Qing Zhi's eyes stared intently at Ace as he spoke word by word.
His gaze was as sharp as a knife, a sword, and an eagle!
If it was a person with a guilty conscience who was stared at by Qing Zhi like this, he would probably have fled long ago!
But Ace was very calm.
Ace understood that Qing Zhi wanted to find something from his face.
For example, his identity.
But with the mask, Qing Zhi was destined to never get what he wanted.
That was the truth.
Qing Zhi shook his head in disappointment. Ace's magnanimity made him helpless.
"You are very strong." Seeing that Ace ignored him, Qing Zhi continued to speak, his expression very serious.
"Likewise." Ace was still calm. Even though Marko was sealed in ice, Ace did not panic and was not in a hurry to fight Qing Zhi.
The reason was very simple. Ace knew very well that if he really had to fight head-on, he would not be able to defeat Qing Zhi no matter what.
However, although he could not defeat Qing Zhi, he was not afraid of Qing Zhi either!
Even if he couldn't beat him, it wouldn't be a problem for Ace to retreat!
At the same time, he could also take the red dog away!
He couldn't kill the Red Hound now, but he could lock it up. He could kill it when he learned how to equip the Raging Hound!
Ace understood this point, and Qing Zhi naturally understood it too!
Therefore, Qing Zhi did not have any intention of fighting Ace. Once Ace was forced into a corner, he would not be able to do anything to him. Being able to beat him did not mean that he could kill him, nor did it mean that he could capture him!
As for the Red Hound? Red Hound, a great general of the navy headquarters, had clearly become Ace's trump card. With Red Hound in his hands and Ace's own strength, Ace did not believe that Qing Zhi would dare to do anything to Marko, let alone believe that Qing Zhi could do anything to him!
This was the ultimate reason why Ace was calm!
"I really want to know who you are, but it's obvious that you won't tell me. Since that's the case, I won't ask.”
"You don't want to continue fighting, do you? After fighting with Sakasugi for so long, you must have exhausted a lot of your stamina, right? So…are you interested in making a deal?”
Qing Zhi did not beat around the bush and spoke directly. He could not keep confronting Ace. There had to be a solution to this matter.
Red Hound was a navy general after all. If word got out that he was being carried like this, it would be a disgrace to the navy.
Qing Zhi wanted to avoid this as much as possible.
Therefore, although Ace and Qing Zhi both had hostages, Qing Zhi was clearly more anxious than Ace.
During negotiations, the anxious party would definitely suffer. If you were so anxious, wouldn't the other party ask for a price?!
The corners of Ace's mouth curled up, but Qing Zhi did not see it because of the mask.
"What deal? Tell me." Ace's voice was hoarse. It was not that he did it on purpose, but he had indeed consumed a lot of energy in the battle with the red hound. His stamina was somewhat exhausted.
"It's very simple. You have the Scarlet Hound and I have Marko.”
"I saw Marko trying so hard to help you stop me. I think the relationship between the two of you is not shallow. Do you still want to see me bring him back to the underwater prison?”
Qing Zhi said as he placed Marko's ice sculpture beside him.
When he saw Marko frozen in ice, Ace's calm eyes showed a hint of turmoil.
Qing Zhi was right. In terms of emotions, reason, and Dao, it was impossible for Ace not to save Marko!
Marko had really risked his life for him.
But this was a negotiation!
Ace wanted to fight for more benefits!
Although the following words were unpleasant to hear, he had to admit that the Red Hound was more important than Marko. If he were to exchange it like this, he would be at a disadvantage...
Marko Ace had to be saved, and Ace also wanted to extort Qing Zhi!
"He and I are just ordinary friends. He fought with you because he wanted to avenge White Beard and Ace.”Although Ace said that, he secretly apologized to Marko in his heart.
For the sake of benefits, for the sake of mutual benefits, I'm sorry, brother. This is a negotiation, don't take it seriously…
Taking a deep breath, Ace gritted his teeth and continued after a pause,"
"Don't forget, Sakasugi is in my hands. I can take him away at any time!”
"It's common for pirates to be captured, but if a general of the navy is captured, the whole world will be in an uproar, right?”
"At that time, will the navy still have the face to stand on this sea?”
" If that's the case, I think the Four Emperors will spend a lot of money to buy Sakasugi from me. Things will get even worse when that happens…"
After Ace finished speaking, the scene became extremely quiet.
The wind blew past, messing up a few strands of hair. Qing Zhi's expression was somewhat ugly.
Qing Zhi's expression was naturally not ugly because of his messy hairstyle. What made him feel so bad was Ace's words.
Every word, every sentence.
That made Qing Zhi's expression turn ugly!
Because Qing Zhi knew that Ace's words were definitely not an exaggeration. Once Ace really captured the red dog, then everything that Ace said would come true!
What should he do?
Fight?
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