It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

"Of course, it is also necessary to train and improve your own abilities. You can't control them at will now? If you can control them freely, you can turn off your abilities at ordinary times. This way, you can easily filter out a lot of things, right?"

"Uh-huh."

Miss Xiaoling nodded repeatedly. Uncle Xu's method sounded very feasible.

But she still had a question, "Uncle Xu, what do you think...is there really no one in this world who doesn't have any secrets in their hearts?"

"Maybe there will be, like a newborn baby?"

Xu Shi half-jokingly said, "But people like that are a minority after all. I haven't met one, and I guess you haven't either... So if you meet one, just treat it as a surprise. Most people have secrets in their hearts."

"Oh."

Pan Ling responded, and the confusion and sadness on her face faded a lot.

"Do you feel better now?"

Xu Shi couldn't help but patted her head.

"Ah."

Miss Xiaoling did not dodge and gradually smiled.

The fact is that she never thought things would turn out like this, but it is undeniable that after listening to Xu Shi’s guidance, she did feel a sense of sudden enlightenment.

Because this was her first time to, um, open up to someone? She had never shared her secrets with anyone before, so naturally, there was no one to help her relieve her boredom.

At most, a person can find a deserted place, find a rock or a big tree to talk to, but that method only treats the symptoms and not the root cause, and the pain will still persist.

"...Thank you, Uncle Xu. Your words are very helpful to me."

She sincerely thanked Xu Shi.

"Why are you being polite? You said your father is my friend, so of course you are too."

Xiao Xu waved his hand, "Besides, I prefer to see girls smile."

"Well, can I still come to you like this in the future... to chat?"

These words made Pan Ling feel warm, and she couldn't help but ask another question.

It wasn't a bad idea to follow her sister to learn sword from Aunt Xia, but that was her sister's hobby, not hers. In comparison, Xu Shi was more attractive to her.

"If you would?"

Xu Shi did not refuse, "I hope you don't mind that your brother Luo Yu and I have a quarrel."

"No, no! According to what you said, Uncle Xu, I should... treat it with a normal attitude?"

The little girl quickly shook her head, "And you can rest assured, I won't tell anyone else."

Of course, what she said was that she could sense the darkness in Xu Shi’s heart.

"It's okay to tell others. I'm not a good person anyway."

Xu Shi didn't care, "Of course, it would be better if you didn't say anything."

"No way, you actually care about it. If I really told you, you might spank me..."

Pan Ling muttered.

Xu Shi almost fell off the stone. It was numb. Could he feel it so clearly?

This is only C-level mind reading, right? What if it rises to B or A? I can't even think about S-level...

"...Then you can't say anything."

His petty thoughts were ruthlessly exposed, so he simply changed his expression and frightened her with a stern face, "You know the consequences, and I don't need to tell you."

"I know, I know..."

Pan Ling agreed timidly.

"Okay, it's getting late, go home and go to bed."

Xu Shi said angrily, and before leaving, he did not forget to give her a bottle of medical spray, "Remember to spray this on your face before you go back, the swelling will go down in a few minutes... Otherwise, people will think I did something to you."

"Oh."

Miss Xiaoling responded woodenly. Before she could say anything else, Xu Shi had already walked away.

Looking at the uncle's back, she held the medicine bottle tightly, a little dazed for a moment.

The main thing is that it’s very strange... He was lying when he said he didn’t care, but then he got angry and threatened me, which was also a lie?

He said he was a bad guy? But he was actually quite honest about his badness, and it was no exaggeration to say that he was upright... He was obviously a dark person inside, but she felt good while chatting with him, and she would seriously enlighten herself...

Alas, human nature is really complicated.

Pan Ling picked up the spray and sprayed it on her face, feeling the coolness, but her mind was still a little confused.

Looks like I need to talk more with my uncle?

What she didn't realize was that Xu Shi's verbal therapy was not completely selfless.

It is true that he helped Xiaoling to vent her inner feelings, but there was actually another meaning in his words - your brother Luo Yu is also a human being, so there is no need to deify him, right?

If the little sister can keep this kind of thinking, then her admiration and expectation for Luo Yu will be reduced a lot without her realizing it.

Hey, isn't this also a kind of ___?

……

Whether this is true or not is still to be determined, but Xu Shi really should leave Yinsong Island.

"Brother Xu, I have arranged everything for you."

The next morning, Pan Cheng found him and handed him some documents.

"I have to stay on the island and can't go with you. Here are some documents that may be useful to you. Take them first, whether they are useful or not."

Brother Pan explained, "But I asked Xiaomei to go with you. You are unfamiliar with the place, so let her be your guide. She has a few friends in the palace, so it will probably be convenient for you when the time comes."

"Also, this is our sound transmission stone. Your base station hasn't been repaired yet. We can use this to communicate if anything happens."

"Thank you, Brother Pan."

Xu Shi didn't expect that his arrangements were so clear, and judging from his attitude, Xiaoling definitely didn't complain.

“It’s my duty.”

Pan Cheng laughed, "After all, I am the island owner, so I will definitely help you wherever I can."

"Row."

Xu Shi was not polite either, "We have to take your ship. Brother Pan, please take care of our ship. Xingchuan and Shanshan will also stay to take care of it. If there is anything, please communicate in time."

"no problem."

Pan Cheng agreed readily, but suddenly pulled him mysteriously, "Um, Brother Xu, I have something else to tell you... This place is not suitable, come to my house to talk."

"Oh?"

Xu Shi didn't react for a moment and followed him to his home.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw that the two sisters, Pan Feng and Pan Ling, were well-dressed, and the faces of the two sister-in-laws were also very serious.

"This is?"

"Well, I want my two daughters to go with you."

Pan Cheng said seriously.

"...Of course this isn't a problem. Why make such a big fuss?"

Xu Shi couldn't help but laugh.

"No, you don't understand me."

Pan Cheng shook his head. "What I mean is, not only now, but if you want to go back to your city-state in the future, can you let them go back with you?"

"…Why do you have such thoughts?"

Xu Shi blinked and instantly understood his subtext, but he still had to ask, "If you want to go out and broaden your horizons, Brother Luo Yu can do it, right?"

"I won't hide it from you, Brother Xu."

Pan Cheng sighed, "My original idea was the same as what you said. After another year or two, I'll let them go find Luo Yu. If things go well, they'll take root in the empire."

"But I can also see that your city-state has many remarkable features. Apart from other things, those weapons have surprised me and even frightened me."

"So I was thinking, should we send someone to learn from you? Even if it's just to get some understanding of your place, it seems like a better way than going to the main city of the empire?"

"Of course I can't leave at my age, and I wouldn't feel comfortable with anyone else... It just so happens that these two naughty kids are causing me a lot of worry at home, so why not let them go?"

"I've asked them, and they're all willing... Of course, the decision is yours, so I came to ask you."

Xu Shi was greatly shocked.

Should we say Pan Cheng is far-sighted? Invisibly, the concept of "study abroad" that should not exist in this world was first proposed by him.

It's not like he hadn't considered these things himself, but his original idea was to discuss it slowly after meeting with the royal church of the Hualan Empire. He didn't expect that Pan Cheng would take the lead.

It’s not easy, Brother Pan.

"Then let me ask one more question. When Brother Pan made this decision, was he representing the Hualan Empire? Or was he representing your Yinsong Island?"

he asked with a smile.

"Of course I represent our Silver Pine Island. I am just a small island owner. How can I represent the empire?"

Pan Cheng also laughed, "Or to put it more simply...it's just for our Pan family."

These words were a bit ironic. It was obvious that he also had his own dissatisfaction with the Hualan Empire.

From this perspective, sending two daughters to study under Xu Shi is not only a far-sighted approach, but may also reflect a certain degree of ambition.

"If that's the case, then of course I can't refuse. We are friends after all."

The smile on Xu Shi's face became even wider. He liked the other party's frankness. "Let me make you another promise. No matter what happens between me and the Empire, we can maintain this kind of relationship between Silver Pine Island and our Night Sin City in the future. When the route is stable, Brother Pan can also send other people to communicate with us."

The fact is that he really hopes Pan Cheng has such an idea, because he has already used this place as an outpost for his overseas expansion. Giving the other party such convenience is definitely a win-win situation.

"But I want to warn you that following us may not be an easy task. You may have to endure a lot of hardships."

"I'm not afraid!"

Pan Feng took the lead in expressing his opinion, and even patted the taciturn sister beside him, "Xiaoling won't be afraid, right?"

"Uh-huh!"

Miss Xiaoling also nodded vigorously.

"That's good."

Xu Shi was very satisfied with their attitude, "Then I only have one condition."

"Brother Xu, what do you think?"

"I would like to call this kind of relationship 'study abroad'. Since it is studying, it must have a name."

Xu Shi smiled and shouted outside, "Wuyou! Xia Wuyou!"

"Come here, come here, what are you shouting for...what's the matter?"

Xia Xiaomao was packing her things and was confused when he called her.

"Here, I found an apprentice for you."

Xu Shi pointed at Pan Feng and said, "From today on, the two of them will be considered as a master and apprentice. What do you think, Brother Pan?"

"It could not be better."

Pan Cheng had no objection to this.

"Then... Master, please accept my disciple's greetings!"

Pan Feng had even less objection. The fact was that over the past few days, she had already regarded Xia Wuyou as her master. What she taught her was much more useful than what Brother Luo Yu had taken the time to teach her.

"Ah, no need to kneel so formally..."

Xia Wuyou was still a little uncomfortable, so he quickly helped her up, "Just call me sister, I don't really care about that."

In fact, she wanted to complain more, because she had another nickname again...

"Yes Master! Yes Master!"

Pan Feng responded happily.