Then let them offer their loyalty!

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Mid-stage of Tier 4, Late-stage of Tier 4, Peak of Tier 4!

Soon, I don't know how much time passed, maybe an hour, or maybe five or six hours.

When Qiu Tu opened his eyes, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from his body.

That aura was still a bit weaker than when he was at his peak, but it was definitely the peak of the fourth tier!

Meanwhile, the false status of the regional lord began to be added back to Qiu Tu one by one.

Qiu Tu currently controls a total of 6 areas, of which he directly controls 3.

So when the false identities of the three regional lords were accumulated on Qiu Tu one after another.

Qiu Tu could clearly feel that his strength was still growing!

However, the growth rate wasn't particularly fast; it was more like a 1% increase for each additional fake grid.

However, since Qiu Tu has not yet held the fifth-order advancement ceremony, his strength is still at the peak of the fourth order.

Is there a peak beyond the peak?

'Is this... the fundamental reason why Zhao Ji looked down on Butterfly, Weibei, and even Muye in the first place?'

Although both are at the fifth rank, and even at the peak of the fifth rank, Mu Ye may have been promoted by the false status of the regional lord.

Zhao Ji, on the other hand, was a genuine fifth-tier peak, and later she accumulated eight pseudo-ranks as a regional lord.

'No...that's not right.'

After recalling the difference in strength between the two evil gods, Qiu Tu felt that the gap between Zhao Ji and Mu Ye shouldn't be so large simply because of the fake status of the eight regional lords.

'Once you reach the fifth rank, there should be other ways to improve.'

This led to a completely overwhelming situation.

Although he envied Zhao Ji's "peak" strength, Qiu Tu had no urge to learn it.

After all, his cataclysmic ability, "Order Space," makes him invincible among his peers.

Therefore, improving one's own level as quickly as possible is the most important thing.

While thinking this, Qiu Tu calmed the surging cataclysmic power within his body.

His current strength has reached the peak of the fourth tier, and he has also become the lord of a region.

The remaining task is to find a way to become a Tier 5 Cataclysmic Being...

Qiu Tu had actually made arrangements for this long ago.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu got up, walked to his desk, picked up the landline, and prepared to make a call.

Then, at that moment, Qiu Tu's outward-projecting spiritual power seemed to have heard something.

"Hello, miss. How did you get here? Did you have an appointment?"

“I have an appointment. My name is Qin Shuman. Please confirm with Speaker Qiu for me.”

"Ms. Qin Shuman... I'm sorry, I couldn't find your appointment record. Also, the Speaker is currently resting and unavailable at the moment..."

Hearing the conversation at the door, Qiu Tu used his spiritual power to look over and saw a familiar figure he hadn't seen in a long time, confidently negotiating with Tao Yaoyao.

Qiu Tu's heart stirred slightly, and then he used his mental power to communicate with Tao Yaoyao, "Let Miss Qin come in."

During this time, Tao Yaoyao had gotten used to Qiu Tu's magical ability to "transmit messages from a distance".

So she only paused for a moment before her expression changed immediately. She smiled at Qin Shuman and said, "Miss Qin, this way please."

As she spoke, she led Yu Die, who was using Qin Shuman's body, to the door of Qiu Tu's office.

"Knock, knock, knock," someone knocked on the door.

Qiu Tu responded, "Please come in."

The next second, the door opened.

Sure enough, the beautiful figure that hadn't been seen for so long appeared before Qiu Tu's eyes.

She was tall and slender, with a graceful figure, as if she could dance with a gust of wind.

Her long, jet-black hair was casually tied into a bun at the back of her head, revealing a capable yet elegant temperament.

Her face was beautiful, and her eyes were deep and clear, as if they could see into people's hearts. But upon seeing Dan Qiutu, the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up slightly, making her look inexplicably adorable.

Upon seeing Yu Die, Qiu Tu's expression softened considerably.

He waved to Tao Yaoyao, signaling her to leave, and then said, "I was just about to call you, but I didn't expect you to come."

Tao Yaoyao didn't dare to listen any longer, quickly turned around and left the office, then closed the door.

Once only she and Qiu Tu were left in the room, Yu Die visibly relaxed.

She put her hands behind her back, then walked over coquettishly, smiling as she said, "Really? Were you just about to contact me?"

"I thought... Speaker Qiu had completely forgotten about me."

Upon hearing Yu Die's words, Qiu Tu put down the landline receiver and said with a smile, "How could that be?"

“In the months you’ve been gone, I’ve thought about you almost every day.”

Even knowing that Qiu Tu was lying to her, sweet words always have an intoxicating effect.

So Yu Die's lips couldn't help but curl up slightly again.

She looked at the handsome, flamboyant man in front of her.

She herself had changed a lot in the few months since she last saw him, and so had the man in front of her.

In order to catch up with Qiu Tu, she participated in the shelter's "pioneer experiment." (Chapter 440)

The main purpose of the experiment is to retrace Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei's path to advancement—becoming the regional master, advancing to the fourth rank, and surviving the "Yellow Demon Crisis".

This trial was highly dangerous, but she successfully stood out from all the candidates and completed the trial.

It was because of her experiment that the shelter acquired data on "Regional Lord", "Regional Lord False Status", "Yellow Demon Crisis" and other data.

This led to the later emergence of Elder Rao, Elder Tang, and even Huang Shangzong as regional masters, advancing to the fifth rank.

It was precisely because of her great contributions to the shelter, her outstanding abilities, her ambiguous relationship with Qiu Tu, and her close relationship with Dai Yukang that she was successfully parachuted into becoming the vice speaker of Dongye Prefecture.

However... compared to Qiu Tu, this is nothing.

The Speaker of the Dongye State Assembly...

A true regional governor, a high-ranking official with real power. And a high-ranking official with real power in his early twenties!

Looking at Qiu Tu's heroic and imposing appearance, Yu Die suddenly understood what it meant to be Zhou Yu, as described by Su Shi, successful in love, officialdom, and on the battlefield.

Thinking this, Yu Die was even a little mesmerized for a moment.

Qiu Tu smiled and waved his hand in front of Yu Die's face, which brought Yu Die back to her senses.

The usually capable and elegant woman blushed slightly. Then she coughed and said in a businesslike tone, "Speaker Qiu, let's not talk about personal matters for now."

"I've come here on Elder Rao's behalf to teach you the method for advancing to the fifth rank."

As she said this, her watery eyes looked at Qiu Tu...

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Chapter 482 (Thanks to "Airelya" for being the Alliance Leader!)

Hearing Yu Die's words and seeing her gentle, watery eyes, Qiu Tu's face was full of smiles.

Women are truly amazing creatures. Perhaps it's the influence of traditional values, perhaps it's their nature, or perhaps they simply enjoy this kind of intricate romance.

They really like to keep things to themselves and wait for men to dig them out. It's like... their bodies can only passively wait for men to discover them.

And this is precisely the most interesting stage in a relationship.

You understand my ulterior motives, and I understand your feigned modesty. We're always in a state of ambiguity.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu smiled and said, "Section Chief Yu Die... no, Speaker Yu Die, don't worry."

"We haven't seen each other for so long, how can we start talking about serious business right away?"

"There's plenty of time to talk about serious matters, but once you get busy with personal things, you might not have time."

At this point, Qiu Tu added meaningfully, "The reason you used Qin Shuman's body to meet me this time was because you didn't want this meeting to become purely official business, right?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Yu Die's lips indeed curled into a faint smile.

She walked closer to Qiu Tu step by step, until they were almost completely close, then she looked up at Qiu Tu and said in a soft, fragrant breath, "Is that so...?"

"So that's what Speaker Chiu thinks of me..."

"Could it be... that I couldn't be doing it for the sake of secrecy?"

She spoke slowly, each word drawn out, with a languid beauty, like a cat's paw gently scratching at Qiu Tu's heartstrings.

Her watery eyes were as clear as a fawn's, filled with scattered stars.

Qiu Tu looked down at her, smiling as he began to steer the conversation towards a more ambiguous topic.

"Keep it a secret? Do you mean keep our relationship a secret?"

The two are over 1.8 meters tall and nearly 1.7 meters tall, making them the cutest height difference.

So one looked up, the other looked down, their eyes met, their breaths mingled, and the atmosphere instantly became ambiguous and alluring.

In just a moment, Yu Die's eyes became watery and moist.

But having not seen him for so long, she certainly couldn't let Qiu Tu succeed so easily, so she blinked, put her hands behind her back, tilted her head back, and stood on tiptoe.

Their faces drew closer and closer, and just as they were about to touch, Yu Die tilted her head slightly and whispered something in Qiu Tu's ear with a hint of provocation.

"This definitely needs to be kept secret. After all, the fewer people who know about our relationship, the better."

"Otherwise... if Speaker Tang Feifei, Judge Liu Fuping, Secretary Shen Lingshuang, Director Bai Ru, Vice Minister Tan Huimin, and Miss Tangtang and Miss Song Qing find out..."

At this point, Yu Die paused, then coquettishly drew out the last syllable, her expression slightly exaggerated yet adorable, and said, "What can we do then~~~"

After saying that, Yu Die put her toes down and tried to take a step back to pull Qiu Tu.

But to everyone's surprise, Qiu Tu didn't play by the rules at all.

Just as she was about to step back, she felt a warm, large hand embrace her slender waist.

Immediately afterwards, Qiu Tu pulled her into his arms.

What strikes you is Qiu Tu's powerful masculinity.

In just a moment, Yu Die felt as if her body had gone limp.

She wanted to remain reserved, struggle, and tug at the problem, but being held in the arms of the person she had been longing for, smelling that familiar scent, her heart pounded wildly, her mind went completely blank, and she couldn't react at all.

She even had an impulse to close her eyes and let Qiu Tu take liberties with her.

Just then, after pulling Yu De into his arms, Qiu Tu lowered his head, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "It seems... Section Chief Yu Die is jealous. Have you been thinking about me these past few months?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's magnetic voice, Yu Die bit her tongue lightly to keep herself awake and not fall into Qiu Tu's gentle trap.

Then she beckoned to Qiu Tu with a seductive look, signaling him to bring his ear closer.

Qiu Tu obediently leaned closer, wanting to hear what Yu Die was going to say.

As a result, Yu Die leaned close to his ear and whispered sweetly, "Section Chief Qiu is joking. How could I not miss you these past few months..."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu smiled and was about to look at Yu Die.

As a result, Yu Die gently added the second half of the sentence, "...help."

After saying that, she suddenly leaned close to Qiu Tu's ear and gently bit him.

When Qiu Tu cried out in pain and let go of her arm, she giggled and ran away.

As she ran, she smiled sweetly, trying to cover up what she had just said, "You have no idea how difficult these past few months have been without your help.

"I really want to be your comrade-in-arms again."

Despite having become the vice speaker, Yu Die still retains a charming and rebellious quality.

She is like a free wind, always making people want to grasp her, yet always falling short.