obedient as a grandson.

"These guys."

Tashigi rolled her eyes. These guys were always grinning and joking, but in reality, they were all slippery devils. If she didn't show strength greater than theirs, these bastards wouldn't listen to her at all!

But thinking of her performance just now, Tashigi's mouth curled slightly.

This was enough to deter those guys.

"Listen to me, all of you. If I hear you teasing me about being a woman behind my back again…"

She paused deliberately here.

"Don't blame me for not warning you. Next time, even if you cry and beg for mercy, I will definitely slaughter you."

Tashigi's threat made everyone feel her seriousness, and they all fell silent.

"Alright! Tashigi, I'm in the middle of an interrogation. We can talk about scolding these soldiers later."

At this moment, a man with a slicked-back hairstyle, smoking a pipe, stepped out.

He was wearing armor, his face was full of seriousness, his eyes were extremely sharp, giving people a sense of oppression.

"Yes, General Smoker."

Hearing General Smoker speak, Tashigi immediately restrained her fierce appearance and returned to her obedient state.

【Whoa! It's Smoker and the others. I didn't expect Smoker to look even more ferocious after two years!】

【Are they here to arrest Straw Hat Luffy and the others? After all, they chased them all the way from Dongzhou to Changancheng.】

【Smoker, who practiced the "White Emperor Smoke Art," caused quite a lot of trouble for Luffy and the others two years ago!】

【Tashigi has become a great beauty after two years. I really want to see her meet Zoro.】

【No wonder those soldiers like Tashigi so much. Who wouldn't love a figure like that!】

【I really don't know if Luffy after two years can beat Smoker!】

【He should have the strength for a fight. After all, people who practice natural ancient secret manuals aren't unbeatable now!】

【That's right, Luffy has mastered martial arts true Qi now, how could he not beat this smoke-addict!】

…

Smoker exhaled smoke, looked at the martial artists tied up with ropes in front of him, and asked, "So, you were captured by Hody of the East Sea Dragon Palace and used as slaves?"

"That's right, it was Hody of the East Dragon who captured us!"

Everyone nodded. Although they still had lingering fears, they didn't hide anything.

"Then how did you escape? And how did so many people escape together?"

Smoker's tone was a bit puzzled; he had also heard about the fish-men's hatred for humans.