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Just then, Xiao Ce said to Yin Pan'er, "By the way, where's the Mad Taoist? Why didn't he come along?"

As Xiao Ce spoke, he looked around, intending to ask Xu Kong to protect Yin Pan'er.

However, at this moment, Xiao Ce realized that the Mad Taoist was not with him.

Yin Pan'er said to Xiao Ce, "Master Xukong went to deal with that sensor. Obviously, removing that sensor isn't the end of the story..."

Then, Yin Pan'er looked at Xiao Ce with admiration and said, "By the way, Your Highness, how did you subdue that Void Daoist? I know quite a bit about him... He's completely impervious to reason... No matter what I say, he won't listen... You really managed to get him to listen to you, that's quite impressive..."

Xiao Ce said to Yin Pan'er, "It was really good luck, like a blind cat catching a dead mouse... It was all predestined..."

Seeing Yin Pan'er's curious expression, Xiao Ce continued, "This is a long story... let's talk about it later..."

Yin Pan'er nodded, and at this moment Da Lei had already handed the masks to Yin Pan'er and Xiao Yue.

Xiaoyue still looked at Yin Pan'er with some concern.

Yin Pan'er smiled at Xiao Yue and said, "Alright...it's okay. Xiao Ce went, so I have to go too...Didn't you try to set us up? Now you have to obey unconditionally..."

Xiaoyue smiled helplessly: "Can't neither you nor the Prince go? These firearm battles aren't like the cold weapon battles we had before. Once a fight breaks out, they won't recognize who you are..."

After hearing Xiaoyue's words, Yin Pan'er smiled...

"Don't worry... Why don't you stay down here?"

Xiaoyue immediately stopped her righteously: "No way... I have to go with you."

After listening to Xiaoyue's words, Yin Pan'er smiled and said, "Then let's go. Besides, we're just lowly soldiers right now; the real danger is Boudica."

Boudica had already gone up by then.

Yin Pan'er said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, are you sure you want Boudica to go out like this? You know, if they do this, they'll definitely get shot in the back..."

Xiao Ce said to Yin Pan'er, "This is what she insisted on... She said that justice will always prevail over evil... And she said that she is on the side of justice, and even the gods will favor her..."

Yin Pan'er nodded.

"Indeed, if he had stood there openly and honestly, wouldn't that have been a victory in itself..."

As the two were talking, they walked straight up.

After they went up, Boudica was already looking through a telescope.

Actually, you don't even need to look; you already know.

In the distance, a dark mass of dust billowed up...

The sound of horses' hooves resonated so strongly that it was very noticeable.

Boudica was looking through binoculars at that moment.

"Strategy, it seems their main force has stopped at the rear; they seem to be afraid we'll attack them..."

After listening to Boudica's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Isn't this pretty much what I expected? Next, they'll send someone to negotiate with us... that's when you'll have your moment to shine..."

Boudica nodded firmly at Xiao Ce.

I glanced subconsciously at the castle not far away, where the windows near the outer walls were already crowded with people.

At this time, it wasn't just the various families there.

William Barton and his group were also seated in an excellent location.

Just as Yin Pan'er guessed, William Barton was in that castle.

From their angle, they couldn't see clearly what Yin Pan'er and the others looked like just now.

Moreover, given William Barton's limited thinking, he would never have imagined that Yin Pan'er would come.

He must now believe that Yin Pan'er would avoid Boudica like the plague, let alone come to her on her own initiative.

They were in that private room with a fantastic view.

William Barton and Queen Millie sat to one side, while the other members of the royal family craned their necks to watch.

When they saw Paul's army stop, their expressions immediately became wary.

The members of the royal family immediately exclaimed, "Why did they stop? Why did they stop...?"

After listening to what these people were saying, William Barton said, "Can't you see that? It's obvious they'll try to talk first... only if the talks don't go well will they launch a full-scale attack."

Queen Millie said, "What's there to talk about... Why doesn't Paul just lead 50,000 men in a charge? There are only a few hundred men on the city walls. A few cannon shots would turn them all to dust."

"That Paul is still somewhat incapable of being trusted. Your Majesty, you've already hinted to him that we won't get involved, but they still don't dare... Look at their cowardice, how timid they are..."

William Barton smiled and then said, "Your Majesty, if they charge straight in, they won't be able to see our effectiveness."

"Besides, in a siege like this, sheer numbers aren't enough; you need frequent, high-frequency attacks to be effective... My current fear is that they'll attack too aggressively, or that they won't attack at all... I need them to weaken each other... That would be most advantageous for me..."

Queen Millie said to William Barton, "Your Majesty, with such a disparity in strength, can a fight end in mutual destruction?"

William Barton smiled at Queen Millie and then said, "Of course he can... how could he not... he definitely can... you know, although Paul is using revenge as a pretext, he has his own agenda, just following the banner they've raised. I knew that Paul was cunning and ambitious..."

After hearing William Barton's words, Queen Millie asked curiously, "Oh? Your Majesty, what's his pretext? What are his intentions, and how ambitious are they?"

William Barton said to Queen Millie, "This time, he's doing it partly to avenge Michelle, and partly because his title has grown even bigger—he's supposed to wipe out those bandits who oppose the Illuminati..."

Queen Millie, after hearing William Barton's words, exclaimed in surprise, "Oh? He announced it like that? This Paul is really bold... Isn't he afraid that Frank's pirate gang will attack him?"

William Barton said to Queen Millie, "That's where Paul's cleverness lies. He actually wanted revenge for Michelle. So, no matter what, he's bound to offend Boudica, unless he chooses to be a coward... But if he's a coward and doesn't react at all, that means he's acknowledging Boudica..."

"So for Paul, there's only one path: either lead 50,000 Targaryen troops to submit to Boudica, or disband the Targaryen family. If they don't submit to Boudica and don't disband their Targaryen army, the laws of our British Empire can classify them as an illegal armed force... that is, bandits..."

"Therefore, doing this was the smartest thing he could do..."

After hearing William Barton's words, Queen Millie, standing nearby, looked enlightened and said, "No wonder... They went to curry favor with the Boudica families, but now they've all backed down... I thought they were all afraid of Paul. Now it seems they were overthinking it... They're not afraid of Paul at all, but of the Illuminati..."

William Barton nodded as he listened, then said, "That's right...isn't that exactly it?"

Queen Millie said to William Barton, "Your Majesty, why did you say Boudica and her men could hold out? They only have a few hundred men, and their only chance of winning is if people from here come to help her."

"When the time comes, we shouldn't get caught in their attack... or we won't even have a chance to fight back."

William Barton smiled. "Don't worry... Paul won't want Boudica dead..."

Queen Millie looked surprised after hearing William Barton's words: "Why, why are you so sure?"

After listening to Queen Millie's words, William Barton smiled and said, "Do you think killing Boudica or keeping her as a hostage would be more useful?"

Queen Millie suddenly realized: "Of course, being alive is more important..."

After listening to Queen Millie's words, William Barton laughed and said, "Isn't that settled then? As long as they have prisoners, they will inevitably be more restrained in their fighting... Once they are restrained, Boudica and the others will not do that... They fight freely... This will lead to a stalemate, and then our role will be demonstrated, won't it?"

Queen Millie looked at William Barton with some admiration after hearing his words.

William Barton said to Queen Millie, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Queen Millie said to William Barton, "Your Majesty, your plan is brilliant..."

Queen Millie didn't finish her sentence; she left it unfinished.

William Barton smiled at Queen Millie and said, "What? Isn't this something I wouldn't normally come up with?"

Queen Millie nodded to William Barton, then said, "No, that's not it..."

William Barton interrupted Queen Millie before she could finish speaking, saying, "Alright, this really wasn't my idea..."

Queen Millie asked with some curiosity, "Which cabinet official is that? We should give someone like that an important position!"

William Barton said to Queen Millie, "It's your son..."

Queen Millie couldn't help but smile after hearing William Barton's words.

"What? It's Cam? No way, you're not kidding me, are you? I'm his mother, don't I know how capable he is?"

Although he was verbally questioning it, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face...

William Barton smiled upon hearing Queen Millie's words, then said, "It really is Cam who echoed my sentiments. Although Cam suffered quite a bit in Lingas City, we have all witnessed his progress..."

Queen Millie nodded: "Indeed, since his return this time, I feel like he's a completely different person... Your Majesty, let's wait... wait for good news... It seems a troop of men is approaching the city gates..."

...

Paul's side, on the other hand, did indeed have the main force following behind, in a place they considered safe.

It must be said, Paul was indeed extremely cautious; their location was so safe that even the snipers hidden at the front couldn't hit them...

They sent a ten-man squad to the front, one of whom was one of Paul's trusted confidants.

Paul could not possibly come.

Just then, Boudica saw this small team approaching and said to Xiao Ce, "You were right about Ce..."

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "That's for the best... You can say everything we want to say now... and then go fight..."

Boudica nodded.

Just then, the trusted leader of the squad below the city shouted.

"Boudica, are you there? I am the strategist of the Targaryen general. Our general sent me to persuade them to surrender..."

"Our general is mindful of not wanting to harm the innocent... If you surrender and cooperate with us to wipe out Frank's rebels, you will atone for your crimes, and we may spare your life..."

Boudica, upon hearing her confidant's words, scoffed, "How dare you! I am the eldest daughter of House Targaryen, the sole heir of House Targaryen..."

"Do we need to read aloud to you the numerous crimes committed by Zion Michelle?"

"As Targaryen soldiers, your duty is to maintain the peace and stability of House Targaryen. But now you've brought House Targaryen's army to harm me... You are rebels..."

The confidant said to Boudica, "Boudica, our General Paul said you are an imposter. The real Targaryen Boudica is long dead... You are an imposter! You have blackmailed Miss Isa to persecute the head of the Michel family. Our Targaryen army will only be loyal to the rightful heir."

"We pledged our allegiance to the Michel family head, and now that he's dead, we pledge our allegiance to Miss Isa. We would never pledge our allegiance to a fraudster like you..."

Boudica burst out laughing after hearing her confidant's words: "Okay, are you sure?"

The confidant nodded: "That's right, don't resist. We know you only have a few hundred men; if we attack, you're doomed..."

Boudica ignored her confidant's shouts from below and instead looked towards Targaryen Issa...

Targaryen Isa quickly stepped forward and announced loudly, "I am Targaryen Isa!"