Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 1471 - 629: Hoodwinking the Eighth Rank Great Evil God

Hearing Zhao Ji's words, a faint smile appeared on Qiu Tu's face. "No problem."

He said, "My first pick is the 'Heavenly God Reincarnate' Zhu Wu, whom you just met."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji gave Qiu Tu a deep look, nodded slightly, and said calmly, "Fine."

After that, she looked at Qiu Tu with her usual cold elegance and asked, "Then who is your last candidate?"

On hearing this, Qiu Tu just smiled, leaned his head back, then looked upward and said, "Your Highness Qing Lan. You must have heard every word between Zhao Ji and me just now, right?"

"Give me a chance. I want to have a deep conversation with you."

With Qiu Tu's words, the room instantly fell silent.

One second, two seconds, three seconds…

Just when Qiu Tu thought Qing Lan wouldn't respond and he'd need to figure out another way to make contact—

A slip of paper suddenly appeared out of thin air in his hand.

Qiu Tu paused for a moment, then raised his hand, opened the note and glanced at it. There was a time and place written on it…

"Tomorrow at 2 p.m., by Lake Jiangzi, outside the capital Sangdu."

As soon as he finished reading, the slip of paper caught fire on its own without wind, turning instantly to ashes. In the blink of an eye, it was as if nothing had happened—no trace left at all…

But Qiu Tu knew very well: his repeated temptations to Qing Lan these past two days had finally paid off.

Whether it would succeed or not—he'd see tomorrow…

Meanwhile, Zhao Ji also looked at Qiu Tu expressionlessly, a trace of doubt in her heart…

'He's been calling me "Your Grace" all this time and hasn't gone back to the old way of addressing me. Did I misunderstand him?'

...

Time flashed by, and it was soon afternoon of the next day.

Last night, Zhu Wu and Dhole followed Qiu Tu's instructions and put on a little show—pretending to leave "Qing Lan's Divine Domain." Thus, Qiu Tu fulfilled his promise to Qing Lan and also made his own whereabouts fade from the public eye.

So, this afternoon, Qiu Tu simply used the "Substitute Phantom Mirror" to change his face, then went to the agreed meeting spot.

The sky was blue as sapphire, unfurled right above, while clouds white as snow drifted like cotton candy. The tranquil Jiangzi Lake lay like a gigantic mirror, smooth and flawless, reflecting the blue sky and puffy clouds, as if there was another wondrous world hidden beneath the water's surface.

The lakeshore was lush with reeds and water plants, softly swaying in the breeze and whispering in their own language. A girl, looking no more than twelve or thirteen, was sprawled on a deck chair, leisurely fishing.

Honestly, compared to the gray, hazy sky of the "real world," the 'Boundless Heart Sea – Core Region' was much more like the world Qiu Tu had in mind.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu stood silently in the distance for a moment, before finally walking over to the Eighth Rank Great Evil God, "Qing Lan."

No posturing, no overly formal airs—Qiu Tu just plopped down right beside Qing Lan and casually said, "Your Highness Qing Lan, you're here really early. Were you looking forward to this talk?"

Qing Lan lay back in her chair, lazily gave a yawn, and replied carelessly, "Nope. It's just that if there's any excuse to not do work, I run as fast as I can."

Qiu Tu grinned at that. This truly matched everything he'd heard about Qing Lan—got a personal matter? Hit her up during working hours, no problem!

While thinking this, Qiu Tu also spoke up, "Your Highness Qing Lan, you overheard my conversation with Zhao Ji last night, didn't you?"

Qing Lan said languidly, "You wanted me to hear it. How could I not?"

Qiu Tu chuckled and didn't deny it. He said, "So, does Your Highness have any interest in the 'Heavenly God Positional Frame'? Any thoughts?"

Qing Lan turned and glanced at Qiu Tu, then said, "Thoughts, huh?"

"Guess I do have a few."

She said nonchalantly, "All your schemes and plans… Just listening to them makes me tired."

Lying in the chair, she went on indifferently, "Is working so hard even worth it? With all those Eighth Rank peak experts gunning for this, you guys hardly stand a chance."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu replied, "Trying hard doesn't always pay off. But not trying is definitely comfortable, right?"

Maybe she didn't expect a notorious try-hard like Qiu Tu to say something so in line with her heart; Qing Lan turned, looking at Qiu Tu in curiosity.

Qiu Tu met her gaze and then smiled.

Then Qiu Tu said, "But what if I told you I have a way to guarantee we'll be the winners?"

Hearing this, Qing Lan frowned and was about to speak.

But Qiu Tu continued, "What's more… if I say that in this 'Heavenly God Trial,' if a second 'Heavenly God Positional Frame' appears, we can simply let you have it?"

Qing Lan blanked out for a second, her lazy expression slowly dissipating.

But Qiu Tu wasn't finished.

He immediately added, "And—if we don't get a second 'Heavenly God Positional Frame,' we won't let you come for nothing; we'll give you enough compensation."

This time, Qing Lan's face finally changed completely.

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