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Xiao Ce chuckled and said to the two men, "Thank you for your hard work... You two go and rest for a while. I'll go find Brian Carter myself."

Night Owl said with a mischievous grin, "Big brother, I'm fine, but I really made Da Lei hold it in."

Da Lei waved his hand and said, "Brother, don't listen to him... I'm fine. You know, I'm the leader of the Twelve Fiends! If I didn't have this much self-control, how could I face their leader..."

Seeing Da Lei's expression, Night Owl chuckled and said, "Big Brother, look... he's getting anxious..."

Seeing Da Lei's expression, Xiao Ce immediately stopped them from fighting.

"It's only natural... Alright, since you're all fine, come with me."

Then, Xiao Ce changed the subject: "By the way, is there any news about the Mad Taoist? And have you been to those people in Fusang?"

Xiao Ce's few words immediately pulled them away from their previous topic.

The two of them got straight to business.

As they followed Xiao Ce, they began to talk to him.

"We've spoken with Tokugawa Higen..."

As Xiao Ce listened to Night Cat talk about this, he couldn't help but ask subconsciously, "Tokugawa Higen? Who's that?"

Night Cat then followed up with Xiao Ce, saying, "This Tokugawa Higen is the newly appointed head of the Tokugawa family."

Xiao Ce nodded and let Night Cat continue.

Night Owl then recounted the situation, explaining that Tokugawa Higen's account was actually quite similar to what the Westerner had said earlier.

However, from Tokugawa Higen's words, Xiao Ce and his companions learned something that was becoming increasingly unacceptable.

That means it wasn't just one person cleaning up a ship.

But out of all those ships, only one person came.

In other words, the Western guards on every ship were all killed by the same person.

After listening, Xiao Ce said to Night Cat, "Do you think that's possible?"

Night Owl shook his head and said, "Although I think it's unlikely, looking at that person, it doesn't seem fake... They now firmly believe that Xiao Ce saved them. They are extremely grateful to Xiao Ce at this moment..."

After listening to Night Cat's words, Xiao Ce nodded: "Then who do you think rescued the person? Do you think it was one of our own or someone else?"

Night Cat shook his head at Xiao Ce and said, "Brother, if you don't know this, how am I supposed to know it!"

Xiao Ce nodded: "That's true... Then let them stay here, we don't need to interfere."

Night Owl nodded but didn't respond, since he couldn't make a decision about this matter either.

As they spoke, they arrived at Brian Carter's residence.

They then dropped the subject.

Brian Carter, knowing that Xiao Ce was coming, came to greet him personally.

After seeing Xiao Ce, he reported to Xiao Ce.

They reached an agreement and divided the tasks.

Brian Carter originally wanted to talk to Xiao Ce about how they divided the work.

Xiao Ce rejected her again.

Xiao Ce wasn't interested in that, and then said to Brian Carter, "Brian Carter, if you've made up your mind, then start preparing. I'll be setting off tomorrow too."

Brian Carter looked at Xiao Ce and asked in confusion, "You left so soon?"

Xiao Ce smiled and waved his hand, saying, "That's right, the Illuminati's weapons should have arrived over there. I should also try to get a piece of the pie..."

Brian Carter said, "Aren't you seasick? And now you're being rocked over there..."

Xiao Ce hadn't actually thought of this at first, but after hearing what Brian Carter said...

Xiao Ce smiled helplessly, still feeling some fear in his heart.

"There's nothing we can do about it..."

Brian Carter said to Xiao Ce, "By the way, Your Highness, as for those people from Fusang, I've already spoken with Mr. Night Owl. What are your plans for dealing with them now...?"

Xiao Ce was silent for a moment, then said, "Find a place for them to stay for now..."

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Brian Carter smiled and said, "Okay, I have no problem with that. I'm just worried that someone might try to harm you... After all, if someone wants to harm you... wouldn't we be raising a tiger to threaten ourselves?"

Xiao Ce waved his hand: "Some remnants of the Tokugawa family can't cause any trouble!"

Brian Carter nodded: "Alright, Your Highness, there's nothing wrong with your orders. Everything is done according to your wishes..."

Xiao Ce smiled slightly, then said to Brian Carter, "Alright, that's settled then. By the way, are you taking Boudica with you when you set off?"

Brian Carter shook his head: "No, I'll have Boudica continue to handle things here. After all, she's been representing me all along, and she's very knowledgeable about things here."

“Most importantly, this is the safest place. She has already suffered a lot, so I wanted to make her as safe as possible.”

Brian Carter glanced at Xiao Ce again before saying, "By the way! Of course, if Your Highness wishes for her to accompany you, I cannot separate you. After all, I saw that she was indeed happy to see you."

Xiao Ce waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Sometimes, safety is more important... In our Xiao Kingdom, there's a saying: 'If love between two people is destined to last, why should they be together every day and night...'"

Brian Carter nodded in agreement.

"Alright, Your Highness... See you in the Kingdom of Sulu!"

Xiao Ce said to Brian Carter, "By the way, once we get there, we don't need to call you 'Your Highness' anymore..."

Brian Carter smiled and nodded: "Of course I know that..."

Xiao Ce continued, "Oh, and there's also the opportunity for you to fleece those people; you absolutely shouldn't miss it..."

Brian Carter nodded: "That's right, we've already had our people apply to their families..."

Before Xiao Ce could speak, Brian Carter said to him, "When the time comes, could we ask the Illuminati for another copy..."

Xiao Ce smiled and nodded, saying that was exactly what he meant.

After a brief exchange, that was the end of it.

Since he had decided to leave tomorrow anyway, Brian Carter wanted to have dinner with Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce said it was better not to.

Brian Carter, seeing Xiao Ce's eagerness to return, guessed what had happened.

So I didn't say anything.

After Xiao Ce left, there was another important matter.

That is to persuade Da Lei to go back.

This is not easy, but he still wants to say it.

After Xiao Ce left, he kept looking at Da Lei.

Da Lei, looking embarrassed, asked Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, why are you looking at me like that... Please don't look at me like that... I'm genuinely a little scared..."

After hearing Da Lei's words, Xiao Ce couldn't help but laugh out loud: "What are you afraid of..."

Seeing this, Da Lei said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, just say what you want to say. We're already so familiar with each other..."

Xiao Ce glanced at Night Cat subconsciously, and judging from Night Cat's expression, it seemed to have guessed his thoughts...

Xiao Ce said, "Alright, then I won't beat around the bush... Aren't we going back to the Kingdom of Sulu tomorrow?"

Da Lei nodded.

Xiao Ce continued, "You don't need to go back..."

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Da Lei immediately became anxious: "Your Highness, what are you doing! Why won't you let me go with you... Did that foreigner say something?"

Xiao Ce said to Da Lei, "Don't be in such a hurry, what does this have to do with Brian Carter..."

Da Lei asked in confusion, "Then why did you kick me out as soon as you came out?"

Night Owl then offered an explanation on Xiao Ce's behalf: "Da Lei, actually I've figured it out, Your Highness has had this idea for a long time!"

Da Lei squinted at Night Cat and said, "You little brat, were you involved too?"

Upon seeing this, the night owl waved its paws repeatedly.

Just then, Xiao Ce said to Da Lei, "Alright, Da Lei, I wasn't joking with you. Actually, everyone has their most important things... major life events, like getting married and having children. When General Dan was just pregnant, I took you away; I was already pretty inhuman..."

"Judging by the time, General Dan should be close to giving birth... She definitely needs someone nearby when she's giving birth..."

Da Lei said, "Your Highness, but you are more important..."

Xiao Ce waved his hand and said, "You've seen it yourself, there's not much trouble with me. The reason you followed me before was because I was clearing land..."

"But, not to mention that Night Owl is still here, Yin Pan'er is also here now, and I can tell that he doesn't mean me any harm... So, I'm not in any danger here. Tell me, what else can you do by staying here with me?"

"Instead of doing this, you might as well go and be with your wife and children. Besides, once you get there, you can provide me with some support or something."

Da Lei was about to say something.

Then, another voice suddenly appeared behind them: "That's right, if you don't go back, you'll regret it for the rest of your life..."

The sudden voice from behind them surprised them greatly.

The Mad Taoist always appears at crucial moments.

The mad Taoist wasn't wet this time, but he was covered in dust and dirt.

Because they were talking so earnestly, they didn't even realize where this mad Taoist priest had come from...

After hearing the mad Taoist's words, Da Lei was surprised and asked him with a hint of nervousness, "Regret? Why would you regret it?"

The Mad Taoist said to Da Lei, "You said a woman was giving birth and you weren't there, why are you regretting it?"

The Mad Taoist was actually speaking while staring directly into Da Lei's eyes.

It's no longer like before, where someone talks to themselves.

With a grim expression, Da Lei continued, "Daoist Master, will my wife encounter any danger during childbirth?"

The mad Taoist priest didn't answer him this time, but instead mysteriously counted on his fingers.

After pinching his fingers for a while, the mad Taoist finally said, "If you return by waterway from here today, you should be able to make it in time..."

"No, you have to tell me... what's going to happen?!"

The mad Taoist priest is ignoring everyone again.

Xiao Ce quickly said to Da Lei, "Da Lei, you should know that the Mad Taoist is incredibly insightful."

Da Lei nodded with a grim expression.

Xiao Ce said, "I have the Mad Taoist, a living god, and Night Owl, and I'm not a fool... You'd better hurry up and leave, don't follow a woman like that!"

Da Lei nodded and began to instruct Ye Mao.

Xiao Ce then went back to find Brian Carter.

Brian Carter became somewhat nervous after hearing Xiao Ce's words.

I thought something bad had happened.

"Your Highness, why are you in such a hurry? What happened?"

Xiao Ce waved his hand and said with a smile, "Do you have a Clipper here?"

Brian Carter paused for a moment, then said, "Yes, there are, but none of them are as fast as yours!"

Xiao Ce thought it made sense, so he told Brian to find some experienced crew members and a guard to escort Da Lei back to Xiao Kingdom.

Brian Carter agreed at first, then looked at Xiao Ce with curiosity and asked what had happened to him.

Xiao Ce gave a brief explanation, and Brian Carter agreed without hesitation.

Xiao Ce then went to see the Illuminati. He told them he had a secret mission and asked them to give the ship to Da Lei.

Da Lei was genuinely worried about his wife, and he didn't hold back.

"Brother, please take care of yourself..."

Xiao Ce waved his hand and said, "Alright, you should leave now. The things I asked you to do are all in the envelope I gave you."

Da Lei nodded, then glanced at Ye Mao again: "Take good care of Big Brother..."

Night Owl laughed and said, "Alright, go take good care of your sister-in-law and my nephew. I'm going to be his godfather from now on!"

Da Lei nodded with a smile.

After exchanging pleasantries, Da Lei boarded the ship, and the warship departed immediately after starting up.

The Mad Taoist suddenly spoke up from behind them again: "Let's go with Brian Carter and the others now; it'll be safer that way."

After hearing the mad Taoist's words, Xiao Ce immediately asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Is that ship in danger?"

Xiao Ce asked the question reflexively, without expecting the Mad Taoist to answer.

However, to Xiao Ce's surprise, the Mad Taoist actually spoke up: "There is no danger."

“It’s just safer for us to go with Brian Carter and his men.”

To be honest, when Xiao Ce heard the Mad Taoist's answer, he felt like he was dreaming.

Xiao Ce seized the opportunity to ask, "Then, Taoist priest, did you foresee something? Is his wife really going to be in danger?"

The Mad Taoist said to Xiao Ce, "Of course not... Didn't you want him to leave? With what you all said, he definitely wouldn't leave... So, I lied to him a little."

The Mad Taoist's answer left both Xiao Ce and Night Cat dumbfounded.

Because the Mad Taoist would never have answered like that before, but now he is answering like that.