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

Xu Shi was shocked.

"Nothing else, I just want to see how you can make her fulfill her promise."

The fiancée gave him a playful look and said, "Otherwise I'll let her die."

The so-called promise, of course, is the flag that Xu Shi set before.

"Unless she clasps her hands behind her back and kneels before me begging me to do something to her, don't even think about it, is that okay?!"

The other girls also surprisingly unanimously agreed to this decision.

Even the four people who arrived later were the same - they were confused at first, but after hearing the whole story, they found it quite interesting, especially since Xu Shi actually fulfilled the flag regarding Dongfang Xiao, which made it even more interesting.

All I can say is that birds of a feather flock together. Don’t be fooled by their serious appearances in normal times, they are all funny people when you get to know them.

The only two simple sisters are probably Feng and Ling, but do they have the right to choose? Sorry, no.

Xu Shi shrugged his shoulders and said, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about it… To be honest, he wasn’t very interested in the silly red-haired girl, but what was said was out of the water, so he just went with the flow and let them arrange it.

Anyway, he doesn't suffer any loss, and it can be regarded as a benefit to his family (bushi)

His focus was actually more on the Saint Lady in front of him.

I reached out and tried, and the other person was not dead, he just looked like he was sleeping.

Yes, turning into ashes happened in the "liminal space", and her physical body was not greatly affected.

If you must say, she is now in a vegetative state or in a state of brain death.

"How to deal with it?"

"Settle down and observe for the time being. There is a connection between her and the old Pope. We need to deal with it once it's all dealt with."

Xu Shi glanced at the old Pope who collapsed like a dry skeleton on the other side, and thought for a while.

Apart from anything else, this is at least a complete SS-level "Upgrader" corpse that even retains a certain degree of physical activity, and has considerable research value.

Not to mention that Miss Saint is not completely dead. If possible, maybe we can try to see if we can transform her together.

If it can be utilized, it would be a good gain.

"it is good."

Su Lin nodded, and asked curiously, "Master, did you find out anything about her?"

Almost everyone present was paying attention to matters of "natural justice". It would be a lie to say that they were not interested.

Of course, Xu Shi would not keep such things a secret. Now that everything has been settled, he explained to them what happened in the "liminal space".

"Is this so..."

After listening to him, everyone had different expressions.

Things like so-called experimental fields, or the protagonist-villain plot, are certainly not difficult to accept since I have experienced them before.

The difficult thing is that the clues about "heavenly principles" have been broken again, which is undoubtedly an unpleasant thing.

"So what are your plans next?"

The one who reacted the most was probably Xia Ke'an. Her obsession with "heavenly principles" was probably even deeper than Xu Shi's own. After all the trouble she had, she only got such a small gain, which was obviously not a satisfactory result for her.

"how to say……"

Having just emerged from the spiritual realm, Xu Shi didn’t think too much about it.

But his attitude will not change.

"It's not a big deal that 'Tianli' is hiding its head and showing its tail. The clues here are gone, so we will continue to look for it."

He said in a deep voice, "You can't be impatient about this kind of thing, just take it step by step."

He needs to digest the information, including the information he got from the Saint Lady, before he can make subsequent deployments.

Of course, the Hualan Empire cannot give up either.

After all, this is a place where I have invested my heart and soul, and it is impossible for me to let go.

And another great advantage is that if "Heaven's Law" really abandons this place as I just heard, then this place will no longer be under their surveillance.

For them who have to fight against "natural law" for a long time, such a good thing is hard to find even with a lantern.

Xu Shi even thought about it, maybe part of the development focus will be moved here in the future, so that next time when facing "heavenly justice", maybe he can give them some unexpected little surprises.

But having said that, this place is a mess now, not much better than when Night Sin City was just destroyed by Shen He.

Even the problem here itself has not been solved yet, right?

……broken.

When he thought of this, Xu Shi suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked something.

And sure enough, the next second, Xia Wuyou's anxious message came from the communication bracelet.

"Cheng Gujian... raised an army to rebel!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 298 So this is just part of your play?

2023-10-23

"Who is Cheng Gujian?"

When everyone heard Xu Shi say this, they all looked as if they had seen a ghost.

What happened to you, my baby?

Did he lose his memory? Or did something go wrong during the duel with the saint?

Not to mention those who went out to sea with Xu Shi, those who came later were also worried - after the communication was established, everyone had been in touch, and the people in Yezui City also knew the basic situation of the Hualan Empire.

"Xu bastard, are you okay? Did you hit your head?!"

Miss Black Rabbit was the first to rush over, and said with an anxious look of concern, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Even if you become a fool, I will not abandon you..."

"...Go away, are you hoping that I will become a fool?"

Xu Shi aimed at her forehead and flicked it.

It was nothing more than an attempt to liven up the atmosphere, but I didn't expect there would be an unexpected gain?

He dared to say that he had become stupid today, and he didn’t even dare to think about what he would say tomorrow.

However, it is true that his focus was entirely on the Holy See, which caused him to be a little slow in realizing it.

If it weren't for Xia Wuyou's news, he might not have remembered so quickly that in addition to the Holy See, he had another potential opponent.

Yes.

The result of "heaven's law" in dealing with this land is abandonment, so everything will naturally continue on its original track.

Cheng Gujian's party was obviously paying close attention to all of this. Now that the Holy See, or the old Pope's checks and balances were gone, this good brother of his would certainly not let go of this opportunity. If he didn't do anything now, when would he do something?

The rebellion was expected. After all, Old Cheng was now in a high position, and the only thing that attracted him was probably the position of emperor.

"...*Civilized language*, why do I feel like I'm being used by this guy?"

The little black rabbit suddenly lost the desire to take care of her silly husband and puffed up her cheeks in anger.

This is clearly picking peaches! They had just fought a war with the Holy See with great effort, and Cheng Gujian did not give them any support.

At most, they are the guards in the Cat Cult Church. What use can they be?

As a result, before I could even catch my breath, the connection was already seamless over there. Who wouldn't be angry?

Don't be angry at this time.

"Look, he's in a hurry."

He just smiled indifferently and praised the grumpy little rabbit, "But since you can see that you are being used by others, it can be considered a great improvement."

"What kind of progress is this? Is it so hard to see?"

Gu Yi retorted disdainfully, with a hint of pride in her tone, "Do you take me for an idiot?"

"To tell you the truth, your grandfather and I learned a lot while you were away, okay?"

Xu Shi chose to look at her with pity.

How did this kid learn to climb the pole? The fact is, if someone has to teach you how to do this, you can only be a fool.

It is obvious that all of Miss Black Rabbit's talent points are placed on hacking, and her academic imbalance is quite serious.

Pan Ling standing by felt the same way.

She didn't have much contact with Gu Yi. She always heard her master say that she was silly and cute, and the little disciple thought it was just an adjective of doting.

Now it seems... not?

To be honest, maybe because of the small age difference, when she first met Gu Yi, she felt that she was more like a sister than a master's wife.

How come she's another stupid sister?

Hey? Why should I say again?

Just when she was still feeling unhappy about her interpersonal relationships, Xu Shi's question had already been thrown at her.

"Come on, silly disciple, tell me, what should I do now?"

Boss Xu, who calls himself the best master in the world, never misses any good opportunity to educate his apprentices.

"Hey?"

When Pan Ling heard the difficult problem thrown to her, she was stunned for a moment.

But she soon gave an answer.

"Then...let it be?"

"Not specific enough. Please elaborate."

Xu Shi asked.

"That's what it means literally."

Pan Ling blinked her eyes. "Master, you have already arranged everything, right?"

"…How did you know that?"

This time it was Xu Shi who was a little surprised, and continued to ask after a moment.

"Because I don't see why you are worried, Master."

The silly disciple spoke his mind, and even used some new words he learned from Xu Shi, "Besides, Master, you are a vindictive person. If this matter really exceeded your expectations, why would you act so calm?"

She had followed Xu Shi to fight against the God of the Sea, and she still remembered clearly how the evil master dealt with the Holy See at that time.

If anyone dares to target him, he would be merciful if he didn't make the other person suffer a heavy loss.

However, Cheng Gujian and his master had been at odds with each other for a long time. It was understandable that he needed to regain his composure after coming out of the "Threshold Space", but he should not be on guard against him just now.

Now that he was behind the scenes, Xu Shi didn't seem to be panicking at all.

Even the other wives of the masters were not panicking. They looked as if they were at ease, which further proved this point.

Even though the furious Mrs. Gu was only angry about being "used" and didn't care at all whether Cheng Gujian would pose a threat to Xu Shi, doesn't this make the problem clear?

so.

"You have already made the arrangements, right? Even... before today's confrontation?"

"It's OK, not stupid."

After getting the answer he wanted, Xu Shi nodded in satisfaction, "No mind reading?"

"Master, you underestimate me, don't you? This is totally unnecessary..."

Pan Ling couldn't help but complain that she had always listened to her master and tried not to rely on her own abilities.

Facts have proved that this approach is very effective. Now she can analyze a lot just by observing people's words and expressions, and she will use her ability to read other people's minds only when she gets to the specific details.

This is the best proof that she can control her abilities freely. Correspondingly, her mind-reading ability has also been improved through this training.

To be honest, when she first met Xu Shi, she was indeed very interested in reading her master's mind. After all, Xu Shi was different from others, and even if she read it, she would not be able to understand it completely.

But now...it seems that I don’t have those worldly desires anymore.