Trouble Comes Knocking!

Luo was rather depressed about being unable to buy a ship. The shipyards had every kind of seafaring vessel to choose from, fat or slim, big or small, yet Uchiha Hiko's standards were simply too high. They had toured the entire island for so many days and still had not bought a single ship.

Luo did not quite support his Eldest Brother's obsession with perfection. After all, they had killed Kaido's men, and the entire New World was now in an uproar. Everyone impersonating Uchiha Hiko had vanished, while anything connected to Uchiha Hiko—clothing factories, apparel shops, and the like—had all suffered the wrath of Kaido, one of the Four Emperors.

Luo truly did not understand. Even if those people had provoked Hiko, why did he have to kill the Four Emperors' subordinates and invite such endless trouble?

"Annoying rats." A cold glint flashed through Hiko's indifferent eyes. He tilted his head slightly to one side and sneered. "Trouble's here. Go deal with it. It'll be a good chance to vent."

"Hm?" Luo followed Hiko's gaze but found nothing.

Hiko said blandly, "A few more fools who don't know their place have come. They probably have their eyes on the bounty on your head."

A moment later, Luo finally spotted several people sneaking around nearby. He silently gave Hiko's powerful perception a thumbs-up. Hiko had detected people approaching before he did, which meant his senses far surpassed Luo's own.

Over the past few days, the two of them had often encountered ambushes, assassinations, and pursuits. Ever since they killed Kaido's subordinates, such incidents had become increasingly frequent.

"I doubt they're here for my head." Luo slowly rose to his feet and drew Oni-Kishin. "You provoked one of the Four Emperors. They must have put a bounty on your head. I'd