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Xiao Ce nodded and said, "That's right. If you show yourselves, wouldn't you be exposing the instructors?"

"You don't need to worry. The fact that they didn't let me die proves that they still need me! So, I'm safe now, especially with my current performance, I'm probably going to become a hot commodity."

With that, Xiao Ce instructed Da Lei and the others to continue their disguise.

...

At this time, the Kingdom of Uzbekistan was in a house within the city of Hecang.

The eunuch who had given Xiao Ce the gift earlier was now sitting in a seat.

Diliti stood in front of the eunuch, looking somewhat embarrassed.

The eunuch said to Diliti, "Dilti, what was your purpose in doing this outside Yuguan Pass?"

Diliti said awkwardly, "Lord Chi Gao, I originally intended to let the people of the other four countries open their eyes and see that we have already subdued that good-for-nothing Xiao Ce, so that they would give up competing with us for this hostage!"

With an embarrassed expression, Diliti said to the eunuch named Chi Gao, "Who knows what this bastard has gone crazy with, doing this kind of thing."

Chi Gao snorted coldly: "You've completely overdone it. Besides, what do you want to do with this piece of trash?"

Diliti said to Chi Gao, "Lord Chi Gao, my nephew told me, do you know why they sent this good-for-nothing?"

Chi Gao paused for a moment, then shook his head: "Isn't it because he's a good-for-nothing? If he had any ability, he wouldn't have been sent as a hostage. Isn't that right?"

Diliti nodded first, then shook his head: "Lord Chi Gao, yes and no! He was indeed a good-for-nothing when he first arrived, but Xiao Yang wanted to use this good-for-nothing to deceive us! Once we were lulled into a false sense of security, he would cooperate with Xiao Yang from the inside out at the border to try and take back this county and ten territories!"

Chi Gao snorted coldly: "With this piece of trash? Do you think he has the ability?"

Diliti looked at Chi Gao and asked, "Lord Chi Gao, do you still think he's a good-for-nothing?"

Chi Gao was taken aback: "Of course! What else could I be doing? Did you think I was helping him just now? I was helping you!"

"That piece of trash just now was obviously like a mad dog that had been cornered! If you fight with a mad dog, even if you win, you won't save face. If you lose, people will think you're not even as good as a mad dog."

Diliti listened and chuckled, scratching his head: "Lord Chi Gao, I thought you had heard some rumors about the northern deserts of Xiao Kingdom."

Chi Gao said with a face full of disdain, "I did hear it, but who would be a fool to believe these rumors? If Xiao Ce had achieved such great success in the Northern Desert, would he still have come back? He only needs to develop there for a while to become a prince who dominates a region."

"Why would they come here, especially as a hostage... What normal person would do that!"

After hearing what Chi Gao said, Diliti's face was full of cooperation and agreement.

"Indeed! Indeed! Lord Chi Gao, I think the same way as you!"

Hearing Dilit's agreement, Chi Gao sneered, "You know he's a good-for-nothing, yet you still waste so much breath on him. The main thing is, you wanted to humiliate him, but you didn't succeed, did you?"

Diliti looked extremely embarrassed.

Chi Gao continued, "By the way, did you figure out what that magical artifact he mentioned was? What is it? How can it kill someone with a mere flick of the wrist?"

Dili nodded; he had indeed sent people to investigate.

"Lord Chi Gao, it's not some kind of magical artifact at all. It's just a rather ingenious hidden weapon. We've inquired about it; although it's very powerful, it has many limitations. And there's only one of it. Xiao Yang found it to save his life, and he used it once when he ambushed us at the martial arts arena. We thought Xiao Yang had taken it back, but we never expected that Xiao Yang would go to such lengths to return this weapon, which was meant to save his own life, to that good-for-nothing."

"It seems our intelligence was accurate! He really did intend for Xiao Ce to cause trouble on our side first. Therefore, we must take him into our hands! Lord Chi Gao, what do you think?"

Chi Gao pondered for a moment: "You're keeping him by your side, thinking you can use him to send false messages to Xiao Yang, thereby striking at them?"

Diliti nodded: "Lord Chigao, that's roughly it, but the specifics will depend on your decision."

Chi Gao nodded: "Do you think that good-for-nothing has that ability?"

Diliti said, "I don't know about other things, but isn't this good-for-nothing a puppeteer by family tradition? He was a puppet when he was in the hands of the King of Zhen. Later, he became Xiao Yang's puppet. He may not be capable himself, but if he has some experts by his side, they can just instruct him to do what they want!"

After seeing Dilit's analysis, Chi Gao's contempt for Dilit lessened somewhat.

"Your mind has finally come back to normal! Good. So, have you gone to look for it?"

Dili nodded: "We've searched. We've already taken care of those assassins that Xiao Dingshan had placed by his side. As for the person who was Xiao Ce's strategist, I haven't found him yet. However, in my opinion, Xiao Yang is capable of achieving such a victory in the Northern Desert, so he must be quite intelligent! They definitely won't let the person who commanded Xiao Ce come along this time."

"He must have waited until Xiao Ce had settled down in the Western Regions before coming over!"

Chi Gao nodded as he listened: "Speaking of suicide soldiers, have we sent those generals who surrendered from the Tiger Legion over? I haven't met them yet."

Diliti nodded: "It's all arranged, we're just waiting for you to give the word, sir!"

Chi Gao nodded: "Go and call them over. I want to meet them!"

Diliti walked to the door, clapped his hands, and then said to the servants at the door, "Go and call Wuwei, Linbang, and the instructor over."

The servant at the door nodded and respectfully went to call the person over.

A short while later, three people walked over.

Wu Wei cupped his hands and asked, "Grand Preceptor, what has caused you to summon us here? We are currently inspecting the army!"

Diliti nodded and instructed the three men, "Lord Chigao wants to see you, so you must be very respectful to him later!"

Before Diliti could finish speaking, Wuwei interrupted with a puzzled look, "Lord Chigao? Grand Preceptor, didn't you say that in the Kingdom of Uzbekistan you were second only to the emperor? Who is Lord Chigao?"

Diliti listened to Wuwei's words, his expression slightly embarrassed: "You're right, the one below one person, this one below one person, is Lord Chi Gao, not the emperor!"

After hearing Diliti's response, Wuwei and Linbang didn't ask any further questions and simply nodded.

"Yes, Grand Preceptor. Since you have spoken, we will naturally listen to you! Is there anything we should say, and anything we shouldn't say?"

Diliti listened to Wuwei's question and pondered for a moment.

"Of course, I will speak freely and without reservation!"

The two men nodded.

The instructor following behind the two then asked, "Is the Lord Chi Gao you mentioned the eunuch beside your young emperor?"

Upon hearing the instructor's words, Diliti's expression changed drastically. He quickly said to the instructor, "Instructor, be careful what you say. Lord Chi Gao, although he is a palace servant, is most sensitive to the word 'eunuch'!"

The instructor nodded in agreement: "Grand Preceptor, we understand. Are there any other taboos?"

Diliti shook his head: "You don't need to be so nervous. Lord Chi Gao is not a very difficult person to get along with!"

With that, he led the three people inside.

Diliti bowed to Chi Gao, who was sitting in the middle of the room drinking tea: "Lord Chi Gao, these three are the two generals who have joined us, and a coach!"

As Diliti spoke, he introduced Chi Gao to him.

A smile appeared on Chi Gao's ugly face as he stood up and said enthusiastically, "Thank you! Three righteous men, without your help, we could not have captured these two prefectures and nineteen cities so easily, let alone occupied this impregnable Yumen Pass! You are heroes of our Wuz Kingdom!"

Wu Wei, who was in the lead, spoke up: "Lord Chi Gao, you are too kind. Rather than saying that we are helping you, it is actually that you are giving us a chance to be reborn. Otherwise, if we followed the wishes of the King of Zhen and General Jun Wang Ren, we would already be dead under their blades, just like them."

"Back then, the King of Zhen ordered Wang Ren to lead our Tiger Warriors to establish a kingdom in these two prefectures and nineteen cities! They didn't care about our lives at all! Later, Wang Ren even tried to use you. At that time, we didn't think too much, we just wanted to survive, and we wanted to lead our soldiers to survive!"

"But the Grand Preceptor not only accepted us, but also gave all the soldiers of the Tiger Legion the same treatment, and even took in their families! He let us live. If it weren't for this, we would probably all be dead by now!"

"Therefore, we are the ones who should thank you! You are our saviors, and your kindness in saving our lives is greater than the heavens! Lord Chigao, National Preceptor Diliti, as long as you trust us, we will be ready to risk our lives for you!"

Wuwei spoke with great passion and fervor!

Chi Gao had a forced smile on his face, but to be honest, it was a very unpleasant smile.

"Generals, you are too kind! Now that you have joined us, you are one of us. I have spoken with the Grand Tutor and have agreed to retain your ranks. Your Tiger Legion will always be the Tiger Legion! We will not cancel or change your unit or designation!"

Wu Wei nodded gratefully and thanked Chi Gao.

Chi Gao continued, "We have also considered your identities and will not arrange for you to be stationed here. After all, if the Xiao Kingdom were to renege on its promise and come to attack in the future, we would not want to see you blood relatives turn against each other, considering that you are ultimately connected by blood. So, after our five-nation meeting concludes, you can all return to the capital of the Uz Kingdom with us, how about that?"

Chi Gao's goal was simple: although Wu Wei and Lin Bang's Tiger Army had surrendered.

However, he was not comfortable letting them leave it here.

Wuwei and the others had originally planned to stay away from here, but a suitable opportunity hadn't yet presented itself.

Now that Chi Gao has spoken directly, this is a gift delivered right to our door, and we are naturally overjoyed.

Although he was happy inside, Wuwei didn't show it on his face!

"First of all, Lord Chi Gao, we will follow your arrangements in everything. Secondly, now that we have pledged allegiance to you, we have our own expertise, and from now on we are people of the Western Regions, people of the Kingdom of Uz! We are connected to you by blood!"

"If that happens, and if the Xiao Kingdom dares to attack, we will absolutely not allow them to set foot here. We are willing to make this military pledge!"

Chi Gao's ugly face broke into a wide grin; he was very satisfied with Wu Wei's answer.

"That's right, don't worry. We absolutely have no doubt about your loyalty! We believe you are an elite army, and it would be a waste to keep you stationed here! Our nation of Uzbekistan needs you for more important purposes!"

Wuwei nodded: "Then we will follow Lord Diliti's wishes!"

Wuwei's words gave Dilit a boost.

Diliti listened to Wuwei's words with obvious satisfaction!

Chi Gao didn't care: "I'll have Diliti contact you about the details."

As he spoke, Chi Gao turned his gaze to the last of the three, looking at the unremarkable coach.

Seeing Chi Gao staring at him, the instructor slowly raised his head and met Chi Gao's sinister eyes.

The coach had a smile on his face the whole time.

His eyes showed no fear whatsoever.

Chi Gao was also somewhat surprised. After a moment, he spoke: "You must be the most precious treasure under the King of Zhen, the Instructor."

When Chi Gao spoke to the instructor, his words were completely different from those of Wu Wei and the others.

Chi Gao's words to the coach carried a hint of politeness.

"I've long heard that besides his elite Tiger Warriors, King Zhen also possesses a formidable elite suicide squad. Each member of that squad can take on a hundred men! And the person who trained this army is none other than the Instructor!"

The coach smiled slightly and did not deny it: "That's right, it is I!"

Chi Gao asked the instructor, "Instructor, there's something I know might be asking..."

Before he could finish speaking, the instructor interrupted Chi Gao, saying, "Are you trying to ask me why I betrayed Xiao Dingshan? He was someone who gave me a chance, and I should be the person he trusted the most?"

Seeing that the coach had brought up his doubts, Chi Gao nodded.

He didn't really have any doubts about Wuwei and Linbang, after all, they and their soldiers had already moved their families here.

However, this coach was all alone and had no reason to rebel.

The coach is a talented person, but Chi Gao doesn't dare to use him.

"That's good! Coach, is it convenient for you to say? If it's inconvenient, that's fine too!"

The coach smiled and said, "There's nothing wrong with saying this."