Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

Odin smiled and then said, "Of course, if you insist on going, I can... We have a way, but honestly, it's not a pleasant feeling to reopen old wounds..."

Xiao Ce smiled at Odin and said, "General Odin, I understand what you mean... and I will respect your decision..."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Odin smiled and said nothing more.

At that moment, Odin left.

After Odin left, Xiao Ce did not interrupt Yin Pan'er's thoughts.

He simply stood aside with a smile, watching Yin Pan'er.

Yin Pan'er was momentarily stunned. After she came to her senses, she saw Xiao Ce looking at her.

She first discovered that General Odin was no longer there.

Yin Pan'er asked Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, when did General Odin leave?"

Xiao Ce smiled at Yin Pan'er and said, "Just a short while ago..."

Yin Pan'er said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, are you trying to persuade me not to go?"

Xiao Ce shook his head, then said to Yin Pan'er, "That's not what I meant..."

Yin Pan'er was somewhat surprised after hearing Xiao Ce's words.

"Your Highness, you want me to go?"

Xiao Ce nodded.

Yin Pan'er said to Xiao Ce with some surprise, "Your Highness, I had already prepared myself mentally and was not going... but now you're saying you agree to let me go?"

Xiao Ce smiled at Yin Pan'er and then said, "That's right, I do now agree to let you go..."

Yin Pan'er looked puzzled.

Xiao Ce smiled at Yin Pan'er, then said, "I think if we go by what they say, it might be an opportunity..."

"Chance?"

Xiao Ce nodded to Yin Pan'er: "That's right, an opportunity. Actually, there's no other way to deal with fear... just face it head-on... facing those fears head-on might be the best way..."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Yin Pan'er smiled and said, "That's right, that's indeed the case... Your Highness. Alright, then I'll go..."

Xiao Ce smiled at Yin Pan'er and then said, "You agreed so quickly, but it was actually a very painful process... To be honest, I was also very conflicted..."

Yin Pan'er heard Xiao Ce say this and looked at him in confusion, but did not interrupt him.

She simply looked at Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce then said to Yin Pan'er, "Pan'er, it's actually very simple. From a sentimental standpoint, I can't allow you to go... After all, no matter what, I don't want you to suffer twice... Since you're unwilling to mention those painful memories, I mean that I will never let you touch those painful things again for the rest of your life..."

"However, logically speaking, those shadows in your heart are always a hidden danger, a time bomb that might explode at any moment. And I think this moment, this very moment, is an opportunity... I think it's better to directly confront it... and I'm here right now..."

"Of course, going through it again might not help you recover, and it might even deepen your fear... These are all possibilities, so I'm also very conflicted..."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Yin Pan'er still looked at him with love on her face.

After seeing Yin Pan'er, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Of course, I still need your consideration... I respect your choice."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Yin Pan'er smiled and said to him, "Your Highness, I'm thinking of deciding not to go with you..."

Yin Pan'er spoke these words with great determination.

Xiao Ce was quite surprised to hear Yin Pan'er say that.

After all, Xiao Ce believed that once Yin Pan'er heard his words, she would definitely go...

Xiao Ce said to Yin Pan'er, "Pan'er, have you thought it through?"

Yin Pan'er smiled at Xiao Ce, then nodded, and said to him, "Your Highness, of course I've thought it through... First of all, I'm not sure if I can face this fear again."

"Secondly, I'm not sure if facing this fear head-on will be beneficial for me this time... So, you have something important to do on Lost Island... Although you haven't said anything, I know very well that what you want to do is very important to you..."

“I’m quite certain that if I try to force myself to follow you, I might cause you trouble… I won’t be able to help you at all… On the contrary, I’ll only make things worse… So, I think… I’d better not go. I’ll sit outside and do something within my power… I’ll wait for you to come out safe and sound…”

After hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Xiao Ce gave her a big hug.

The reason is simple: Yin Pan'er was genuinely considering Xiao Ce's best interests.

She never considered her own feelings when she did anything.

Instead, they were all thinking about Xiao Ce...

"Are you sure?"

Yin Pan'er said to Xiao Ce, "Of course I'm sure, I'm absolutely sure?"

Xiao Ce said to Yin Pan'er, "Pan'er, you should know that you said we would never be apart..."

Yin Pan'er smiled at Xiao Ce and said, "But things are unpredictable... Besides, we can't really say we're separated."

Xiao Ce heard Yin Pan'er nod.

Yin Pan'er said to Xiao Ce, "Besides, Your Highness, I'll be waiting for you here to provide support. What if the fog isn't actually what they say, or what if you've found their solution?"

After hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Xiao Ce smiled and nodded, "That's right..."

For the next few days, Odin came over every day to give them reports.

Xiao Ce and Yin Pan'er spent their days fishing on the warship, living a leisurely life.

After the warships had been sailing for three days, they could see a white mist rising from the distant sea.

This white mist was very strange, as if it appeared out of thin air.

After all, the area around the coastline is usually sunny and clear, but once you get to that part of the sea, it's all covered in a thick white fog.

There seemed to be an indescribable terror lurking within this thick, white fog...

At this point, Odin commanded the warship to stop.

Odin went directly to Xiao Ce.

Since Xiao Ce had followed Odin's instructions, Odin let Yin Pan'er disembark first.

"Acting Manager Yin, I've already informed the warship escort team that you possess the highest command authority among those warship units..."

Yin Pan'er nodded after hearing Odin's words.

Yin Pan'er looked at Xiao Ce and held his hand tightly.

"be careful!"

Xiao Ce said with a smile, "Wait for me to come out."

Without further ado, Yin Pan'er looked directly at Odin and asked, "General Odin, have you found a starting point?"

After hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Odin smiled and nodded, then said to Yin Pan'er.

"Agent Yin, you can rest assured... We've already come up with a plan... This time, I'm actually quite confident in getting in on the action..."

After hearing Odin's words, Yin Pan'er smiled and then said, "Alright...take good care of the prince..."

Odin smiled at Yin Pan'er and then said, "Okay! I definitely will..."

Xiao Ce watched as Yin Pan'er and Xiao Yue, as well as the sailors who failed the subsequent tests, saw them off.

After they boarded the other escort ships, Odin looked at Xiao Ce.

"Mr. Ce, shall we set off?"

Xiao Ce looked at Odin with a firm gaze and said, "Let's go."

With Xiao Ce's command, the warship beneath them cleaved through the azure sea, leaving a white trail.

It drove smoothly toward that pale wall that stretched across the sky.

Sunlight generously bathed the deck, and the sea breeze carried a salty, fishy smell. Everything seemed so ordinary. Xiao Ce stood on the deck, gazing at the white mist.

However, as the distance rapidly decreased, the realism and oppressive feeling of that "fog wall" increased exponentially.

Xiao Ce stood on the deck and observed, a sense of oppression washing over him.

It is not a thin veil of clouds hanging from the sky, but as solid and solid as the earth, reaching the sky above and exploring the deep sea below.

The heavy white was not soft and hazy, but rather presented an unsettling turbidity and viscosity, as if countless pale flying insects had solidified into solid form, slowly wriggling in silence.

This still, pale wall stands in stark contrast to the surrounding sun-drenched, undulating blue sea, creating a strong sense of dizziness, as if it were a foreign object violently "pasted" onto this sea.

When the distance was only a few hundred meters away, a strange change occurred.

The once clear horizon vanished completely, as if the world's colors and sounds were being rapidly absorbed by an invisible sponge. The sunlight on the deck dimmed abruptly, as if dusk had arrived early, and the temperature dropped several degrees out of nowhere. A chilling, damp cold seeped out silently, sticking stickily to the exposed skin and causing an extremely uncomfortable sensation.

After Odin witnessed this scene,

"Enter the designated location! Activate the plan!"

Odin's calm and powerful voice resounded throughout the ship through the loudspeaker, carrying a final, resolute tone.

Odin then walked to Xiao Ce's side: "Mr. Ce, please go in. The cabin we've arranged for you has the best view, so you should be able to see what's happening immediately."

Xiao Ce nodded, then looked at Da Lei.

Da Lei had actually already discussed this with Xiao Ce, so he said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, I will definitely stay with you. Don't worry, we've long since overcome our inner demons. Any inner demons we had, we've already severed them... Don't worry..."

Seeing Da Lei's confident demeanor, Xiao Ce thought to himself that Da Lei was a first-generation Shadow Guard, and they had no negative emotions whatsoever. They had conducted this test countless times before.

Without hesitation, Xiao Ce and Odin went straight to the cabin that Odin had prepared for them.

As Odin said, the view from this cabin was even better than that from the command cabin of their warship.

After Xiao Ce entered, the sound of a door being locked came from outside.

This was also part of Odin's plan.

Everyone followed Odin's plan.

They all got to their respective posts.

Odin sent the captain to turn the ship around.

The warship precisely cut into a powerful ocean current. Just as its bow touched the edge of that pale expanse—

"Om..."

The warship suddenly seemed to have cut off all its power sources.

at the same time,

An indescribable, deep, trembling sound suddenly exploded in everyone's mind!

It didn't enter through the eardrums, but originated from the depths of the soul, like a vibration throughout the entire space. Accompanied by this "hum," the massive warship seemed to plunge into the deep sea!

In an instant, it was swallowed up by the boundless, viscous white mist!

Xiao Ce only felt that the low-frequency vibration was uncomfortable, but he did not feel any other discomfort.

Xiao Ce leaned against the porthole, and the thick fog rushed through the gaps in the porthole and the cracks in the door, churning and surging into the cabin at an incredible speed.

They no longer "drift," but possess a strange "sense of reality" and "aggressiveness," sweeping in like a living curtain.

The view outside the bridge's glass windows was instantly painted a deathly gray-white, visibility plummeting to almost nothing. All sound—completely cut off, replaced by a suffocating, boundless silence. Only the dull groans of the warships and the crashing waves, like the groans of a trapped beast, sounded even heavier in the deathly stillness.

The room fell silent instantly. The thick fog seemed to seep in silently from the walls, floor, and ceiling, carrying an indescribable chill. Xiao Ce took a deep breath. Da Lei, sensing the change in Xiao Ce's mood, whispered to him, "Your Highness, are you alright?"

Xiao Ce smiled at Da Lei, then said, "It's nothing... You... are just like that, quite surprised by the environment..."

Da Lei nodded, then smiled at Xiao Ce and said, "Your Highness, the environment here isn't actually that bad... it's just that low-frequency sound that's making people feel irritated..."

After hearing Da Lei's words, Xiao Ce noticed that although the surroundings seemed very quiet, there was still a low-frequency sound in the air that lingered in his ears.

It's lingering... This frequency band is very strange.

Since Xiao Ce had been focused entirely on the side, the sound only became more irritating...

Xiao Ce took a deep sniff; the air smelled of salty seawater and moisture.

There was nothing else, just the smell of other toxic substances.

Da Lei naturally understood what Xiao Ce meant and said to him, "Your Highness, at least for now, I haven't smelled any poisonous substances!"

After hearing Da Lei's words, Xiao Ce's expression became meaningful.

Da Lei glanced at Xiao Ce and knew he had guessed something...