Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

"If you still want to find something related to the Shimotsuki clan, then go to Linghou, east of the Flower Capital."

At the entrance of the town, Tono Yasushi pointed out the direction to Zoro.

"That was once the place governed by Shimotsuki Ushimaru, but now it has become a cemetery."

"If there is any place in Wano Country where there are traces of the Shimotsuki clan, it should be there."

Zoro nodded, "Thank you, old man."

"Oh, what a thoughtful master. It's a pity that I still have some things to do, otherwise I would definitely follow you."

"Forehead..."

"By the way, Master, Linghou is also called the Snow Country, but it is a very cold place. Please put on this coat."

Zoro looked at the obviously worn-out thick clothes in Tono Yasushi's hand, then looked at his sincere smiling face, and accepted it in silence.

Zoro left Ebisu Town, and heard Tono Yasushi's last voice:

"I'll go find the master when I finish my work~"

-

Flower Capital is the most prosperous city in Wano Country and also the home of Kurozumi Orochi.

After General Orochi issued an order to search the whole country for suspicious persons, many more samurai and soldiers patrolled the Flower Capital.

Looking at the soldiers walking through the streets every once in a while, and the bounty notices of the Straw Hat Pirates posted everywhere, Usopp couldn't help but sigh:

"Although I know the reason, this commotion is too big. It's like they're treating us like unforgivable criminals."

"Yohohoho, maybe the general is scared by the news circulating these days."

Brook echoed from the side: "[The remnants of the Kozuki clan who disappeared more than a decade ago will follow the Straw Hat Pirates to overthrow the rule of Kurozumi Orochi]. If I were that general, I would also feel panic."

It is worth mentioning that the two did not hide their figures or lower their voices.

He was sitting in a restaurant and saying such treasonous words openly.

But the diners around, even the warriors and soldiers, didn't pay much attention to the two.

As for the reason, it was of course because of Bai Ye’s talisman.

As early as in the Seven Water City, Bai Ye had used this talisman with the effect of "making people subconsciously ignore it". Now that so much time has passed, the effect is naturally stronger.

As long as Usopp and the others don't beat up those samurai, it's okay to dance in front of them.

That's why the two of them acted so boldly and recklessly.

"It should be those guys from Kin'emon who spread it. They want to use our fame and influence to attract more helpers."

Usopp's tone was a little bad: "Humph, it's obvious that you want to use us as pawns."

Although Brook didn't say much, he felt the same as Usopp.

Just at this moment, several warriors who were obviously very powerful passed by the restaurant, and seemed to be heading somewhere.

Usopp and Brook also heard the conversation between the few people.

"Someone is doing business in our territory, and he dares not to say hello to our Kyoshiro family."

"It seems to be a noodle shop. Business is booming. There are dozens of people queuing up."

"No matter who you are, if you don't pay some fees, you can forget about it."

...

Usopp and Brook looked at each other, and from each other's eyes, they had guessed who the person who ran the noodle shop business was.

-

"Mmm~ It's really delicious."

In front of a newly opened noodle shop, a woman in a gorgeous kimono tasted the noodles in her hand and showed an expression of enjoyment: "Mr. Sanji's cooking skills are really great!"

"It's my honor to be served by the beautiful geisha~"

A greasy voice sounded, and Sanji's eyes had turned into heart shapes.

Bai Ye was right, the geishas in this country are amazing!

"That's right, Sanji-kun, your cooking skills are amazing."

Some men also praised Sanji.

Unexpectedly, Sanji's expression changed instantly: "I don't care whether you think it tastes good or not."

I have to say, and I don’t know if it was intentional on Sanji’s part, but 80% of the customers attracted by the noodles are women.

If someone who didn't know the situation looked at the long queue, they would think it was a parade in the geisha house.

Although he was alone, Sanji was very quick and served bowls of delicious noodles from the pot to the customers.

This time, it was a little girl's turn.

The girl was short, so she stood on tiptoe and threw a few crumpled Baileys into the box on the stall.

"Boss, please give me a bowl of noodles."

The girl's face was filled with a bright smile, which made Sanji feel better.

"Okay, beautiful lady, please wait a moment."

In a short while, a bowl of hot noodles was freshly prepared.

Just as the girl opened her eyes wide and stretched out her hands expectantly to take the noodles, there was a sudden commotion in the line behind her.

"Ah, it's the Kyoshiro family!"

"Run! They have drawn their swords."

"It's over, it's over. They must be here to collect money from Boss Sanji. Let's leave now."

The commotion quickly spread throughout the entire line, and even the customers who were about to line up lowered their heads and quickly left the stall.

For a moment, the little girl was the only one left standing in front of the stall, staring at the noodles in Sanji's hand.

The source of the riot was three guys who were obviously not good people.

To put it simply, he is a gangster from Kyoshiro's family.

"Business is good, brother." The fat man with a beard looked at Sanji and teased.

Sanji frowned slightly, but did not get angry immediately. He just said, "Yeah, thanks to you, if you want to eat, you'd better line up instead of driving away my customers."

"Heh!" The skinny man with a scar on his face stepped forward, his face full of arrogance: "We are not here to eat noodles...but you, kid, who allowed you to do business here?"

"This is the territory of the Kyoshiro family. If you don't pay the protection fee, we won't let you open a store here."

The person who said this was a man who looked like a bamboo pole.

"Protection money?" Sanji put down the bowl and lit a cigarette: "What do you mean?"

“Hahahaha, what do you mean?!” The skinny man said as if he had heard a huge joke: “Of course, if anything happens to your noodle shop, we will protect your expenses.”

"Protect me?" Sanji looked at the three men: "No, I don't think I need protection."

Hearing this, the three men were not angry, but instead sneered in unison.

They have seen many people like this.

Similarly, they have the simplest and most brutal way to deal with such people.

"Then let's see how you protect your store!"

The fat man and the bamboo man drew their swords without saying a word and slashed at Sanji's stall.

The skinny man looked at the girl who they had ignored at first, raised his leg and kicked her, shouting:

"Hey, who allowed you to eat noodles from this restaurant?"

There was panic in the girl's eyes, but surprisingly, her smile never disappeared.

"I just want to eat some noodles."

Just when the girl was about to squat down with her head in her hands, she was suddenly lifted up by strong arms.

Immediately afterwards, there was a loud bang!