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Chapter 843 Elena is startled by Qiu Tu (Win an iPad with monthly tickets)

Ever since Elena arrived tonight, Qiu Tu knew that all his guesses and deductions were correct. This put his mind at ease.

This even gave him the leisure to flirt and chat with Elena.

Therefore, Qiu Tu did not answer Elena's question immediately. He simply looked at Elena, then, while smoking, asked with a faint smile, "What would you like to hear me say first, sir?"

Upon hearing this, Elena slightly opened her eyes, lazily looking at Qiu Tu with a faint smile on her lips. "I'd like to hear your assessment of the current situation first."

This is the core of everything. If Qiu Tu is wrong, then there's no need to listen to the rest.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu didn't waste much time on words. Instead, he summarized it in a short sentence: "The Immortal Heavenly Tomb is setting up a scheme, while a certain lord in the Temple of Order wants to set up the middle scheme."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, a smile slowly bloomed on Elena's face.

She genuinely admired Qiu Tu's strategic planning and confident demeanor. It made him exceptionally charming.

Of course, this is on the premise that Qiu Tu's act of showing off is successful.

So, she looked at Qiu Tu, nodded slightly, and then said with a smile, "He truly lives up to my expectations of this man."

"Even though I was in the thick of it, my senses were so sharp."

"Congratulations, you guessed it correctly."

After saying that, she leaned back in her chair, looked at Qiu Tu with interest, and continued, "Since you guessed this, you must also know that you are already deeply involved in the game and have been used as a pawn."

Hearing Elena's words, Qiu Tu nodded slightly and replied, "Of course."

"I know that the bigwig wants to use my life, or my being trapped, as a starting point to intervene in this matter."

Elena's eyes held even more admiration. As an outsider, she could clearly see the entire game because of her detached position and the wealth of information she possessed.

Qiu Tu was clearly deeply involved in the situation, and his intelligence and information were fragmented. Under these circumstances, he was still able to piece together the entire sequence of events, which truly demonstrates his skill.

More importantly, judging from Qiu Tu's words, he not only pieced together the whole story, but also figured out how to deal with it.

A person who can identify problems is not necessarily a talented person, but a person who can identify problems and solve them is definitely a talented person.

And when dealing with talented people, of course, we must show them sufficient respect.

Therefore, seeing that Qiu Tu had guessed everything, Elena also explained the current situation.

She parted her full, bright red lips slightly and said, "You guessed right."

"Upon discovering that the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' was planning for the next era's attributes, one of the rulers astutely sensed this opportunity."

"There are actually only three paths to qualify for the next era's attributes: order, mystery, and immortality."

"On the surface, the strongest and most promising is our 'Order Path'."

"However, you should know that the high-ranking God-Kings of the 'Mystic Path' and the 'Immortal Path' are all incredibly wicked and cunning."

"Moreover, the 'Temple' has been investigating not only the 'Path to Immortality' but also the 'Mystical Path' in recent years."

"This route has nothing to do with our 'West,' so I don't know much about it."

"I only guessed from the few words spoken by the Dark-Robed Emperor that the 'Mysterious Path' must have made many preparations and was planning something big."

"It can be said that both of our competitors have unknown cards to play."

"Therefore, over the years, the four rulers have been making various preparations to cope with the changes to come."

"But who knew that at this very moment, the intelligence you gathered not only revealed the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' plan to the Emperors, but also forced the 'Three Immortal Giants' to launch the plan ahead of schedule."

“In this situation, everything is different.”

"The disruption of the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' plan will expose numerous flaws. The 'Mysterious Path' will also be affected, potentially forced to withdraw prematurely."

"In this situation, everything actually becomes extremely favorable to us."

"Because the two sides that enter the fray first are likely to antagonize other factions, leading to a depletion of their strength."

"Therefore, the various sages devised a plan to 'go with the flow.'"

"They actively fueled the 'Immortal Tomb's' western blockade plan."

"Not only was it deliberately blocked, but it even used a special artifact to expand the scope of the blockade."

"Now, it's not just the important gathering places of divine kingdoms along the major routes of the 'Ancient Continent - West' that are blocked by that white mist. Even the important gathering places of divine kingdoms along the major routes of the south are blocked."

"Moreover, this white fog is now showing signs of gradually expanding."

"Although I don't know how the Your Majesties are planning, I guess their direction is most likely to be to seal off all the locations of the divine kingdoms whose coordinates have been exposed."

Upon hearing Elena's words, Qiu Tu's eyes flashed with a hint of realization, and then he nodded slightly.

He was intelligent, but not a god. He only knew that the four giants of the "Order God Kingdom" were going with the flow, but he didn't know how they were doing it.

Looking back now, it's actually the simplest and most useful approach: scaling up.

To stop a plan, you don't necessarily need to stand up against it. That might very well make you the first to speak out, becoming a prime target for the plan's creators.

On the contrary, over-exercising can be a good approach.

A plan that originally only slightly affected the interests of most people has, due to its excessive implementation, caused the interests of most people to be damaged, naturally leading to more and more opponents.

The four giants of Order are clearly using this tactic: Didn't the "Immortal Path" want to control its influence and gradually test the bottom line of other paths? Then they'll just expand it directly, affecting the interests of all paths. In that case, the "Immortal Path," having incurred the wrath of the masses, will naturally be besieged by all paths.

Of course, this plan sounds simple, but it will definitely be a delicate task in practice and requires various kinds of support.

This could very well be just one part of a tightly linked plan by the "Big Four of Order," with a series of plans to follow.

For example, a divine kingdom that is deliberately isolated from all sources of information.
Qiu Tu then considered many terrifying possibilities.

Just as Qiu Tu was thinking this, Elena spoke again.

She said, "Of course, we should consider defeat before we consider victory."

"When formulating the plan, Your Majesties should also add an extra layer of insurance to the plan."

"After all, no one knows whether this plan will lead to other outcomes."

"In this situation, the emperors must ensure that they can step down in a reasonable and justifiable manner at any time to clean up the mess."

"Or, after the plan has been executed to a certain extent, they can have a legitimate way out and reap the rewards of victory." At this point, Elena paused, gestured with her chin towards Qiu Tu, and said, "And their chosen insurance is you."

"Or rather, your deaths."

Qiu Tu had already figured everything out, so when he heard Elena's words, he naturally replied, "I understand."

"Because the candidate for this excuse cannot be too high or too low."

Even a high-ranking guardian deity like the God-King would be a devastating blow to the "Temple."

"But if it's as low as a first or second-level god-king, then it's too easy for people to see that it's just an excuse."

"The best team is one like ours, with several first and second-level god-kings, a group of celestial gods, and someone like me with super potential."

"This excuse can be used to take over the role without causing too much loss."

Upon hearing this, Elena's eyes lit up with a smile.

She nodded, agreeing with Qiu Tu's idea, but then added, "And you forgot something."

"There are two other reasons why we chose you, or rather, all of you."

"Firstly, your plan to exchange prisoners was carried out before the 'Immortal Tomb' operation, making it more discreet."

"Secondly, don't forget, you've never cleared yourself of suspicion as a spy."

"Although everything you've done is for the 'Temple,' your identity is still tainted. Whether you truly serve the 'Temple,' are a double agent, or are just an ordinary spy aligned with the 'Chaotic Path,' in times like these, you are someone who can be sacrificed."

At this point, Elena paused again, and then said, "So, after the other three God-Kings chose you, the Dark God-King couldn't even defend you or fight for you."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu smiled nonchalantly. He said, "Isn't it more than just that there's no way to explain or fight for it?"

"If I'm not mistaken, you and the Ink God King are even more ruthless towards me in this matter. Otherwise, you might even be implicated."

I don't know if it's because we haven't seen each other for several days, but Elena really liked Qiu Tu's state tonight.

She nodded noncommittally, then smiled and recited a passage from the Ink God King's evaluation.

"At this critical moment, what's needed is his toughness, his ability to step up!"

"He's so weak and useless; he's truly a waste of the 'Temple's' training!"

Upon hearing Elena's words, Qiu Tu gave her a strange look.

Putting aside the question of how much "temple" training he actually received, isn't this just making a suggestive remark?

Do I need to be tough myself? Do I need to step up and take the lead?

When you're really hard and it's time to push it up, don't let the Ink God King yell from there!
Thinking this, Qiu Tu coughed and then said, "I understand your difficulties."

"Therefore, I prepared a solution to break the deadlock well in advance."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Elena became curious as well. She couldn't help but ask, "What method?"

Qiu Tu knew that Elena was trustworthy because she came to see him late at night.

Therefore, Qiu Tu didn't hide anything and said simply and directly, "I have actually already taken back the prisoners."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Elena was taken aback at first, and then looked at Qiu Tu with some surprise.

To be honest, Qiu Tu's words really surprised her.

Although the "Temple of Order" was unable to transmit information in real time due to the white fog, it was also unable to know what Qiu Tu had done in the "Chaotic Western Capital".

To retrieve the prisoners, Qiu Tu not only had to traverse the white mist, bypass the blockade of the "Immortal Heavenly Tomb," and delve into the battlefield of the "Chaotic Western Capital" to meet the Shepherd God King, but also, in this perilous time, persuade the Shepherd God King to uphold the agreement, and even to change it to one more favorable to the "Temple of Order."

It's important to understand that the initial agreement between the two sides was to exchange prisoners together. Now, the prisoners from the "Chaos Faction" haven't been returned yet, but Qiu Tu has already received the prisoners from the "Temple of Order." This agreement is inherently unequal.

Thinking this, Elena couldn't help but glance at Qiu Tu.

Although Elena had noticed earlier that Qiu Tu spent more time than others in handling matters, he was always faster in other aspects. Moreover, he was exceptionally thorough in his work.

But the fact that she had brought back the prisoners during this time still surprised her a little.

However, as Elena thought about it, a hint of doubt crept into her mind.

Although Qiu Tu said he had brought back prisoners, there were no prisoners in Qiu Tu's group.

Just then, as she was thinking this, Qiu Tu took out the "World Pearl" that the white-clothed woman had given him.

Upon seeing the "special treasure" that resembled a glass ball, Elena was first taken aback, and then her expression changed.

Then, she reached out to take it, but as soon as she reached out, she remembered that the "special treasure" in front of her belonged to Qiu Tu, so she stopped abruptly.

She paused silently for two seconds before relaxing, leaning back in her chair, and then looked at Qiu Tu with a strange expression before speaking.
"Qiu Tu, now I'm actually starting to suspect you're a mole within the 'Chaotic Path'."

To be honest, tonight's arrival and Elena's entire reaction were almost exactly what Qiu Tu expected: except for now.

However, Qiu Tu was also quick-witted. In just a moment, he guessed the reason for Elena's reaction:
Is there something wrong with this gem?

Or perhaps this pearl is so precious that even the Guardian God-King was somewhat flustered?

Thinking this, Qiu Tu frowned slightly.

'That bastard Lao Bai, he actually tried to scam me!'

'Luckily, I met with Elena beforehand and didn't hide anything from her. Otherwise, things might have gone wrong.'

Qiu Tu's thinking was not without reason.

Based on his understanding of Walter White, Walter White was a meticulous person. This precious gem was so important and so sensitive; if Walter White had only considered things from his perspective, he would definitely have told him.

But Old Bai didn't, which means he had his own plans and thoughts.

Judging from Elena's reaction, we can guess Old White's purpose: nothing more than to prove in front of the "Four Giants of Order" that Qiu Tu and the "Chaos Path" have a close relationship.

This would only increase the suspicions of the "Four Giants of Order," who already distrusted Qiu Tu. Qiu Tu, in turn, would have no choice but to more firmly choose the "chaotic path."
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