"It was really hard at first."

Hearing Lei Jiu's question, Xia Nuo hugged his arms behind his head, leisurely half leaned back in the chair, and chuckled:

"After you let him go, this kid first worked on a passenger ship, and then encountered a storm, if it weren't for that old man, he would have been willing to cut his legs for him as food, and it is estimated that he would have starved to death at that time......"

"Huh?" Lei Jiu exclaimed in surprise and couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"Well, it was pretty miserable at the time, but don't worry, everything will be fine later."

Xia Nuo smiled, "After that, the old man Zhepu took him back to the East China Sea, and went to Xiangcheng Town to pick me up first, this little ghost was not convinced when he first met me." ”

"Well, I remember when we were both caught stealing food in the pantry, and I knocked him unconscious and framed him......"

Speaking of this, Xia Nuo's gaze became more and more distant, and he looked at the ceiling, as if he was nostalgic for that precious time.

"Because of this incident, that little ghost has been puffing up for several days, and he didn't pay much attention to me on the ship, but children, it's understandable, and then we slowly got acquainted, dealt with the attack of pirates together, and founded the Bharati restaurant together."

He told a lot of interesting things, such as Sanji sneaking into his room in the middle of the night to learn a sword, but he was forced to sleep by buttoning his head with Teemo's hat;

Another example is that when he was thirteen or fourteen years old, Sanji hid alone and secretly learned to smoke, and was found and scolded by the old man Zhepu, and was punished for a day and not allowed to eat.

He secretly sent a stack of snacks over, and the kid was so angry that he didn't eat it, but when he came to look at it again the next morning, the little ghost's plate was cleaner than anything else as if it had been licked......

Many memories buried in the depths of his mind were turned over by him, like a stream flowing by, trickling silently.

Lei Jiu held her delicate chin in her hand and listened quietly, she followed Xia Nuo's story, sometimes sneering, sometimes worried, Sanji's growth trajectory from childhood to youth reproduced in front of her as if she had seen it with her own eyes.

The impression of his younger brother, who had been washed away by time and gradually became a little blurred, became clear again in his mind......

In the blink of an eye, nearly an hour passed, and gradually, Lei Jiu was no longer a simple listener, and sometimes took the initiative to ask some questions curiously.

At this moment, the two people in the conference room seemed to forget that there were still a bunch of people from the Jerma Kingdom waiting outside, but instead chatted more and more, and the relationship quietly became familiar.

"Thank you, Lord Xano."

In the end, Lei Jiu's face was full of unfinished color, she wiped away the tears that overflowed from the corners of her eyes, got up and bowed deeply to Xia Nuo:

"Thank you for being so patient in telling me about Sanji, and I am very grateful to you for taking care of him over the years......

"I don't like to hear this, Sanji is not just your younger brother, as his elder brother, it is a matter of course to take care of him, okay, besides, I have been holding back these words for several years, and I have long wanted to find someone to talk to."

Xia Nuo smiled, thought about it and said, "By the way, if you miss him, go to the East China Sea to see him when you have time when you go back, this kid is almost an adult, and his views on the things of the year are not so extreme, if I can see you, I will definitely be very happy." ”

"I'll go."

Lei Jiu nodded, sighed and said, "I also secretly inquired about his whereabouts a few years ago, but unfortunately there has been no progress, until a few days ago, my father found out about the existence of Bharati Restaurant, but he didn't tell us, he just secretly did it, and wanted to use Sanji and them as a bargaining chip to contact Kaido......"

"To be able to do this to his own son, it seems that your father, even if he has not been transformed by technology like Iznich, is almost a cold-blooded monster."

Xia Nuo shrugged his shoulders and sneered, then put down Erlang's legs, and chuckled softly at Lei Jiu:

"Go, when you get back to your ship, don't give away what we're talking about here."

"The gold-rimmed glasses outside, it should be sent by Gaji to supervise you, just let him think I'm intimidating and threatening you, the provincial Gaji will heal the scars and forget the pain in the future, thinking that I will give you and Sanji another face, and can tolerate him to continue to do something that shouldn't be."

"Well, don't worry."

Lei Jiu pursed her lips and laughed, "Father's side, I know it in my heart." ”

A moment later.

The five ships of the Jerma family, after leaving a heavy apology, finally turned around and left.

For Lei Jiu, who disappeared in the cabin for more than a year, the golden wire glasses were full of suspicions, and a little worried about whether Xia Nuo had any bad intentions, but after all, the former was the eldest daughter of the Vince Mock family, and if he didn't take the initiative to speak, he wouldn't be able to ask.

On the other hand, the Wind Pirates didn't think much about the fact that the two of them had been alone in the conference room for so long, and they were absolutely assured of Xia Nuo's character.

However, in order to avoid misunderstanding, after Xia Nuo came out, he still took the initiative to mention the bond between himself and Lei Jiu to everyone.

After all, the scene on the deck before was played for that gold-rimmed glasses and Gaji behind him, and if there was any conflict between the two sides in the future, it would not be good if the people under the Wind Pirates accidentally injured Lei Jiu.

…………

In the next few days, the wind and waves were calm, and several ships of the Great Wind Fleet still stopped in this sea area to recuperate, and no one came to disturb them again.

Even some of the pirate ships that passed by nearby and saw the flag of the Tempest from a distance, they didn't even dare to get closer, so they were so frightened that they directly changed their way around it.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

After the battle in the tundra sea, Xia Nuo, who defeated Kaido, is now completely on the same level as the Four Emperors in the minds of the pirates, even many arrogant and arrogant fanatics in the New World dare not touch this unprovoked tiger whisker.

After so many days of recovery and recuperation, Xia Nuo's injury has finally healed completely, although it is still not as good as his peak state, but there is no problem with various basic activities.

The so-called Jing Ji thought about moving, Xia Nuo, who had been holding back for so many days, had already itchy hands.

As soon as his body recovered, he immediately pulled on the vine tiger and flew to a remote island and reef dozens of kilometers away, wanting to have a good fight, and by the way, test the power of the newly realized "Wind Breath Slash".

And coincidentally.

Not long after the two of them left the Tempest, a group of uninvited guests came to the southeast of the sea.

It was a medium-sized pirate ship, with a small number of people on board, and it seemed to be a small group of pirates who took the elite route.

On top of the mast, a pirate flag with a skull in a cowboy hat and a huge heart in the background flutters slightly in the sea breeze......