Then let them offer their loyalty!

Upon hearing Dongxue's words, Qiu Tu chuckled and said, "How could that be?"

"That fool of his, he's still completely in the dark, thinking he's really been in love with the Star Gazing God King for decades..."

"However, this is normal."

"After all, who would have thought you would be so audacious as to use your master's name to have an affair with her suitor?"

That's right. One of Qiu Tu's two major conjectures at the time was that the Ghost Face God King had been deceived and had never been in a relationship with the Star Gazing God King.

The reason is simple...

Princess Huiming, the conflicting attitudes of the Stargazing God King and the Ghost Face God King.

Although there are many God-Kings in "Destroyed Royal Court", there are only a few at the peak of level four, guarding the God-Kings.

The Cloud Cat God King, the Berserker God King, and the Ghost Face God King have worked together for so many years, and the Cloud Cat God King is even the head of the intelligence department, yet they were completely unaware of the Ghost Face God King and the Star Gazing God King's romance. This in itself is the biggest oddity. (Chapter 894)

This indicates that the two not only have no contact on the surface, but also have little contact in private.

Furthermore, Princess Huiming's strange disdainful attitude towards this relationship (Chapter 910) leads Qiu Tu to boldly speculate that there is definitely something more to this relationship than meets the eye.

So, during the day, Qiu Tu also subtly inquired about many details of the two's interactions with Ghost Face God King.

When Qiu Tu heard that the Ghost-Faced God King had first made contact with the Star-Gazing God King's maid, and gradually won her over and became familiar with her, he began to have some doubts. (Chapter 911)

Later, after learning that the Ghost Face God King and the Star Gazing God King communicated entirely through letters, his suspicions reached their peak.

When he later inquired about the "relationship beyond friendship" between the Ghost-Faced God King and the Stargazing God King, which turned out to be a form of "literary love" exchanged through letters, he became even more convinced that the Ghost-Faced God King had been deceived...

Based on what the Ghost Face God King said—that the Star Gazing God King had helped him handle several difficult cases and provided him with a lot of information about high-level God Kings—Qiu Tu identified the suspect.

—The person who could get the Star Gazing God King to act and also know so much secret information is most likely the person in the "Star Gazing Tower" who is closest to the Star Gazing God King. In other words... the Star Gazing God King's personal maid.

Therefore, Qiu Tu deliberately found an excuse to meet with Dong Xue today and briefly tested her.

It seems that Qiu Tu's guesses were indeed true.

However, even though he had guessed the truth, Qiu Tu still felt a bit emotional after everything was verified.

As expected... this world is never short of bold people. This Winter Snow is quite a talent.

If I'm not mistaken, Dongxue clearly lacks talent and has a weak background, destined to stop at the level of a celestial being.

As a result, after discovering that Ghost Face was a lecherous and greedy fellow, he took a risk and pretended to be in a relationship with Ghost Face in order to obtain resources.

This is probably why "Stargazer" initially ignored the ghost faces, but gradually began to respond.

At first, Dongxue didn't dare to impersonate him, so she tested him gradually. Only when she realized that Guilian didn't suspect her at all did she begin to devise a plan.

This is why, no matter how many times Ghost Face invited him, "Stargazer" never came out to meet him over the years.

Because she wasn't the Stargazing God-King at all...

If Qiu Tu wasn't mistaken, the Ghost Face God King must have suspected Dong Xue's identity.

But Dongxue's thoughtfulness lies in this: she deliberately asked Guanxing to help Guilian find the suspect, and she also deliberately revealed secret information to Guilian.

These were things that only stargazers could do, so the Ghost Face God King's doubts were gradually dispelled.

Qiu Tu guessed that Dong Xue probably used official business as a pretext to have Guan Xing take action.

This is why the entire plan had almost no flaws. And it was precisely because of this that it was able to deceive the Ghost-Faced God King for decades.

At this moment... after cracking the first secret, Qiu Tu's gaze couldn't help but fall on the bold maid in front of him.

He said calmly, "Winter Snow God King, there is no need to be afraid."

"I'm not a ghost face, so who the 'Star Gazing' God King is doesn't matter to me much."

"I just have a few questions I want to ask you."

To dare to trick Ghost Face, the guardian god, into becoming her ATM, Winter Snow must be a formidable character herself.

So, upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, she immediately realized: Qiu Tu wasn't openly arresting her, but rather contacting her privately, which meant... it seemed Qiu Tu didn't want to make things public yet, so there was still room for maneuver?

Thinking this, her eyes suddenly became incredibly determined.

She immediately knelt down before Qiu Tu and said, "Lord Silver Mask, please ask whatever you wish, and I will answer all your questions."

Seeing that Dongxue was so understanding, Qiu Tu's eyes immediately lit up with a smile.

He didn't mince words, but went straight to the point and asked, "What is the Star Gazing God King doing right now?"

Chapter 913 Zhao Ji has disappeared (Seeking monthly votes)

Qiu Tu's question was clearly not unexpected by Dong Xue.

In fact, she could say that the moment she saw Qiu Tu tonight, she knew why he had come.

Therefore, she replied without any hesitation, "Your Majesty, His Majesty is indeed in seclusion."

The moment Dongxue entered the courtyard, Qiu Tu had already activated the "Order Space," constantly detecting lies there.

So when Dongxue finished speaking, Qiu Tu knew that she was telling the truth.

'He's actually in seclusion...'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but ask again, "What is she doing in seclusion?"

Upon hearing this, Dongxue replied earnestly, "Your Majesty is likely in seclusion, adjusting his state, and waiting to locate Qiu Tu upon his emergence from seclusion."

Upon hearing Dongxue's words, Qiu Tu's face showed a hint of realization.

According to intelligence, the Star Gazing God King is at the peak of the fourth level, but Zhao Ji's current level is not weaker than hers.

In such cases, the ability to perform divination and prediction will be greatly depleted, and may even become completely unsuccessful.

Therefore, it is reasonable for the Star Gazing God King to go into seclusion to recuperate if he wants to use this ability.

'As long as we don't pinpoint the location right now, there's still a chance to salvage the situation.'

Thinking this through, Qiu Tu, having figured out the purpose of the Star Gazing God King's seclusion, felt slightly more relaxed and began to focus his attention on the identity of the Star Gazing God King, which he was more interested in.

He then tapped his fingertips lightly on the cold stone table and asked, "Your Majesty, the Tyrant of Destruction, have you frequently visited the Star Gazing Tower to see the Star Gazing God King these past few years?"

Dongxue was clearly surprised to hear Qiu Tu's words.

Clearly... she didn't quite understand why this "Silver-Masked God King" would be interested in such a trivial matter.

Could it be... that he, like the Ghost-Faced God King, is in love with the Stargazing God King? And is he trying to confirm whether the Stargazing God King is His Majesty's exclusive possession?

However, despite her doubts, she knew that the "Silver-Masked God King" had already seized her weakness, leaving her no room for questioning.

So, after a moment of surprise, she quickly shook her head and said frankly, "Your Majesty, no. His Majesty is extremely busy and rarely comes to the Star Gazing Tower or sees His Majesty except for the annual sacrificial ceremony."

She thought for a moment, then added, "I have served Your Majesty for decades, and I have seen Your Majesty come to me privately no more than four times."

Upon hearing Dongxue's words, Qiu Tu's eyes revealed a thoughtful expression.

He thought for a moment, then asked, "And what about Her Highness the Princess? Does she often visit the Star Gazing God King?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Dong Xue shook her head without hesitation and said firmly, "No, not at all."

"Over the years, I have seen the princess less often than I have seen His Majesty."

Hearing Dongxue's words, Qiu Tu nodded thoughtfully again.

Things seem to be getting more and more interesting.

Thinking this through, he paused for a moment, then, as if struck by a sudden thought, asked, "Do the two of them often contact each other in private?"

This is a somewhat complicated issue. So Dongxue clearly thought about it carefully before saying, "If they're in frequent contact... it seems they are indeed in frequent contact."

"It seems so?" Qiu Tu keenly caught the hint of hesitation in Dong Xue's expression.

His fingertips stopped tapping, and he leaned forward slightly, his silver mask gleaming coldly in the moonlight. "If it's there, it's there; if it's not, it's not. What does 'seems' even mean?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Dong Xue gave an awkward smile on her chubby face.

She said carefully, "Your Excellency, it is because... because His Majesty the Star Gazer actually enjoys quiet and solitude very much."

“Normally, she rarely left the house. She spent all her time either divining the stars or just spacing out in the tower.”

"Sometimes, even we maids who serve her only see her a few times a month."

"Therefore, we don't know whether she has any private contact with His Highness Huiming."

“But…” Fuyuki changed the subject and added, “Your Majesty does indeed frequently carry out tasks assigned by Prince Huiming.”

"Because I help Your Majesty record the astrological content, I know that many of the divinations were requested by Princess Huiming."

"This means that she and His Highness must have been in contact privately all along."

At this point, Dongxue seemed to have thought of something and began to speak.

"For example, this mission to kill 'Qiu Tu'..."

"It was Princess Huiming's arrangement that sent His Highness to search for 'Qiu Tu's' whereabouts."

"And it was because I always helped His Majesty with the record-keeping that I was able to learn so much confidential information and tell Ghost Face..."

Hearing Dongxue's words, Qiu Tu felt that her relationship with Guilian made sense.

At the same time, it seemed that he had confirmed one of his guesses.

Thinking this, he pondered quietly for two seconds before looking at Dongxue and asking for further confirmation.

"So... did you personally witness Prince Huiming giving the order to the Star Gazing God King?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Dong Xue's body trembled almost imperceptibly. She hesitated and shook her head, saying, "It shouldn't be. I suspect that His Majesty may be communicating with Prince Huiming through some special communication method."

"Therefore, we maids don't usually see it."

"However..." she said, then changed the subject, "His Majesty the Star Gazer is a kind person. Before each of his seclusions, he would briefly explain the background to me."

"Therefore I can confirm that His Highness Huiming does indeed frequently assign her tasks."

Upon hearing Dongxue's words, Qiu Tu's eyes once again showed a thoughtful expression.

If his new guess was only 3% likely before, after hearing Dongxue's account, he was almost 8% certain...

'But if that's really the case, then it's quite a big secret....'

'And it's a secret that could very well lead to my death...'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu muttered to himself, 'No.'

We need to be careful about this. We don't want to end up being outmaneuvered instead of the other way around...

Thinking this way, Qiu Tu did not hesitate at all. After asking for more information about the Star Gazing God King, Qiu Tu used "Order Space" to modify Dong Xue's memories without hesitation.

So... two minutes later.

Dongxue stood in the courtyard with a blank expression, then looked in front and then behind.

After a moment, she said, somewhat puzzled, "What am I doing standing here? Why don't I go inside and rest?"

Qiu Tu had already left Dongxue's courtyard by this time, so after standing there for two seconds and not noticing anything unusual, Dongxue shook her head and then stepped into the inner room...

......

Meanwhile, outside the imperial city.

A ghostly figure silently disappeared into the shadows of the corner, moving at lightning speed while analyzing all the information it had just extracted from Dongxue.

'It has nothing to do with the Destroyer Tyrant...'

'She usually keeps to herself and rarely goes out, but she occasionally carries out the tasks assigned by the Radiant Princess....'

'I have not seen the correspondence or exchanges between Princess Huiming and the Stargazing God King.....'

All of this points to a rather interesting possibility...

However, the potential causal link was far too strong, so even if Qiu Tu guessed it, he didn't dare tell anyone directly and could only keep it buried in his heart...

'Although I've guessed everything, it's best to verify it myself.'

'Also... while the Star Gazing God King is still in seclusion, I need to meet with Sister Zhao Ji as soon as possible and make some new arrangements, otherwise she might really be in danger....'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but look up at the sky.

'Luckily, there are still 7 days left, which should be enough time to reconnect with Sister Zhaoji...'

.......

three days later.