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After Xiao Ce walked out, he reached the doorway.

The Mad Taoist was already waiting at the door.

Xiao Ce was genuinely surprised when he saw the mad Taoist.

The mad Taoist had already gone to sleep, and he hadn't followed him out.

He saw Xiao Ce staring at him with wide eyes.

The mad Taoist said to Xiao Ce, "I want to go soak in the hot springs too."

Xiao Ce was completely unguarded against this mad Taoist at this moment, although he did not know what principle he was using to provide early warnings.

But it's obvious that he's a talented person.

"Alright! Then you can come along."

With that, the mad Taoist climbed into a carriage.

Xiao Ce thought to himself, "This person is really something else. How did he know he wanted to take that carriage?"

Xiao Ce glanced at the Imperial Guards standing to the side.

As a result, all the imperial guards shook their heads, indicating that they had not uttered a single word while following this mad Taoist priest.

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "It's alright! It's alright!"

After Xiao Ce got into the carriage, the mad Taoist priest fell fast asleep again.

Xiao Ce sat in the carriage, and a guard beside him asked, "Your Highness, shall we set off or wait a little longer?"

Xiao Ce said, "Let's set off. They should be here soon."

As they spoke, the carriage began to move.

The hot spring wasn't far away; they arrived at it half an hour later.

I thought Night Owl and Da Lei would be a little late, but to my surprise, they arrived very quickly.

They caught up in no time...

After seeing the two of them come down, Xiao Ce said, "I didn't expect you two to be so fast."

Da Lei said, "Your Highness, since you have given the order, we naturally dare not neglect it... We will come immediately!"

Night Owl nodded in agreement, and his expression improved considerably.

Xiao Ce's thinking was absolutely correct; Da Lei was their captain, and he knew them best.

"Your Highness, you don't need to go to so much trouble... I can handle the pressure."

Seeing Ye Mao's reaction, Xiao Ce gave a wry smile and said, "Alright, don't overthink it... I just want you to relax, relax..."

Upon hearing the commotion, Hiroshi Murata came out, bowing and scraping.

"Gentlemen, you've all arrived. Everything's arranged here... Please come in!"

As they were talking, they went inside and entered the locker room.

Xiao Ce quickly changed his clothes, while Night Cat didn't hesitate and took off his clothes as well.

Although Xiao Ce had mentally prepared himself, he still couldn't help but gasp when he saw it.

His body was covered in scars, not a single patch of good skin.

There were knife wounds, burns, and all sorts of other injuries, perhaps because Xiao Ce was inexperienced.

Therefore, it is unknown what caused the other injuries.

At this moment, Da Lei, the captain of the Night Owls and the eldest brother of the Night Owls, had bloodshot eyes.

You should know that Da Lei is usually the kind of person who doesn't show his emotions.

It's easy to imagine that he understood how despicable the methods used to inflict the injuries were.

Just then, Night Owl laughed and said, "Captain Lei, you've been corrupted by the Prince. You're so unprofessional... How can you get emotional? You're not the captain I know anymore."

After listening to Ye Mao's words, Da Lei smiled bitterly: "I've entered the world of mortals, and I have a wife and my child is about to be born. I'm no longer the invincible person I used to be."

Night Cat nodded as he listened, then looked at Xiao Ce, whose expression was equally unpleasant.

He was about to offer words of comfort when Xiao Ce gave a helpless, bitter smile: "I didn't come here for you to comfort me, but rather to comfort you..."

Xiao Ce said to Night Owl, "Night Owl, why don't you go for a soak in the hot springs?"

While in the pool, Xiao Ce did not bring up his past experiences.

Xiao Ce had originally intended for them to rest today.

However, after soaking for a while, Night Cat said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, how come you're so patient and haven't asked me anything?"

Xiao Ce said with a smile, "No rush, what's the rush? You've already been gone for so long. I won't miss a day like this. Besides, the promise to let you relax is exactly what I'm doing."

Night Cat asked Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, I have let it go. When you told me about this, did you see even a hint of fear in your eyes?"

Although Xiao Ce looked at the night cat, he was indeed very calm, and he didn't seem to feel any fear at all!

Seeing this, Xiao Ce said, "You are naturally someone who doesn't show your emotions."

Night Cat chuckled and said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, you flatter me too much... For a long time, I lived in deep fear. If it weren't for Miss Nie Bing pulling me out of that situation, I might really be dead..."

Nie Bing…

The name sounded both distant and familiar to Xiao Ce.

However, Xiao Ce did not interrupt him.

There is also a floating plate in this hot spring area.

There were some dishes and drinks on the plate.

As Night Owl finished speaking, he picked up the wine jug and poured himself a cup.

He then drank it all in one gulp.

In fact, Xiao Ce didn't really like the food culture of Fusang, except for this sake.

Xiao Ce still thought this sake was very good.

Neither Xiao Ce nor Da Lei spoke; they simply raised their wine glasses and drank a toast together.

Night Owl knew that Xiao Ce's silence was a signal for him to speak.

Night Owl said, "Let's go back a bit, to the point after we disguised ourselves as that Mr. Hidden Dragon."

Xiao Ce nodded.

Night Owl said that he initially managed to get away with it quite easily by replacing Mr. Qianlong.

Since none of the people on their side had ever seen the hidden dragon he killed.

Therefore, his initial success in becoming the greatest potential leader in the entire Xiao Kingdom was very smooth.

However, at that time, Xiao Ce and his men were engaged in an attack on Fusang.

Meanwhile, Night Cat focused all his attention on investigating Nie Bing and Yin Pan'er's affairs.

He later discovered that there was an archive room inside the Blood Ghost Pavilion.

Qianlong can access and query the information of any country's leader.

It was during that time that he learned about the Blood Ghost Pavilion organization and its origins through his own investigations.

He was just taking the opportunity to investigate the information, but in fact, his fake identity had already been discovered while he was investigating.

The people from Blood Nether Pavilion didn't look for him; instead, they were playing the long game.

They allowed Night Cat to enter the Blood Nether Pavilion smoothly, just as he was investigating Nie Bing and Yin Pan'er's information.

They had just started making their move when Night Owl saw Nie Bing's message.

Nie Bing is different from him; he is a fake.

Nie Bing was one of those hidden talents they had chosen, and they had invested a great deal of effort in her. They captured her family and then exploited her weaknesses to begin using her.

The information he received indicated that they intended to use Nie Bing to control Yin Pan'er, thereby gaining control of the Northern Desert Prince's Mansion, and then use that control to threaten you…

Hearing this, Xiao Ce, who didn't want to interrupt, couldn't help but chime in, "But I've never been threatened in any way... and then what?"

Night Owl gave an awkward laugh: "As I said before, I came here to do some research; it was bait they set for me. After they saw I'd taken the bait, I'd only seen a few things before they snatched me away..."

Night Owl continued speaking.

Because their files are recorded in a special script, they all need to be translated.

The night owl was watching very slowly, and before long, it was caught by them.

After catching the night owl, they didn't know its identity.

They began the interrogation, which Night Owl said was mostly covered in just a few words.

Xiao Ce knew very well that those words that were glossed over referred to his most painful period.

"After spending an unknown amount of time in those dark and gloomy interrogation rooms, Miss Nie Bing came to find me."

"They probably rotated the people who came to torture me. When it was Nie Bing's turn, she recognized me at a glance, and I actually recognized her too..."

Nie Bing pretended not to know him and continued the interrogation as usual. However, during the interrogation, Nie Bing occasionally revealed some information to him.

Nie Bing used some of the things the two of them understood back then to tell Night Cat that he was now powerless to control his own destiny, and that he was already too deeply bound to the Blood Nether Pavilion, so he simply couldn't leave this place.

However, he learned that Yin Pan'er was now in the Illuminati and held a very important position.

However, at that time, Night Owl knew nothing about the Illuminati.

He didn't even know if he could leave alive.

In her final moments, Nie Bing secretly left him a bottle of medicine that could help him regain his strength.

Not only that, she also secretly left him a small knife.

Nie Bing told him to find a chance to escape.

It was that bottle of medicine left behind by Nie Bing that kept him alive.

That medicine was amazing; it was a tonic. After taking it, I recovered in a few days.

When those interrogating Mr. Qianlong lowered their guard.

He suddenly attacked, and those Mr. Qianlong never expected that the Night Cat, who had been tormented for months, would still have the ability to fight back.

However, by the time he came to his senses, his life had come to an end.

Over there, the "Hidden Dragon" staff all wear work uniforms, and those "Hidden Dragon" outfits are just the right size to cover a person completely.

After Night Owl killed Mr. Hidden Dragon and exchanged clothes, he didn't rush to leave.

He had already figured out the pattern over there: anyone who came to be interrogated would be interrogated for seven to ten days, at least seven days and at most ten days.

He retaliated and killed the hidden dragon the next day, giving him ample time to rest.

It wasn't until the seventh day, on a dark and windy night, that they finally arrived.

He went out after enduring inhuman torture for a long time, and the Night Owl went on a killing spree.

The people in the Blood Nether Pavilion were caught off guard; none of them expected that a dying night owl would have this ability.

The night owl originally wanted to go to the archives to look for more information.

However, the archives are on the top floor and are guarded by many people.

He had no choice but to give up and then left.

...

After saying this, Night Owl picked up a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

Da Lei couldn't help but ask, "So Nie Bing is a good person?"

Night Owl pondered for a moment: "I don't know how to describe her... She's a very contradictory person! I can't say whether she's good or bad. Because if I say she's good, he could have easily avoided using such severe torture on me, but he used the most cruel torture on me, and he didn't ask me anything, he just tortured me... Maybe, he did this just to protect himself."

"If it was a promise, then he gave me a pill and a weapon... If it weren't for those things she gave me, I would be dead here!"

Xiao Ce nodded: "And then?"

Night Owl continued, saying that later, he fled the area, trying to evade the Blood Nether Pavilion's pursuit while also gathering information.

However, the Illuminati was kept extremely secret…

He had never even heard of the Illuminati before. He originally intended to come back and discuss the matter further, and then make a decision after informing Xiao Ce of the news.

Since the headquarters of the Blood Nether Pavilion was on an uninhabited island, he encountered a storm at sea on his way back.

He thought he was going to die at sea, but to his surprise, fate did not forsake him.

He was rescued by fishermen from Siam, and after being rescued, he settled down in Siam.

When I first went to Siam, I knew nothing and had no knowledge of the place.

Fortunately, the night owl has an extraordinary ability to adapt, and in just one month, it was almost able to communicate with the people of Siam.

Later, while he was in Siam, he discovered many people from Japan.

That area was also controlled by the people of Fusang.

The people of Siam over there live even worse than the people of Japan.

Because Xiao Ce had them learn the languages ​​of various countries, including the language of Fusang.

Since the people of Xiao look the same as the people of Fusang, Ye Mao pretended to be a Fusang person, saying he was a fisherman from Fusang.

Because he had studied the history and geography of Japan, the night owl was not exposed.

And so, Night Owl initially mingled with some marginalized Japanese people. Later, he met a drunken Japanese man, and Night Owl got close to him, learning everything about him, discovering the drunkard's identity, that he was a loner, and even his Japanese identity documents.

Their identity document in Fusang was just a wooden plaque, so after Night Cat learned everything about him, he killed the drunken Fusang man, took his place, and moved to another place using his identity.

With his abilities, he quickly infiltrated the core of that family, the Okamoto family.

After joining the Okamoto family, his outstanding abilities and skills quickly earned him a place in the Okamoto family's rule in Siam.

Okamoto Juzo's favor made him his right-hand man.