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Chapter 135 The Bodyguard at the Twin Snake Island Casino (1 smile)

West Sea, Twin Snake Island.

In a large casino that is doing quite well.

Tourists and gamblers came and went in a constant stream.

The people who went in were full of energy, looking confident that they were about to dominate the battlefield.

Most of the people who came out were dejected, and some gamblers were even crying and screaming as they were forcibly thrown out of the casino.

A burly blind man, supporting himself with a dagger, sat expressionlessly on a chair at the entrance of the casino.

He wouldn't need to intervene with ordinary troublemakers.

Ordinary guards and bodyguards can handle these ordinary people.

He only needs to deal with powerful enemies or pirates causing trouble.

The mafia that had previously unified the underworld of the West Sea wanted to come here to collect their usual protection money.

But he scared off the mafia thugs with just his powerful swordsmanship.

Twin Snake Island also became one of the Mafia's restricted islands.

It is no less dangerous than the Flower Country and Mulberry Country of the West Blue Pirate Kingdom.

Today, Yixiao, as usual, sat at the entrance, acting as a bodyguard, slowly paying off his huge gambling debts.

Given his abilities, the casino staff wouldn't have been able to stop him if he wanted to leave.

But he has his own principles and bottom line, and he would not do something so unethical.

Moreover, he has been wandering for many years in order to escape being wanted by the authorities, experiencing countless hardships in the world. He is exhausted and has no hope of realizing his ambitions, so he has chosen to settle here temporarily.

Actually, taking advantage of the opportunity to repay the money and hide here isn't a bad idea.

He gets food and lodging here, and the bodyguards and guards who have witnessed his abilities respect him. He also gambles occasionally to satisfy his gambling addiction.

Life was a little more comfortable than when we were homeless.

Yi Xiao has no hobbies in this life, and he doesn't have high requirements for food, clothing, housing, or transportation. He just likes to gamble.

This was one of the few sources of enjoyment he found during his wandering and escape.

Moreover, he never uses Observation Haki when gambling; he relies entirely on luck and fate.

But one downside of being a bodyguard is watching these irrational gamblers lose everything, sell their wives and daughters, and have their families shattered...

This made Yixiao, who was full of benevolence, even more melancholy.

He wanted to change the world, but he didn't know where to start; he was just a wandering, fugitive war criminal from a fallen nation.

Sitting in this chair that serves as a facade, his smile is like that of a guardian deity, intimidating the gamblers and pirates.

With his powerful Observation Haki, each of these gamblers, tourists, guards, dealers... was a different color in Yixiao's mind.

Although he was blind, he could still sense the breath, movement, and even emotions of every living being.

Anger, ecstasy, fear, disappointment...

The various voices and emotions added a touch of helplessness and powerlessness to Yixiao's expressionless face.

Blindness, the inability to see the ugliness and suffering of the world, may be a kind of liberation.

He was powerless to change the murky world.

Suddenly, he smiled with his eyes closed, his eyes trembling as they opened and closed, revealing the whites of his blind eyes, and he abruptly looked up at the sky.

"So strong!!"

Yi Xiao couldn't help but grip the simple sword tightly and stand up.

In his perception, several powerful auras were flying over from the sky not far away.

A powerful being who can fly?

Could it be the legendary Golden Lion Shiki?

wrong.

It seems there's also the Luo Ji Pirates, who've recently caused quite a stir on the high seas.

Could it be them?

Yi Xiao's expression grew increasingly serious, because he sensed that those auras were completely beyond his ability to cope.

One of his auras was in no way inferior to his, and the other three auras were equally matched, differing only slightly.

I estimate that I'll have some difficulty dealing with two of those three auras.

Not to mention there are two more.

"Mr. Yixiao, what's wrong? What happened?"

A bodyguard at the entrance, who was guarding the place, suddenly stood up when he saw Yixiao, startled.

As someone working at the Twin Snake Island Casino, this bodyguard was well aware of Yi Xiao's formidable strength.

Even a powerful figure from the West Blue like Chinjao from the Flower Country wouldn't be a match for Mr. Ichisho, let alone a yakuza boss like Capone Bege.

"Tell the boss that some very strong people have arrived, and I'm not confident I can protect the casino."

Yi Xiao tilted her head back and continued to sense the approaching presence, her expression growing increasingly solemn.

Now he can only hope that these powerful strangers aren't here to cause trouble.

"What? Even Mr. Yixiao can't handle it?"

The henchman exclaimed incredulously. In his mind, in the Western Sea, a smile made him an invincible boss.

"Correct!"

Yi Xiao gave a brief, smiling reply, which startled the henchmen and bodyguards. They looked up at the sky in the direction Yi Xiao was looking, and then, as if they had thought of something, they rushed into the casino office to report the news to the casino owner.

Before long, the casino owner arrived at the casino entrance in a grand procession with a group of bodyguards and guards.

"Is it a smile? What kind of enemy is it? A pirate or a gangster assassin?"

The casino owner was a little nervous. If they couldn't even handle an enemy with a smile, they were no match for them at all.

They relied on Yixiao's strength to gradually turn the casino into the number one casino on Twin Snake Island. They even stopped paying protection money to the underworld and pirates, which made them proud and powerful.

"They're here!" Yixiao kept looking at the sky. "Airships. If I'm not mistaken, it's either Shiki the Golden Lion's Flying Pirates or Yama Luo Ji's Luo Ji Pirates."

His smile caused the casino owner and his bodyguards and guards to gasp in shock.

"The legendary pirate Shiki the Golden Lion? The newly crowned Five Emperors, Yama, Luo Ji?"

The gambling boss screamed in terror, stumbled back a few steps, and fell onto the bodyguard behind him.

Neither of these two pirate crews could withstand such powerful figures.

They knew that Ikkyo was strong, but deep down they didn't believe that Ikkyo could deal with these great pirates who were already famous throughout the seas.

Besides, Yi Xiao himself admitted that he couldn't handle these great pirates.

"What do we do! What do we do!"

"That's it! Let's run!!"

"Mr. Yixiao, quickly protect us and help us evacuate."

The casino owner trembled all over, his mind went blank, and all he wanted to do was escape.

"Boss, don't panic. Maybe they're just passing through or coming to Twin Serpent Island to resupply."

"They have no reason to target us; we're just a casino."

The casino manager and bodyguards quickly tried to calm the panicked, cowardly boss down.

"That seems to make sense. We have no grudge against them. Maybe they're just here for sightseeing. Maybe we can even make contact with them."

The casino owner gradually calmed down. He had made a lot of money over the years and had become a little afraid of death, but he still had some of the courage and boldness he had back then.

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"It seems our target has discovered us. Such powerful Observation Haki."

A red light flashed in Luo Ji's eyes, and he had already seen the scene of them meeting Yi Xiao. A smile immediately appeared on his lips.

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