Hearing this, Luffy froze for two seconds. Then, his face turned dark again, and he grabbed the old man's shoulder.
The old man seemed to realize he had said the wrong thing, covered his mouth with both hands, and looked at Luffy in fear.
But Luffy, at this moment, let out an evil laugh and said:
"So, that means you're still doing illegal things, huh? How about this, you treat me to a meal, and I'll keep it a secret for you."
Seeing Luffy's sly smile, the old man trembled all over.
He had no choice but to treat Luffy to a homemade meal.
He used all the food he had at home, and in the end, he even packed the leftovers in a box lunch for Luffy to take away.
The old man felt like he was dying; he had lost both his wife and his army today.
But luckily, he had silenced Luffy.
Having eaten his fill, Luffy picked up the transforming robot and left.
Luffy walked straight ahead, and the old man shouted from behind:
"Hey, don't forget, you have to keep this a secret for me!"
Hearing this, Luffy smiled and waved his hand.
"Ah, don't worry, even if I wanted to report you, I couldn't, because I'm a pirate!"
Saying that, Luffy laughed loudly and walked straight ahead.
Hearing this, the old man felt all the strength leave his body.
"What a cunning guy..."
...
On the other side, Raynor, Sanji, and Chopper were looking for Luffy, but they couldn't find any trace of him.
At this moment, Raynor said directly:
"How about we look in the desert? Maybe Luffy ran off into the desert."
Hearing this, Sanji smiled and waved his hand, saying:
"That's impossible. Even though Luffy is usually a dummy, he's not like Zoro, a lost cause. How could he walk into the desert..."
Sanji was still talking when Chopper pointed straight into the depths of the desert and shouted:
"Hey, look, isn't that Luffy and the kitty robot!"
Hearing this, Sanji and Raynor looked into the distance. Sure enough, they saw Luffy and the transforming robot walking side by side in the depths of the desert.
Luffy, at this moment, was beaming and gesturing wildly.
He was obviously in a good mood.
Seeing this, Sanji's eyes almost popped out.
He then gritted his teeth and, at a hundred-meter sprint speed, came in front of Luffy and quickly punched him.
"Hey, Luffy, why did you go into the desert? Weren't you looking for food?!"
Hearing this, Luffy laughed excitedly and patted his bulging stomach, saying:
"Ah, I did go looking for food. I even met a kind old man along the way. I ate a bit too much."
Hearing this, Sanji sighed. His captain was really unpredictable.
Sanji was already thinking about whether they should turn back.
Luffy was more trouble than the old man.
Thinking that, Sanji looked at Raynor again.
Then he shook his head helplessly; at least there was one reliable person.
Seeing Sanji with this expression, Luffy said directly:
"Let's go back quickly. I'm really motivated this time. We have to beat Crocodile!"
Hearing this, Sanji lit a cigarette and took a puff.
Then he held Luffy's head down with one hand.
"Not yet. We have to find that idiot Zoro. Who knows where he's run off to."
Hearing this, Luffy's face twisted up.
"That idiot Zoro, he can even get lost here. He's really a pain."
Watching Luffy say this so seriously,
Even though he was talking about Zoro, Sanji still couldn't help but give him a flick on the head.
"Please, you're in no position to talk!"
Saying that, Sanji flicked off some ash and started to analyze:
"Zoro should be with Usopp. That guy Usopp is careless, and who knows where Zoro might have taken him."
"Zoro likes to drink. Even if he's lost, he should be attracted back by the smell of alcohol. Let's go to the liquor store and check it out first."
Hearing Sanji's seemingly professional analysis, Chopper's eyes lit up, and he said admiringly:
"Sanji, you're so smart!"
Hearing Chopper's praise, Sanji scratched his head shyly.
"Oh, it's nothing. It's all thanks to my habit of paying attention to the details."
Hearing this, Chopper was in awe and took out a telescope from somewhere, observing all around.
Seeing this, Sanji's forehead was sweating.
"Um, actually, I wasn't just talking about that kind of observation. Alright, let's go to the liquor store quickly. If we miss him, who knows where Zoro will end up going."
Hearing this, Raynor and the others felt the same way, and they walked towards the center of the city, soon arriving at the liquor store.
They looked around, but they didn't see Zoro anywhere.
...
In a vast, white desert, Zoro and Usopp were staring blankly, looking around.
Usopp was in tears.
"Hey, where is this? I can't find the direction of the town at all!"
Hearing this, Zoro frowned.
He scolded Usopp:
"Please, how did you lead the way? You got us both lost!"
As soon as he said this, Usopp's eyes welled up with tears, and he slapped Zoro on the head.
"Hey, you jerk, I pulled you back so many times on the road. How did you manage to lead me astray too!"
Hearing this, Zoro tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said:
"I have an idea, but it's a bit risky. Do you want to try it?"
Hearing this, Usopp immediately stopped crying and looked at Zoro expectantly, saying:
"Tell me, tell me quickly. With you, the future greatest swordsman in the world, we'll definitely be able to get out of here."
Hearing this, Zoro's face twitched, and he said directly:
"Sleep here and wait for them to find us."
Saying that, Zoro was about to lie down and sleep, but Usopp directly slapped him on the head.
He said angrily:
"Hey, what kind of crazy idea is that? If there's a sandstorm, wouldn't we all be wiped out? Hurry up and find a way out!"
Saying that, Usopp forcefully pulled Zoro.
He pulled Zoro up from the ground, but just then, the surrounding soil suddenly started to move.
Seeing this, Zoro immediately realized that something was wrong and quickly jumped away with Usopp, afraid there would be quicksand.
However, at that moment, a green frog that walked upright suddenly emerged from the loose sand.
Seeing this, Usopp was a bit stunned, until the green frog moved a little in their direction, and Usopp almost ascended to heaven on the spot.
"Wow, a frog turned into a spirit! Zoro, quickly get rid of it!"
Hearing this, Zoro directly drew his sword. He originally wanted to kill this guy with one move, but then he thought that this guy might know the way out.
Zoro put away his sword and gave the green frog a good beating instead.
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