In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

Fortunately, after being trained by Xu Shi for so long, her mental fortitude was already comparable to that of the fishmonger at RT-Mart. Upon hearing this, she didn't seem embarrassed at all. She simply flashed in front of Xu Shi, lowered her head, and asked for punishment in a low and respectful voice.

Both she and Tang Shuang went straight to the church after getting off the ship. Now they were finally able to see Xu Shi, whom they had been longing for, again. It was already a sign of their restraint that they didn't pounce on him.

As for face, what is that? Can you eat it or drink it?

"You're not wrong, how could you be wrong?"

Xu Shi suppressed a laugh and made a standard "green tea" remark, intending to tease her, "Tell me, what did you do wrong?"

"I……"

The assassin girl stammered and couldn't give a proper explanation until she finally came up with one.

"The mistake was not always wearing the ■■ when meeting the master."

Xu Shi's eye twitched again.

Of course he hadn't forgotten that he had teased her like that before he went to sea, but hadn't he said he didn't need to later?

Can not doing something that the master has rejected be used as an excuse? What a self-disciplined little devil!

But the problem is, you can't talk about self-discipline in public, can you? My image is going to be completely ruined!

After glancing around, the girls' gazes changed instantly, shifting from staring at Lin Yue to staring at him, their expressions becoming like a pie chart.

50% of the responses were "So this is what you're like, Xu Shi," while 40% were "If it's you, then it's normal."

Due to time constraints, they even overlooked the fact that the sum of the two should equal 100%.

...Okay, so I've lost all my image here all along, is that it?

Xu Shi secretly rolled his eyes. He really couldn't imagine what would happen if he really let Lin Yue keep wearing the [censored], especially since they were fighting just now... Damn it, was he really going to go down the path of becoming like that anime character with no turning back...?

Looking at Lin Yue's earnest gaze, he felt a rare sense of embarrassment and coughed lightly to cover up his awkwardness. "...If you want to call her that, just call her that. It's not a big deal."

"Mrs. Lin."

Pan Feng and Pan Ling both changed their tune, and the two children were overjoyed.

They didn't call out the wrong name; they simply hadn't even had a chance to say it before Lin Yue started "correcting" them. Who would have thought they heard something extraordinary?

"Sister, do you know what ■■ is?"

The innocent little girl, Xiaofeng, asked in a low voice.

"...How would I know?"

Pan Ling shook her head repeatedly. She really didn't know, but she was a little lewd girl. Just thinking about it, she knew it wasn't anything proper. If it were proper, would Sister Lin, no, Madam Lin, call Master "ancestral silver"?

The bad habit of overthinking rarely recurs, and some people's little heads start to wander again.

Fortunately, she still retained a sliver of rationality and grabbed her sister to stop her from foolishly asking the others present. What would have happened if she had?

"Oh fine."

Pan Feng listened to his sister and didn't press the matter further.

However, her impression of Lin Yue had changed quite a bit; this mistress was very different from what she had imagined.

At least she is very different now than before. Just a quarter of an hour ago, she was wearing a mask and slitting someone's throat without any emotion. In the blink of an eye, she ran to her master with a blushing face and acted coquettishly... If you didn't see it with your own eyes, who would dare to say that this is the same person?

In short, it's adorable.

Mrs. Tang was also very gentle, and she felt like a sister next door.

Looking again at my master's father, there was another relatively unfamiliar face.

After a while, she remembered. This must be the Su Lin they were talking about? When she was on Silver Pine Island with her master, the other party had mentioned her more than once, speaking with great respect and saying that Sister Su had helped her a lot and was someone she was learning from.

Seeing her today, it's indeed true. At least the aura she exudes is undeniable. Just like how a father has two wives, and the principal wife, the mother of the two sisters, is more authoritative than the concubine.

No wonder the other wives all called her the first wife.

Oh, no.

Pan Feng suddenly remembered that four people had come this time? There were only three, where was the last one?

After searching for a long time, she finally found Gu Yi's whereabouts.

Perhaps because they had just gone through a fierce battle, the child spoke without thinking, blurting out whatever came to mind.

"Huh? It looks like a winter melon..."

"?"

Miss Black Rabbit was taken aback, and it took her a long time to realize that she seemed to be talking about herself.

"What did you say?!"

Gu Yi was so angry she wanted to cry. Her underdeveloped physique had always been a source of pain for her. Just in terms of figure, she couldn't compare to anyone except Xia Ke'an, which was already hard enough. Being called a camel to her face was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Enraged, she rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight this disrespectful brat to the death.

Xu Shi calmly pulled her back, "Don't go, you can't beat them."

"Xu Shi!"

The little black rabbit felt like dying. "Tell me honestly, do I look like a winter melon?"

"That can't be done."

Xu Shi shook his head seriously. It's just a little shorter and flatter, how does it become a winter melon?

But the title was so funny that he couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Heh."

"I use polite language, you use polite language..."

Despite receiving recognition, Gu Yi still lost her temper, abandoning the gentle and ladylike personality she had painstakingly corrected, and transformed into a scathing verbal machine, relentlessly unleashing her grievances.

What a bully!

"Ahhh, I'm not..."

Pan Feng finally realized what was going on and asked, "What are you talking about?!"

She quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Donggua, oh no, I'm sorry, Madam Gu. I was clumsy with my words just now, I shouldn't have called you Donggua..."

"Shut up! Don't say anything!"

The little black rabbit was so angry she wanted to kill her. Xu bastard, look at this! This is the good disciple you've taken in!

"Um, my sister isn't Master's apprentice, she's Master Xia's wife's..."

Pan Ling weakly raised her hand to correct, "I hope it's alright to hear what Master Gu is thinking?"

"..."

Gu Yi was speechless for a long time, and her resentment turned into indifference.

I'm tired. Let it all end. I'm probably the only one who's superfluous.

"Alright, you just know how to bully Xiao Gu."

Tang Shuang was both amused and exasperated, and stepped forward to smooth things over, "What, is our Boss Xu playing such fancy tricks now?"

She steered the conversation back to the earlier topic.

"...So, do you still want it or not?"

Xu Shi quickly changed the subject, asking jokingly.

"How can you refuse it before you've even tried it?"

Governor Tang said seriously, his driving speed was no less than that of an experienced driver.

The two smiled at each other. Their relationship was a pure case of "friends meeting through conflict," and their conversation was actually quite pleasant to listen to.

"Let's deal with the immediate problem first."

Xu Shi smiled and sighed, "Have you rested enough? If anyone can't handle it, they can stay?"

I didn't just say all that for the sake of joking around; it also subtly created time for rest and reflection.

No one had that idea; today was to settle things with the Vatican, so naturally no one wanted to be absent.

"Then let's go."

Xu Shi took a deep breath and said slowly.

"Ah."

People were arranged to settle and evacuate the civilians here. The two groups that met headed toward the cathedral.

Before they left, they made some preparations.

It's a state religion now, after all. It's obviously inappropriate for them to act like gangsters. They need to make their actions more legitimate.

The method is also very simple.

"It's alright."

"……Know it."

The old lady knew what Xu Shi meant, and with a flash of light, she switched into adult form.

She didn't need to change her clothes; the new dress Jiang Chengcheng made for her fit perfectly.

This action stunned everyone present who was unaware of what was happening, and it took them a while to realize what was going on.

"This...the Holy Maiden has appeared!"

Some onlookers, speaking their minds, gave the answer everyone wanted to hear.

"I humbly beseech the Holy Maiden's protection!"

The others snapped out of their daze and followed suit, saying in unison.

They had witnessed firsthand how brutal the Papacy was, killing people indiscriminately; it would be a miracle if they had even the slightest bit of goodwill towards it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Vatican has been a scourge for many years, disregarding the lives of its people. It must be destroyed!"

The white-haired mature woman nodded, her tone now carrying a hint of coldness.

The same words carry even more weight when spoken by her, the saintess of the Cat Cult.

Thus, surrounded by Xu Shi and the combat team, the expedition became more formal.

Everyone hopes that the Cat Cult will win. It's no longer just about milk and eggs. If they don't win, the Vatican might not even spare the common people.