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

Looking at Da Lei's expression, Xiao Ce asked curiously, "What matches? Where does it match..."

Da Lei said, "Your Highness, do you remember how Cai Hui died?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "Wasn't he killed by the Blood Nether Pavilion?"

"That's right, but the Blood Nether Pavilion people killed two soldiers in their cell, stole their faces, and then sneaked into the cell where Cai Hui was being held before killing her."

"Their Blood Nether Pavilion clearly possesses some kind of special face-changing technique. That explains it. The palace maid beside the princess was murdered long ago, her face stolen. She was then disguised as the princess's personal maid, and what happened next was simple..."

Da Lei analyzed the situation logically and with evidence.

Xiao Ce nodded repeatedly after listening: "What you said makes sense. It seems to be related to Nie Bing."

Da Lei said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, shall we make a move?"

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Ce shook his head and said, "No need to rush... They still think they're in the shadows and we're in the light..."

"If Nie Bing has truly joined the Blood Nether Pavilion and is opposing me, then it will be very difficult for you to capture people like them alive..."

"Besides, even if Nie Bing is the leader of these people, he must have someone behind him... If we rush over and fail to capture them, or fail to capture them alive, it's like this thread is cut off... Let's not rush, let's see what their purpose is..."

"They're causing such a ruckus here, they definitely won't be leaving anytime soon... Instead of that, let's keep an eye on them for now."

Da Lei nodded: "Your Highness, I understand. However, many people in their Blood Nether Pavilion are no less powerful than the Twelve Fiends... I'm still afraid of alerting them..."

"Especially after realizing how important they are..."

Xiao Ce waved his hand and said, "It's alright, take it easy... I'll uproot him sooner or later... after I've finished fooling those idiots from Fusang..."

With a fierce look on his face, Xiao Ce said, "A bunch of clowns, too ashamed to even show their faces... rats in a ditch..."

"Go talk to the people guarding the city and tell them to intensify the investigation... I'll also tell the Golden Society to keep an eye on all the channels through which people are smuggled in..."

"However, don't make a big fuss; you must remain relaxed on the outside but tight on the inside."

Da Lei bowed: "Your Highness... I understand what you mean..."

Xiao Ce waved his hand, signaling them to get back to work.

Xiao Ce walked outside and asked Xiao Jiu to accompany him for a walk.

Xiao Ce remained silent, and Xiao Jiu dared not respond.

Although Xiao Ce didn't say it, Xiao Jiu knew that Xiao Ce had always valued Yin Pan'er very much...

Xiao Ce climbed onto the city wall of the palace, as it was late at night.

The city was pitch black, a stark contrast to its previous bustling state...

Xiao Ce walked on the city wall for a full two hours, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Xiao Jiu simply followed without disturbing anyone.

Xiao Ce didn't go back to rest until the sky began to lighten.

The next day.

The people of Fusang went out under the pretext of wanting to go for a stroll.

After wandering around for a while, we arrived at the agreed-upon place.

They looked around and confirmed that no one was following them.

Little did they know that Xiao Ce had already known their entire route the night before.

They had arranged their informants well in advance.

The wind demon had arrived early, after the group from Fusang Kingdom arrived.

They arranged for someone to pick them up.

As soon as Koichi Tojo entered the room, a servant bowed and said, "Young Master Koichi, our master is waiting."

Tojo Kou nodded, and the group went up.

As soon as they arrived at the door, someone tried to go in to search them, but was stopped by the servant.

Then a sound came from inside the room.

"Young Master Gu Yi, if you don't even have this much trust, then we shouldn't have met at all..."

"Besides, we don't need to go through all this trouble to kill you."

The staff members looked at each other in bewilderment.

Koichi Tojo had some courage, so he went straight in.

The staff members wanted to go in, but were stopped.

Koichi Tojo told them to wait at the door.

As soon as Tojo Koichi entered the house, he saw the Wind Demon.

When he saw what the Wind Demon looked like, Tojo Koichi was still somewhat disappointed.

After all, the person sitting in front of him was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man.

Of course, Koichi Tojo isn't the kind of person who judges people by their appearance...

The Wind Demon didn't get up, but gestured for Tojo Koichi to get up.

After sitting down, Tojo Koichi asked the unremarkable middle-aged man in front of him, "Sir, I don't know your name yet."

Feng Gui stretched out his hand: "Wang Dequan."

His name, Wind Demon, was used within the Blood Nether Pavilion.

Tojo Koichi nodded: "Mr. Wang, first of all, thank you for your two reminders... and for the gifts."

Feng Gui smiled slightly: "It was nothing, not worth mentioning..."

Koichi Tojo didn't beat around the bush, because he came here today not to seek cooperation with them.

After all, Tojo Koichi had already been lured by Xiao Ce's promises, and he had decided to cooperate with Xiao Ce.

The reason for meeting this person was twofold: firstly, to see who he was, and secondly, to think that if it was a good opportunity, he could give Xiao Ce a gift and sell this person out.

Surely, Xiao Ce would be able to feel his sincerity in this way.

"I don't know, Mr. Wang. You invited me here, but I don't know why?"

Feng Gui looked at Tojo Koichi and asked directly, a smile on his face: "Young Master Koichi, I actually know the purpose of your trip... I can help you take over this Xiao Kingdom, and the Slavic Kingdom will soon find out about Eva and Rhys's deaths..."

"Immediately afterwards, they will join the war against Xiao Kingdom... And Xiao Kingdom is currently in dire need of reconstruction, strong on the outside but weak on the inside... Therefore, we invited you here to tell you that you can send troops at any time!"

Koichi Tojo was both amused and exasperated by Fuuki's words...

He immediately understood their situation; they were trying to instigate war between their two countries.

However, Koichi Tojo has no desire to start a war at the moment, and Xiao Ce has given him a better option.

He simply couldn't understand why he would do such a thing...

Koichi Tojo thought this to himself, but fortunately, he managed to keep his expression in check.

There was no expression on his face.

"I still don't know why you're helping us. I remember we're complete strangers."

Feng Gui laughed and said, "Because we have high hopes for you. This world will belong to you sooner or later, so doing you a favor... is never a bad thing."

Koichi Tojo smiled and said, "Okay, thank you!"

Upon hearing Tojo Koichi's words, Fuuki asked, "So...you guys..."

Koichi Tojo said, "We don't actually need you to remind us of this; we'll go to war anyway... But is this all you're talking about?"

Fuuki said to Tojo Koichi, "If you need it, we can assassinate key figures in their army for you..."

Koichi Tojo said to Fuuki, "So, you're an assassination organization?"

Feng Gui nodded: "Not bad."

Then, Koichi Tojo said, "That's it? Is that all?"

The Wind Demon said, "Whatever you want to do, we can help you..."

Koichi Tojo smiled and said nothing more.

He was truly disappointed; he had thought they would say something.

As a result, they were allowed to launch the attack, and that was all.

Of course, it's not entirely useless.

That is, they said they could help them kill people.

However, if Koichi Tojo and his gang wanted to kill someone, they wouldn't need to come to them.

Koichi Tojo inexplicably compared them to Xiao Ce.

You don't know until you compare; once you do, the difference in quality becomes immediately apparent.

After exchanging pleasantries, Tojo Koichi left.

It's not really the wind ghost's fault; they're just assassins, and they might be able to kill people.

But when it comes to cunning and scheming, they can't even come close to Xiao Ce's level.

He was just carrying out Nie Bing's mission...

...

After they left, Xiao Ce, who was in the palace, learned of the news immediately.

Looking at the message, he chuckled and said, "Looks like Tojo Koichi is destined to be disappointed..."

Xiao Jiu nodded: "That's right, Your Highness. Those assassin organizations are alright for killing people... but when it comes to this kind of thing, they're not as good as me..."

Xiao Ce said with a smile, "They can't kill people either..."

Da Lei chimed in, "That's right, Your Highness. To be honest, their actions make me think that this so-called Blood Nether Pavilion is incredibly stupid... I really overestimated them before."

Xiao Ce nodded: "That's right, so let them run wild. With their attitude, I really don't take them seriously..."

Then, Xiao Ce said to Da Lei, "Did it go smoothly when you sent Rhys and Eva back?"

Da Lei smiled and nodded: "Your Highness, everything went smoothly. It was all done in secret, and they should have arrived at the Northern Desert Prince's Mansion by now."

Xiao Ce smiled and nodded: "I wonder if they can convince the Slavs to come and play along with me in this charade!"

Da Lei nodded: "They definitely will. After all, they gave us this much food; they've already placed a heavy bet on us..."

"During this time, I'll continue to appease those Japanese people..."

Da Lei nodded and asked Xiao Ce, "By the way, Your Highness, what about those prisoners..."

Xiao Ce said, "No need to move them. Just let them obediently plant potatoes over there. The time isn't right yet... When the time comes, I will naturally release them..."

Just as they were chatting, a palace servant arrived outside the palace: "Your Highness, Prince Gu Yi of Fusang Kingdom requests an audience."

Xiao Ce smiled and said to Da Lei, "Do you believe it or not, Tojo Koichi is about to sell out that Wang Dequan? Do you believe it or not...?"

Da Lei and Xiao Jiu nodded.

Xiao Ce smiled and got up, then resumed his performance.

He personally greeted them at the door.

"Young Master Gu Yi, did you have a good time? I heard you went to Kyoto. You should have told me sooner, and I would have personally taken you there..."

Koichi Tojo feigned a mysterious expression and whispered to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, I said I was going out for a stroll, but that was just a cover... I wasn't actually going out for a walk..."

Even though Xiao Ce knew everything, he still looked surprised.

"Oh? Then, Young Master Gu Yi, what brings you here...?"

"It's not convenient for us to say this from our side..."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce pulled Tojo Koichi inside.

After gaining God's-eye view, I wasn't as happy as I had imagined.

Koichi Tojo sold that Fuki out completely.

This includes the fact that they have people inside the palace.

Of course, Koichi Tojo completely absolved himself of any responsibility.

"However, I still have to apologize. If we had told you about the assassins trying to kill Rhys and Eva back then... perhaps they wouldn't have died..."

Seeing Tojo Koichi's regretful expression, Xiao Ce cursed inwardly.

Then, Xiao Ce said, "Young Master Gu Yi, what are you saying... You're being too formal... What does this have to do with you... Besides, Rhys and Eva's deaths are a good thing for me! With them dead, we can cooperate seamlessly."

"Furthermore, the people of the Slavic countries don't know about their deaths yet. I've been telling them they went on vacation. Anyway, no one suspects anything."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce said to Tojo Koichi, "But what are the purposes of these organizations? They want to deal with me... Given that they were able to kill Rhys and Eva silently, they must have a way to kill me... If they really wanted to help you, they could just kill me directly. Why go through all this trouble? As long as I die, the newly restored Xiao Kingdom will surely fall into chaos again."

"I don't think they're really trying to help you."

A sly glint flashed in Xiao Ce's eyes as he began to guide Tojo Koichi.

Koichi Tojo was initially taken aback, but then said, "Yes, Your Highness, you're right... What they did was to provoke the Slavic countries and make them declare war on you."

"Then they'll instigate us to join the war with you... No matter how you look at it, they want to see the two sides fight while they reap the benefits..."

Upon hearing what Tojo Koichi said, Xiao Ce immediately showed an expression of great agreement.

"That's right...that's right...that's what I guessed too! It seems we're thinking the same thing, Gu Yi...it seems those people also have ulterior motives?"

Koichi Tojo is very obedient and intelligent.

With a slight prompting from Xiao, Tojo Koichi obediently followed suit...

"Yes, it seems that our being together still scares some people!"

Xiao Ce chuckled and chimed in, "That's right! With our combined strength, anyone who sees this alliance will be terrified!"

Tojo Koichi nodded in agreement.

"Your Highness, since that's the case, do you need to arrest them? I can help you."