Thinking like this, Fang Ze couldn't help but think of the culprit that caused all these changes: his engagement with Bai Zhi.
Actually, seriously speaking, Fang Ze likes Bai Zhi very much. Bai Zhi can be said to be the woman he likes most in his life. But...if Fang Ze were to immediately confirm that Bai Zhi would be his lifelong partner, to be honest, Fang Ze couldn't make this decision yet.
After all, he and Bai Zhicai had only known each other for half a year, and their relationship had not been that long, less than a month, and they had only expressed their feelings for each other a few days ago. After that, Bai Zhi was transferred back to Emerald City to work, so up to now, Fang Ze has never had a date with her or been alone with her.
Under such circumstances, if he was forced to get married so hastily because of profit, Fang Ze felt that he was irresponsible to himself and to Bai Zhi.
In addition to the subjective emotional reasons, there are also many objective problems for the two of them to get married now.
You know, Fang Ze's current identity is the young master of the Si family, but he is a fake!
Marriage between nobles is not a child's play, it is a major event that needs to be prepared in the federation. According to what Bai Zhi said to scare Fang Ze not long ago, the various terms will need to be signed for dozens of pages.
It's okay that Fang Ze is not married. When he has the ability to protect himself, the Si family is built up, and Miaomiao's strength is also increased, and the time is ripe for everything, then he can find a way to return the position of family head to Miaomiao.
But if he gets married...then the problem will be completely complicated.
How to calculate the marriage between the Si family and the Bai family? How to calculate the combination of interests between the two companies? Should it be maintained or lifted? How to resolve this marriage legally, and how other nobles saw both parties in this marriage.
In addition to benefits, this is also a big problem emotionally.
While it's not good to hide your identity during a relationship, it can always be solved: after you regain your true identity, you can sincerely apologize, and generously go to your door to find someone to hire and marry you. Then the matter will be over, and maybe it will lead to a good story.
But how can you get married under a false identity? How do the outside world view Bai Zhi and the Bai family?
That's why Fang Ze was so entangled and hesitant yesterday.
On the one hand, he really needs the support of the Bai family now, and on the other hand, he is really not suitable for getting married now.
But if Fang Ze hadn't figured it out last night, now, Fang Ze has figured it out. He feels that no matter what happens, feelings are feelings, not chips or benefits.
Therefore, even if he wants to marry Bai Zhi now, he cannot agree to the exchange of interests from Bai Zhi's father. The nature of the whole thing has changed!
Thinking of this, Fang Ze also knew that the Bai family could not count on themselves. From this point of view, there seemed to be only one way to trick the Jia family into his pirate ship...
Thinking of this, Fang Ze couldn't help but look down at his hands.
'I didn't expect to reveal my strength so soon. I originally wanted to be a trump card for a while. '
'Now if we want to completely gain control of the cooperation, the only way is to show our strength and fool the Jia family...'
Thinking of this, Fang Ze couldn't help but his mind was racing, perfecting his plan.
'I have cultivated to the level of Huayang in half a year, so how far can it be to reach the level of fading mortal? '
'So, I can coax them, saying that as long as I fade away from the mortal world, I will directly connect to the origin of the world and become a demigod. '
'And once I become a demigod, the Si family can use these resources on their own without having to cooperate with the Jia family. '
'It doesn't matter whether the Jia family believes it or not. For them, such a good opportunity to break the game would only come across once every few years, and they did not dare to gamble. '
'Furthermore... the Si family needs to be revitalized, and there are many forces outside, so I sacrificed my potential to become a demigod at the mortal level and stabilize the situation. This is a very reasonable excuse in itself. They can't find a loophole. '
Thinking of this, Fang Ze no longer hesitated: Since I can't borrow the demigod's power, then I will borrow my own future power!
After thinking about it clearly, Fang Ze put the invitation on the table, and then said to Heiyu, "Reply to the Jia family and say that I will definitely attend the appointment tonight."
Hei Yu saw Fang Ze's expression change just now. As the chief housekeeper of the Si family, she also understood what not receiving the support of the Bai family last night meant to the Si family, which was currently facing internal and external troubles, so she couldn't help but look at Fang Ze with some worry.
Fang Ze noticed her gaze and gave her a confident smile.
Looking at that smile, at that moment, Heiyu felt that her heart became extremely at ease. She took a deep breath, then nodded vigorously to Fang Ze, and then went out to reply to Jia's family.
...........
At the same time, when Fang Ze was ready for everything.
What he doesn't know is...some enemies will always come faster than expected.
Outside the capital city of Xida Prefecture, a luxurious off-road convoy slowly stopped in front of the fortifications of the state capital.
A person who looked like a butler got out of the car, and then he came to the fortifications. While showing an ID, he slowly said, "We are members of the noble Sima family of Yunlan Prefecture. We want to enter the West." Dazhou Prefecture, please let me go."
After hearing his words, a man's voice came from the fortification, "Please explain your route into the state and the customs clearance number."
Butler, "We came through the interstate channel in the spirit world, clearance number: 973781723."
Following the steward's words, the people in the fortification also began to verify what he said.
After a moment, a federal garrison officer came out of the fortification. He saluted the steward and said seriously, "Hello, sir. Because you did not come through the federal highway, the system cannot automatically retrieve your records. Judgment, so we can only do manual testing, please forgive me."
The butler was not surprised when he heard what he said. It was obviously a normal process, so the butler just stretched out his hand to signal.
The officer nodded when he saw this, and took the instrument in his hand and began to test each vehicle one by one...
.......
At the same time, the Emerald City, the ruling hall.
Jingtai office.
Jingtai was processing documents while asking his secretary, "So Jiang Cheng has done nothing in the past two days and is just cleaning up his own mess?"
The secretary thought for a while and said, "Yes. Judging from the news from various departments, Commissioner Jiang has indeed been busy with the relocation of Miaohua Market in the past two days."
"In other words, he is busy with the resettlement of millions of residents after the Miao Flower Market is relocated."
"After all, he also has the title of commander-in-chief of the Miaohua City incident. He can control the surrounding high-end cities. He still has great power."
Hearing the secretary's words, Jingtai said "hmm" and then confirmed, "Then he has no orders against the Federal Guards or the Security Bureau in the past two days?"
The secretary thought for a while and then said, "I used your authority to check the orders issued by Commissioner Jiang in the past two days. At least on the surface, he has not issued any orders targeting these two departments."
"As for privately..."
Jingtai recalled it. With his control over the Federal Guards and the Security Bureau, if Jiang Cheng gave orders privately, he would definitely know about it. So it seems that Jiang Cheng has been very well-behaved these past two days.
Thinking of this, Jingtai couldn't help but hesitate a little, 'Could it be that...my worries are unnecessary? Has Jiang Cheng really defected to the civilian faction? '
With this in mind, Jingtai gave the order, "Okay. I understand. In my name, call the Security Bureau and the Federal Guard and ask them to be prepared to arrest the Devil's Cult tonight."
Secretary, "Yes!"
...
Qingshan City, slum area, tiny houses.
Miaomiao and Zhixi looked at the man in black who appeared silently in front of them and looked at each other.
Zhixi calmly took half a step forward, blocking Miaomiao, and then said to the man in black, "Hello, Your Excellency, what's the matter with you coming to our room?"
Hearing Zhixi's words, the man in black didn't say anything. He just threw an Aoki mask casually.
Seeing this, Zhixi quickly threw it away...with one hand.
That hand accurately caught the Aoki mask in the air, and then it stood still in the air.
Then his hand split into five fingers in the air, and he looked at the mask in the air. After a while, after finding that there was no problem, he volleyed to Zhixi and Miaomiao.
After coming to the two of them with the mask, Miaomiao took the lead to take the mask. After checking it carefully, she whispered to Zhixi, "It seems to be the mask of the messenger."
Zhixi had not seen Fang Ze wearing a mask very often and had no impression of it, so when Miaomiao said this, she could only nod her head. Then she looked at the man in black and asked tentatively, "Do you know the envoy?"
The man in black spoke this time, and he said in a deep voice, "I am also an apostle under Lord Aoki."
"You must be Miss Zhixi, right? This is a personal letter from your lord."
With that said, he threw a letter towards Zhixi again.
Zhixi took the letter and was about to open it when the man in black said again, "The messenger will let you check it alone."
Hearing this, Zhixi glanced at Miaomiao. After Miaomiao expressed that she didn't care, she nodded, then walked aside to read the letter.
The content of the letter was not much, it just verified the identity of the man in black and informed Zhixi that he would retreat to Yunlan Prefecture.
Zhixi recognized that this was Fang Ze's autographed letter just by looking at the handwriting. Combined with the information Miaomiao said after meeting Fang Ze last time and the Aoki mask just now, after several verifications, she immediately believed the words of the man in black. .
So she put away the letter, bowed slightly to the man in black, and then said, "Your Majesty, please let us obey your order for the time being, and then I'll leave it to you."
Hearing Zhixi's words, the man in black nodded, and then said, "I have received information from other apostles. The enemy is likely to launch an attack on you tonight."
"So, I now ask you to immediately gather believers and prepare to evacuate."
"So fast?" Zhixi and Miaomiao were both surprised when they heard the man in black's words.
The man in black nodded and said, "Furthermore, my suggestion is that only the awakened ones should be evacuated this time. As for the ordinary believers, they should stay in the Emerald City jurisdiction for the time being."
"Of course, if you are worried about their safety, you can leave three to five awakened ones to continue to lurk here to give ordinary believers the necessary protection."
After hearing the words of the man in black, Miaomiao and Zhixi couldn't help but look at each other and frowned slightly. It was obvious that the plan of the man in black was not the same as the result of their discussion.
So they hesitated for a while, and finally Zhixi stood up and said, "Sir, can you give us some time to think about it? This is slightly different from our plan."
After hearing Zhixi's words, the man in black glanced at the clock and said coldly, "Okay. But you don't have much time. You must know that you are responsible for the lives of hundreds of believers."
After saying that, he disappeared into the air silently.
Looking at the place where the man in black disappeared, Miaomiao blinked her cute big eyes, and then said, "I feel like this adult is very strong. He should be at least a master who has ascended to the spiritual level."
Hearing Miaomiao's words, Zhixi looked at her expressionlessly, and then said, "It's Tui Morn Jie."
"Tuifan?" Miaomiao opened her mouth slightly, then looked surprised... "What realm is that?"
Zhixi: .....
So next, Zhixi explained the concept of the realm of the mortal realm to Miaomiao in detail.
When I heard that ordinary congressmen and even executive members were almost Huayang-level, only the deputy inspector of the federal garrison in Cedar State, the head of the violent department such as the secret service director, the director of the security bureau, or the top brass of the noble family could be After descending into the mortal realm, Miaomiao was stunned.
She couldn't help but ask, "But...how do you know his strength?"
Zhixi said, "The envoy told me in the letter."
Speaking of this, she paused again and added, "I was also surprised when I first saw it."
Hearing what Zhixi said, Miaomiao couldn't help but asked curiously, "Does this mean that our organization really exists? It's not just the two of us and the messenger?"
Zhixi nodded slowly, then said with a serious look, "Of course, and our organization is probably much stronger than we thought."
Speaking of this, she asked, "Do you remember that the apostle just said that he got information from another apostle?"
After seeing Miaomiao nodding, Zhixi said, "This means that the messenger does not have just one apostle under his command, but has many apostles."
"Messengers, apostles, ordinary believers like us, and even more ordinary believers who believe in Lord Devil through us... Maybe Lord Devil has really penetrated into our world. But others don't know it. That’s all.”
Speaking of this, Zhixi paused and added, "Also, although I don't know the strength of Lord Messenger, I don't think he has reached the mortal level."
"And in this case, he actually has subordinates who have become mortals. This shows that maybe his identity is far more special than we thought."
After hearing Zhixi's words, Miaomiao opened her mouth slightly and blinked involuntarily.
