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After a moment, she looked at Qiu Tu with deep eyes, chuckled, and said, "Yan Chen is not as resourceful as you."

"And even if he really is a genius, so what?"

"My true form is still in the boundless sea of ​​my heart, in the location corresponding to the New Territories City."

"As long as my main body can enter Yan Chen's domain and resonate with my clone."

"Then my consciousness can communicate with the power of the original body, blast open Yan Chen's domain, and guide my consciousness back."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but ask, "That must be very difficult to do, right?"

Larilu lowered her gaze, her expression unreadable. "It's not difficult. Because the domain set up by Yan Chen isn't just in the real world. It also exists in the boundless sea of ​​the mind."

Upon hearing La Riluo's words, Qiu Tu's eyes also revealed a thoughtful expression.

Just then, Lariro spoke again.

After revealing her true identity, she seemed to have made up her mind, almost as if she had given up entirely.

She crossed her legs, her little feet twitching, and looked at Qiu Tu with a wicked smile before saying, "Actually, besides linking my main body with my clone, I have several other ways to escape."

"For example, using special cataclysmic abilities or cataclysmic artifacts to remove the shackles from my clone and consciousness, allowing my consciousness to return at any time."

"For example, I detonate my clone and soul to escape back to the boundless sea of ​​my heart to nurture them."

"But these methods either require advance preparation or involve too much damage."

"However... no matter what, I'm not going to die."

"You can stop thinking about my death now."

Upon hearing La Riluo's words, Qiu Tu seemed to be thinking for a moment, then smiled and replied, "Then I'm going to be disappointed."

"I never expected that Director Yan would fail to advance to the fourth rank despite all his hard work and planning."

La Riluo understood perfectly well that Qiu Tu was asking her for information.

She snorted and said, "He was already at the peak of the third tier. He didn't need to devour my entire soul to advance to the fourth tier."

"I estimate that it will have absorbed about half of it."

Speaking of this, Larilu said nonchalantly, "Today I told him some things that might upset him."

"It fueled his anger and intensified his devouring of me."

"While this increases the side effects after he consumes it, it also speeds up the entire process of consumption considerably."

Larilu stretched out her hand and did a quick calculation, then said, "At most 10 days, no, 7 days, he should be able to advance to the fourth rank."

Upon hearing La Riluo's information, Qiu Tu did a quick calculation.

Yan Chen had indeed given himself enough time ahead of time.

Let alone 7 days, even if it were 10 days, Dongye State wouldn't have been established by then. There would be plenty of time to compete for the position of deputy speaker.

'We have to buy time...'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu smiled and then tentatively asked, "Your Highness, the Director's rapid absorption of you actually has side effects?"

"Isn't there a better way to make it without side effects?"

Qiu Tu's claim of "no side effects" is false; his true intention is to prevent Yan Chen from devouring him so quickly.

Larilu clearly understood Qiu Tu's subtext, so she rolled her eyes and scoffed, "You, the director, have devoured me, and now you want me to give you advice?"

"I am what you call an 'evil god,' not a 'living Buddha' from before the Cataclysmic Era!"

Despite saying that, Larilu rolled her eyes and added, "It'll only take two more days at most."

After she finished speaking, her expression changed, as if she had suddenly endured some kind of pain, and her body curled up and twisted together.

Upon seeing this, Qiu Tu was first startled, then guessed that Yan Chen had probably finished digesting the portion he had devoured in the afternoon and had begun to devour more.

As expected, Lariro only managed to maintain the communication for a few seconds before she ran out of energy to continue.

So, her figure transformed into a cloud of white mist, and then suddenly shrank into that ancient coin.

Reaching out from the table, Qiu Tu picked up the coin, fiddling with it while pondering the information La Riluo had just revealed.

To put it simply, there are only three ways to interfere with or interrupt Yan Chen's devouring.

First, they could seek outside help to overcome all obstacles with sheer force. Second, they could directly interfere with Yan Chen and influence his mind. Third, they could assist La Ri Luo.

Although La Riluo has not yet revealed her trump card to Qiu Tu.

But... Qiu Tu had already roughly guessed it.

Human thinking is linear, not leaping. Therefore, every word spoken and every decision made actually reveals the information one knows.

This is also why many people can't lie well—their words reveal information they shouldn't know.

Lariello is similar.

She was only asking Qiu Tu for help.

However, when she talked about communicating between consciousness and the physical body, and how to use the power of the physical body to blast open Yan Chen's domain and guide consciousness back, she clearly hesitated for a moment.

This suggests that there are likely multiple versions of this plan. She's hesitating about which one to mention, or perhaps she's worried that mentioning the obvious version might render her trump card ineffective.

Furthermore, Lariro is still able to contact the outside world.

Qiu Tu speculated that La Ri Luo must have some method to establish a connection with the original body and guide the original body into the domain.

However, this method could have significant consequences, so she has been reluctant to use it.

As for the other trump card, Qiu Tu felt it might be related to the last method La Riluo mentioned: self-destructing her clones and soul to escape back to the boundless sea of ​​her heart for nurturing.

Qiu Tu still suspects that La Riluo deliberately embellished this method.

After all... self-destructing one's clone and soul is no small undertaking.

Larilu might have to pay a price almost as high as being devoured.

Thinking about this, Qiu Tu roughly understood the situation of La Riluo and Yan Chen, as well as La Riluo's trump card.

It's impossible to drag things out until after Dongye Prefecture is established by relying solely on Lariluo. Therefore, after much deliberation, Qiu Tu decided that he still needed to interfere with Yan Chen or urge Liu Xiong Yuan to bring Moonlight Lake into existence sooner...

"There are at most 9 days... no, 5 days of buffer time."

'We can't place our hopes on an evil god. After all, even evil gods have no bottom line.'

'Who knows if this evil god will realize the situation is hopeless and turn around to discuss cooperation with Yan Chen?'

Thinking this through, Qiu Tu took two deep breaths and then made a decision in his heart: he had to get everything sorted out within five days.

The plan went through in my mind again and again in silence.

Finally, Qiu Tu had a plan in mind.

Putting the old-fashioned coin back into his pocket, Qiu Tu rubbed his stomach, feeling a little hungry.

He couldn't help but look up at the clock hanging in the middle of the study.

The clock shows it's 11:30 p.m.

Qiu Tu was startled, only then belatedly realizing that he had been reading a book while waiting for La Riluo all night.

Thinking this, he couldn't help but glance at the philosophy book titled "Existence" again, then got up, left the study, went downstairs, and prepared to find something to eat.

Following the nightlights on the stairs, Qiu Tu slowly descended to the bottom floor and discovered that the restaurant lights were still on.

Qiu Tu frowned and walked over, then found Fang Tangtang dozing off with her hands on her chin in the dim light.

She was clearly extremely sleepy; her breathing was soft and steady through her small nostrils, and even a glistening drool was trickling from the corner of her mouth...

In front of her were three dishes: braised pork belly, hot and sour shredded potatoes, and stir-fried bok choy—all Qiu Tu's favorites.

Next to the three dishes were two pairs of chopsticks, one pair in front of Fang Tangtang and the other in front of the main seat, clearly... reserved for Qiu Tu.

Judging from the fact that the dishes were all intact and the chopsticks were neatly arranged, Fang Tangtang must have been waiting for Qiu Tu to eat ever since the meal was prepared...

In the dim light, the girl's sweet oval face seemed even more beautiful...

At that moment, perhaps sensing someone approaching, or perhaps hearing footsteps, Fang Tangtang jolted awake from her sleep.

She wiped her drool in a daze as she opened her slightly sleepy eyes.

As her vision gradually cleared, she finally saw Qiu Tu standing not far from her.

At that moment, her expression immediately became a little nervous, and she quickly lowered her head, not daring to meet Qiu Tu's gaze.

After a moment, she said somewhat timidly, "Are you...are you done with your work? Would you like to eat?"

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After saying that, Fang Tangtang belatedly realized that she had been sitting there talking to Qiu Tu the whole time.

She hurriedly stood up, blushing and lowering her head like a child who had made a mistake, not daring to speak.

The dim light shone on Fang Tangtang, adding a touch of gentleness to her, but also making her appear even more fragile.

Hearing the girl's words and seeing her timid appearance, Qiu Tu paused for two seconds before asking, "Have you eaten?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's question, Fang Tangtang hurriedly raised her hand and shook it, a little flustered, "No, no. I've been waiting for you."

Qiu Tu: ....

Qiu Tu glanced at the clock on the kitchen wall; it was 11:40 PM.

He vaguely remembered that he got home around 6 o'clock.

At that time, the girl was cooking.

So... she cooked the meal and then waited for me on an empty stomach?

'Was this a trick taught to me by the Five Elders? Or... does she really want to wait for me to have dinner together?'

Because of his experiences in two lifetimes, Qiu Tu did not make a judgment about the girl in front of him so easily.

So he simply said expressionlessly, "Then heat up the food and let's eat together."

"Yes." Fang Tangtang timidly agreed, hurriedly picked up the dish, and frantically went to reheat it.

Despite her clumsy nature, she has a knack for cooking, so she quickly heated up three dishes and even made an extra soup.

With tiny, quick steps, Fang Tangtang hurriedly placed several dishes on the table, then reverted to her quail-like demeanor: head bowed, sitting obediently in her chair waiting for Qiu Tu to speak.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu picked up his chopsticks and said softly, "Eat."

Fang Tangtang then picked up her bowl, started eating, and began to eat.

During the meal, Qiu Tu kept glancing at Fang Tangtang out of the corner of his eye.

He discovered that Fang Tangtang was actually secretly watching him as well.

Those big eyes took the opportunity of picking up food to glance at himself again and again.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu remained silent for a moment before starting a conversation. He asked, "Did you make all these dishes yourself?"

It wasn't that Qiu Tu suspected Fang Tangtang. It was mainly because he had seen too much deception in his previous life—ordering takeout and claiming to cook it himself, especially when it was supposed to be Original Recipe Chicken!

Therefore, it's possible that if Fang Tangtang gets the Fang family's chef to prepare the food, she can just put on a show for Qiu Tu.

To everyone's surprise, upon hearing this, Fang Tangtang immediately looked at Qiu Tu with a nervous expression and weakly asked, "Is...is it fading?"

Her face flushed, she lowered her head, and said shyly, "I...I didn't know your taste. So I didn't dare to put in too much salt."

At this point, she looked up at Qiu Tu cautiously and asked, "How about I cook it again?"

Qiu Tu: .....

Qiu Tu never expected that his simple question would elicit so many explanations from Fang Tangtang.

However... these explanations indirectly prove that she made the dish, which can be considered an answer to Qiu Tu's question.

So Qiu Tu simply raised his chopsticks indifferently and said lightly, "It tastes pretty good. Eat up."

Hearing Qiu Tu's affirmation, Fang Tangtang smiled sweetly, her big eyes instantly curving into two crescent moons, making her look exceptionally beautiful. It had a healing quality to it.

Qiu Tu was lost in thought for a moment, and then the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up slightly.