Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 1575 - 658: Zhao Ji: You’re Not Here Just to Show Off, Are You? (Part 3)

But... even if you're not interested in this kind of thing, if someone hands it right to your mouth and then snatches it away, it's still super annoying!

So, in this tangled mood, Man Huang didn't sleep a wink all night, just eavesdropping on the intense battle happening next door.

It wasn't until dawn broke and the sky lightened that Man Huang, sporting some serious raccoon eyes, finally drifted off to sleep...

.....

At noon, Qiu Tu got up, grabbed lunch with Fang Tangtang and Guan Xiao.

Then he went back to the study to start working on the "Soul Collection Bottle".

This Cataclysmic artifact is honestly ridiculously powerful. Yesterday, after collecting Shu Xia's remnant soul, it took just one damn night for the bottle to actually glue his soul back together. Shu Xia's consciousness had already returned.

Except... the resurrected Shu Xia was acting kind of strange.

He seemed a little confused about why he was here. So he looked around at the stuff in the room, and finally his gaze landed on Qiu Tu.

After a moment, looking full of confusion, he asked, "Who are you?"

Qiu Tu froze upon hearing Shu Xia's words.

He blinked, then shot back, "You don't recognize me?"

Shu Xia honestly looked lost. Staring at Qiu Tu, he frowned, "Why should I know you?"

Qiu Tu wasn't so easily fooled by Shu Xia. He deployed his "Order Space" with no mercy, wrapping Shu Xia up inside it.

Then he asked directly, "You really don't remember me?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Shu Xia's face showed a clear sign of irritation, "Why should I remember you? Who the hell even are you? I don't know you, okay."

Qiu Tu had set a "must tell the truth" rule just earlier.

Now, seeing Shu Xia genuinely not recognize him, Qiu Tu actually found it kind of interesting.

He thought for a second, then said, "My name's Qiu Tu. I'm the guy who saved your life."

"Saved my life?" Shu Xia scowled deeply, like he'd only just realized the situation he was in.

He glanced down at his half-transparent body, then suddenly freaked out, hurriedly looking up at Qiu Tu and asking, "Did I... die?"

Qiu Tu nodded slightly, "Yep. You lost. Then the enemy killed you. I was the one who brought you back."

Hearing Qiu Tu's explanation, Shu Xia was shocked, then couldn't help but ask, "What about my father and big brother?"

Qiu Tu replied, "Your father and big brother are gone too. Only your sister-in-law is left."

"Sister-in-law?" Shu Xia froze yet again, looking baffled, "My big brother got married?"

This time it was Qiu Tu's turn to be surprised.

What the heck was up with Shu Xia? Was he selectively amnesiac, or did he just lose a couple years of memories?

For a moment, Qiu Tu wasn't sure what Shu Xia's actual deal was.

Lost in thought, Qiu Tu quickly spun up a plan, whipped out a photo of Man Huang, and showed it to Shu Xia. "Do you recognize this person?"

Shu Xia stared at the photo in Qiu Tu's hand, hesitation all over his face.

He shook his head slightly, "Nope."

After a pause, he asked, "Who's this woman?"

Qiu Tu replied deliberately, "Oh, nobody special. She's my woman. What do you think? Hot, right?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Shu Xia paused, then sincerely replied, "Yeah, she's pretty. Man, you lucked out."

Hearing Shu Xia's comment, Qiu Tu was instantly at a loss for words.

For some reason, out of nowhere, it suddenly felt... kinda freaky!

And, maybe because of something Guan Xiao joked about last night, he now had this thrill like he was ntr-ing someone right in front of them and they didn't even notice.

'What the actual fuck is happening here?'

'Is it soul damage? Or is it the Soul Collection Bottle acting up?'

'Is it temporary, or for good?'

'If it's permanent... Can I use Shu Xia, Deputy Pavilion Master of Si Yuan Pavilion, to do some sneaky stuff?'

With all that whirling in his head, Qiu Tu just couldn't sit still anymore.

He couldn't be bothered to keep answering all Shu Xia's random questions. He just stuffed Shu Xia straight into the Dimensional Space and got ready to look for Zhao Ji for a real chat.

Also, since he'd just wrapped up his nine-day grind for the "Pseudo-Heavenly God Skill," it was about time to tell (flex to) Zhao Ji about it!

Thinking this, Qiu Tu wasted no time, flipped the world, and arrived in the Boundless Heart Sea.

All the Regions nearby were Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji's. After sharing a chunk of "Domain Master" access, both could freely hop and teleport inside the space.

So after teleporting through two Regions, Qiu Tu arrived at the spot where Zhao Ji was in seclusion.

At that moment, Zhao Ji was sitting upright on a stone bed, eyes shut, quietly cultivating.

She looked like she'd fused with the whole world itself. With each breath in and out, Cataclysmic Power rose and fell around her like surf, affecting all 81 colossal linked Regions.

Maybe she sensed Qiu Tu's arrival, but she didn't open her eyes. She kept circulating the Cataclysmic Power of the entire kingdom, and casually, coldly said,

"Coming to me all anxious—don't tell me you mastered 'Pseudo-Heavenly God Skill' in just ten days and now you're here to brag to me."