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Ling Chang nodded.

Nanxi was in a great mood and said to the maids beside her, "Go and get me some wine. I want to have a good time."

The maidservant beside him nodded in agreement: "Your Majesty, I'll go right away..."

After arriving at the room, Nanxi watched as Ling Chang's expression gradually changed from initial joy to some worry.

Nanxi then spoke to Ling Chang, "Ling Chang, what's wrong? Do you think there's a problem?"

Ling Chang nodded and said to Nan Xi, "Your Majesty, aren't we being a bit wishful?"

Nan Xi asked Ling Chang with some confusion, "What do you mean?"

Ling Chang replied, "Your Majesty, since Xiao Ce is a divine being, he must have his own purpose in coming here... Do you think they will go to our country? Judging from his appearance, it seems that he wants to stay in Uzbekistan."

"If he doesn't want to go, with his abilities, he'll definitely find a way to stay. In that case, we'll probably be disappointed!"

Nan Xi nodded in agreement with Ling Chang's words.

"You make a good point. So, do you have any ideas?"

Ling Chang was silent for a moment: "How about we try to make contact with Xiao Ce and show him that we are willing to stand with him through thick and thin and cooperate with him in any action he takes in the Western Regions!"

Nanxi nodded in agreement: "You're right. However, there are spies everywhere here now. Xiao Ce's residence is surrounded by spies from all five kingdoms. If any of us take any action, it will naturally be known to others. This will only cause unnecessary trouble."

Ling Chang said to Nan Xi, "So, you mean... we're just going to let things take their course and not go?"

Nanxi shook his head and said, "Of course it's not that I don't want to go... it's that I have to go."

Ling Chang was dumbfounded by what Nan Xi said.

Nan Xi said, "If I just go there openly and honestly, they'll definitely think I'm trying to persuade Xiao Ce not to follow me!"

Ling Chang's eyes lit up: "Excellent! Your Majesty, you are truly brilliant."

Nan Xi gently pinched Ling Chang's cheek: "Don't flatter me to death."

Ling Chang's face flushed slightly when Nan Xi pinched her like that.

"Your Majesty, shall we go again tomorrow?"

Nan Xi waved his hand: "Let's not delay, let's set off now!"

Ling Chang nodded.

At that moment, a maid carrying two jugs of wine came over.

Seeing Nanxi stand up again, he quickly asked, "Your Majesty, are you not going to drink anymore?"

Nanxi said with a smile, "Wait for me to come back, and we'll have a good, comfortable drink together."

...

Xiao Ce was locked up here, but he was not idle at all.

After learning about the 'technological explosion' in Longhu Village in the northern desert, he immediately had many ideas.

He wrote them all down and then had Mobei implement them.

He was confident that, within three to five years, or at most ten years, he would be living a life similar to that of modern times.

He even had a fleeting thought of "closing the country to the outside world".

Of course, his policy of closing the country off from the world was to lock away their advanced technology and prevent outsiders from discovering it.

With his vision, closing the country off from the world was entirely beneficial.

Moreover, his seclusion involved closing off the entire northern desert region, and then establishing two trading cities.

He set up the Golden Corps in Mobei City to handle the matter.

As for how to implement it, that still needs to be discussed by them.

Just as he was writing furiously at his desk, there was a knock at the door.

"Your Highness, Empress Nanxi of Shanshan Kingdom has come to request an audience with some of her female ministers!"

Xiao Ce heard the guards' voices at the door and stopped writing.

I glanced at the sky outside without thinking.

"Did you come openly and honestly, or did you come stealthily?"

The guard replied, "Your Highness, we came openly and honestly."

Xiao Ce looked surprised upon hearing this: "Oh? You came openly and honestly?"

The guard nodded.

Xiao Ce was somewhat surprised, then said, "Go and invite them here."

As Xiao Ce spoke, he put his writings together, without bothering to hide them.

After all, these things were written by Xiao Ce in modern language, so they wouldn't be able to understand them anyway.

...

Nanxi's guess was correct.

As soon as he arrived at Xiao Ce's side, the news spread to all the various forces.

Moreover, just as Nan Xi said, after hearing this, those people all felt that Nan Xi wanted to persuade Xiao Ce not to follow him.

So nobody took it seriously.

They didn't even send anyone to keep an eye on it.

After all, in their eyes, a meeting between two good-for-nothings is still a meeting between two good-for-nothings.

Meanwhile, at Xiao Ce's residence.

This matter may seem loose and casual, but in reality, it is all outwardly relaxed but inwardly tense.

Xiao Ce looked at Nan Xi, this beautiful woman, and showed her enthusiasm and respect.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."

Nan Xi quickly and politely said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, King of the Northern Desert, I cannot accept such an honor..."

Both of them are intelligent people; they understood each other's attitudes with just a few words.

After inviting them to sit down.

Before Xiao Ce could speak, Nan Xi spoke first: "Your Highness, the King of Mobei, are you aware that just now, the five kingdoms of the Western Regions have already divided up the spoils of war here?"

Xiao Ce shook his head with a smile: "I'm locked up here, how would I know?"

Nanxi, seeing Xiao Ce's response, asked, "Then do you know how it was distributed?"

Xiao Ce shook his head with a smile on his face.

Nanxi saw that Xiao Ce was on guard, but she wasn't in a hurry.

Then, she recounted everything that had just happened.

Finally, this included giving Xiao Ce to their Shanshan Kingdom.

Nan Xi didn't hide anything; he told the whole story in detail, including his feigned disdain...

In reality, they were overjoyed.

Xiao Ce was naturally very pleased to hear Nan Xi's words.

After all, even a fool could tell that Nan Xi meant well.

However, he still said, "Your Majesty Nanxi, they dumped this useless, hot potato on you... and you're treating it like a treasure?"

Nanxi laughed and said, "Your Highness, the King of Mobei, you can fool them, but you can't fool me. You alone are worth a thousand soldiers!"

After reading Nanxi's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "It seems that Empress Nanxi has taken the rumors to heart."

Nan Xi smiled slightly, did not deny it, and continued to express his sincerity to Xiao Ce.

"Your Highness, we have come here to express our support. Whatever your purpose in coming here, the entire Shanshan Kingdom will unconditionally support you. As long as you are willing to come with us, the Shanshan Kingdom is willing to become your most loyal subordinates. We will go through fire and water for you."

When Nanxi, this beautiful woman, said these words, she looked very sincere.

Xiao Ce sensed his sincerity.

He originally wanted to find an agent here, and not only Nan Xi, but Ling Chang also explained along with Xiao Ce.

The reason I didn't see Xiao Ce before wasn't because I thought he was incompetent.

Instead, one should think about avoiding suspicion.

After Nan Xi finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Ce with burning, expectant eyes, as if waiting for Xiao Ce's response.

Xiao Ce was in no hurry. He slowly picked up a teacup and took a sip of tea.

"Do you even know why I'm here? How dare you say that? And do you really trust us? Your Majesty Nanxi, you don't seem like the kind of person who gambles a lot!"

Nanxi said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, the King of Mobei, you are right... I am not a gambler; on the contrary, I am a very cautious person... Choosing you as our backer is a well-considered decision. And the person I know is not based on those rumors!"

Seeing Nan Xi's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "What I'm about to do is overthrow the entire Western Regions... The slightest mishap could plunge your entire Shanshan Kingdom into an abyss... At that time..."

Nan Xi interrupted Xiao Ce: "I just told you, they've never considered our Shanshan Kingdom as a country. I've wanted to overthrow them for a long time..."

Xiao Ce saw that Nan Xi was so cooperative and direct, without hiding anything.

He realized they had been chatting for quite a while, and it was getting late.

Without wasting any words, he got up and walked directly to Nanxi.

Nanxi looked at him with anticipation.

Xiao Ce did not disappoint him.

Xiao Ce extended his hand to Nan Xi and said, "Then I hope we can cooperate successfully!"

Nanxi looked at Xiao Ce's outstretched hand, her face filled with a sense of bewilderment.

Clearly, she didn't know anything about handshake etiquette.

However, she was a clever woman, and mimicking Xiao Ce's gesture, she said, "It's a pleasure working with you."

Xiao Ce said to Nan Xi, "I haven't made any promises to you yet, but after seeing your sincerity, I can believe you. I think I can say it now! As long as you truly dedicate yourselves to us, then you will be the rulers of the Western Regions from now on. There will only ever be one Shanshan Kingdom in the Western Regions!"

Xiao Ce's words were concise and powerful.

Indeed, it was like a depth charge dropped into Nanxi's heart, stirring up a huge wave.

Many thoughts flashed through her mind, but none of them came out.

"Your Highness, King of the Northern Desert, just watch how we perform!"

Xiao Ce nodded: "Alright, it's getting late. We've said what we needed to say. We'll have plenty of time together from now on. I'll see what you do, and you can see what I do. Let's see how we perform."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Nan Xi left.

To convince them, Xiao Ce spoke to the people from the Kingdom of Uz at the door, asking them to convey that he did not want to go to Shanshan as a hostage.

They had previously agreed with Xiao Guo to go to Uz Guo as hostages.

...

I didn't hear the news until Dili reminded me the next day.

Diliti listened to the messenger's words: "That's really interesting... He's even picky about being a hostage... Tell him that when we negotiated with Xiao Kingdom, we sent him to the Western Regions as a hostage. And Shanshan Kingdom is also part of the Western Regions. Besides, Shanshan Kingdom has many women, so we'll give him a few to serve him well."

The messenger bowed and left.

At this time, other messengers said that they had already made arrangements, so the people from the other four countries gradually began to set off and return to their respective homes.

Only the people of Shanshan remained unmoved; they seemed to be waiting for some news.

Diliti laughed and said, "Go tell that Xiao Ce that if he doesn't go, I'll settle all the old and new scores with them."

Then, Diliti said to the person next to him, "Go tell Nanxi that everything here has been assigned. If they linger, it will be considered an intrusion... Make them get out of here immediately."

A man who looked like a civil official next to Dili asked, "Should we go and see that hostage off?"

Diliti cursed and said, "Send my ass! Just thinking about how that piece of trash killed two of my warriors makes me furious. I just want to kill him. If it weren't for Lord Chi Gao telling me to spare his life, he would have died hundreds of times over... Let him get lost."

As he spoke, Diliti waved his hand, and the people around him fell silent.

Upon hearing the messenger's words, Xiao Ce immediately led his hundred guards without saying a word.

They went directly to the Shanshan Kingdom's army.

After receiving the threat from the Kingdom of Uzbekistan, the Shanshan Kingdom's troops naturally left quickly.

In order to put on a show for others, Nanxi did not show his face, but only sent Ling Chang out to give a simple welcome.

It seems that she has a great dislike for Xiao Ce.

Ling Chang walked to Xiao Ce's side and explained to him in a very low voice.

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Ce said to Ling Chang, "Alright, Ling Chang, relax... You'll understand once you get to know me. I'm not the kind of person who talks about empty talk. I'm a practical person."

Ling Chang listened to Xiao Ce's words and nodded with a smile: "I will just say what our Emperor said, and you certainly won't mind."

Xiao Ce said, "You don't need to worry about me... As long as we arrive safely in your Shanshan Kingdom, that's fine."

Ling Chang nodded.

After leaving this territory, Xiao Ce discovered that the entire Shanshan Kingdom had only sent about five thousand soldiers.

Moreover, among these 5,000 soldiers, 70% were female warriors and only 30% were men.

After leaving their surveillance range, Da Lei and the others confirmed that no one was following them, and then they once again protected him.

However, due to the strong winds and sandstorms in the desert, it is generally necessary to wear a mask.

Therefore, it is generally difficult to tell who is who when they are riding camels and wearing masks.

Xiao Ce followed their group for two days before realizing that there were reasons why the Western Regions were so backward. First, their transportation was underdeveloped, which limited the efficiency of their camels.

There are also high temperatures, water shortages, severe sandstorms, and a harsh environment.

After traversing a desert, Xiao Ce discovered a good place: mountain ranges appeared, and at the foot of the mountains lay a tribe and a village.

After Ling Chang arrived, Xiao Ce was certain that he had arrived in Shanshan Kingdom.

Xiao Ce then said to Ling Chang, "Ling Chang, I will be leaving the team for a while. The main force should set off first."

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Ling Chang immediately became anxious and asked, "Your Highness, King of Mobei, are you... are you... leaving?"