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

"If His Majesty the King still wishes to speak with me... please come again tomorrow. It's getting late tonight..."

William Barton found it somewhat strange.

But in any case, he has already achieved his goal.

So, I'll take my leave now.

"Agent Yin, I'm so sorry to have bothered you today..."

Yin Pan'er glanced at William Barton, thinking to herself, "You know you're bothering me, yet you still come... hypocritical..."

Thinking this to himself, he said aloud, "Your Majesty, you're being too polite! It's about what I told you; please don't forget..."

Upon hearing this, William Barton thumped his chest loudly: "Agent Yin, don't worry, as long as you're here, you won't have any problems... If you have any problems, come to me, and I will do my best. I'll send over a thousand-man guard in a bit, is that alright?"

After listening to William Barton's words, Yin Pan'er smiled and said, "That's great...that's wonderful...thank you! Thank you."

After exchanging pleasantries, he bid farewell to William Barton.

Yin Pan'er didn't deliver it herself; she had Xiao Yue deliver it instead.

When Xiaoyue was halfway through delivering the package, William Barton stopped letting her continue.

That's when they parted ways...

William Barton returned to the carriage, where Queen Millie was already seated.

Queen Millie was going to go with them, but the two of them discussed it.

Queen Millie decided not to go, for no other reason than this.

There are some things that are better said by two people, even if they are a married couple.

William Barton felt there were still many things to say, and that the privacy between two people was never as good as that between two people.

Queen Millie still listened to William Barton.

Seeing William Barton's pleased expression, he quickly asked, "Your Majesty, how is it? You look like everything went very smoothly?"

William Barton nodded, then feigned disbelief and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, this is simply unbelievable..."

Queen Millie looked at William Barton with disbelief and anticipation as she listened to his words.

William Barton first got the carriage moving, and then, with spittle flying, recounted what had just happened.

After speaking, he showed Queen Millie the guarantee letter written by Yin Pan'er.

Queen Millie still looked incredulous after hearing this.

It wasn't until he saw the letter in William Barton's hand that he said, somewhat incredulously, "It really is like that... This Agent Yin is quite a clever man..."

William Barton said, "Yes! He must be a smart man...but..."

William Barton's face showed an unpleasant expression as he spoke.

Queen Millie quickly asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

William Barton said, "I'm afraid this Agent Yin is just playing along with me. Because she's in a helpless situation right now, she's dependent on others... She's afraid that if she refuses me, I won't be kind to her."

Queen Millie said, "So what if that's the case? It doesn't really matter."

William Barton said to Queen Millie, "Oh? What did the Queen say?"

Queen Millie said to William Barton, "Your Majesty, once we've achieved our goal, he's now asking us to send him more men. We'll send our most trusted troops and elite soldiers to keep an eye on him..."

"She's probably afraid Boudica might harm her... so she asked our people to protect her. We can put her under house arrest. If Boudica finds out, we'll just say she's being held captive. And if we need her to do anything, we can just go and tell her our demands..."

"Isn't she under our control? Putting everything else aside, if we control Boudica, isn't that the same as controlling the East Asia Association?"

"So, Your Majesty, you don't need to worry at all. This is a good thing, a great thing... because this Acting Secretary Yin is a smart person. With such a smart person, you can make good use of her without even having to break ties. Isn't that a great thing?"

William Barton listened to Queen Millie's perspective on the matter from a different angle and indeed had a completely different view.

William Barton said, "That's absolutely right! Your Majesty, now that you've said that, I understand completely..."

Queen Millie said to William Barton, "Your Majesty, think about it. Not only here, but also with Boudica, we have children. Now both sides are under our control, isn't that wonderful! Don't you think God is granting our royal family a chance to rise..."

After hearing Queen Millie's words, William Barton couldn't stop smiling.

"Yes, yes, yes, what goes around comes around, and logically speaking, it should be our turn now!"

"However, the Sion family must have heard the news by now. Hopefully, they won't cause any trouble."

Queen Millie gave William Barton a meaningful smile, then said, "Your Majesty, your worries are completely unnecessary..."

William Barton said to the Queen, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?"

Queen Millie said, "Your Majesty, we do hope that the Sion family will cause some trouble, so that we can play our part and do Boudica some favors."

William Barton smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes, yes... Your Majesty, you're right... So, shall we...?"

Queen Millie shook her head: "Your Majesty, there's no need to go looking for Sien. That Boudica is no simple woman; she's much more difficult to deal with than this Yin Pan'er. This Yin Pan'er is all alone here; she can't cause any trouble."

"But Boudica is different. Not only does she have her own people, but she also has strong external support in Lingas City, and most importantly, she has someone behind her."

William Barton nodded: "Yes, then shall we let things take their course?"

Queen Millie nodded: "Yes, let nature take its course."

...

Inside Heisenberg Castle, Yin Pan'er was not sleepy at all.

Xiaoyue was completely baffled by Yin Pan'er's reaction to William Barton.

She didn't understand why Yin Pan'er would do this.

However, Xiaoyue knew that Yin Pan'er had a reason for saying that.

She didn't ask.

Yin Pan'er thought Xiao Yue would ask, but today Xiao Yue just stood there without saying a word.

This made Yin Pan'er feel uncomfortable.

Just then, Yin Pan'er said to Xiaoyue, "Xiaoyue, why didn't you ask today?"

Xiaoyue couldn't help but laugh when she saw Yin Pan'er asking her first.

"Sir, I know you have your reasons for doing this! If I keep asking and don't make any progress, won't I seem stupid..."

Hearing Xiaoyue say that, Yin Pan laughed out loud.

He then said, "Xiaoyue, the fact that you can say that shows you've improved... You were right not to ask. I didn't have any other thoughts either. The reason I went along with her completely was because I felt there was no need to waste any more words."

“With Xiao Ce around, whatever he does is courting death. Xiao Ce can deal with him; we don't need to rack our brains… Having him send more men serves two purposes: first, it gives him the impression that I'm firmly under his control; second, it's also to prevent Xiao Ce from coming after me…”

Upon hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Xiao Yue asked curiously, "My lord, is Prince Xiao Ce here to see you?"

Yin Pan'er nodded.

Xiaoyue stared wide-eyed at Yin Pan'er and said, "My lady, how did you know? It seems like I'm always with you, never leaving your side. Did Lord Xiao Ce secretly send you a letter?"

Before Yin Pan'er could speak, Xiao Yue shook her head and said, "That's not right... Master Xukong has been here the whole time. If Prince Xiao Ce comes, he probably won't let you meet."

Yin Pan'er listened as Xiao Yue said, "No...no one came to give me any information...I just had a gut feeling..."

After hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Xiaoyue smiled and said, "Intuition?"

Yin Pan'er smiled firmly and said to Xiaoyue, "That's right, it's just intuition..."

Just then, Xiaoyue said to Yin Pan'er, "My lord, isn't it a good thing that Prince Xiao Ce came to see you? Actually, wouldn't it be better to clarify some things with Prince Xiao Ce?"

Yin Pan'er shook her head at Xiao Yue and said, "Firstly, the void exists! Secondly, I don't know what to say to Xiao Ce?"

Xiaoyue asked Yin Pan'er in confusion, "My lord, what else can I say? Just tell the truth... This void can distract her..."

Yin Pan'er looked at her arm...

Xiaoyue suddenly remembered that Yin Pan'er had mentioned before that the person who claimed to be Xiao Ce had put something in his arm.

That thing seemed to be able to tell whether Yin Pan'er had met with Xiao Ce and what they were saying...

Xiaoyue said to Yin Pan'er, "My lord, do you really believe that such mysterious things exist in this world?"

Yin Pan'er said to Xiaoyue, "Xiaoyue, at first I didn't want to believe it. But, like I said, I can't afford to gamble... If it's really as that man who called himself Xiao Ce said... the consequences are something I can't bear..."

Xiaoyue listened to Yin Pan'er's words thoughtfully; she actually understood Yin Pan'er.

Moreover, she didn't believe in these things at first, but after so many things happened...

After seeing many things, she was forced to believe them.

It's like the void, which was completely dead, being able to 'come back to life'.

And that guy who claimed to be Xiao Ce...

In any case, everything was beyond their comprehension.

"So, you're worried that Prince Xiao Ce might get hurt after he comes?" Xiao Yue asked Yin Pan'er.

Yin Pan'er nodded: "That's right. I did all this for him, didn't I? Meeting him once wouldn't hurt, but if I can't tell the truth, I'll just end up saying hurtful things to him."

"But if I tell the truth, who knows if that thing in my arm will sense it and then send Void or someone else like Void to assassinate Xiao Ce... We've all witnessed Void's power, and we've also seen that person who claims Xiao Ce has someone just as powerful as Void by his side..."

"Xiao Ce is very powerful, and he has the formidable Da Lei and his team by his side. But, as you and I have both seen... that Night Cat is powerful, isn't he? But when facing those 'monsters,' Night Cat is like a toddler learning to speak; he's no match at all..."

"Therefore, it's best not to meet. If you can't tell the truth if you meet, then it's better not to meet at all! Let him retain that sliver of hope, that's for the best..."

Xiaoyue could tell that Yin Pan'er was clearly very unhappy with what she said.

"My lord, do you wish to see him?"

Yin Pan'er smiled upon hearing Xiaoyue's voice, then said, "Of course I want to... but wanting to is one thing, not being able to do it is another..."

Xiaoyue said to Yin Pan'er, "My lord, didn't you think of me? Couldn't you have let me take the initiative to find Prince Xiao Ce?"

Yin Pan'er's eyes lit up slightly after hearing Xiao Yue's words.

She hadn't thought of it that way before; she was trapped in her own mental rut.

She had always thought that she couldn't say it.

Looking at Yin Pan'er's expression.

Xiaoyue knew that Yin Pan'er really hadn't expected this: "You said there's something in your arm that can monitor us, but I don't have anything on me. Besides, we've actually tested it, and this thing that can monitor us isn't that sensitive. In fact, you could say it won't be triggered unless Prince Xiao Ce comes."

"In that case, it definitely won't make a difference if I go and say something. My lord, if you don't say anything, even if Prince Xiao Ce is clever, he won't be able to imagine what we've been through..."

Yin Pan'er was initially happy, but then her thoughts shifted, and a bitter expression appeared on her face.

She continued, "Forget it. Actually, even if Xiao Ce had extraordinary abilities, he couldn't solve this problem. It would only cause him unnecessary trouble..."

Xiaoyue shook her head: "My lord, your thinking is wrong... First of all, why would someone appear who looks exactly like Prince Xiao Ce and claims to be him? Secondly, I think you are indeed very capable, but isn't Prince Xiao Ce even smarter? I think it's better for the two of you to face this together than for you to fight it alone..."

"Before, we had no other options... but now we've come up with this plan. Why not give it a try... what if... even if we don't tell Prince Xiao Ce that he knows nothing, perhaps he and that person claiming to be Prince Xiao Ce have some inside story that we don't know about..."