So, with a watery gleam in Guan Xiao's eyes, Qiu Tu saw her out of the office.

After leaving the office, Qiu Tu also urged her to get the materials needed for the plan ready in advance.

Then he prepared to hold a meeting that afternoon to execute the plan...

Having sent away the reluctant Guan Xiao and closed the door to his office, Qiu Tu's gaze turned incredibly dark...

Help Yan Chen against himself?

Forgery Old Bai's will to frame himself?

Did he really think that Huang Shangzong had ordered a halt to the strife, forbidding further infighting, and that he was out of options to deal with him?

In his previous life, Qiu Tu had seen too many ways to silently handle such matters...

Now, with Yan Chen gone, it was time for him to consolidate the Political Department's power and then strive for full control of the Xinjie Territory...

Thinking so, Qiu Tu snorted lightly and then turned to go to the resting room.

He hadn't forgotten about his pet, whose Fourth-order Cataclysmic strength was key to the success or failure of his plan...

So, he still needed to hoodwink Larilo a bit more...

With that in mind, Qiu Tu entered the resting room of his office, opened the safe, and inside Larilo was playing with herself out of boredom...

He tapped the altar to catch her attention, took her out, and placed her on the table, then put on a look of regret and guilt...

Honestly, these actions were somewhat superfluous. Larilo, being shut in a safe all day, would be desperate to talk more even if Qiu Tu didn't prompt her.

Thus... Seeing Qiu Tu , Larilo immediately asked curiously, "What's wrong with you? Why the long face?"

After speaking, she probably wanted to display her sense of humor, so she added a title, "My Grand Pope."

At this moment, hearing Larilo's words, Qiu Tu's guilt intensified.

He remained silent for two seconds before, with a pained expression, he said to her, "Your Highness... I'm sorry."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, a question mark slowly appeared above Larilo's head: ?

"What did you do to be sorry for me?"

Qiu Tu looked at Larilo and then guiltily said, "Your Highness, from now on let's each go our own way."

"I'll call you Your Highness. You call me brother-in-law..."

The term "brother-in-law" seemed to truly hit a nerve with Larilo!

She shot up, her crimson eyes fixated tightly on Qiu Tu, then demanded, "What do you mean?!"

"Are you and Zhao Ji together?"

Qiu Tu looked down, heaving a deep sigh before saying, "Actually... it's not exactly being together."

"I'm just... temporarily sold to her for a few years."

"When she's bored of playing with me, I will come back for you, Your Highness."

Larilo's forehead veins twitched, "You think... that's supposed to comfort me?"

Qiu Tu looked at Larilo with a slight helplessness and said, "Your Highness, don't blame me."

"I had no other choice..."

"All because Her Highness Zhao Ji offered too much."

Hearing this, a trace of doubt flickered in Larilo's eyes.

Her crimson gaze still fixed on Qiu Tu, she asked tentatively, "Offered too much?"

"Zhao Ji is giving you things? What did she give you?"

All the setup Qiu Tu had done was for this moment.

So, with all seriousness, he said, "Her Highness Zhao Ji... gave me a pet."

"A... verdant green Giant Dragon that can transform into a tree!"

With that, Qiu Tu vividly described the Wood Dragon he remembered in his memory.

Listening to Qiu Tu's description, Larilo's face piled up with more confusion.

The more she heard, the more it sounded... like her pet, Dai Tou!

What? Her sister saw her "dead," took her possessions, and seduced her "boyfriend"?!

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Now, with Yan Chen gone, it was time for him to consolidate the power of the Political Department and then strive for full control of the Xinjie Territory...

Thinking so, Qiu Tu snorted lightly and then turned to go to the resting room.

He hadn't forgotten about his pet, whose Fourth-order disaster-evolver strength was key to the success or failure of his plan...