Starting with helping Zhao Kai ascend the throne in the snow

In the world of One Piece, as agreed with Hawkeye, Doflamingo, and others, they are leading their fleet towards Beehive Island, which is expected to take almost a month. They should still be at sea, so it is not advisable to bring anyone there at this time.

Furthermore, there are no anchor coordinates for returning to the Snow World. Once you go to the Pirate World, it won't be easy to return to Yuezhou immediately. Therefore, Shen Qing doesn't plan to take Xuan Yuan Qingfeng there for the time being.

The only solution is to rebuild the anchor. With an anchor, there would be fixed coordinates, making it much easier to travel between the two worlds and return, instead of wasting time each time.

Thinking of this, Shen Qing placed her hopes on Tesoro.

Before Shen Qing left, Tesoro had already ordered his Silver Pirate Alliance to bring the silver and copper smelted on the island to join the fleet. If they could successfully join together, only gold, iron, and tin would remain.

Tezzolo will handle the gold later; it's just a matter of time.

Iron can be purchased at the shipyard on Beehive Island.

As for Tin, Dover and Tesoro used their connections in the underworld to purchase it before leaving, and the sellers have already sent the goods to Beehive Island. They should be able to gather everything once the fleet arrives at Beehive Island.

Therefore, when Shen Qing travels to the pirate world again, it will be the day he can rebuild the anchor.

Guangling Road, Jiangxia City.

Since Cao Changqing of Western Chu launched the wave of restoration, the entire Guangling Road has been in a state of panic, with everyone on edge. Even Jiangxia City, the main city of Guangling Road, is constantly on edge.

Especially as battle reports from the front lines continued to arrive, one piece of bad news after another came in. The entire city of Jiangxia had long been under military control. Apart from opening the city gates for only one hour each morning, no one was allowed to go out at any other time.

"Useless! You're all a bunch of useless trash! You've lost another city! I wish I could chop off your dog heads!" Inside the palace, Zhao Yi received the battle report and, in a fit of rage, tore the letter to pieces, roaring with a ferocious expression.

"Your Highness, please calm down, Your Highness, please calm down..." The maids, servants, and eunuchs serving around them all knelt on the ground in fear and kowtowed repeatedly.

With the outbreak of the war in Guangling Road, the Prince of Guangling, whose weight far exceeded that of others, lost weight at a visible speed. In just over a month, he lost a full fifty or sixty pounds, and his whole appearance improved considerably.

However, his temper became increasingly volatile. In just over a month, he had beaten more than twenty maids and servants to death without cause, making everyone in the Prince's mansion feel insecure.

The battle report that just arrived stated that the Western Chu rebels used a feint attack and dug tunnels to capture another city, leaving only Jiangxia City as the only isolated city in Guangling Road, with the rest of the territory falling into the hands of the Western Chu rebels.

"Damn Cao Changqing, damn the rebels of Western Chu! If Long Shengxiang hadn't left me, how could the rebels be allowed to run rampant?" After his outburst of rage, Zhao Yi remembered his general Lu Shengxiang, who had been transferred away by the court.

Previously, with Lu Xiangxiang in charge, any uprising that broke out in Guangling Road could be quickly quelled. However, now that Lu Xiangxiang has taken up a post in the capital, the predicament of Guangling Army having no generals to use has been exposed, leading to the current deterioration of the situation.

Meanwhile, at the Jiangxia City post station, Sun Xiji also received the latest battle report, learning that the Western Chu rebels had won another victory.

Before the rebellion in Western Chu, Sun Xiji was ordered to leave the capital and come to Chu to serve as a military governor. However, before he could take up his post, the rebel army in Western Chu had already started an uprising.

Immediately afterwards, the Western Chu rebels displayed astonishing combat power, winning battle after battle against the Guangling army and defeating Zhao Yi soundly. Upon seeing this, Sun Xiji immediately turned his carriage around and, under the pretext of avoiding the war, came to Jiangxia City, where Zhao Yi arranged for him to rest at a post station.

Just then, an old servant who had followed Sun Xiji for many years, carrying a sword, whispered after seeing that there were no outsiders in the room, "Master, there is more news from over there."

As he spoke, he took out a sealed wax pellet and handed it to Sun Xiji.

As the last remaining pillar of the Western Chu state, Sun Xiji had been visited privately by Cao Changqing on several occasions in an attempt to persuade him to join in the restoration of the kingdom, but Sun Xiji refused each time.

However, although Sun Xiji outwardly rejected Cao Changqing, he secretly did his best to provide Cao Changqing with various conveniences, including local intelligence and a considerable amount of money. Therefore, Cao Changqing maintained secret correspondence with Sun Xiji.

Upon seeing this, a chilling glint of shrewdness appeared in Sun Xiji's cloudy eyes. He then opened the wax pill, took out the secret letter, read it, and burned it directly over the candle flame.

"Master, what did the letter say?" the old servant asked curiously when Sun Xiji remained silent.

An ordinary old servant would not dare to inquire about his master's whereabouts, but the old servant in front of him was different. He was once a famous first-class master in the martial arts world. Later, he was harmed by his enemies and was rescued by Sun Xiji by chance. He then changed his name to Sun En and spent his life repaying Sun Xiji.

After that, Sun En stayed by Sun Xiji's side to protect his safety. When Western Chu was still around, he stayed by Sun Xiji's side. After Western Chu was destroyed, he still stayed by Sun Xiji's side and went to Tai'an City. It was because of Sun En's protection that Sun Xiji was spared from being assassinated all these years.

Therefore, although their relationship appears to be that of master and servant, their bond is actually stronger than that of brothers.

"Cao Guanzi sent a letter, wanting me to secretly send someone to open the city gates, allowing Jiangxia City to change hands, and then have me go to Xichu to help oversee the overall situation," Sun Xiji said calmly.

"Isn't this a good thing? For so many years, Master has been concerned about the old friends of Western Chu. If we can help Western Chu restore its kingdom now, wouldn't that fulfill Master's long-cherished wish?" Sun En said with delight upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Sun Xiji shook his head, sighed, and said, "You don't understand. Things aren't that simple. If I rashly agree to Cao Guanzi's request, then all the Chu officials in Tai'an City will probably be executed along with their entire families."

"So, Master is planning to give up on revenge? That's fine then. Anyway, Master is now a high-ranking official in the Li Yang Dynasty, so it's alright if he doesn't seek revenge," Sun En said indifferently. He was only responsible for protecting Sun Xiji's safety; as for other matters, he couldn't be bothered to worry about them.

Looking at Sun En's carefree attitude, Sun Xiji smiled bitterly with a hint of envy. He had always struggled and walked on thin ice because he thought too much.

They wanted to see the Western Chu restored, but they also feared that the officials who had been recruited by the Li Yang Dynasty would be implicated because of it.

He was originally the Grand Tutor of Western Chu. After the fall of Western Chu, the Li Yang royal family treated him with great courtesy. Not only did they not pursue his crimes, but they also treated him with high-ranking positions and generous salaries.

If he were to agree to Cao Changqing's rebellion now, it would undoubtedly be a resounding slap in the face to the Liyang Dynasty. With his example in front of everyone, all officials from Chu would no longer be able to gain the trust of the Liyang royal family and would only be slaughtered. This was definitely not the result Sun Xiji wanted to see.