The older captain frowned slightly. She understood as well—if Ye Chen had wanted to kill them, he wouldn't have given them the chance to survive.
He could probably wipe them out with a single blow.
But the rules of Daughter Country made it impossible to just let Ye Chen roam freely here either.
For a while, both sides fell into a stalemate. The guards of Daughter Country wanted to drive him away, but they simply didn't have the strength.
Time trickled by like fine sand. Seeing the group still on high alert, Ye Chen lost interest in negotiating further. He turned to the older captain and said, "Get your country's leader. I have something to discuss with her."
The captain hesitated for a moment and slowly nodded. Ye Chen was far too powerful for them to make a decision—only the Queen of Daughter Country could handle this.
"I'll take you to her," Ye Chen offered.
"No need," the captain refused immediately.
She wasn't stupid—who knew what Ye Chen was really up to? She wouldn't climb aboard a potential trap.
Ye Chen wasn't surprised by her response. He knew they'd say that. But if they walked all the way back, it would take too long.
"Come on. Like I said, if I meant to harm you, there's nothing you could do to stop me anyway. Besides, this thing is a lot faster."
Ye Chen pointed to Sky Dragon under his feet.
"Captain, I think he has a point. We might as well go with him. If he really wanted to harm us, we wouldn't stand a chance either way. And that guy doesn't seem that strong himself. If anything happens while we're up there, we can fight back."
"I agree."
"Same here."
One by one, the other guards voiced their support. Seeing their unanimous opinion, the captain gave a reluctant nod.
Ye Chen sighed—finally.
He gestured to, who let out a low growl and lowered its tail. The guards of Daughter Country quickly climbed up.
Once they were all aboard, Ye Chen asked the captain, "Which direction?"
She pointed west.
Ye Chen turned to them and said softly, "Hold on tight. It's going to get windy."
"Let's go—westward."
At his command, Sky Dragon spread its massive wings and launched toward the west.
………
"Granny Zha, something's flying toward us!"
A palace maid pointed at a black dot in the distant sky.
Granny Zha responded nonchalantly, "Probably just a newspaper gull."
Daughter Country was located in the Calm Belt. Aside from the newspaper gulls, nothing ever flew over this area.
So naturally, Granny Zha assumed it was something routine.
"But… that doesn't look like a gull… it looks more like… a dragon…"
The maid's voice trembled slightly.
"What?!"
Granny Zha snapped her head around and stared into the distance. The black dot quickly grew clearer—revealing a colossal creature slowly coming into view.
"Mobilize the troops!" Granny Zha shouted.
"Yes, ma'am!"
"A dragon… why would a dragon come here?"
Granny Zha stared nervously at the massive creature in the distance.
"This must be the place."
Ye Chen looked down at the ship docked on the coastline and the dense cluster of black figures below.
"Go down," Ye Chen instructed.
At his command, Sky Dragon adjusted its body and descended toward the shore.
"What kind of monster is that…?"
Granny Zha was stunned by the sight of Osiris's Sky Dragon, its massive red body radiating an overwhelming presence.
"State your identity!"
Granny Zha shouted firmly as the enormous beast descended.
But completely ignored her. As a divine being, Sky Dragon had its pride. Aside from its master Ye Chen, it wouldn't spare a glance at anyone else—especially a weak creature like Granny Zha.
Being ignored made Granny Zha feel a bit embarrassed.
"You can get down now."
As she stood awkwardly, a voice rang out.
The moment it ended, over a dozen figures leapt off of 's back.
Granny Zha immediately recognized them—it was the palace's royal guard.
"Reis, what's going on?" Granny Zha asked the squad captain.
Reis quickly gave her a brief rundown of what had happened.
After hearing the full explanation, Granny Zha took a deep breath. It was a lot to take in.
A massive dragon like that… and it belongs to a kid?
This was enough to turn the world upside down.
Granny Zha wasn't inexperienced—she couldn't precisely judge 's true strength, but she could make an educated guess. It was likely no weaker than their entire Pirate Crew.
In fact, they might all be wiped out in a direct confrontation.
"You're Granny Zha, right?"
Ye Chen sat atop 's head and spoke casually.
Granny Zha took a deep breath and looked up at him. "I am. And who might you be?"
"Ye Chen."
Hearing the name, Granny Zha searched her memory but came up empty.
Someone with a dragon like Sky Dragon should be world-famous. But she had never even heard of the name.
Seeing her thoughtful expression, Ye Chen chuckled. "Don't bother trying. Very few people know my name."
Granny Zha forced an awkward smile. "Then may I ask, why have you come to Daughter Country?"
"I want to meet Boa Hancock," Ye Chen replied, stroking his chin.
Now that he was in Daughter Country, of course he wanted to meet the Pirate Empress herself.
Granny Zha was stunned.
She hadn't expected someone commanding Sky Dragon to be here for Hancock.
But Hancock was only twelve years old…
And she had never even left the country.
How did he even know about her?
What's worse—Hancock was currently missing.
Granny Zha didn't know why Ye Chen wanted to meet her, but given the situation, she decided to be honest. Daughter Country couldn't afford any more chaos.
"Hancock disappeared two days ago."
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