Let them offer their loyalty!

Standing in front of the bathroom mirror, Qiu Tu confirmed that his reflection bore little difference from that of Larilo.

Moreover, don't forget that Qiu Tu had "played" Larilo many times in the memory fragments.

Thus, Qiu Tu understood Larilo's demeanor, movements, and habits well.

This made his impersonation even more lifelike.

It might be a bit difficult to trick Zhao Ji, the Great Evil God, but, fooling a Wood Dragon with not particularly high spiritual wisdom did not seem to be a big issue for Qiu Tu.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu did not delay any further and returned to the site of the summoning ritual.

The whole summoning ritual was very simple, almost identical to the one Qiu Tu used to summon Zhao Ji.

Seven thick white candles were arranged in a semi-circular formation at the center of the room.

At the center of the semicircle was a bowl filled with fresh red serpent's blood.

Qiu Tu closed the curtains, took out some matches, and lit the seven white candles in sequence.

The candlelight flickered, casting a dim yellow glow. The seven candles joined together, as if forming a portal to another world...

Qiu Tu then took out a lizard's tail, which clearly had been freshly severed, still emitting a faint vitality. When Qiu Tu touched it, the tail even seemed to tremble as if it were alive...

Taking out a silver-white dagger, Qiu Tu chopped the tail into small sections, then threw them into the bowl of serpent's blood.

After that, he fetched some bark and sand, spreading the sand between the candles and the bowl of serpent's blood.

Once he had done everything, Qiu Tu held a "Tear of Moonlight" in his mouth, then violently sprayed it over the ritual!

The next second, the seven flames suddenly shot up three feet high with a "poof!"

The mist from the "Tear of Moonlight" evaporated under the flames, forming a fog that enveloped the entire room!

The surroundings seemed to gradually fade away, leaving only Qiu Tu standing in this vast expanse of white fog...

Time seemed to stretch at that moment, becoming incredibly slow...

It was hard to say how much time had passed, possibly five minutes, or even ten.

Just when Qiu Tu thought the ritual had failed,

Suddenly! A pair of giant serpent's eyes appeared in the fog.

The serpent's eyes were nearly as tall as Qiu Tu and looked incredibly sinister!

Upon seeing "Larilo," a huge shadow gradually condensed in the room!

Its body was a dozen meters long with an ugly dragon head, branch-like horns, and a body covered in jade-colored scales, emanating an astonishing presence!

Even though it was just a shadow, it still gave Qiu Tu an unmatched feeling.

This was Larilo's pet, the Fourth Order Catastrophic Creature, Cuiying Dragon Daitou!

Seeing the giant dragon, Qiu Tu restrained his instinctual fear and in Larilo's tone, called out, "Daitou!"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Cuiying Dragon issued a few "ying ying ying" sounds, then circled around Qiu Tu twice.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu finally felt relieved; it seemed... Larilo had not harmed him.

Qiu Tu had two reasons for turning himself into Larilo.

The first was that he was afraid Larilo, cornered by him, might deliberately give him the wrong summoning method to harm him using the Cuiying Dragon.

Now it seemed... Larilo was not yet ready for a do-or-die battle with Qiu Tu, everything was still under control...

As for the second reason...

"Daitou, when I was not here, did anyone approach the central hub?"

Yes, the second purpose was to extract information from the Cuiying Dragon.

As Larilo's mount, whenever she inspected her territory in the "Boundless Heart Sea," she rode it.

Thus... it should know the location of the central hub of the Boundless Heart Sea New Realm region as no one other than Larilo!

Sure enough, to Qiu Tu's expectation, upon hearing his question, Cuiying Dragon replied with a few "ying ying ying" sounds.

Qiu Tu did not understand what it said, but... from the Cuiying Dragon's reaction, he could tell that it knew what a regional center was!

And that... was enough!

Thinking so, Qiu Tu, imitating Larilo's tone, said, "I am currently outside and temporarily unable to return."

"Tonight, I will send my boyfriend to find you. Lead him to the regional center; I have a task I need him to do for me."

Having said that, Qiu Tu did not pay attention to Cuiying Dragon continuing to "ying ying ying," and simply ended the ritual.

The mist slowly thinned, and the shadow of the Cuiying Dragon gradually disappeared in the space...

By now, the seven thick candles on the floor had melted completely, the serpent's blood had dried up, and the lizard tails had also shriveled.

It was safe to say, the entire scene was a mess.

Qiu Tu's figure slowly shifted until he returned to his original form, even the black dress had changed back to the black uniform of the Political Department.

He pulled out a communicator and dialed a number.

A moment later, Tan Huimin pushed the door open and walked in.

Seeing the messy ritual site, she did not say a word, but silently picked up tools and began cleaning.

Honestly, possibly being a "connected individual," Tan Huimin was the most feminine woman associated with Qiu Tu.

Gentle, virtuous, considerate, and... attentive.

As Qiu Tu's secretary, she could have directed other agents to clean up after the scene was destroyed.

But, to avoid leaking Qiu Tu's secrets, she attentively cleaned the entire scene herself.

Qiu Tu might not have helped, but he kept it in both his eyes and heart.

Then, he walked to the window, lit a cigarette, and while smoking, reflected on the scenes of his encounters with the Cuiying Dragon, Larilo's pet.