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

Xiao Yang was stunned for a moment, even though Xiao Ce had never told him that.

However, he nodded at this moment.

“That’s right, Father. I’ve always had Xiao Ce make the preparations!”

He believed that after spending this period of time with Xiao Ce, he understood Xiao Ce very well.

Xiao Ce was not the kind of person who liked adventure.

Since he's spoken up, he must have a good chance of winning.

Xiao Dingbang's expression changed slightly. His first thought was that Xiao Yang wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work.

In the past, he would have wholeheartedly agreed.

However, ever since King Xiao Dingshan of Zhen died, he didn't really care whether he was dead or not.

After all, Consort Yun had told him before that if the King of Zhen died and the Emperor was still trying to kill Xiao Ce, it would really feel like he was admitting to being cuckolded.

"Second Prince, although this is a friendly sparring match with the Western Regions delegation, you are still representing the Xiao Kingdom, so please do not treat this lightly."

After Xiao Yang finished speaking, he saw Xiao Ce's expression, and Xiao Ce gave him enough affirmation.

Therefore, Xiao Yang answered very confidently: "Father, I have my reasons for making this arrangement. Please rest assured, Father!"

Seeing Xiao Yang say this, Xiao Dingbang became even more certain that Xiao Yang wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work.

"Xiao Ce, do you think you can win? If you don't have a chance of winning, there's no need for you to embarrass yourself."

Is this an expression of concern for him?

Xiao Ce sneered inwardly, thinking, "What a hypocrite."

"Please, Father, give me a chance. I am willing to try!"

Seeing this, Siu Ting-pong said nothing more.

Dili asked, "So? It's just a friendly spar... If you want to fight, then fight. If you feel you're no match for us, dragging it out is pointless. If you want to surrender or back out, just say so. Given our relationship, we can pretend this match never happened... Do you really think I'd let you lose?"

Xiao Yang immediately retorted, "Grand Preceptor Diliti, stop pretending. We people of Xiao have always acted uprightly and with integrity. I don't know about others, but my motto in life is: I'd rather die standing than live on my knees!"

Xiao Yang spoke passionately, but these words were not his original ideas; he had simply borrowed them from Xiao Ce.

His words were undoubtedly very effective!

The officials listened with excitement.

Just then, Xiao Ce walked onto the stage.

At this moment, Kabad, who was hailed as the strongest warrior in the Western Regions, was already standing on the arena.

Although Kabad is the strongest man, his physique is not too exaggerated.

He's only 1.8 meters tall, but his muscle definition is incredibly impressive.

Just by looking at his physique, you can tell that this person is someone special.

After Xiao Ce stepped onto the stage, Kabad raised his head and spoke in a broken Xiao language: "You are no match for me. Considering you are a prince, you should admit defeat before the competition begins, otherwise, I can punch you to pieces."

Xiao Ce looked at Kabad indifferently, expressionless, and did not answer.

Instead, he said to Lu Banban, "Lu Banban, the spectators are getting impatient... Let's finish this quickly and announce the start."

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on the arena, and Lu Banban looked at the emperor questioningly.

Xiao Dingbang held no hope: "Since they have all volunteered, then let fate decide their fate. Let's begin."

After receiving the emperor's approval, Lu Banban immediately announced the start of the ceremony.

Kabad revealed a disdainful expression: "Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"

As he spoke, Kabad pulled out a pair of iron fist gloves and put them on.

Xiao Ce still ignored him.

He gripped the repeating flintlock pistol he had just acquired tightly in his hand.

Because of the robe's wide sleeves, it was possible to perfectly conceal the repeating flintlock musket within.

Kabad saw that Xiao Ce remained silent and motionless.

He let out a low growl and charged towards Xiao Ce: "Hmph...Are you scared out of your wits? Did you come up on stage just to seek death? Then, I'll grant your wish!"

"Watch me smash your head with this iron fist!"

As Xiao Ce watched Kaba rush over, he calmly and slowly raised his sleeve.

Meanwhile, the civil and military officials of Xiao Kingdom who were watching shook their heads.

Some of the civil officials began to whisper among themselves.

"Sigh, it seems that the Second Prince knew he had no chance of winning, so he pushed the First Prince out to his death."

"The Second Prince is still too young! He panicked after being provoked by a few words from Diliti...and lost his composure. Although it was supposed to be a friendly spar, after losing this round, our entire Great Xiao Kingdom will be at a disadvantage in the subsequent negotiations."

"But what's wrong with the eldest prince? Is he stupid? Why would he be willing to go and die?"

"The eldest prince wasn't very bright to begin with, and he used to have the King of Zhen as his backer. Now that the King of Zhen is dead, he has no one to rely on. The second prince has made great contributions in the northern deserts, and it's obvious that the eldest prince wanted to curry favor with him, which is why he was tricked into joining him..."

boom!

Boom!

Bang bang bang!

Before the ministers could finish their whispers, six thunderous sounds came from the center of the arena.

Xiao Ce stood motionless, raising one arm, with white smoke drifting from his sleeve.

Kabad, who had been lunging at Xiao Ce with his fists waving, stopped less than a meter in front of Xiao Ce.

His eyes were filled with terror and pain.

There was a ring of bloody holes around his heart.

Fresh blood kept gushing out, and in less than five seconds, he collapsed straight down in front of him.

Xiao Ce stepped forward and gently kicked the so-called strongest man in the Western Regions twice, confirming that he did not move.

He then looked towards Lu Banban on one side.

"Lu Banban, it's over."

After Lu Banban stepped forward to check, she looked at Xiao Ce with a face full of surprise.

"His Highness the Crown Prince has won! Kaba is out of breath!"

Lu Banban's words caused an uproar in the audience.

"Impossible!" Diliti shouted and rushed onto the training platform.

At that moment, Xiao Yang had already summoned the armored soldiers beside the emperor, and they all rushed forward to protect him.

Xiao Ce was then brought down.

Xiao Dingbang looked at Xiao Ce with a hint of apprehension in his eyes...

"Xiao Ce, how did you do that? What did you use to kill him?"

Xiao Ce cupped his hands in a respectful gesture: "Father, I don't know either... it was this thing that the Second Prince gave me..."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce deftly pulled an iron pipe from his sleeve.

By this time, Xiao Ce had already hidden the repeating flintlock musket.

As Xiao Dingbang spoke, he raised his hand and gestured for a eunuch to take the iron pipe away.

First, the eunuchs inspected it, and then the iron pipe was taken from him.

Xiao Dingbang asked, somewhat puzzled, "You mean, you used this iron pipe to kill that strongest man in the Western Regions? How can this iron pipe kill someone from a distance?"

Xiao Ce then lied to the fool, saying, "Father, I don't know either. It's just that the Second Prince told me that before using this thing, you have to say a spell ￥@*%*@!"

Xiao Ce mumbled a spell.

As he spoke, Xiao Dingbang picked up the iron pipe and began to chant the incantation he had been using on Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce pretended to be scared and quickly dodged.

"Father, be careful! Be careful!"

Xiao Dingbang then recited the incantation that Xiao Ce had casually made up to the eunuch beside him.

The little eunuch was so frightened he was almost scared out of his wits...

He lay on the ground, begging for mercy, with excrement and urine flowing everywhere.

However, after Xiao Dingbang finished reading, there was nothing unusual about the iron pipe.

Xiao Dingbang looked at Xiao Ce with a puzzled expression.

Xiao Ce was a very good actor, and he looked at Xiao Yang with the same puzzled expression.

Xiao Yang's mind worked quickly. He bowed and said, "Father, may I speak to you in private?"

Xiao Dingbang nodded as he looked at Xiao Yang's rambling expression.

Xiao Yang's mind raced. He leaned closer and whispered, "Father, this celestial item was a gift from an immortal. I was initially skeptical of its power, which is why I had Xiao Ce try it... It's not appropriate to discuss this here. I'll tell you about it later. Such a powerful celestial item—I certainly can't tell Xiao Ce the real way to use it."

After listening, Siu Ting-pong had a knowing look on his face...

Subsequently, he spared no praise for Xiao Yang.

"Good! Yang'er, I will reward you again this time! You truly deserve to be remembered for your great achievements in the Northern Desert. You have indeed cultivated a wealth of talented subordinates, even managing to teach the previously mediocre First Prince to such a high level. Not bad... not bad!"

Just then, Diliti returned with a grim expression, covered in blood.

This blood was naturally stained with Kabad's blood.

"Your Majesty of Xiao Kingdom, we beg you to punish this eldest prince and ensure the fairness of this competition! Our Western Regions delegation does not recognize this competition!"

After Diliti finished speaking, the other envoys from the Western Regions all chimed in with their agreement.

Xiao Yang snorted coldly and said, "Punishment? Punish what? Can't you accept defeat?"