Inside the fog, everything seemed to have stopped.
A bee flapped its wings, stopped a few inches above a flower, ready to descend.
Gu Qing Shan stood in the middle of the garden, wielding a sword in one hand and a rice cooker in the other, asking:
"This fog … seems familiar?"
A female voice came from inside the fog: "Of course it's familiar, it's not like you haven't seen me like this before"
Xie Shuang Yan appeared from the fog.
"Why are you here?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"I'm the charity ambassador of the International Alliance, recently donated 300 schools and 20 churches to the Holy Empire" Xie Shuang Yan replied.
"So they welcome you?"
"Both the Emperor and the Church welcome me — — after all, I have a great reputation among the people"
"Then why is there a need for this fog?"
"To conceal my identity — –"
Saying so, Xie Shuang Yan clapped her hands.
From the void of space behind Gu Qing Shan, a war flag silently manifested, giving off a faint glow.
A line of glowing text quickly appeared in front of his eyes:
[You've discovered a certain Apostle of the Four Saints Era, she's currently proving her identity]
After skimming through, Gu Qing Shan sighed in relief.
He put the rice cooker away and smiled: "So it's one of us, why didn't you say so earlier?"
"It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that once a secret is revealed, there's a chance that it'll be leaked. If that's the case, my safety will become an issue" Xie Shuang Yan replied.
"Why did you come to see me now? Did you know I would appear? "Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Yes, you're constantly changing everything in the main timeline, which will eventually attract the evil creatures" Xie Shuang Yan replied.
"They've only just become the Demon King, it won't be easy for them to descend" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"Don't be careless — — in the future, you're the only one who's delayed their victory, but they've never lost a single battle" Xie Shuang Yan told her.
"— — I still want to save the Holy Empire's king" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"Do you know the Holy Church's background?"
"… Not really, I heard Su Cher mention it once, the Pope seems to be someone from Fog Isle"
"She did stay at Fog Isle for a while, but she had another identity"
"What is it?"
"It's a spy that Purgatory placed in this part of the river of time."
"Purgatory … I do have some acquaintances" Gu Qing Shan said.
"Don't worry about the Purgatory, and don't provoke them — — - in truth, what I want to say is that our battle against the demons has reached a critical point, even if you want to save the Emperor, try not to let the Purgatory receive any information" Xie Shuangyu reminded him.
"Got it, they're spies hiding in the shadows" Gu Qing Shan said.
"Yes, I came to talk to you about this matter. Now that the matter has been settled, I will leave immediately," Xie Shuangyan said.
"You're not going to help?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"I can't reveal my identity. After all, I don't have the power to protect myself right now. If I'm discovered, the only thing that awaits me is death" Xie Shuang Yan said.
She stretched out her hand and tossed it lightly.
An afterimage flew out from her hand and hovered in front of Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan received it. It was a Card.
Xie Shuang Yan told her: "I've been weakened for too long, this is the only Card I have left. I'll lend it to you now — — - after everything is over, it will return to me"
Gu Qing Shan replied: "Thank you"
Xie Shuang Yan nodded, slowly retreated, and disappeared into the fog.
The fog had scattered.
Gu Qing Shan looked down at the Card in her hand.
The Card depicted a woman. She tipped the ancient bottle of water in her hand downwards. A stream of water turned into an endless river that flowed endlessly towards the horizon.
Lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:
[You've obtained the Card: Infinite Grasp]
"Activate this card, and you'll immediately enter the drawing phase."
[— — You may continue to draw Cards until you obtain a Card that suits your current situation best, at which point the segment will automatically end]
After watching for a while, Gu Qing Shan casually put the Earth sword away and activated the Card.
The entire card transformed into a gentle halo and attached itself to his right hand.
Lines of glowing text quickly appeared:
[Entering the Card drawing segment, please draw a Card]
Gu Qing Shan reached his hand into the void of space and drew a handful of Cards.
As he looked at them one by one, he saw that there were over 20 Cards in total.
The colorful Cards seemed to have come from different decks, including melee, [Status], [Ranged], [Examine], [Tracking], [Concealment], [Precognition], [Causality], [Law], [Occultism], and so on.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the Cards in his hand and shook his head.
— — none of these Cards were suitable to be used right now.
He casually threw the Cards away. They disappeared into the void of space.
Gu Qing Shan continued to draw Cards.
This time, he drew over 30 Cards.
After a careful look, he picked out a Card from among them.
This Card depicted a man wearing a suit and a mask. He was currently knocking on a door, while the hand behind his back was holding a bouquet of fresh flowers and a dagger.
"Card: Destined Visitor."
[Causality Card]
[By activating this Card, you will automatically obtain a trustworthy identity, allowing you to complete what you are about to do]
Gu Qing Shan stared at the Card and sighed:
"You call this' I don't have the power to protect myself ',' I've been weak for too long '? You're too modest. "
He directly activated the Card.
Poof!
A burst of fog appeared.
He turned into a middle-aged man with a big belly, a small mustache, a black hat on his head, a suitable Holy Empire aristocratic attire, and a short scepter in his hand.
Gu Qing Shan closed his eyes for a few moments and quickly obtained a piece of memory.
With the scepter in hand, he walked along the garden path until he reached the royal palace.
A guard immediately came to greet him, looked at him in surprise, and bowed:
"Duke sir"
Gu Qing Shan nodded and asked: "Where is His Majesty?"
Another voice came: "Originally, you said you wanted to return, so His Majesty left the chess room — — did you not go back?"
As Gu Qing Shan turned around, he saw that it was one of the guards.
He was responsible for a lot of matters around the Emperor.
"Ah, my subordinate just said that everything has been taken care of, there was no need for me to make a trip myself" Gu Qing Shan spoke with the tone of a Duke.
"So that's why, please follow me, His Majesty is currently drinking tea and also receiving a few aristocrats who have been waiting for a long time" the guard said.
"Excuse me"
Gu Qing Shan followed the guard and slowly walked down the long hallway.
— — -he was now a person with real authority in the Empire, a friend that grew up with the Emperor, a loyal confidant of the royal family, and a Duke with real authority.
As Gu Qing Shan casually looked around, she quickly noticed that there were quite a few high-ranking Professionists hiding in the royal palace.
These people were all at the peak of the world, if one were to compare them seriously, they were on par with the three Great Generals of the Federation.
— — -fortunately, I have this identity as a disguise, otherwise with my qi training stage 7, it would be a bit troublesome.
Not too far away, a guard suddenly ran over and whispered: "The Pope is here, she wants to see His Majesty"
The guard nodded: "Very well, I'll tell His Majesty"
The guard then left.
The guard brought Gu Qing Shan all the way to the main hall of the royal palace.
The Emperor was sitting on his throne, talking to a group of people. They were all kneeling down with expressions of excitement and glory on their faces.
Gu Qing Shan appeared a bit disdainful, vaguely pointed at those people, then looked at the Emperor.
Seeing this, the Emperor smiled helplessly.
— — -this Duke hated minor aristocrats from the countryside the most, so he would usually take a detour instead of greeting them.
"Very well, you may leave to receive your reward" the Emperor waved his hand.
"Thank you, His Majesty!" the minor aristocrats all bowed their heads and left.
As they passed by Gu Qing Shan, they quickly recognized him and spoke in surprise: "Sir Duke"
The group hurriedly bowed again.
Gu Qing Shan smiled warmly and nodded: "In front of His Majesty, there is no need to be so courteous"
The group of people obediently bowed and left.
Gu Qing Shan immediately jumped up and loudly shouted: "My Majesty, why do you want to see these peasants? They will pollute the air of the royal palace, using their vulgar words and actions to make the elegance and nobility of this place lose its splendor"
The Emperor laughed, then pointed at him and shook his head, as if there was nothing he could say to his temper.
The guard came forward to report: "His Majesty, the Pope wants to see you"
The smile on the Emperor's face disappeared, he held his chest and breathed heavily, then scowled: "She said she would come to see me at this time, let her come"
"Yes." The attendant retreated.
The Emperor then looked at Gu Qing Shan and spoke: "I'm afraid our game of chess is over, that poisonous woman is here to cause trouble again. My intuition is telling me that she has a lot of problems to deal with"
Gu Qing Shan swung her scepter and begrudgingly said: "Exactly, that crazy woman of the Church, she's so disgusting!"
— — the Pope will soon arrive.
Which means, an assassination is about to happen.
But just how many people in the royal palace has she bribed? How will the Emperor avoid this assassination? How will he not expose himself?
A series of thoughts flashed through Gu Qing Shan's mind.
First of all, the Emperor was definitely killed by the Pope.
Since the Pope chose this time and had the Duke that I'm pretending to be leave, it means that she's confident that she can kill the Holy Empire's Emperor in this palace.
In other words — —
This place has become her home turf.
Gu Qing Shan looked around, only to see the guards all standing at their positions, looking straight ahead to protect the palace.
Who are the Pope's people?
Or are they all the Pope's people?
He cleared his throat, then bowed to the Emperor:
"Your Majesty"
"Hm?"
"I've recently obtained something good"
"Ah? What kind of spell scroll is it? Or a gem? "
"Neither, it's this — —"
Gu Qing Shan took out an old rice cooker.
"Isn't this a rice cooker?" the Emperor asked.
"Please take a closer look" Gu Qing Shan smiled.
He gave the rice cooker to a guard on the side.
The guard looked at the Emperor.
"No need to check, I've already sensed that it doesn't contain any danger, let me take a look at what it is" the Emperor smiled.
The guard presented the rice cooker to the Emperor.
When the Emperor was about to take a closer look at the rice cooker, a voice came from outside:
"The Pope has arrived!"
A woman wearing a white robe, her entire body glowing with light slowly walked into the palace's main hall.
Above her head, a glowing halo hovered in the air, giving off waves of holy light that were both strong and weak, making her look like an angel descending upon the mortal world.
She first stared deeply at Gu Qing Shan.
— — -why is she still here?
"Greetings, Your Majesty" the Pope said.
"Hm, what do you need?" the Emperor asked.
The Pope replied: "I have a very important matter to report — — -"
Oong!!!
The rice cooker suddenly began to shake intensely, causing the void of space itself to fluctuate.
Instantly, the Emperor and the rice cooker disappeared.
The Pope went silent.
— — -what's going on?
Did the Emperor notice?
That shouldn't be the case, I've made thorough preparations, he shouldn't know about the assassination attempt.
The Pope calmed down and looked at Gu Qing Shan: "Your grace, do you know what just happened? Where's His Majesty? "
"He had a stomachache and went to the toilet, this is the newest way to go to the toilet, there's no need to queue up" Gu Qing Shan smiled and replied.
"Then — — -"
"Wait a moment, I'll go see how he's doing, I'll call you later"
Saying so, Gu Qing Shan quickly walked out of the palace.
From the speed he was walking, it was almost as if he was running away, quickly turning the corner and couldn't be seen anymore.
The Pope's expression turned grim as she looked at the guards.
"The rice cooker! He was the one who gave that to the Emperor! "one of the guards quickly spoke up.
"… Wait a minute!"
The Pope's figure flashed and quickly chased after Gu Qing Shan.
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