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

Before Xu Shi could say anything, Xie Qingyan spoke back.

"Shut up, witch!"

Another silver shouted, "This evildoer is a disaster to the country, he should be killed!"

Obviously, they had been secretly monitoring the movements of Xu Shi and his group for a long time, just waiting for the other party to make a mess so that they could catch them all in one fell swoop, catching turtles in a jar.

The original plan was of course to take advantage of the chaos to deal with these despicable outsiders, and then use the public opinion to put a hat on them. After the success, they would be the heroes who conquered the evil.

But I didn't expect there would be an unexpected gain! Xie Qingyan actually got the power of the sea god!

Now, you don’t even need to put on the hat, it will wear itself.

They also knew the principle of capturing the leader first, so they not only sent a large number of knights and priests and activated formations to trap them, they also dispatched five of the highest-level silver knights. These five were all die-hard traditionalists and were eager to tear Xu Shi into pieces.

Especially Luo Yu.

"Xu Shi, you don't know how long I have been waiting for this day."

The sunny boy of the past now had a sinister look on his face. "How could you, a foreigner, get Xiao Feng and Xiao Ling so easily? Even Uncle Pan favored you and was willing to turn against me?!"

"Because I'm better than you?"

Xu Shi asked tentatively.

"Shut up!"

Luo Yu roared with a gloomy face, and continued to talk to himself, "When I think about killing you, even my palms are itchy!"

"Go to hell!"

As the protagonist of the past, he had no habit of talking much. Before he finished speaking, the sword in his hand had already glowed black and stabbed towards Xu Shi with its devouring power!

He had long seen that Xu Shi himself had no fighting ability and could only talk big from the back. The fighting depended entirely on the lady and the guards around him.

But now he is not surrounded by all the people, and those who remain are busy dealing with the crazy Xie Qingyan. Who can he rely on?

After this period of hard training, Luo Yu's strength has made a qualitative leap. He is confident that he can kill this annoying guy in front of him with one blow!

only.

Just when the tip of his sword was still 0.01 centimeter away from Xu Shi.

But suddenly he felt as if all the strength in his body had been drained away, and he could no longer move forward.

Looking back, he saw a tentacle pressing against his shoulder, gradually changing from transparent to pitch black.

"It's such a waste to give such a good ability to a loser like you."

Xie Qingyan's cold voice came, "Kill him? Are you worthy of it?"

The next second, the tentacles suddenly turned into sharp blades, exerting force hard and piercing through his shoulder blade in an instant!

This was not the end. The round hole-like wound spread at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in a short while it devoured his entire arm!

"what--"

Luo Yu looked at Xie Qingyan in disbelief, but was surprised to find that the black light in the other's eyes had disappeared without a trace, and his eyes were clearer than anyone else's.

"you……"

He reacted instantly. How could this be considered crazy?

Looking back, Xu Shizheng looked at him as if he was a fool and smiled helplessly.

"You're right, it's like catching a turtle in a jar."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 287 If You Like, I Can Learn

2023-10-10

Things have come to this point, if there are still people who can't see that Xie Qingyan was pretending to be crazy before, then he/she might really be crazy.

But the question is, when?

"It should be when the Poseidon Stone transaction is over and we return to the main city?"

Xu Shi is a villain, and villains don’t mind talking a lot, and of course they don’t mind showing off their plans.

Nonsense, I've been preparing for so long. If I don't pretend to be cool, I might as well just jump headfirst into the sea.

To be more precise, he might have already started planning how to deal with the Holy See when he was resting on Silver Pine Island after defeating the Sea God.

Anyway, given Mr. Xu's personality, it is obviously not enough to take one step at a time. His style is to arrange everything into a plan in advance and then perform appropriate micro-management.

For example, the big drama he performed with his fiancée was like this - of course, the initial plan was not like this, but when he saw her going crazy on the way to the main city, he immediately changed the plan, rejected her suggestion of being a dog, and instead asked her if she would like to take the opportunity to have some fun.

Xie Qingyan is also a smart man, of course he understands what the bastard means.

The two of them were of the same mind, and both wanted to overthrow the Vatican, not to mention that they could openly oppose Xu Shi... So, they hit it off immediately.

Of course, all this is based on the premise that her condition is under control, so after trying Dongfang Xiao's treatment and confirming that it was quite effective, they made the final decision.

After the Holy See had spoken harshly at that time, the two men immediately began to make arrangements after returning - this was what they meant by "let's talk about some serious things".

If you don’t remember, please go back and read Chapter 263. If you do remember, just ignore what I said.

As for where and how to chat... there is no conflict. No one stipulates that you can't discuss plans while making love.

Moreover, if Xu Shi was not absolutely confident about his fiancée's situation, he would not have been so reckless in breaking off relations with the Vatican.

After that, the plan was implemented step by step. Xu Shi became more and more indifferent, and Xie Qingyan became more and more crazy... in order to attract the Holy See to take the bait, just like now.

Everything is planned.

"So...you lied to us too?"

Jiang Chengcheng came to his senses and couldn't help but complain.

You know, until just now, Xu Shi had not told them a word about this matter, and Xie Qingyan's performance just now also had enough dramatic tension. He was really like a madman who lost control because of love and hatred, and launched an indiscriminate attack on them.

"No, I mentioned it to Wuyou before."

Xu Shi waved his hand and said, "I told her that I was going to sell the flaw to the Holy See. Didn't she tell you later?"

That’s true... The eldest lady thought about it and realized that the bad man really didn’t lie about this. Xiaomao Xia did mention it to them later.

However, all she said was that "Xu Shi planned to sell a flaw to the Holy See", but she didn't say how to implement it specifically!

"It's not her fault."

Xu Shi spread his hands and explained, "Because she doesn't know the specific plan either."

He never told her that...but he couldn't figure it out and it wasn't his problem at all, it was these little idiots' own problem.

Besides, how can such a thing be said openly?

"The little gang of the Holy See has already sent people to keep an eye on us."

Xu Shi pointed to a place not far away and said, "We should at least be alert, right?"

This is the truth. Now that the two sides are on the verge of a war, if the Vatican does not even send spies to this side, it will be completely inconsistent with the Basic Law.

However, Han Jingchuan's surveillance, which he thought was perfect, had actually been exposed to Xu Shi's powerful mental power long ago - after all, he was now an S-level dual-power user, and both powers were mental. If he couldn't even notice this, then he would be a bit of a failure.

The next step, of course, is to play along. If everyone around them is worried about the relationship between the couple, this will better send the signal to the Vatican that "they are really fighting among themselves."

Even Dongfang Xiao had unknowingly memorized the book for them… The so-called “poor treatment effect” was of course an effect deliberately created by Xie Qingyan.

The fact is that although the complications have not been completely eradicated, after the little queen has been infused with holy light several times, she has been able to suppress the erosion of the sea god very well - as long as she holds on to her feelings for Xu Shi in her heart, it is absolutely impossible for her to be really eroded by the sea god.

However, it is not difficult to deliberately have a seizure to create the illusion that the condition has worsened.

Anyway, we have to put on a complete show. No matter whether there are spies from the Holy See around Dongfang Xiao or not, we cannot ignore it. It would be best if there are none. If there are, it would be even better. They can even endorse them, right?

"All right……"

Jiang Chengcheng nodded. There was really no problem connecting these small details together.

And if you think about it carefully, there was something fishy about Xie Qingyan's rampage just now - he seemed to be killing everyone indiscriminately, but in fact, apart from giving Xu Shi a protective shield, his other actions were not effective. It was definitely a case of much ado about nothing.

It seems that what she is best at is not acting, but creating special effects?

"How is it, is your husband powerful and fierce?"

Xu Shichou asked shamelessly.

"Just... okay?"

The eldest lady was rarely arrogant, "Anyway, I'm not that surprised."

"Hard-mouthed, huh?"

Xu Shi said unconvinced.

"No."

Jiang Chengcheng said seriously, "It's just that this doesn't fit your usual style. Facing Qingyan's ruthlessness... If I say I don't believe it, then I don't believe it here."

The eldest lady almost said out loud, "How can you, an old pervert, be so cold to girls?"

"..."

Xu Shi did not comment, he could only say that he had not acted for a long time and his acting skills were indeed a lot less sophisticated. Just look at how great his acting was when he seduced He Lao San. He was so fooled with just a few words that he was at a loss for words.

But who could blame me for having the dude buff back then? Now I don't have that convenience anymore... The girls around me all know me very well, so it's not easy to make them believe me completely, or even to keep them half-believing.

Alas, time is gone and can never be returned.

But even at this level, it is enough to induce the Vatican to encircle and suppress it.

Because Xu Shi knew very well that the opponent was now being forced into a desperate situation. If they were to be nibbled away bit by bit, sooner or later they would be completely devoured. In this situation, as long as they found a chance, they would try their best to counterattack.

Then just give them this opportunity, they can even get off to a good start and directly cripple one of Luo Yu's arms, wouldn't that be great?

He gave his plan a pretty good high score.

In comparison, these people in the Vatican were a little embarrassed. It was not a pleasant feeling to be plotted against by others, and it was even worse to be plotted against again and again.

Being schemed against again and again, and still willingly falling into their traps every time, is not only uncomfortable, but also makes you appear stupid.

One of the unnamed silver knights was even more desperate - he had reminded everyone at the time whether this might be a trick, but the reminder was ineffective, which made him not know what to say.

"But even so, so what?"

Park Guochang said with a gloomy face, "We have five Silver Knights and the Vatican army here. No matter how well you plan, you are now surrounded by us!"

As a permanent staff member staying in the main city, he naturally knows more about Xu Shi. Xia Wuyou, who he needs to worry about the most, is not here. As for Shen Qin and Ye Shanshan, their strength is naturally not as good as hers.

Even if there is a very capable fighter like Xie Qingyan, he may not be able to get any good results by fighting one against five.

"How can there be five?"

Xu Shi looked puzzled, "How about I give you 4.5 out of 5?"

This is true. Little Luo Yu, whose arm was broken, is now pale. Although he has used a secret method to stop the bleeding, his fighting power is obviously still greatly reduced.

"It's enough to kill you!"

Ji Bochang gritted his teeth and ordered, "Activate the formation! Strangling them!"

The bronze knights in charge of forming the formation raised their swords in unison.

This is the sword formation that Xu Shi experienced when he first came to Yinsong Island.

However, in comparison, the small formation that was operated by only four people at that time was obviously not comparable to the large formation launched by nearly a hundred people today. Both the siege capability and the degree of oppression were much stronger.

Just now they were just careless and that’s why this crazy woman took advantage of them. Now that they are serious, no matter how good your words are, the gap in strength is there, and you can’t escape even if you have wings!

……?

Facing the opponent's attack, Xu Shi's face showed no panic at all, he just raised his hand slightly.

next second.

“Click.” “Click.” “Click.”

The sounds of guns being loaded rang out in unison. Looking back, fully armed combat team members had appeared from all directions, and their number was far beyond everyone's imagination.

"Come on, tell me, who is surrounded now?"

Xu Shi looked at the people in the Vatican whose faces changed and asked with interest.

"This……"