One Piece: Under the Throne

Mei Shisan's pupils continued to expand, and the scene of the collision between the hammer and the magic knife was deeply imprinted in her eyes. She had closed her eyes and waited for death, but she was unexpectedly saved by her opponent.

Looking at Gloria lying on the ground injured, Mei Shisan felt her mind go blank. She wanted to go over to check the girl's injuries, but her body was so numb that she couldn't move at all.

Suddenly a figure appeared beside Gloria, picked her up and turned away.

Mei Shisan shouted at Ah Fu's back: "I'm sorry, I didn't want to hurt her."

"Don't blame yourself. You defeated Gloria fairly in a head-on duel. We will handle the rest on our own."

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Inside the Shibao Town Medical Clinic.

Gloria was lying on the bed, breathing evenly. She didn't seem to be injured, but she showed no signs of waking up after such a long time. There was a small wound on the side of her neck, which was a strange purple color and seemed to be gradually spreading outwards.

The old doctor placed two fingers on Gloria's wrist, and his brows furrowed more and more the more he examined her.

"She seems to have been poisoned, but the effect of this poison is very strange. Her breathing and heartbeat are normal, but she can't wake up. I can only try to help her detoxify first."

"Doctor, please."

Next, the doctor began to prepare an antidote. Since he didn't know what the specific poison was, he could only use conventional medicines to try to detoxify it.

But after a series of operations, Gloria's condition did not improve, and the old doctor had no choice but to give up.

"I'm very sorry, but I can't do anything about this poison. If I can't cure it here, I'm afraid other clinics won't be able to cure it either. You should quickly take her to the Jade Forest in the sacred mountain to find the immortal. He will definitely be able to cure her with his magic."

After thanking him, Ah Fu carried Gloria on his back and headed for the Emerald Forest again. Fate was truly amazing. Will had just been taken to the Emerald Forest by the immortal, and he was about to take Gloria to seek the immortal's help.

The Emerald Forest is located deep in the mountains and got its name from the vast sea of ​​bamboo. Ah Fu ran all the way with Gloria on his back. He remembered that Chen Liejiu once said that the residence of immortals was called Qinglong Temple. Ah Fu thought it would take some effort to find it, but he ended up arriving at Qinglong Temple along the path in the forest.

The ancient temple is solemn and sacred. Various murals on the mottled walls tell the history of Qinglong Temple. In front of the gate stand eight huge stone pillars with exquisite carvings. The emerald green roof made of bamboo adds a bit of elegance to the ancient temple. Surrounded by a sea of ​​bamboo and backed by mountains, standing in front of Qinglong Temple makes people feel like they are in a fairyland.

Before Ah Fu could go forward and knock on the door, the door creaked open and a panda fairy dressed in monk's clothes walked out. Unlike Chen Lijiu, this fairy gave people a very peaceful feeling: "I am Zhiwu, the donor, is there anything important that you visit at night?"

"Mist Weaver, my companion has been poisoned, and the doctors in this town are unable to help her. Please save her."

Zhiwu stepped aside and led Ah Fu and the other man into Qinglong Temple, then took them to the guest rooms.

"Master Zhiwu, I have another companion who is also in Qinglong Temple. He came here with Senior Chen Lijiu."

"Oh? So he's Junior Brother Liquor's friend. I'll help the girl detoxify first, and then I'll take you to see him."

Ah Fu laid Gloria flat on the bed. The Mist Weaver put his hands together, and a green light flashed on his body. Suddenly, a light green mist came out from his palms and enveloped Gloria.

The tiny scars on Gloria's body left by the arena competition healed instantly, and the green mist on her body gradually gathered at the wound on her neck.

After a while, the Mist Weaver stopped his magic. He frowned and looked for a while, then slowly shook his head.

"Master Afu, this girl is not poisoned. I can feel the power of the curse in the wound on her neck."

The power of the curse? What kind of weapon did the female assassin use that was so dangerous?

Ah Fu quickly recounted to the Mist Weaver how Gloria was poisoned. After hearing it, the Mist Weaver frowned even deeper.

"Master Afu, if the girl was injured by the magic knife, we need to find the owner of the magic knife to solve the problem. But you don't have to worry for now. If an ordinary person is poisoned by this poison, he will completely turn into a creature that only knows how to kill in three days at most. But this girl has another power in her body that fights against the curse. Although it cannot be lifted, her condition will not continue to deteriorate."

The Mist Weaver continued, "This girl's body functions very slowly. As long as you can find the person who hurt her within a week, there will be no problem."

Ah Fu thought to himself, what a shame! He should not have let the female assassin go.

It was late at night, and the Mist Weaver asked them to rest in the Azure Dragon Temple for one night. Soon Chen Liejiu and Will came over. Will saw the unconscious Gloria sitting beside the bed and burst into tears. He insisted on leaving the Azure Dragon Temple to accompany them to find the female assassin.

In the end, Ah Fu persuaded him to stop and let him practice here with peace of mind. He and Leo would solve Gloria's problem.

The next morning, Ah Fu left Qinglong Temple carrying Gloria on his back. After returning to Shibao Town, he went to the base of the Babao Navy to find Leo.

"Gloria, what happened?"

"I was injured in the duel."

"Ah? Who is the opponent? How could he hurt Gloria like this?"

Seeing that Leo seemed to have misunderstood Ah Fu, he quickly recounted the whole story. When Leo heard that Gloria was unconscious because of the power of the curse, he suddenly felt a headache.

"Master Qingjiao wants to discuss something with you."

"What the hell is this? You son of a bitch, go get my treasure."

Leo scratched his head embarrassedly: "Hey, can we put this matter on hold for now? My companion is injured and can't be treated here. I want to take her out to sea to seek medical treatment."

Hearing this, Qing Jiao showed an expression of sudden enlightenment: "Oh, you want to leave? It's not impossible, unless..."

"unless?"

"Don't even think about it unless I die. I don't care what happens to your companions. You can't go anywhere until you fulfill the agreement."

Qingjiao's words made Leo furious, but thinking that Gloria was still in danger, he suppressed his anger and patiently discussed with Qingjiao. Fortunately, Qingjiao was not an unreasonable person. After seeing Gloria's injuries, he agreed to Leo's proposal to mortgage Charles here.

First, Gloria was placed in the Babao Navy Base, and then the two began to act separately. Leo went to inform Charles about the hostage, and Alfu went to the town to try his luck, maybe he could meet the female assassin.

The two pirates who followed Leo out to do business were the same ones from yesterday. When they returned to the Poseidon, they found that Charles was not on the ship. They had no choice but to go to the market to look for him, but it was not easy to find someone in a busy market.

Suddenly, the Prime Minister pointed anxiously at a store and shouted, "My Lord, when we just went to that store, Charles seemed to have been kidnapped. There was a wretched man pointing a weapon at his head."

Huh? Leo quickly stopped and ran back. When he arrived at the shop the prime minister mentioned, he saw that it was actually a barber shop.