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Nie Bing nodded: "That's true, but we should still prepare for the worst. After all, those prefects don't have much of a relationship with Xiao Ce!"

Rhys nodded: "It's alright. They're only after their own interests. If they encounter someone tough, we can show them our strength!"

Nie Bing nodded in agreement and then told them to go and rest, and that they could prepare to set off the next day.

...

On the other side, Xiao Ce, who was half-dead from seasickness on the boat, was listening to Night Cat talking to him.

"Your Highness, we have arrived in our waters! You should make preparations as soon as possible!"

Xiao Ce glanced weakly at Night Cat: "You didn't encounter any resistance, did you?"

Night Owl nodded: "Your Highness, no! They definitely did everything according to your instructions. It's said that someone has already sent a ship to make contact with the Okamoto family?"

Xiao Ce was puzzled after hearing what Ye Mao said: "Didn't you contact the Tojo family?"

Night Cat nodded, then said to Xiao Ce, "That's right, they really didn't contact the Tojo family, because the Tojo family's ships were hiding far behind us, just ahead of us. They must have been intercepted by the Okamoto family!"

Xiao Ce nodded: "That does fit the Okamoto family's style..."

After helping Xiao Ce up, Night Cat said to him, "Oh, right, Your Highness, I forgot to tell you..."

Xiao Ce was bewildered by Night Owl's abrupt question: "What? You forgot to tell me?"

Night Cat said to Xiao Ce, "Before we leave, the Mad Taoist gave us a pill."

Xiao Ce asked, puzzled, "Pills? What pills?"

Before Night Owl could speak, Xiao Ce widened his eyes and asked, "It's not seasickness medicine, is it...you forgot to give it to me?"

She stared at Xiao Ce with wide eyes, her face pale.

Night Owl, both amused and exasperated, waved his hands and said, "Your Highness, what are you saying... No... no..."

Xiao Ce calmed down a bit, then fell silent again.

"What kind of medicine is that?"

Night Cat said, "The Mad Taoist warned us to use the medicine that restores our appearance with extreme caution. After taking this medicine, we will revert to our original appearance. However, once you have reverted to your original appearance, even if he is there, you will not be able to change your appearance again within a year."

The first word that came to Xiao Ce's mind was "CD"? Cooldown period?

"So, his disguise was actually the effect of the drug... and not the effect of him applying makeup to me?"

Xiao Ce asked.

The night owl beside him waved his hand and then said, "I don't know either..."

Xiao Ce suddenly realized something was wrong: "Wait a minute, one isn't enough, we still need to go back to the Great Thunder..."

The Mad Taoist had already secretly slipped the letter into Mr. Lei's bag and written him a letter.

It seems that Da Lei has now regained his original appearance.

Xiao Ce nodded, took the pills from Ye Mao's hand, and then examined them in his palm.

Night Owl said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, will you take it now?"

Xiao Ce waved his hand and said, "Of course not, I need to trick more people into giving me weapons! I told you to contact the Twelve Fiends, did you do it? To have them come and steal the weapons..."

Night Owl nodded: "It's all been arranged. Now we're just waiting for us to dock... Once you've finished setting things up, it'll be ready..."

Xiao Ce nodded: "Okay... let me rest a bit more... after talking to you for a few minutes, I'm about to faint again!"

As he spoke, Xiao Ce said, "I wonder if those people at the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion have managed to develop the airplane yet? If they have, I'll never suffer like this again..."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce started vomiting again…

Two days later, we arrived at the port.

At this moment, Lin Hai, the prefect of Linhai County, was already waiting with his troops.

Lin Hai was introduced by Xiao Yang and then given an important position.

Because of the geographical location of Linhai Commandery, the governor of Linhai Commandery must have been a very important figure.

He was intelligent enough, and Xiao Ce trusted him enough.

After their ship docked, Okamoto Juzo and Okamoto Rokuro were still very shrewd and worldly-wise.

Seeing Lin Hai and the others waiting, they did not disembark; they were waiting for Xiao Ce's ship to arrive.

The forest on the shore and the group of people watched them hesitate to disembark.

A trusted official beside Lin Hai asked, "Your Excellency, what do these people from Fusang mean by this? Are they trying to put on airs with us?"

"Of course! Those damned Japanese devils were all utterly crushed by our prince. Why are they still pretending now..."

Lin Hai listened to his confidants' discontented murmurs and smiled slightly: "Alright, calm down! Stay calm, there's no need to rush! Let them put on airs. And look at your expressions, all of you, pay attention to your facial expressions."

“You all look like you want to eat them alive… How can they believe we’re going to cooperate with them?”

The trusted officials gave an awkward laugh.

He then turned to Lin Hai and said, "By the way, Prefect, you said that Prime Minister Yin said the Prince would be returning with them. Is that true or false?"

Lin Hai shook his head and said, "I don't know... but we don't need to know. Let's just do what we're supposed to do... You all need to manage your expressions well later, and don't let them see through our act."

A group of trusted officials smiled and said to Lin Hai, "Your Excellency, you can rest assured... we just couldn't control it!"

Just as they were talking, a messenger came over.

Seeing this, Lin Hai immediately sent a message to his subordinate, asking, "What's wrong? Has something happened?"

The messenger knelt down and replied, "Reporting to the Prefect, these people from Fusang say they are waiting for their agent's representative to disembark, and they want us to wait a while."

After listening to the messenger's words, Lin Hai gave a wry smile: "Is he trying to play a tongue twister with me... What do you mean by 'agent's agent'?"

The messenger shook his head and said, "I don't know either... That's what they said, and I just relayed it. Actually, I didn't understand it either."

A trusted official standing nearby said to Lin Hai, "Your Excellency, I suspect that this person was chosen by the Illuminati's agent to represent him?!"

Lin Hai agreed with the explanation given by the trusted official beside him: "Alright, at least you know to say something along with us."

The trusted official asked doubtfully, "Your Excellency, shall we continue to wait?"

Lin Hai nodded: "That's right, of course we wait... what else can we do?"

The trusted officials continued, "Your Excellency, it seems the representative of the Illuminati is more powerful. Whom should we listen to now...?"

Lin Hai shook his head and said, "Who knows? Let's wait until they disembark. It doesn't matter who comes, we're just trying to trick them into going in! We can listen to whoever we want!"

The trusted officials nodded in agreement.

...

Meanwhile, Okamoto Juzo and Okamoto Rokujo were just waiting.

However, they heard that Tojo Seisuke and his men got off in a small boat and went to wait.

Okamoto Juro muttered, "Those Tojo family members, aren't they always so arrogant? Why are they acting like such a sycophant now..."

Okamoto Juzo said, "Obviously, they realized that doing it the proper way wouldn't work... so they resorted to crooked methods."

Okamoto Juroku asked, "Brother, should we go?"

Okamoto Juzo was silent for a moment before saying, "No need. No matter how powerful Okamoto Ichisaku is, isn't he still living under my command? There's no reason for us to go and fetch him... Besides, the rules have already been set, and those people from Linhai County have already surrendered to us... Tell me, they don't even dare to resist. And didn't Ichisaku say he definitely wouldn't betray us... Let them fawn over us..."

"We still believe in policy one!"

Okamoto Juroku listened and nodded: "By the way, brother, speaking of which, are those people trustworthy?"

Okamoto Juzo said, "Haven't you heard? They say their prefect has already made contact with the Japanese people who came before us! Who else could that person be?"

"Okamoto Ichirai?" Okamoto Juro asked, his eyes wide, before a look of excitement and agitation appeared on his face.

Okamoto Juzo smiled and nodded: "That's right! What else did you think... Don't worry! Only a few people know that Xiao Ce isn't dead. In my opinion... Xiao Ce must have gotten so much money that he doesn't want to bother anymore... After all, after all this trouble, he hasn't gained anything. He might as well live a carefree life in anonymity. I think he just wants to fake his death to escape..."

After hearing what Okamoto Juzo said, Okamoto Juro nodded: "Then we don't need to go pick them up?"

Okamoto Juzo listened and nodded: "No need to go pick him up... Let's just wait here... Okamoto Ichisaku is powerful, but no matter how powerful he is, he's still inferior to us. Otherwise, if we're too subservient, he won't be able to distinguish between the two kings... After we take over Xiao Kingdom, who will be the boss, him or us?"

After listening to Okamoto Juzo's words, Okamoto Juroku nodded in agreement.

...

At this moment, Xiao Ce's boat had just docked, and he was still feeling dizzy.

Night Owl followed Xiao Ce and said, "Your Highness, we've arrived..."

Xiao Ce woke up groggily.

Before he could speak, Night Cat continued, "Your Highness, the Tojo family, father and son, have already brought a small boat over to pick you up. They should be boarding the boat now."

Xiao Ce wasn't surprised: "Okay... I understand."

Before the two could say much, a familiar yet urgent voice came from the side.

"Mr. Ichisaku... Mr. Ichisaku... are you alright? I heard you got seasick again..."

Are you alright...?

Tojo Seisuke and his son Tojo Senichi came over with eager expressions.

Judging from their anxious expressions, they seemed even more eager to see their own father than he was...