I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

With Zoro's answer, the liar was relieved for two days, but Zoro found it strange that Bai Yun remained motionless and ignored him.

Even after Zoro arrived in front of Bai Yun, Bai Yun remained standing with his head down and did not move.

"Bai Yun?"

Zoro tentatively called out.

Bai Yun suddenly fell forward, but Zoro caught him immediately. "Bai Yun?! What happened to you?!"

........

Garp arrived in Water Seven at the same time.

Bai Yun and Ace arrived at Crystal Island, the island next to the food town in Spring Queen Town, Gourmet Town, and Carnival Town, which they had traveled together on the sea train.

This island is rich in crystals, and the island's residents like to use crystals for divination, but their divination abilities vary.

"Hey guys!"

"Look, this is freshly processed, top-quality crystal, available in all colors."

Ai Baiyun and Ace went shopping on the commercial street of Crystal Island. Although they came to shop, their pockets were emptier than their faces.

The two of them are masters at accepting "gifts" from their boss.

The fact that the boss took the initiative to strike up a conversation with the two of them is... quite lucky.

"have a look?"

Ai Baiyun asked.

Ace put his hands behind his head. "Go ahead and watch if you want, but hurry up, I'd rather go to Gourmet Town."

"That's true, then I won't watch it either."

Ai Baiyun straightened up, his gaze leaving the crystal on the ground.

The shopkeeper panicked, "No, wait, you two! This is taking up so much time. How about I give you a discount?"

Hearing the boss's suggestion, Ai Baiyun smiled and said, "Okay, how about a 0% discount?"

The boss was taken aback. "Kid, are you here to cause trouble?"

Ai Baiyun replied again, "I didn't bring a knife."

The boss was confused again? What does this mean? What do you mean you didn't bring a knife and you're trying to rob me?!

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and Ai Baiyun and Ai Si had already left. They walked around and found that all they saw were shops selling crystals and fortune telling, which held no appeal for the two food-loving guys. They were about to go back when an old beggar leaning against the wall in the alley called out to them.

"Two young brothers."

Ai Baiyun and Ace turned to look, and Ai Baiyun blurted out, "We have no money, sir."

"Haha, old man, I'm not begging."

"I'm not a beggar, I just got drunk and am lying here for a bit."

"With the sky as a blanket and the earth as a bed, how leisurely and carefree is that?"

High emotional intelligence: The sky is the blanket, the earth is the bed.

Low emotional intelligence: homelessness.

"Then why did you call us, sir?"

Ace asked.

Then the homeless old man took out a crystal ball from his pocket.

The old man himself was dressed in tattered and dirty clothes, but the crystal ball was spotless and reflected light cleanly.

I think you two are destined for each other.

How about I do a free fortune telling for you two?

"free?"

Bai Yun asked again.

The homeless old man was quite certain.

"free!"

Ai Baiyun then cast a questioning look at Ace.

Ace smiled and said, "Since it's free, let's give it a try."

After examining the homeless old man, Ai Baiyun and Ace walked into the alley and stood opposite him.

"Yes, that's right. Fate is truly wonderful."

"Before we begin the divination, may I ask, young man, where did the gemstone and jade around your neck come from?"

The homeless old man stared intently at the Emerald Heart on Ace's neck.

As soon as the homeless old man spoke, Ai Baiyun understood that he was after the Jade Heart.

Ace, with his innocent and naive eyes, was about to answer that it was given to him by a kind person when Ai Baiyun answered first, "I found it."

"Picked it up!"

The homeless man's tone suddenly rose several decibels, then he immediately adjusted it, squinting his eyes as if he were carefully observing.

"Ugh."

"Interfering in the fate of others is a serious matter!"

"But, I think this old man has a strong connection with you two young people!"

"I'm going to tell you this now, even if it's just this once..."

"Tell us what?"

Ace was curious about this.

"This gem, though precious, clashes with your destinies. Continuing to wear it will only bring bloodshed and disaster!"

The homeless old man said excitedly.

Only a fool would believe Ai Baiyun's familiar rhetoric.

Ace believed it, but his reaction was quite different from that of ordinary people: "Is that so? That's not bad. Does this mean we'll encounter a lot of strong opponents? That would be great for us to fight to our hearts' content."

The homeless old man was dumbfounded. "Is this the right reaction, kid? So arrogant!"

The homeless old man could only place his hopes on Ai Baiyun.

Ai Baiyun's lips curled up, and he played along, speaking with a flustered expression.

"what!"

"Sir, you're saying this jade gemstone is harmful to us?!"

"This priceless jade gem is harmful to us!?"

"This lost ancient capital, the treasure of the Jade Capital, the Jade Heart, is harmful to us!?"

That's just ridiculous!

After hearing this conversation, the homeless old man realized that Ai Baiyun's earlier claim of "finding" the item was nonsense.

"So you know your stuff, kid!"

"Then why are you still messing with this old man!"

"Wait! What did you say this gemstone is called?!"

Chapter 542 The Legend of the Jade Capital

"Wait, what did you call this gemstone?!"

The homeless old man, who had been eyeing the jade gem on Ai Baiyun and Ace, changed his mind when he heard Baiyun reveal that the true name of the jade gem was the Jade Heart.

After the loss of the Jade Heart, the most precious treasure of the ancient Jade Capital, the old man's expression changed instantly. His desire in his eyes and expression transformed into disgust and fear. "Stay away from me!"

"It's called the Heart of Emerald."

"What's wrong, sir?"

Ace repeated it with an innocent look on his face.

Ai Baiyun sensed something was wrong, but he didn't say anything; he wanted to hear what the old man had to say first.

"Yes, the Emerald Heart. What's wrong, sir?"

The homeless old man squeezed backward as hard as he could, even though there was a wall behind him, as if he wanted to squeeze a hole through it.

"You two brats actually carried the legendary evil gem, the Emerald Heart, which is said to devour souls!! You're really courting death!!!"

"You should know that the Heart of Jade is a material used by jade in sacrificial rites."

"Legend has it that the residents of the Emerald City are all obsessed with emeralds."

"Everything in the capital, from the land and buildings to the trees, is made of jade."

"Legend has it that long ago, a group of people accidentally entered the Emerald City. The residents of the Emerald City welcomed them warmly and held a banquet. However, when the moonlight shone through at night, the group discovered that the bodies of the Emerald City's residents were entirely made of jade!! Under the moonlight, their transparent, green-glowing bodies were absolutely terrifying!!"

"And jade will become a thing of the past because of their evil intentions in promoting the physical benefits of jade to the outside world, so they were destroyed by a united effort of various countries."

"It is said that the city lord raised the Emerald Heart under the moonlight and cursed the kings of various countries who came to visit."

"The Jade Capital will never fade away!"

"Your souls will be sealed away for eternity!!"

"After this incident, within a month, all the kings of those countries died suddenly, without a single external injury. Just as the Lord of Emerald City said, their souls were sealed away, never to be reborn!"

The homeless old man was old and knowledgeable, and he told Ai Baiyun and Ai Si the story of the ancient capital, the Jade Capital.

As for Ace and Ai Baiyun's reactions...

"That city lord is truly a man, a strong one. He avenged the entire city all by himself."

"Although the residents of Emerald City were wrong to promote the idea of ​​an emerald body, that does not prevent the city lord from being a strong person."

This is Ace's answer.

"The entire capital is made of jade! That must be an enormous sum of money!"