Then let them offer their loyalty!

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Next, once the disaster materials are collected, I can officially become the vice speaker.

Therefore, as long as he doesn't make any major moves and steadily weathers the next month or two, he can get what he wants.

As for Jiang Zhenpeng's elaborate schemes... he appreciated the favor; he would maintain the relationship for the time being, but he wouldn't actively get involved, he would just quietly watch the situation develop...

......

When the news reached Qiu Tu, he remained calm. But when it reached Jiang Zhenpeng, things were different.

After hearing his confidant recount all the rumors circulating in the New Territories in detail, Jiang Zhenpeng's brows furrowed noticeably.

He paced around the room a few times with his hands behind his back before turning around and saying, "I remember when I asked you to spread the word, I only mentioned the previous collaborations between Yaoyao and Qiu Tu."

"The turning point in the design was when 'Yaoyao' relayed the information about the 'secret visit to the Attendant's Chamber' to Qiu Tu."

"How come... the news that I'm going to deal with Qiu Tu has also gotten out?"

Hearing Jiang Zhenpeng's words, the confidant was clearly puzzled. He said, "Committee member, I don't know either..."

"We did exactly as you said."

He paused for a moment, then hesitantly speculated, "Could it be... that some section chiefs and directors in the department noticed our act a couple of days ago and took it seriously?"

"And then, when spreading gossip, they embellished it and spread it along with the rumors?"

“It’s possible…” Jiang Zhenpeng paced a few more steps, then stopped again. “But… I still feel something is off about this.”

His narrow eyes were sharp and deep. "No. I'm worried someone might be trying to take advantage of the situation."

"Go and investigate the source of the information again."

"Also," Jiang Zhenpeng said, frowning, "go check when that batch of grain I purchased through other channels will arrive."

"Whatever you do, don't delay the distribution of relief food."

"Yes!" Upon hearing Jiang Zhenpeng's words, the confidant quickly responded.

.......

Time flies. Before we knew it, it was evening.

midnight.

Qiu Tu sat in his office, with the specially made "Soul Shackles" altar placed on his desk.

Inside the altar, the mother and daughter, both made of yellow demons, leaned against each other, each holding a small piece of fifth-tier "Boundless Divine Crystal" about the size of a thumb, and were carefully eating it.

Perhaps because they were frightened, they looked up timidly at Qiu Tu while eating.

Qiu Tu looked at them with indifferent eyes, quietly smoking... The atmosphere was somewhat eerie amidst the swirling smoke...

I don't know how much time has passed. Maybe an hour, maybe two hours.

Suddenly, Qiu Tu's communicator buzzed. A new message had arrived.

Hearing his phone vibrate, Qiu Tu smiled and stubbed out his cigarette.

Then he put the "Yellow Charm" mother and daughter into his "Gold-Obsessed Wallet" and replied to a message....

The next second, a spatial fluctuation occurred, and he vanished from the director's office!

......

Boundless Heart Sea - Wuhai Area.

Lower still, in a coral reef, La Ri Luo sat cross-legged, quietly refining the earth vein node.

A moment later, she opened her eyes with excitement!

'It's done! The fourth one!'

Perhaps because of the same attributes, perhaps because she was once the lord of a region, or perhaps because La Riluo was much stronger than Qiu Tu at the time, she was able to refine the ley lines at an incredibly fast speed!

In just over ten hours, four were refined.

After all, the "Dock Bay Area" is much smaller than the "New Territories Area," making it easier to find. If it were a larger area, she would be lucky to find two.

"Great! It's faster than expected!"

"It should take Qiu Tu at least two or three days to find me. There's enough time, enough time!"

Thinking this, a smile appeared on Lariro's beautiful face. Then she rubbed her face, not daring to waste any time, and suddenly leaped out of the sea!

Under the sunlight, the seawater shimmered, and the water droplets falling from Lariro's body sparkled with iridescent light.

The soaked black gauze dress clung tightly to her body, showcasing her exquisite curves.

'What a pity, no one has seen my beautiful picture of a lotus emerging from the water~'

Larilu smiled and prepared to continue searching for the next ley line node, muttering a self-satisfied thought to herself.

Just then, a familiar voice rang in her ears, "Hi, Your Highness, what a coincidence, we meet again."

"Where are you rushing off to?"

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Chapter 432 Four Captures of La Ri Luo (10,000 words, please vote!)

Hearing that nightmarish voice, Larilu was completely stunned.

She paused, then slowly turned around with an incredulous look on her face, looking in the direction from which the sound came.

Then she saw Qiu Tu lying on his back on a large wooden raft, eating glistening grapes while looking at her with a half-smile.

Even more outrageous, a huge wooden parasol was held atop the wide raft. The parasol cast patches of shade, shielding him from the scorching sun.

Coupled with Qiu Tu's casual short-sleeved shirt and shorts, those who know him would know he's here to capture La Riluo, but those who don't would think he's here for a beach vacation in the "Wuhai area"!

In contrast, Larilu, in order to catch him before he could capture her, frantically searched for ley lines, going up mountains and down to the sea, without even having time to dry her wet clothes...

Larilu herself felt heartbroken.

She looked at Qiu Tu, then asked incredulously, "You... what brings you here?"

Qiu Tu leaned on the raft, casually ate a grape, and then said nonchalantly, "I came to find you, Your Highness."

“For more than ten hours after you left without saying goodbye, I really couldn’t eat or sleep, and I didn’t want to do anything. So after thinking it over, I decided to drop everything and come to find you.”

Larilu: ......

To be honest, if Qiu Tu had set off immediately to chase after La Ri Luo as soon as he learned that she had escaped, it was indeed possible that he could have reached the "Wuhai area" in just over ten hours.

But... Larilu didn't believe she was that important to Qiu Tu.

Moreover... even if Qiu Tu could reach the "Wuhai area" in a dozen hours, it would be impossible for him to find him so quickly.

The distribution of leyline nodes is irregular, and maps of leyline nodes can only be obtained from the previous lord of the region.

Alternatively, they could rely on the mental power of cataclysmic beings of the fourth rank or higher to scan area by area.

So, if a seasoned evil god like Larilu is aimlessly searching for ley line nodes without knowing where her next destination is, how could Qiu Tu possibly find her whereabouts?

'There's something wrong with Qiu Tu!'

While silently cursing Qiu Tu in her heart, La Riluo showed no sign of it on her face.

She unleashed her full acting prowess, her crimson eyes narrowing slightly, gleaming with a cunning light. Smiling, she said to Qiu Tu, "So that's how it is."

"Actually... Qiu Tu, I miss you terribly too. During those dozen or so hours away from you, my mind was filled with your image."

Hearing La Riluo's words and looking at her fair, delicate face, which was as white as jade, Qiu Tu grinned.

He said, "It seems that Your Highness and I are truly on the same wavelength. We have always had each other in our hearts."

At this point, he changed the subject, then, as if he had just realized something was amiss, asked curiously, "Wait a minute? Since Your Highness likes me so much, why did you leave without saying goodbye and come to the 'Wuhai Region' alone?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, La Riluo parted her blood-red lips slightly and said with a surprised expression, "I didn't leave without saying goodbye. I wanted to give you a surprise."

"A surprise?" Qiu Tu feigned ignorance.

Larilu nodded vigorously, "Yes~~~"

"Think about it. Now that the whale is dead, the 'Dock Sea Area' is empty."

"Are you now eligible to become the 'Lord of this Region'?"

Qiu Tu nodded slightly, appreciating the performance of the evil goddess girl in front of him.

Larilu continued her blatant lies, gesturing with her long, slender fingers, "So! I came to the 'Dock Sea Region' ahead of time, and then tried to find those ley line nodes for you."

"In that case, when you come to the 'Wuhai Region,' you can become a direct refining node and become the 'Regional Lord,' right?"

"This can save you so much time and energy!"

Hearing La Riluo's words, Qiu Tu remained unmoved. He sat up with a smile on his face and then clapped his hands.

He smiled at Larilu and exclaimed, "Your Highness, your mind is getting sharper and sharper lately!"

"Excuses and reasons just come out of their mouths so easily."

Larilu was full of conviction. She looked at Qiu Tu with a serious expression, her high nose slightly wrinkled, "Qiu Tu, I'm telling the truth. You have to believe me."

Qiu Tu said "Oh?" and then asked, "Then... could you explain? You were just trying to find the leyline nodes in advance, so why did you close the 'Regional Passage'?"

Since returning to the fourth tier and gaining confidence, Larilu's intelligence has indeed increased.

So, she looked at Qiu Tu with a strange expression.

Her stunningly beautiful face was filled with confusion and bewilderment. "I didn't close the 'Regional Passage'!"

"If I closed the 'Regional Passage,' how did you get to the 'Wuhai Region'?"

Qiu Tu clicked his tongue.

'sure....'

This evil girl has really gotten smart now; she can not only engage in verbal battles with me, but she also knows how to set traps and retaliate.

One question, two answers.

If Qiu Tu doesn't reveal the method here, it's assumed that the "regional channel" is open, and therefore she hasn't made a mistake.

And... it would be even better if Qiu Tu revealed the method here. Next time she escapes, she can make targeted arrangements to make it even harder for Qiu Tu to catch her.

However, Qiu Tu was not going to play by the rules. Neither of his two answers worked. Instead, he directly used La Riluo's specialty: "cheating".

He said, "Your Highness, it's none of your business how I got here. Anyway, it wasn't through the 'Regional Passage'."

"If the 'regional passage' were truly open, would I have waited until now to come find you?"

Seeing that Qiu Tu was not playing by the rules, La Riluo also simply gave up. She spread her hands, with an expression that said, "What can you do to me?" "I don't know. Maybe someone else did it."

"Anyway, it wasn't me."

"Hahaha." Qiu Tu was amused by La Riluo.

He was too lazy to argue with Larilu any further, so he waved his hand and said, "Alright, since it's all a misunderstanding, Your Highness, let's go back."

"Don't forget, you just agreed to be with me this morning, and you even said you'd sleep with me."

Seeing that Qiu Tu wouldn't listen to her bluff and was preparing to take her back directly, La Riluo bit her blood-red lips with some resentment.

To be honest, she was really not convinced!

She had planned everything perfectly, calculated every aspect, and executed it flawlessly. Why did it fail?

Moreover, they failed so miserably!

In particular, she felt especially wronged when she thought about how she had worked so hard to become the "Lord of the Region" again and reclaim what was rightfully hers, only to have it all ruined by Qiu Tu.

She wasn't greedy; she just wanted to have her own little world again in this new century. Was that wrong?

Moreover... how much profit and benefit did Qiu Tu extract from me?

Although she couldn't say she was completely open with Qiu Tu, she considered him one of her own, and even stole her sister's treasure trove to deliver things to Qiu Tu.

As a result, Qiu Tu did this to himself!

Thinking of this, Larilu felt even more uncomfortable.

At this moment, perhaps sensing La Riluo's aggrieved mood, Qiu Tu gradually put away his playful mood.

He wiped the smile from his face, beckoned to Larilu, and said, "Your Highness, come, let's talk."