One Piece: Musicians and Generals.

Lan Xina shook her head slightly, turned and left the tree house, jumped down and waited for Dadan to come down.

Dadan opened the door and walked in without noticing that he had stepped into a trap.

The thin hemp rope broke at her ankle, but Dadan didn't feel it at all and was still looking at the sleeping children with her loving eyes.

The gears turned, the stone held by the hemp rope fell down, and the ball in the wooden box fell along the track and into the pot. The pot turned over and the flames were placed on the hemp rope, which ignited the cart supported by the candle. The candle burned the thin rope tied to the curtain pendulum.

You don't even need to look to know that it was that kid Sabo who came up with this crazy idea. Who else could it be but him?

The mechanism could not be seen clearly in the dark, the rope was burned and poor Dadan was hit by the oncoming big wooden hammer, causing his eyeball to pop out!

Lan Xina fell down from the tree with a fork in her hand. She looked at the black shadow above her head that was coming towards her, and took two or three steps back to avoid the hit range.

At this moment, Dadan had already rolled his eyes. Lan Xina swallowed her saliva and said, "This, this, this...how did it become like this?"

The loud noise woke up the three people who were sleeping.

Sabo was the first to get up and said to Ace who was sleeping next to him: "The trap has been activated!"

Ace opened his eyes immediately after hearing this, and the two rushed to the window with water pipes: "Are they attacking so soon?"

Ace's eyes were still half closed, Sabo looked excited, and Luffy... Luffy was still sleeping soundly!

Lan Xina quickly squatted down, hoping that no one would see her!

Sabo looked around twice but didn't see any human figures. "Eh? Was it a false start? I don't see anyone! After all, this device was produced in a hurry, and there is nothing we can do if there are mistakes." After saying that, he continued to go back.

Luffy, who had just woken up, sat on the floor, rubbed his eyes with one hand, and called out in a baby voice: "Ace."

It seems like little Luffy has been sticking to his big brother Ace since he was very young!

Lanshina used her observation Haki just in time to hear what Luffy said and the mechanisms that were triggered.

It's really good for Ace to have someone to care about. With a bond, he won't have such a deep denial of his own existence...

However, these guys have a good sense of vigilance and are able to make Dadan like this. But then again, Dadan has never been on guard against them.

Lan Xina pushed Dadan's arm, "Are you okay? Dadan."

Dadan was pushed awake, and slowly got up with the help of Lanshina. The two walked towards the bandits' house together.

She placed her hand on the deepest part of the injury: "It hurts so much! I will never worry about you again!"

"Okay, okay! I'll show you later." Lan Xina said with a smile.

Ace looked at this scene and turned around to continue sleeping: "It's Dadan." He did not tell the other two brothers.

In the next few days, Lanshina was looking for a key herb that could dye her hair black, and it started snowing in Windmill Village.

Every day, Lan Xina would take time to follow Ace and the others to see how they were surviving outside. Several times when they were in dangerous situations, Lan Xina wanted to help, but the three children were able to escape danger on their own.

They met Nagli while hunting a big brown bear and he rescued them.

The thread on Lan Xina's hand drifted away. "It seems that there is no need to take action this time, but why is he here? Forget it, although he is Uncle Roger's opponent... Forget it, let's see later."

Lan Xina jumped away with a basket in her hand.

Nagli stopped the brown bear running towards him, turned around to look at the direction Lanshina left, then turned back and said to the brown bear: "This is not your territory, get out of here!"

The brown bear fled in panic.

Lan Xina took a small shovel and peeled off the snow buried on the green leaves. She carefully observed the appearance of the herb. "Gear-shaped lace, heart-shaped stamens, and purple to black petals. This should be it!"

Lan Xina took a small shovel and started digging from the small pile of soil at the roots.

There are many similar flowers going down this way. Lan Xina's eyes sparkled: "So they are all hidden in the north. No wonder we can't find them in the east."

Lan Xina dug out enough to last for a long time, then patted her butt and went back.

It was already dark at this time, and I used my perception to sense their location.

Lanshina rushed to where Luffy and the others were with a small basket. They were chatting and eating fish except Ace. They had just finished talking about One Piece.

Lanshina jumped down from the sky, "Where are Luffy, Sabo, and Ace?" They wouldn't go down the mountain to seek answers again, would they?

"Are you telling the truth? Ace is the Pirate King's child?" Inland Fei was shocked by the information he got and asked Sabo again, hoping that the answer he got was true.

Because she only heard the second half of the sentence, Lanshina's expression froze. She put down the basket in her hand and turned to Luffy, "How did you know that Ace was Roger's child? Dad probably didn't tell you, right?"

Luffy pointed at Sabo and said, "Sabo told me that, auntie, is he really that?"

Lan Xina thought about it and knew everything anyway, so she turned to Nagli and said, "Captain Nagli, you will keep this matter a secret, right?"

"Although Roger and I are rivals, I would never let such a thing leak out, so you can rest assured." Nagli sat quietly on the tree trunk and warmed himself by the fire.

"Yes, Ace does. Does he still hate Roger now?" This sentence was said to Sabo.

"Yes, if you say what Roger said in front of Ace, you will die!" Sabo replied with a fish on his back, "Auntie, why is that?"

Lan Xina also found a seat and sat down: "It's probably because most of Roger's comments are negative. His words opened the Great Pirate Era. Since then, there have been more pirates in the world. Roger hates people who are not pirates because this has brought disaster to some peaceful villages."

"If Roger had a child, everyone would hate him. But Ace obviously didn't do anything, but he was despised and scolded like this. Everyone's denial of Roger only aggravated Ace's denial of himself. It seems that he still didn't listen to my words. That's right... It's not that easy!"

Lan Xina rubbed the heads of the two children and said, "Anyway, Ace was born with the expectation of Roger and his mother. He is a child born with love. I hope your company can make him happier. I'm leaving now."

Lan Xina hid her melancholy in her heart and faced the two children with a smile on her face.

In the bandits' house, Lan Xina was pounding the herbs in the bowl with a medicine pounder. They were broken into pieces and turned into medicinal juice, but Lan Xina didn't notice it yet.

Dadan, who was passing by, called out, "Lan Xina, what are you daydreaming about? Your medicine."

Lan Xina, who was patted on the shoulder, came back to her senses, "Ah." Looking at the medicine with some residue in the bowl, "It can still be used. Thank you so much, Dadan. I almost worked for nothing for a whole day!"

Lan Xina poured the food into the pot that was still boiling next to her, thinking about other things in her head. Finally, she decided to wait for some time before leaving.

Lan Xina kept the stove running until the contents turned into a sticky glue-like substance. After it cooled down, she put it away and went to bed.

Luffy, who was sitting on top of the cabin, held the big bump on his head and said, "I told you, Aunt Lanshina said you are the child that Roger and your mother are looking forward to having!"

Hearing this, Ace stopped banging his head and squatted down beside him in silence.

The words Lanshina said to Ace when she was very young a long time ago appeared in her mind.

At that time, Ace was sitting on Lanshina's lap, very well-behaved, completely different from now. "Our Ace was born with love. Your mother took great pains to give birth to you. Even though she made you wait for a long time in her belly, she was still happy!"

There is also a scene where Ace is beaten at the foot of the mountain and runs back with bruises all over his body.

"Why are you so sad? Now you have different people, waiting for me to teach them a lesson!" Lan Xina's eyes were full of heartache, her fingers trembling as she dared not touch the scars on Ace's body.

Ace asked a question in silence: "Should I really exist in this world?"

Lan Xina has put a lot of effort into Ace's April. If a person denies his own existence, then no matter how many people want to win him back, it will be useless.

"It's not a should, but a must. Everyone exists in this world for a reason. This question cannot be answered by a group of people. When you grow up and meet more people, you may be able to find the correct answer. No matter what others say, Ace can't give up on himself!"

Lanshina smiled and walked back holding Ace's hand.

Perhaps it was the words that he hadn't heard for many years that once again reminded Ace of his old memories.

"Souga..."

The next day

Lan Xina got up early in the morning and opened the homemade hair dye that had been left overnight. She washed up and had a simple breakfast of pickled vegetables and porridge. After a short rest, she went to do an experiment on herself.

She ran to the bathroom and rubbed the hair dye into her hair to make bubbles.

After a while

Lan Xina touched her smooth black hair, which smelled faintly of herbs. She looked at herself in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad, it's covered quite well!"

Take the small basket and go out.

Lanshina walked down the stairs and happened to see Dadan reading a newspaper. She said as her mouth followed the picture she saw: "A guest has decided to visit the Kingdom of Goa in the spring." Then she asked Magula: "What areas are included in Goa?"

Dogula said: "In general, Mount Gorpo, the Waste Terminal and the Windmill Village all belong to the Kingdom of Goa!"

Magula joked, "I didn't expect the boss would read the newspaper. The sun is really rising from the west!"

There is no doubt that as soon as this sentence came out, Magula was given a super large bag, the kind that grows on the head, exclusive to Dadan.

"It feels like it has become big news. Why is it so popular?"

It has been a long time since I saw Dadan with such a solemn look. "What's wrong? Let me see." Lan Xina walked to Dadan's side and sat down, then leaned over to read the contents of the newspaper.

His face was also full of serious expression: "It's the Celestial Dragons who are coming!"

"Draco, what is that?" asked Dadan.

"A race?" Magura asked.

"They are nobles, claiming to be the nobles of this world. The supreme leaders of the World Government are the Celestial Dragons, and the navy is affiliated with the World Government and must obey the orders of the Celestial Dragons. In short, they are not good people and are very troublesome. If you provoke them, you will most likely be targeted." Lan Xina explained to them.

"Then Garp is also one of their men."

Lan Xina shook her index finger left and right, "No, no, no, Dad is just a lieutenant general. He is not under the orders of the Celestial Dragons. Only those above the rank of admiral are. Don't go down the mountain when they come. The Celestial Dragons are unreasonable. It will be very troublesome if they pick on us!" Although she had beaten the Celestial Dragons, there was nothing she could do. Daddy Garp was even more difficult to deal with than the Celestial Dragons.

Lan Xina stood up with her hands on the ground. "It may take several days for me to come back. During this time, please go and look after those little bastards."

"Where are you going this time?"

"Go see old friends."

Lan Xina endured the cold and changed into a set of cool clothes. She also put on a gauze dress outside and wore a curtain on her head. Her good figure made all the men passing by stare at her. The women were even hotter than the men.

Lan Xina ignored them and took a swing directly from the port of the Kingdom of Goa to Batirila Island in the South China Sea.

Knowing that it was a person with special abilities, some people withdrew their gazes. Maybe it was a pirate. What if he got angry and took their lives?

Lan Xina's swing is still a long distance away from the sponge, unless something special happens, but Lan Xina has checked and found that the sea is calm and suitable for travel, and she has been to Batalila Island.

Lan Xina was leaning on the swing, and a news bird flew to the swing at the right time. Lan Xina took off the newspaper on her body and took some Baileys and put them in the small basket on its back.

I opened it and took a look. I saw that a pirate group had escaped from the New World to the Grand Line and was heading towards the Four Seas. The Navy had already sent an admiral to pursue them.

Lan Xina turned to the back and read, "A distinguished guest will be visiting the Kingdom of Goa this spring..." Lan Xina glanced at it and turned to read the small article reprinted next to it.

Generally, newspapers will reprint some small articles. Lan Xina likes to look at the sections above. There are always some things that are not political, but about people's livelihood.

"Limited quantity dessert! Let's see if we can buy it on our way back."

In order to eat the limited-edition desserts, Lan Xina hurried to Batirila Island.

We also encountered several pirate ships on the way, all of which were leaving the South China Sea. We were very alert when we saw someone appearing on the sea, fearing that they were sent by the navy.

They only relaxed when people really got close to them, but they just walked straight past them without even an eye contact.

Of course, there were also some pirates who had evil intentions when they saw Lan Xina. They flirted with Lan Xina from a distance and even said some dirty words.

When Lanshina passed by, she fired a few [Finger Guns] to give them a good beating, and prayed that they would meet a troop led by a navy admiral, or a more powerful pirate group on the road.

Thinking about it this way, she was really kind as she didn't do anything herself and just made the ship a little more dilapidated!