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Seeing this, Yin Pan'er asked, "Then who else knows?"

The servant shook his head awkwardly, indicating that he didn't know.

"They didn't say anything, they just told us to go straight over."

Yin Pan'er said, "Okay, let's get ready and set off."

The servant nodded respectfully and then went to make preparations.

Yin Pan'er's gaze was very complicated, and no one knew what she was thinking.

...

After Xiao Ce arrived at their resting place, the three brothers were arranged to have a separate room.

Meanwhile, Da Lei was asked by Okamoto Juzo to become his personal bodyguard.

Da Lei was initially unwilling, but for Xiao Ce's sake, he had no choice but to go reluctantly.

Night Cat said to Xiao Ce, "Brother, what do we do next? We mainly came here to find the King..."

The night owl, halfway through his sentence, didn't mention the princess, but instead said, "Looking for my sister-in-law..."

Xiao Ce nodded and said, "That's right, no need to rush! Let things play out for a while, I need to figure out exactly what this Illuminati is all about."

Night Owl nodded: "Then when they go to execute Xiao Ce tomorrow, shall we go together?"

Xiao Ce smiled slightly at Night Cat and then said, "Of course, we came here precisely to infiltrate their ranks and see what's really going on among them!"

"These things can't be rushed!"

Night Cat said to Xiao Ce, "Aren't you worried that they're going to attack Xiao Kingdom? It seems they're about to launch an attack on Xiao Kingdom."

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Of course I know, everything has already been arranged... They have their battle lines over there, we just need to focus on our own business. Besides, our side is more important."

In fact, Xiao Ce had never told Ye Mao the whole story of his plan.

Seeing Xiao Ce's calm expression, Night Cat said no more: "Alright, big brother, you have your own ideas, that's fine."

...

The next day, Tojo Seisuke got up early and began preparations.

Tokugawa Heiyasu's men also arrived early.

They glanced at the fake Xiao Ce, who was still insisting on his innocence, and didn't think much of it, simply assuming he was afraid of death.

Tojo Senichi originally wanted to conduct more investigations, but she didn't expect them to execute Xiao Ce so quickly.

However, although everyone thinks he is real, he is just acting now.

Although Tojo Senichi had never met the real Xiao Ce, his intuition told him that this must be a fake.

Tojo Seisuke is right; whether it's true or false isn't that important anymore.

As long as they know it in their hearts, that's enough.

Just as Tokugawa Heiji and his men were beating up the fake Xiao Ce again, if it weren't for the Tojo family members holding him back, the fake Xiao Ce would have been easily beaten to death before the others arrived.

The Emperor followed closely behind, while the Okamoto family was the last to arrive.

Xiao Ce followed behind Okamoto Juzo as always. Okamoto Juzo wanted Xiao Ce to provide immediate support whenever he encountered problems he couldn't solve.

They had absolutely no interest in executing Xiao Ce.

After all, although the Okamoto family was the weakest family before, after Xiao Ce's attack, they suddenly became the most powerful family in terms of actual strength.

Although there were losses, overall, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks.

Therefore, they still felt that Xiao Ce had been kind to them.

After all the factions had arrived, Tojo Seisuke asked the Emperor, "Your Majesty, when will those leaders of the Illuminati arrive?"

The Emperor waved his hand: "I really don't know... Just wait, they said they would come, and they definitely will."

Tokugawa Heiyasu said, fiddling with a small knife in his hand, without responding.

It's clear he's getting impatient.

Just as they were talking, a servant from Fusang rushed over to report that their carriage had arrived.

The Emperor and his entourage then hurried over.

After they went outside, there were more than ten horse-drawn carriages and a large procession.

They're making quite a show of force.

As the carriage slowly came to a stop, several people got off.

These people were all wearing the same masks, which were no longer the English-language masks from before.

Instead, they are all identical people, and it is impossible to tell who is who. Not only are their masks the same, but their clothes are also the same.

The only clues to their identities were their position and the fact that the leaders wore badges.

The Emperor, along with his entourage, stopped talking nonsense.

Bow directly to them.

Yin Pan'er did not stand at the front of the line, but at the back.

They were already meeting for the first time as members of the Illuminati. Although they didn't reveal their identities to each other and only exchanged greetings, Yin Pan'er, being a woman, naturally ended up at the end.

These Illuminati representatives were all extremely arrogant.

Seeing that the Emperor was about to exchange pleasantries, the leading man said to him, "Alright, let's go watch your executions."

The Emperor looked embarrassed, then led the way.

Okamoto Juzo and his group didn't follow closely, but instead muttered to themselves, "They really know how to show off..."

Xiao Ce, standing nearby, timely reminded him, "My lord, be careful what you say."

Okamoto Juzo waved his hand and said, "It's alright, those people won't understand us anyway. Besides, isn't it a fact that they can show off? Aren't they really good at showing off?"

Since Okamoto Juzo and his group were at the very end, no one really noticed them.

Okamoto Juzo originally didn't want to go, but he went after being persuaded by Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce mainly wanted to see just how skilled the Mad Taoist was.

After all, he had been trying to remove his makeup, but no matter how he tried, he couldn't get it off.

He was watching when they were 'disguising' him; it's truly cutting-edge technology…

He had also heard that the fake Xiao Ce had been dealt with, and at least for now, he hadn't been exposed.

Yesterday, Xiao Ce secretly asked the Mad Taoist if he would be exposed.

The mad Taoist did not answer him.

Having spent so much time with the Mad Taoist, we've come to understand each other's meaning. The Mad Taoist's lack of response means he has no questions.

Xiao Ce wanted to secretly ask Night Cat if Yin Pan'er was among the people from the Illuminati.

However, he figured they were all wearing the same clothes and masks, so the night owl probably wouldn't know.

So I simply didn't ask.

At this time, the Tojo family set up a platform next to their residence.

The fake Xiao Ce had already been brought up and was now pressed onto the stage. He kept making muffled noises, but his mouth was stuffed with something, so he couldn't say a word.

As they were talking, Tojo Seisuke invited the representatives of the Illuminati to take a look.

These Illuminati members went up and compared the portrait with the original, confirming there was no problem. They then had members of Tokugawa Heiyasu's family torture the portrait.

Many members of the Tokugawa Heiyasu family arrived, each carrying a sword.

What happened next made Xiao Ce's scalp tingle; thankfully, it was a fake.

These men, arranged by Tokugawa Heiji, stepped forward one by one, each delivering a single blow, seemingly avoiding vital points with each strike.

It was a representative from the Illuminati who spoke up: "Alright, either you all come at us together, we don't have time to watch your little show."

This statement from the representative still provoked these people to some extent.

These people were somewhat displeased watching the performance by the Illuminati.

As the menacing gazes of the group drew near, the leader, a member of the Illuminati, rose once more.

He pulled out a gun and fired at the men who were staring at him with hostile eyes.

And it was the kind of shot that blows your head off.

"Stop your arrogant and rude gazes! You are not worthy to look at me like that! Kill that person now..."

The members of the Tokugawa family were enraged upon seeing this.

They stared wide-eyed at the Illuminati members.

The leader of the Illuminati sneered, "So, you've decided to challenge our authority today?"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the men behind the leading Illuminati member all drew their guns.

Tokugawa Heiji tried to restrain himself, but seeing this scene, he couldn't help himself.

"Damn it, so many of our people have died for you bastards. Now all we want is for our family members to vent their emotions, and you won't even allow that? What do you want from us? Do you treat us like animals?"

"Fuck your mother!" Tokugawa Heiyasu pulled out a gun and fired at the Illuminati man who was leading the attack!

Bang! A shot.

They directly killed that arrogant man from the Illuminati.

"Damn it! Let's do this! These people don't treat us like human beings, so let's go all the way and kill them all!"

Tokugawa Heiyasu's eyes turned bloodshot.

Immediately, those men who had been holding knives beside Tokugawa Heijiyasu threw them away, and their knives transformed into guns…

The situation changed rapidly, and the fake Xiao Ce, who had been stabbed more than a dozen times, was indeed in a terrible state.

If things had proceeded normally, he would have died.

However, amidst the gunfire, he was completely forgotten and bled out right there on the stage.

The Illuminati clearly hadn't expected this group to launch an attack on them. After a number of them were defeated by Tokugawa Heiyasu and his men...

A counterattack was launched very quickly…

"Lord, run!" Da Lei immediately protected Okamoto Juzo and started running.

Night Cat protected Xiao Ce and then retreated outside.

Xiao Cedao never expected things to turn out this way.

Okamoto Juzo, although he's running, seems quite excited.

"Hahaha, I knew those guys were too arrogant. Tokugawa Heiyasu was full of malice, and the Tokugawa family suffered the biggest losses... Those Illuminati members actually ran straight into the line of fire... Kill them!"

Okamoto Juzo had a look of pure amusement on his face, running and shouting as he went.

At this point, the scene was in complete chaos.

Some people were rushing outside.

"Tokugawa family members! Charge!" The Tokugawa family members waiting outside rushed inside.

Tojo Seisuke and his men also quickly retreated.

They ran incredibly fast.

"Holy crap... Holy crap! Are you crazy?"

Even after they ran out, the gunfire continued inside.

Tojo Seisuke and Okamoto Juzo exchanged a glance.

Where is the Emperor?

Okamoto Juzo shook his head: "Shall we come out first?"

Tojo Seisuke exclaimed, "What the hell is going on? Has Tokugawa Heiji gone mad? Why is he so angry today? He dares to fight with the Illuminati..."

Okamoto Juzo's face lit up with excitement: "But to be fair, that guy really deserves it! Let's run now!"

Tojo Seisuke shook his head and said, "We can't run away, otherwise things will really get complicated..."

Tojo Senichi also said, "We need to mediate, not run away..."

Seeing this, Okamoto Juzo said, "This is your territory, we don't know anything about it!"

While speaking, Tojo Senichi ignored Okamoto Juzo.

They immediately began organizing people to come.

Okamoto Juzo asked Xiao Ce beside him, "Yice, Yice, what the hell is going on? What do we do now?!"

Xiao Ce was indeed surprised by Tokugawa Heiyasu and his group's actions at first.

However, after calming down for a while, I realized what the problem was.

"My lord, let's stay here with our men, neither leaving nor getting involved... This matter is not simple... They might be putting on an act?!"

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Okamoto Juroku, who was standing next to Okamoto Juzo, asked, "What do you mean? Are you saying that Tokugawa Heiyasu did it on purpose?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "That's right. Is Tokugawa Heiyasu such an impulsive person? No way. He's currently carrying a heavy mission: to revitalize the entire Tokugawa family. And the Illuminati is a well-known and powerful organization. Do you think that just because of a few words, or even killing a few people, Tokugawa Heiyasu would completely turn on the Illuminati?"

"If he had that kind of fighting spirit, he wouldn't have fled Fusang in the first place; instead, he would have fought to the death against Xiao Ce's army in Fusang!"

Xiao Ce doesn't need analysis, that's fine!

After reading the analysis, their eyes lit up: "Holy crap, you're right! So, you mean Tokugawa Heiyasu and his men were instructed to do this..."

After Okamoto Juzo finished speaking.

Before Xiao Ce could answer, Okamoto Juro nodded vigorously: "That's right...that's right...it must be like that! He must have been instructed to do so! I know Tokugawa Heiyasu, he's a very patient person. Although a few of them were killed, those people were mainly provoking us...clearly they wanted to escalate the conflict. Otherwise, after the Illuminati spoke up, based on what we know, he would definitely have come out to dodge the question and appease them."