After everyone retreated, Blackbeard shrugged at Ding Ning, and said with a sad face: "Brother, you came here specifically to undermine me. If people's hearts are broken, it will be difficult to lead the team."

Ding Ning curled his lips and said: "Okay, don't play with those nonsense. With your strength in the late stage of the Holy Martial Realm, it is not a matter of minutes to shock these ordinary people. Isn't it just to make me feel guilty? Isn't it difficult for you?"

Edward chuckled, not blushing because his little idea was seen through. He turned around and took out a box of cigars and handed them to Ding Ning: "Want one?"

"No, I can't get used to that."

Ding Ning waved his hand, took out a hand-rolled cigarette, lit it, and took a deep breath with a satisfied look on his face.

"Is this hand-rolled tobacco?"

Edward's eyes suddenly lit up as he smelled the mellow tobacco smell emitted by hand-rolled cigarettes, looking eager to try.

"Well, try it?"

Ding Ning was not stingy and reached out and took out one and handed it to him.

Edward casually threw the big anchor on the ground and used it as a bench. He sat down on the anchor, took the cigarette and lit it. He took a deep breath. The spicy and mellow aroma that came out of his mouth made him cough violently.

His face was red but he couldn't put it down and took several puffs in succession. When the coughing was over, he took a deep breath full of energy and said with praise: "It's such a good smoke. It's so strong. Not to mention it's so strong."

It has a refreshing effect.”

Ding Ning smiled and said nothing. Unexpectedly, this guy was quite knowledgeable. This kind of cigarette was made by transplanting a tobacco leaf called "Resurrection Grass" into the Yao Ling Ring and harvesting its best part.

Cut into thin shreds of tobacco, and then use the peeling and decomposition power to remove the moisture and toxins in the tobacco leaves, retaining the original flavor of the tobacco.

This kind of rejuvenating herb has a refreshing effect. Ding Ning deliberately planted it next to some spiritual herbs that nourish the human soul, and mixed it with some medicinal effects, making its refreshing effect even more significant.

It has a miraculous effect of nourishing the soul.

Fortunately, Edward is a strong man in the late stage of the Holy Martial Realm, so the effect of this tobacco leaf is not that significant. If ordinary people smoke this kind of tobacco, it will definitely have an immediate effect on the growth of mental power.

It's a pity that because he pursued excellence too much and only took the best parts to bake them into tobacco leaves, most of them were ruthlessly discarded, resulting in the production of this tobacco never being able to increase.

To this day, after processing the tobacco leaves he grew, he can only produce less than a kilogram of tobacco, and the cigarettes made into only about thirty boxes, barely enough for smoking by himself.

Smoking is one of the best media in interpersonal relationships, and friendships between men often come out of nowhere. Two men of different nationalities, different skin colors, different professions and different experiences actually developed a sympathy for each other after they smoked together.

Feel.

Although Edward didn't talk much, his cheerful personality and righteousness, coupled with his extremely knowledgeable knowledge and good conversation, made Ding Ning realize that this was definitely a man with a story.

It's just that he always believed in the principle of friendship between gentlemen. Although he was curious about Edward's life experience, he had no intention of getting to the bottom of it. In addition, there were 146 Anping compatriots waiting for him to rescue him, so he cut to the chase directly and got straight to the point.

He said: "I am here this time to find out from you the conspiracy behind the other three pirate groups joining forces to rob the Dawn."

The smile on Edward's face froze, he slowly took a deep breath from the cigarette, exhaled a puff of green smoke, and then said with a guilty look on his face: "Actually, I guessed you after seeing that you have an Asian face.

The origin of , logically speaking, I should answer your question, but

I promised a person that I would never reveal anything, so I'm sorry, even if you kill me, I will never reveal a word."

Ding Ning didn't speak, but looked at him deeply. Edward looked at him without fear, his eyes were frank and he looked at death as if he were home.

"Keeping a promise is the most noble character of a person. In this case, I never force my friends, so so be it, it's time for me to leave."

Just when Edward was feeling uneasy, Ding Ning suddenly smiled, patted his shoulder, stood up and turned around to leave.

Edward was stunned and looked at Ding Ning's back in disbelief. His mind was in a mess. Did he really leave like this?

"Right."

Ding Ning suddenly stopped, making Edward sigh inwardly, knowing that it couldn't be that simple.

But what Ding Ning did next made his heart tremble, and he was so moved that he couldn't help but tell the truth what he knew.

"Since you like this kind of cigarettes, I'll give you the remaining half of the box. It's not a waste of our getting to know each other."

Ding Ning smiled and threw to him half a box of cigarettes with only two cigarettes in them. In Edward's tangled look, he smiled freely and walked away, his steps were firm and steady, and he never looked back.

Edward clutched most of the box of cigarettes in his hand, his face filled with inexplicable emotion. For many years, although he had countless subordinates, he did not have a friend who had the same temperament as him. To a certain extent,

He is lonely and lonely.

Although Ding Ning's appearance did not have a good start, the invisible sympathy between the two later gave him a long-lost sense of mutual understanding, a feeling that could only be understood but not expressed, and made his empty and lonely soul feel more fulfilled than ever before.

But when he thought of the woman who he would not forget even if he betrayed his family and turned into a criminal, Edward closed his eyes in pain and whispered softly: "I'm sorry, friend, I hope you can come back safely."

"Do you think it's possible? This time, he will definitely die."

A crisp and cold voice came very suddenly, making Edward tremble all over. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the pink robe beside him. Even his hair was pink, but his beautiful face was as cold as iceberg.

A look of pain and struggle flashed across the eyes of the ordinary woman: "Eiffel, how can you forgive me?"

"Forgive you? Edward, you think too much. You caused Coranie to become a vegetative state. I will never forgive you in this life. I will never..."

Eiffel's beautiful face was twisted like a devil, his eyes were filled with the fire of hatred that penetrated into his bones, and he screamed out of control.

Edward closed his eyes in pain, his face full of bitterness, and murmured in a sleepy voice: "Eiffel, I have only regarded Coranie as my sister from the beginning to the end. You know, I love you.

, it was you from beginning to end, but I didn’t expect that after I rejected her confession, she would seek fault..."

"Shut up, people like you are not qualified to talk about love, let alone mention my sister's name."

Eiffel screamed at the top of his lungs, as if Edward's mention of Coralani's name was an unforgivable sin.

Edward sighed and hung his head dejectedly. The crown prince who was once the best, most dazzling and most promising to take over the throne of the French royal family, at this moment, has lost all his dazzling aura, and is just a poor man who lost himself for love.

Eiffel looked at Edward's decadent look, and a trace of undetectable distress flashed through her eyes. Edward loved her, so why didn't she love Edward?

However, as God would have it, her beloved sister also had a deep love for this naturally dazzling man. As a sister, she chose to give up her beloved one.

However, she never expected that her stubborn and stubborn sister would commit suicide after being rejected by Edward and revealing her true feelings. As a result, she sought death and became a living dead. She was filled with grief and regret, and blamed all her mistakes.

It's all blamed on Edward.

In fact, she knew that Edward was not to blame for this incident at all. Ultimately, it was her own problem with how she handled the matter, but she just couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.

As soon as she closed her eyes, her sister's pale face lying on the hospital bed, which was worse than death, would appear in front of her eyes. This knot became the biggest obstacle between her and Edward, as insurmountable as a natural chasm.

But Edward's devotion made her unable to help but be moved. In order to give an explanation to her sister who died in vain, she refused to marry her to Edward as a bargaining chip for marrying the royal family. She angrily left home and wandered around. By chance, she became the leader of the Pink Skull Pirates.

Head of the group.

It is enough to make people laugh that the daughter of an ancient family fell into the trap of becoming a pirate leader. However, for the sake of love, Edward resolutely followed her footsteps and single-handedly formed the Blackbeard Pirate Group, which confounded the entire French royal family.

shame.

The furious king had publicly announced that he was severing his father-son relationship, expelled him from the royal family, and revoked all his titles.

It would be false to say that Eiffel was not moved, but the tragedy of her sister Coranie made her never get out of the shadow in her heart, and she could never truly open her heart to accept him.

"Eiffel, those people are devils, and walking with them will destroy you."

Edward took a deep breath, looked deeply at the pink girl in front of him, and warned him seriously.

"You don't need to worry about my affairs. You should still care about your own future."

Eiffel did not appreciate it, and said coldly and ruthlessly: "You should know that those people's attack on the Anping man this time is just one of their goals. They also intend to integrate the entire Somali pirate force for their own use. You rejected them, they are

I won’t let you go.”

"Are you concerned about me?"

Edward's eyes lit up, and he looked at Eiffel with burning eyes.

Eiffel's face stiffened, then he regained his composure, and sneered and said sarcastically: "Don't be so sentimental, I just reminded you because Coranie likes you."

Edward smiled bitterly and said sadly: "Thank you for your kindness. But others don't know, but you should know very well why I established the Blackbeard Pirates. Apart from you, I can't accept anyone's control and manipulation. If they want to destroy

If you want to kill me, then come on, anyway, for me, there is not much difference between living and dying."

Eiffel lowered her head and remained silent, her long pink hair covering the glistening moisture in the corners of her eyes. This man could always hit the softest part of her heart unexpectedly.

When she was a child, she was a maverick. She didn't like Luffy, the protagonist in "One Piece", but she preferred the big boss Blackbeard, saying he was bad and sinister.

This may be an unintentional remark made by a little girl, and it also fits the stereotype that men are not bad and women do not love her, but Edward kept her every word and hobby in mind.

So he gave up his great future, betrayed the royal family, resolutely grew a beard, and became the real-life Blackbeard Pirate King. It was just because of a joke she made when she was a child. How could she not be moved by this deep affection and love?
Chapter completed!