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

It took her several minutes to come to her senses. This was not her brother! He had died long ago!

This should have been a painful memory engraved in her bones, but now it takes her a long time to remember it. She was even led astray by Xu Shi's word "Xiao Qin". In her confusion, she really subconsciously thought of him as that person.

She was really scared.

Xu Shi smiled happily. He had said before that he didn't necessarily need to get Shen Qin's heart, just her body.

Because under his control, as long as he gets the other person's body, he can also get the other person's heart.

"Master, master."

Pan Ling didn't know what he was thinking, nor did she know what he had been doing hiding in the cabin these days.

She didn't even understand why the master brought this guard instead of Sister Xingchuan. Obviously, the other one was more powerful? Brother Luo Yu was not her opponent...

But it was true that she was almost suffocating.

"I still can't think of the answer to the question you gave me..."

The good disciple pleaded for help pitifully.

"Tell me what you think?"

Xu Shi put away his playful mood, ignored Shen Qin, and looked at her seriously.

"I……"

Pan Ling hesitated, "At first I was thinking, is there any way to stop the train so that no one will die... But you said there is no such a situation, so I was thinking, is it better to have only one person die than to have five people die?"

“Is that your answer?”

Xu Shi nodded, "It's not wrong actually?"

"Yes, is that so..."

The obedient disciple blinked and retorted, "But someone will still die, right? Not to mention that I caused this myself... I just don't think this is a good answer. It feels like this is not the right answer either."

"Then do you think doing nothing and letting the other five people die is the right answer?"

Xu Shi asked back with interest.

"Well, it seems not?"

"You are wrong. These two are actually both correct answers. Or, in other words, neither of them is the correct answer."

Xu Shi smiled and said that this was indeed the case. The only difference was in philosophical thought, or the debate between utilitarianism and Kantianism. In other words, this was a moral debate, not a black-and-white issue.

"Then, what should be the correct answer?"

But the obedient disciple obviously hadn't realized this yet, and hurriedly asked, "Also, if it was you, Master, what would you do?"

"I?"

Xu Shi asked her to come closer to his ear and repeated to her what he had said to Xia Ke'an that day.

"……Why?"

Miss Xiaoling obviously didn't expect the other party to say that. She was dumbfounded for a moment, "Why, why would the master think so?"

"Is this unacceptable?"

Xu Shi touched her head and said, "I have even more extreme options. For example, I can find a way to block the road so that the person driving the train and the person tied to the track can go up to the sky together."

"This, isn't this right?"

Pan Ling was stunned.

"That's because you haven't understood why I asked you to think about this problem."

Xu Shi spread his hands easily, "Silly disciple, remember this, in this world, the most important thing is never what you should do, but what you want to do."

This is an important lesson for her, and it is also consistent with Xu Shi’s own humanity.

Do what you want, no matter how terrible the situation.

Anyway, the silly apprentice is still stuck in the circle and can’t get out - to give a very simple example, if you notice that someone’s husband and wife are not getting along and one party is putting a hat on the other, what should you do?

If you say it out loud, it might destroy a family, which is equivalent to the five people on track A.

If she doesn't say it out, she will just feel uncomfortable, which is equivalent to tying herself to the track.

But does this matter actually have anything to do with her? The answer is no, she can just sit back and watch, not fiddle with the joystick at all.

From a medical point of view, this is the crux of her problem. If she doesn't understand this, she will be killed by her own abilities sooner or later - now she is only in contact with the small circle of Silver Pine Island. If she steps into a wider world, the people she can feel will only be more complicated.

"So you have to try your best not to let meaningless things affect your mentality."

Xu Shi said earnestly, "Don't think too much in many cases. Just do what you think will make you feel better. Do you understand?"

She chose her own path. If she is willing to be a saint, Xu Shi has no objection. If she is willing to become like himself, then he, as a master, will be happier. As a master, he naturally hopes that his good disciple will become like himself.

"Oh……"

Pan Ling nodded, not quite understanding.

If it was the same question as before, then she still couldn't fully understand it.

But the master's words, "What matters is what you want to do," made her feel a little enlightened.

"Of course, this is based on a premise."

Xu Shi added, "The premise is that you have to be able to control the overall situation. If what you want to do causes any consequences, you must also have a way to deal with it."

This is true, take what he did in Night Crime City for example, he could have provoked this and seduced that, but that was more like the feeling of a chess player playing chess, he never had to worry about the chess piece jumping up and biting him.

The fact is that if any chess piece really wants to do this, he will smash it to pieces with a hammer. Isn't Miss Shen Qin the best example?

"I understand."

The good disciple thought it made sense and agreed seriously, "Then what should I do to do as the master said?"

“That’s the next lesson.”

Xu Shi ruffled her hair into a mess. You've only been my apprentice for a few days, and you want to learn everything from me?

"Mr. Xu, everything that needs to be taken care of has been taken care of."

At this time, Miss Xiaomei came back and said, "Both the Vatican and the royal family have accepted your request for a meeting. Which one do you think you should go to first?"

"Can't we meet together?"

"I guess not?"

Xiaomei curled the corner of her mouth. She knew that the two sides were now somewhat at odds with each other, and no one was willing to get together.

There is even a lot of discussion about which party to meet first. Logically, should we go to the Holy See first? They are more powerful overall.

"Too."

Xu Shi sighed, "Then let's go to the royal family first."

For him, it doesn't matter where he goes first.

"……Row."

Xiaomei wanted to persuade him, but Pan Cheng also told her before leaving not to interfere with his ideas, so she gave up the idea and said, "Then I will lead the way. This way, please."

I have to say that although she looks big and strong like a Barbie doll, she is very meticulous in her work. After getting off the boat, she arranged everything without stopping, and even chose the best and most comfortable carriages.

With the pass, they would not encounter any obstacles and the guards at the city gate quickly let them pass.

"Your main city is quite prosperous."

Looking at the hustle and bustle of the surroundings, Xu Shi couldn't help but sigh that, apart from anything else, the living atmosphere here was indeed much better than that of the Night City of Sin.

The main thing is that it is more lively - pedestrians coming and going, hawkers in the market, soldiers and priests preaching from time to time, and people talking and laughing among themselves.

This is not seen in the Night Crime City. People often don't have this idea, and most shops are unmanned. Who would have nothing better to do than spend time chatting and arguing?

“In fact, it’s just like this in the main city.”

Xiaomei smiled and said, "There are many counties under the empire, but those places are not so lively. They are even more sparsely populated than Silver Pine Island."

"Is that so?"

Xu Shi nodded, "I always feel that Miss Xiaomei knows a lot. No wonder Brother Pan sent you to be our guide."

"The royal family's new court mechanic is my master."

Xiaomei did not hide it from him, "The current one is my senior brother... I left Yinsong Island for a long time before, and I was visiting various places at that time."

"I see."

Xu Shi understood that it was not just a simple matter of understanding, but that he had connections in the court to help him get things done. No wonder the procedures coming and going did not seem difficult at all.

"Hey? What's that?"

Xia Ke'an's attention was not on this, but was attracted by a shop on the roadside, "Dad, dad, I want that!"

Looking in the direction of her finger, I saw a small stall selling snacks.

What they sell are sugar-coated apples. The stall owner is very skillful. He carves all kinds of exquisite patterns on the fruits with his hands, then pours syrup on them. When illuminated by a small stone lamp, the patterns look very beautiful and are very popular among children.

"Then buy it."

Xu Shi was not a stingy person. It was natural for him to spend money on his beloved daughter. He immediately stopped the carriage and stuffed a few silver coins into her pocket. "Go pick what you like."

"Dad is so nice, thank you!"

The white-haired loli smiled like a flower, now he is not a bad father anymore.

"My husband is partial, I want one too."

Jiang Chengcheng suddenly felt a little jealous when she saw this, and she pulled Xu Shi's arm and started to act coquettishly.

She didn't necessarily want to eat it, but she had to have one.

"Okay, okay, buy, buy, buy."

Mr. Xu was very wealthy, so he thought about it and decided to jump off the carriage. He came back with a bunch of candied apples. "Here, this is for you."

"And this is yours, my Lady Xia."

"Thank you."

Xia Wuyou also smiled and couldn't let go of the small gift.

"There's a share for both of you, too."

Xu Shi handed one to each of the sisters Feng and Ling. They could see that they wanted them very much. It was obvious that they seldom came to the main city of the empire, and there was no such thing on Silver Pine Island.

"Thank you, Master!"

Pan Feng took a big bite.

"Thank you, master."

Pan Ling was much more elegant, and the joy of sweets diluted her inner entanglement.

"What about mine?"

Xie Qingyan, who was left aside, felt a little indignant and stretched out his hand towards the dog man with a sour face.

"How will you be here?"

Xu Shi looked as if he had seen a ghost. "If you hadn't said anything, I would have forgotten about it...Haha, I was just kidding. Look, this one is a pig. It suits you very well."

"Huh, I wonder who the pig is."

The bitch rolled her eyes at him, this guy just wouldn't say nice things... Forget it, just treat this pig as him and bite him off in one bite!

"Would you like to have one too, Sister Xiaoqin?"

No one forgot about Xu Shi, even Shen Qin had a copy.

"I……"

Shen Qin didn't want this kind of thing at all, but she didn't dare to refuse it, so she had to take it carefully and held it in her hand, at a loss.

"That's not right."

Xu Shi asked seriously, "What should I do if I take the things?"

"……Thanks."

Shen Qin lowered his eyes and pretended to take a bite.

It’s quite sweet. Very sweet.