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

To be honest, Yan Jia hadn't seen Xiao Ce show such a terrifying expression in a long time...

"Your Highness, are you alright?"

When Yan Jia asked, Xiao Ce replied, "Didn't you see it just now?"

Yan Jia nodded: "I was just checking the letter for you; I ignored the contents. I won't read it unless you agree..."

Xiao Ce listened with a wry smile and handed the letter to Yan Jia: "Read it yourself."

After reading it, Yan Jia looked utterly astonished: "This...this..."

Xiao Ce said to Yan Jia, "Do you think this is something Yin Pan'er would write?"

Yan Jia shook his head subconsciously.

"The handwriting is indeed that of the Princess, even the way the letter is written is the same. However, the Princess wouldn't have asked you to do that..."

Xiao Ce nodded, held the letter in his hand, and glanced at it again.

The letter advised Xiao Ce not to oppose Xiao Xiangqing and his group.

Stop interfering in their affairs in the Central Plains of Xiao Kingdom. Let Xiao Ce return to the Northern Desert Royal Palace and focus on his own little corner of the world.

Protect those people.

"So, this letter isn't actually asking us to go back. Rather, Yin Pan'er wants to use this letter to tell us... that she's in danger..."

Yan Jia nodded: "That must be it. The princess's personality is such that she will unconditionally support you no matter what you do... She must want to tell us... some news! Who could it be?"

Xiao Ce's gaze sharpened: "It's in the hands of whoever benefits from it."

Yan Jia's eyes widened, and he said with a fierce glint in his eyes, "That's Xiao Xiangqing? How could he possibly have that ability?"

Xiao Ce said, "He doesn't have that ability? But didn't Xiao Zhan say that he has a Mr. Qianlong by his side... This Mr. Qianlong was in the northern desert before, and then he went to instigate the Turks. After I wiped out the Turks, he went to the Western Regions... He couldn't beat me no matter what, so he ran to Xiao Xiangqing's side..."

Yan Jia nodded: "Your Highness, Xiao Xiangqing is over there. Should I take some men and sneak over there... Finding someone isn't difficult once you have a target? If all else fails, we can just capture Xiao Xiangqing!"

Before Xiao Ce could answer, there was another knock on the door.

"Who?" Xiao Ce was getting impatient, so his tone wasn't very friendly.

Soon, a somewhat timid voice came from outside the house. "Your Majesty... it's me..."

"I know you're discussing matters with General Yan Jia, but I have something I think is quite urgent..."

Yan Jia glanced at Xiao Ce questioningly.

Before Xiao Zhan outside the door could finish speaking, Xiao Ce told him to open the door.

When the door opened, Xiao Zhan had an awkward smile on his face.

"Your Highness, my servant just received a letter from Xiao Xiangqing..."

Xiao Ce frowned slightly.

He knew very well that this was definitely not a coincidence.

"Does he want to see me?"

Xiao Ce didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly.

Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Ce with surprise and said, "Your Highness, how did you know? He said he wanted to talk to you, and he asked me to tell you that you would definitely agree."

really!

Xiao Ce looked sharply at Xiao Zhan and said, "What he said is right, I would indeed agree. Did he say where?"

Xiao Zhan first replied, "He said it was the place where we captured those people from Fusang."

Then, Xiao Zhan said, "Brother, why did you agree to go? Although that place is under our control... the way they're saying this, they definitely don't have any good intentions... That Xiao Xiangqing Huang Yu probably can't even think of those schemes..."

"I suspect it was that bastard Qianlong who was following him who came up with this idea... So, maybe I should send someone else."

Xiao Ce said to Xiao Zhan, "He's looking for me! Even if you send someone else, they won't see me! Fine... if he's not afraid to see me, why should I be?"

Xiao Zhan was very persistent, seeing that Xiao Ce did not answer him.

He continued, turning to Xiao Ce, "Brother, why do you insist on going...? From what they're saying, they seem to know quite a bit..."

Xiao Ce handed a letter to Xiao Zhan.

Having cooperated with Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ce had already investigated Xiao Zhan himself.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Zhan wore an expression of trepidation.

"Your Majesty...Is it...appropriate for me to watch?"

Xiao Ce gestured for him to go and look.

He then began to read it, and after finishing, Xiao Zhan glared at Xiao Ce and said, "Damn it...Brother, is my sister-in-law in their hands?! You shouldn't go either...I'll muster the troops right now, and we'll go attack right away..."

Xiao Ce looked at Xiao Zhan's angry expression, as if his wife had been kidnapped.

"Alright! You don't need to worry about it. I'll handle this myself."

Xiao Zhan said to Xiao Ce, "Brother, if you need anything, just tell me! Can you do it yourself?"

Xiao Ce smiled helplessly: "I'm already failing, how can you possibly manage..."

Xiao Zhan gave an awkward smile.

"Then, Your Majesty, I'll go with you. That way, we can look out for each other!"

Xiao Ce laughed and said, "Alright, you'd be a burden to me. I have plenty of capable people around me... Don't worry. If I can't handle this, am I even human?... Go do your thing."

Xiao Zhan nodded when he heard Xiao Ce say that.

"Then, my royal brother... calls me for anything."

Xiao Ce said to Xiao Zhan, "By the way, keep this a secret."

Xiao Zhan nodded.

Seeing that he showed no sign of leaving, Xiao Ce said, "Go ahead and do your thing. I need to get back to work too..."

Xiao Zhan nodded, and just as he reached the door, he said, "Brother, you must take care of yourself... You can't afford for anything to happen to you... I, Xiao Zhan, have finally found someone I admire, you mustn't..."

Before Xiao Zhan could finish speaking, Xiao Ce interrupted, "Alright..."

Xiao Zhan shrank back, slapped his mouth, and said, "Hehe, Your Majesty... then you go ahead with your work..."

He then left.

After watching Xiao Zhan leave, Xiao Ce went directly to write a letter to the Golden Society and gave Yan Jia some more instructions.

...

At this time, Qianlong was in Xiao Xiangqing's territory.

He gave Xiao Xiangqing a few instructions, saying he had something to do and needed to go out...

Xiao Xiangqing asked Qianlong with some doubt, "Sir, if you have something to tell me, you can just ask me! Why do you have to go in person?"

Qianlong laughed and said, "There are many things you can't do... Don't worry! If all goes well, I'll be back tomorrow! You should also get ready, and once I'm back, we can launch the final offensive!"

Seeing Qianlong's confident demeanor, Xiao Xiangqing nodded.

"Mr. Qianlong, are you going to see Xiao Ce?"

Qianlong was somewhat surprised; Xiao Xiangqing was actually quite clever when he shouldn't have been.

Qianlong simply smiled and did not give him an answer.

"Just do what you're supposed to do!"

Xiao Xiangqing knew that Qianlong was always like this, appearing only briefly and never actually leaving!

Then he stopped talking nonsense.

They wanted to assign Qianlong a few servants, but he refused.

Xiao Xiangqing then said he would send Qianlong away.

Qianlong naturally knew that Xiao Xiangqing was trying so hard to please him because he was afraid that Xiao Xiangqing would abandon him.

So I didn't refuse.

After Xiao Xiangqing saw Qianlong off, she found a very luxurious carriage waiting at the door.

Several young men dressed as pageboys in white robes were already standing beside the carriage.

Even Qianlong was somewhat surprised to see this.

Looking at Qianlong's expression, Xiao Xiangqing asked, "Sir, isn't this carriage yours?"

Qianlong shook his head: "No..."

Before Qianlong could finish speaking, the young page in white robes beside the carriage walked up to Qianlong.

"gentlemen!"

The young page bowed slightly and gestured to Qianlong, "Sir, our master has been waiting for quite some time!"

Xiao Xiangqing was about to speak and reprimand him.

Qianlong waved his hand and said, "We're from the Qianlong Society. You go about your business!"

With that, Qianlong walked over to the spot where the young page had gestured for him to proceed.

After getting into the carriage.

There was already a person dressed in a monk's robe inside the carriage.

Qianlong looked at the person inside the carriage, especially the mark on his chest, and his surprise became more and more obvious.

"Senior, why did you come all the way here in person? Is there anything you need? Just let me know and I'll come find you!"

The monk in the carriage did not answer Qianlong's question, but waved his hand and said softly, "Alright, let's set off."

The carriage then began to move.

Seeing this, Qianlong dared not say anything more and sat respectfully to the side.

She's as well-behaved as a child.

After the carriage drove out of their city.

The monk in the carriage asked Qianlong, "How's your plan coming along?"

Qianlong respectfully replied to the monk in the carriage, "Thanks to your help, senior, everything went very smoothly. I was just about to go and talk to him today."

The monk in the carriage nodded: "Alright! Be careful of that Xiao Ce, he's not simple. He often doesn't play by the rules!"

Qianlong nodded: "Senior, Yin Pan'er is now in my hands! I have investigated and found that Xiao Ce seems to have no weaknesses, but I have learned that he has been looking for Yin Pan'er recently. My guess was right. Xiao Ce seems calm, but in fact, Yin Pan'er is his weakness."

"A person's weakness lies in any shackle they have. Even someone as powerful as Xiao Dingshan wouldn't commit suicide for some fictitious lover, would he?"

The monk nodded: "Alright, you'd better know your limits! Even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone a cunning wolf like you."

Qianlong showed a hint of disdain: "At most, he's just a wolfhound. Senior, don't worry, I know! This Xiao Ce is a smart man. I only asked him to give up Xiao Zhan... He's a smart man, he knows what to do."

"This is just a test. If he gives in, we'll have him under our control..."

The monk nodded in approval.

Then Qianlong asked, "By the way, senior, I've reported this plan to you before. You came here in person, so it shouldn't be about this, right?"

The monk nodded: "That's right, I didn't come here for that... I came to tell you that I have some urgent business to attend to and need to leave for a while. After I return, I will temporarily hand over the affairs of the Hidden Dragon Society to you. Are you willing?"

Qianlong's voice trembled slightly after hearing what the monk in the robe said!

As he spoke, he lay prostrate on the ground.

"Of course... I'm willing... Thank you for your guidance, senior."

The monk in the robes said, "I've witnessed your abilities; don't disappoint me..."

As he spoke, the monk in the robe took out a sandalwood box from the side: "Inside are jade tokens representing identity, clothing, and contact information for various hidden dragons."

Inside the sandalwood box was a set of clothes and a red blood jade pendant, engraved with patterns from the Hidden Dragon Society.

Upon witnessing this scene, Qianlong's eyes gleamed red: "This...this is simply too precious..."

The monk in the robes said, "Qianlong, the Lord is very dissatisfied with what our branch in Xiao Kingdom has been doing. This time, you must help Xiao Xiangqing acquire this enormous power in Xiao Kingdom as soon as possible! You will benefit from it."

Qianlong nodded: "Senior, I understand."

As they were talking, the carriage stopped at a three-way intersection: "Alright, I should go now. There's something else I need to tell you in this letter."

As he spoke, the man in the monk's robe took out a letter wrapped in brown paper.

"Take care of these things after you've dealt with Xiao Zhan."

Qianlong nodded respectfully as always.

As they were talking, another carriage was parked at the fork in the road.

"This carriage and the driver are yours! With the help of the entire Qianlong Society of Xiao Kingdom, you will surely achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Qianlong listened and nodded excitedly.

As he spoke, the monk in the robe got off the carriage. Qianlong bowed to see him off, but the monk refused.

The monk got into another carriage and left in a different direction.

The coachman then said to Qianlong, "Sir, shall we go back now?"

Qianlong glanced at the sky, waved his hand, and said, "Let's not go back... It's getting late, let's go to our appointment..."

Qianlong then instructed the coachman to drive the carriage to the agreed-upon location with Xiao Ce.

...

It was right at the appointed time.

Two people were riding horses through the darkness of the night.

The two people were Xiao Ce and Night Cat.

Xiao Ce didn't bring too many people with him, for no other reason than that he had made arrangements well in advance.

Moreover, he felt that the other party dared to come to his territory.

They also have the confidence to get out unscathed.

As they approached the agreed-upon location, they saw an exquisite carriage in the moonlight.

Then, Night Owl said, "Your Highness, you guessed right... He's really bold, daring to come over with just a carriage?"

Xiao Ce smiled faintly: "Clearly, he thinks he has me cornered! And now that Yin Pan'er is in his hands, he must be absolutely certain!"