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Upon hearing Lao Bai's words, a look of confusion flashed across Qiu Tu's eyes.

Even with his intelligence, he couldn't immediately understand the connection between what Old Bai was saying and that ultimate wish.

But Lao Bai must have a purpose in saying that, so his brain was working at lightning speed, sorting through all the information Lao Bai had said.

For a moment, his heart skipped a beat, and his pupils dilated slightly. An unbelievable guess suddenly came to mind.

He couldn't help but look at Lao Bai.

Seeing Qiu Tu's gaze, Lao Bai's eyes softened with a smile and a sense of satisfaction.

He said, "Yes, that's right. His wish was for me to go to the New Territories a thousand years from now... to find you."

Qiu Tu:! !

In that instant, Qiu Tu felt as if all the blood in his body had frozen.

An indescribable chill shot from his tailbone straight to the top of his head, making his scalp tingle and the hairs on his body stand on end.

He suddenly looked at Lao Bai, his eyes sharp as knives, as if trying to find the slightest trace of a joke on his face.

However, it did not.

In Lao Bai's eyes, there was only the same gentleness as always, and... the relaxation after telling the truth.

He wasn't joking.

Qiu Tu's heart began to pound wildly, the sound like thunder booming in his ears.

More than a thousand years ago, a fallen high-ranking god-king arranged for Lao Bai to come and see him.

Even if he could predict the future, how could he possibly predict his own future?

I'm a time traveler, after all!

Could it be that even his own time travel was part of that mysterious being's scheme?

Once this thought arose, it was like a wildly growing vine, instantly entwining Qiu Tu's heart and making him feel as if he were suffocating.

"Are you... sure?" Qiu Tu looked at Lao Bai, his voice extremely hoarse, each word seemingly squeezed out from between his teeth.

Old Bai nodded heavily. "It's absolutely true. This is the mission I've carried for thousands of years."

"That's why I accepted His Majesty's mission to go to the New Territories to observe Consort Zhao."

"Then, back then, I saved the original 'Qiu Tu'."

"That's why, after you somehow ended up in 'Qiu Tu's' body, I accepted you so naturally."

"Because... the moment I saw you, I knew that my thousand-year mission had begun."

At that moment, Qiu Tu fell silent.

In fact, after learning Lao Bai's true identity, Qiu Tu had a question in his mind.

With Lao Bai's strength and shrewdness, how could he not see that he and the previous "Qiu Tu" were not the same person?

If he realized that the person he was repaying his debt of gratitude to back then was "Qian Qiu Tu," then why would he still treat him so well?

Now, everything has an answer...

But who exactly is that person? What does he want to do?

Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but look at Lao Bai and ask, "That wish, after you find me... what do you want to do?"

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Upon hearing Qiu Tu's question, Lao Bai glanced at him gently with his calm eyes, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "That wish didn't actually specify what I should do after finding you."

His voice was steady and gentle, as if he were talking about something extremely simple.

"It simply means that all the kindness that benefactor showed me should be transferred to you, so that I can treat you as I would my benefactor, protect your growth, and wait until you reach the realm of the Guardian God King."

Upon hearing Lao Bai's words, Qiu Tu's brows furrowed deeply.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Lao Bai; on the contrary, Lao Bai's explanation made many of the doubts that had been lingering in his mind reasonable and made sense.

For example... given Old Bai's strength, status, and position, he waited for a thousand years, just to wait for an ordinary person like himself. Why didn't he complain?

Putting myself in their shoes, if Qiu Tu were to spend a thousand years for a weak creature, even if it was initially out of a promise, that waiting would inevitably turn sour and breed endless resentment.

Given the domineering nature of most god-kings in this world, when faced with the same situation, they would most likely imprison or kill the weaker being to vent their anger.

After all... what does it matter to a god-king who is high above all others to take his anger out on an ordinary being?

Repaying kindness is one thing, taking revenge is another; the two don't affect each other.

But Old Bai didn't.

The high-ranking god-king who had been kind to Lao Bai clearly thought of this as well, which is why his wish was for Lao Bai to protect him as he grew to the same strength as Lao Bai: to be a guardian god-king.

In this way, even if Lao Bai had grievances, he couldn't take action against him. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he simply couldn't.

For example, there were Old White's various riddle-solving behaviors in the past.

No matter how subtly I tried to get the truth out of him, he remained tight-lipped, only responding with "I won't hurt you."

Today, even though I didn't have a question, he took the initiative to speak.

Clearly, it was because he had reached the position of the Guardian God-King that this wish was fulfilled. His shackles had been broken, so he could speak out.

For example... Qiu Tu always felt something was strange: the Chaos Witch's task for Lao Bai was clearly to observe Zhao Ji, but during those years in the "Boundless Heart Sea," Lao Bai clearly cared more about himself and liked to focus his attention on himself.

Obviously, it's because... one is business, and the other is personal.

No matter what happens in the company, it's never as important as personal matters!

At this moment, thinking of the Chaos Witch and Zhao Ji, Qiu Tu suddenly froze.

Because he suddenly remembered a question he had never been able to figure out before: that is... Old Bai's identity in the "Boundless Heart Sea" hundreds of years ago.

Qiu Tu should know that Lao Bai's clone was one of the earliest gods in the "Boundless Heart Sea" and one of the four pseudo-god kings of the east, west, south, and north.

Therefore, by this calculation, his clone became a god and gained fame earlier than Zhao Ji.

In other words, before Zhao Ji became a goddess and before she met the Witch of Chaos, Lao Bai's clone was already active in the "Boundless Heart Sea".

He wasn't sent to the "Boundless Heart Sea" by the "Witch of Chaos" to protect Zhao Ji at all.

Instead... he first created a clone of himself, and then secretly investigated and acted within the "Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart".

Later, the Witch of Chaos chose him because of her proximity to the source, and went to observe Lady Ze.

As for why Lao Bai did this, it is highly likely that the guidance given to him by that high-level god-king contained information about the "Boundless Heart Sea". Therefore, although there were still hundreds of years before the action, Lao Bai descended to that time in advance to conduct reconnaissance and understanding.

This also aligns with Lao Bai's character of planning carefully before acting.

As for the matter of Lady Zhao, it was most likely an accident.

Thinking about this, Qiu Tu inexplicably felt that Lao Bai's words were more credible.

However, as Qiu Tu thought this, he felt an even greater chill run down his spine.

Because he still remembered that after learning Lao Bai's identity, Qiu Tu once suspected that Lao Bai was behind his time travel.

But now it seems that I may have underestimated the reason for my time travel.

Compared to Lao Bai, the unknown high-level god-king is clearly more suspicious.

After all... compared to the prophecy that he would time travel, Qiu Tu actually preferred to believe that it was that high-level god-king who manipulated his time travel.

However, this raises another problem.

Why did that mysterious high-ranking god-king send him through time? What exactly does he want to do?

As he flew, Qiu Tu also pondered silently.

Although Lao Bai revealed all the secrets today, he didn't seem to have a strong desire to express himself.

Seeing that Qiu Tu remained silent, he did not speak either, but instead gazed calmly into the distance.

He didn't actually have the weariness of an old person, but perhaps because he had been trapped for a thousand years by a debt of gratitude, nothing in the world could stir his emotions anymore.

Just then, Qiu Tu, who was flying alongside him, suddenly let out a soft "Huh?"

Upon hearing that voice, Lao Bai couldn't help but turn his head to look at Qiu Tu.

As a result, he noticed that Qiu Tu seemed to have thought of something, and his brows furrowed again.

This might be the day Lao Bai saw Qiu Tu frown the most since he met Qiu Tu.

So he couldn't help but chuckle and say, "Frowning too much will cause wrinkles."

Qiu Tu was clearly thinking about something else at the moment, so when he heard his words, he casually replied, "He's already a God King, how could he still have wrinkles?"

Old Bai said calmly, "The appearance of a God-King is revealed from within."

"Wrinkles on the face are not terrible; what is terrible is wrinkles in the heart."

"At that time, you will find that no matter how advanced the method, it will not be able to remove your wrinkles."

Hearing Lao Bai's words, Qiu Tu felt that he was implying something. However, because his mind was occupied with other things at the moment, he didn't think much of it.

He looked at Lao Bai, his eyes probing, and asked, "Lao Bai, after all these years, have you figured out your benefactor's purpose?"

Why would he ask you to help me?

Actually... Qiu Tu had basically come to believe Lao Bai, and even started to wonder who was plotting against him and what they were planning to do.

Just now, he suddenly realized that everything he said today was only from Lao Bai's perspective, and no one could verify its truth.

So, is what Lao Bai said necessarily true?

Of course, Qiu Tu didn't suspect that Lao Bai was plotting against him.

But... even if what Lao Bai said is true, then... since that high-level god-king can influence Lao Bai through favors, couldn't he also control Lao Bai to lie to him?

For example... that high-ranking god-king actually asked Lao Bai to protect someone else, but... he made Lao Bai tell himself that he was the one being protected. Couldn't that be done?

For example... that high-level god-king may indeed have asked Old White to protect him, but in reality... he has always lived in this era, only letting Old White deceive him into believing that he lived a thousand years ago.

These are all possibilities.

After all, the most sophisticated lie is nine parts truth and one part falsehood; most of what is said is true, and only the most crucial information is concealed.

That's why Qiu Tu frowned, let out a soft "hmm," and continued to probe Lao Bai.

However, Lao Bai has lived for a thousand years and has been trapped in shackles for a thousand years. What is there that he can't see through?

As soon as Qiu Tu probed, he guessed Qiu Tu's thoughts.

So he looked at Qiu Tu gently, then shook his head slightly and said, "I know what you suspect."

"But... if you don't believe me, you can use your abilities to see if I'm telling the truth and if I'm being controlled."

Qiu Tu is a man who never cares about saving face. Since Lao Bai took the initiative to ask, he opened the "Order Space" without hesitation.

Feeling a wave of cataclysmic energy spreading over him, Old Bai chuckled softly and then spoke.

"I swear to the 'Origin of the World,' everything I just told you is true, and no one is controlling me to deceive you."

"Moreover, that benefactor never told me why he was protecting you, or even gave me any hints."

Feeling the fluctuations emanating from the "Order Space," Qiu Tu finally stopped harboring any illusions.

It seems I really misunderstood Lao Bai.

This also means that he may very well have been targeted by a high-level god-king from a thousand years ago.

Thinking about this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but feel that things were a bit difficult.

But then, Old Bai suddenly changed the subject and said...

"However... I always feel that his target... is very likely not you."

Upon hearing Lao Bai's words, Qiu Tu was slightly taken aback and then came to his senses.

He didn't expect that his guessing process was wrong, but the result was actually right?

Thinking this, he couldn't help but look at Lao Bai curiously and ask, "Why?"

Upon hearing this, Old Bai smiled gently and said, "You're also someone who enjoys planning and strategizing. You should understand that a true master strategist most likely won't reveal their 'real objective,' especially when it involves a plan spanning a millennium."