novelaction Chapter 1325 Xiao Yuanwang
Chapter 1325 Xiao Yuanwang
Xiao Ce went straight up and slapped her across the face, leaving everyone present stunned...
Including Reese, who got slapped.
In a few seconds, Rhys will explode...
Shahar immediately rebuked, "Ries, what are you trying to do... Have you forgotten what the master said?"
After listening to Shahar's words, Xiao Ce finally understood.
That means they weren't actually afraid of him at all.
Clearly, Xiao Ce hadn't been subdued by them before, so these individuals were still somewhat resentful...
So, true conquest still requires subduing people through force...
However, Xiao Ce didn't care about this.
Rhys glared at Xiao Ce with resentment, while Xiao Ce didn't even look at him.
Just then, Xiao Ce looked at Shahar and said, "Tsar, you are still a smart one... Alright, I know you're not convinced... But even if you're not convinced now, you'd better hold back..."
Shahar wore a smile that was more like a grimace, and was about to speak.
Just then, Xiao Ce interrupted him, smiling as he said to Shahar, "Alright, you don't need to say anything unnecessary..."
"Go get my child. I need to see him..."
Shahar awkwardly tried to find an excuse.
Xiao Ce looked at him calmly: "Shahar, you don't seem to fully understand... or rather, you're still clinging to wishful thinking?"
Shahar's forehead instantly beaded with sweat, and he stammered, "What does Your Highness mean? I...I'll go and take the young prince right away...I didn't say I wouldn't agree..."
"You should have noticed the attitude of that gentleman you mentioned towards me, right?"
Shahar nodded awkwardly.
Xiao Ce continued, "He needs me. He desperately needs me. And he needs my help, which he does willingly and voluntarily. Do you understand the weight of that? I know you want to get rid of me, and you're very unhappy with me... but you have to listen to me now! Understand?"
Shahar's Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed hard, wanting to speak, but Xiao Ce stopped him with a raised hand.
Xiao Ce took a step forward, the invisible pressure making Shahar almost breathless, and even Ries beside him subconsciously took a half step back. "This weight means..."
Xiao Ce lowered his voice even further: "If I ask for anything, even if it means you, Nikolayevich Shahar, commit suicide right here, he would agree without hesitation. Do you believe me?"
Shahar heard Xiao Ce's blatant threat...
His face turned deathly pale in an instant, and his pupils contracted sharply.
He could clearly sense that Xiao Ce wasn't joking...
It's not bluffing...
He could tell that the man truly needed him...
His life, and even the survival of the entire Slavic royal family, was as insignificant as a feather, and could be sacrificed at any moment, just to obtain resources from Xiao Ce to help him...
Cold sweat instantly soaked through Shahar's undershirt; immense fear gripped him.
He finally understood how terrifying the man before him truly was.
Xiao Ce not only possessed terrifying personal strength and intelligence, but what was even more frightening was that he accurately grasped the lifeline of Xiao Dingshan's needs and used it as a weapon to instantly place himself in an absolutely advantageous position.
"I believe you... I believe you! Mr. Xiao, I... I understand! I completely understand!"
Shahar was not like Rees; he knew very well that what Xiao Ce said was true.
However, once that mysterious person has used him up, it's a foregone conclusion that they'll kick him aside...
Therefore, he is still able to be flexible and adaptable...
"You...you may give your orders! Your Highness...I'll have someone bring it right away! No, I'll go myself, immediately!" He stammered, wanting nothing more than to escape this suffocating pressure...
Xiao Ce waved his hand and said, "Go and get Eva to his place. I'll go to his place too... and bring the child over!"
With that, Xiao Ce walked away on his own.
Seeing Xiao Ce's departing figure, Rhys immediately spoke up, "Father, he's just a prisoner, are we really going to let him be so arrogant? We've already completely fallen out... is it still necessary for us to..."
Before Rhys could finish speaking, Shahar delivered a heavy slap to his face.
A resounding slap made Rhys cover his face, his eyes wide as he stared at Shahar and said, "Father, why did you hit me too...?"
Shahar said to Rhys, "You brainless idiot... why do you think that is?"
"Wasn't he clear enough? Our gentleman needs his help... If he says the word, we're dead, you understand?"
After hearing Shahar's words, Rhys said, "Then..."
Shahar said to Ries, "Let him cause trouble for a few days. Our master knows how terrifying he is... He must have some concerns too... After we've used him, we'll throw him away..."
After hearing Shahar's words, Rhys nodded, his face hardening...
"He dared to hit me..."
He was about to say the next sentence when Shahar glared at him, and he swallowed the words back down...
“Do as he says…” Shahar instructed Rhys…
"Also, don't mess with that madman Xiao Ce... he's capable of anything..."
Although reluctant, Rhys nodded.
At this moment, Xiao Ce was taken to Eva's residence...
Eva was also taken there; she had been unconscious but had now awakened...
She leaned against the jewel-encrusted couch, her face still pale, her once-brilliant golden hair now dull and disheveled over her shoulders.
Her eyes stared blankly at the magnificent dome, filled with pain, shame, and endless confusion.
She seemed to still be thinking about what had just happened.
Just then, his door was silently pushed open, and when Xiao Ce appeared in the doorway, Eva's body trembled violently. She sat up abruptly like a startled rabbit, then instinctively curled up again, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes...
She didn't even dare to look Xiao Ce in the eye; her long eyelashes trembled violently, as if bearing an immense weight.
Xiao Ce saw that Eva had woken up, but didn't speak. He just looked at her calmly.
The two of them were left alone in the room. The air seemed to have solidified into a heavy block of lead, making it hard to breathe.
Xiao Ce saw Eva's appearance, walked a few steps away from the soft couch, and stopped. He didn't approach or sit down, but simply stood there quietly, staring at Eva...
Eva felt that gaze, as if she were being whipped by an invisible whip.
In fact, Xiao Ce's silence deeply provoked him...
If Xiao Ce hit him or scolded him, it would make him feel much better...
She opened her mouth, her throat dry and tight, countless words of explanation, apology, defense, and excuses swirling in her mind...
"Your Highness, I...I'm not...Father and the others...are looking into the distance..."
Every beginning seemed so pale and weak, every reason so easily refuted.
She knew Xiao Ce too well! She knew his pride, his wisdom, and his zero tolerance for betrayal.
In terms of strategy, he easily saw through her carefully planned deception;
Emotionally, she took advantage of his most cherished status as his wife and children, leading him into a trap!
This undoubtedly touched his deepest sore spot. At this moment, any words would be superfluous and might even ignite his anger.
In the end, she just bit her lower lip hard, swallowing all her words, burying her head even lower, her shoulders trembling slightly, like a child awaiting final judgment yet knowing full well that she was unforgivable, leaving only a silent silence.
This silence was her last and only defense, filled with desperate confession and deep fear.
Xiao Ce looked at Eva, still remaining silent...
Just then, soft footsteps sounded outside the door, and a child's voice, deliberately lowered and tinged with nervousness and anticipation, called out: "Mother?"
The door to the warm room was carefully pushed open a crack. A small figure appeared in the doorway...
He was a boy of about five or six years old, dressed in exquisite Slavic aristocratic children's clothing. His hair was a beautiful light chestnut color, soft and slightly curly, his skin was fair, and his features were as delicate as a doll's.
What's most striking are his eyes—a pair of deep, dark, jade-like eyes inherited from Xiao Ce...
At this moment, the child was cautiously observing the scene inside the warm pavilion with complex emotions that were beyond his years.
His nose was straight, and the shape of his lips vaguely resembled that of Xiao Ce.
Although he has the deep features and light hair color that come from his obvious Slavic heritage, the charm between his brows, the calmness, and even the stubbornness in the lines of his lips are exactly the same as Xiao Ce's.
This is his child whom he has never met, Xiao Yuanwang.