Let them offer their loyalty!

She thought about it, then added, "Fine, let's not mention this matter. But what about my fall from grace, wasn't that caused by you?"

Qiu Tu had dared to talk to Larilo today precisely because he had prepared for various contingencies.

So he deliberately put on a confused face and said, "What does your downfall have to do with me?"

Larilo: ??

Larilo looked at Qiu Tu and, puzzled, said, "Weren't the people who ambushed me arranged by you?"

Indeed, since yesterday when he had fooled Larilo, Qiu Tu had roughly judged the current state of this Evil God.

She did harbour some suspicions about him, but everything was just assumption, without even any solid evidence.

So… that's why Qiu Tu dared to pull the wool over Larilo's eyes again after he had captured her today.

Hence, hearing Larilo's doubt, Qiu Tu put on an expression of wordlessness, "Your Highness, are you perhaps overestimating me?"

"I...what power or ability do I have to arrange for three Third Order Cataclysmics to ambush you?"

At this point, Qiu Tu listed the people who ambushed her in detail, "Director Liu of Eastern City Investigation Bureau, Colonel Wang Hu of Eastern City Military Department, Major General Ye Mingfeng of Xinjie City Military Department."

"These three people...who among them could I possibly have a relationship with? Who would listen to me?"

"Aside from Director Liu, whom I've had prior contact with, I haven't even met the other two."

After listening to Qiu Tu's explanation, Larilo thought it over carefully.

It seemed... there was a bit of logic to it?

She couldn't help but ask hesitantly, "Then why would they ambush me?"

Qiu Tu spread his hands, "How would I know? How could a small fry like me be privy to the affairs of such illustrious figures."

His past experiences taught Qiu Tu: only those who lie will try every means to weave a plausible story.

Those who don't lie, "with a clear conscience," would only speak of what they "know," as they're not God's Perspective; how could they possibly know the real truth of any matter.

This advanced technique indeed made Larilo trust Qiu Tu a bit more.

A flicker of contemplation crossed Larilo's blood-red eyes.

Then she tentatively said, "Could those three masters have conspired with Yan Chen, laying a chain plan?"

Now was the time for Qiu Tu to display his talent in deception. Shaking his head, he analyzed, "That's unlikely."

"They are adversaries of Yan Chen. Rather than saying they collaborated with Yan Chen, it's more like they were planning to snatch Yan Chen's credit."

Hearing Qiu Tu analyze it like that, a light suddenly dawned in Larilo's eyes, and she said, "Have they all been promoted?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu hesitated for a moment before saying, "I've heard… that Director Liu and General Ye have both been promoted to Deputy Speakers of the Dongye State Council."

When Larilo heard Qiu Tu's words, a glimmer of "enlightenment" flashed in her eyes! She evidently felt that she had deduced the true nature of the events…

Qiu Tu watched this unfold, a nearly imperceptible smirk crossing his face.

The highest realm of lying is making the other party guess the outcome you want them to.

Only the thoughts that have gone through the other party's mind will make them absolutely convinced…

Thinking this, seeing his plot taking effect, Qiu Tu coughed once and then slowly began to speak, "Your Highness, do you now truly believe that I am your loyal follower?"

"So… are you willing to become my follower now?"

Larilo, listening to Qiu Tu's bizarre words, came back to her senses, filled with question marks.

Perhaps because she really believed Qiu Tu had not betrayed her to some extent, Larilo spoke more casually.

She said, "As your loyal follower, shouldn't it be you who becomes my follower?"

Qiu Tu nodded, "You're not wrong. But… having been a follower for so long, and you being the Evil God for so long, can't we change roles?"

"I think your position seems pretty good too."

Larilo:…..

Before Larilo could retort, Qiu Tu suddenly said, "Additionally, Your Highness, let me help you analyze this."

"Judging by your just now 'if the pot breaks, the pot breaks' attitude, you're apparently prepared to face certain death."

"Now, I am willing to offer you a chance to continue living."

"No matter what demands I make, or what cunning schemes I may have, what is there for you to hesitate about?"

"It's all going to be better than your current situation, isn't it?"

Saying this, Qiu Tu looked at Larilo with an expression of mock amusement, "If I were you, even if I planned for you to become my female slave, I would agree."

"Because, as long as you're alive, there's hope for a turnaround. But if you're dead... "

"Then there's nothing left..."
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Qiu Tu's final words were like the devil's murmur, sending a shiver through Larilo's whole body.

She suddenly looked up at Qiu Tu as if she had just broken free from the "beautiful illusion" he had crafted for her.

She finally remembered that the man before her was a master manipulator, someone who had played the various departments of the Investigation Bureau, Jia Shu, Jia Wei, and even herself, like puppets in his hands.

Such a master, even if he wasn't behind the ambush on her, very likely still played some role in it.

And had she almost believed him just now?

But thinking this, a sense of powerlessness surged within Larilo.

After all... just as Qiu Tu had said, from the moment she was captured by Qiu Tu, her life was in his hands.

No matter what scheming Qiu Tu had now, as long as it could keep her alive, she had to accept it.

After all... only by staying alive would she have a chance to turn the tables.

With that in mind, she clenched her teeth, her crimson eyes fixed on Qiu Tu as she said, "Fine, I agree to your terms. I'll become your disciple."

Qiu Tu might indeed be a devil.

Hearing Larilo's agreement, he smiled, saying, "Now I feel being a disciple is no longer satisfying for me, so... become my female slave, Your Highness."

Larilo:.....

Larilo took a deep breath, her crimson gaze filled with humiliation and defiance, but ultimately, she gritted her teeth and said, "Fine."

Seeing he had finally "conquered" Larilo, a smile finally crossed Qiu Tu's face.

He found Dai Yukang's "three-stage" conversation technique quite useful.

He had merely replicated Dai Yukang's conversational technique from earlier that night, and it immediately brought Larilo, who had been ready to die, back into the fold.

As for Larilo's current state of resistance, Qiu Tu was unconcerned.

Because... his plan tonight had never been [to extract information from Larilo through words].

Instead...

Thinking this, Qiu Tu glanced at the top of Larilo's head, and with a thought...

The next second, a line of small text appeared above her head.

[Larilo Loyalty: 0]

Yes, the reason Qiu Tu went through so many tricks today to make Larilo his "female slave" was to establish a "superior-subordinate" relationship with her.

Early on, when facing Shen Lingshuang, Qiu Tu had discovered that as long as someone "worked" for him, whether officially or verbally, they would be deemed a "subordinate" by the "Loyalty Game"!

He could then attack them every night using the "Loyalty Game" and obtain "Memory Fragments"!

Yes, the real method Qiu Tu wanted to use to extract information from Larilo was the "Memory Fragments"!

Larilo, the Evil God, might not be the type to play cunning schemes, but she was actually very smart.

In her several confrontations with Qiu Tu, she wasn't completely overpowered. Moreover, she managed to launch attacks on Qiu Tu several times.

If it weren't for her significant information disadvantage, Qiu Tu didn't think he could handle her as easily as he was doing now.

Therefore, Qiu Tu knew that trying to extract information purely through bluffs or verbal skill wasn't only difficult but would also take a very long time.

Plus, even if he got the information, there was no way for Qiu Tu to verify its authenticity.

So, rather than matching wits with Larilo, it was better to simply use a Golden Finger cheat! Simple and direct!

As for whether his subordinates could defeat Larilo, the former Fourth-Order Evil God, in the "Loyalty Game,"

Qiu Tu wasn't very worried.

After all... even though Larilo was high-ranked and strong before, now... she was just a soul.

Qiu Tu felt there was no need to call for experts; having Shen Lingshuang teach Larilo a lesson every night would be enough!

In time, maybe after just a few days, the "Memory Fragments" that emerged from victory might contain the method to master the Boundless Heart Sea Region.

And even if there wasn't a method to become the Regional Controller of the Boundless Heart Sea Region, once he extracted enough information from Larilo, Qiu Tu could also deal with her more easily.

—Like... pretending to have made contact with Zhao Ji.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu looked at Larilo with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, as though looking at a cute little rabbit.

And this rabbit, he was dead set on catching—no one could change his mind!

At this moment, whether it was an intuition of Qiu Tu's peculiar gaze or not, Larilo felt uneasy.

It was as though... she was completely exposed before Qiu Tu.

For some reason, she had a bad premonition in her heart...

'It should be alright, shouldn't it? Has Qiu Tu done something to me?' Larilo was somewhat puzzled.