boyutpedia Chapter 137 discusses benevolence and righteousness with principles, and moral blackmail.
Chapter 137 discusses benevolence and righteousness with principles, and moral blackmail.
When Luo Ji said that he had a partner who had lost money at the casino and wanted to redeem that person.
A smile gave me a bad feeling; was war about to break out again?
After all, these pirates aren't the kind of villains who would pay money to ransom people.
As it turned out, Luo Ji was very righteous and insisted on repaying the money to redeem the people, which made Yi Xiao slightly change his opinion of Luo Ji, the new Fifth Emperor.
But the next moment, Luo Ji actually said that Yi Xiao was Luo Ji's partner.
This left Yi Xiao completely astonished. When did he become Luo Ji's partner?
Is he a member of the Five Emperors Pirates?
How could he not know?!
"So Mr. Yixiao is Lord Yama's partner! No wonder Mr. Yixiao is so powerful!!"
The casino owner and his bodyguards stared wide-eyed; it turned out that a super big shot was hiding among them.
Fortunately, they got along quite well with Yixiao.
Otherwise, they would have been destroyed by the Luo Ji Pirates today.
"Don't take less money than I should. I don't like owing favors to others, and I don't want to go against my principles and morality with a smile."
Luo Ji smiled gently, constantly labeling Yi Xiao, both as part of Luo Ji's pirate crew and to emphasize and reinforce Yi Xiao's benevolent and principled character.
In reality, Luo Ji just wanted to use 'moral blackmail' to make a laugh.
Yi Xiao was about to speak, after all, he had 'deliberately' lost at the casino, and he didn't want to become a pirate, let alone a member of the Luo Ji Pirates.
But the casino owner acted very quickly; he didn't want to displease Luo.
"Mr. Yixiao is a man of benevolence and principle, and Mr. Luo Ji is also a righteous and good man."
"I will never allow Mr. Yixiao to leave any stain on his reputation."
"Even a lowly person like me would never dare to take a single penny more."
"Mr. Yixiao is free to leave the Twin Serpents Casino at any time. All of you are welcome to come and play in the future."
The casino owner quickly pulled out the amount of gambling debt Xiao owed from the pile of treasures, his face beaming with smiles.
He then quickly walked over to Yixiao and pulled her out.
"Brother Yixiao, if we had known you had this identity, we would have just waived your gambling debts. You've been working as a bodyguard here for so long, so please don't blame us."
"I will compensate you for the ransom paid by Lord Luo Ji. I hope you will be magnanimous and forgive us."
The casino owner didn't really want the ransom, but Luo Ji said they were ethical and principled, so he certainly wouldn't dare to go against Luo Ji's wishes.
He could only use these ransoms to seek a smile and forgiveness.
He knew that their lives were now in Yi Xiao's hands.
If Yixiao were to say he wanted revenge, their casino would be instantly destroyed by the Luo Ji Pirates.
So his pleading tone, with a smile of forgiveness, was trembling and almost tearful.
"Mr. Yixiao, please forgive us!!"
The casino manager and bodyguards, pale-faced, pleaded with Yixiao, genuinely unaware that Yixiao was a member of the Luo Ji Pirates.
Otherwise, why would they dare to let Yixiao be their bodyguard?
"Captain Luo Ji, what do you mean by this?"
It's a little hard to laugh now. How did he suddenly become Luo Ji's partner? He doesn't want to become a pirate yet.
"I'll help you get out of jail, haha."
"Don't you always say that people should be kind and righteous and have principles? We don't lack money, isn't it normal to pay back debts?"
"Do you intend to disregard morality and principles and eliminate them...?"
"No way, no way, have you changed?"
Luo Ji smiled seriously and replied earnestly.
This terrified the casino owners even more.
"Mr. Yixiao, we've been quite good to you, please don't kill us. We'll accept any compensation you want!"
The casino owner and his bodyguards were kneeling before Yi Xiao, their expressions filled with terror as they begged for his forgiveness, fearing they would be slaughtered by the Luo Ji Pirates.
"Boss He Hong, I'm not a pirate, I..."
Yi Xiao is now speechless. With just one sentence from Luo Ji, the Fifth Emperor, he has been identified as Luo Ji's partner, and it's estimated that he will never be able to clear his name.
"Yixiao, you wouldn't want them to live in fear, would you?"
You've been here as a bodyguard long enough; the world needs us to change it.
The Celestial Dragons' triennial "Human Hunting Tournament," and the slaves of Mary Geoise—both await our rescue.
Luo Ji spoke softly, which prompted the casino owner to immediately tear up all of Yi Xiao's gambling debts and bodyguard contracts, restoring Yi Xiao's freedom and giving him even more money.
Yi Xiao savored Luo Ji's intriguing words, the imposing aura of the Luo Ji Pirates' powerful members, and the fearful casino owner and bodyguards...
“Boss He Hong, you can keep all this money. It’s my ransom, and I don’t need your compensation.”
Yi Xiao sighed. He knew that if he didn't leave with the Luo Ji Pirates today, this place would be awash in blood.
"Thank you, Mr. Yixiao, for sparing our lives."
The people in the casino suddenly felt as if they had been reborn, collapsing to the ground, their bodies soaked in cold sweat.
"I will repay Captain Luo Ji's money."
Yixiao walked towards Luo Ji's pirate crew, approached the pink dragon, and earnestly addressed Luo Ji, his new creditor.
Luo Ji has always emphasized things like paying back debts, morality, benevolence, and principles.
He gave a bitter laugh, knowing he had fallen into Luo Ji's trap.
Unless he completely breaks with the Luo Ji Pirates today and goes to war with all his might, he can get rid of the pirate label attached to Luo Ji.
But in that case, he had no confidence in escaping, and everyone in the casino would be implicated and die because of him.
"I know that Mr. Yixiao has a benevolent heart. After the fall of Cang Kingdom, he has been searching for ways to change the world."
I want to find like-minded partners to change the world together.
I hope Mr. Yixiao won't mind that I forcibly redeemed you.
Luo Ji sincerely apologized to Yi Xiao, not wanting to leave too much of a rift with this general-level expert.
"You know me very well?"
Yi Xiao was a little puzzled. It seemed that Luo Ji really came specifically for him, but he had been hiding for many years and had no fame.
"I can see a part of the future."
"Mr. Yixiao's desire to change the world by reducing casualties is almost impossible to achieve."
Because among the Celestial Dragons, there is a World King who has lived for eight hundred years, and even the Five Elders are old monsters who have lived for hundreds of years.
"Without eliminating these corrupt monsters, even if you become a Marine Admiral or Fleet Admiral, you cannot change the Celestial Dragons' enslaved world and their mentality of viewing humans and all races as ants."
Luo Ji spoke softly to Yi Xiao, and these top-secret intelligence caused Yi Xiao's blind eyes to tremble violently, the whites of his eyes shaking.
Even the Luo Ji Pirates, who were quite close by, were incredibly shocked by this so-called King of the World who had lived for eight hundred years.
"Are there any immortal beings among the Celestial Dragons?"
Yixiao felt a sense of powerlessness. He knew that if the Celestial Dragons really had such monsters, his ideal of reforming the upper echelons was destined to be nothing but a joke.
He can't change the Celestial Dragons at all.
"That's right. Even the Navy is just a dog in their eyes. Even the Fleet Admiral can't defy the Celestial Dragons' will."
Luo Ji, with a smile and the other crew members, followed the dragon's back step by step back to the Ark's Proverb.
Only by making Yixiao fully realize reality and completely lose faith in the Celestial Dragons, the World Government, and the Navy can he follow Luo Ji down this dark path.
To attempt that difficult and bloody path of reform.
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