Let them offer their loyalty!

Though the "Earth Vein Flower" matured quickly, who knows what future drawbacks it might bring?

Hmm... Of course, this was just Qiu Tu comforting himself.

After all, having a treasure snatched away doesn't sit well with anyone.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu tried his best to calm himself down.

Then, he held Larilo in his arms, gently stroking her back, and said, "It's okay now, Little Lar, it's okay."

"It's all over."

Larilo seemed to still be in shock and softly uttered, "Mm."

Seeing this, Qiu Tu smiled and brought up a topic, "Actually, I've been dreaming of you a lot recently."

At this, Larilo lifted her head, expressionless, and said, "Is that so? If it's really bad, I can ask my sister to exorcise you."

Qiu Tu's expression froze instantly. His brain began racing, trying to figure out what was going on with Larilo.

Then, Larilo suddenly took out the "Earth Vein Flower" from her arms and threw it at Qiu Tu.

Standing up with no expression on her face, her crimson eyes glimmering with faint ripples, she said, "I may not be clever, but I'm not a fool."

"From now on, take care of yourself. I... owe you nothing."

"Don't contact me again."

With that said, Larilo flipped her hands around and departed from the real world.

Watching Larilo's disappearing figure, holding the "Earth Vein Flower" he had long sought, Qiu Tu felt a strange congestion in his chest.

Damn it... This was nothing like what he had imagined.

He scratched his head, frustrated.

So... Larilo actually did realize that he was acting today but decided not to expose him?

Instead... she feigned ignorance knowingly, betting her life to save him?

Could this Heretic Goddess Girl truly be a hopeless romantic?

Or... was it possible that his buddy really had some twisted charm, turning lessons into an irresistible allure for girls?

Qiu Tu found himself thoroughly bewildered.

Nevertheless, he wasn't inclined to dwell on the matter any further.

Toxic or not, he still had lectures to give, lessons to impart.

But for now, his priority... was to bring Larilo back.

Whether it was for the Heretic Goddess Girl's sincere feelings or for... the advantage of having a perfect heretic spy, Qiu Tu couldn't truly let Larilo leave.

As for why, despite her resolute departure and definitive words, Qiu Tu still dared to seek her out?

There were two reasons.

1. The "Emotional Fraud Manual" [108 Methods to Deepen Relationships], Rule 56: If a woman is angry at you, it means she still loves you.

So, never take anything a woman says in the heat of anger at face value. Especially words like "breaking up"—those don't count.

Quite the opposite, they often want you to chase them, calm them down.

Moreover, once this phase passes, your relationship tends to soar to new heights.

Therefore... if you're a seasoned player or a skilled hunter, you can even utilize arguments to intensify emotional connection.

As for the second reason...

Although Larilo seemed to leave so decisively, her "Loyalty" score hadn't dropped a single point!

Clearly, this Heretic Goddess Girl was just being stubborn. She's likely hiding somewhere feeling miserable right now!

With this in mind, Qiu Tu casually placed the recovered "Earth Vein Flower" into a jade box. Then, flipping his hands downward, he warped the worlds, heading for the "Boundless Heart Sea - Enlightenment Region."

However, he wasn't aware that...

Not long after he left.

Several Fourth-order catastrophe-evolvers hurried to the area surrounding Qiming City.

They brought out their instruments, conducted an on-site inspection, and exchanged some words softly, "Two Fifth-order residual energies."

"Likely Zhao Ji and Qiu Tu. No sign of My God's aura."

"My God has been fixated on acquiring the Cataclysmic Material, supposedly the 'Du Meridian Flower'?"

"Report to the Bishop. Have them contact Lord Mask and His Majesty to determine the course of action."

"The 'Earth Vein Flower' is far too valuable. Zhao Ji's strength is formidable to the point it could alarm Lord Yaksha."

...

Meanwhile.

"Boundless Heart Sea - Enlightenment Region."

Qiu Tu currently had Larilo's hands tied behind her back and was dangling her from a tree, trying to coax her.

"Your Highness... I sincerely ask for your forgiveness."

Larilo almost couldn't suppress her laughter. She glared at Qiu Tu with her crimson eyes and snapped, "Is this your way of apologizing?!"

"Tying someone up while apologizing?"

After the "Order Space" upgrade, locating Larilo was effortless.

Upon entering the "Enlightenment Region," Qiu Tu spread his 13,300 cubic meters of Order Space flat.

He maintained a height of 1.8 meters and directly covered an area of 7,388 square meters.

After two or three sweeps, Qiu Tu found Larilo hiding and crying inside a tree hole.

Upon seeing Larilo, Qiu Tu wasted no words, used his power to restrain her, tied her up, and began apologizing.

Which led to the current scene.

Hearing Larilo's complaint, Qiu Tu coughed lightly and explained, "Your Highness, I was just afraid you'd run away."

"You ran so fast earlier, I couldn't even react."

"So now, I'm tying you up first and then apologizing."

Hearing Qiu Tu's reasoning, Larilo, with hands bound and suspended midair: .....

Perhaps having grown accustomed to Qiu Tu's unpredictable ways, Larilo fell silent for two seconds before resigning herself.

She swayed slightly, resembling a plump silkworm cocoon, "Alright, I accept your apology. Let me down now."

Qiu Tu gazed at Larilo and shook his head, "No way. You're not being sincere."

Larilo: ....

Larilo felt like she was on the verge of breaking down! Why did she have to be the one showing sincerity when it was Qiu Tu who was apologizing?!