Chapter 603 The protagonists meet
The people around just watched the interaction between Xia Jieren and Weiwei without disturbing them.
Seeing that the two had almost finished chatting, Ikalem stepped forward and asked respectfully, "Lord Xia Jieren, His Majesty Cobra heard that you are here and wants to invite you to visit [Arubana]!"
Xia Jieren shook his head and refused, "No! I'm just stopping by the [Alabasta Kingdom] to take a look, and I'll be leaving soon!"
"Also, don't let anyone know that I'm here, lest the World Government take advantage of the situation!"
"That's all I know!" Ikalem nodded seriously.
"Brother Jieren, how long are you going to stay here? I can show you around!" Weiwei gently shook Xia Jieren's arm with a smile on her face.
Xia Jieren did not refuse and gently rubbed Weiwei's nose: "Then I'll trouble you, Weiwei."
"No trouble!" Weiwei said in a very cheerful tone.
Ikalem frowned slightly, thinking that Princess Weiwei and Lord Xia Jieren were too close.
"Your Majesty needs to be reminded!" Ikalem said in his heart and silently looked away.
The next day.
Xia Jieren woke up slowly, and the first thing that caught his eye was Weiwei's beautiful and lively black eyes.
"You're awake, Brother Jieren!" Princess Vivi's voice was as clear and melodious as a lark, which made people feel relaxed and happy.
Xia Jieren was not surprised to see Weiwei appear in his room. It was obvious that he had known about it for a long time.
Xia Jieren showed a wicked curve at the corner of his mouth. He directly lifted the quilt and stood up in Weiwei's surprised eyes.
"what--"
When she came back to her senses, Weiwei's cheeks instantly flushed with an attractive blush. She screamed and quickly covered her eyes. But she couldn't resist her curiosity and quietly opened a crack with her fingers.
Seeing this, Xia Jieren saw through it but did not say anything, and put on his clothes slowly.
The smooth and powerful muscles were covered by clothes, and Weiwei couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
After putting on his clothes, Xia Jieren saw Weiwei still pretending to cover her eyes, so he chuckled and said, "Okay, stop covering your eyes!"
Hearing this, Weiwei removed her hand and raised her eyelids.
Facing Xia Jieren's half-smiley eyes, Weiwei blushed and stammered, "Jieren...Brother...let's go...eat!"
"Okay!" Xia Jieren nodded, without any strange expression on his face, as if nothing had happened.
After a simple and distinctive breakfast, Weiwei couldn't wait to pull Xia Jieren out.
Both of them were simply disguised and inconspicuous along the way.
Weiwei took Xia Jieren for a walk, stopping as they went, to see all the famous scenic spots in the Rapeseed Flower Market, and to experience the customs and culture of the desert country.
Xia Jieren actually didn't care about any of this, but he still cooperated with Weiwei.
During lunch break.
Xia Jieren gently wiped the sweat off Weiwei's forehead and said with concern: "Are you tired? You've worked hard today! I had a lot of fun."
"Thank you!" Weiwei was shy for a moment, then accepted it calmly.
The two of them randomly found a restaurant and started chatting while eating.
During the chat, Weiwei suddenly said, "Brother Jieren, I met an interesting group of pirates recently."
"Oh?" Xia Jieren cooperated very well and showed an interested look.
In fact, Xia Jieren knew who Weiwei was talking about. To be frank, Xia Jieren knew the Rapeseed Flower Market very well, and he had seen all of Weiwei's actions over the past few days.
Weiwei observed Xia Jieren's expression and seeing that he was interested, she told him about the Straw Hat Pirates.
The Straw Hat Pirates are a unique group of people in the ocean. Although they call themselves pirates, their identities and actions are not related to pirates.
After Weiwei finished her story, Xia Jieren put down the juice and nodded gently: "It's really interesting. I'd like to meet him if I have a chance."
"I'll take you there right now!" Weiwei said anxiously.
Xia Jieren smiled and did not object.
This is an opportunity to get in touch with the protagonists in a legitimate way.
After leaving the restaurant, Vivi first asked someone about the whereabouts of the Straw Hat Pirates.
[Straw Hat Pirates] are still blocked at the port by the navy led by Smoker and Tina.
Because of the last incident, Smoker was questioned and reprimanded by the Marine Headquarters, which made Smoker very unhappy, but he had to follow the orders of the Marine Headquarters and not act arbitrarily in the territory of the [Alabasta Kingdom].
So, the two navy captains kept a close eye on the Straw Hat Pirates' every move, waiting to capture them in one fell swoop as soon as they left the waters of the Alabasta Kingdom.
The Straw Hat Pirates are not fools either. Only a reckless man like Luffy can do such a reckless breakout.
Port, [Merry].
"Hey, everyone! I'm here again!" Vivi stood on the shore and waved to everyone happily.
"Vivi! x4" Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, and Sanji waved happily and greeted Vivi.
Glancing at the person standing next to Vivi, Sanji angrily asked, "Who is that guy next to Vivi?"
Hearing this, Luffy and others also cast curious glances at Xia Jieren.
Noticing everyone's gazes, Xia Jieren nodded slightly in response.
Xia Jieren and Weiwei boarded the [Merry] with ease.
"Who...is he?" Luffy looked at Xia Jieren curiously.
Hearing the question, Xia Jieren withdrew his gaze and removed his disguise.
Seeing Xia Jieren's appearance clearly, Sanji's pupils shrank, and memories flashed in his mind: "You are..."
"Sanji, do you know him?" Noticing Sanji's reaction, the others looked at Sanji.
"Long time no see!" Xia Jieren smiled and waved at Sanji.
Under the gaze of everyone, Sanji nodded first, then he took a puff of cigarette and said, "This is the prince of the Kingdom of the Netherlands!"
"The Kingdom of the Netherlands? What a familiar name!" Luffy tilted his head, trying hard to recall.
"Idiot! The [Netherlands Kingdom]... is the strongest country in the world." Usopp slapped Luffy on the back of the head, his voice trembling slightly.
Chopper stood aside in confusion.
There was a strong look of surprise in Zoro's eyes as he looked Xia Jieren up and down.
Ace looked at Xia Jieren with the same curiosity.
[Kingdom of the Netherlands], even though he was in the [New World], he still often heard this name.
"The most powerful kingdom in the world?" Xia Jieren repeated, waved his hand, and said modestly, "I really don't deserve it."
"If we talk about the most powerful country in the world, it has to be Elbaf."
After talking about this topic, Xia Jieren stared at Sanji and said with emotion: "I didn't expect you to go out to sea, Sanji."
Sanji nodded slightly and laughed, "I didn't expect to go out to sea as a pirate."
Hearing this, Luffy said dissatisfiedly: "What's wrong with being a pirate?"
Sanji glanced at Luffy speechlessly and thought to himself: "This guy has no self-awareness."
