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I still haven't finished writing, I'm so sorry... I've been staying up later and later lately again, I probably need to adjust my sleep schedule. I really can't keep going like this.

Chapter 748 Qiu Tu: I can resolve this great battle! (Seeking monthly votes)

It has to be said that Lao Bai truly understands human culture, and he also truly understands Qiu Tu.

So, noticing that Qiu Tu's gaze was slightly off, he immediately glanced at Qiu Tu and then said calmly,

"Don't overthink it. Other races don't have the same concept of destiny or the Eight Characters of Fate as humans."

"Therefore, I won't put what I lack in my destiny into my name."

Qiu Tu could not possibly admit to having those strange thoughts in his mind, so upon hearing this, he shamelessly denied it, saying, "I wasn't thinking nonsense."

"Her name has so many 'grass' radicals. Grass is also wood, so even if she were a human, she would definitely be lacking the wood element in her destiny."

"How can this be considered wild speculation?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Jasmine, who knew nothing about human culture, looked at Qiu Tu curiously, then at the man in white, clearly not understanding what kind of riddle the two were playing.

Seeing that Qiu Tu denied it, Bai Yi didn't bother to investigate further. Instead, he nodded and commented, "You're still as eloquent as ever."

After saying that, he didn't try to persuade them to stay any longer. Instead, he gestured with his hand and said, "Then I won't keep you two any longer."

"I wish you both the best of luck on this mission."

Hearing Bai Yi's words, Qiu Tu also stopped his wild thoughts and responded.

As he agreed, white mist slowly began to emerge from the palace and then enveloped him and Jasmine.

As his vision was slowly obscured, Qiu Tu smelled a wonderful jasmine fragrance.

The scent of jasmine surrounded him, making him feel much more relaxed.

A moment later, the white mist slowly dissipated, and Qiu Tu returned to the alley. He opened his eyes and saw Jasmine standing close to him, looking at him sweetly.

Faced with this girl who was very likely a witch's clone, Qiu Tu was on high alert.

He didn't show any unusual reaction, but instead asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Jasmine asked curiously, "Brother Qiu Tu, what were you and His Majesty Mu Xin talking about just now?"

"What is meant by 'lacking something in one's destiny'? Am I lacking anything?"

Since Qiu Tu formulated the path of "using evil gods to control evil gods", he has been promoting human culture and assimilating these evil gods.

Therefore, he was happy to explain to Jasmine when she was curious.

As he walked outside, he said to Jasmine, "Your Majesty Mu Xin and I were just discussing the Five Elements theory of human destiny."

"The Five Elements refer to the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, which correspond to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches in the Eight Characters of Birth in human numerology."

"Therefore, a person's birth date and time are determined at the moment of their birth."

"At such times, his parents or family will often analyze the distribution and strength of the five elements in his birth chart to determine the balance of his destiny and choose a name accordingly."

"For example, if someone's destiny lacks the element of fire, then they might be given a name that contains the element of fire. If someone's destiny lacks the element of water, then they might be given a name that contains the element of water."

Jasmine was indeed a girl who was particularly good at providing emotional support. Hearing Qiu Tu's words, her eyes sparkled, and she looked at him with adoration, praising, "Brother, you humans are so amazing..."

"It's amazing that they were able to research such a miraculous thing."

After saying that, she recalled the conversation between Qiu Tu and Bai Yi, and then said, "So, it's through this kind of 'Five Elements Theory' that you were able to analyze what was missing in the name 'Hua Wanwan' with such a smile, right?"

Qiu Tu nodded slightly.

Jasmine, as if she had found something fun, said excitedly, "Then I also lack wood, I also lack wood."

"My name is also full of the character '艹'!"

"Pfft." Qiu Tu almost couldn't hold back his laughter when he heard Jasmine's words.

It was only after hearing Jasmine's words that Qiu Tu remembered that the character "Jasmine" was also entirely composed of the radical "艹" (grass).

So, jasmine...

Seeing Jasmine so excited, Qiu Tu's expression couldn't help but turn a little strange.

Because Jasmine pressed him for details, he could only cough twice and reply, "Yes...you're also lacking the element of grass...lacking the element of wood...lacking the element of wood..."

While saying this, Qiu Tu was a little worried that if Jasmine found out the truth in the future, would the original Jasmine come after him and cause trouble...

Hmm...it seems we can't teach everything to these evil gods. We still need to keep some of our ancestors' traditional culture to ourselves.

Lost in these wild thoughts, Qiu Tu took Jasmine and returned to Xiao Yuanyao's house.

Back home, several women were packing their things, while Xiao Yuanyao was feeding Zhuwu.

She held up a brightly colored mushroom in her small hand, then looked at Zhuwu blankly and asked, "Want some mushrooms?"

To avoid chores, Zhu Wu remained in her red snake form. Only she and Xiao Yuan Yao in the family had nothing to do.

In addition, given her usual image as a glutton, Xiao Yuanyao probably asked her that's why.

Upon hearing Xiao Yuanyao's words, Zhuwu's orange snake eyes were filled with suspicion. She gave the mushroom in Xiao Yuanyao's hand a vivid look with her snake head, then shook it slightly.

Xiao Yuanyao said, "Not going to eat? Then I'll eat it myself."

After saying that, she stuffed the mushroom directly into her mouth.

Her little mouth was stuffed full of mushrooms, and her cheeks were bulging out.

She tried to "chew" it, then paused.

The next second, with a "thud!" she fell flat on her back, her eyes swirling in circles, her limbs stiff.

Qiu Tu: ....

Candle Dance: ....

A question mark slowly appeared above the heads of several women who were packing their things: ?

Although he knew that chaos breeds clowns, Qiu Tu was still shocked by how clown-like this person was.

He looked at Jasmine beside him and asked, "Are all the mushrooms in 'Chaotic West Capital' this strong? Enough to poison a God-King?"

Upon hearing this, Jasmine covered her mouth and chuckled, then said, "There are one or two kinds of mushrooms that can temporarily affect the God King."

As she spoke, she added, "But it's alright, the God King is immune to all poisons, so this kind of thing will only work for a few minutes at most. It won't cause much harm."

"I'll take Her Majesty Yuan Yao to rest for a bit, she'll be done soon."

After saying that, she walked towards Xiao Yuanyao.

Upon seeing this, Yaoqin, who was tidying upstairs, peeked out and winked at Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu keenly caught that look in his eyes, so he nodded and went upstairs.

Yaoqin clearly had something to discuss with Qiu Tu, so when she saw Qiu Tu come up, she went straight to her room.

Qiu Tu followed Yaoqin into the room. Yaoqin closed the door behind her and then set up the magic array.

Seeing her acting so mysteriously, Qiu Tu became a little curious, so he looked up at the woman in front of him and asked, "What's wrong, Sister Yaoqin?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Yao Qin didn't chat about business. Instead, she glanced downstairs and said, "The girl you brought back seems to be more than just a girl."

Qiu Tu neither denied nor explained, so he simply nodded slightly, indicating that he already knew.

Seeing that Qiu Tu seemed to understand, Yaoqin didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she started talking about serious matters. Her high, straight nose lowered slightly as she looked at Qiu Tu, her full, rounded lips parting slightly.

"Some time ago, I was gathering intelligence in the 'Chaotic Western Capital' and making contact with the 'Temple of Order'."

"On the day you went into seclusion, I used the clues and marks that the 'Star Forger God King' had given me to re-establish contact with the 'Temple of Order' and learn about the battle situation."

"The Temple of Order is now at a complete disadvantage. They've suffered heavy losses."

"More importantly, the Temple of Order is currently bogged down in war with these seven divine kingdoms."

"This is not what the 'Temple' wants to see."

"In particular, the 'Temple of Order' is not monolithic. Elena, the guardian goddess of the west, was originally one of the weaker ones among the four regions."

"Now that she has suddenly suffered such a defeat, her position is likely to be greatly shaken."

"Furthermore, the 'Star Forger God King' has been urging her to participate, so she is very hesitant and considering whether to personally join the battle."

Yaoqin's information was obviously very important, so Qiu Tu's expression tightened slightly upon hearing it.

He pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly and said, "She won't participate in the battle."

This judgment was clearly inconsistent with the information Yaoqin had received, so Yaoqin looked at Qiu Tu with some doubt.

Qiu Tu looked up at Yaoqin and then explained, "The reason is very simple."

"The Guardian God King is already the strongest force in this region."

"Once she joins the fray, it means the entire region will be involved in the battle."

"This not only further escalates the battle, but if it becomes ineffective, the entire front will collapse directly."

At this point, Qiu Tu gave Yaoqin a deep look and said, "After all... a trump card is only a trump card when it's not revealed."

"Once it's uncovered, it's nothing."

Upon hearing this, Yaoqin lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly, indicating her agreement with Qiu Tu's judgment.

At this moment, Qiu Tu continued, "And more importantly... Elena lacks confidence."

Qiu Tu's eyes gleamed. "If she feels she has the ability to end this battle quickly, then even if it means revealing her trump cards, she will most likely make a move."

"However... the Temple of Order has a guardian god-king, and the Chaos Faction obviously also has a guardian god-king."

"If I'm not mistaken, Elena's strength should be roughly the same as that of the God King Shepherd, right?"

"Perhaps...weaker than the God-King Shepherd?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Yao Qin recalled for a moment and said, "Whether it's Mu Xin or Elena, they should both be Level 5 God Kings."

"He is a powerful god-king who is just one step away from becoming a high-ranking god-king, a true regional governor."

Qiu Tu nodded slightly and then said, "So... if Elena goes to the field, Mu Xin will most likely go to the field as well. In a one-on-one situation, they will cancel each other out."

"That's why Elena is so hesitant."

"Because she did not have a proper solution to this great war."

"Therefore, she had no choice but to remain inactive."

"Because if she doesn't move, she can control the scope of this great battle. But if she moves, something bad could happen."

After listening to Qiu Tu's analysis, Yaoqin nodded again.

Then she thought for a moment, and continued, "However, because of this defeat in the great war, the Star Forger God-King's status within the 'Temple' has plummeted."

"Many of the gods who went to provide support this time were under the command of other god-kings."

"With such heavy casualties, according to the rules of the 'Temple,' he will not only receive an 'extremely poor' evaluation, but will also need to expend resources to compensate for the losses suffered by all parties."

"If resources become insufficient, even his subordinate gods will be stripped away and used as compensation to the 'Temple' and other god-kings."

During this time, Qiu Tu also learned some of the rules of the "temple" from Yaoqin.

Of the six pathways, the Order Temple is arguably the most unique.

Compared to the looser organizations of other groups, the "Temple of Order" is completely different.

The purpose of the high-ranking god-kings who created the "Temple of Order" is to gather the rules of the entire "Ancient World" and establish a new order.

Therefore, joining the "Temple of Order" is equivalent to automatically being incorporated into this system.

The "Temple of Order" will provide its members with protection, but in return, members must abide by the corresponding "rules".

These "rules" are not the kind that are verbal or written down and have no binding force.

According to Yaoqin, as more and more Gods of Order and God-Kings gather in the "Temple of Order," the "rules" and "order" that the entire "Temple of Order" is now accumulating are also increasing.

According to other estimates, the power gathered by the current "Temple of Order" system is roughly equivalent to more than 60 ordinary "worlds".

This means that even in the vast, ancient world, the binding force of the "Temple of Order" rules is roughly equivalent to the "world perception" of an ordinary world.

So... if you dare to break the rules, you really might get struck by lightning.

Of course, it is precisely because the "Temple of Order" has gathered this power of "rules" that... promotions, status, rewards and punishments within it are relatively fair.

If a member causes significant losses, the "Temple" will demand compensation. Conversely, if a member performs a great service, the "Temple" will recognize, reward, and elevate their status.