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Jingzhe muttered to herself, "Ambush from Ten Sides! Good! No wonder I felt tension and pressure in the music."

Xiao Ce looked at Jingzhe's lively face, where she was muttering to herself in a daze, and it seemed she was tone-deaf.

Seeing this, Xiao Ce said, "It's getting late, and I need to retire for the night with the Princess. Let's do it another day. I'll teach you all the tunes that the immortal played for me in my dream!"

Jingzhe looked surprised and excitedly asked, "Really? Your Highness, is it really possible?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Of course!"

Jingzhe, holding her pipa, knelt down to express her gratitude. Then, she left very obediently.

When Yin Pan'er saw that Xiao Ce wanted to sleep with her, her face turned bright red.

"Your Highness, um...I..."

Xiao Ce naturally understood what Yin Pan'er was about to say, but today Xiao Ce was in high spirits and naturally wouldn't let Yin Pan'er leave.

Xiao Ce said to Yin Pan'er, "Pan'er, you should also understand music, right?"

Yin Pan'er nodded.

Xiao Ce said, "Don't leave tonight. Stay and teach me the basics of music. Let me reproduce the tunes that the immortals played for me, or you can write them down as sheet music for me."

When Yin Pan'er heard Xiao Ce say this, she became somewhat interested, but still hesitated for a moment.

Xiao Ce deliberately said, "Pan'er, as time goes on, I'm afraid I'll forget all these melodies. That would be a great loss, wouldn't it?"

Seeing Xiao Ce's standard malicious smile, Yin Pan'er couldn't refuse and stayed.

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...

It was early the next morning.

Xiao Ce got up early, which surprised Da Lei.

"Your Highness, why are you up so early?"

He said this because Da Lei was Xiao Ce's personal bodyguard.

Last night I listened to them learning music until dawn.

He didn't understand either, saying that Xiao Ce was learning, but the one reciting was the princess!

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Diligence leads to mastery, while idleness leads to ruin; success comes from careful planning, while failure comes from following blindly!"

With that, he started his morning exercise.

Da Lei also developed the habit of running with Xiao Ce.

While they were jogging, Da Lei reported to Xiao Ce: "Your Highness, yesterday, as you instructed, I sent the Xie Zhi to torture Xing Daorong. Guess what happened?"

Upon hearing Da Lei's words, Xiao Ce hesitated before saying, "He must be a tough nut to crack."

Da Lei shook his head and, surprisingly, smiled.

"Your Highness, I never imagined you could be so mistaken?"

Xiao Ce looked at Da Lei with some surprise.

Da Lei then said, "That Xing Daorong seemed like a tough guy, but before the Xie Zhi even started the interrogation properly, he chickened out and knelt down. He answered everything we said truthfully. Not only that, he agreed to do whatever we asked! He's a complete coward!"

These words only came from Da Lei's mouth; otherwise, Xiao Ce really wouldn't have believed them.

He considered himself to be good at judging people.

As it turns out, this was a misjudgment.

Xiao Ce said to Da Lei, "Could it be that he's deliberately putting on an act?"

Da Lei shook his head and said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, it's impossible! Xie Zhi is an expert in interrogation; he can tell at a glance whether he's acting or not. We can't fool him! Why don't you go and see for yourself later, Your Highness?"

Xiao Ce nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go check on him after practice!"

When they got back, Yin Pan'er was still sleeping and showed no sign of waking up.

Xiao Ce then instructed the girls of the seasons not to disturb Yin Pan'er in any way.

This period of time has really exhausted her, even though she has Xiao Ce's governance policies in place!

However, the various trivial matters are enough to drive anyone crazy!

After a night of complete relaxation, that tense nerve finally let loose!

Xiao Shu, who was in charge of leading the group to accompany Xiao Yang, came over to report when he saw Xiao Ce having breakfast.

She had come last night, but when she arrived, she heard Yin Pan'er and Xiao Ce practicing music, so she didn't disturb them!

When Xiao Shu arrived, Xiao Ce invited her to sit at the table and eat together.

These young women, who understood Xiao Ce's intentions, knew that these were never trivial matters. Therefore, they didn't mince words and sat down at the table.

He then reported on Xiao Yang's matter from the previous day.

Last night, I was completely captivated by those thirteen beauties, since they were all served the divine wine from Xiao Ce's Dragon Tiger Stronghold.

So in no time, Xiao Yang was drunk!

Xiao Ce listened to Xiao Shu's words and nodded in satisfaction: "Your Thirteen Golden Forks weren't ruined by that beast, were they?"

Xiao Shu nodded: "Your Highness, you gave the order that he did take advantage of you a little, but it's not a big deal! That Xiao Yang has never drunk the Immortal Wine before, and he got drunk and unconscious in no time, so he can't perform any functions at all."

Xiao Ce nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, you did a good job this time. However, I took a look yesterday and your business skills still need improvement. You still can't compare to me!"

The Lesser Heat nodded.

After giving a few instructions, Xiao Ce said to Xiao Jiu, "Keep a close eye on Xiao Yang now, don't let him commit suicide, I still need him for a great purpose!"

Xiao Jiu nodded: "Then do you want freedom?"

Xiao Ce revealed a ruthless glint in his eyes: "Freedom? It's right there in his room. He can do whatever he wants, as long as he doesn't die!"

Xiao Jiu nodded: "I understand, Your Highness."

Xiao Ce then said to Da Lei, "Let's go see the other master!"

Da Lei nodded and walked ahead to lead the way!

Xiao Ce knew that the Xie Zhi had applied to build an interrogation room called "Yanluo Hall" here.

When Xiao Ce went to the rear of the Turks, he learned about the Xie Zhi's abilities and told him to pass on some of his skills!

The Xie Zhi then formed its own organization specializing in torture, which it named "Ghost-Fearing."

It has to be said that Xiao Ce felt that Xie Zhi's naming ability was on par with his own!

The "Ghost's Sorrow" organization has ten members, all of whom were carefully selected by the Xie Zhi!

This "Hall of the King of Hell" is located in a secluded courtyard deep within the Northern Desert King's Palace. At first glance, it appears to be nothing special, just an ordinary courtyard.

The only difference is that there are more than a dozen masked armored soldiers guarding this side!

I've heard that these are the assassins trained by the Twelve Fiends using the same methods the King of Zhen used to train them.

Of course, they used a much faster method!

However, for now, it's sufficient!

Upon reaching the entrance, the masked guards saw Xiao Ce, but before he could reveal his identity, they knelt on one knee.

"Long live the King of the Northern Desert!"

Xiao Ce nodded, and Da Lei led him into the thatched hut!

Hearing the commotion, the Xie Zhi came out. The Xie Zhi was still as thin as a stick, and looked very sickly!

However, Xiao Ce had also seen him fight. This guy looked sickly, but when he got into a fight, he was cunning and ruthless!

The Xie Zhi didn't say much, but greeted Xiao Ce as he came over.

"Your Majesty!"

Xiao Ce nodded: "Where is Xing Daorong?"

The Xie Zhi looked at him with disdain and disappointment: "Your Highness, I thought he was going to be a tough opponent, but he turned out to be all bark and no bite. Before I even had a chance to make a move, my men scared him so much that he wet himself. He cooperated with whatever we said!"

Xiao Ce was indeed somewhat surprised to see this: "Oh? I have someone I misjudged? Take me to see him."