As soon as the nine cards were played, the next player was about to raise his hand, but was interrupted by Empress's previous player.
"Let's touch!" the previous player happily declared.
After the previous player touched the nine cards, he raised another card.
It was Empress's turn again.
She took a look at her card. It was another '80,000'.
Two '80,000' cards in a row, forming a pair of cards.
Empress raised her eyebrows in surprise.
Gu Qing Shan's voice came again.
"I'll make an assumption — — if the situation has worsened to the point where your life is in danger, please play 'Two Circle'"
Empress put '80,000' into her card.
She looked at her card, picked up 'Two Circle' and played it without hesitation.
"Two Circle"
Gu Qing Shan's voice came again: "I understand the situation, I'll come back later"
An imperceptible breeze brushed past.
Gu Qing Shan's inner sight left this place.
At the poker table. As Empress's next player was about to raise his hand, the previous player stopped him.
"Touch! Your Highness, why are you being so nice to me today? "the previous player smiled and touched his card.
The previous player casually raised his card.
The previous player continuously raised their cards, causing the other two players to be unable to raise their cards. Empress once again got the chance to raise her hand.
The Empress picked up a card and was surprised to see it.
"Two, seven pairs of self-draw"
She flipped all the cards in front of her.
Inside the poker room, everyone shuffled their cards and started a new round.
As they played, Empress suddenly sighed: "I really have to say, some young girls really do have good taste"
When the players heard this, they were all baffled.
…
Gu Qing Shan opened the door, washed his hands and face, then left the men's washroom.
Once again, he found an inconspicuous corner, ordered a bottle of liquor and an empty glass.
Filling it up for himself, he took a sip.
Gu Qing Shan slowly drank his liquor, smiling curiously as he observed the distinguished guests of the banquet.
He needed a bit of time to use his inner sight to scan the entire palace to see if anything was wrong.
His phone rang.
It was Liao Xing.
"What's wrong?" Gu Qing Shan asked in a low voice.
"Everything else is fine. Now I want to retrieve Old Tang's laboratory data, but all of his experimental data has been erased."
"What do you need me to do?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Only Impartial Goddess can recover the relevant experimental data, but this is against the Federation's laws, I don't have the authority to do so, so Impartial Goddess won't respond to my request"
"Give him permission once" Gu Qing Shan said.
[Understood, sir] Impartial Goddess replied.
"I owe you a favor," Liao Xing said and hung up in a hurry.
Gu Qing Shan poured herself another glass of wine.
In this world, no one would be able to deal with a powerhouse like the Fuxi Emperor without leaving a trace.
But the Fuxi Empire had always been calm and peaceful, without any disturbances.
At this moment, Empress's life was in danger.
In the entire Fuxi Empire, the only one who can push her to this point is the Emperor.
For so long, even though the Fuxi Emperor and Empress's marriage was a political one, they've always been able to get along on the surface.
Even in the past life, up until the last year of the Apocalypse, there weren't any issues between them.
Indeed, the Fuxi Emperor is an ambitious person, while Empress wants the world to remain stable.
Only when other places are stable can she think of a way to help Anna fight against the Holy Empire.
The Emperor and Empress's ambitions are different, but sometimes they're willing to compromise.
In the past life, when the Apocalypse came and calamities came one after another, after the Infinite Worlds Game went online, everyone was busy trying to increase their strength.
The Fuxi Emperor also found out that he's nothing in the cultivation world.
Just like everyone else, the Emperor began to crazily pursue power.
After all, the higher the realm of cultivation, not only does it increase a person's strength, it also increases their lifespan.
A Rejuvenation realm cultivator has a lifespan of 1000 years.
With such a good thing in front of him, the Emperor completely forgot about expanding the Empire's territory.
And so his relationship with Empress was maintained.
But in this life, the game hasn't arrived yet.
Of course the Fuxi Emperor didn't change his mind.
All of a sudden, a thought flashed through Gu Qing Shan's mind.
— — the calamity that came at the last moment of the Apocalypse was the Frost Calamity.
If the calamity this time really is the Frost Calamity, then it makes sense what the Emperor wants to do.
After all, the Frost Calamity has several origins, one of which is in the Fuxi Empire.
When this unique, irresistible calamity came, the Fuxi Emperor of the past life, as a cultivator, stood on humanity's side.
Gu Qing Shan raised his glass and took a sip.
Then he had a thought.
That's not necessarily the case.
On the surface, the Emperor stands on humanity's side, but who knows what he's actually thinking.
In the last few days of the past life, the world was slowly being destroyed, humanity was dying in battle one after another.
Many of those who were still alive had already lost their minds.
There were indeed people who sold their souls and surrendered to the calamity.
If the Frost Calamity breaks out right now, what would the ambitious Fuxi Emperor do?
Even the 9 Lords couldn't fight against this calamity.
If they can get rid of the 9 Lords, how would the Emperor consider this?
Gu Qing Shan's gaze fell onto the dance floor and found the Emperor.
His Majesty the Emperor was hugging a noblewoman and dancing.
The noblewoman's face was flushed, obviously enjoying the feeling of being hugged by the Emperor.
The Emperor isn't wearing his crown today.
Gu Qing Shan had an idea.
It's not just about the Emperor, I also need that crown.
No matter what, I have to get the Sun Moon Blood this time.
Gu Qing Shan took a sip of the liquor and stopped his inner sight search.
Within his inner sight, there weren't any major problems with the palace.
The only problem was that quite a few of the Empire's officials were here.
Whenever the Emperor comes to the palace for vacation, he would always bring a few people with him to make it easier for him to deal with government affairs.
But this time, almost half of the officials came with him.
Gu Qing Shan shook his head.
At this point, a tall and handsome military man walked over.
"Hello" the man said.
"Hello, how can I help you?"
"You're Gu Qing Shan? The Federation's Mech expert? "
"Yes, that's me"
"Her Royal Highness is still young, she didn't show you enough respect during the dance, I apologize on her behalf"
"It's fine, she's a great dancer — — which means, you're in a relationship?"
"Yes"
"I wish you happiness"
Saying so, Gu Qing Shan called a waiter over, took a glass of liquor and poured some ice into it.
He poured a glass for the other party and offered it to him.
"Ah, thank you"
The young man received the glass and looked at Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan's eyes were clear, her attitude was calm.
The young man stopped thinking about her and had a good impression of Gu Qing Shan.
The two of them drank a glass together.
The young man wanted to be friends, and Gu Qing Shan spent a lot of time in Fuxi in the past life, so she had no problems interacting with Fuxi soldiers. The two of them quickly got to know each other.
"The princess wants me to challenge you to a duel in front of everyone"
The young man appeared a bit helpless.
Gu Qing Shan immediately replied: "I'm a scientist, not a Professionist"
The young man begrudgingly replied: "That's right, as a Professionist, if I challenge a brainiac, people will laugh at me"
"Then what do you mean?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Of course not, even if the princess blames me, I can't bully someone like you" the young man replied.
"I respect your decision, power isn't meant to be used to bully the weak" Gu Qing Shan praised him.
"You flatter me"
The young man felt a bit embarrassed.
Gu Qing Shan went straight to the point: "If I may ask, what is your job?"
The young man puffed out his chest and answered: "I'm a royal guard"
Gu Qing Shan replied: "So that's why"
In Fuxi, only the descendants of aristocrats who are loyal to the royal family can become a royal guard.
Being a royal guard is a special honor, a symbol of status, representing the face of the emperor.
It was because of his illustrious background that this young man was able to receive the tacit approval of all parties to be in contact with the princess.
Gu Qing Shan smiled and asked: "Your job as a royal guard must be pretty easy, right?"
"It is, but a lot of the time we still have to go through the motions, stand around His Majesty and protect him" the young man replied.
Both Gu Qing Shan and the young man laughed.
The Holy Empire's King likes to indulge in sensual pleasures, while the Federation's President is elected by the people, neither of them are Combatants.
Only the Fuxi Emperor is a powerful Professionist.
Most of the Professionists in the world have already lost to him.
Why would such a powerful Combatant need a guard?
Gu Qing Shan poured him a glass of liquor.
"A toast to your powerful Majesty" he said.
"A toast to His Majesty" the young man replied.
The two of them drank the entire glass again.
This was a very strong liquor, but Gu Qing Shan is used to it, so she didn't have much of a reaction.
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