Volume 6: Demons Rise from the East Sea Chapter 345 Sincerity
An hour later, the three pirate ships were sunk to the bottom of the sea by the Daxuan Navy, and all the valuable items on the ships were transferred to Xu Zun's warship.
The soldiers also indulged in their pirate addiction, but they didn't expect that there were so many treasures hidden on the pirate ship. In addition to gold, silver, jewelry and beautiful women, they also seized a large amount of fine wine!
"Sir..." On the deck, Zhao Yu reported to Xu Zun, "We have asked all the pirates to confirm the portrait, and no one said they had seen the prince!"
Xu Zun remained silent, as if thinking about something.
"Sir," Zhao Yu continued, "The prince's features are obvious. If he was really on that frigate, someone must remember him.
"So, the prince is most likely not on that ship!"
Xu Zun seemed to have predicted this conclusion, but after all, there was no evidence, so it was impossible to confirm it 100%.
"Sir," Zhao Yu continued to analyze, "If we want to find the prince and learn the truth, we now have several ways!
"One," he held up a finger, "let's go to the Banshee Kingdom and ask the Banshee King to help.
"My Great Xuan Mission encountered an accident in her territory. I think she must be panicking now and will definitely search with all her strength.
"Second," he stretched out his second finger, "we should go find the legendary Tianlong Inn. If we can buy their information, we will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
"The third one," Zhao Yu continued, "is to intercept Hei Boyu in three days. Since he ordered the pirates to attack our Daxuan frigate, he must know the inside story!
"Alternatively," he stretched out his fourth finger, "we can also search on our own in the waters near the Banshee Country, but this will obviously be much slower."
"Hmm..." After thinking for a while, Xu Zun asked, "Old Zhao, in your opinion, what should we do?"
"Of course we should capture all four points at once!" Zhao Yu actually said something avant-garde, "Sir, the Crown Prince is a big deal, we can't miss any opportunity!
"In my opinion, we should go to the Banshee Kingdom first, negotiate with the king, and put pressure on her! Then, at the same time, send people to look for the Tianlong Inn, spread the news, and look for the prince.
"And after three days, we must catch Hei Boyu and find out the truth. I feel that there must be a huge conspiracy behind the attack on the prince's delegation!"
Hearing Zhao Yu's suggestion, Xu Zun snapped his fingers.
What Zhao Yu said was exactly what he thought. If he could keep an eye on the four people, even if he couldn't find the prince, he would be able to find out the truth, which would help him to complete his mission.
But for some reason, Xu Zun still felt that there were undercurrents behind this matter and he had to be extremely careful.
"Master Xu," who knew that while they were discussing, Hou Zhen came to report, "Miss Ani asked me to call you, saying that the Crown Princess wants to see you!"
oh?
Hearing the report, Xu Zun frowned.
yes!
Now that we have arrived at the Banshee Kingdom, the Crown Princess must be anxious.
But...can I really agree to the Crown Princess's conditions?
Since the Crown Princess has invited me, I naturally have to see her.
Not long after, Xu Zun came to the Crown Princess's room.
This time, Ani sensibly left, leaving only Xu Zun and the Crown Princess in the room.
After a period of recuperation, the Crown Princess looked radiant, beautiful, and had an innate arrogance that made people dare not look directly at her.
"Sir," As expected, the Crown Princess came straight to the point, "Isn't it time to fulfill our agreement?"
"Crown Princess, this is wrong!" Xu Zun bowed and replied, "There is only an unfinished deal between us, not an agreement.
"In addition, it is still unknown whether this deal will be successful or not."
"Perfunctory, huh," the Crown Princess said angrily, "Lord Xu, don't you want to know who that Xuanmen spy is?"
"Oh?" Xu Zun's eyes widened. "Didn't the Crown Princess say before that there was more than one person? Now it seems that there is only one?"
"You?" The Crown Princess was annoyed. "What's the point of you playing these tricks on me?"
"Crown Princess," Xu Zun said solemnly, "I advise you not to be impatient. The attack on the Crown Prince is a serious matter. I came to the East Sea in accordance with the Queen Mother's order, and I will do my best.
"If we can find the prince, then..."
"Master Xu, you are a smart man. Do you really want me to make it clear?" The Crown Princess suddenly calmed down and approached Xu Zun and said, "Do you really think that the Queen Mother wants you to find the Crown Prince?"
Hearing this, Xu Zun pretended to be surprised and looked incredulous.
"Crown Princess," Xu Zun asked hurriedly, "what do you mean by this?"
"Humph," the Crown Princess snorted, "Don't you know why the Crown Prince is on a diplomatic mission to the East China Sea?"
"I know that," Xu Zunyan said, "The prince is here to avoid disaster!"
"It's no secret," the Crown Princess said, "The Queen Mother wants to be the Empress, and the Emperor and the Crown Prince are her biggest obstacles!
"If you really rescue the prince, what do you think the queen mother will do to you?"
"Crown Princess," Xu Zun pretended to be terrified, "You can't say that! The Crown Prince is of my Great Xuan Royal bloodline, and he's the Queen Mother's grandson. Blood is thicker than water!"
“Sir Xu,” the Crown Princess said, “Since it has come to this, I don’t care anymore.
"I guess you've already asked around. Where in the East China Sea has anyone actually been attacked by a sea monster?"
"This..." Xu Zun asked hurriedly, "What do you mean?"
"Being able to drive the sea monster to attack the Great Xuan Fleet," the Crown Princess said, "is that something that ordinary people can do?"
"You...what do you mean?"
"Hasn't what I said been obvious enough?" The Crown Princess said, "My Great Xuan warship dominates the sea. If I say it was attacked by pirates, no one will believe it.
"But if we encounter a once-in-a-century sea monster attack, that would keep us from being noticed, right?"
"You..." Xu Zun pretended to tremble , "You are alarmist. You are not saying that the attack on the prince's delegation was caused by the queen mother..."
"Otherwise," the Crown Princess said coldly, "who else could have such a great ability?"
“This…” Cold sweat broke out on Xu Zun’s forehead.
Although he did not believe what the Crown Princess said, he was sweating coldly.
"Master Xu," the Crown Princess said, "if your investigation this time yields a result that the Crown Prince has died and the Crown Princess jumped off a cliff to commit suicide, wouldn't that be a perfect result ?"
I'm going to...
Xu Zun sighed in his heart: Crown Princess, are you really looking forward to your man's death?
It seems that the couple is only in name only and there is really no love between them at all.
However...through the Crown Princess' words, Xu Zun could see that the Crown Princess was very scheming.
It was precisely because of this that Xu Zun became even more alert.
"It seems..." Xu Zun said seriously, "The Crown Princess has made up her mind to leave! But I'm worried that what's fake won't be real. The Queen Mother has many spies. If she's found out, it won't just be a failure to complete the mission, but a serious matter of losing my head!"
"So," the Crown Princess emphasized again, "I will definitely give you equivalent information, enough for you to take risks for it!"
"Really?" Xu Zun raised his lips and asked with deep eyes, "For example?"
"You are..." The Crown Princess was very smart and quickly understood Xu Zun's intention. "Would you like me to show my sincerity first?"
Xu Zun didn't say anything, which meant that the answer was affirmative.
The Crown Princess paced in front of Xu Zun for a long while, and finally turned around, stared at Xu Zun and said: "Okay, I'll tell you now, the dancer Yingying is the Xuanmen messenger! You can arrest her now and interrogate her!"
