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

Gulimiza looked at Xiao Ce with a surprised expression and asked, "Your Highness, how did you recognize him as Mr. Night Owl?"

Night Cat first bowed to Xiao Ce, and then removed the layers of disguise from his face.

Night Owl was equally surprised and asked, "Your Highness, how did you know?"

Xiao Ce smiled and then said, "It's just my intuition! Night Owl, why did you come here in person?"

Night Owl had now removed the heavy covering from his face and said, "Your Highness, I've already figured things out. There's no need for me to stay there any longer."

Xiao Ce nodded, watching as Night Cat prepared to report on his work.

Xiao Ce said to him, "Don't rush to talk, let's eat first!"

Night Owl smiled and nodded: "Alright, Your Highness... to be honest, this is exactly what I crave."

As he spoke, Night Owl began to eat. Xiao Ce noticed that he was still wearing gloves on his hands, and his neck was covered up tightly except for his face.

Xiao Ce didn't ask. Looking at his tired and somewhat weak face, he had already vaguely guessed what was going on.

After the night owl had eaten its fill, it patted its belly contentedly and then let out a burp.

Night Owl was about to start speaking.

Xiao Ce interrupted Night Owl once again: "No rush."

Then he turned to Da Lei and said, "Da Lei, go take Night Cat to take a hot bath, and then go get a good night's sleep."

Just as Ye Mao was about to say something, Da Lei moved closer to Xiao Ce and said, "Your Highness, I've confirmed that he's fine."

As he spoke, Da Lei looked at the mad Taoist priest to the side and asked, "Did he say something?"

Night Cat awkwardly said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, I'm fine... I can..."

Seeing this, Xiao Ce gave a wry smile, then said to Da Lei, "What are you thinking? Do you think I don't know whether Night Owl is a problem or not? I knew it was him as soon as he came over. Do you think I'm afraid he'll harm me!"

As he spoke, Xiao Ce walked over to Night Owl's side and gently patted his shoulder: "He must have suffered a lot on this journey... Now that it's safe here, let him have a good meal, take a hot bath, and get a good night's sleep."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce's eyes reddened slightly, and he said, "You've suffered, Night Owl."

Night Cat stared wide-eyed at Xiao Ce and asked, "Your Highness...do you know something?"

Xiao Ce smiled and nodded.

Night Cat looked at Xiao Ce in surprise, and Xiao Ce said to Da Lei, "Alright, take him with you."

Da Lei had guessed what was going on, so he left.

...

After watching them leave,

Gulimiza said, "Your Highness, do you want Da Lei to take a look at Night Cat's injuries?"

Xiao Ce looked at Gulimiza with surprise when he saw that she had guessed it.

Gulimiza said with a smile, "Your Highness, having followed you for so long, I have learned a few things. Night Cat just now covered himself up completely, only showing his face, but not his neck or hands."

"Obviously, she didn't want you to see his predicament... Besides, the Blood Nether Pavilion he went to is a specialized assassin organization; it's not like you can just go in and come out so easily..."

Xiao Ce nodded as he listened: "That's right. Moreover, I can see that although he is trying to appear strong and calm, I can also tell that he is weak."

...

At this moment, in a room on one side, the people below had prepared hot water.

Night Cat looked at Da Lei and said, "Captain Da Lei, if there's nothing else, you can leave now."

After listening to Night Cat's words, Da Lei laughed and said, "What? You're not a woman, so you can't watch?"

Night Owl gave an awkward laugh: "What, Captain, are you going to give us a scrub or something?"

Seeing that Night Owl was still smiling wryly, he quickly said, "Alright, stop pretending. Didn't you realize that His Highness has already figured it out?"

Night Owl, still trying to hold back, awkwardly asked, "Saw? What did you see?"

Da Lei shook his head helplessly: "Still pretending to be stupid. You've suffered a lot over there, haven't you? Let me see your injuries..."

Hearing Da Lei's words, Night Owl was taken aback. He was clearly quite surprised...

"how do you know?"

Da Lei said to Ye Mao, "It's not hard to guess, is it? Besides, our prince figured it out first. I didn't realize it at first. It was only when the prince asked me to take you to take a bath that I came to my senses."

"I just realized that you've been keeping yourself very well covered up."

Night Cat gave a wry smile: "No...it's not a big problem. Captain, the prince may not know, but don't you? We've been trained since childhood, and that level of interrogation is nothing to us."

Da Lei nodded: "But we're different now than when we were training. Besides, we've been with the Prince for so many years. His heart isn't indestructible anymore..."

After hearing Da Lei's words, Night Cat said, "That's you... but I still haven't given up training. I'm still the invincible Night Cat."

Da Lei looked at Ye Mao and gave a wry smile. "Alright, you're just being stubborn... nobody's as stubborn as you."

Just then, Xiao Ce had settled Gulimiza in and walked to the door, knocking on it.

I heard a noise at the door.

Da Lei first asked, "Who?"

Xiao Ce's voice quickly came from the doorway: "It's me."

Da Lei arrived quickly to open the door.

Xiao Ce looked at the steamy room and then said to Da Lei, "What's wrong? Haven't you taken a shower yet?"

Da Lei nodded.

Xiao Ce said, "That's perfect. I just heard Murata Hiroshi say that there's a great natural hot spring nearby. I'll get bored soaking in it alone. Why don't you let Night Owl come with you?"

Night Owl walked to the door and forced a smile: "Your Highness, you don't need to trouble yourself... I'm fine. Their moves are like tickling me."

Xiao Ce's gaze turned colder: "You knew everything?"

Da Lei said, "I said it."

Xiao Ce said, "It's your business if you're alright, but you're one of my men, and they're the ones who're dealing with me... I won't let you off the hook. Besides, you've never been to a hot spring before, have you? It's a unique feature of Fusang, and I brought you here to help you relax!"

Xiao Ce still didn't let Night Cat refuse.

"Da Lei is in your hands now. Do whatever you want, just get him here for a hot spring bath. A car has already been arranged at the entrance."

After saying that, Xiao Ce turned and left without waiting for them to speak.

Da Lei looked at Night Cat and said, "Night Cat, are you asking me to come and invite you, or are you going to be kidnapped?"