Then let them show their loyalty!

Chapter 810 You'll stop at nothing to please Qiu Tu! (Seeking monthly votes)

Just as Qiu Feng and Sheng Yue, the two God Kings, had just discussed, most of the God Kings and Celestials present thought that this would be a good opportunity to sell themselves to a higher bidder when they were invited by the God King of the Vast Ocean.

Whether it's accepting the price offered by the Chongshi and Hanhai Shenwang factions or getting a sense of their offer, it will give them more confidence when negotiating with Qiu Tu later, which is a good thing.

As a result, the God King of the Vast Ocean dropped such a bombshell report right off the bat, which truly surprised everyone.

Of course, the gods and god-kings of the "Order Path" are relatively quick-witted. Therefore, they did not just listen to the one-sided story of the Vast Ocean God-King. Instead, while shocked, they exchanged glances and exchanged attitudes with the gods and god-kings they knew.

After a moment, Qiu Feng, the God-King, spoke first.

He stroked his two fine, dragon-whisker-like beard, then looked up and asked, "Lord Hanhai, what do you mean by that?"

"What do you mean Qiu Tu wants to arrest us?"

"We have no grudge against Qiu Tu, so why is he arresting us?"

The God King of the Vast Ocean seemed determined to go all the way and completely thwart Qiu Tu's plans. He smiled and said, "God King Qiu Feng, don't you understand what I mean?"

As he spoke, he glanced around at the dozen or so gods and god-kings present and said, "You, or rather, everyone here, must have passed on quite a bit of information to the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' over the years, right?"

Upon hearing these words from the God King of the Vast Ocean, most of the gods present couldn't help but change their expressions slightly.

How could a deity who can serve in the "Execution Department" not know the methods of the Heavy Stone God King and the Vast Sea God King?

If Elena was manipulating the entire "Temple - West Branch" while drinking, then the Heavy Stone God King and the Vast Sea God King could also be said to have firmly controlled the "Execution Department" without making a sound.

Before Qiu Tu appeared, for more than a hundred years, no one had been able to challenge the status of the Heavy Stone God King lineage in the "Execution Department".

There have always been rumors within the "Execution Department" that the Heavy Stone God King and the Vast Ocean God King are fully aware of the daily actions of every God King and every Celestial God in the "Execution Department." But they always take it as a joke.

However, when the God King of the Vast Ocean revealed the "hidden identities" of everyone present over the years, they couldn't help but be shocked and began to believe the "joke."

While still shocked, they couldn't help but look at the familiar faces around them again.

This time, they weren't exchanging information; they were scrutinizing each other. They wanted to see if the Sea God King was deceiving them.

When they saw that the people around them were also scrutinizing them, they instantly understood: the God King of the Vast Ocean was not deceiving them; their acquaintances had actually betrayed information to the "Immortal Heavenly Tomb" just like them!
Thinking this way, two ideas instantly arose in their minds.

The first one is: It seems that the "joke" was true.

The second one is: I never expected that my friend, who has such thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also be leaving himself a way out?
The God-Kings and Celestials present were all seasoned veterans who had worked in the "Execution Department" for many years. They knew that since the Vast Ocean God-King had been able to investigate them so thoroughly, he most likely had evidence, and there was no point in denying it.

Moreover, according to the words of the Vast Ocean God King, it was Qiu Tu, not the Vast Ocean God King, who investigated them. Now that the Vast Ocean God King has brought them to the main hall ahead of time, perhaps there is still a chance for things to turn around?
Thinking this, the pockmarked God King Shengyue couldn't help but ask a question.

He did not immediately admit to his actions, but instead denied the accusation, saying, "If you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext."

"Lord Hanhai, Qiu Tu has always been arrogant and domineering. Now he's even finding a pretext to attack us. He simply doesn't follow any rules at all."

"You gathered us here because you disapprove of his actions, which is why you called us together in advance, right?"

Upon hearing Sheng Yue's words, Han Hai, who resembled the "Turtle Prime Minister," chuckled, stroked his beard, and said, "Sheng Yue, you've really guessed wrong about this."

"Because... the reason I summoned you in advance was because I was afraid you would notice something was wrong and then run away."

Sheng Yue God King and Han Hai God King: ! ! ?
Other gods: ?!

Perhaps because the reversal came so suddenly, the dozen or so deities present were genuinely stunned.

Just then, with a loud "boom!", the walls on both sides of the hall collapsed. The remaining seven or eight God-Kings of the "Execution Department," along with dozens of Celestial Gods, all stood in front of the hall, looking at their dozen or so colleagues in the hall with complicated expressions.

Judging from the fact that they were all armed and exuded a powerful aura, it was clear that they had been lying in ambush all along.

Upon seeing this, the dozen or so deities realized they had fallen into a trap. Instantly, they all glared furiously at the shrewd and calculating King Hanhai in the hall.

Of all these, Qiu Feng, the God-King, was the most furious. He glared at Han Hai, the God-King, and then cursed, "Han Hai! You're a real scoundrel!"

"You and Chongshi have been veteran God-Kings for many years. Qiu Tu, a newly promoted God-King, has only attacked you twice, and not only did you not dare to retaliate, you even went so far as to kiss his butt, aiding and abetting his evil deeds!?"

"Have you no shame at all?!"

At this moment, while Qiu Feng God King was losing his temper and cursing, Sheng Yue God King remained much calmer. He gently patted Qiu Feng God King's arm, signaling him to calm down.

After Qiu Feng God King calmed down, Sheng Yue God King looked at Han Hai God King and said, "Han Hai, I think all of this is a misunderstanding."

"We have never betrayed the Temple, nor have we done anything to wrong it."

"So, whether it's you or Qiu Tu, you've wronged us."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Moreover, among us are god-kings and heavenly gods."

"If you want to investigate us, you need Her Majesty Elena's authorization, and it must be 'official authorization' that's on file at the 'Temple Headquarters'."

"Otherwise, they have no right to investigate and detain us."

Hearing their words, the God King of the Vast Ocean couldn't help but smile. He stroked his goatee, hunched over, and carried the tortoise shell on his back, then said, "Don't worry, yes, we have them all."

At this point, he glanced down at the time and said, "We should be there soon."

Meanwhile, Qiu Tu, who was flying towards the "Execution Department," was also holding a recording stone and listening to the message from the Heavy Stone God King.

Beside him flew another god-king, clearly the image-recording stone was personally delivered by this god-king.

After hearing the message from the God-King Chongshi, Qiu Tu frowned slightly, looked at the God-King beside him with suspicion, and asked, "Is this really Lord Chongshi's message?"

That god-king was clearly a subordinate god-king of the Heavy Stone God-king, so when he heard Qiu Tu's question, he said respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty personally instructed me to deliver it to you, sir."

Qiu Tu didn't actually ask such a stupid question on purpose; he was just genuinely a little surprised.

Because in this memory stone, the Heavy Stone God King frankly admitted to Qiu Tu his mistakes during this period, saying that because of the "Star Forging God King", he had always been prejudiced against Qiu Tu, which led him to do many wrong things.

In the past two days, he went back and reflected on his recent actions, and indeed discovered many problems with himself.

He didn't want to make another mistake, so he wanted to reconcile with Qiu Tu and help Qiu Tu take control of the "Execution Department" and handle the "Immortal Heavenly Tomb" mission—provided, of course, that Qiu Tu agreed.

To show his sincerity and to help Qiu Tu complete his mission more quickly, he has authorized the Vast Ocean God King to convene a small meeting under the guise of gathering all the God Kings and Heavenly Gods who have been in contact with the "Immortal Heavenly Tomb" over the years, in order to help Qiu Tu eliminate them all in one fell swoop.

To prevent any from escaping or leaking information, the Vast Ocean God King would gather all the God Kings and Celestials of the "Execution Department" to ambush them.

In this way, Qiu Tu only needs to go there, produce the authorization documents, and he can easily control the situation and screen out the traitor.

Furthermore, since this was done without authorization by the Heavy Stone God King and the Vast Ocean God King, any mistakes in the execution of the plan will fall on the Heavy Stone God King and the Vast Ocean God King, and will not affect Qiu Tu.

To be honest, after hearing the whole story of the "photo stone", Qiu Tu's first reaction was: The sun must have risen in the west!
Don't forget, just yesterday, he and the Heavy Stone God King almost had a falling out in the "Palace of the God of Wine," but today the Heavy Stone God King directly gave in?

This face-changing speed is comparable to Sichuan opera!

Even so, Qiu Tu didn't believe that the Heavy Stone God King and the Vast Ocean God King were truly so kind. He felt that either there was a trap involved, or it was a delaying tactic and a way for the Heavy Stone God King to protect himself.

Qiu Tu hadn't forgotten what the Heavy Stone God King had told him yesterday: the Heavy Stone God King still suspected Qiu Tu's relationship with the "Chaos Faction" and suspected that Qiu Tu was a mole.

This is not something that can be changed in just two days.

More importantly, Qiu Tu really is a traitor. The Heavy Stone God King wasn't wrong in his suspicions.

Therefore, a powerful god-king like the Heavy Stone God-King, who has been in charge of a secret department for a hundred years, would not easily give up investigating him.

So this is clearly a strategic retreat.
Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"To be able to bend and stretch, that is the mark of a true man."

To be honest, Qiu Tu was actually a little disappointed. You see, the reason he was so unhurried today was not only to deal with the group of traitors who were passing information to the "Immortal Heavenly Tomb", but also to deal with the Heavy Stone God King and the Vast Sea God King.

He actually hoped that the two would be blinded by hatred, thus allowing the traitor to pass on information.

In this way, Qiu Tu and Elena would have a legitimate reason to weaken the power of the two men, or even remove them from their posts.

As for whether the traitor's leak of information will lead to the Immortal Triumphs learning about Qiu Tu's affairs and thus retaliating against him, what are the possibilities?
Stop fooling around. The various techniques Qiu Tu used on Elena that night weren't wasted—Early on, when the two of them decided to make their move, Elena had blocked all external communication channels of the "Dionysian World".

Unless someone like Qiu Tu has obtained her authorization to communicate with the outside world, only a high-ranking god-king can bypass her blockade.

So, starting yesterday, the entire "Dionysian Kingdom" has become a giant jar, just waiting to see how many turtles can be caught.

This is why Qiu Tu and Elena weren't in a hurry to catch the traitor, but were more concerned about "destroying the tyrant."
All of this is interconnected; the more the enemy does, the faster they are exposed, and the more incriminating evidence they leave behind.

It's a pity that the Heavy Stone God King and the Vast Ocean God King didn't seem to fall into this trap.
However, it must be said that the Heavy Stone God King's submission and direct expression of "sincerity" will indeed save Qiu Tu a great deal of time and further enhance Qiu Tu's prestige within the "Execution Department." Therefore, it can't be said that he gained nothing at all.
After all, even the Heavy Stone God King and the Vast Ocean God King have started to kiss Qiu Tu's butt. How could the other God Kings and Gods not know their place?

'It's alright if I didn't manage to trap the Heavy Stone God King and the Vast Ocean God King. Now that they've chosen to contract, I'll just expand directly.'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu stopped worrying and nodded to the God King beside him before flying towards the "Execution Department".

Soon, accompanied by that god-king, Qiu Tu arrived at the "Execution Department".

It must be said that the officialdom is where news spreads fastest and where the winds of change are most timely.

Just a few months ago, when Qiu Tu first came to the "Execution Department," he couldn't even get through the door.

As a result, when he landed at the gate of the "Execution Department" today, the guards immediately raised their heads and bowed respectfully to Qiu Tu, shouting in unison, "Your Majesty Qiu Tu!"

Qiu Tu glanced at them, nodded slightly, and then stepped through the door.

Led by that god-king, Qiu Tu quickly arrived at the small hall where the God-King of the Vast Sea had ambushed the dozen or so god-kings and celestial beings.

At this moment, the entire small hall was completely silent, the atmosphere so heavy it felt like it could suffocate anyone.

Therefore, when Qiu Tu's footsteps approached, all the gods and god-kings present couldn't help but turn their gazes towards Qiu Tu.

Suddenly being watched by nearly a hundred gods and god-kings, Qiu Tu's heart skipped a beat.

However, he was probably born to be a person who could handle grand occasions, so his expression did not change at all when faced with the gaze of the gods, as if these gods and god-kings were just cabbages.

He strode into the main hall, his gaze sweeping over all the gods and celestial beings present, before asking, "What's going on here? What are you all doing gathered here?"

"Prime Minister Turtle" Han Hai God King is clearly a drama queen.

He hurried over to Qiu Tu's side and said with a fawning smile, "Sir, it's like this."

"I heard that we're going to be thoroughly investigating the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' mole recently, so I took the liberty of gathering the God-Kings and Gods who have been suspected of involvement over the years, hoping to investigate them in advance and ease your burden, sir."

"But they don't seem to be cooperating, and even deny it outright."

"We are at an impasse, so we earnestly request that you personally intervene to determine whether they truly have a problem."

At this point, the Vast Sea God King paused for a moment, then continued,

"Of course, although I meant well, this matter was indeed handled poorly. So, if I have truly wronged these god-kings and gods, I am willing to bear all the negative consequences."

Upon hearing the words of the Vast Ocean God King, Qiu Tu couldn't help but glance at him.

No wonder the God King of the Vast Ocean became the second-in-command of the "Execution Department." Look at the art of language here.

If something goes wrong, all the blame falls on him; if something goes well, all the credit goes to the leader. He even paves the way for the leader's interrogation and investigation, ensuring no negative reactions arise.

Such a person, even if not in charge of a department, is more than qualified to be a deputy.

Thinking this way, Qiu Tu didn't stand on ceremony.

He glanced at the God King of the Vast Ocean, and without hesitation, climbed up the ladder the God King had provided. "What you did was indeed reckless."

"We're all colleagues, we should trust each other. How can we doubt and investigate based on some unfounded rumors!"

After saying that, he glanced at all the gods and celestial beings present and said, "However, now that things have come to this point, if we just let it end like this, everyone will feel resentful."

"Therefore, I will follow the advice of the God King of the Vast Ocean and conduct a simple investigation to clear everyone's name."

Hearing Qiu Tu and the God King of the Vast Ocean settle the matter in just a few words.

The gods who came to besiege the area remained silent, but the dozen or so traitors could no longer hold back.

Everyone here is a veteran deity, and they know that this world has too many magical abilities and treasures. No one knows whether Qiu Tu's interrogation will actually reveal anything.

So, in an instant, they reached a consensus: they could not let Qiu Tu be investigated.

Thinking this, they exchanged a glance, and then the God King Shengyue took the initiative to speak, "Lord Qiu Tu, we have a clear conscience, so we are not afraid of your interrogation."

"But...to interrogate us, we need proper procedures."

Before he could finish speaking, Qiu Tu took out the official document written by Elena from his pocket and flew it to the God King of Shengyue.

"This is Lady Elena's 'official authorization for investigation,' and it has already been filed with the temple headquarters."

Qiu Tu said with a smile, "Everyone's name is clearly written on it."

"Moreover," Qiu Tu said, his sharp gaze sweeping over all the God-Kings and Celestials present, "besides them, there are several other names on the list."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, the expressions of all the God-Kings, Heavenly Gods, and even the Vast Ocean God-King present changed slightly.
Qiu Tu's words contained a lot of information.

This means that Qiu Tu not only obtained the list of traitors that the Heavy Stone God King and the Vast Ocean God King had taken decades to comprehend in just two days, but that this list of traitors was also more complete!
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(End of this chapter)