Then, Let Them Offer Their Loyalty! Chapter 1655 - 685: So You're Just a Simp? (Monthly Ticket Requested)

However, no matter which world it is, strength reigns supreme. Of course, the chaotic Era of Cataclysm is no exception.

Before seeing Zhao Ji today, Doris had actually already made some rough guesses about Zhao Ji's power.

Because Zhao Ji is a Heavenly God Reincarnation, Doris knew her combat power must far exceed that of a normal Eighth Rank Peak.

But she was confident she could suppress Zhao Ji—especially here in the Crimson Territory.

In the end, reality gave her a hard slap, a good kick, and an even bigger punch to the face.

For the first time she learned what a true prodigy, a real monster was. She finally understood what fighting across ranks meant.

Of all the geniuses she'd met in the past few centuries, before Zhao Ji they all seemed like fireflies in front of the full moon.

Luckily, Doris' greatest quality is knowing when to yield.

If she can't overpower Zhao Ji, she'll obediently put herself in the right place.

So, even though she had a thousand complaints in her heart, she still looked at Zhao Ji and asked, "Your Grace, you must have overheard the steward just now."

"Tian Qi wishes to meet you."

Hearing Doris' words, a hint of contemplation flickered on Zhao Ji's face. After a moment... she looked at Qiu Tu and asked, "Who is Tian Qi?"

Qiu Tu:.....

Qiu Tu briefly introduced Tian Qi's situation. Zhao Ji's face showed a trace of thought, then she looked at Qiu Tu and asked again, "Will it help with our next plan?"

Qiu Tu hesitated slightly, made a quick judgment in his mind, then nodded, "It will help, a little."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji looked at Doris and nodded impassively, "Then let's meet him."

Doris responded, then led the steward out to greet Tian Qi.

But as soon as she left the reception hall, Doris suddenly froze. Her eyes widened, filled with shock.

'Wait a minute! Isn't this my territory? How did I become the welcoming maid now?'

'I should be the one sitting in the center of the hall!'

Thinking this, Doris stomp her foot in frustration, then turned to the steward and said, "River Lord, you go invite Tian Qi in."

After speaking, she turned around and marched back into the reception hall without looking back.

At this moment, inside the reception hall, Qiu Tu was talking with Zhao Ji about their next plans.

When Doris came in, the two gave her a strange look, but quickly ignored her and continued conversing.

Doris glanced at Qiu Tu, then at Zhao Ji. Seeing no one cared, she sat back in her seat with a huff.

Not long after, Tian Qi, led by River Lord, entered the reception hall.

Scanning the three inside, Tian Qi finally locked his gaze on Zhao Ji.

His eyes burned with excitement and anticipation.

He dropped to one knee, placed his right hand over his chest, bowed his head, and respectfully said, "Your Grace Xi Yue, your loyal follower greets you."

Tian Qi's words made the whole reception hall fall silent in an instant.

Zhao Ji was pulled back by Tian Qi's words, straight to her previous life centuries ago. Qiu Tu, meanwhile, suddenly learned Zhao Ji's old name and began rolling it over in his mind.

Of the three, only Doris really realized something, and she froze in shock.

For a moment, she shed her usual seductive, languid demeanor, shot to her feet, stared at Zhao Ji, and exclaimed in total disbelief, "You're Her Grace Xi Yue?!"

Possibly from sheer astonishment, her voice came out louder than ever, making the room shake. Even Qiu Tu couldn't help but turn to her, curiosity all over his face.

But, facing Doris and Tian Qi's intense shock and loss of composure, Zhao Ji's expression hardly changed.

She looked as if she'd long grown used to people being stunned by her past life, so she just shot the two a cold glance and, like a block of ice radiating cold, said, "That's all in the past."

"In this life, my name is Zhao Ji."

Right then, Qiu Tu finally figured out the connection between Zhao Ji's two lives: Xi means sun, and Yue is moon.

Zhao—sun and moon together in the sky. So Xi Yue combined is just the character 'Zhao.'

And thanks to Doris's obviously excited reaction, Qiu Tu could pretty much guess that 'Xi Yue'—that is, the present Zhao Ji—must be the legendary Heavenly God Doris talked about a few days ago.

'Looks like I guessed right...'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but glance at Tian Qi and Doris, wanting to see if they'd reveal more.

After all... these days, Qiu Tu had been probing wherever he could to learn details about the Heavenly God Cataclysm back then.

But the 'Heavenly God Cataclysm' really was the most sensitive topic in the boundless heartsea. All the intel Qiu Tu managed to collect was extremely limited.

And now, in this room of four, three were actual witnesses to the Heavenly God Cataclysm; Qiu Tu thought that if he could talk with them more, maybe he'd finally understand what happened back then.

The only issue was, he'd have to take it slow, no rushing.

Thinking so, Qiu Tu calmed himself and patiently watched the situation unfold.

At this moment, hearing Zhao Ji's words, Tian Qi bowed his head, face full of respect, and said, "Yes, Your Grace Zhao Ji."

"As your most loyal follower, your command is my mission."

Hearing this, Doris, though full of questions, couldn't ask them right away, so she sat down in frustration.

Still, even so, after sitting down, her beautiful eyes kept glancing over at Zhao Ji, clearly unable to calm down now that she knew Zhao Ji's true identity.

Seeing she'd taken control, Zhao Ji sat upright, looked coldly at Tian Qi, and spoke with a blank face, "Since you know me, you should know my personality."