Then let them offer their loyalty!

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Upon hearing Qiu Tu's call, La Riluo stood in mid-air, crossed her arms, turned her head away, and ignored Qiu Tu.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu smiled and unfolded his "Order Space".

The next second, Lariro, whose entire body was sealed of catastrophic power, fell directly from the sky!

Larilu screamed in terror!

Before she even landed, she felt herself fall into a broad embrace—Qiu Tu leaped into the air and pulled her into his arms.

Feeling safe in Qiu Tu's embrace, La Riluo blushed slightly, a little embarrassed.

But the next second, she remembered what Qiu Tu had done to her, and that it was Qiu Tu who had caused her to fall. So, she was furious and clenched her fists, punching Qiu Tu three times!

This evil goddess girl has had her cataclysmic power sealed, so when she's attacked, it doesn't hurt at all.

So Qiu Tu took it as her being coquettish and carried her onto the bamboo raft.

Then, Qiu Tu also returned to his normal self and stopped joking.

He sincerely said to Larilu, "Your Highness, please don't blame me for preventing you from becoming the lord of the 'Wuhai Region'."

"I have my reasons for doing this."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, La Riluo, feeling her strength restored, struggled twice and broke free from Qiu Tu's embrace.

Then she sat on the large wooden raft, adjusted her long black dress, and gestured with her slender hand, "Please write. Oh, no, please speak."

Qiu Tu smiled, ignoring La Riluo's sarcasm, and sincerely explained, "There are two reasons."

"The first one is because of me."

He said, "Your Highness, my purpose in killing the whale shark was very simple: to be promoted to the position of Vice Speaker of Dongye Prefecture."

"Therefore, when the time is right, I will definitely provide the sanctuary with the whale carcass."

"When the whale is found dead, do you think the sanctuary will investigate whether the 'Holland Area' is vacant?"

"And after they discover you've become the ruler of the 'Wuhai Region,' will they ask me why I didn't let the human faction occupy this area?"

Larilu absentmindedly fiddled with the lace on her skirt, exuding a nonchalant elegance. She said casually, "You could also say you didn't have enough time, or your strength was limited, and you couldn't control the 'Dock Sea Area.'"

She said, "After all, the 'Wuhai Region' is so far away from you, and there are three or four evil gods in the surrounding connected areas. It's not surprising that you've been taken back into the control of an evil god, is it?"

Qiu Tu nodded in agreement. "You're right. It's not surprising that the 'Wuhai Region' is controlled by the evil god. But... it cannot be controlled by you."

"Can't I control you?" Larilu was taken aback and asked, puzzled, "Why?"

Qiu Tu pointed at La Riluo and said, "Don't forget, I saved you, and I also let you go."

"After you fell, I hid you, and after helping you regain your strength, I risked everything to let you go. As a result, I killed an evil god, and you happened to take control of that area."

Do you think... the shelter will believe we're innocent?

"Won't they suspect I've betrayed humanity?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, La Riluo fell silent.

Qiu Tu's reasoning was so logical and well-founded that she couldn't refute it.

In fact, as an evil god, Qiu Tu's life or death as a human should not matter to her at all.

However... ever since she started dreaming about Qiu Tu for no apparent reason some time ago, her feelings for Qiu Tu have become a little strange, and can be said to have grown stronger day by day.

After that... Qiu Tu gave her a basketball-sized "Boundless Divine Crystal," restoring some of her strength, and even risked letting her go, her feelings for Qiu Tu became even stranger: she started to feel somewhat closer to him...

This is also why she risked coming back to see Qiu Tu before, and didn't forget to bring him "some of my local specialties".

Therefore, if she were to become the ruler of the "Wuhai Region," it would put Qiu Tu in danger. So, she...

I am indeed a little hesitant.

After pondering quietly for two seconds, Lariluo gave up on thinking about this strange question. She snapped out of her reverie, then looked at Qiu Tu with her deep, cold eyes and asked, "And what's the second reason?"

Qiu Tu pointed to La Riluo herself and said, "The second reason is, of course, because of you."

Qiu Tu said, "You just said it yourself."

"The 'Wuhai Area' borders three or four evil gods. You yourself are not a powerful evil god, and living alongside so many formidable ones, can you truly live peacefully?"

"Now that you don't have Princess Zhaoji as your backer, those evil gods might not give you any face and directly invade your territory. How will you defend yourself then?"

"Furthermore... the 'Wuhai Region' is far too small, with only 16 leyline nodes, offering limited boost to strength. I don't think it's worth the risk for Your Highness."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, La Riluo rolled her eyes coquettishly.

That scoundrel, he even picked one!

I'm already doing well to have a region now and to regain my status as the "regional master," yet I'm still complaining about everything.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu laughed and said, "Does Your Highness think I'm just talking without understanding the pain? A well-fed man doesn't know the hunger of a starving man?"

Larilu crossed her arms, slightly raised her high nose, and a proud expression appeared on her beautiful face. "Good to know."

Qiu Tu smiled and shook his head, "You've really misunderstood me."

"Actually... I already found a suitable area for you."

"But I felt the time wasn't right, which is why I didn't tell you."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, La Riluo's eyes lit up slightly, and she asked incredulously, "Are you serious?"

Qiu Tu nodded.

Larilu asked again, "You're not lying to me?"

Qiu Tu smiled and nodded again, "Of course."

Lari's scarlet eyes were filled with anticipation. "Where is that?"

Seeing that he had whetted Larilu's appetite, Qiu Tu was no longer in a hurry.

He paused for a moment, then said, "Your Highness, this isn't really our own territory, so let's open the 'Regional Passage' first, and then we can talk about it back there."

Now, Qiu Tu has caught them too.

Moreover, Qiu Tu also demonstrated his bizarre and terrifying abilities in the "Wuhai Area," leaving La Riluo with no way to resist.

So she gave up her fantasies and obediently flew to that island with Qiu Tu.

Upon arriving at the island, La Riluo took out some cataclysmic materials, drew a cataclysmic magic circle, and used a special method to reopen the passage between the "Dock Sea Area" and the "New Territory Area".

Together with La Riluo, they boarded the passageway and returned to the New Territories.

Qiu Tu waved to the dark soldiers who were already waiting at the entrance of the passage.

The dark soldiers marched in neat formation into the area passage, preparing to head to the "Dock Sea Area" to control and guard the passage.

As for Qiu Tu, after leaving the area passage, he took La Riluo back to the underground base.

Since the great battle was over and the short-term enemies had been eliminated, Qiu Tu had Zhu Huoyan and the others set up the underground base and prepared a residence for himself.

Qiu Tu led La Riluo to his room and gestured to her.

Larilu looked at the tightly sealed stone door, then at Qiu Tu with a hint of wariness, and said, "You led me to your room, you're not planning anything bad on me, are you?"

Qiu Tu blinked. "Your Highness, how could that be?"

"I just felt it wasn't safe to talk about that topic in public."

Larilu looked at Qiu Tu suspiciously, but ultimately chose to believe him. She then followed Qiu Tu into the room and sat down on the sofa.

Qiu Tu sat down next to her, ignoring La Riluo's wary gaze, and put his hand on La Riluo's shoulder. "My hand is a little tired, I'll put it here for now."

Lari Luo: ?

Immediately afterwards, Qiu Tu got down to business, saying, "Your Highness, I actually already chose the most suitable area for you."

Seeing that they were getting down to business, Larilu temporarily ignored Qiu Tu's arm around her and asked, "Which area?"

After asking the question, her eyes lit up. "Could it be... you're planning to return the New Territories to me?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu put his arm around La Riluo's shoulder and gently shook his head, "Of course not."

"Could it be... Xie Yue's 'Bright Moon Region'?" La Riluo asked curiously.

Qiu Tu shook his head again, "Of course not."

"Which one is that?" Larilu asked, puzzled.

Qiu Tu winked at La Riluo and gave his answer, "Eastern City area."

“Eastern District?!” Larilu stood up in shock, then looked at Qiu Tu as if he were crazy. “Are you crazy, or am I crazy?”

"Aren't you afraid that Lady Zhao will come back and kill me?!"

Hearing La Riluo's words, Qiu Tu said with a smile, "Your Highness, look how anxious you are."

"Let me explain slowly... um, slowly."

"There's definitely a reason why I recommended you as the 'Regional Lord' of this area..."

As he spoke, Qiu Tu took La Riluo's hand and made her sit down.

After La Riluo sat down, Qiu Tuqing exclaimed "Eh!" and said, "Your Highness, your hands are so soft."

La Riluo, who was waiting for Qiu Tu's explanation: ? ?

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Perhaps Qiu Tu's actions were a bit strange, and the way he touched her hand was a bit too ambiguous, which gave La Riluo goosebumps all over her body.

She exclaimed "Eek!" and then quickly pulled her hand away from Qiu Tu's, saying, "What are you doing!"

"That's weird!"

Qiu Tu's expression remained unchanged as he shamelessly fabricated a story, "I was just making a comment. Your Highness, aren't your hands soft and slippery?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, La Riluo gently touched her hand. Hmm... I must say, a newborn body is different; it's incredibly smooth and tender, and La Riluo herself couldn't help but love touching it.

Wait!

After touching herself two or three times, Larilu realized something was wrong!

What is all this nonsense?!

We weren't talking about this topic just now!

Why did they talk about her own hands? And why did they make her touch her own hands, making her feel like a female pervert!

Thinking this, Larilu wrinkled her high nose bridge, looked at Qiu Tu with her scarlet eyes, and said, "Don't change the subject!"

"Tell me, why do you think I can take over the 'Eastern District'?"

Qiu Tu also knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, so he withdrew his hand and then analyzed very seriously, "It's very simple."

"This is not 'occupation,' but borrowing."

"Borrow?" Larilu asked, puzzled.

Qiu Tu explained, "Look... there are four ways to become the ruler of a region."

"First, the regional ruler voluntarily 'abdicated' by handing over the regional central hub, releasing control, and allowing other catastrophic creatures to refine the regional central hub."

"Secondly, we will forcibly infiltrate the region, compete with the region's ruler for the earth vein nodes, and invade the entire region!"

"The third and fourth methods involve refining the regional central hub or the earth vein nodes after the previous 'Regional Lord' dies."

Larilu nodded slightly.

The latter two methods are the most common and easiest ways to become a "regional master." These are also the methods Qiu Tu has been using during this period.

The first and second methods are somewhat special. The second method, in particular, can only be done by a ruthless person like Zhao Ji.

Seeing that Lariluo had taken his words to heart, Qiu Tu continued, "Now that Princess Zhaoji is alive, the 'Eastern City Region' cannot use the third or fourth method."

"And the first and second methods... no one dares to try them either."

"Therefore, the entire 'Eastern City Area' is currently completely ignored."

"No one expected that this area could change hands."

Larilu nodded again. That's true; even she didn't think the "Eastern City Region" would change hands, let alone the other evil gods.