In the fog, everything seemed to stand still.

A bee flapped its wings and stopped a few inches above a flower, ready to fall.

Gu Qingshan stood in the middle of the garden, holding a sword in one hand and a rice cooker in the other, and said tentatively:

"This fog ...... Seems familiar? ”

In the mist, a female voice sounded: "Of course familiar, it's not like you haven't seen me like this." ”

Xie Shuangyan appeared from the mist.

"Why are you here?" Gu Qingshan asked.

"I am a charity ambassador for the League of Nations, and I recently donated 300 schools and 20 churches to the Holy State." Xie Shuangyan said.

"So they welcome you?"

"The emperor and the church welcomed me—after all, I also had great popularity among the people."

"Then why do you need this fog?"

"To disguise your identity—"

Xie Shuangyan said, snapping his fingers casually.

In the void behind Gu Qingshan, a battle flag suddenly appeared, exuding a faint brilliance.

A line of small firefly words quickly appeared in front of his eyes:

"You've spotted a certain apostle from the Four Holy Ages, and she's proving her identity."

Gu Qingshan swept a sigh of relief after sweeping it at a glance.

He put away the rice cooker and said with a smile: "It turned out to be my own person, why didn't you say it earlier." ”

"It's not that I don't believe you, but once the secret is said, there is a possibility that it will be leaked, in that case, my safety will be in question." Xie Shuangyan said.

"Why did you come to see me at this moment? Did you know I was going to show up? Gu Qingshan asked.

"Yes, you're constantly changing everything on the main timeline, and that's going to attract demons." Xie Shuangyan said.

"They have just turned into the Demon King sequence, and it is not easy to come." Gu Qingshan Road.

"Don't be careless - in the future, you will be the only one who delays their victory, but they have not been defeated once in a war." Xie Shuangyan said.

"—I still want to save the king of the Holy Kingdom." Gu Qingshan Road.

"Do you know the details of the Holy Religion?"

“…… I don't know, I heard Su Xue'er say it once, the Pope seems to be from Kirishima. ”

"She did spend some time in Kirishima, but she actually had another identity."

"What is it?"

"It's the spies that Purgatory has put in this long river of time."

"Purgatory...... I do know some people. Gu Qingshan said.

"Don't bother with Purgatory, and don't provoke them - in fact, I want to say that at the moment, our battle with the demons is at a critical juncture, even if you want to save the Emperor, try not to let Purgatory get any information." Xie Shuangyu admonished.

"Understood, they're peepers hiding in the shadows." Gu Qingshan Road.

"Yes, I came to tell you about it, and now that the matter has been explained, I will leave immediately." Xie Shuangyan said.

"You're not going to help?" Gu Qingshan asked.

"I can't reveal my identity - after all, I don't have much power to protect myself now, and if I am discovered, I will only die." Xie Shuangyan said.

She reached out and tossed it gently.

An afterimage flew out of her hand and flew in front of Gu Qingshan.

Gu Qingshan took it, but it was a card.

Xie Shuangyan said: "I've been weak for too long, and I only have this card left on my body, so I'll lend it to you now - when it's over, it will come back to me." ”

Gu Qingshan said: "Thank you." ”

Xie Shuangyan nodded, slowly retreated, and gradually disappeared into the mist.

The fog lifted.

Gu Qingshan looked down at the cards in his hand.

I saw a woman painted on the card, she poured the quaint water bottle in her hand downward, and a stream of water suddenly turned into a brilliant river that flowed endlessly, extending to the far end.

Lines of small firefly words suddenly popped up on the interface of the god of war:

"You've got the card: Endless Grip."

"Activate this card and immediately enter your card drawing."

"—You can keep drawing cards until you get a card that best suits the situation, and the session ends automatically."

Gu Qingshan looked at it for a while, put away the earth sword casually, and directly activated this card.

The entire card suddenly turned into a soft halo and clinged to his right hand.

A line of small firefly words jumped out quickly:

"Enter the card drawing session, please draw cards."

Gu Qingshan stretched out his hand and twitched in the void, and immediately pulled out a handful of cards.

He spread out his hands and looked over one by one, and saw that there were more than twenty cards in this hand.

The colorful decks seem to come from a variety of decks, including melee, status, ranged, probe, tracking, stealth, precognition, causality, law, weirdness, and more.

Gu Qingshan looked at the cards in his hand and shook his head.

- None of these cards are suitable for use at this moment.

He tossed the cards away, and they disappeared into the void.

Gu Qingshan continued to draw cards.

This time, more than 30 cards were drawn.

He took a closer look at it and picked out a card.

The card depicts a man in a formal suit and a mask knocking on a door, while the one behind him holds a bouquet of flowers and a dagger.

"Card: Destined Guest."

"Cause and Effect Cards."

"By playing this card, you'll automatically get a convincing identity to do what you're about to accomplish."

Gu Qingshan stared at the cards, sighed and said:

"It's also called 'no strength to protect itself', 'weakened for too long'? What a humble. ”

He activated the card directly.

Boom!

A flash of mist.

He directly transformed into a middle-aged man with a big belly, a mustache, a black top hat on his head, a proper costume for the nobility of the Holy Kingdom, and a short scepter in his hand.

Gu Qingshan closed his eyes and counted his breaths, and soon gained a memory.

With his scepter in hand, he walked along the path of the garden until he entered the palace.

One of the guards immediately greeted him, looked at him in amazement, and saluted:

"Lord Count."

Gu Qingshan nodded and asked, "What about our majesty?" ”

Another voice sounded: "Originally, you said that you wanted to rush back, but Your Majesty left the chess and card room - didn't you go back?" ”

Gu Qingshan turned his head to look, but saw that this was a close officer.

He was responsible for many things around the emperor.

"Ah, my subordinates just said that everything was done, there is no need for me to run it myself." Gu Qingshan said in an earl's tone.

"I see, please come with me, Your Majesty is drinking tea, and by the way, I will meet a few nobles who have been waiting for a long time." Near the waiter's road.

"Excuse me."

Gu Qingshan followed the close attendant and walked slowly down the long corridor.

- He is now a powerful figure in the empire, a companion of the emperor who grew up together, a loyal confidant of the imperial family, and a great earl with real power.

Gu Qingshan looked at it casually, and quickly noticed that there were several high-level professionals hidden in the entire palace.

These people are almost all of the world's top level, and if you compare them seriously, they are not comparable to the strength of the three generals of the Federation.

- Fortunately, he has this identity as a cover, otherwise it would be a bit troublesome to use his level of Qi refining at the seventh level.

He hadn't gone far when suddenly a guard trotted in and whispered, "The Pope is here, and he wants to see His Majesty." ”

The close attendant nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and tell Your Majesty." ”

And the guard went.

The close attendant took Gu Qingshan all the way to the main hall of the palace.

The Emperor was sitting on his throne talking to the people, who knelt on the ground with a look of excitement and glory on their faces.

Gu Qingshan's face showed a little disgust, his finger pointed at those people vaguely, and then looked at the emperor.

When the emperor saw his actions, he laughed helplessly.

- The Count hated the little nobles of the country the most, and usually preferred to take a detour rather than greet them.

"All right, go down and receive your reward." The Emperor waved his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The little nobles kowtowed again and again, turned around and retreated.

They passed by Gu Qingshan's side, quickly recognized him, and said in surprise: "Lord Earl." ”

A group of people hurried to salute again.

Gu Qingshan had a kind smile on his face, nodded and said, "In front of Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite. ”

Those people honestly performed the salute and finally withdrew.

Gu Qingshan immediately jumped up and said loudly: "My Majesty, why do you want to see these mud legs, they will pollute the air of the palace and overshadow the elegance and nobility here with their vulgar words and deeds. ”

The emperor laughed and shook his head at him, as if he had nothing to say about his temper.

The close attendant stepped forward and reported: "Your Majesty, the Pope asks for a meeting. ”

The smile on the emperor's face disappeared, he held his chest and gasped a few times, and frowned: "She said that she would come to see me at this time, so let her come." ”

"Yes." The attendant withdrew.

The emperor looked at Gu Qingshan again and said, "I'm afraid we won't be able to play chess, and that poisonous woman is going to come to find trouble again, and my hunch tells me that she has a lot of problems." ”

Gu Qingshan waved his scepter and said hatefully: "Isn't it, the madwoman of the church, it's really disgusting!" ”

– The Pope is coming soon.

So to speak, the assassination is about to happen.

But in the entire palace, how many people did she buy? How did the Emperor avoid this assassination? How can you do it without revealing yourself?

A series of thoughts flashed through Gu Qingshan's mind.

First of all, it is certain that the emperor was really killed by the Pope.

Since the Pope chose this time and let the count he played happen to leave, it proves that in this main hall, she is sure of killing the Holy Emperor.

That is to say-

It's become her home turf.

Gu Qingshan looked around, only to see that those guards were all standing in their positions, not squinting, guarding the imperial court.

Who are the Pope's people?

Or are they all pope-like people?

He coughed lightly and saluted the emperor:

"Your Majesty."

"Huh?"

"I just got a good thing recently."

"Oh? What kind of spell art book is it? Or a gem? ”

"Neither, it's this-"

Gu Qingshan reached out and took out a worn-out rice cooker.

"This looks like a rice cooker?" The emperor asked.

"Take a closer look." Gu Qingshan said with a smile.

He handed the rice cooker to the guards beside him.

The guards went to the emperor.

"I don't have to test it, I already have a hunch that it's not dangerous, let me see what it is." The Emperor laughed.

The guard brought the rice cooker to him.

The emperor was about to take a closer look at the rice cooker, when a voice suddenly sounded outside:

"The Pope has arrived!"

A woman in a white robe slowly walked into the main hall of the palace.

Above her head, a bright aura hovered out of thin air, emitting bursts of divine light, strong or dark, lining her like an angel.

She first glanced at Gu Qingshan deeply.

- Why is this person still here?

"I've seen Your Majesty." Pope Ways.

"Well, what's the matter with you?" The emperor asked.

Pope Francis said: "There is an important thing to tell you—"

Airplanes!!!

The rice cooker suddenly trembled violently, causing the void to ripple.

Suddenly, the emperor's connected rice cooker disappeared.

The Pope was silent.

- What's going on?

The Emperor noticed?

No, he had made all the preparations, and he should never have known about the assassination.

The Pope calmed down, looked at Gu Qingshan and said, "Lord Earl, do you know what happened just now?" What about His Majesty the Emperor? ”

"He went to the toilet with a stomachache, and this is the latest way to go to the toilet, so he doesn't have to wait in line." Gu Qingshan said with a smile.

"That's—"

"Wait a moment, I'll see how he pulls, and I'll call you later."

After Gu Qingshan finished speaking, he strode towards the outside of the hall.

Looking at the speed at which he walked, it was as if he were running away, and soon he turned the corner and could no longer be seen.

The Pope's face sank and he looked at the guards.

"Rice cooker! That rice cooker was given to the emperor by him! One of the guards spoke quickly.

“…… Wrong! ”

The Pope's figure flashed, and he quickly chased after Gu Qingshan.