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Xiao Ce smiled faintly: "If you had even the slightest chance of solving this yourself, you wouldn't have bothered me."

Da Lei smiled and immediately said, "Your Highness, there's no need to be too nervous. It's nothing urgent."

With that, Da Lei led Xiao Ce into the house.

However, what happened next surprised Xiao Ce.

The scene inside the house was not what Xiao Ce had imagined; everyone inside was tied up.

These people all have the ability and freedom to move freely.

Upon seeing Xiao Ce, the entire group surrounded him.

"Commander Da Lei, this must be His Highness the King of the Northern Desert."

"Yes, it is indeed different from the rumors. His Highness the King of the Northern Desert is so young, yet so handsome."

They all look very energetic...

Hearing their commotion, Xiao Ce was taken aback at first.

For a moment, no one knew who they were.

After listening for a while, I finally understood who the other person was.

So these are all hostages captured from the kingdoms of Khotan and Shule.

These people shouldn't hate me so much, why are they all greeting me with smiles?

Xiao Ce looked at Da Lei with a puzzled expression.

Da Lei then said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, capturing these hostages didn't take us any effort at all..."

As Da Lei spoke, he shared with Xiao Ce the news that he had gone to capture these hostages.

Actually, after they infiltrated, they initially captured some people, which took some effort.

However, after these royal relatives of Khotan learned of Da Lei's intentions, they voluntarily asked to be captured by him.

Because, in their eyes, Uzbekistan has always been a country that bullies them.

Furthermore, the power in Uzbekistan has now been seized by some people from the Kingdom of Xiao.

Their thinking was simple: those who are not of our kind must have different hearts.

The decisions made by Dawuleti and Hanati were actually opposed by people in both countries.

They unanimously believed that Uzbekistan was taking advantage of them.

They will surely abandon them once they have used up their road.

Therefore, they were all very cooperative.

According to Da Lei, he had never tied up such a simple person before.

Moreover, along the way, they asked Da Lei some questions, and Da Lei told them everything that needed to be said.

They then realized that it was Xiao Ce who was helping them.

Moreover, Xiao Ce simply helps them and will not occupy their land.

As a result, they had a very good impression of Xiao Ce.

Therefore, they all tried to curry favor with Xiao Ce.

Da Lei just couldn't understand this situation; he didn't know if they were being genuine or just pretending.

That's why they came to find Xiao Ce.

As Da Lei spoke to Xiao Ce, he turned to look at the group of people.

The group of people were looking at Xiao Ce with burning eyes.

Xiao Ce smiled slightly, then said to Da Lei, "Da Lei, what do you think?"

Da Lei said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, I naturally believe it's true... but didn't you say that something unusual must be amiss?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said to Da Lei, "You're right."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce looked at the burning gazes of those people and said to Gulimiza to his side, "Gulimiza, what do you think?"

Gulimiza smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't you already have your answer? However, since you want to know my attitude, I'll say it. I think they are trustworthy, but their high-sounding words are unreliable... What they really want is power! Even more so, to seize power..."

"After all, you enabled the ruler of Shanshan to achieve such great success... they must want a share of the spoils..."

Seeing that Gulimiza had directly pinpointed the crux of the problem, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "You're so direct..."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce turned his head and said, "You all don't support the actions of Dawuleti and the Kingdom of Uz, is that right?"

They all nodded: "That's right, their actions are treasonous... so we're willing to cooperate. We just want to see if Your Highness, the King of the Northern Desert, can do anything..."

Xiao Ce addressed the crowd, saying, "To be honest, you should all know that I originally intended to use you to blackmail them into stopping their cooperation with Uzbekistan."

"However, I now have confirmed information that they have decided to sacrifice you. He has revealed my entire plan to Wuwei and Linbang of Uzbekistan."

"Therefore, you are of no use to me now..."

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, the royal relatives of Khotan and Shule turned pale and began to beg for mercy.

Seeing this, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Gentlemen, there's no need to be nervous. Given how understanding you all are, I won't harm you..."

The expressions on these people's faces were not good, and they did not seem to trust Xiao Ce's words too much.

“Your Highness, King of the Northern Desert, please tell us... how can we help? Please don’t hesitate to ask.”

"Yes, we have some influence in various places... Just ask us and we will do our best."

After reading their words, he said, "Alright! Here's what we'll do: Tomorrow we will send an army to your kingdoms of Khotan and Shule. At that time, I need your cooperation to open the city gates, welcome us in, and help us conquer your kingdoms of Khotan and Shule."

Xiao Ce spoke very directly, and after hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Some people asked Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, King of the Northern Desert, who will this land belong to from now on?"

Xiao Ce looked at them and said, "What do you think?"

The group pointed at Xiao Ce and said, "It belongs to you...it belongs to you..."

Seeing this, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "How could it belong to me? It still belongs to you. However, they are bringing troops to take you back, so you certainly can't let them make this trip for nothing, right?"

"Each of you, as members of the royal family or relatives of the emperor, can choose one city from those cities you helped conquer. Anyone can have one such opportunity..."

"The rest can be given to Shanshan and Gaochang. No objections, right?"

The group of imperial relatives' eyes lit up completely upon hearing this.

"We can also have a city on our own?"

Xiao Ce nodded and said, "That's right. As long as you can help us take it, we will share it with you. Don't worry, we will not let the people of Shanshan or Gaochang rule the entire Western Regions in the future."

"Of course, I will not interfere in the affairs of you Western Regions people... Later, I will have you Western Regions people elect a president to govern the entire Western Regions system..."

These people don't care at all; they only care about immediate gains.

After all, none of these royal relatives could occupy a city on their own!

Now, Xiao Ce is bestowing upon him an immense reward.

They are actually very clear about their own capabilities.

They themselves were completely incapable of being rulers.

This reward is already quite generous.

After speaking to these people, Xiao Ce looked at Wang Dalei and said, "Dalei, I'll leave the matter of going to Khotan and Shule to you."

Da Lei asked Xiao Ce inquiringly, "Your Highness, how exactly are these things to be handled?"

Xiao Ce then took Da Lei to the side and explained it to him.

Da Lei received Xiao Ce's order and nodded, saying there was no problem.

When Xiao Ce said these things, he did not hide them from Gulimiza.

Therefore, Gulimiza heard about Xiao Ce's methods.

They were truly overjoyed, knowing that Xiao Ce's mind was so sharp that he could easily outsmart them.

If they become enemies, then they will be absolutely terrifying enemies.

After making the arrangements here, Xiao Ce took Gulimiza back.

The next day.

Da Lei then set off with a feinting force.

Right after they set off, Wuwei and Linbang received the firsthand news.

They also had complete faith in the information that Dawuleti and Hanati gave them.

Subsequently, Dawulieti and his men arrived with an army of 30,000, just as Xiao Ce had instructed.

Xiao Ce, Nan Xi, and Bairda all led their respective elite troops to join forces with Dawulieti and Hanati's army.

The original army of 30,000 was expanded to more than 70,000 in an instant.

After they combined their forces...

Dawulieti and Hanati came over to Xiao Ce's military tent.

After they arrived, they bowed to Xiao Ce.

"Greetings, Your Highness, King of the Northern Desert."

Although they bowed to Xiao Ce, they both held him in utter contempt.

Xiao Ce said with a smile, "Gentlemen, Your Majesty, you've worked hard... As you've seen, our combined forces have succeeded this time. That's the end for the Kingdom of Uz. They, the Kingdom of Uz, have no doubts, do they?"

Dawuleti and Hanati quickly bowed and replied, "Your Highness, you can rest assured...no one doubts us. They're still foolishly believing us and waiting for us to arrive..."

Xiao Ce laughed and said, "Alright! Dawulieti, Hanati. If we can achieve a great victory this time, we will definitely give you a big reward."

The two of them listened and thanked Xiao Ce repeatedly.

After exchanging pleasantries, Xiao Ce invited them to drink and chat happily.

Those who knew the truth all wore unnatural expressions...

After all, if they asked themselves honestly, they couldn't possibly act like nothing had happened once they knew they were traitors.

As they grew closer to Xiao Ce, they became completely convinced and sent people to inform Wu Wei and Lin Bang.

Xiao Ce and his group had no doubts whatsoever.

In particular, Xiao Ce came in person.

Wu Wei and Lin Bang were also on high alert, after all, their top priority now was to take Xiao Ce's life.

Once Xiao Ce dies, they won't take those Western Region kingdoms seriously at all.

On this day, Wuwei and Linbang had already set up a tight encirclement at their pre-arranged location.

They stood on a high place, looking down at the many traps they had set.

Lin Bang said, "They can't escape now, even if they grow wings. Let alone the fact that we can still control them... even if we can't control them, they won't be able to escape once they're inside."

Wu Wei nodded: "That's right, didn't we say His Highness the King of the Northern Desert was incredibly powerful? Let's see if he can break this deadlock this time..."

Lin Bang glanced at Wu Wei and said meaningfully, "As long as you don't hold back, he's doomed."

Wu Wei glanced at Lin Bang: "What? You think I'd let him go? Am I crazy?"

Lin Bang smiled faintly, then said, "Alright... let's not talk about each other anymore... we've known each other for so long, we both know each other well... we both admire the King of Mobei, don't we?"

Wu Wei looked at Lin Bang and nodded with a wry smile: "What can we do? Do we have a choice? If we don't do this, then the old prince will have died in vain."

Lin Bang nodded: "That's right! We can be said to have inherited the old prince's will! If it weren't for the old prince's protection, Xiao Ce wouldn't have lived this long and would have died long ago. Now, he can be said to have lived a full life."

The two of them were talking, offering each other psychological comfort.

...

The following day, Xiao Ce and his men blended into the ordinary army.

Dawulieti'e and Hanati were at the front of the procession.

Dawulieti, riding his camel, asked with an arrogant expression, "Is that son of a bitch Xiao Ce behind us?"

Hanati nodded: "That's right, it's right behind us! Xiao Ce is probably laughing to himself right now. He's still dreaming of unifying the Western Regions."

Dawuleti laughed and said, "Not bad... I'm quite looking forward to seeing his expression when he's arrested and sees us."

Hanati laughed and said, "I want that bastard to come and kowtow to me properly..."

Dawulieti said, "That's right! Let's try to get Wuwei and Linbang to bring Xiao Ce back."

Hanati asked curiously, "Take him back? To torture him?"

Dawuleti shook his head and said, "Of course not... You've forgotten, his army and the equipment they use are extremely powerful."

Hanati suddenly realized, "Oh right, how could I forget that... You mean, we should torture him severely... and then make him give us the method for making that weapon?"

Dawuleti nodded: "That's right. Uzbekistan is saying nice things now, but who knows if they'll go back on their word later... If we have these weapons, we won't have to be afraid of Uzbekistan anymore."

Hanati nodded: "That's right... But what if they're unwilling to give it to us?"

Dawulieti'e: "Then why don't you go and capture Hu Yidao, who's following him? Let's find a way to investigate. Since he can make it, he must have a method for making it."

Just as the two were talking, Xiao Ce and the others were behind them.

"Your Highness, those two idiots are laughing and joking happily, unaware that they are about to die."

Hearing Hu Yidao's words, Xiao Ce glanced at him.

He then said, "We can't let our guard down!"