Starting with helping Zhao Kai ascend the throne in the snow

In the snowy world, it was already the dead of night. The entire city of Kuaiji was shrouded in silence, with only the night watchman carrying a lantern wandering the streets of the city, reporting the time on time.

Even the taverns and brothels had closed up and everyone had left by this time, and everything had fallen into silence.

Just then, in Shen Qing's villa in the city, a familiar eerie light appeared, and a black ship carrying several people materialized from the void.

The dizziness from crossing boundaries disappeared, and Shen Qing looked at the familiar scenery around her. Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief and feel fortunate to have escaped Lu Qi's pursuit, she breathed a sigh of relief.

The next second, a huge force pushed him from behind, sending him flying off the black ship and crashing to the ground. Only then did he hear the old sword god's shout, "You brat, watch out!"

Just as Shen Qing was dazed and confused from the fall, he heard a violent fighting sound behind him. He hurriedly turned his head and saw two figures on the black ship fighting fiercely, their speed creating afterimages.

Xuan Yuan Qingfeng stood in front of Shen Qing with a wary expression, watching the fight intently, ready to intervene at any moment.

"Holy crap, Lucci actually followed us here! How is this possible?" Shen Qing exclaimed in disbelief after seeing the two people fighting. One of them was the old sword god, and the other was Lucci in his orc form.

At this moment, Lucci remained in his beastman form, staring at a ferocious cheetah head. However, the black cloud-like ribbons that had appeared after his awakening had disappeared. Shen Qing pondered for a moment and guessed that, like Doflamingo when he first arrived in the Snow World, he had been suppressed by the laws of heaven and earth, which greatly reduced his Devil Fruit abilities.

After another fierce exchange, the old swordsman's sword shattered into pieces, and he leaped backward off the black ship. On the other side, Lucci also took three steps back, standing on the black ship and looking at the old swordsman from afar.

"Huh, why is my strength being suppressed so much?" After the two separated, Lucci clenched his fist in confusion, feeling that the amplification power brought by the awakening of the Devil Fruit had disappeared by half. He even felt that he couldn't use the beast form.

Just as Lucci was surprised that his combat power was being suppressed, he suddenly noticed the scenery around him. The antique Chinese-style buildings were a style he had never seen before. Moreover, he was standing on a small boat in the courtyard. No matter how you looked at it, there was a strange sense of incongruity.

"Where is this?" Lu Qi quickly turned his gaze to Shen Qing. He could tell that among the three, Shen Qing was the one in charge.

At the same time, the sounds of fighting were very loud in the quiet night, instantly alerting the soldiers guarding the security of Shen Qing's residence outside the gate.

"There's fighting going on inside the courtyard! Quickly, go protect Lord Shen..."

"Assassins! Assassins!"

Upon noticing the fighting inside the courtyard, the guards immediately sprang into action. Some knocked on the door, others used their agility to scale the wall, and still others shouted for the patrolling soldiers.

Sensing the movement outside the door, Shen Qing's expression changed, and he immediately used his mind to recall the black ship. The matter of the black ship absolutely could not be discovered by anyone else; otherwise, Shen Qing would have no way of explaining how a ship could have appeared in the courtyard out of nowhere.

Therefore, the secret of the Black Ships must never be exposed to ordinary people, lest it attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

"So it was you who did this." Seeing the black ship turn into a stream of light and enter Shen Qing's body, Lu Qi lost his footing and almost fell to the ground, but this also made him realize that Shen Qing was the one who did it all.

Immediately afterward, Lucci saw the wooden box containing the Door-Door Fruit in Shen Qing's hand. The next second, his eyes turned bloodshot. At that moment, he thought of the tragic death of Bruno. If there were no surprises, the mastermind behind all this was the person in front of him. Lucci immediately looked at Shen Qing with murderous intent. His leopard head and the murderous intent in his eyes made him a fearsome sight.

When the old swordsman and Xuanyuan Qingfeng saw Lucci looking at Shen Qing, they immediately stood in front of him to avoid being attacked by Lucci.

Shen Qing felt Lucci's cruel gaze and his heart skipped a beat, but before he could say anything, Lucci grinned and said, "I'm going to kill you to avenge Bruno."

Immediately, Lu Qi moved like lightning, rushing towards Shen Qing at breakneck speed, his speed creating a violent gust of air that whipped up dust all around.

"Xuanyuan girl, you protect Shen boy and go first. I'll go stop him." Li Chungang pointed his fingers like a sword, his face full of solemnity as he looked at Lu Qi who was rushing towards him.

He could sense that the leopard-headed, human-bodied man before him was incredibly powerful. His wild and ferocious aura was unlike anything he had ever witnessed. Faced with this man, Li Chungang, whose heart had remained calm for many years, suddenly felt a strong sense of danger. He felt as if he had thorns in his back and could clearly sense that he would die at the hands of his opponent if he was not careful.

"Shen Lang, let's leave here first." Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng immediately pulled Shen Qing and hurried out of the courtyard.

Seeing this, Shen Qing didn't hesitate and quickly turned and ran out of the courtyard. He knew Lucci's strength; hailed as the most talented member of the CP organization in eight hundred years, even without a Devil Fruit ability, his Haki and Six Powers were honed to perfection, and his combat strength was definitely not weaker than Doflamingo's. Moreover, he was one of the few strong individuals who had awakened a Zoan-type Devil Fruit. Although his strength was suppressed by the Heavenly Dao of the Snow World, Zoan-type fruits are known for their powerful regenerative abilities. Even if suppressed, it would greatly help Lucci's strength. Combining the two, Shen Qing didn't have much hope for the old sword god's battle against him.

Perhaps the old swordsman's strength is not weaker than Lucci's in the short term, but his endurance is an absolute weakness. The strong in the pirate world are all amazing in terms of physical strength, and Lucci, after obtaining the boost from a Zoan-type Devil Fruit, will have even more endurance. Coupled with his powerful recovery ability, he completely widens the gap between the two.

Just as Shen Qing reached the gate, it was opened, and dozens of armored soldiers rushed in with swords and knives, immediately spotting the disheveled Shen Qing and Xuan Yuan Qingfeng fleeing in disarray.

"Lord Shen, are you alright? Has an assassin infiltrated the courtyard?...

"Qin Ming, you take some men and escort Lord Shen away. The rest of you come with me to capture the assassin..."

Upon seeing Shen Qing and the other person, the captain in charge inquired about their situation and made arrangements. He then immediately grabbed his weapons and headed towards the backyard.

"You are no match for them, don't go and die. Go, go quickly, escort me to the prefectural governor's mansion for help immediately." Upon hearing this, Shen Qing immediately stopped the captain and made him escort him to the prefectural governor's mansion for help.

You must know that the backyard is the battlefield between Lu Qi and the old sword god. This level of battle is not something that soldiers like them can participate in. If they rashly approach, they will only die. Shen Qing is pretending to stop them, but he doesn't want them to die in vain. At this moment, the only person Shen Qing can think of who can intervene in the battle between the two is the human-cat Han Shengxuan. That's why he sent these people to the prefectural governor's mansion to ask for help.