Chapter 1718: Chapter 704: Zhao Ji: Qiu Tu Is Sincere to Everyone

As she walked, her mind slowly recalled the words she just said.

The words she used to remind Qing Lan also served as a reminder to herself.

Previously, when she looked at Larilo, she felt the same way Qing Lan did now—clear-headed, detached, even viewing her like a fool.

She was confident she would never become someone like Larilo.

For the past two years, she had been consistent in this belief.

Yet during this time of ascending to a Heavenly God, as Zhao Ji was reflecting upon herself, she discovered many anomalies.

Her relationship with Qiu Tu seemed to be getting closer and closer.

Moreover, it had been getting increasingly ambiguous in the past few days.

Not only had they begun to be physically intimate, though Qiu Tu initiated the first time, the second time Zhao Ji did.

It was something that was absolutely impossible before, even in her past life.

But now it all really happened.

This made Zhao Ji suspect whether she had fallen into Qiu Tu’s "romantic trap."

’I must pay more attention. Otherwise, there’s no way I can ascend to the Supreme Position.’

At this moment, as Zhao Ji thought about this, Qiu Tu’s figure happened to appear at the stairway entrance.

One going down, the other up, they happened to run into each other.

Zhao Ji was still in the middle of reflecting when Qiu Tu saw her, and a genuine smile appeared on his face.

He smiled and opened his arms to Zhao Ji, then exaggeratedly said, "Sister Zhao Ji! I missed you to death!"

"You have no idea how the past two days of your seclusion felt like years to me!"

Seeing Qiu Tu’s exaggerated behavior, listening to his half-truth heartfelt expressions, Zhao Ji’s mouth involuntarily curved up a few degrees.

But she quickly caught herself, hurriedly curbing her lips, and coldly said, "Smooth talker."

Hearing Zhao Ji’s words, Qiu Tu smiled and said, "Sister Zhao Ji, I’m telling the truth."

"If you don’t believe me—"

Qiu Tu dragged out his words, "I can take off my shirt and show you."

Zhao Ji:....

Hearing Qiu Tu’s shameless words, Zhao Ji almost sprained her back.

Moreover, this sentence might be just an ordinary tease to others, but not to Zhao Ji.

After all... just a few days ago, Zhao Ji had taken off her shirt and held Qiu Tu while healing.

Moreover, Qiu Tu’s perception was blocked, but Zhao Ji’s wasn’t.

So, upon hearing Qiu Tu’s words, the vivid scene from that time surfaced in Zhao Ji’s mind.

For a moment, Zhao Ji’s heart, like an iceberg, gained a touch of embarrassment and annoyance.

She secretly gritted her teeth but showed no sign of it on her face. She merely gave Qiu Tu a cold look and tersely uttered a number, "Three."

As expected, hearing Zhao Ji’s countdown, Qiu Tu hurriedly shut his mouth.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji gave him a faint look, then walked towards the manor’s hall.

Qiu Tu followed closely behind, Qing Lan last. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Soon, the three sat in the hall and began discussing serious matters.

Qiu Tu briefly talked about what happened during their promotion period and summed it up simply,

"We are currently obliterating the three Divine Countries step by step."

"The Divine King has already fallen; even if there are stubborn forces, it’s still hard to stop our advance."

"Everything is just a matter of time."

"The biggest problem is that the West God King might not have completely fallen."

"I always suspected: since the North God King could preserve consciousness using our method and then reincarnate for re-cultivation."

"Then other God Kings shouldn’t be unable to think of similar methods for survival."

"And all this was confirmed just a few days ago."

Qiu Tu paused, and his expression became serious. He said, "This intelligence was provided to me by Zhi Yan Heavenly King."

"She and the West God King..." Here, Qiu Tu hesitated a bit before choosing a neutral term, "are acquaintances."

"There is a way to directly communicate with the West God King’s consciousness."

"As a result, after the West God King’s fall, she tried to contact the West God King and found that she could still get in touch with him."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu’s words, even before Zhao Ji could speak, Qing Lan couldn’t help but ask, "Did she communicate with the West God King?"

Qiu Tu shook his head.

He said, "No. Also.... after the first contact, when she tried again, she found that the Treasure had lost its effect."

While Qiu Tu took good care of Qing Lan during this period, her innate character was still inclined to mess around.

——In the event of a problem, her first thought was not to resolve it, but to deny it.

So immediately a hint of skepticism appeared on her delicately carved face, and she said, "So.... there’s no evidence?"

"Maybe... it’s a trick."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu shook his head, "If it’s a trick, there has to be a benefit, right? But there wasn’t any."

Having said that, Qiu Tu seriously stated, "So, I’m more inclined to believe it’s true."

"Moreover...." Here, Qiu Tu paused again, "More importantly, there seem to be some strange changes happening in the ’Western Kingdom.’"

"Strange changes?" Qing Lan’s small face, the size of a palm, revealed a tint of curiosity. Her eyes were like two clear springs, crystal clear, yet brimming with liveliness.

Qiu Tu nodded and then said, "Yes."

"General Li Feng and Chairman Lin Xi detected some unusual Cataclysmic fluctuations in the ’Western Kingdom.’"

"But because our infiltration of the ’Western Kingdom’ is too low, and the ’Western Kingdom’ is now also undercurrent-ridden, we don’t know exactly what went wrong yet."