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"Cooperating with the Kou family is indeed a better choice for Qiu Tu."

"If Qiu Tu can truly subdue the Kou family, he might be able to advance even further."

Hearing Rao Shou's words, Tang Wanfeng pondered for a moment, then gently toyed with the black chess piece in his hand.

"To be honest, I don't think this is Qiu Tu's style of doing things."

"Because of Fei, I know him quite well. I feel that he is not the kind of person who likes to break contracts or betray others."

"Although none of us old guys have a high opinion of his character."

"But looking back on his experiences, he was extremely good to his own people, or those who sought refuge with him."

"Although he is witty, sarcastic, and full of schemes, he always has a bottom line."

"So... I really don't think he's the kind of person who would betray Princess Xi and cooperate with the Kou family."

Upon hearing Tang Wanfeng's words, Rao Shou's expression slowly returned to normal. He fiddled with the chess pieces in his hand, lost in thought.

After a moment's hesitation, he said, "But... if he doesn't betray Princess Xi, what else can he do?"

"There's only one 6th shelter. He can't just divide the shelter in two, hand it over to Princess Xi and the Kou family, and then become the head himself, can he?"

At this point, Rao Shoudu couldn't help but smile.

However, after laughing twice, the expression on his face suddenly froze.

With a "crack!", the chess piece in his hand was crushed.

Tang Wanfeng looked at him with some confusion, then asked, "What's wrong?"

Rao Shouqiang smiled and shook his head, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I must have been overthinking it."

He threw away the broken chess piece in his hand and said, "Even if Qiu Tu is crazy, he wouldn't want to interfere in two shelters at the same time, would he?"

"If he doesn't have a legitimate reason or excuse, he will be attacked by the masses."

He shook his head and said, "So, it's impossible, impossible."

However, despite his words, the smile on his face still seemed somewhat forced...

At this moment, Tang Wanfeng clearly understood the meaning behind Rao Shou's words. His expression also changed drastically.

But... just like Rao Shou, after thinking about it carefully for a while, he was also a little incredulous.

'It shouldn't be that bad...?'

Thinking this, he couldn't help but look up in the direction of Shelter No. 7...

......

Meanwhile, at Shelter No. 7.

Zhao Pan, the patriarch and elder of the Zhao family, was also listening to the report from the intelligence personnel.

Upon hearing that Qiu Tu and Princess Xi had fallen out, his expression hesitated for a moment.

'Did they have a falling out?'

Today in Fengqi Prefecture, Cheng Honggang, the head of the Cheng family, Yu Die's ancestral home, contacted him, saying that he suspected that the beautiful speaker Yu Die next to Qiu Tu was the "furnace cauldron" of the Cheng family who had escaped back then.

Afterwards, Cheng Hong worried that Yu Die and Qiu Tu joining forces would be detrimental to the Cheng family, and even used this as an excuse to interfere in the affairs of the 7th Shelter.

But he was genuinely a little worried about it.

After all, Qiu Tu's personal strength is too great. If he were to combine this with Princess Xi's control of the 6th Sanctuary, he would undoubtedly be the uncrowned king of the Northwest region.

If he really puts pressure on the 7th shelter to stand up for Yudie, then...

To be honest... even Elder Zhao wouldn't dare to confront them directly; he would likely choose to... sacrifice the Cheng family and kill them to silence them.

As it turns out, Qiu Tu and Princess Xi have fallen out.

This immediately relieved the pressure in his heart and gave him the leisure to gossip and enjoy the show.

After all, one of his greatest pleasures was watching these once-powerful forces fall from grace.

The Lin family was like that back then, Prince Kang was like that, and Qiu Tu is like that now...

And at that moment, just as he was thinking this.

Suddenly, the phone on his desk rang again.

Elder Zhao picked up the landline receiver, but before he could speak, an anxious voice came from the other end of the line: "Elder, something's happened, something's happened."

"The Kou family's twin stars have also arrived in the border prefecture, Wangbei City. But, but... they brought the entire Lin family with them."

"The entire Lin family?" Elder Zhao didn't immediately understand what was going on. "Which Lin family?"

The intelligence officer said, "It's the Lin family... the Lin family that founded our shelter."

Upon hearing the intelligence officer's words, Elder Zhao's expression changed slightly.

He was bad, not stupid, to be one of the controllers of a sanctuary and to discover the value of the "dual-path experiment" and the "Butterfly Transformation Gu".

He had underestimated Qiu Tu before because he didn't know him that well. Now that the intelligence and clues were laid out before him, how could he not understand what Qiu Tu, the Kou family, Princess Xi, and the Lin family were up to!

For a moment, he stood there stunned. After a while, he laughed angrily, "How dare you!"

"Madmen! A bunch of madmen! Do they really think that just because the three of us are keeping a low profile, we can be manipulated like this?!"

"Interfering in the Sixth Shelter is not enough; they also want to support Princess Xi in investigating the Seventh Shelter!?"

"Does he really think the Northwest region belongs to him?!"

After his angry rebuke, Elder Zhao gave a light shout, "We'll talk again and report again!"

Then, with a "snap!" the phone was hung up!

After hanging up the phone, he paced back and forth in the study with a serious expression, then picked up the phone and said, "Get the car ready, I'm going to the Han family!"

........

Meanwhile, at the Sixth Shelter, in Wangbei City, at the City Lord's Mansion.

At this moment, the city lord's mansion was surrounded by soldiers who had rushed to the scene.

But as Qiu Tu analyzed before, in a world with extraordinary powers, the power of ordinary soldiers is simply too small.

Moreover... Qiu Tu also brought an army with him.

In fact, the army stationed in Wangbei City was far fewer than the 90,000 troops in Dongye Prefecture.

Therefore, all parties involved maintained relative restraint.

Meanwhile, inside the city lord's mansion.

Qiu Tu and Princess Xi also met with Kou Xuan.

According to the information, Kou Xuan is in his thirties, but perhaps because of his good strength and good maintenance, he looks like a young man in his early twenties.

He wore a light blue Hanfu, made of the finest, delicate, and elegant fabric. A jade pendant hung at his waist, its smooth, lustrous surface resembling mutton fat, gleaming softly in the sunlight.

Upon seeing Qiu Tu, he smiled and cupped his hands in greeting, then gestured behind him and said, "Speaker Qiu, these are all the current family members of the Lin family."

“After you arranged for me, I sent people to find and persuade them. They all voluntarily came to the 6th shelter and agreed to let Lin Xi become their new head of the family.”

Hearing Kou Xuan's words, Qiu Tu smiled as well, "Lord Kou is very thorough in his work, that's for the best. It saves a lot of trouble."

Princess Xi glanced indifferently at the group of Lin family members behind Kou Xuan.

Since it was already spring, the Lin family members were starting to wear lighter clothes.

Therefore, judging from the scars on their exposed arms and chests, and their timid expressions, they... were indeed there voluntarily.

However, she didn't have much affection for the Lin family to begin with, so she turned away indifferently and listened to Qiu Tu and Kou Xuan's conversation again.

Kou Xuan: "What does Speaker Qiu intend to do with those key figures in the royalist faction?"

Qiu Tu glanced at Princess Xi and then said, "I was just chatting with the princess. The princess meant that Ji Yuan, Xu Yun, and Du Wenzhong can all be trusted."

"As the leading civil and military officials of the royalist faction, Xiao Huan and Li Hanxiang were beyond her control."

Upon hearing this, Kou Xuan glanced at Princess Xi, then looked at Qiu Tu and tentatively asked, "Then...?"

This time, before Qiu Tu could speak, Princess Xi said indifferently, "Xiao Huan and Li Hanxiang are the masterminds behind the killing of the envoy delegation. Their crimes are unforgivable."

In short, it was cold and devoid of any emotion.

Qiu Tu and Kou Xuan exchanged a glance and smiled.

It must be said that the three of them are probably all cold-blooded political creatures, which is why their cooperation was exceptionally smooth and harmonious, and the entire plan was carried out with remarkable success.

That afternoon, Princess Xi arrested Xiao Huan and Li Hanxiang on suspicion of plotting to harm the delegation from the 8th Sanctuary.

Immediately afterwards, the army of Dongye Prefecture began to merge with the army of the royalists.

The royalist faction included confidants of Xiao Huan and Li Hanxiang, but under the strong suppression of Qiu Tu and Kou Xuan, some were arrested and others disappeared without a trace.

That evening, the Lin family held an extremely somber ceremony, where Princess Xi, or rather Lin Xi, officially became the new head of the Lin family, thus gaining the qualifications to become one of the four giants of the 7th Sanctuary...

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Chapter 583 The Evil Qiu Tu is Extending His Claws to the Northwest Region (10,000 words, seeking monthly votes)

The Sixth Shelter is now the heart of the Northwest region. News of anything the Sixth Shelter does will spread throughout the entire Northwest region very quickly.

More importantly, Qiu Tu never intended to hide any of this; everything was proceeding openly and honestly.

Therefore, the spies from all sides relayed all the intelligence, big and small, from the scene back to the high-ranking officials in the Northwest region, almost like a live broadcast.

Therefore, it wasn't long before almost all factions knew about the major changes that had occurred in the 6th Sanctuary.

I... I roughly guessed Qiu Tu's purpose...

"A madman, a complete madman."

Looking at the intelligence and internal analysis in his hand, Huang Shangzong could hardly hide the shock on his broad and resolute face.

Having worked with Qiu Tu for a period of time, he had a certain understanding of Qiu Tu.

He had long known that Qiu Tu was a man who liked to go to extremes, walk a tightrope, and often acted in an incredibly crazy manner.

But! He really didn't expect it to be this crazy...

Qiu Tu's trip to Shelter 6 was clearly an attempt to win over one side while attacking the other, thus undermining the unity of Shelter 6.

As a result... Qiu Tu joined in? He united the two factions in the 6th Shelter in preparation for war against the 7th Shelter?!

This insane idea almost caused Huang Shangzong, a politician with mediocre political skills, to have his brain completely shut down.

Politics can be played like this?!

Then, considering that the Dongye Prefecture army had passed through the 7th shelter, Fengqi Prefecture, and then left 10,000 troops there, claiming it was to protect their logistics... (Chapter 575)

This was definitely premeditated!

However, although he was politically inept, Huang Shangzong was quite capable militarily.

As one of the top three military figures in the 8th Shelter, after calming down and analyzing the comparison of the various forces, he frankly... wasn't too optimistic about Qiu Tu.

After all, while Qiu Tu possesses the top combat power currently ranked first in the Northwest region, the 6th Sanctuary boasts the best overall strength among all locations in the Northwest region.

But one plus one does not necessarily equal two.

The forced integration of Qiu Tu and the royalists raises questions about the army's true combat effectiveness.

Moreover, it should be noted that in the 6th Sanctuary, Kou Xuan was mainly responsible for the economy, logistics, and politics, and did not know much about military affairs.

The War God of the Sixth Sanctuary is King Kang. Next is Kou Yu, one of the Kou family's twin stars.

But Qiu Tu's plan this time is clearly to take over both shelters.

The 6th Shelter was jointly ruled by Qiu Tu and the Kou family; the 7th Shelter was jointly ruled by Qiu Tu and Princess Xi.

Therefore, Qiu Tu would never allow the Kou family to participate in this war.

'Could it be... that they're planning to have Tang Feifei command this war?'

It wasn't that Huang Shangzong looked down on Tang Feifei. Tang Feifei's military abilities were indeed outstanding, but she was still too inexperienced.