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The staff's words.

This brought Koichi Tojo back to his senses: "That's right. Compared to the Slavic people, we've done very little... If you become friends with us, will your Slavic friends agree? Won't they be angry?"

After hearing this, Xiao Ce burst into laughter.

Xiao Ce's laughter left them all bewildered.

The group of people looked at Xiao Ce with confusion, but no one interrupted.

After laughing for a while, Xiao Ce said, "Young Master Tojo Koichi, do you really think that those Slavs consider us friends?"

"They're just using us! This Slavic man supported someone else before. Back when I was still in the Northern Desert Royal Palace, he even invaded us... the Northern Desert Royal Palace..."

"Later, it was Xiao Xiangqing's betrayal that forced him to have Xiao Zhan win me over. At the time, I didn't want to get involved in this conflict. However, I had no choice but to join... What I didn't expect was that your hawkish tactics were so foolish, which allowed us to seize the opportunity and launch a counterattack..."

"Even now, they're providing us with food. Do you think they're doing it for free? They made me sign a treaty stipulating tenfold repayment... which means that for the next ten, maybe even twenty years, we'll have to give them all the surplus grain we produce..."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce wore a pained expression: "Outsiders all think these Slavic people are good people... those bastards are the worst... they control our economic lifeline and want to use us to fight you..."

"I knew my soulmate had arrived after hearing what Koichi Tojo said..."

Koichi Tojo asked with some curiosity, "Oh? Which sentence?"

“You said we are the same kind of people. We look similar, and we might even have shared the same ancestor thousands of years ago. We have the same bloodline. But those Slavic people are a different race... They look different from us, so they are definitely not the same kind of people.”

"How could I possibly help people like that... The reason I didn't come to pick you up before was because I was afraid they would find out how I treated you! Besides, my refusal to pick you up before was only because they were present, and I had no choice but to be disrespectful to you..."

Upon hearing this, Tojo Koichi suddenly realized!

Xiao Ce continued, "So, I want your help! As long as you agree, Gu Yi, aren't those Slavic countries sending that guy named Rhys and Eva here to monitor and control me? I can kill them to show my stance!"

"As long as you can help us, I'm willing to serve you! From now on, I'll follow your lead without question..."

Koichi Tojo certainly didn't expect the plot to develop this way.

Seeing that Tojo Koichi didn't respond, Xiao Ce then said, "Young Master Koichi, if you have any doubts... as long as you agree to support me... I'll go and kill them right now."

"Somebody come!"

As he spoke, the Imperial Guards who were preparing to come over came over one after another.

Seeing that Tojo Koichi was still looking at him, Xiao Ce didn't say anything: "Go and bring those two people from the Slavic country to me!"

The Imperial Guards made a gesture as if they had received an order, and then left in a menacing manner.

Xiao Ce said with a fierce look, "Young Master Gu Yi, I'll personally cut off their heads right now! As a greeting gift for you!"

Koichi Tojo finally spoke, saying, "Alright, I believe you! But you'd better send someone quickly... otherwise, they'll really be dead..."

Xiao Ce was indeed somewhat surprised by Tojo Koichi's words.

How did he know that someone would target Reese and Eva tonight?

"Young Master Gu Yi, what does this mean?"

Koichi Tojo said calmly, "There are assassins who will try to kill them today. You'd better go and stop them!"

Listening to Tojo Koichi's words, Xiao Ce was almost certain that they were related to the Blood Nether Pavilion.

However, her facial expressions were always very convincing.

Feigning surprise, she said, "Young Master Gu Yi, really? Did you arrange this? Then you don't all need to lift a finger... I can do it myself!"

Koichi Tojo waved his hand and said, "No need... don't kill them yet. They're still useful if they're alive! If they die, it'll be troublesome! I trust you."

He stared blankly at Xiao Ce.

Koichi Tojo said, "Didn't you understand what I meant?"

Xiao Ce nodded and said to Koichi Tojo, "That's right, Koichi... do you want him to die, or do you not want him to die...?"

Koichi Tojo laughed and said, "Of course I don't want him to die! Your Highness, the King of the Northern Desert, you are a smart man... As long as they live, we still have a lot of room to maneuver... If they die, and the Slavic Kingdom breaks off relations with you, can you bear it?"

Xiao Ce said confidently to Tojo Koichi, "Young Master Koichi, as long as your Fusang Empire is willing to support me... with your weapons, let alone preventing them from invading, I can lead my troops to fight them."

"As long as you support me to become the emperor here, I can help you conquer the Slavic Kingdom. After we conquer it, I can give you the Slavic Kingdom for free... I just want this land, and I'll make it happen!"

Xiao Ce directly revealed his trump card.

Koichi Tojo adopted a serious expression: "Your Highness, you've completely stumped me today... I need to think about it, but right now, your top priority is to save them!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ce nodded: "Do we really want to save them? If these alien races die, they're dead...it'll save us trouble."

Koichi Tojo said, "King of the Northern Desert, you're usually quite clever... How come you've made a mistake at this crucial moment? You can control them, but you can't kill them... After all, having them will make it easier for you to do many things in the future."

Xiao Ce nodded with a smile: "I naturally understand that... I'm only following you to show my loyalty, just in case you think I'm playing both sides..."

Koichi Tojo smiled and said, "I'm not stupid... I see through your attitude! I trust you..."

Seeing this, Xiao Ce smiled and nodded, "That's good...that's good..."

Then he ordered someone to bring more people to protect Rhys and Eva.

However, Xiao Ce had barely finished speaking when...

Then several imperial guards rushed over, shouting, "Your Highness the King of the Northern Desert... Your Highness the King of the Northern Desert... Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"

Xiao Ce frowned as he watched the Imperial Guards rushing around.

"What's wrong..."

The Imperial Guards instinctively glanced at Tojo Koichi and his staff to one side.

Xiao Ce said, "What are you looking at... these are all our people... our friends! Speak your mind..."

The Imperial Guard hurriedly reported, "Ries and Eva from the Slavic Kingdom are dead..."

Xiao Ce jumped up with a start: "What! Dead! Didn't I tell you to bring him here? How could he be dead?"

The imperial guards said awkwardly, "When we arrived, they were already coughing up blood and dying... they were dead beyond any doubt..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ce looked at Tojo Koichi and asked, "Young Master Tojo Koichi, were those the people you mentioned who made the move?"

Tojo Koichi nodded: "It seems I was a step too late..."

Xiao Ce said, "It doesn't matter if I die..."

Who knows about these things?

The imperial guards bowed to Xiao Ce and said, "Your Highness, it's just us imperial guards... and... and everyone else here..."

Xiao Ce nodded: "Alright, go and take control of everyone who knows this..."

The Imperial Guards instinctively glanced at the Japanese soldiers standing to the side.

Xiao Ce immediately reprimanded, "These are our own people, what are you looking at? They'll definitely keep our secret..."

Xiao Ce, looking anxious, said to Tojo Koichi beside him, "Young Master Tojo Koichi, we'll have to keep you here for today... I need to take care of this matter..."

Tojo Kou nodded: "Okay...you must keep the information under control..."

Xiao Ce nodded: "Young Master Tojo Koichi, you can rest assured..."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce sneaked up to Tojo Koichi's side and asked, "Young Master, can you tell me how you knew?"

Koichi Tojo shook his head: "I can't tell you that either."

Xiao Ce nodded without asking further questions and had someone escort them back...

After sending the people from Fusang away.

...

Xiao Ce said to Yin Weiyong, who was standing to the side, "Father-in-law, was my acting alright?"

Yin Weiyong smiled and nodded: "Your Highness, your acting skills are still as superb as they were back then. You were able to fool the entire court back then. Now, it's clear that Tojo Koichi also believes you..."

Xiao Ce paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, but it's far from that simple... Obviously, the Blood Nether Pavilion people are also in contact with them. Moreover, he only believes them temporarily... Going forward, gaining their trust won't be easy... That Tojo Koichi is also a smart man."

Xiao Ce nodded: "Everything is difficult at the beginning, but once we've made this start, it'll be very simple! I'm not afraid of the other party being smart; I'm afraid of the other party being too stupid... being too clever for their own good... Next, I'll make sure he has a way to believe me..."

"Once he believes me, I can make him keep giving back everything we've given you before!"

Yin Weiyong nodded: "I thought they would go and check on the body..."

Xiao Jiu came over and said, "Those people bribed by the Blood Nether Pavilion went to their side; it seems they passed on the message back then..."

Xiao Ce nodded: "Is Rhys and Eva safe?"

Xiao Jiu said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, everything is going very smoothly according to your plan... Now, those people have already passed on the message. They, the Blood Nether Pavilion, certainly wouldn't have guessed that we could discover and turn their people."

Xiao Jiu said admiringly to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, we owe you so much this time... You used your methods to locate the suspects, investigated their backgrounds immediately, and then exploited their weaknesses one by one..."

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "It doesn't have much to do with me. Locating the person was done by Da Lei and his team, the information came from the Golden Society... it was Yin Xiang who discovered the problem... I just acted as a link..."

Yin Weiyong said with a smile, "Your Highness, although you've managed to deny all the credit very well... none of this would have been possible without you..."

Xiao Jiu said to Xiao Ce, "Through these people, we've also identified someone called Blood Nether Pavilion Wind Ghost. Mr. Da Lei should be able to keep an eye on that person now..."

...

Outside Kyoto, there were four ordinary-looking, simple-minded young men.

We waited at the entrance of a small alley, which led in all directions.

After they waited for a while, the Wind Demon arrived.

The four young men bowed to Feng Gui and said, "Uncle Gui, everything went smoothly. The two people have died suddenly... The palace is in complete chaos now, and Xiao Ce has ordered his men to gag them."

Feng Gui nodded: "You're definitely dead."

The four of them nodded in unison.

“Well done. You can continue to lie in ambush in the palace.”

Several people nodded first: "What if we get discovered? After the deaths of two Slavs, they'll definitely investigate thoroughly!"

The Wind Demon said, "Don't worry, they won't be able to find anything on you. Even if they do, as long as you don't say anything, they won't get anything! Besides, they'll need you to do big things in the future..."

Several people nodded.

The Wind Demon said, "Alright, you guys should go back now. From now on, I won't contact you, and you shouldn't contact me either..."

With that, Feng Gui waved his hand.

The group then left.

After looking around, the wind demon circled most of Kyoto before finally arriving at the house in the east of the city.

They continued knocking on the door in a very regular manner.

Unbeknownst to him, far, far away, a distant telescope was watching his every move...

After the White Tiger Guardian opened the door, he first glanced at the Wind Demon.

Then I checked behind me again to see if there was a tail.

Only then did he close the door and go inside.

What they didn't know was that Da Lei and his team were now using a segmented, blockchain-based tracking method.

They didn't need to move at all; they simply divided Kyoto into countless areas and then placed people at high points to monitor it with binoculars.

In theory, they don't need to move to monitor anything.

...

It was already late at night, and Feng Gui waited for a while.

Nie Bing had already fallen asleep.

Hearing the wind ghost approach, he got up.

"all the best?"

Wind Ghost nodded: "Very smoothly, it's confirmed that Rhys and Eva are both dead..."

Nie Bing nodded: "Okay, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

Feng Gui said confidently, "No, I specially arranged four people to supervise each other. Those four people were trained by me."

Nie Bing listened and nodded in satisfaction: "Very good... So what's the current situation in the palace? What's Xiao Ce's reaction?"