One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 741 Green Pepper's Hesitation

"Are you telling the truth? A huge fleet appeared near Wang Zhi's fleet?"

Qingjiao, the twelfth-generation pillar of the Babao Navy, asked the scout who was delivering the letter.

"Yes, Dongliang! It is indeed a huge fleet, but it is not a warship. The ships in the fleet are obviously flat-bottomed boats. They are not sailing very fast. They are more like supply ships or merchant ships. They do not have obvious flags, but they all have a strange colored pull ring, which may be a secret code prepared in advance."

The scout said.

"I know, you go down first."

Qing Jiao waved his hand and the scout left. Only Qing Jiao sat on his tiger-skin throne alone, silent and thinking. He and Wang Zhi were old acquaintances. Both of them were from the Flower Kingdom and had made a name for themselves on the sea. Naturally, they were connected to each other. Therefore, he also knew that Wang Zhi's ancestors were die-hard fans of the royal family of the Flower Kingdom, but unfortunately their family fell into poverty, so they had no choice but to go to sea and become pirates.

It is said that some relatives of Wang Zhi's family had risen up in resistance during the coup that changed the pattern of the Flower Kingdom, but unfortunately they were suppressed. Originally, the matter would have ended like this. Who would have thought that the prince and the grandson of the emperor, who were thought to have died in the chaos, were not dead! They even contacted Wang Zhi and escaped successfully! And now, Wang Zhi actually brought them back. Faced with this situation and the letter Wang Zhi wrote to her to conspire for a great cause, Qing Jiao hesitated.

Speaking of which, Qingjiao is actually a person who goes with the flow. He doesn't have such big ambitions to become a king or a general. In fact, he just wanted to have some money to spend in the beginning. That's right, as the head of an army and a pillar of the Babao Navy, Qingjiao actually only had such a dream in the beginning. After all, the Babao Navy was really afraid of being poor. The Babao Navy was the poorest and the least popular of all the navies of the Flower Kingdom. Because the Babao Navy was actually real pirates, they were pardoned by the imperial edict, so this also led to the fact that the Babao Navy was actually not popular and had no funds.

Why did Qing Jiao put so many treasures in the Baoyu Iceberg? Isn't it because the things in the Baoyu Iceberg are the real ones of their Babao Navy, and they don't need to hand them in, nor do they have to worry about being snooped by other navy, because only he can open it. This is also the reason why he hates Garp. He has worked hard for so many years and finally let the Babao Navy get rid of the hard days. In the end, who would have thought that they would return to the pre-liberation era in one day? Who would not be angry?
The arrival of Wang Zhi and his men gave Qing Jiao another hope. How did Yibao Navy get its current status? Isn't it because of the merit of following the dragon? Without this merit, how could his Yibao Navy be what it is today? But this merit of following the dragon is not so easy to get. Apart from other things, it is not enough to add icing on the cake. What everyone lacks the least is icing on the cake. What everyone lacks is timely help. Only timely help is what is really needed.

Now, an opportunity to help someone in need is before him, but he doesn't dare to gamble, not with the entire Babao Navy. The situation on Wang Zhi's side looks good, which makes the entire Flower Kingdom panic, but Qingjiao knows that this situation is only temporary. Wang Zhi's side cannot maintain this advantage all the time, because they have a big problem, that is, supply and overall strength. Needless to say, supply. The overall strength of Wang Zhi's side is still not as good as that of the Flower Kingdom. Now this advantage is only because of the disunity within the Flower Kingdom. Once it is really pushed to a certain point, the integrated strength of the Flower Kingdom is not something Wang Zhi and his team can resist.

But now there seems to be a new situation. Those large ships coming from nowhere are obviously in the same group as Wang Zhi and his men. Once Wang Zhi and his men really get support and gain the ability to fight for a long time, they seem to be able to win this battle, because they have the right time. The Flower Kingdom did not pay all the gold in the sky last year, and judging from the current situation, it seems that they cannot pay it this year either. Although they do not have the advantage of location, they do not have it either. Everyone grew up on this land and knows what the situation is. As for the harmony of people, there is no need to mention it. It is not known whether Wang Zhi's side is united, but they on the Flower Kingdom side definitely have their own ulterior motives. In addition, the exploitation of the lower classes in recent years has led to public resentment, which makes people and this advantage firmly grasped by Wang Zhi's people.

“How do I choose?”

Qing Jiao took out the note from his bosom again. It was something that Qing Jiao's son left for him. It was something that he left the night before he set out for the palace. Palace? Ha! Sure enough, these usurpers were so petty. In the past, it was the palace, and the people inside were the emperor and the princes, but now it has become the palace and the king, which is a direct drop in generation. It's really shameful and cowardly.

[I hope that father will not worry about me. I am unfilial if I cannot serve you. I hope that father can choose the right path and follow the right path. I bow my head.]

Just a few words were all that Qing Jiao's son left him. His son was gifted and intelligent since childhood, and he was also quite capable. He was the best candidate for the next generation of pillars. If it weren't for the sudden strange disease, Qing Jiao believed that the Eight Treasures Navy would definitely be able to flourish in the hands of his son, but all this ended because of the strange disease. His son asked him to choose the right path, but what is the right path? If it were based on his son's personality, he would probably let him follow Wang Zhi and the others to follow the prince, but as a father, how could he really not care about his child and ignore his life and death?

"Ugh."

Qing Jiao sighed helplessly and put the note back in her hand. "Grandpa, are you thinking about father again?"

At this time, a boy of about twelve or thirteen years old walked in, looked at Qingjiao and said, this person is Qingjiao's eldest grandson, Cai Yi, the future Old Cai, but Old Cai at this time is still a young man. Oh, yes, I forgot to say, Qingjiao's family is surnamed Cai, so Qingjiao's real name should actually be Cai Qingjiao, but few people call him that. Just like Qingjiao's second grandson Buwu, his full name is actually Cai Buwu, but everyone is used to calling him Buwu, so they always unconsciously hide the surname and just call him Buwu.

"It's Cai Yi. Why didn't you train today and come to Grandpa's place?"

Seeing the person coming in, Qingjiao immediately put away her original sighing expression, and asked with a smile on her face that although her eldest grandson was not as perfect as her son, he was also a good child. He could distinguish between public and private affairs and was very methodical in doing things. Although he had a somewhat impulsive temper, he was kind by nature. He attached great importance to what he had done and said, and never told lies. Among the new generation, he was very popular.

"Today's training is over. Master said that my Eight Punches require time and I can't rush it, so I am forbidden to practice more today. Grandpa, you haven't answered my question yet. Are you thinking about father again?"

Cai Yi answered very seriously. This was his personality. He would give an answer to other people's questions and rarely hide anything. At the same time, he would also insist on answering his own questions, hoping to get a satisfactory answer.

"Yes, Grandpa was thinking, how nice it would be if your father was here. Your father is smarter than me. There are many things that Grandpa can't figure out, but they are not a problem for your father."

Qingjiao also knew her grandson's character and did not hide anything.

"Since you think father is smarter than you, why don't you follow his advice? Father will definitely make the right choice, right?"

Cai Yi is a teenager and does not have a comprehensive view of the problem. But it must be said that sometimes not seeing the whole picture is also beneficial, because not being able to see so many situations also means that one will not be blinded by the numerous disturbing things. This is the case at this moment. Cai Yi grasped the key to the problem almost instantly and said.

"But Cai Yi, if you do what your father wants, your father will probably die. Do you understand?"

Qing Jiao looked at his eldest grandson and said, "How could he not know that his son's method was actually a good one? But a good method is not necessarily the most appropriate one."

"If I were to choose, I would do what my father did. After the matter is accomplished, if my father unfortunately passes away, then at worst I will go and pay for his life. But I can't do nothing when I know what is right and what is wrong. And who says we can't do this together? We can definitely go and rescue my father!"

Cai Yi said this in a decisive tone at this moment. His straight-backed figure made Qingjiao feel dazed for a moment. In the trance, he seemed to see his son standing in front of him, talking with great energy about revitalizing the entire Babao Navy.

(End of this chapter)