General Lanlin of One Piece

Chapter 700 Shanks in pain
With a crash, the chair behind Shanks overturned to the ground. He stood up suddenly with a shocked face and looked at Reiju.

The words that Reiju said had such a strong psychological impact on him that even Shanks could not suppress the abyss-like terrifying momentum in his body. He couldn't help but escape outwards, destroying the walls, tables and chairs in the hall. Things like the floor and the floor were so shaken that they cracked.

Reiju, Kerra and others, who were slightly weaker, had even more uncomfortable looks on their faces.

Beckman quickly stepped forward, stretched out his hand to pull Shanks' arm, and whispered in his ear: "Shanks! Calm down!"

Shanks took a few deep breaths, and then slowly calmed down the terrifying aura he had released involuntarily. There was a trace of hesitation and disbelief in his eyes. He looked at Reijiu, who was looking a little pale, and asked urgently: "You... what did you just do?" What are you talking about? Uncle Reilly...what's wrong with him?"

Reijiu took a deep breath, stabilized her dizzy body, and told the information from the phone bug in detail, which made everyone in the hall change their expressions.

"A few days ago, Hero Garp chased to Nine Snakes Island and fought with Pluto Rayleigh in a one-on-one fight. Pluto Rayleigh was punched through the heart and died. Hero Garp's throat was also penetrated. Although he was lucky enough to survive, he seemed to have fallen into After being in a coma for a long time, he was sent back to the Navy Headquarters by Lieutenant General Lan Lin."

"Rayleigh... unexpectedly..., is the Navy trying to kill everyone?" The sadness in Marco's eyes became even stronger.

For Rayleigh to go to the Navy Headquarters to support them, Marco thanked him from the bottom of his heart for his help.

Although the Whitebeard Pirates were eventually destroyed, Marco would always remember Rayleigh's kindness.

Anger, disappointment, pain, sadness, guilt, nostalgia, hesitation...

In Shanks' heart, Rayleigh is the most mature and stable elder in the entire Roger Pirates.

What made Shanks even more depressed was that it was Garp who killed Rayleigh.

"Hero Garp killed Pluto Rayleigh? What shocking news is this. Two legends from the old era fought hard. One died and the other was seriously injured and passed out. This is a loss-lose situation." Ivankov shook his head and sighed.

This made Shanks' heart twist and he was so sad that he couldn't breathe.

As calm as he was, he felt a deep sadness well up in his heart at this moment, and there was a heartbreaking pain in his heart.

He originally wanted to find a time to go over and help Rayleigh treat the burns caused by Akainu, but who would have thought that not long after that, he would hear such bad news.

Too many emotions rushed into his heart, causing Shanks to stand there in a daze for a long time.

Originally, Shanks planned to let Rayleigh be Luffy's teacher in the next year or two, teaching Luffy how to use Haki.

But now, the vice-captain who was respected and loved by all members of the Roger Pirates died so tragically.

Cockapoo…

If the murderer were Akainu or Rorschach, he would still have endless killing intent and must avenge Rayleigh's death.

He admired and respected Raleigh immensely. Even though he was in the new world, he always cared about whether Raleigh was still healthy and called Raleigh often.

But now, Luffy's grandfather actually killed Rayleigh...

Shanks, after hearing the shocking news, stood there with a dazed look on his face.

He is the father of Dorag and the grandfather of Luffy and Ace.

It seems that as long as Rayleigh is around, the Roger Pirates can survive no matter how difficult they encounter.

"Uncle Rayleigh..."

No one could understand the complex emotions that were surging in Shanks' heart at this moment.

Dorag lowered his head and looked at the table in front of him, and fell into silence.

His eyes were red and moist, and he thought of those warm scenes with Rayleigh.

Beckman and Jesus looked at each other, not knowing how to comfort Shanks at this moment.

As the veteran members of the Red-Haired Pirates, they knew very well how important Rayleigh was to Shanks.

There was a long silence in the hall.

After a long time, Shanks took a deep breath, recovered from his dazed state, and regained the style of the Four Emperors of the New World. The complex emotions on his face were gone, and he was covered with a touch of the majesty of an emperor. .

He turned to look at Dolag and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Dolag, let me go see Luffy. I need to borrow the power of Yixiao and rush to Nine Snake Island as soon as possible."

Dorag nodded, "My condolences, I'm sorry for the death of Hades Rayleigh."

Shanks shook his head, "It doesn't have to be like this. Uncle Rayleigh died in a fair fight with Garp. I don't think even Uncle Rayleigh himself will have the slightest complaint about this."

After saying goodbye to Dolag, Shanks and his party walked out of the hall and walked towards the side hall.

Marco and Bista also got up and followed.

Also coming together were Sabo and Kerra.

Sabo held an ice coffin in his hand, and through the blurry ice, he could vaguely see Ace who seemed to be sleeping inside.

Everyone left one after another, but Dorag still did not get up from his seat. His face was covered by the hood, and his expression at the moment could not be seen clearly.

Ivankov said worriedly: "Hero Kapu...is your father, right? Dorag? Do you want us to send someone to find out about him?"

Dorag shook his head slightly and said nothing.

In the backyard of the side hall a few hundred meters away.

Luffy, who had many bandages on his body, was practicing his Haki with a straight face.

His eyes were covered with a piece of cloth, and he was holding a sheathed sword in his hand, and from time to time he would silently hit him.

Luffy's skin is covered with hardened, armament-colored domineering. If he is not careful, he will be hit by the staff knife in Yixiao's hand, and there will be a red and swollen bruise on his body.

It could be seen that Yixiao was not gentle at all, but Luffy didn't show any complaint on his face.

After experiencing serious blows such as the disbandment of the pirate group, the loss of his partners' hearts, Ace's death, etc., Luffy vowed to make himself stronger. One day, he will defeat Rorschach in an upright manner, avenge Ace, and snatch the hearts of his friends back from the hands of the demon Rorschach.

But now, he wants to practice with the strong men around him who are far stronger than himself.

Whether it is Yixiao, Shanks, Rayleigh, or his father Dorag, they are all the top strong men in this sea.

As long as you are strong enough to compete with them, you can face that demon head-on.

Luffy was practicing, but he stopped swinging the staff and knife in his hand with a smile. The ferocious scars on his eyes were affected, and a look of sadness appeared on his face.

"Rayleigh...died in the battle?"

"What? Uncle Yixiao, what did you say? Uncle Reilly..."

Luffy's body was shaken violently, and he tore the cloth from his eyes, looking at him with a smile in disbelief.

Then, he saw Shanks, Sabo and others walking towards them.

Keenly noticing Shanks' red eyes, Luffy's voice trembled a little, "Shanks, what's wrong with Uncle Rayleigh?"

Shanks stepped forward, put the straw hat in his hand on Luffy's head, and sighed: "Uncle Rayleigh... went to see Whitebeard and Ace. I'll take you here now." Let’s go back to Nine Snake Island together.”

When Luffy received Shanks' confirmation, his eyes suddenly turned red and he burst into tears.

Shanks pressed his head and said in a deep voice: "Luffy, listen up, as a man, you are destined to experience the pain and sorrow of loss before you can truly grow up and become a man who stands upright. Next, I will take you to Nine Snake Island and Sphinx Island to bury Uncle Rayleigh and Ace properly. After that, you can stay at your father's place and practice hard, remembering the pain you felt today. No matter how lofty a dream you have, you still need a strong self to support it, not to seek revenge, but to avoid suffering such pain again in the future.”

"Well, well, I...I will definitely become stronger. I will become stronger than Rorschach, stronger than everyone else!"

Luffy burst into tears, his voice choked with sobs.

"Let's go."

Shanks looked up at Yixiao, and Yixiao waved his hand to create an invisible gravity field, swept up a dozen people present, and quickly flew to the Redfords anchored on the coast of the Kamabaka Kingdom.

Soon, the Redfords rose into the sky and flew towards the windless sea area where Nine Snake Island is located.

Nine Snakes Island.

The pirate ship of the Nine Snakes Pirates returned from Ruskena Island and picked up Xia Qi who stayed there.

Before the ship even docked, Xia Qi jumped off the bow of the ship in a panic, landed in the shallow sea on the shore with a thud, and stepped onto the broken island in front of her.

Her face, which was already panicked and full of worry, completely collapsed after seeing Rayleigh lying on the ground.

"Old Lei!"

Xia Qi screamed, threw herself in front of Lei Li, lay on Lei Li, trembled and cried bitterly.

"Xia Qi, you...be strong and take care of your body."

Granny New's eyes were filled with unbearable expressions. She wanted to step forward to comfort Xia Qi who was crying like a cuckoo crying blood, but she didn't want to interrupt Xia Qi's longing for Lei Li.

She noticed that there was a fanny pack hanging on Xia Qi's waist, which contained a bottle of wine and several pieces of clothing.

Xia Qi cried on Lei Li for a while, slowly calmed down, and began to gently apply Lei Li's makeup.

She declined the kindness of Granny New, Marigrud and others, picked up Rayleigh alone, and walked to the beach of Nine Snakes Island. After using sea water to wash away the dust and blood on Rayleigh's body, she hugged him. Raleigh returned to the center of the island.

Xia Qi said to Granny New: "Give me a room. I want to help Lao Lei change his clothes. We can't let him face Shanks like this."

"Okay, let's go to the palace." Granny New quickly took her and Rayleigh, who was being held by her, to the palace on Nine Snakes Island.

After declining help from others, Xia Qi took Rayleigh into the palace alone, carefully placed Rayleigh on the luxurious bed, and took out Rayleigh's favorite beach pants and white shirt from his pocket. There were also a pair of slippers with soles worn into a thin layer, which Rayleigh put on one by one.

"Old Lei, look, I didn't expect that one day you would enjoy this kind of treatment, right? Haha, like a king, with a beautiful woman like me personally serving and dressing, sleeping in this magnificent palace. Even so. When Roger was alive, he never enjoyed such a luxurious life.”

Xia Qi said with a smile, found a comb, and carefully combed Rayleigh's silver hair. She also used the hair tie on her head to tie a braid for him, and then began to comb Rayleigh's hair. Beard on chin.

"Do you think it's not troublesome to have long hair like this? Every time you get drunk, your hair is covered in disgusting alcohol and you can't even wash it off. It smells so bad. If you don't tie it up yet, It's great to wear a ponytail like Jabba, but you don't know how to take care of yourself. You may look glamorous on the outside, but you're completely unkempt in private."

She stretched out her hand to tidy up the messy clothes on her body, and flipped the hair around her ears in a very feminine manner. Then she sat on the bed, picked up Rayleigh's head, put it in her arms, and reached out to take out the bag. of that bottle of wine.

"Tell me, am I blind to fall in love with a man like you? Haha, he is still an old man. An old drunkard who has no money to drink and is so outrageous that he sold himself to a slave trader in exchange for alcohol. "

Xia Qi bit off the cap of the wine bottle, poured a few big gulps into her mouth, then capped the bottle again and placed it in Rayleigh's hand.

"Hold your drink, my dear Captain Raleigh."

Xia Qi pursed her red lips, leaned down, kissed Lei Li on the forehead, and made a prominent lip mark.

She smiled mischievously like a little girl and said: "You, if there is no woman around to watch, you don't know how crazy you will be. I will print a mark for you so that I won't find you later. As agreed, Don't go too far, otherwise I won't be able to catch up with you."

When Shanks arrived at Nine Snakes Island, what he saw was that his hair was meticulously combed, his clothes were neatly dressed, he was holding a bottle of rum in his hand, with the same gentle smile on his face, and he was leaning against Xia Qi who was also smiling. Rayleigh in arms.

The two of them cuddled together, smiling, and sat quietly on the bed, as if for eternity.

With a pop, Shanks' legs weakened and he fell to his knees heavily on the ground.

"Uhhhhhh!"

His eyes were red, he clenched his fists tightly, knocked his head on the ground, and squeezed out an indignant and painful roar from his throat.

Like a wounded wolf.

(End of this chapter)