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

Listening to Xiao Ce's words, the two of them still confidently asserted that they could discern the truth.

Seeing their confident demeanor, Xiao Ce didn't continue the topic.

After all, Night Owl had said that Xiao Ce possessed a strong personal aura.

This strong personal style is something that cannot be imitated even if someone tries to.

In fact, they might actually be able to tell...

Just then, Yunqing Urgen continued to ask, "Your Highness... Naris should have returned to the Slavic country by now, right?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "Judging by the time, we should be arriving soon."

Yun Qing.Urgen smiled and said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, your vision and courage are truly unmatched. This time, they will definitely come to negotiate obediently."

Xiao Ce listened to Yun Qing.Urgen's words with some surprise and said, "Oh? Why are you praising me again? And why are you so sure they will obediently negotiate with me?"

Yunqing Urgen said, "Because, actually, I had spoken with Ries before, and he actually expressed it to me. In fact, he always wanted to cooperate with you... He never thought of cooperating with anyone else... What he did with Nie Bing was a last resort."

Xiao Ce was clearly surprised after hearing Yun Qing Urgen's words: "Oh? You have this kind of thing?"

Yun Qing.Urgen said, "Actually, Ries and Eva are both staunch supporters of yours... In fact, before Nie Bing and the others arrived, Shahar even sent Eva over to show their sincerity!"

Xiao Ce was clearly surprised after hearing Yun Qing Urgen's words: "What? Eva was sent over? Who sent Eva over?"

Yun Qing. Urgen then revealed a secret that Tian Jinxian and the others did not know.

It turns out that when Nie Bing first appeared, Nikolayevich Shahar had already sent Eva to Yun Qing Urgen to express their stance.

They whispered that as long as Xiao Ce was around, no matter what the Illuminati did, they would ultimately support him.

And Nikolaevich Eva served as a guarantor.

Xiao Ce couldn't help but laugh after hearing Yun Qing Urgen's words.

Yun Qing.Urgen looked at Xiao Ce and asked, "Your Highness, don't you trust what they said?"

Xiao Ce smiled and nodded, saying, "They really don't trust each other... They never suffer any losses! They don't offend either side... They're really clever!"

Tian Jinxian said, "That's right, Khan Yunqing, you don't really think that after they've truly conquered Xiao Kingdom and reaped all the benefits, they'll still care about Eva's life or death, do you...?"

Yun Qing.Urgen smiled faintly: "How could I not know that? Didn't Your Highness often say that it is human nature to seek advantage and avoid harm? It was true that the light was strong before, but now that you are strong, they will definitely listen to you. I'm not saying I trust them... but that we can talk about this peacefully."

"After all, war always brings endless killing... which brings no benefit whatsoever..."

After listening to Yun Qing.Urgen's words, Xiao Ce nodded approvingly: "You've matured... However, their actions at most only give me a chance to live. I don't think they're submitting to me... Frankly, this kind of clever trick is useless against me!"

Then, before they could say anything...

Xiao Ce changed the subject, and said in a very good mood, "Everyone, do you know what makes me happiest and most gratified about my return this time?"

The two looked at each other.

Yun Qing.Urgen spoke first, addressing Xiao Ce: "Your Highness, is our situation developing very well?"

Tian Jinxian added, "We are relatively harmonious, and among the various prefects, we are considered to be following your will."

Xiao Ce smiled, nodded first, then shook his head and said, "Yes and no!"

"What pleases me is that none of you are just blindly listening to me anymore... Instead, you all have your own business philosophies and your own thoughts. You are all making progress... That's great!"

Several people showed a happy expression on their faces after hearing Xiao Ce's words.

Yunqing Urgen asked Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, shall we wait here? Do we need to send reinforcements to the border?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "Let's get ready, let's prepare for battle... After all, even if they come to negotiate this time... there's no guarantee they'll reach an agreement..."

As Xiao Ce spoke, he stood by the doorway and looked out the window...

...

What Xiao Ce said at this moment was absolutely correct.

Ries has arrived in the Slavic country.

When Shahar saw Ries arrive, his expression turned sour.

Before Ries could speak, Shahar said to him, "Has Xiao Ce arrived...?"

Rhys nodded awkwardly: "Father...we failed. The entire Xiao Kingdom, the Northern Desert Royal Palace, and the Turkic Kingdom were just a huge trap that Xiao Ce dug for the Illuminati...not only us, but also the people of Fusang Kingdom were completely wiped out..."

Shahaldon's face turned ashen; he knew what such a crushing defeat meant.

After a brief moment of surprise, Shahar said to Ries, "Thank goodness... thank goodness... we took double precautions. Back in the Turkic Kingdom, we sent your sister there first... so..."

After hearing Shahar's words, Rhys gave a wry smile: "Father, you can't still be that naive, can you?"

After hearing Rhys's words, Shahar frowned slightly and then asked, "What do you mean?"

Rhys said, "With Xiao Ce's brains, he was able to set up an inescapable trap in Xiao Kingdom, causing the Illuminati to suffer a major setback. Do you think we are a match for someone like that? Do you think it's possible for us to try to offend neither side?"

After listening to Ris's words, Shahar asked, "Didn't he send you back? Didn't he send us to the Turkic Khaganate? What will they ask us to talk about?"

After a long silence, Ries said to Shahar, "It's simple: abandon your country to save your life!"

Upon hearing Ris's words, Shahar's expression turned extremely grim: "Abandon the country to save your life? What do you mean?"

"If we want to survive, they'll give us a country, and after we relocate to another country, this place will become their Xiao Kingdom..."

Shahar's face was frozen stiff as he said to Ries, "Wouldn't this lead to the destruction of our country? This is impossible!"

Ries didn't respond, he just looked at Shahar.

Shahar calmly said to Ries, "Shall we gather our soldiers? Mobilize all the able-bodied men in the country and conscript them... and then we'll fight them to the death?!"

After listening to Shahar's words, Rhys said, "Father, do you think the reason he dared to let me come here... is he afraid? He's just waiting for us to fight back. If we dare to fight back... given Xiao Ce's ruthless nature, he's completely capable of annihilating us..."

"He'd love for us to do that!"

Shahar looked at Rhys and said with a grim expression, "Are they really that strong? Or are you overestimating them and underestimating us...?"

"You know, their Xiao Kingdom started much later than ours...we..."

Ries looked at Shahar with a glimmer of expectation and hope.

“Father, we fought against them before. The memory of Saleh’s forces being completely wiped out is still fresh in our minds. Have you forgotten all of this?”

"That was before... After this period of time, when I saw Xiao Ce again, he was completely different from before!"

Shahar said to Rhys, "So...you mean...?"

Ries gave a bitter smile, then said to Shahar, "Father, do you think we have a choice? We have no choice at all! My advice is to do whatever they say... Father, we've already made the wrong choice once, do you think we can make the wrong choice a second time?"

Shahar remained silent for a moment.

Rhys didn't say anything, and the air fell into a deathly silence.

After a long pause, Rhys said to Shahar, "Father, the Illuminati didn't even say goodbye before they left... Now that Xiao Ce has dug such a huge pit, the Illuminati haven't retaliated at all. Clearly, we've given up... Of course, you still have an option..."

“We still have time. It should be more than enough to escape now... Take all our wealth and leave... However, the first and second island chains are already under Xiao Ce's control. If we can escape, perhaps we can still seek refuge with the Illuminati…”

"However, there is a very real problem... that is, after we leave the Slavic country, we are like stray dogs... would they still take in a stray dog?"

After hearing Ries's words, Shahar gave a bitter smile: "So, we actually had no choice at all, right? We only had these two paths."

After listening to Shahar's words, Ries nodded.

"Father, actually, for us, it's an opportunity!"

Shahar looked at Rhys with some confusion and said, "We've all been driven away and become homeless dogs. What kind of opportunity do you see here?"

After listening to Shahar's words, Rhys smiled and said, "Father, at least we're still alive. Actually, if we hadn't listened to the Illuminati and had firmly stood with Xiao Ce, we would have had a place in the plot against the Illuminati! If that were the case, things wouldn't be like this now..."

After listening to Rhys's words, Shahar nodded: "That's right, so, wrong is wrong! You mean, we should go back to Xiao Ce... and ask him to give us another chance..."

Rhys nodded: "That's right! At least we're still alive. Maybe we've gained his trust and can come back here someday! In this situation, it's clearly the best option, without a doubt!"

After listening to Rhys's words, Shahar nodded: "Okay, Rhys! Then I'll go with you..."