Then let them offer their loyalty!

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'It seems Lin Zuo truly has the potential to be a great steward. He's handled everything so meticulously.'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu stepped into the bathtub.

The golden liquid slowly submerged his body, washing away all the marks of the evil god upon him...

In a daze, Qiu Tu seemed to hear La Riluo's piercing screams and curses!

Clearly, Qiu Tu first "betrayed his promise" by plotting to kill her most important believer, and now he has erased the traces of her entering her dreams, completely breaking free from her control, which makes her extremely angry!

Tonight was a complete failure for Larilu!

This also put Qiu Tu at ease: before, he had put himself into the game, using himself as bait to lure La Riluo and plot against Jia Shu and Jia Wei, and he was really living in fear every day!

Perhaps fearing that La Riluo might drag him into her dreams and do whatever she wanted to him, Qiu Tu didn't even dare to sleep at midnight!

Thus, after Qiu Tu completely dealt with the two brothers, Jia Shu and Jia Wei, he finally eliminated the crisis of La Ri Luo entering his dream.

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but glance at the crisis countdown in the upper left corner of his vision.

After he finished doing all this, the countdown in the upper left corner of his phone did indeed change.

[The Alliance's Revenge (7 Days)]

[The Promise to the Evil God (∞)]

【Threat in the Dark (∞)】

What was originally just two days left of the "promise to the evil god" slowly turned into positive infinity, becoming exactly like the threat lurking in the darkness...

This has never happened before.

In the past, crisis countdowns either stopped or ended, moving on to the next one. This is the first time that the timeline has changed so drastically.

Looking at the countdown timer for the crisis, Qiu Tu, soaking in the bathtub, stroked his chin and slowly pondered.

'Does this mean I've temporarily delayed the crisis, but it hasn't been overcome yet?'

'So... as long as Lariel finds another opportunity, and I don't provide any information, Lariel will still come to kill me?'

Thinking about it, Qiu Tu felt that this "crisis countdown" was quite interesting.

After all... this did align with his understanding of Lariro—that evil god was clearly not a magnanimous person, and given how he had schemed against her, she certainly wouldn't let him off the hook.

Fortunately, I had other preparations in mind.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu soaked in the golden hot water, closing his eyes to rest while beginning to recall and recite "The Emotional Handbook"...

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Meanwhile, Qiu Tu was taking a bath.

Lin Zuo also drove away from that secret base.

Lin Zuo's gaze was deep as he drove.

Although Qiu Tu's expressions and actions from the moment he entered until he left were flawless, he was, after all, a participant in the entire incident.

Therefore, he was almost 100% certain that Qiu Tu was the one who did it.

'A brazen attack and assassination of a former high-ranking official in the investigation department.'

'Truly decisive and ruthless!'

Even though Lin Zuo understood the principle of eliminating problems at their root, he also knew that if he were in Qiu Tu's position, he would never dare to make such a decision.

Thinking of this, Lin Zuo couldn't help but sigh deeply.

'These are the people who do great things. I'm no match for them...'

Thinking this, Lin Zuo felt as if he had unloaded some kind of burden, and his whole body felt much lighter...

......

After taking a bath and rinsing off, Qiu Tu dried himself off, got dressed, and went to the bedroom to sleep.

Sure enough, without the mark of the evil god, Larilu could no longer harass Qiu Tu.

So Qiu Tu slept incredibly soundly and peacefully...

The next morning, Qiu Tu got up full of energy, stretched, and felt that life was wonderful.

After getting out of bed and washing up, Qiu Tu ate a simple breakfast and then took out the antique coin he had received from "Lone Wolf" from his pocket.

When does one person's liking for another person increase the fastest?

Of course, it's when you first send her to hell, and then send her to heaven.

Yesterday, Qiu Tu completely cut off contact with La Riluo, and with the killing of Jia Wei, La Riluo must have felt like she had lost everything, and she was so angry that she couldn't sleep all night!

If I were to contact Larilu now and "return" to her again, how would she react?

So what if she's a demon goddess? Isn't she still a woman?

If you're a woman, you can use the "Emotional Handbook" to manage your emotions!

With that in mind, Qiu Tu, following the instructions on how to use the ancient coin he had seen in the Silver Key Bee, began contacting Lariluo...

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He recalled the method Javi used to contact Lariro back then.

Qiu Tu played with the coin, then rubbed the front of the coin three times with his thumb, and the back four times. Finally, he placed the coin on the table and waited patiently.

One second... two seconds... three seconds...

Qiu Tu wasn't sure if there was a problem with the procedure, or if this communication required prior appointment. He waited a full minute, but La Riluo still hadn't appeared.

Upon seeing this, Qiu Tu frowned slightly.

'Huh? Isn't this a standard-issue Noble Phantasm?'

So, the same method can't be used to activate it?

Qiu Tu was so certain that he could contact La Riluo because he deduced that, given La Riluo's influence in the real world, it would be difficult for her to create such a non-standard disaster relief tool for communication.

If it is a mass-produced, standardized communication tool, then the method of use is likely to be the same.

Thinking this through, Qiu Tu reviewed the logic once again.

In the end, he chose to believe his own speculation—there was nothing wrong with how the prop was used!

If the item is used correctly, then there's a good chance that Lariro couldn't connect to the communication.

For example...it's not convenient right now?

For example... the timing is wrong?

For example... this ancient coin can be identified by its aura. Larilu noticed that the aura contacting her was not right, which is why she didn't answer the call.

But... whatever the reason, as long as we keep in touch, we'll eventually be able to get back in touch.

With that in mind, Qiu Tu began contacting Larilu repeatedly...

Qiu Tu repeated the "dialing" command seven or eight times.

Just when he felt like he'd practically polished the coin with his hands... Finally!

The ancient coin slowly vaporized and floated in the air, revealing Lari's head inside!

She was clearly furious; her face was contorted with rage!

Her eyes were blazing with fury, and her voice seemed to carry a chilling intent, "Didn't I tell you not to contact me during the day?!"

"Are you testing my patience with these repeated contacts?!"

"Believe it or not, I'll make sure your soul never has a day of peace! I'll make you suffer the torment of being struck down by heavenly lightning every day!"

After fiercely rebuking "the person who contacted her," Larilu finally "saw" the person in front of her clearly!

The next second, she paused for a moment, then her face filled with shock and disbelief, "Qiu Tu?!"

"It's you?!"

Realizing she had lost her composure, Larilu quickly changed her expression and became serious again.

She looked at Qiu Tu with her bronze eyes and asked again, "You actually dare to contact me?"

Qiu Tu took in almost all of La Riluo's expressions, and knowing that his method had worked, he felt very confident.

He looked at Larilu and then said with a smile, "Your Highness, why wouldn't I dare to contact you?"

"Have you forgotten that I am your future archbishop?"

Perhaps because it wasn't a dream, Qiu Tu wasn't afraid of La Ri Luo harming him in her rage, so he was completely relaxed. He even dared to use the promises La Ri Luo made to retaliate.

Sure enough, upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, La Riluo chuckled coldly twice and said in a sinister tone, "The Archbishop... truly worthy of being my Archbishop."

"They schemed against me and my followers. They completely outmaneuvered us!"

"Do you know how many resources it takes to cultivate six second-tier Cataclysm clones? Hehehe..."

La Riluo was clearly on the verge of exploding, but Qiu Tu, who had already planned how to tug at her emotions, didn't care at all.

He sat on the large sofa in the villa, legs crossed, looking more like he was listening to a subordinate's report than as he was paying homage to a deity.

He held out his finger and explained to Larilu, “Your Highness, I understand that you are angry with me.”

"But you can't just pin this blame on me like that."

"First of all, of the bodies you helped cultivate for Jiawei, one fell into the hands of the Investigation Bureau, one was killed by Yan Chen, and the other three are under the control of the Inspector General."

"Do you really think you can rescue them all?"

"Stop dreaming. None of the cult followers who ended up in the hands of the various departments of the sanctuary have ever come out alive."

"I simply made them detonate at the same time."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, La Riluo's emotions did calm down a little, but even so, she still did not let Qiu Tu go—her beautiful almond-shaped eyes were fixed on Qiu Tu.

It was probably just a remote call. If she were in front of Qiu Tu right now, she would have already devoured him alive!

After all, not only did the believer she had cultivated with so many resources die, but Qiu Tu had also slapped her face so hard it was almost ruined!

Last night, after discovering that Qiu Tu had betrayed her, she began to deduce the truth by following Qiu Tu's actions over the past few days.

Soon, various clues were discovered!

And so, she finally realized: Qiu Tu had never intended to align himself with her from the beginning, nor did he ever think of cooperating with her! He was simply using her!

This discovery was utterly humiliating for her, a high-level catastrophic being! How could she not hate Qiu Tu!

Therefore, hearing Qiu Tu speak so bluntly about killing her followers made her even more furious!

Her voice, as if squeezed out from between her teeth, demanded, "Why did you do this?"

"What good would it do you to kill Javi?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu actually rested his chin on his hand and began to ponder.

After a moment, as if he had finally found a reason, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Your Highness!"

"I didn't actually know why I had to kill Javi before."

"You reminded me that there should always be a purpose in doing things."

"So, there must be a reason in my heart for doing this."

"So, after thinking about it for a long time and analyzing my own heart, I finally found the reason!"

Qiu Tu said sincerely, "Perhaps... I don't want to be an archbishop, but rather a pope! I want to be your right-hand man on your path to godhood! To be your lifelong confidant! Your partner!"

At this point, Qiu Tu said earnestly, "Your Highness, I... like you!"

La Riluo was stunned when she heard Qiu Tu's words.

Even though he was a high-level catastrophic being with human-like intelligence and emotions, Qiu Tu's bizarre actions still left her somewhat bewildered.

'You like yourself... so you want to get rid of the people around you?'

'Oh...it means getting rid of the men around you.'

Does this make sense?