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

Xiao Ce watched as Bao An stood still, not daring to make a move.

Night Ox and Axe Ox walked straight up to Mos Ashina.

Mos Ashina had witnessed the strength of Night Cat and Axe Bull.

Although he was shouting, he didn't dare to do anything excessive, after all, the corpses of his guards were still lying in the hall.

Night Ox and Axe Ox stepped forward.

He didn't dare to resist before the two men tied him up.

Mos Ashina dared not verbally provoke Xiao Ce, but only dared to shout at Bao An, "Bao An, what's wrong with you? I came to congratulate you on behalf of the Turkic Kingdom. If anything happens to me, you..."

Xiao Ce walked up to Mos Ashina and said viciously, "Congratulations? Who the hell gave you the nerve? It's someone's wedding, and you're touching and hugging their woman! Is that something a human being would do? Oh, right, you barbarians have never been human!"

"Besides, didn't you realize that he himself is barely able to protect himself?"

Mos Ashina's face darkened as he saw Xiao Ce insulting them: "You piece of trash, how dare you curse our Turkic Empire!"

Xiao Ce slapped him across the face: "A bunch of tiny tribes from the grasslands dare to call themselves an empire..."

Mos Ashina wanted to say something more.

Xiao Ce slapped him three times with his backhand.

After a few slaps, Xiao Ce shook his hand and cursed, "Damn it, you really hurt my hand..."

He then said to Da Lei, "Keep an eye on him! If he tries to spew filth, go and beat him up."

Da Lei nodded.

Xiao Ce did not want to say a word to this Turk.

His only purpose in living is to allow Xiao Ce to extort money from the Turks.

Turning my head to look inside the hall, I saw that the hall was magnificent and splendid.

"Bao An, you really know how to enjoy life, don't you? You've built this hall even more beautiful than the imperial palace."

With that, he sat down in the seat of honor.

Everyone in the hall looked at Xiao Ce with uncertain expressions.

Clearly, none of them were certain that this person was the rumored deposed crown prince.

After all, Xiao Ce was extremely experienced and ruthless in both his speech and methods.

There's no way you could associate someone like that with being useless.

Bao An stood to the side with a grim expression: "Xiao Ce, do you know what you're doing?"

Xiao Ce sneered: "You finally dared to speak up! Of course I know what to do! I have come to the Four Northern Counties to 'reign' on my father's orders. You good-for-nothing, what have you done to these Four Northern Counties? I will make sure you get back the face you've caused them!"

Bao An laughed out loud: "Naive!"

Xiao Ce glanced at Da Lei, who immediately understood and slapped him across the face.

Bao An was, after all, a general. He glared angrily at Xiao Ce after being slapped, but he dared not retaliate.

Xiao Ce's face hardened: "Did I give you permission to speak? I'll deal with you later!"

As he spoke, Xiao Ce looked at the people in the hall.

"Gentlemen, I'm sure you've all heard some news about me. Today, I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Xiao Ce, and from today onwards, I will be ruling the four prefectures of the Northern Desert. I am the King of the Northern Desert, personally appointed by His Majesty! I will be dealing with you all extensively in the future!"

After Xiao Ce said these words...

The hall remained deathly silent.

Upon seeing this, Bao An couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

Before Xiao Ce could even speak, Da Lei slapped him across the face.

Bao An glared angrily at Da Lei.

Da Lei stood to the side expressionlessly, gave him a provocative look, and said, "Shut up."

Xiao Ce pointed at Bao An and said, "Hmph, you traitor, what are you laughing at! Are you still harboring some illusions? You really haven't grasped the situation. I'm not keeping you alive because you're useful. It's just that I don't want you, this traitor, to die too easily!"

After speaking, Xiao Ce addressed the people in the hall, saying, "I understand that you are all unfamiliar with me! But don't worry, we will have plenty of time to get to know each other!"

"Does anyone want to introduce themselves?"

The people inside the hall looked at each other.

No one said a word!

Xiao Ce knew all too well that none of these people trusted him. They all felt that his ambitions were short-lived.

No one spoke first.

After all, Xiao Ce not only completely offended Bao An this time, but also killed a Turk.

At this point, if they were to join forces with Xiao Ce, they would be courting death.

They weren't in a hurry to speak.

Xiao Ce was even less in a hurry.

Looking at the table in front of me, there was a lot of delicious food.

The food inside the palace was much better than what they ate outside.

He simply started eating heartily.

Those inside the hall watched Xiao Ce eat with such relish, truly wondering where he got such a good appetite.

After all, these corpses are still in the hall.

A short while later, Yan Jia led a small team in, walking briskly.

Looking at the situation on the field, Yan Jia was not surprised at all.

He walked directly into the hall, cupped his hands, and reported: "Your Highness, we have taken the entire city. The two thousand garrison troops at the gate of Lingxiao City have all surrendered."

"Of the three thousand guards outside the palace, more than a thousand were annihilated, and the remaining two thousand all surrendered!"

"The entire Lingxiao City is under our control!"

After listening to Yan Jia's words, Xiao Ce nodded in satisfaction.

"Very good. Keep a close watch on the entire Lingxiao City for me. Don't let even a fly escape!"

Yan Jia nodded and cupped his hands, saying, "Reporting to Your Highness, it is already underway."

Xiao Ce nodded and said, "Alright! Go to Yanmen Pass and gather some more troops. Also, if there are any disaster victims coming here, send them here first!"

"Also, thoroughly search the entire palace and make a list of all the assets this traitor possesses!"

Upon seeing this, Bao An became anxious and shouted at Xiao Ce, "Xiao Ce, who do you think you are! What do you want to do? Are you trying to confiscate my property? I am a general personally appointed by His Majesty to guard the border!"

This time, Xiao Ce didn't even need to give a signal with his eyes.

Da Lei immediately understood.

He swung his hand wide and slapped her hard.

"Didn't I tell you to speak! You have no manners. Bao An, I have enough evidence of everything you've done. Killing you eight hundred times wouldn't be too lenient!"

After Xiao Ce finished speaking, he said to Yan Jia, "Yan Jia, you can go ahead and get busy!"

Yan Jia cupped his hands in agreement and hurriedly walked out.

He left behind the small team he was leading.

Xiao Ce rose slowly and deliberately.

"It seems like no one really welcomes me! Well then, you can all stay here."

Then, he said to the small team that Yan Jia had brought, "Go and get all the congratulatory gifts over here."

The team readily agreed and took the treasures away.

Xiao Ce got up and walked out of the hall.

Xiao Ce underestimated the heads of these powerful clans.

These family heads truly looked down on Xiao Ce from the bottom of their hearts.

He remained silent.

After Xiao Ce walked out, he looked at the guards at the door.

They were all from the first batch of death row inmates.

Xiao Ce said to them, "Make sure you keep a close watch! Don't let anyone get out."

They said to Xiao Ce with utmost respect, "Your Highness, rest assured. We won't let them out, not even a fly."

Xiao Ce smiled and nodded in satisfaction.

...

After Xiao Ce left the hall, it immediately became lively.

First, Mos Ashina stood up and said fiercely to Bao An, "Bao An, what exactly is going on? Isn't this your territory? How did that piece of trash manage to rush over here and bully you like this, and you didn't even have the strength to fight back!"

Only then did the Cai family dare to send their men to investigate.

Having confirmed that the head belonged to Cai Wu, the head of the Cai family said to Bao An, "General Bao, didn't you say before that that good-for-nothing would need another month to come? How did he manage to reach Yanmen Pass so quickly! What's the situation outside? My poor Wu'er... he's dead just like that!"

Mos Ashina chimed in, "That's right. Didn't you say your emperor only gave him three thousand death row inmates? How did those three thousand men manage to take Yanmen Pass without anyone noticing? And right under your nose, they even recaptured Lingxiao City!"

Bao An's mind was still in a daze.

"Gentlemen, don't panic! He merely caught us off guard. Once I find out what happened, I'll make him pay. There must be more to this than meets the eye..."

Bao An summoned Butler Diao.

"Butler Diao, find a way to contact the outside world and send troops to rescue us."

Steward Diao said with a bitter face, "General, I just went to check. There are soldiers all over the area outside our palace, at least several thousand! They've completely surrounded this place, there's no way to get out. I just sent a servant to climb over the wall, but he was hacked to death by those soldiers as soon as he got out!"

At this moment, the head of the Kan family spoke up: "Xiao Ce, since you dared to let us stay here, you must be absolutely confident that you can trap us here to death. Just now, listening to his words, General Bao, your entire army has been wiped out!"

Bao An's face turned grim as he asked, "Patriarch Kan, do you have any good ideas?"

The head of the Kan family shook his head and said, "There is no other way now. We can only try to leave or find reinforcements!"

The Cai family patriarch said, "Who doesn't know? But didn't you hear that good-for-nothing surround this area?"

The head of the Lin family said to Bao An, "General Bao, do you have any carrier ravens here?"

Bao An nodded and said, "We do have carrier ravens, but they're all elsewhere. We can't leave here at all right now."

The head of the Kan family said, "He's keeping us locked up here simply to get our support. Why don't we pretend to support him first? Once we get out of here, we can go find reinforcements!"

Bao An nodded in agreement with the Kan family's words, saying, "Patriarch Kan, you're right. However, that good-for-nothing will definitely not believe me. Patriarch Kan, why don't you go and talk to him first? See if you can leave!"

The head of the Kan family replied, "I have no problem going. However, I need the Khan to know that I have no relation to him... I am only looking for him for the sake of everyone's escape from this predicament."

With a grim expression, Mos Ashina spoke up, "Don't worry. If you can get us out of trouble this time, I'll definitely remember your contribution!"

The head of the Kan family cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll go give it a try..."