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After carefully resting and reflecting on his experience in the underground palace, Qiu Tu finally stopped cultivating.

By this time, the strange celestial phenomena had long since disappeared and would not attract the attention of others, so Qiu Tu opened the area, allowing others to enter and exit.

As soon as Qiu Tu opened the area, he felt a woman's figure suddenly appear in the East City area.

With her curvaceous figure and alluring posture, she exuded endless charm even in the simplest business attire. Her delicate features and slightly upturned eyes added a touch of natural allure; it was none other than Guan Xiao.

This is one of the new "abilities" Qiu Tu gained after advancing to the seventh rank.

Within the 18 areas controlled by Qiu Tu, Qiu Tu is now almost omniscient and omnipotent.

No matter what kind of creature appears in the 18 areas controlled by Qiu Tu, Qiu Tu can detect it immediately and know what that creature is doing at any time.

Furthermore, this ability can still be used even after Qiu Tu leaves these 18 areas.

In other words, once Qiu Tu has set up the 18 areas, even if he is in the real world, or even if he is in another area of ​​the "Boundless Heart Sea", he can know everything that happens in the area he controls at any time.

Besides this, the second ability Qiu Tu gained after advancing to the seventh-tier Cataclysm was... he could not only teleport anywhere within these 18 areas.

He can also instantly teleport any object or living being within his jurisdiction to his side.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu waved his hand.

The next second, Guan Xiao, who was flying at high speed, suddenly disappeared into the air. Then, she crashed headfirst into Qiu Tu's arms!

Guan Xiao was startled when she was suddenly moved. She instinctively tried to activate her abilities to fight back.

But Qiu Tu gently placed his hand on hers and said softly, "It's me."

Upon hearing that familiar voice and smelling that familiar scent, Guan Xiao's body stiffened for a moment before she managed to suppress her conditioned reflex of resistance.

She looked up and carefully assessed her surroundings. Then, to her surprise, she realized that she had somehow found herself in Zhao Ji's underground palace complex, and Qiu Tu was right beside her!

'The Speaker's abilities have improved again...it's been so fast.'

Thinking this, Guan Xiao couldn't help but relax.

Once she relaxed, Guan Xiao reverted to her usual alluring self. She gave Qiu Tu a flirtatious wink and then said coquettishly, "Speaker, if you want me to throw myself at you, you can just say so~ Why do you have to do it yourself?"

Qiu Tu smiled upon hearing this.

With a wave of his hand and a thought, he caused the palace's lighting to illuminate in circles before slowly speaking.

"Stop joking. You came to me the moment I opened up access to the area, so something big must have happened, which is why you've been waiting outside, right?"

"Tell me, what happened that made you so anxious?"

Hearing Qiu Tu bring up serious matters, Guan Xiao's expression also turned serious.

She climbed out of Qiu Tu's arms and said with a serious expression, "Speaker, you guessed right. Something has indeed happened, and it's a big one."

She paused for a moment, then commented, "Right now... everything outside is a mess."

"A complete mess?" Qiu Tu was completely taken aback by Guan Xiao's assessment. He frowned slightly and then asked, "What happened? Tell me."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao gathered her smooth hair and tucked the stray strands behind her ears.

Then, with a serious expression, she said, "While you were in seclusion these past few days, the entire 'Northwest Region' has been in complete chaos."

"The situation in the entire 'Northwest Region' is a complete mess."

She paused for a moment, then explained in detail, "Initially, Lin Xi gained the support of the 4th Shelter, and after offending the 3rd Shelter, she launched a fierce attack on the 6th Shelter."

"Immediately after taking over the border, You, and Yun prefectures, Lin Xi turned around and arrested Yan Yan on the grounds that she was an internal traitor, and imprisoned her."

"Because Yan Yan works for the Ministry of the Interior, the 8th Shelter and all four states are putting pressure on her to release her. But Lin Xi has refused outright."

"Seeing that the negotiations failed, Garrison Commander Tang, in order to put pressure on her and force her to release Yan Yan, directly began to mobilize troops, preparing to use force to coerce her."

"But Princess Xi was not flustered at all. And she refused to give an inch."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu frowned slightly.

Guan Xiao continued, "Immediately afterward, Lin Xi deployed troops in Fengqi Prefecture and the three prefectures of You and Yun to defend against the attack from the 6th Shelter and our four-prefecture group. While stalling for time, he secretly broke through to the sixth rank before the battle, relying on the mountain base of the 4th Shelter."

"Because no one knew that she, a witness to the Kang King's crushing defeat, dared to do it again, they were completely unprepared and actually allowed her to advance."

"However, although she has become a sixth-tier expert, we also have a sixth-tier evil god like Jackal to fight against her, so we are not afraid at all and want to continue negotiating with her."

"But who knew, she suddenly abandoned us and led a group of experts to launch a surprise attack on the 3rd Shelter's envoy group, who were preparing to evacuate."

"There are many experts in the Third Shelter's delegation, and Shen Yuzhou is a veteran sixth-level expert."

"But because Shen Yuzhou was only a civil official, his combat strength was not that strong. So, although she was able to deal with the attack from Princess Xi at first, she quickly fell into a disadvantageous position."

"In particular, Princess Xi's cataclysmic ability is 'Vengeful Black Flame,' the more injured she is, the faster her strength increases! So, not long after, the Third Sanctuary's envoy group suffered heavy losses, and Shen Yuzhou was also defeated, seriously injured, and fled in panic."

"Princess Xi pursued him relentlessly, determined to eliminate him completely. In the end, Shen Yuzhou escaped death at the cost of cutting off his own arm."

"This incident caused a huge uproar within the human camp. It left us completely dumbfounded."

"After all, over the years, the various shelters have maintained relative restraint, rarely engaging in combat or attacking each other's high-ranking officials. Princess Xi has completely broken this convention between shelters."

"Both we and the Third Shelter suspect that Princess Xi has gone mad."

"And the Third Shelter, unable to swallow this insult, is preparing to send troops to seek justice."

At this point, Guan Xiao's gaze became even more serious, and she said,

"Faced with a special operations team of three Tier 6 Cataclysms sent by the 3rd Sanctuary, Queen Xi suffered repeated defeats and then sought help from the 4th Sanctuary."

"The Fourth Shelter naturally ignored her. But then... she publicly revealed the truth. Her changing the shelter number, tearing up the 'overseas enclave' agreement with the Third Shelter, and attacking the delegation from the Third Shelter were all instigated by the Second and Fourth Shelters."

"It was the 2nd and 4th shelters that wanted to restrict the 3rd shelter, which is why they gave her so much support and gave her so many orders."

"And not only her, Shelter 6 has now also been ceded to Shelter 2 and Shelter 4."

"Her conquest of the border, You, and Yun prefectures was just a large-scale charade."

At this point, Guan Xiao swallowed hard.

She had worked in intelligence for many years and had seen all sorts of big scenes, but this was one she had never seen before.

So she suppressed her emotions and continued, "Then the Fourth Shelter denied and refuted the rumors. But the Third Shelter didn't believe it..."

"Because... in this whole affair, the 2nd and 4th shelters truly benefited. And Princess Xi did indeed receive a lot of support from the 4th shelter. 'Yamane' is the evidence."

"Furthermore, don't forget that Princess Xi not only expelled the delegation from the Third Sanctuary, but also imprisoned Yan Yan, destroying your influence over the Seventh Sanctuary."

"Including the 6th Sanctuary she invaded, the only sanctuaries in the entire human faction that she hasn't offended are the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sanctuaries."

"Who would believe this wasn't orchestrated by Shelter 2 and Shelter 4?"

"Could it be that Lin Xi and Kou Xuan were putting on an act and deliberately framing the Second Shelter?"

"What are they after? Is there any force in the human camp that is stronger or has more potential than the Second Sanctuary?"

"So... Shelter 3 has directly confronted Shelter 4..."

Qiu Tu:? ? ?

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At this moment, Guan Xiao clearly didn't notice Qiu Tu's expression. She continued speaking.

"But that's not all. Although the two shelters are at odds, they are actually both skeptical of Lin Xi's one-sided story."

“Especially the 3rd shelter, after the 4th shelter strongly objected, also suspected that Lin Xi might have deliberately framed him.”

"And just at this moment, the fence-sitter of the Kou family quietly moved a branch of the family to the Third Sanctuary, seeking refuge as insurance."

"As a result, that branch brought the Third Shelter a crucial piece of information: the Second Shelter had not only won over Lin Xi, but also the Kou family."

"When the Second Shelter assigned the task to Lin Xi, Kou Xuan, the head of the Kou family, was also present. He personally heard the Second Shelter assigning Lin Xi the task of assassinating Shen Yuzhou."

"Because of this intelligence from the Kou family, the Third Shelter was furious and finally became convinced that the Second and Fourth Shelter were two-faced."

"Even when Kou Xuan later came out to clarify, saying that he had never told the branch about this information, nor had he ever heard the Second Shelter assign Lin Xi any tasks, it was all a frame-up by the Third Shelter."

"But...everyone thinks he only came out to lie through his teeth because he was forced to by the second and fourth shelters."

"After all, compared to the cunning and scheming Second Shelter, how could those lunatics in the Third Shelter possibly be capable of framing someone?"

"So, under these circumstances, regardless of the truth, Shelter 3 and Shelter 4 have completely broken ties. They have now withdrawn from the 'Northwest Region' and are now in a standoff in the 'Southwest Region.'"

Qiu Tu:......

To be honest, having lived two lives, Qiu Tu considers himself somewhat shrewd and calculating. Especially now that his strength is increasing and his mental processing speed is accelerating, many conspiracies and schemes are crystal clear to him. He can see through them almost instantly.

As a result, this major change in the "Northwest Region" really caught him off guard for a while.

He gestured to Guan Xiao, interrupting her, and then asked, "You mean... Lin Xi betrayed us and joined the Fourth Sanctuary?"

"Then, with the support of the Fourth Sanctuary, she invaded the Sixth Sanctuary and seized three of its states?"

Guan Xiao nodded.

A thoughtful look appeared in Qiu Tu's eyes. He asked, "After that, Lin Xi openly broke ties with us and imprisoned Yan Yan?"

"Then Feifei and the 8th Shelter joined forces to put pressure on Lin Xi, but Lin Xi remained unmoved?"

Guan Xiao nodded again.

Qiu Tu frowned slightly for the first time, as if he had thought of something.

Then he said, "After that, Lin Xi broke through to the sixth level in front of the enemy and led experts to attack Shen Yuzhou?"

"Then, she openly betrayed us, revealing that everything was under the command of Shelter 2 and Shelter 4?"

Guan Xiao obediently hummed in agreement. Then she said, "It's the Fourth Shelter that wants to sell her..."

Before Guan Xiao could finish speaking, Qiu Tu waved his hand, interrupting her.

Afterwards, Qiu Tu looked at Guan Xiao with a serious expression and said, "Minister Guan, you're confused."

Guan Xiao was stunned for a moment.

Qiu Tu reached out and gently patted Guan Xiao.

Then he said with a serious expression, "There have been too many changes and too big events in the past few days."

"You have lost the most basic quality you have as an intelligence operative: intelligence can be false, only... the 'action' is real."

Qiu Tu pointed out, "All intelligence work cannot be based on direct adoption; it must rely on the actions of all parties to make judgments."

"Don't listen to what they say, but watch what they do."

Guan Xiao was able to rise from a section chief with no family background or real power, only beauty and initiative, to become Qiu Tu's right-hand woman, all thanks to her strong abilities.

In the past few days, she had been a bit confused because the matter was too big. Now, after hearing Qiu Tu's advice, she immediately calmed down.

She paused for two seconds, then continued, "Because... words may be false, but actions are always true."

Qiu Tu nodded slightly.

Through his conversation with Guan Xiao, he had roughly guessed the whole story. Only some minor details remained unresolved and required further consideration.

So he slowly began to analyze, "Based on the information you just gave, it is true that Lin Xi betrayed the 2nd and 4th shelters."

"But the claim that the second and fourth shelters betrayed her is only her side of the story."

"We cannot be certain that the truth is as she says."

Upon hearing this, Guan Xiao couldn't help but ask curiously, "If it wasn't the Second and Fourth Shelter who betrayed her, why would she deliberately frame and offend these two major shelters?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu said with a deep gaze, "That depends on her purpose."

Qiu Tu analyzed, "You see... all of Lin Xi's actions are ultimately doing one thing: causing conflict between Shelter 2, Shelter 4, and Shelter 3."

Qiu Tu said, "Whether she openly sided with the 4th shelter or colluded with the Kou family to force the 3rd shelter to leave, it was all about escalating the conflict between the two camps."

"This is what she has always been doing."

At this point, Qiu Tu paused and asked, "If I remember correctly, the relationship between Shelter 2 and Shelter 3 is actually quite delicate?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao's gaze sharpened slightly. She nodded gently and then explained, "Yes."

"Shelter No. 2 and Shelter No. 3 were among the first shelters to be established."

"However, their circumstances and development paths are completely different."

"The Second Shelter was directly incorporated into the 'Core Area' when the 'Boundless Sea of ​​Hearts' descended, making its situation extremely critical."