Chapter 603: Night Party with "Candle Dance" (please ask for monthly tickets at the end of the month)
Hearing Kou Xuan's words, the confidants responded quickly, then bowed and left the study.
After the confidant left, the luxurious study became extremely quiet for a while.
Kou Xuan read the document in his hand expressionlessly and signed his name. Then he slowly picked up the pen cap, gently twisted it with his long fingers, and slowly closed the gold pen in his hand.
With a "bang" sound, the gold pen clicked shut, and Kou Xuan pressed it on the document.
Then he leaned back, leaning on the soft brocade chair, frowning slightly, and began to think deeply with a deep look on his face.
‘All the top executives of the four major shelters congratulated you?’
'This shows that Qiu Tu has been recognized by the human camp and has officially become the second leader of the 6th and 7th shelters.'
'However, judging from the intelligence, the two sides only reached a consensus after two rounds of consultations.'
'And judging from the military deployment of the 7th Sanctuary. This time, Qiu Tu didn't pay anything, but just used his strength to force the four major sanctuaries to bow?'
Thinking of this, Kou Xuan's eyes couldn't help but look deeper.
'Those are two seventh-level soldiers. And there are also iron troops like the "Iron Maiden Legion". They are no match for Qiu Tu.'
'Qiu Tu. Is he already this strong?'
After pondering for a moment, Kou Xuan put his hands on the desk, then slowly stood up and walked to the window.
Looking out the window at the dark night, he thought quietly,
'But the stronger Qiu Tu is, the less he can lean on him.'
'After all, the strength that the "edge area" can accommodate is limited. The stronger he is, the closer it is for him to leave the "Northwest Region" and go to the "Boundless Heart Sea-Core Area."
'His path to catastrophe is "politics", and theoretically "world official position" can also fit his path.'
'So, if I were him, there is a high probability that before leaving, I would go one step further and become Sanctuary No. 1, then advance to the seventh level, turn my "political" path into a "world official position", and completely get rid of the human camp.
Influence.'
'In this case, he will inevitably pull out new ideas regardless of the consequences to boost his own strength.'
'But precisely because of this, once he leaves the "Northwest Region", with his weak foundation, he will not be able to withstand the backlash that will encourage him to succeed, nor will he be able to maintain such a large family business.'
‘When the time comes, those who follow him will still be in bad luck’
'So, the more talented and powerful he is, the less likely you are to get close to him now.'
'It's a paradox.'
Thinking of this, Kou Xuan couldn't help but sigh slightly.
In fact, in his heart, Qiu Tu is indeed a very suitable partner. He had indeed tried his best to help Qiu Tu plan before.
All the changes were in Qiu Tu, when he defeated the jackals and joined forces with Zhao Ji to kill the nine-headed lion.
Kou Xuan knew that Qiu Tu was a genius before, but he didn't expect that he was such a genius.
If he was just an ordinary genius, then Qiu Tu could consolidate the foundation of his rule in the "Northwestern Region" during the transition years and lay a solid foundation for himself.
At that time, Qiu Tu will become the true king of the entire "Northwest Region", and the Kou family will rely on it to grow into a real towering tree.
But if he is too talented, he will not have much time left for Qiu Tu.
Therefore, Kou Xuan will start looking for a way out for himself and his family again.
This also led to the fact that after the human camp came to find them, he thought about it and finally chose to help conceal the whereabouts of the envoys.
Although this behavior offended Qiu Tu, it did allow the Kou family to regain a foothold in the human camp.
Moreover, Kou Xuan did not directly betray Qiu Tu and join the human camp.
He made a very clever way of "unloading":
After the 3rd and 4th envoys appeared in Fengqi Prefecture under cover of circumstances, he took the initiative to call Qiu Tu and confessed his vacillations and mistakes.
He also made it clear that this time he was sure that the purpose of the envoys was not to forcefully attack Qiu Tu, but just to demonstrate, so he dared to agree.
If the envoys show any chance of taking action against Qiu Tu, he will definitely refuse and report to Qiu Tu.
In addition, he also helped Qiu Tu analyze the situation carefully, and donated a batch of gold bars and disaster materials to Qiu Tu, which was regarded as an apology.
I have to say that the timing of his confession and confession is very clever. It is at the beginning of the matter and there is no big mistake, which can make people more accepting.
Coupled with the sincere attitude of admitting his mistake and the priceless apology, Qiu Tu's 10-point anger was relieved by 8-point.
So, Qiu Tu gave the Kou family a "return gift":
Since the Kou family wants to take sides, they can simply reveal Shen Lingshuang's information to Shen Yuzhou to further gain the favor of the Third Sanctuary.
Kou Xuan seemed to have guessed that there would be this opportunity, so he accepted it without any hesitation or even asking Qiu Tu's purpose.
This also allowed the Kou family to come back immediately after briefly leaving the Qiu Tu camp. It can be said that they have used the "swing" method to its peak.
However, both of them also know: Loyalty is either absolute or absolutely disloyal.
The moment the Kou family chose to hide the 3rd and 4th shelter envoys, Qiu Tu would no longer trust the Kou family, and the two parties would never be able to return to their past.
But this was originally what Kou Xuan wanted.
'Give compensation, help Qiu Tu do things, and continue to cooperate with Qiu Tu, but keep a certain distance and not be close.'
'Concealing the whereabouts of the 3rd and 4th envoy groups and leaking Shen Lingshuang's information to show goodwill to the human camp.'
'It not only pleases Qiu Tu, but also the human camp. Don't offend both sides. Delay time and wait for the follow-up development.'
Thinking like this, Kou Xuan's eyes couldn't help but become deeper.
In fact, if he was just a loner, he would most likely join Qiu Tu's camp without hesitation.
But there is no way he is not alone, but responsible for the entire family.
For a thousand-year-old family, the most important thing is not to reach the top or break out, but to maintain it without risk.
at the same time.
As the four major shelters successively recognized the legitimacy of Qiu Tu's position in the 6th and 7th shelters, they congratulated him.
The atmosphere in the entire living room is becoming more and more harmonious. However, if you look closely, you can still see the vigilance in the eyes of Li Feng and Shen Yuzhou.
In this way, a few people chatted for a few words. After talking about the itinerary of the visit tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, Qiu Tu finally let the two of them go and took the initiative to get up and see them off.
It has to be said that when Qiu Tu's strength is unknown, Qiu Tu's sense of extreme pressure is still very strong.
Both Shen Yuzhou and Li Feng were actually a little nervous during these few hours.
I was afraid that Qiu Tu, a guy who didn't play by the rules, would raise the table and prepare to start a fight if they disagreed.
Therefore, now that Qiu Tu finally agreed to let him go, the two of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After getting up and walking to the door of the living room, Li Feng and Shen Yuzhou declined Qiu Tu's idea of ​​continuing to see each other off.
Qiu Tu also knew that his extreme pressure in the past few hours had made them exhausted, so he did not insist. He just told them to take a good rest.
Finally able to get rid of Qiu Tu, the two of them walked a little more briskly.
However, it was this kind of slackness that prevented them from seeing that "Zhu Wu", who was lagging behind, looked at each other deeply with Qiu Tu, and then nodded suggestively to the living room.
On the way back to the other courtyard, Li Feng and Shen Yuzhou finally had time to talk.
Li Feng glanced at Shen Yuzhou, and then joked, "Didn't Chairman Shen say he wanted to put pressure on Qiu Tu?"
"Do you still want your daughter to take action?"
"Why did you compromise so quickly in the end?"
As a politician, Shen Yuzhou has long lost his sense of shame. He smiled and said, "The price of winning and losing is very different. And it is not proportional to the gain."
"So, after much thought, I finally gave up my original plan."
Hearing Shen Yuzhou's words, Li Feng narrowed his eyes and said bluntly, "Really? I thought it was Qiu Tu who got the handle on you."
"Exactly the same people. One is in the sky and the other is in the mud."
Speaking of this, Li Fengzhuangruo glanced at "Zhu Wu" unintentionally.
The reason why Shen Yuzhou was frightened by Qiu Tu was because he knew that Shen Lingshuang was in Qiu Tu's hands and might have leaked a lot of information.
But Li Feng and Shen Lingshuang have nothing to do with each other, they must be deceiving themselves.
So he said nonchalantly, "President Qiu just told a story casually."
"That story is actually not the key. The key is that he gave me time to think again."
"It was during those few minutes when he told the story that I weighed the pros and cons, the gains and losses, and finally made up my mind."
What Shen Yuzhou said was actually a novel angle and logical, but Li Feng didn't believe it at all.
If Shen Yuzhou changed his mind so easily, he would have changed his mind long ago in the afternoon.
However, she also knew that Shen Yuzhou was an old fox, and if he didn't want to talk, even testing would have no results, so she didn't bother to continue testing, but changed the topic,
"Is Chairman Shen really planning to recognize Qiu Tu's status just like that?"
"You really don't want to test his strength and see if he is bluffing?"
"Maybe he really just deceived us? After all, there are still a lot of doubts about him."
After hearing Li Feng's words, Shen Yuzhou's expression did not change at all. He said with a smile, "I have no other advantages. The biggest advantage is that I am willing to accept defeat."
"Since you lose, then admit it."
"Qiu Tu has now been recognized by the human camp and recognized by the major shelters, so his position is already stable and he is already our ally."
"Whether he is deceiving us or is really capable, I don't need to test him anymore."
Hearing Shen Yuzhou's words, Li Feng smiled and then did not answer any more words.
As the leader of the "Iron Detachment of Women", her father is also a senior executive of the Second Sanctuary. She has a transcendent status whether in the Fourth Sanctuary or in the human camp.
Moreover, don't forget, she is the owner of the 4th shelter. There is no one above her anymore. Even if the pressure this time is not handled well, no one can question her.
But Shen Yuzhou is different.
Sanctuary 3 was originally a bloody meat grinding ground.
Various factions and so many madmen gathered together. They were fighting and getting involved every moment.
This matter went unfavorably. Not to mention other factions, it is estimated that even the "Lawful Faction" will not let him go.
You know, he is the deputy speaker of Sanctuary 3. Below one person and above tens of thousands of people, many people are eyeing his position.
Li Feng didn't believe that Shen Yuzhou could be willing to admit defeat so easily.
In this way, the two simply chatted all the way until they separated at the intersection of the other courtyard.
Compared with Li Feng's casualness, Shen Yuzhou was indeed not as relaxed as he said after separation.
On the way back to the other courtyard, his face remained gloomy.
And his mind kept recalling this defeat.
It can be said that his and Li Feng's trip was completely planned by Qiu Tu.
Whether it's scaring away "Candle Dance", teasing Li Feng, or applying extreme pressure from behind
Even when the Kou family told him the information about Shen Lingshuang during the day, Shen Yuzhou suspected that it was Qiu Tu's scheme.
Qiu Tu was like a spider, weaving a huge web in the Senate, just waiting for a few people to step in.
'What a terrible young man.'
Although he didn't like Qiu Tu in his heart, Shen Yuzhou couldn't help but give Qiu Tu a very high evaluation.
'I have read information about Qiu Tu before, and there are many cases in which he strategized and succeeded step by step. But at the time, I thought it was because he was deified, or that the winner put gold on his face.'
'Unexpectedly, it turned out to be not only true, but maybe even a little restrained.'
With this in mind, Shen Yuzhou also stepped into the other courtyard.
"Candle Dance" followed him like a little tail.
Entering the room, Shen Yuzhou sat on the main seat and frowned.
Just as Li Feng thought just now, Shen Yuzhou is actually facing a lot of pressure now.
Without getting anything in return, and without even knowing Qiu Tu's strength, he unilaterally admitted defeat. When Shen Yuzhou returned to Sanctuary 3, he was bound to be criticized a lot.
'We can't go on like this. We have to find a way.'
With this thought in mind, Shen Yuzhou picked up the tea on the table and drank it all in one gulp.
Hmm. The leftover tea during the day is more bitter in your mouth than the tea in the living room.
This is destined to be a sleepless day for many people.
This war without gunpowder has actually attracted the attention of all parties.
Some are the opposition factions of the 3rd Sanctuary, some are relatively neutral forces, and there are also the elders of the 7th Sanctuary who have not yet given up their minds.
And Qiu Tu's inexplicable victory also made them all shocked and confused, wondering what happened.
And on this night when the news was flying all over the sky.
2 a.m.
The dark night spread like a tidal wave, completely swallowing up the hustle and bustle of the day. The blue moon was half-hidden in the clouds, revealing only a few hazy rays of light.
The trees outside the living room swayed gently in the night wind, and the leaves rustled, as if they were whispering.
"Cuckoo, cuckoo" A cuckoo stepped on an unknown branch and emitted a crisp and melodious call, slowly echoing in the quiet night.
In the reception room, Qiu Tu was sitting in the main seat, looking through the documents in his hands while patiently waiting for tonight's guests.
I don’t know how long it took, maybe ten minutes or half an hour.
Suddenly, the rustling of leaves suddenly stopped, and the outside seemed to be frozen in time, and there was silence.
There were no chirping insects, no chirping of birds, not even the sound of wind.
Qiu Tu raised his head and looked outside. The next second, a huge snake with orange eyes, as tall as a person, suddenly appeared outside the door.
The snake's eyes were cold and evil, like a basilisk standing tall on the sky. It was peering through the door at Qiu Tu inside the house with its eyes full of malice and greed.
Seeing this scene, Qiu Tu didn't care at all. He said, "Your Highness, I'm glad you can come to the appointment."
After hearing Qiu Tu's words, the snake eyes closed suddenly, and the next second, the girl who looked exactly like Shen Lingshuang appeared in the house out of thin air.
She stood there with her hands folded across her chest and her big eyes looking at Qiu Tu casually, "Then you are happy too early."
"I'm here to take your life tonight."
When Qiu Tu heard this, he couldn't help but smile, then put the documents in his hands aside and said confidently, "If His Highness really planned to take my life, he wouldn't have deliberately leaked any loopholes for me to discover.
"
"Zhu Wu" did not follow Qiu Tu at all. Her watery eyes, which were exactly the same as Shen Lingshuang's, were full of cunning. "Who told you that I deliberately leaked the flaw? Isn't my food good?"
Long before he came into contact with "Zhu Wu", Qiu Tu had actually witnessed "Zhu Wu" confronting Shen Yuzhou several times.
At that time, he thought that "Zhu Wu" was because he hated Shen Yuzhou. Now it seems that Zhu Wu is simply unqualified and kills everyone equally.
But this is understandable.
Let’s not talk about the “primitive tribe”-like civilization of the evil gods, let’s talk about the experience of “Candle Dance”:
He was reincarnated and rebuilt, but in the end he was plotted against, and he suddenly had a father. He was also controlled, and forced to fight for his own enemies.
If it were Qiu Tu, Qiu Tu would probably take care of the emotions of everyone around him: it wouldn't be good if anyone was happy.
Thinking of this, Qiu Tu no longer cared about "Zhu Wu"'s attitude, but asked, "I wonder what you call His Highness?"
"Zhu Wu." Zhu Wu walked to Qiu Tu's side, jumped onto the chair next to Qiu Tu, picked up a piece of snack on the table and started eating.
"Zhu Wu." Qiu Tu recited the name of "Zhu Wu", and then praised, "What a good name."
Zhu Wu's mouth was full and she rolled her eyes, "If you don't know how to praise, don't praise."
"Shen Yuzhou is very vigilant, so I only had 5 minutes to sneak out this time, so I didn't waste any time."
After saying that, she lowered her head and picked up a piece of snack, and then said nonchalantly, "So, what's the matter with your date with me tonight?"
"You can't be interested in me, right? I'm so young and you're also interested, are you a pervert?"
Qiu Tu:
Qiu Tu suddenly understood the reason why Shen Yuzhou exploded seven times a day.
This God's mouth is really poisonous, and he talks so many and densely that it is simply irritating.
Thinking like this, Qiu Tu quickly adjusted his mood, and then said, "Your Highness is joking, I came to you late at night this time, but I actually wanted to ask you if you want to regain your freedom?"
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, "Zhu Wu" was stunned for a moment. Then she looked up at Qiu Tu and asked, "Do you have a way to free me?"
Qiu Tu nodded, then shook his head, "I have some ideas, but I may not be able to do it."
If Qiu Tu came up with a guarantee, then "Zhu Wu" probably wouldn't believe it.
But now Qiu Tu was more cautious in what he said, and "Zhu Wu" actually believed it.
She didn't even eat the snacks, but looked at Qiu Tu and asked, "What are your conditions?"
Qiu Tu smiled and said, "I want you to swear on the "origin of the world" and obey my orders in the next year."
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, "Zhu Wu" looked at Qiu Tu warily, and then asked involuntarily, "You don't want to take the opportunity to arrange something impossible for me, or force me to do something that will hurt myself, right?
"
At this time, Qiu Tu acted very aboveboard. He shook his head and said, "Of course not."
"If what I arrange for you cannot be completed; or if I force you to do something that hurts you; or even if it violates the spirit of the contract, such as ordering you to renew for another year, you can directly refuse to abide by our agreement."
This time, "Candle Dance" is obviously more serious.
Her brain was spinning rapidly. She really couldn't find any place to trick her, so she smiled and stretched out her hand to Qiu Tu and said, "No problem!"
“A pleasure to work with.”
Maybe he didn't expect things to go so smoothly, so looking at the white and tender hands of the "reincarnation of the god" in front of him, Qiu Tu didn't reach out eagerly, but blinked and asked one more question,
"Your Highness, do you trust me that much?"
"We met for two minutes, and you didn't need to think carefully or understand me before you agreed to my conditions?"
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, "Zhu Wu" waved his hands indifferently, "I don't understand you, why don't I understand Shen Yuzhou?"
“It’s hard to say how bad the people he praises are. But how bad can they be for the people he criticizes?”
"So, I feel at ease cooperating with you."
Qiu Tu:6
Inexplicably, Qiu Tu felt that there was nothing wrong with the logic of "Candle Dance".
After dispelling the last trace of worry in his heart, Qiu Tu finally felt relieved.
He smiled and took the initiative to reach out his hand and shake "Zhu Wu".
"Zhuwu"'s hands are slightly cool and tender. They are slightly different from Shen Lingshuang's.
In this way, the cooperation between the two was temporarily reached in the form of a verbal agreement.
Maybe she had become one of her own, so "Zhu Wu" no longer paid attention to her image. She lay stretched out on the chair, directly picked up the dessert plate on the table, and poured it into her mouth.
He looked like a starving ghost.
While eating snacks, "Zhu Wu" was still chewing and said, "You humans still know how to eat. Everything you invented tastes so good."
Just like that, after eating all the snacks in one go, Du Wu clapped his hands and jumped off the chair, "Okay, if there's nothing else to do, I'll go back first."
"Waiting for your good news."
After saying that, her body flickered slightly and disappeared completely into the living room.
Seeing this scene, a smile slowly appeared on Qiu Tu's face.
"Zhu Wu" is done, all that's left is to get Shen Yuzhou
And if you want to get rid of Shen Yuzhou, you must plan carefully.
Thinking like this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but start thinking about how to get Shen Yuzhou to give up this priceless "God Reincarnation", which was even the treasure of the "Lawful Sect".
At the same time, just when Qiu Tu was strategizing.
From the "Isolated Mountains" at the junction of the "Boundless Heart Sea Core-Core Area" and the "Northwest Region", women with tall and noble figures, cold temperament, and extremely beautiful appearance slowly walked out.
She was like a fairy descending from the earth, her skin was better than snow, and her eyebrows were like a crescent moon. She had a pair of beautiful eyes, cold and bright, and her eyes seemed to be able to freeze people.
Astonishingly, it was Zhao Ji who came to the "core area" from the "Northwestern Region".
As we walked out of the "Isolated Mountains", we were greeted by a massive amount of catastrophic power!
If the power of catastrophe in the real world of the "Northwest Region" is like a handful of water, the power of catastrophe in the spiritual world of the "Northwest Region" is like a pond.
Then the concentration of catastrophic power in the "core area" is like a river! A river!
The three are completely incompatible.
And with the pouring of the power of disaster, Zhao Ji's aura began to rise rapidly as she walked.
Seventh level, middle level seven, late level seven, peak level seven!
After just walking a few steps, Zhao Ji's strength skyrocketed from the seventh level to the peak of the seventh level.
Obviously, this is the result of her accumulation in the "Northwest Region".
After walking out of the "Isolated Mountains", Zhao Ji looked back at the "Isolated Mountains", then frowned slightly.
'It seems... a little shorter.'
'Is convergence accelerating?'
'It seems that it won't be long before the "Northwestern Region" and "Southwestern Region" will be completely integrated into the "Boundless Heart Sea" and become one of the core areas.'
‘At that time, those two regions should usher in a huge change’
Thinking like this, Zhao Ji withdrew her gaze, and then turned to the "core area" in front of her where the spiritual world and the real world have been completely integrated!
The vast grassland is covered with lush star grass, and a tiny but bright star hangs on the top of each blade of grass, like a precious material for disaster.
The breeze blows and the grass waves surge, like a river of stars flowing across the earth.
In the distance, majestic mountains are suspended in the air, and a huge whale with a terrifying level 8 momentum is swimming freely among the floating mountains.
The water it spurts out from time to time turns into a bright strip of light, like the Milky Way falling in the sky.
The light belt fell on the grassland and immediately turned into a group of agile flame butterflies.
Those flame butterflies were obviously very powerful, almost at the second level. They danced gracefully on the grassland, and then scattered the hot sparks, burning out a quiet lake composed entirely of flames.
Zhao Ji's eyes stayed on this magnificent world for two seconds, and then she embarked on the journey with an expressionless face.
Just when she was walking through the Starlight Grassland, she suddenly glanced behind her.
The majestic "Isolation Mountains" are still standing there. Although they no longer stand tall, they are still majestic and towering.
'This is the world that truly belongs to catastrophic creatures.'
'Don't wait for the region to be completely integrated before you start, because by then everything will be too late.'
'I'm waiting for you in the "core area".'
At this time, Qiu Tu didn't know that Zhao Ji had sent a new invitation to him.
After a busy day, he returned to the villa where he lived alone, and then took out the soul shackles that imprisoned "Little Yasha" again——
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