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After hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Pan'er, not bad... This time, you just wait here..."

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Yin Pan'er looked surprised: "Your Highness...do you intend to go there yourself?"

Xiao Ce nodded.

Yin Pan'er's gaze became somewhat intriguing, but seeing Xiao Ce's resolute eyes, she didn't waste any more words.

"Alright, Your Highness, then you have other plans for me, don't you?"

After hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Xiao Ce smiled and nodded, then said, "That's right... that's indeed the case. The production of these lifelike figures here also requires someone to supervise them... You've been involved in the whole process, so I need you to keep an eye on things here... Is that alright?"

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Yin Pan'er smiled and nodded, then said, "No problem...of course no problem..."

Xiao Ce was somewhat surprised to see Yin Pan'er so obedient, even though he already had his own ideas.

Aren't you worried? Do you think I'd risk my life?

Yin Pan'er smiled and said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, if you didn't know the danger over there, if you weren't aware of the danger, then I would still be a little worried... But now... you know the worst possible outcome... so you must have your own thoughts..."

"This isn't the first time I've met you, I trust you..."

After hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Xiao Ce smiled and nodded, then gently hugged her.

"Okay, then wait for me to come back..."

Yin Pan'er looked at Xiao Ce tenderly, then prepared to speak.

Yin Pan'er said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, you don't need to tell me your plan... I know you probably have your reasons for doing this..."

"If you hadn't told me, I could still hope. I said I trusted you, but now that you've told me about your plans, I still can't help but worry about you..."

Xiao Ce smiled and nodded at Yin Pan'er, then said to her, "Okay..."

After Xiao Ce finished speaking, he didn't waste any more words.

This time, he directly ordered Creation One through Three to follow him.

Then, Qi Lin was left here...

...

The Night Cat on the other side went ahead and returned to Kyoto.

He was first summoned by Yin Weiyong.

Immediately afterward, Night Owl repeated what Xiao Ce had just said to Yin Weiyong.

Upon hearing Night Cat's words, Yin Weiyong looked utterly surprised, even incredulous, and said, "Night Cat, are you serious? I don't have time for jokes..."

After hearing Yin Weiyong's words, Night Owl said with a bitter expression, "Your Majesty, look at me, look at my appearance. Do I look like I'm joking with you? I don't have time to joke with you... Every word I said was told to me by the Prince himself... I haven't omitted anything..."

Upon hearing Ye Mao's words, Yin Weiyong's expression immediately turned grim, but then he thought, "Such a crazy idea is something only a prince could come up with... most people wouldn't do it..."

After hearing Yin Weiyong's words, Night Owl nodded and then said, "Your Excellency, you're right..."

Upon hearing Ye Mao's words, Yin Weiyong paused for a moment, then said, "By the way, what about the Prince...?"

Night Cat said to Yin Weiyong, "The Prince should be arriving soon... I need to do what the Prince asked me to do first..."

Yin Weiyong said to Night Cat, "Didn't you go with the prince to analyze it?"

Night Owl gave Yin Weiyong a questioning look, then asked, "Analyze it? Your Excellency, what do you mean by analyzing it?"

Yin Weiyong said seriously, "Naturally, the headquarters of that Restoration Church is a giant explosive site. If they were to ignite that site, the consequences would be unimaginable..."

Night Cat said to Yin Weiyong, "Your Excellency, you know what kind of person the Prince is... Putting aside the fact that I have no right to question his decisions, the Prince is aware of the dangers involved. I have no choice but to obey his orders... there is nothing else..."

"Or, if I see the prince, I can have him come find you..."

Yin Weiyong waved his hand and said to Night Cat, "What are you saying? After the Prince arrives, tell me what to do, and I'll go find him..."

As he spoke, Yin Weiyong smiled bitterly, as if remembering something, and then said to Night Cat, "Of course, even if I met him, I couldn't change His Highness's mind..."

After hearing Yin Weiyong's words, Night Owl expressed his agreement.

Then Night Owl said to Yin Weiyong, "Alright, Mr. President, I'll go take care of things now... I'll look for you again when I'm done..."

Yin Weiyong nodded...

At this very moment, in the stronghold of the Restoration Church in the slums outside Kyoto.

Scar Wolf inspected the entire lair and confirmed that a sufficient amount of explosives had been planted there.

They then checked several detonation points.

After confirming that everything was in order, Scarface went to the core area of ​​his lair to find the mysterious man.

Even after the mysterious man saw Scar Wolf approaching, his voice remained icy.

"You've arrived? You've already taken care of everything that needed to be done?"

After hearing the mysterious man's words, Scar Wolf bowed respectfully and said, "Reporting to my lord, yes, I have already done everything you arranged."

"Our entire stronghold area has been turned into a powder keg. If I ignite it, this half of the city will explode... Then, all these people will ascend to heaven with you, my lord..."

Scarface said, still seemingly with some concerns, "My lord, but... what if they don't come?"

Upon hearing Scarface's words, the mysterious man revealed a cruel smile: "If he doesn't come... then I have another plan..."

The mysterious man's expression was hidden beneath his cloak, but Scarface could sense the coldness and indifference in his words...

"Another plan?" Scarface asked, increasingly puzzled.

The mysterious man nodded: "Indeed, if even King Xiao Dingshan of Zhen Kingdom can't trick him into coming... then we'll reduce this Dragon Guard City to ashes..."

At that moment, Scarface nodded to the mysterious man and then said, "My lord, what do you mean...?"

The mysterious man said to Scarface, "We will proceed with the ritual. If the ritual fails to lure him here, then spread the word that the appearance of a false god has angered the true god..."

"If the false god doesn't appear, then Dragon Guardian City will incur divine punishment, and heavenly fire will burn the city..."

After hearing the mysterious man's words, Scar Wolf nodded first, then showed a puzzled look.

"Heavenly Fire Burns the City? If the news gets out, all the people in Protectorate City will flee. If we don't blow them up, wouldn't that be a loss for us?"

"Secondly, if the news gets out, it will inevitably attract the attention of the Kyoto garrison to come and suppress them..."

After hearing Scar Wolf's words, the mysterious man laughed and then said to Scar Wolf, "Scar Wolf, you're still too naive... Did you leak the information I told you to your spies?"

After hearing the mysterious man's words, Scarface nodded firmly and said, "Reporting to my lord...of course...that's for sure...they already know, Night Cat and the others already know..."

Upon hearing Scarface's words, the mysterious man revealed a meaningful smile...

"Yes, since they already know... then why didn't they send anyone..."

Scarface said to the mysterious man, "Is it possible that I've kept this a secret too well...? They don't know we've planted explosives here..."

The mysterious man nodded and said to Scarface, "Of course it's possible... but I don't think we need to worry... I'm not afraid of them coming; I'm afraid they won't come. Besides, my ultimate goal in doing all this isn't to kill Xiao Ce. If I could kill Xiao Ce, that would be a pleasant surprise..."

"Even if we can't kill him, think about it: a huge explosion occurred right outside Kyoto, in the Dragon City's Protectorate. Wouldn't that cause everyone's trust in the Xiao Kingdom and in Xiao Ce to collapse? Actually, that's better than killing Xiao Ce, isn't it?"

After hearing the mysterious man's words, Scarface nodded, and then his expression became even more excited...

"Then...if it's the Lord, then those followers won't have to die, right?"

After saying that, Scar Wolf felt something was off, so he added, "The main thing is, my lord, you don't have to die, right?"

Upon hearing Scarface's words, the mysterious man didn't waste any words. Instead, he said to Scarface, "You seem to have a good relationship with those cult members? You care a lot about their lives?"

Upon hearing the mysterious man's question, Scarface gave an awkward smile and then said, "My lord, it's not like that... I just felt their deaths should have meaning... not be so haphazard..."

After hearing Scar Wolf's words, the mysterious man did not continue speaking.

Instead, he said to Scarface, "Fine, I made them all die before to lure Xiao Ce here. If you weren't here, do you think Xiao Ce would have believed it?"

After hearing the mysterious man's words, Scar Wolf smiled awkwardly and nodded.

The mysterious man continued speaking to Scarface: "So, if Xiao Ce hadn't come, do you think I would have let those people die? What, you sincerely believe in the true god? Do you really think the true god would let you die?"

After hearing what the mysterious man said, Scar Wolf kept shaking his head.

"No...of course not..."

Upon hearing Scarface's name, the mysterious man smiled and said, "That's right. If the first plan doesn't work, I certainly won't let you all die..."

After hearing the mysterious man's words, Scarface bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise..."

After hearing Scarface's words, the mysterious man waved his hand and said, "Alright, you go and keep an eye on the movements of those traitors we discovered..."

After hearing the mysterious man's words, Scar Wolf bowed and nodded.

...

This time, Xiao Ce left with only three people.

He kept a very low profile throughout the journey, directly using Lingxu to change his appearance.

Then, Creation One, Two, and Three were also disguised as ordinary people, and their weapons were completely hidden.

Their destination wasn't Kyoto, but rather the location of the hideout the Night Owls had mentioned.

Protector of Dragon City.

Upon arriving outside the Dragon Guard City, we found that the city, being close to the capital, remained as prosperous as ever.

The reason why Hulong City was able to become a breeding ground for those restoration churches was entirely due to its unique terrain.

This Dragon City was established five years ago, when the Xiao Kingdom had just been established and the capital was in dire need of reconstruction.

A recruitment notice was issued, and many people wanted to come...

Later, out of many people, some stayed in Dragon City.

In the center of Dragon City, a natural disaster occurred during a period of turmoil.

The ground suddenly collapsed, and the entire central urban area of ​​Hulong City sank more than ten meters, forming a natural sinkhole.

During the later renovations, the craftsmen were unsure whether the natural pit would expand, and filling it would be extremely costly. So, after some consideration, they decided to preserve the natural pit and instead build a protective city around it.

The natural pit in the Dragon City initially became a hiding place for some fugitives and refugees.

As it developed, the culture of ghost markets emerged.

Gradually, that area came to be known as the Underground Dragon Guardian Ghost City.

Of course, this place may appear chaotic, but everything here is under the watchful eyes of Night Owl and his crew...

In other words, everything about the Restoration Church was under their watchful eyes until the Lord appeared...

Although Xiao Ce received news from Night Cat.

At that point, Xiao Ce was almost certain that what Ye Mao said about Xiao Dingshan was probably a lie.

The reason is simple: when they kidnapped Xiao Dingshan in the West, their real purpose was to give Xiao Ce a bargaining chip when he went to open the Hidden Dragon Tomb.

While this person's purpose was to learn about Xiao Dingshan's abduction, Xiao Ce could sense that they were completely different from that group...

This prompted Xiao Ce to decide to come and see for himself, to test the waters...

Of course, he wasn't worried about the fact that they had already planted bombs in their hideout...

He had also prepared for the worst...

That is, what if I really get killed in the explosion...?