Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 1574 - 658: Zhao Ji: You’re Not Here Just to Show Off, Are You?_2

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao's beautiful eyes swiveled slightly, then sparkled with a sly light.

She spoke in a sweet voice, "Of course there is."

"Her Excellency Zhao Ji said, when you and Lord Man Huang are doing an end-to-end input session, she hopes you can put this bottle to the side."

Qiu Tu: ??

He shot Guan Xiao a glare and said irritably, "Only you and Lara Lolo could come up with such a perverted idea."

"Be serious."

Seeing Qiu Tu saw through it in one glance, Guan Xiao covered her mouth and let out two sneaky giggles, then finally straightened up and carefully relayed Zhao Ji's orders.

When he heard that Zhao Ji had actually assigned him the task of analyzing Shu Xia's Cataclysmic ability, a contemplative look flashed across Qiu Tu's face.

He pretty much guessed Zhao Ji's real intention in a second.

Shu Xia's Cataclysmic ability was related to trees and plants.

Once a Catastrophe being reached Eighth Rank, they needed to gradually build their own "Controlled Area."

And of course, plants were the foundation of everything in that.

So, it made perfect sense for Zhao Ji to have him study Shu Xia's Cataclysmic ability.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu simply put the Soul Collection Bottle containing Shu Xia into his Dimensional Space.

For someone with "No Work, No Gain" like him, analyzing a Cataclysmic ability really wasn't that hard.

Basically just afk farming.

And as Qiu Tu was packing up the Soul Collection Bottle, sharp-eyed Guan Xiao seemed to spot something, and let out a soft "huh?"

Then, sashaying over to the desk, she casually picked up an ancient-looking mirror.

She gave it a quick once-over, then turned around, looked back, and asked curiously, "Boss, is this the Two Realm Mirror?"

Qiu Tu glanced at the mirror in Guan Xiao's hand, then nodded slightly, "Yeah."

Guan Xiao perked up with interest. "So, you used this Special Treasure to take down Shu Xia?"

Hearing her, Qiu Tu nodded again.

The Two Realm Mirror was offered to Qiu Tu by Princess Xi not long ago, and man, it was powerful as hell.

This mirror could not only project Qiu Tu into any place he'd been before, but could even let him appear there in his True Body. (Chapter 638)

But even more badass, this mirror ignored distance—hell, it could even pierce through the World Barrier and Isolation Mountain Range.

Totally worthy of the title "Divine Artifact."

So, after getting this Special Treasure, Qiu Tu just messed around with it whenever he was bored.

So, when it came time to set the trap to slaughter Shu Xia, Qiu Tu immediately thought of this mirror.

Since Shu Xia was the only direct heir of Si Yuan Pavilion's Tree Ancestor line, there was no way Qiu Tu was letting him slip away.

However, according to the intel from Qing Lan, Shu Xia wasn't exactly super cautious, but definitely had some wits and guts.

If you tried to lure him with the usual methods, you'd probably get nowhere.

So, Qiu Tu figured—the mirror it is.

He used the mirror to project his True Body into Earth State, put himself on stage, and had Guan Xiao control the Puppet Bug from behind the scenes—staging a proper bit of theater.

This fooled Shu Xia into thinking Qiu Tu wasn't in Eastern City, so he took a risky shot and came over to rescue Man Huang.

Which led him right into Qiu Tu's trap, and with a "half-promise," Qiu Tu scammed him straight to death.

As for half-devouring Man Huang? That was just a bonus side quest.

Sure, Qiu Tu was pretty interested in Man Huang, that juicy treat, but he knew how to prioritize.

Compared to Man Huang, obviously getting rid of Shu Xia, that ticking time bomb, was much more important.

Besides... "To Catch and Release Deliberately" was always the most crucial and classic mind-game tactic.

From the Emotional Handbook, [108 Ways to Deepen Feelings], No. 26: Never let a woman be fully satisfied.

If a woman wants something and you never give it—well, enjoy dying single.

If she wants something and you just hand it over every time, you're no better than a simp.

You have to tease her with a bit, let her chase you, then give her a bit more—that's the real way to take control.

After all, emotional push-and-pull is always the main melody between men and women. And nothing tugs a woman's feelings more than only letting her get halfway satisfied.

Same goes for Qiu Tu and Man Huang.

Man Huang thinks she doesn't care about anything, huh?

Fine, let Qiu Tu tease her, stir her up—and then, once her desire and feelings are all on fire, just drop her cold.

Leave her hanging, caught in limbo, so uncomfortable she can't go up, can't go down.

Do that a couple more times and Qiu Tu refuses to believe Man Huang won't come shaking that ass for him!

Thinking this, after running through all of tonight's plans in his head, Qiu Tu came back to himself.

His gaze lingered on Guan Xiao for a moment.

"Power" always works both ways. While Qiu Tu left Man Huang dangling, he himself wasn't doing much better.

The main difference? At worst, Man Huang could only play with herself, but Qiu Tu? He had other people to help him out…

At first, Qiu Tu planned on calling up big-boobed Fang Tangtang, so one call and she showed up at his villa.

But now, he seemed to have found an even better option….

So, that night—

By comparison—

Man Huang, who lived next door, had a very different experience. Listening to the loud "song" from next door, she lost sleep the whole night.

To be fair, she wasn't actually a woman who cared much about certain things.