Shocking the World

Seeing this, one of the ministers immediately led Xia Zhiqing to a side hall and pointed at the dozen or so large chests. "This is your payment. Count it."

"Pleasure doing business. Please have someone help me move it onto the ship."

After giving them a brief count, Xia Zhiqing said so.

"Pleasure doing business!"

However one looked at it, the minister's smile seemed somewhat forced.

Naturally. Xia Zhiqing had emptied the entire royal treasury. How could he possibly be happy?

The next day!

The first half of the Grand Line!

Rainbase, the desert kingdom of Alabasta!

"What a bold fellow. Even this old man wouldn't dare act so recklessly!"

A man with gloomy eyes, a scar on his face, a cigar clenched between his teeth, and a golden hook for a hand looked at the newspaper in his hand and spoke.

Florian Triangle!

"Kyakyakyakya, he really dared to do it! He just up and killed the king of a World Government member nation! As expected of the strongest rising bounty hunter!"

Gecko Moria let out a shrill laugh, his eyes filled with excited savagery.

New World! Dressrosa!

"Fufufu, this is getting more and more interesting. World Government, what will you do next?"

Doflamingo laughed arrogantly and put down the newspaper in his hand.

Marine Headquarters!

"Natsi!!! You've got some nerve! You actually dared to assassinate the king of a nation!"

Even Sengoku had been startled when he first learned of the news.

Those were some outrageous guts. He simply had no regard for law or order!

Sengoku could already imagine just how furious the World Government and the kings of nations around the world would be!!

If he dared to kill the king of the Dongping Kingdom this time, then didn't that mean he would dare to kill the kings of other kingdoms too, provided the price was high enough?

The holy land of the World Government, Mary Geoise!

"Go. Send CP0 to kill him. No one may provoke the dignity of the World Government!"

A cold voice rang out from within the holy land, indifferent yet imposing.

"Yes!" someone answered.

The entire sea was shocked by what Natsi, Xia Zhiqing's alias, had done!

The already turbulent seas once again erupted into unrest because of this incident!

"Zehehe, what a lawless existence. Not bad, I like him!"

Countless pirates instantly approved of Xia Zhiqing!

Setting everything else aside, that courage alone already placed him above the masses!

"Anna, see? Because of your 'impulsiveness,' the two of us are in serious danger now!"

"That's a pursuit by the World Government. You'd better be mentally prepared!"

Xia Zhiqing sat cross-legged at the bow, speaking jokingly.

"At worst, I'll trade my life for that bastard's!"

Anna spoke coldly, utterly unconcerned.

"Sigh, you're getting more and more reckless. You know I could never hand you over!"

Hearing that, Xia Zhiqing could not help but sigh.

"Come on. Before the World Government finds us, let's find somewhere to hide!"

"With our current strength, being hunted down would be quite troublesome!"

Xia Zhiqing waved his hand and set sail in search of an uninhabited island!

While searching, the young man also began training Anna to improve her marksmanship!

Xia Zhiqing had thought they could hide and wait out the storm, but he had still underestimated the World Government's capabilities!

Three days later!

"My, my, it seems I was still too slow. Or perhaps I underestimated the World Government's intelligence-gathering abilities!"

Seeing the three CP0 members aboard a warship blocking their path, his body immediately tensed up!