Chapter 222: Repaying kindness with hatred?

One day later

Somewhere in the sky above the sea~

The moonlight was dim, shining on the flying Proverbs. Xia Chen leaned on the edge of the boat, looked up at the moon, and his thoughts drifted away.

Not long after, a voice came, interrupting Xia Chen's thoughts.

"Xia Chen, what are you doing here alone? Why don't you get some sleep?"

Xia Chen turned around and looked at Robin who was walking towards him. He smiled and said, "You've been sleeping for a whole day. Are you still sleeping?"

"They are just like pigs. A whole day is not enough for them to sleep. They never wake up once!" Xia Chen complained.

Hearing this, Robin chuckled and said, "Maybe this battle was too much for them. They were tired, so they slept for so long!"

"In short, your strength is not strong enough, otherwise how could you be defeated so easily!" Xia Chen curled his lips.

"Okay, let's not talk about these things for now. The question I have now is... why are you on our ship?" As Xia Chen said this, he turned his gaze to a figure coming out of the cabin.

The moment Xia Chen's gaze swept over Franky, his whole body trembled, and his mind couldn't help but recall Xia Chen's devilish figure in Marinford.

He stammered and replied, "Well... I took advantage of the chaos and ran away, so I just found a random boat and got on it. I didn't expect it to be your boat!"

In fact, Xia Chen found Franky when he just came back to Proverbs, but at that time he didn't know whether he was really tired or for some other reason, he was really careless and just slept in the bottom cabin of their ship.

At that time, he had other things to deal with, so I didn't pay any attention to him. Later, because he also wanted to sleep, I ignored him again.

It has been delayed until now, and... he has another purpose for not caring about him, which is...

"Franky~"

"Yes, I'm here, go ahead!" Franky stood up straight immediately and answered quickly, looking like a good boy.

"Although you were not my target in Marinford, does that count as saving your life?"

"Yes, Master Xia Chen! You are my second parent. Thank you very much. You are as dazzling as the sun in the sky. You saved me from the endless darkness. You..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Franky's saliva was flying, and he kept spewing words of praise for Xia Chen. Xia Chen couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted him directly.

Looking at Franky in front of him, Xia Chen was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Franky had this side. He didn't even notice it when watching anime in his previous life!

Xia Chen continued, "Then, by boarding our ship without permission this time, does that also count as an invasion of our privacy?"

"No, Xia..."

"Ok?"

Frankie tried to explain, but Xia Chen glared at him and he swallowed his words. In the end, he could only say helplessly:

"Yes, that's right! I'm so sorry for intruding on your ship!"

"Well! Very good, this boy is teachable!" Xia Chen said with a smile after hearing Franky's timely words.

"So……"

"Your behavior is like repaying kindness with enmity. I saved you, but you still invaded our privacy!"

"This is difficult! Normally, I would send him to see God for this kind of behavior, but I am a kind person, and I am in a good mood right now, so I can give you a chance!"

"What do I need to do?"

Franky asked with his head down. He didn't say a word when Xia Chen was speaking because he knew that if Xia Chen wanted to kill him, he would have done it long ago. There was no need to talk so much nonsense with him.

The fact that he told him so much now proves that there is definitely something about him that Xia Chen is interested in, so he told him all this.

The thing about him that interests Xia Chen...could it be?

Franky seemed to have thought of something, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Could it be that... Xia Chen is also interested in Pluto's design drawings?

Just as Franky was brainstorming, Xia Chen finally spoke.

"If you want to live, then join our pirate group!"

"Because if you are a member of our pirate group, then it would be a very reasonable thing for us to rescue you, and then you can come to our ship!"

"What do you think?"

"Ah? Join your pirate group?" Franky opened his mouth so wide that it seemed like a goose egg could fit in it.

"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Xia Chen asked back.

"This……"

Franky hesitated, hesitating, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "I'm sorry, I can't agree to this request!"

"Hmm?" Xia Chen's eyes turned cold and his tone was slightly chilly.

"Do you know what the consequences of refusing are?"

"I know!" Franky nodded and said, "It's nothing more than a word of death, but... compared to death, there are things that I value more!"

"The Seven Water City is where I grew up and have lived. There are people and things I cherish there. I don't want to leave there!" Franky looked at Xia Chen and said with a firm look in his eyes.

Xia Chen looked at him in the same way, and the two of them stared at each other for nearly a minute.

"Is that so? I understand!" Xia Chen said lightly.

The moment Xia Chen finished speaking, Franky closed his eyes, feeling a little melancholy.

I didn't expect that he couldn't escape death in the end. It seems that God wants him to die!

Then he opened his arms, looking calm as if he was ready to die. He had no intention of resisting. Having seen Xia Chen's strength, he knew clearly that he would die more comfortably if he did not resist.

If you resist, then your death may not be so easy!

Unexpectedly, Xia Chen's words the next second made him open his eyes in surprise.

"Why are you looking like that? I didn't say I was going to kill you!"

"Really? You really won't kill me?" Franky asked in surprise. He felt like he had experienced a transition from hell to heaven in an instant. This feeling was something that ordinary people could never understand.

"Yes, I don't plan to kill you! Because... you will definitely get on our ship!" Xia Chen smiled confidently, and then added.

"And if nothing unexpected happens, it should be the group of people you cherish that will let you join our pirate group!"

"How is it possible! How dare those bastards do such a thing? Kick the boss out? That's not how it's done, right?"

Franky said excitedly when he heard what Xia Chen said.

"Maybe! Even though you have escaped, you are still a man who has been to the execution platform and is famous all over the world. Do you think your life will be comfortable even if you stay in the Seven Waters City?"

"Are you sure the World Government won't send someone to kill you just to erase this shame?"

Xia Chen looked at Franky with a smile and said.

Franky:! ! !