Then let them offer their loyalty!

Throughout the entire scene, only the white-clad man, Ji Yuan, the commander of the Imperial Guards, frowned slightly, as if he sensed that something was amiss.

Of course... besides him, Princess Xi's expression was also somewhat complicated. Moreover... she also had some doubts in her heart.

Qiu Tu... how did he know all about tonight's events? And why did he come to save me?

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Chapter 542 Elder Pang: Qiu Tu is truly lawless! (10,000 words, please vote!)

To be honest, Princess Xi has learned a lot tonight.

Although she didn't consider herself a top genius in the past, she still felt that her intelligence and political acumen were both above average.

Since she came into contact with Kou Xuan, he had always kept a low profile, so she always felt that Kou Xuan, who was rumored to be a top genius, was just so-so, and that the gap between him and herself was not that big.

Afterwards, she arrived at the 8th Shelter. There she met another legendary top genius: Qiu Tu.

Perhaps it's because Qiu Tu has always disguised himself as a "lecher," and he especially enjoys touching her inappropriately, even verbally...

Therefore, Princess Xi's impression of Qiu Tu as a "genius" was not that strong.

However, everything that happened tonight changed all her views.

Kou Xuan and Qiu Tu were both thousands of miles away, yet they were fully aware of what was going to happen tonight.

One side made early arrangements, sending in experts to ambush the enemy.

The other one... is even more terrifying. It seems like they anticipated the other party's attack and made preparations in advance, sending someone to protect them.

In fact, because they guessed that Kou Yu was unlikely to resist, they did not send any experts.

They sent a mid-stage fourth-tier person to "deliver a message".

Thinking of this, Princess Xi was stunned for a moment, and then realized that she had missed some other information.

Because... she suddenly remembered Kou Yu's unusual behavior tonight.

She sensed something was off about Kou Yu's anxious demeanor earlier and wondered if someone was coming to protect her.

So, I took a gamble.

Looking back now, I realize I made the right bet. But... it also proves that my earlier guess was correct.

Kou Yu did indeed know long ago that Qiu Tu would come to rescue him.

so......

'Did Kou Xuan also anticipate Qiu Tu's arrival?'

Thinking of this, Princess Xi suddenly felt a chill run down her spine!

These two people actually planned out everything for tonight in advance?

In some ways, the two even "exchanged blows" with each other from a distance?

How did they manage to do that?!

Thinking this, Princess Xi couldn't help but look at Yu Die in front of her.

She opened her mouth, then asked, "Hello, Speaker Yu Die. Besides sending you to protect me, does Commander Qiu... have any other messages for me?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Die glanced at Princess Xi. Her gaze swept over Princess Xi's shapely figure, lingering particularly on her ample bosom.

Then he said coldly, "If the princess has any questions, she should go and ask him directly."

"I was just following orders."

After saying that, she added, "In addition, Garrison Commander Qiu said that the villa you are currently living in should be full of blood and chaos."

"Therefore, you can temporarily stay in his villa in Dongcheng City."

Upon hearing Yu Die's words, Princess Xi showed a hint of hesitation.

Her preconceived notion of Qiu Tu as a "pervert" made her genuinely worried that there might be something fishy about that villa.

—For example, there's a secret passage in the bedroom. While he's asleep, Qiu Tu will directly climb onto his bed and then play with him.

However, perhaps due to too many doubts in his mind, and also because he wondered if there was any information left by Qiu Tu in that villa.

So, after hesitating for a moment, Princess Xi nodded and agreed.

And so, Kou Yu led his family away.

Princess Xi, under the protection of the Imperial Guards and the Security Bureau, went to the villa where Qiu Tu had previously stayed.

Upon arriving at Qiu Tu's villa, Princess Xi quickly washed up and then began searching for clues and information that Qiu Tu had left for her.

But... after searching for a long time, she couldn't find anything useful.

Moreover, let alone anything useful, she used her mental power to thoroughly scan the entire villa, but she didn't find even a secret room or passageway.

For a moment, Princess Xi was a little confused.

She sat blankly on the bed, recalling everything that had happened that night.

'Could it be... that Qiu Tu really just wanted to help me out?'

'No ill intentions whatsoever?'

Even Princess Xi herself found it hard to believe when she said this.

But the facts are there, and it seems like this is the only possibility...

So, after sitting on the bed for a while, Princess Xi couldn't help but think of Qiu Tu...

What is that man doing right now?

'Does he really think he's some kind of savior, and that it's cool to stay silent like that?!'

.......

at the same time.

"Savior" Qiu Tu is still throwing a tantrum in the "Spirit Mirror Space"!

His aura, at the peak of the fifth rank, surged forth, reverberating throughout the entire "Spirit Realm Space".

Through the bronze mask that seemed to be both crying and laughing, Qiu Tu slammed his fist on the table with a deafening roar!

"Useless! A bunch of useless trash!"

"You can't even come up with a way to deal with Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji! What use are you?"

"Are you really just going to wait it out and let the higher-ups handle this?"

After shouting like that, Qiu Tulong glared at everyone present and then said in a deep voice, "In the next few days, I will select a few members to hold a small meeting to discuss this matter."

"I hope you won't let me down then."

After saying that, Qiu Tu, who was sitting in the main seat, waved his hand and said, "Let's adjourn the meeting."

As Qiu Tu, the host of the recollection, dismissed the meeting, the members exchanged glances and then returned to the real world one by one through the mirror.

The first to leave were "Fox Face" and "White Mist." The last to leave were Pang Haichen and his group of fourth-tier traitors.

Pang Haichen was the second to last to leave.

Before leaving, he took a deep look at Qiu Tu, who was sitting in the main seat, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

He wanted to test the waters, but considering the potential dangers of a successful test, he hesitated for a moment before abandoning the idea and instead crawled back into the full-length mirror.

After walking about twenty steps along the path he had come from, Pang Haichen returned to the real world.

As he walked out, the mist that filled the room was rapidly "pulled back" into the mirror.

In a short while, the whole room returned to normal.

Pang Haichen was probably used to this phenomenon, so he walked to the sofa and sat down without any surprise, then frowned deeply.

Today's meeting was actually not very long, and "Eternal Night" controlled most of the pace.

At first, Pang Haichen suspected that "Eternal Night" was the same as "Twilight".

Now that the meeting is over, his suspicions have only deepened.

He even suspected that the "Twilight" who came this time was not the real "Twilight," but a disguise.

The reason is simple...

In the Cataclysm Zone bordering the 8th Sanctuary, the evil gods are not particularly powerful. There are only a handful at the peak of the fifth tier.

This narrowed down the scope for Pang Haichen by countless times.

Among them, Mu Ye is the fifth-tier peak evil god who has the deepest connection with the "Mist Hidden Society".

However, it should be noted that "Twilight" recently perished.

Even though "Twilight" escaped not long ago and retrieved its little treasure vault, it is now focusing all its efforts on restoring its strength.

However, it will be difficult for "Twilight" to recover its peak fifth-tier strength in a short period of time.

It should be noted that... at this meeting, "Eternal Night" clearly demonstrated his peak fifth-tier strength.

Therefore, there are only two possibilities.

The first possibility is that the "Mist Shadow Society" really did recruit more than two fifth-tier peak Great Evil Gods around the 8th Sanctuary.

The second possibility is that the "Twilight" at tonight's meeting was a third party in disguise.

After this conjecture formed in his mind, Pang Haichen couldn't help but recall a piece of intelligence he had recently heard from a messenger.

That was the Yaksha who had met the escaped "Twilight" once, and suspected that the escaped "Twilight" was an imposter. (Chapter 505)

But who can impersonate Twilight?

Clearly, only Qiu Tu possesses such ingenious methods and is imprisoning the demon "Twilight".

Thinking about this, Pang Haichen couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Putting aside the fact that the "Spirit Mirror Space" requires multiple identity verifications to enter, let's just talk about the "peak fifth tier" thing...

Qiu Tu has only been at the fifth rank for a short time. And he's already at the peak of the fifth rank?

His strength has increased way too fast!

Thinking this, Pang Haichen felt a strange sense of urgency.

After all, Qiu Tu's progress was too rapid, and his methods were endless. This made even his enemy feel hopeless.

What's even more terrifying is that... he and Qiu Tu have a life-or-death feud.

Given Qiu Tu's personality, once he finds out about this, he definitely won't let me off the hook.

With that thought in mind, Pang Haichen secretly made up his mind.

'No... We must find a way to contact the higher-ups of the "Hidden Mist Society" and report the situation in the Northwest region.'

'Let them send their best fighters to kill Qiu Tu with all their might.'

Only in this way can we have a glimmer of hope of winning.

Just as he was thinking this, there was a sudden, loud knocking on his study door.

Pang Haichen snapped out of his daze and calmly called out, "Go in."

The next second, his secretary pushed open the door and walked in.

Upon seeing Pang Haichen, the secretary quickly walked a few steps to his side and said rapidly, "Mr. Pang, something has happened."

Pang Haichen has recently developed an allergy to these three words.

So he paused for a moment before speaking, "What is it?"

The secretary quickly whispered, "Councilor Cao... has been arrested."

Pang Haichen: ? ? ?

Pang Haichen looked at his secretary in disbelief and said, "Old Cao has been arrested?"

"Who arrested him? What was the reason?"

The secretary quickly and clearly explained, "It is said that Representative Tian couldn't withstand the interrogation and reported Representative Cao."