"Yes, if it weren't for your help, Xu Yuehuai would have been brought back to the palace by me by now. It's all because of you that the king's grand plan was ruined!"
However, Qi Guze did not buy into his words at all. He just smiled coldly and slowly raised his head: "I think that was your conspiracy. But now the person is gone. Besides, the king has not come to me to give orders. How do I know if what you said is true or false?"
Maimaiti crossed his arms and began speaking coldly and cryptically: "Don't think I don't know why Qi Guze is staying in the Mingyue Kingdom to do such a big business. Isn't it because you want to pass on some intelligence?"
Then he smiled and said, "Yes, what use are you now? After all, people in the Central Plains think you've sided with someone else. There's no certainty about this, and I don't know what you're really thinking."
Qi Guze, however, was not accustomed to this habit of his and took a few steps closer: "I advise you to think carefully before you speak, lest you get hurt in the end. If you push me too far, I am capable of anything."
Maimaiti felt a little flustered for a moment, but he tried his best to maintain his composure, his eyes blazing with anger.
"So what? We are sworn enemies. The hatred between us is now sealed. What you want to do next will not be so easy."
After a brief verbal exchange, the two attracted a growing crowd. In the end, Qi Guze, disdainful of arguing with them, simply turned and left.
Maimaiti could only watch helplessly as the person left, unable to offer any rebuttal.
At that very moment, in the heat of the moment, he turned to look at the corner beside him and spotted Zhang Ting peeking at him.
This seemed like a preordained opportunity. At this moment, the anger in his heart subsided slightly, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "It seems that the heavens are not going to let me lose. I cannot lose. In the end, even the heavens couldn't bear to see me lose and chose to help me."
Because he had already formed a new plan in his mind, he called over the person next to him and whispered in his ear, "Bring that woman to my residence later. I have some things to tell you."
Zhang Ting had no idea what was about to happen to her. Before she could even react, she was taken to Maimaiti's residence by a group of people.
At this moment, Maimaiti crossed his arms and looked at Zhang Ting calmly without any emotion: "Tell me, why were you secretly watching from behind when Qi Guze and I had an argument at the city gate today?"
"Could it be that there's something you're hiding between you two?" he said, then turned around, a hint of wickedness in his eyes, leaving Zhang Ting momentarily at a loss.
Zhang Ting slowly raised her head and awkwardly defended herself: "Nothing, I just happened to witness you two arguing, and from that distance, I didn't hear anything."
It was obvious that Maimaiti didn't believe what she was saying. "If you said this to someone else, maybe they would believe it, but I will never fall for your trick."
However, Zhang Ting remained very meticulous and refused to reveal her thoughts.
At this moment, Maimaiti thought of another excellent idea. He slowly squatted down and said, "If you are willing to tell me everything, I can grant you one request."
With Maimaiti's power in this place, there's nothing he can't do if he asks.
At this moment, Zhang Ting's selfish desires surfaced; she wanted to spend her life with Qi Guze and live together forever.
"Actually, I didn't hear anything today. It's just that I happened to save Qi Guze's life before this." She finally spoke.
If Zhang Ting's statement is accurate, then this person is likely very devoted, and Maimaiti believes he can make good use of this.
Maimaiti quickly pressed his advantage: "I see. I can promise Qi Guze that he will marry you. I think this is what you've been dreaming of, but I have one condition, and you must agree to it."
Originally, Zhang Ting was unwilling to do anything to hurt Qi Guze, but she fell into deep thought because of her own selfish desires.
Then Maimaiti stood up and said leisurely, "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. I just need you to be my eyes and ears, watching Qi Guze's every move. You have to tell me everything I want to know."
He crossed his arms and looked at Zhang Ting with a meaningful gaze.
Driven by various desires, Zhang Ting finally nodded: "As long as you can do what you promised me before, I'm willing to make a trade with you."
Maimaiti burst into laughter after hearing this, "You're a really smart person, this deal was handled very well."
Meanwhile, after leaving the Mingyue Kingdom, Xu Yue rushed back without stopping, fearing that Maimaiti might cause some trouble and trap her again.
However, the journey was not particularly smooth. For some reason, dark clouds suddenly filled the sky, and soon after, it began to rain heavily.
With no other option, Xu Yuehuai could no longer continue and could only find a dilapidated temple to take shelter from the rain. Along the way, she was accompanied by many beggars. She frowned as she observed her surroundings—these beggars were also unfortunate people who had wandered here in order to survive with their families.
There is also a saying that refugees are extremely terrifying because they have little to eat after a long period of wandering.
In the worst-case scenario, cannibalism might even occur. Although human nature is inherently good, Xu Yuehuai had to be wary of this. So, after entering the dilapidated temple, she deliberately found a corner to minimize her presence, but she never expected that these beggars would still target her.
Xu Yuehuai knew she had to find a way to hide the fact that she was rich, so she smeared some ash on her face and dressed up as much as possible like a beggar.
To fit in, they would even collect rainwater to drink and pick wild fruits that had fallen from the trees inside the dilapidated temple to eat.
Even with such methods, constantly concealing himself, he still couldn't dispel the doubts in the beggars' hearts.
Although Xu Yuehuai put on makeup, her delicate and fair skin was still undeniable.
Xu Yuehuai felt inexplicably nervous. She knew these beggars were targeting her and it wasn't wise to linger here. She sighed inwardly, "Sure enough, what they said before was true. Maybe they all encountered those kinds of refugees."
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