Chapter 1111: The Fox Beauty Wants a Reward

This night, for the entire Xiangong, the fluctuations caused were not small.

The disciple of the Punishment Thunder Palace attempted to defect but failed and was killed by the Fourth True Monarch on the teleportation array, causing the questioning of this disciple's master, Gongsun Qingmu.

In the end, because a secret jade slip that was about to be sent out was indeed found on the disciple, this matter was settled.

However, in the eyes of those with intentions, this matter was actually full of doubts, but since the Fourth True Monarch himself spoke, with his status, this matter was put to rest.

Now that the Young Master's wedding was imminent and the Immortal Lord was about to rotate, being able to turn a big matter into a small one and a small one into nothing was itself a consensus of everyone.

No matter what happened, it was not as big as these two things.

Even if there were doubts, they could be dealt with after these two things passed.

It wouldn't be more than half a month.

So half an hour later, before dawn, the entire Xiangong returned to peace.

But the storm formed by this matter in the hearts of those outsiders lingered for a long time.

Each of them was not simple, all possessing keen analysis and not-shallow schemes, and because of their identities and cognition, they could more clearly see the cause and effect within.

"That deacon of the Punishment Thunder Palace, although it cannot be ruled out that someone deliberately pretended to be the Evil Spirit Child, the possibility that he is the Evil Spirit Child is also very large."

"If he really is the Evil Spirit Child, then tonight was the struggle between him, Xing Huanzi, and that mysterious person who spread the rumors!"

"Clearly, Xing Huanzi suffered a big loss!"

"Not only did he fail to successfully kill the Evil Spirit Child, but he also had to say 'betrayal of the palace' himself, sitting firmly on this matter!"

"Evil Spirit Child is brilliant! That mysterious person is equally brilliant!"

"It's just that I don't know what Xing Huanzi will do next..."

Amidst these undercurrents, in the True Monarch Hall, the Fourth True Monarch's figure walked out from the void, walked expressionlessly to the high pavilion in the hall, and there, amidst the whistling of the night wind, gazed at the Shaoji Hall in the distance.

At this moment, the moon was sparse, dark clouds were permeating, and the brilliance was swallowed by the dark night, making the world increasingly pitch-black, unable to see clearly.

Just like the Fourth True Monarch's heart at this moment.

Tonight, he lost.

For him, failure was originally a rare thing, and such a big defeat was even more distant and unfamiliar in his memory.

So, he stood here, silently watching the Shaoji Hall, cold glints gradually flickering in his eyes.

Time passed.

The dawn of tonight, perhaps because of the dark clouds, came a bit late.

So before dawn, Zhou Zhengli's figure appeared behind the Fourth True Monarch and bowed.

"Zhong Chi was in the Shaoji Hall for the first half of the night, and then returned to his residence and did not go out again."

"And the Young Master, from beginning to end, was in the Shaoji Hall; the string music in the Hundred Flowers Palace in the hall was constant and did not stop for a moment."

"As for others, unless they possess special means that make me unable to perceive, otherwise... the entire Shaoji Hall should have had no one leave before this."

Zhou Zhengli spoke softly.

He naturally knew about Xing Huanzi's big defeat, and the counterattack of his old rival, and he was originally going to take action with Xing Huanzi.

But the other party was too confident, thinking that he could solve everything himself, so he didn't let him follow, but let him stay outside the Shaoji Hall to watch closely.

"I don't know if this is confidence or arrogance, looking down on other stars..." Zhou Zhengli sneered in his heart.

Those who could become stars were not mediocre people.

"I indeed underestimated them."

Xing Huanzi suddenly spoke.

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Zhengli's pupils shrank; regarding Xing Huanzi's pride, he saw it more clearly than others, and being able to let such a proud person admit his mistake, this point... was very difficult.

At the same time, because of this, he saw that the hidden enemy was more not simple than he had thought.

"However, I already know the identity of this person."

Xing Huanzi spoke slowly; as the words were transmitted, the dark clouds in the firmament collided, forming lightning, accompanied by rumbling thunder, and the electric light illuminated the world.

It also made the lack of clarity in his eyes become clear.

"Only one point, although all signs indicate that this person is that hidden person, I will not repeat the mistake of underestimating them before, so... I am thinking, is it possible that this is just the other party's first layer of identity."

"The real person behind the scenes is still hidden in the dark night."

Xing Huanzi's voice echoed, the electric light between heaven and earth flashed and disappeared, and the world was shrouded in black again.

Zhou Zhengli did not pick up this topic; he knew that these words were not said for him to hear, but for himself.

So he thought about it and continued to say his harvest tonight.

"In addition, I confirmed your judgment tonight through my observation of Zhong Chi, combined with your previous judgment of his purpose."

"Zhong Chi's purpose should be to prepare to plant his Constitution of Poison in this space-time."

"But it is not to immediately change history, but to use this period of time to make his poison have the thickness and foundation of history."

"And in the end, he will likely take action in advance at the moment his host is destined to die in the catastrophe in the definition of history, and poison himself, this body."

"In this way, his Poison Constitution will have karma and foundation!"

"No matter whether the ripples of this history can affect reality, it can become the foundation of his Constitution, and this foundation... is displayed in history before his master."

Zhou Zhengli said softly.

"Stop him at the critical moment."

Xing Huanzi spoke calmly.

Zhou Zhengli nodded, said no more, and after appropriately revealing his light, he retreated a few steps, choosing to hide his clumsiness again.

And at this moment, the early sun finally broke through the black clouds, making the light spill down, and thus... dawn arrived.

The day, brightened.

In the light, Xing Huanzi's voice murmured.

"On the side of order, there are too few pawns..."

In the Shaoji Hall, Xu Qing had already picked up the chess pieces scattered on the ground.

According to the previous arrangement, he put them back one by one, making the chess game unfinished.

At this moment, after he placed the last piece, a coquettish laughter came from behind.

"Young Master is wise."

The voice was incomparably charming, hooking the heartstrings; as it echoed in Xu Qing's ears, the Fox Beauty, wearing thin gauze, revealed a beautiful figure with concave and convex curves, stepped out, and sat before Xu Qing.

The snow-white skin shone under the reflection of the clothes, adding even more temptation; after sitting down, she raised her green onion-like jade fingers, clamped a chess piece with two fingers, and placed it on the chessboard.

Afterward, she looked up, looked at Xu Qing with charming eyes that emitted a gaze called enchanting, and also licked her red lips.

"That Fourth True Monarch really has tricks; I was injured, and almost didn't come back."

"And outside the Shaoji Hall, there were actually eyes and ears; I used some methods to come and go silently."

"So... I want a reward!"

The Fox Beauty said, pressing one hand on the chessboard, leaning her upper body forward, and amidst the waves, brought that beautiful and enchanting face close to Xu Qing.

Gently blew a breath.

"Young Master, can you reward me once?"

Xu Qing was silent, looked up, moved his gaze away from the chessboard, looked at the Fox Beauty, and spoke indifferently.

"Have you taken a fancy to this host of mine? If you are not afraid of being beaten to death by the Immortal Lord tomorrow, I can avoid consciousness for a day and give you a chance."

The Fox Beauty was speechless for a moment; she had thought Xu Qing would reply as before, but didn't expect him to answer so trickily.

So much so that she was stunned for a moment.

She couldn't help but curse a blockhead in her heart, then withdrew her body and flicked her hair.

Seeing the other party was normal, Xu Qing spoke calmly.

"Your identity was somewhat exposed tonight; are you prepared to respond?"

"No!" The Fox Beauty hummed angrily.

Xu Qing raised his hand, picked up the pieces on the chessboard one by one, and a calm voice came from his mouth.

"I know you have already thought it through; even letting you go there tonight conforms to your plan, so I don't care what you do, but I remind you, Xing Huanzi's next target is definitely you!"

The Fox Beauty blinked her beautiful eyes upon hearing this.

"Is the Young Master concerned about me? Then give me some pointers?"

Xu Qing put away the chessboard and said casually.

"Today is not suitable for finding the Evil Spirit Child; remember to go tomorrow. As for whether you can get the identity, it depends on you."

The Fox Beauty covered her mouth and smiled.

"Xu Qing, do you know, I actually like your intelligence the most."

Xu Qing closed his eyes and stopped speaking.

The Fox Beauty smiled as before, stretched her charming waist, showed beautiful curves, and then turned to leave.

A day passed unknowingly.

Xu Qing did not leave the Shaoji Hall; he was studying the time sand he had obtained.

This object was mysterious and incomparable, only the quantity was too small.

So there were two choices before him.

One was to fuse it now.

The other choice...

"Use this sand as a foundation to ripple larger space-time, thereby obtaining more!"

Xu Qing pondered, and the answer gradually appeared in his heart.

And outside, regarding what happened last night, it was as if it hadn't happened; it was still peaceful, people coming and going, without any abnormality, and it was even more sensitive than the previous rumors.

So even those who discussed it were almost non-existent.

Everyone tacitly understood and did not mention it.

Just like that, the night came and went, and when it brightened again, in the Punishment Thunder Palace, the residence of Gongsun Qingmu, who had lost his beloved disciple, had a knock on the door.

The next instant, the door opened silently, and a man in black with a blurred face walked in.

In the room, Gongsun Qingmu was expressionless, looking coldly at the person before him, not speaking first.

And that man in black, after looking around, smiled and transmitted words.

"Evil Spirit Child, are you satisfied with the gift from the night before last?"

Gongsun Qingmu's expression remained as usual, looking at the person before him, and after a long while, transmitted a hoarse voice.

"What do you want?"

"You lost a disciple, and you should take another disciple."

The man in black smiled.

Hearing this, Gongsun Qingmu had ripples in his heart; he never thought that what the other party wanted was actually this!

"Identity?"

Gongsun pondered, looked at the person before him, and spoke again.

"Who exactly are you?"

The man in black smiled, did not answer this question, but transmitted a calm voice.

"Who I am is not important; what is important is that for the period of time after this, you need an ally, and we... can continue to help each other; for example, help you complete a bigger betrayal of the palace."

Gongsun was silent.

After a while, he spoke in a low voice.

"I need to consider it."

The man in black smiled, said no more, his body retreated, and gradually blurred.

At the same time, similar words also echoed in the guest hall in the southern part of the Xiangong.

"True Monarch's invitation, let me consider it for a moment."

The daughter of the Nine Shores, looking at the Fourth True Monarch before her, said softly.

Hearing this, the Fourth True Monarch was expressionless and spoke slowly.

"The price you paid for this identity now is not small, right? And your goal is to use this identity to follow the development of history, thereby producing karma with this Xiangong by marrying that Young Master, becoming half the Lord of the Xiangong."

"Of course, you might have deeper goals, but no matter what, it does not conflict with me."

After speaking, he turned and walked out, but when he reached the hall door, his footsteps paused, and with his back to the daughter of the Nine Shores, he transmitted a calm voice.

"Only the identity of this host of yours can justifiably disperse the Hundred Flowers Palace and all the beauties within, including that Fox Beauty."

"After dispersing, I will protect your path for your goal!" ===== CHAPTER 1114 =====