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Xiao Xiangqing said with a displeased expression, "Although I also think it's unlikely, if it's explained this way, then everything makes sense."

Seeing that Tang Ji still looked suspicious, Xiao Xiangqing said, "This would be impossible for anyone else, even Xiao Zhan... But we must know that our opponent is Xiao Ce!"

“What others can’t do, Xiao Ce can absolutely do! That’s what makes him so terrifying.”

Upon hearing Xiao Xiangqing's words, Tang Ji, though feigning disbelief, still spoke up: "Those people from Fusang are all extremely tough... They would rather die than surrender... They would never be taken prisoner..."

Xiao Xiangqing continued, "What if they die..."

Tang Ji said, "Haven't our scouts already gone to search?"

Listening to this, Xiao Xiangqing slowly said to Tang Ji, "What if he kills someone to cover his tracks and then takes the body away? Xiao Ce has the ability to do it so secretly..."

Tang Ji said to Xiao Xiangqing, "If that's the case, I still need to report it..."

Xiao Xiangqing did not respond.

Tang Ji paced back and forth for a while, muttering to himself, before hurriedly heading out.

Just then, a familiar voice came from the doorway.

"General Tang Ji, you should think this over carefully!"

They were greeted by a familiar face. This face belonged to none other than Mr. Qianlong, whom they had been longing for and hoping to meet day and night.

This time, Mr. Qianlong did not look as haggard as before.

On the contrary, his mental state has improved a lot.

"Mr. Qianlong, you're finally back! I was worried you wouldn't come back."

The happiest person was naturally Xiao Xiangqing, who stepped forward and greeted him warmly.

After experiencing so much, Xiao Xiangqing realized that Mr. Qianlong had inexplicably become someone he couldn't live without.

After all, in this chaotic world, he found that his old methods were no longer effective.

Therefore, this Mr. Qianlong is still extremely important.

Seeing Xiao Xiangqing's enthusiastic attitude, Qianlong smiled and said, "Your Highness, I said I'd help you, and I will definitely help you to the end!"

Xiao Xiangqing continued, "Sir, is everything going well for you?"

Qianlong smiled slightly and then said, "Very smoothly."

Tang Ji didn't pay much attention to the two men's pleasantries, but instead asked Qianlong, "Mr. Qianlong, you just said it's absolutely impossible... do you know something about it?"

Qianlong met Tang Ji and got straight to the point, then nodded.

"General Tang Ji, you shouldn't be too short of time, let's go inside and talk."

Tang Ji nodded repeatedly and went back.

"Mr. Qianlong, do you know what we're talking about?"

Qianlong smiled slightly: "Of course I know. You're not wondering why those people from Fusang who were originally going to attack Xiao Kingdom have mysteriously disappeared, are you?"

Don Quixote nodded.

Xiao Xiangqing flattered from the side, saying, "Mr. Qianlong, you truly live up to your reputation. You're not here in person, but you know everything about what's happening here... So, do you know where they went?"

Qianlong smiled and nodded: "Your Highness, what you said earlier is correct..."

Xiao Xiangqing was confused by Qianlong's nonsensical words.

Qianlong explained, "I was outside when you were chatting. Seeing how intense your conversation was, I didn't come in."

This time it was Tang Ji's turn to be surprised. Tang Ji's face was full of astonishment: "Mr. Qianlong, are they dead... or were they captured?"

Qianlong said with a serious expression, "According to the intelligence I have obtained, they should all have been captured."

Qianlong's words shocked both of them.

All of them! Prisoners!

Putting these words together sounds incredibly magical.

It should be understood that annihilating an entire force is not a problem if the tactics are appropriate.

But capturing them all is too difficult, too difficult.

There are thousands of people in Fusang, and capturing all of them would be an impossible task.

"Mr. Qianlong, are you sure it's prisoners or annihilation?" Tang Ji asked, still finding it hard to accept.

“Of course they are prisoners… I know it’s hard to accept, and at first, I didn’t believe it either. But I heard that it was Xiao Ce’s most powerful team that made the move… so it’s not surprising,” Qianlong said.

Tang Ji nodded: "That's precisely why we shouldn't go with Tojo Shōki and our Empress to report! Only by reporting can we gain their greater support..."

Mr. Qianlong said, "If we say that, we can indeed gain more support... but we will also incur the wrath of the Japanese, who will send more Japanese soldiers over."

"Let their people take charge of this! Then we'll have no choice but to obey them..."

“If the people of Fusang were completely annihilated, you could certainly tell. Because they would definitely seek revenge! However, you must know that they are currently captured by Xiao Ce.”

"Xiao Ce is a cunning and shrewd man... The people of Fusang value their own lives very much. If Xiao Ce were to use the lives of those captured Fusang people to exchange for our lives... what do you think the leaders of Fusang would do?"

After Qianlong got to this point, Tang Ji's face turned pale instantly.

He knew the people of Fusang very well.

If what Qianlong said is true, as long as Xiao Ce says it...

To save the lives of those three thousand people, the people of Japan were willing to sacrifice three hundred thousand...

Tang Ji, his face grim, quickly said to Qianlong, "Mr. Qianlong, thank goodness for your timely reminder... otherwise, I fear I would have made a grave mistake..."

Mr. Qianlong smiled and said, "It's alright, it's not your fault... Everyone makes mistakes sometimes."

Tang Ji pressed further, "Mr. Qianlong, what are we going to do next?"

Qianlong said, "We'll find a way to start a war. Once they kill those Japanese, it'll be easier for us to operate..."

Tang Ji nodded: "Ready to go to war?"

Qianlong nodded: "Right now, we need to act like we know nothing. We don't know that the Japanese have been captured; we just think they're on some secret mission..."

"Winning the battle and rescuing them would be ideal. But if they kill them outright, that would be even better... We could then get the Japanese to provide more than just weapons..."

Tang Ji simply nodded: "Mr. Qianlong, it's wonderful that you're back... I'll leave this place to you... If you have any instructions, just tell me... I'll do as you say."

Qianlong smiled and nodded, "Alright, General Tang Ji... I won't stand on ceremony with you. We're on the same side, aren't we..."

“Not bad...not bad...one of us...one of us.” Tang Ji nodded and bowed as he continued.

Just then, Qianlong said to Tang Ji, "General Tang Ji, is there anything else you want to say? Let's just say it."

Tang Ji asked Qianlong, "Mr. Qianlong, then I'll be frank... Look at how powerful Xiao Ce's army is, we have a very high chance of winning if we go to attack the city."

Seeing this, Xiao Xiangqing chimed in, "Yes, Mr. Qianlong... I'm not trying to diminish my own prestige to boost the morale of others... This Xiao Ce is indeed a difficult person to deal with."

Mr. Qianlong said with a smile, "Don't worry... You don't even know what I've been up to these past few days!"

Xiao Xiangqing's eyes immediately lit up, and he said, "Mr. Qianlong, you mean you want to find a foolproof plan to deal with Xiao Ce..."

Tang Ji also said expectantly, "Sir, judging from your expression, it seems to be successful!"

Mr. Qianlong smiled without saying a word: "Just do as I say... leave the rest to me. What I can guarantee is that when our army is pressing in, only Xiao Zhan's side will put up resistance... Xiao Ce will absolutely not participate."

Tang Ji and Xiao Xiangqing were somewhat puzzled by what they saw.

But seeing Qianlong's confident expression...

Tang Ji and Qianlong were not familiar with each other, and seeing that Xiao Xiangqing did not ask any further questions, he did not say anything more.

Xiao Xiangqing then said, "If it's just dealing with that guy Xiao Zhan, I'm still very confident!"

Then, Mr. Qianlong said to Tang Ji, "General Tang Ji, if you have any concerns, you don't need to take action..."

Tang Ji waved his hand and said, "Mr. Qianlong, you're being too polite... I have no reservations. I will cooperate with whatever requests you have!"

After exchanging pleasantries, they each went their separate ways.

Tang Ji was still somewhat shocked and found it hard to accept.

After watching Tang Ji leave, Xiao Xiangqing asked, "Mr. Qianlong, do you really have a way to make Xiao Ce surrender?"

Mr. Qianlong nodded with a smile: "Of course, otherwise, there would be no benefit for us to lie to you."

Xiao Xiangqing looked at Mr. Qianlong with eagerness and curiosity.

Mr. Qianlong naturally understood Xiao Xiangqing's curiosity, but he said nothing.

"Just do your job... Some things won't work if you say them out loud!"

...

Two more days passed.

Xiao Ce felt that Xiao Xiangqing's side was also acting strangely; a few days ago, some scouts came to check on them.

But the scouts haven't come in the last two days.

That day, Xiao Zhan approached Xiao Ce and asked, "Your Highness, what do you think Xiao Xiangqing is thinking? Are they indifferent to those people's lives? Or... are they waiting for volunteers...?"

Xiao Ce said, "Something is definitely amiss! The most important thing is that they didn't report to Cai Hui and Dong Tiao Xiao Ji."

Xiao Zhan wanted to ask Xiao Ce how he knew.

Suddenly, I remembered that Xiao Ce had the Golden Society.

"So what bad things are they planning?" Xiao Zhan asked.

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "No rush, they're not in a rush, and we're even less in a rush..."

Xiao Zhan said, "Hehe, Your Majesty, I'm not really in a hurry... I just feel it's a bit wasteful to have those Japanese people here eating our food. It would really be better to feed them livestock..."

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have a very important use for them..."

Xiao Zhan asked doubtfully, "Are you planning to use them to blackmail those Japanese? Do you think they'll fall for that?"

Xiao Ce laughed and said, "I'm not that stupid... If I wanted to extort them, I wouldn't need to go through all this trouble."

Just as the two were chatting, Yan Jia made a sound from the doorway.

"Your Majesty!"

Xiao Ce knew that Yan Jia was the kind of person who wouldn't come to the temple unless he had a reason.

There must be something going on here!

"come in."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Yan Jia pushed open the door and entered.

After entering, Yan Jia first glanced at Xiao Zhan, then looked at Xiao Ce.

Just don't talk.

Xiao Zhan, being a shrewd man, said to Xiao Ce, "Brother, since you have important matters to discuss, please speak. I'll take my leave..."

Xiao Ce nodded: "Alright, just do what you're supposed to do, there's absolutely no need to take them seriously!"

Xiao Zhan nodded and said with a smile, "I'm not afraid of them coming... With you here, my brother, I'd love for them to come..."

With that, Xiao Zhan left with a grin.

After watching Xiao Zhan leave, Xiao Ce looked at Yan Jia.

Xiao Ce knew that Yan Jia was a man of discretion; if he had spoken earlier, he would have said it already...

Since he chose not to speak, there must be a reason...

Yan Jia then took out a letter from his pocket: "Your Highness, I just received a letter from the Princess!"

Xiao Ce was taken aback when he heard Yan Jia's words.

They were all still in shock.

"who?"

Yan Jia said to Xiao Ce, "It belongs to the Princess!"

Xiao Ce then came to his senses: "Yin Pan'er's? Who gave it to you?"

Yan Jia told Xiao Ce that when Yin Pan'er was in the Northern Desert Prince's Mansion, she had a secret way of communicating with each of the generals.

This method is so that if problems arise during special periods, people can contact each other.

Xiao Ce looked at the letter; the signature and handwriting on the envelope were undoubtedly Yin Pan'er's.

Seeing Xiao Ce examining it, Yan Jia said, "Your Highness, after you check the unopened package, I'll open it for you."

Xiao Ce did not refuse, after all, in this era, there were quite a few cases of letters containing poison that harmed people.

Seeing this, Yan Jia walked to a window and opened it.

Then, I carefully opened it.

After a short while, Yan Jia checked repeatedly and then turned to Xiao Ce and said, "Your Highness, you are alright."

He then respectfully walked up to Xiao Ce and handed him the letter.

Xiao Ce took the letter and began to read it.

Xiao Ce was in a good mood when he first saw the letter.

However, the more Xiao Ce looked, the uglier his expression became.

Having read it all the way to the end, Xiao Ce slammed the letter onto the table with a cold look in his eyes!

Yan Jia looked at Xiao Ce's expression, which was so cold, even murderous.