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Chapter 840 We're not expendable pawns, we're just an excuse (Win an iPad with monthly tickets)

Upon hearing what Heavenly King Zhiyan said, Qiu Tu did not answer immediately, but instead slowly organized his thoughts over the past few days.

After a while, while his hands were kneading the Heavenly King Zhiyan's breasts into round shapes, he spoke.
"My thoughts are actually similar to yours. But... maybe even bolder."

Feeling Qiu Tu's movements in her arms, even Zhiyan Tianwang's breathing became uneven.

However, she knew that what attracted this man to her was not only her mature and alluring body, but also her intellect and her years of experience in helping humanity deal with evil gods.

So, suppressing the flutter in her heart, she said softly, "How dare you?"

Although Qiu Tu kept moving his hands, his expression was somewhat serious.

He began, "Actually, at first, I didn't notice anything unusual about this."

"Because Elena, Jasmine, and Old White are all on my trust list."

"Theoretically, I shouldn't have any doubts about what they say."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Heavenly King Zhiyan was taken aback for a moment, then turned her head to look at Qiu Tu with a strange expression.

Although she didn't say it explicitly, Qiu Tu immediately understood what she meant.

Qiu Tu smiled and nudged her, then said, "Yes, although Jasmine and I have a lot of conflicts, and we haven't gotten along very well lately."

"But I still trust her when something big happens."

Qiu Tu paused for a moment, then explained more clearly, "Jasmine may not like me, may want to see me suffer, may want to torment me, or even want to torture me. But she definitely doesn't want anything to happen to me, and she doesn't want me to die."

"Besides the fact that it's related to my plans with her, the most important thing is that it involves Zeki and Lariro."

This could be considered the three's biggest secret, so after hesitating for a moment, Qiu Tu glanced again at Zhiyan Tianwang's loyalty rating of over 90 before speaking.
"Although I still don't know what she's planning, judging from the hundreds of years she's spent on Zhao Ji and La Ri Luo, they must be very important to her. It's impossible for her to break ties with Zhao Ji and La Ri Luo at the end of her plan."

"And I am now very important to both Zehime and Lariro."

"In this situation, she might trick me, but she definitely won't kill me."

"Otherwise, the whole situation could easily spiral out of control."

"Therefore, I believe she would not hide anything or play around with such an important matter."

After listening to Qiu Tu's explanation, Heavenly King Zhiyan nodded thoughtfully.

During this period, as she had more and more contact with Qiu Tu, Heavenly King Zhiyan also discovered the complicated relationship between Qiu Tu and the two women, Zhao Ji and La Ri Luo.

Now that Qiu Tu has mentioned that there is also a complicated relationship between the two women and Jasmine, she feels that Qiu Tu's conclusion is not unreasonable.

Thinking this, Heavenly King Zhiyan placed her hand on Qiu Tu's mischievous large hand, her eyes moist as she continued the current topic of conversation. She said,

"So how did you eventually realize something was wrong?"

As Qiu Tu moved Zhiyan Tianwang's hand away, he said nonchalantly, "About the same as you."

"Actually, after talking with Baiyi, I was completely convinced of the whole thing."

"But after a day of traveling, I also spent the day sorting through intelligence."

"In the end, the more I thought about it, the more something seemed off. And, my point of view was the same as yours: that this whole thing was just too much of a coincidence."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Heavenly King Zhiyan, who was leaning against Qiu Tu's chest, nodded slightly.

She didn't realize that what Qiu Tu had figured out in a few minutes, she had proven to be better than Qiu Tu in a day.

On the contrary, it is more reasonable for Qiu Tu to need more time to think.

After all, Qiu Tu had already broken through his own mental inertia and seen through everything despite having preconceived notions and cognitive biases.

In fact, according to Qiu Tu, he was even bolder than he had imagined. This shows that in that one day, Qiu Tu not only saw the problem with the matter, but also figured everything out.

This made King Zhiyan very curious about what Qiu Tu had thought of.

So she continued to wait for Qiu Tu to explain.

At this moment, Qiu Tu, holding Zhiyan Tianwang in his arms, said with a somewhat distant gaze, "When I realized that the whole thing was too coincidental, I was actually confused for several hours."

"Because I think that unless a powerful 'Supreme God-King' who has recently emerged in the 'Eternal World,' dominating the entire world, suppressing all other God-Kings, and demanding that they collectively cooperate in this charade..."

“Otherwise, these three people, with different identities, positions, personalities, and relationships with me, shouldn’t be acting and lying to me at the same time. That’s unreasonable.”

"At this moment, I couldn't help but recall the most important thing Old Bai said when we met: the Temple of Order has changed."

"In that instant, a flash of lightning struck my mind, and I felt as if I had just woken up from a dream."

"Yes, that's the 'Temple of Order.' The 'Temple of Order' is the gathering place of the strongest 'Path of Order,' and it's full of master strategists."

"And isn't the most brilliant way to plan ahead to take advantage of the situation?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Heavenly King Zhiyan's expression froze for a moment, then after a couple of seconds, a hint of realization dawned on her. She had pretty much guessed what Qiu Tu was about to say.
So, she said carefully,

"So you mean to say that the current situation is likely the result of a complex interplay between multiple parties, deliberately orchestrated by someone?"

"And the one who schemed against everyone is very likely a high-ranking god-king from the 'Temple of Order'?"

"As for the method He used, it was also very clever. He took advantage of the situation, calculated the interests and conflicts of the other major channels, and then pushed it in a direction that was favorable to Him."

"But because all of this was brought about by His influence, leaving behind many traces, that's why we were able to discover it?"

Upon hearing Zhiyan Tianwang voice her guess, Qiu Tu nodded slightly and said, "Yes."

"That's my bold idea."

He said, "In that case, many things that I couldn't understand at first can now be understood."

"For example, Elena, Jasmine, and Baiyi did not lie to me, nor did they intend to harm me."

"The reason they keep warning me and implying to me is ultimately because of the information and suggestions they've received."

"The reason they specifically reminded me of this is because they consider it very important."

"even."

At this point, Qiu Tu paused again, "Of course, among them, the one in white might be a little special."

“I think he might be aware that someone is pulling the strings behind the scenes.” “Otherwise, he wouldn’t have kept hinting to me that ‘there are changes in the Temple of Order.’”

"At first, I thought similarly to you, that he might be telling me I'd been betrayed by some high-ranking god-kings of the 'Temple of Order'."

"But now that I think about it, he might have been guiding me in the right direction."

As Qiu Tu spoke, his hands never stopped moving.

This also made King Zhiyan's body increasingly weak, and the humidity in the air became increasingly high.

At the end of the conversation, Qiu Tu continued the action that Heavenly King Zhiyan had not finished earlier.
"Hmm." Heavenly King Zhiyan gave a soft hum, then turned and gave Qiu Tu a charming look before gritting her teeth and saying, "But what exactly is that high-ranking God-King of the 'Temple of Order' doing?"

"How did he balance the interests of all parties, making them feel capable and ultimately work towards his goal?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu, while standing behind Heavenly King Zhiyan, said, "I don't know."

"I just have a guess."

"Perhaps the Temple of Order also considers the Immortal Tomb a formidable rival in the next era. That's why they've been pushing things along, activating the Immortal Tomb."

"When a power retreats in a protective manner, it is very difficult to deplete its strength."

"But when it begins to expand aggressively, it is easy to expose its weaknesses."

"At this time, you just need to set up some difficulties for it, make its path to the goal more tortuous, let it always see hope, but never let it complete it, then you can effectively deplete its strength."

"Huff huff." As he spoke, Qiu Tu gripped Zhiyan Tianwang's slender waist with both hands, and his breathing became somewhat erratic.

She then spoke, "So... um... you mean that after receiving your information, the Temple of Order actually had a chance to stop everything that's happening now."

"But after weighing the pros and cons, they ultimately chose to let it go and fuel it."

"And in order to deplete the power of the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb,' they shared information with the other four major pathways in advance."

"Through a series of complex power struggles, the current situation has emerged: more than a dozen high-ranking God-Kings have gathered in the 'Ancient Continent - West,' but the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' is launching a relentless offensive, causing the entire 'West' to rapidly deteriorate."

Qiu Tu hummed in agreement and then said, "That's about it."

"So, whether it was Elena, Jasmine, or Baiyi, they received the news so early, and even had time to pass on the message to me, either openly or secretly."

"To put it bluntly, that person from the 'Temple of Order' is deliberately muddying the waters."

"And He really did stir things up very successfully. Everyone was acting according to his script."

"Of course, what I've said is just the most rough outline."

"For example, what are the objectives of the 'Chaos Faction,' and how were they tricked into not sending reinforcements? What are the objectives of the 'Mystic Path,' and how were they lured into this situation? These all need to be analyzed and deduced one by one."

"It's not something we can simply speculate or guess."

At this moment, some fine sweat had appeared on the forehead of Heavenly King Zhiyan.

While continuing to endure, she asked, "But in this high-ranking god-king's plan, what is our position? Why would he choose to sacrifice us?"

"Could it be a scapegoat?"

Upon hearing what Heavenly King Zhiyan said, Qiu Tu's gaze darkened slightly.

As he continued his charge, he said, "It would be better if they were expendable pawns."

He said, "I guess we might be the reason for the 'Temple's' downfall."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, even while enjoying herself, Heavenly King Zhiyan paused abruptly, her expression turning to surprise.

She was being held by Qiu Tu's hand and couldn't turn around, so she strained to look back and said, "Then..."

Qiu Tu's gaze turned slightly cold. "Yes, our situation is extremely dangerous."

"That's why I stopped in front of the white fog to take stock."

"We need to find a way to change our role in this plan. Otherwise, even if we find the prisoners and complete the mission, we might very well be the ones who get sacrificed."

At this point, Qiu Tu's expression turned blank.

He said, "But if we want to change this position, it's not enough for us to do it on our own."

"We still need the help of all parties."

"This is also why I plan to enter the White Mist ahead of time: I need to be fully prepared before the entire team enters the 'Kingdom of Dionysus'."

As he said this, Qiu Tu stood behind Heavenly King Zhiyan, but his eyes were fixed on the direction of the "Kingdom of the God of Wine".
Meanwhile, in the land of Dionysus, at the Temple of Dionysus.

Elena was not lying on the tatami in a loose robe as usual.

Today she was dressed in a plain, well-fitting robe that completely concealed the curves of her body.

She did not lie on the couch, but stood in the main hall.

Standing on either side of her were high-ranking members of the "Temple - West Branch," including God-Kings such as Chongshi, Zhuxing, and Hua Wanwan.
These stomps of the God-King, which could shake the "Ancient Continent - West" three times, were now so powerful that he dared not even breathe, his head bowed, his forehead covered with layers of fine sweat.

Because, in the main hall, three divine thrones were placed neatly and properly.

On the left is the Ink God King, who had met Qiu Tu once before, and on the right is a man with six snow-white wings on his back and wearing a crown.

Judging from the respectful look in the eyes of the Stone God King and the Star Forger God King, it's not hard to guess that he is their backer: Mitchell God King.

The arrival of two high-ranking god-kings is already quite extraordinary, and it also proves the importance of the current situation in the "Ancient World - West".

However, in the center of the main hall, there was a throne, but there was no one on it, only a ball of white light.

The sphere of light emitted a faint glow and had a sacred feel to it.

And from the fact that His seat is above the two high-ranking god-kings, Ink and Mitchell, we can know that He is obviously also a high-ranking god-king.

The Temple of Order has only four high-ranking god-kings in total, but this time three of them were dispatched, almost their entire force. This shows how seriously they take the "Western Rebellion".

Perhaps, as Qiu Tu said, the "Temple of Order" is indeed taking advantage of the chaos to scheme against the five major pathways—
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