"Brother Xu, look at this mess!"

Luo Yu's departure did not calm Pan Cheng's emotions. On the way back, he was still pounding his chest and stamping his feet, "I was going to let you have a good talk with Xiao Yu, but this..."

Who could have imagined things would turn out this way? Not only did a conflict break out, but blood was also drawn, leaving him caught in the middle, in a terrible predicament.

He was indeed caught in the middle, as the island lord was nominally the highest leader here, but it was also clear that he had no status in front of these knights and no one paid any attention to him.

On the other hand, he was also his savior, a guest who had come from afar, which made him even more embarrassed.

He couldn't explain himself if something went wrong on either side... He almost lost face.

There's a saying that goes, "Don't stand guard at the second or fifth post, and don't be an official like a quartermaster." This proverb may not actually exist here, but his current situation is similar.

"Brother Pan, please don't mind, nothing really happened to me."

Xu Shi seemed unfazed, stretching his limbs nonchalantly. "But what about the Vatican... won't they make a big fuss about this?"

"This...it shouldn't be, right?"

Pan Cheng thought for a moment and said, "At least Xiao Yu is here, so this matter should end here."

Thinking about it this way, he felt a little more at ease. It seemed that Brother Xu didn't mind? Luo Yu could handle things with the Vatican, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

"That's great!"

Xu Shi also pretended to breathe a sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry for delaying your business... but I really had no choice. I'm sorry, Brother Xu."

Pan Cheng felt very comfortable with this magnanimity, but when he thought of Xu Shi's concession, he felt even more guilty. They were at sea for a few days and people still cared about them, let alone Xu Shi and the others who had been out for even longer.

As the saying goes, good things often come with difficulties.

Xu Shi comforted him, telling him not to take it to heart. "But it seems I should go see your Queen and the Papacy as soon as possible."

"I think so too. It's best to clear up this misunderstanding as soon as possible."

Pan Cheng nodded, "Brother Xu, you're a good person. I'll talk to Xiao Yu about it... If you don't want to go with the people from the Holy See, there are some people on the island going to the main city in a few days, and we'll invite you to go with them."

"All is well, thank you for your help, Brother Pan."

"Not at all, I feel bad if I haven't been able to entertain you properly."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Xu Shi planned to take Yu Xingchuan back first, but before leaving, Pan Feng called them back again.

"Um, may I call you Brother Xu?"

This was the first time Xiaofeng had asked him to talk to her alone, and she was quite shy when she spoke.

"You'll have to ask your father about that."

Xu Shi smiled and said, "He calls me 'little brother,' but you call me 'big brother,' wouldn't that mess up the generations?"

"Then I'll call you Uncle Xu!"

Pan Feng didn't dwell on it and immediately changed his tune, "I, I just wanted to tell you, please don't blame Brother Luo Yu for this. He's a very nice person. He used to live with us and would teach me swordsmanship every time he came back... What happened just now definitely wasn't his intention!"

"Of course I know that, and he didn't say those words just now."

Seeing her trying so hard to explain, Xu Shi laughed even harder and said jokingly, "Didn't I already tell your father? Were you not listening carefully?"

"I, I heard it, but my dad told you it was my dad who told you, and I said it was me who said it."

That smile warmed Xiaofeng's heart, and her brows relaxed considerably. "Uncle Xu, you saved my father, and Brother Luo Yu is also our family. I feel bad about making such a scene... How about I apologize to you on his behalf?"

"I already said it's not his fault, why are you apologizing?"

Xu Shi was both amused and exasperated. "Don't make that face... I always feel like there's something you're embarrassed to say."

"Hey hey hey... Okay, there really is one."

Pan Feng was even more embarrassed after his little scheme was exposed. "I, I was just afraid of causing such a mess. I, I couldn't go to Sister Wuyou, no, Aunt Wuyou to learn swordsmanship..."

"What are you saying? Even if there's a conflict, it has nothing to do with her. What are you afraid of?"

"But she is your wife, Uncle Xu."

Little Feng said earnestly, "Then she will definitely listen to you... My mothers listen to my father."

"You're not saying I'm petty, are you? Of course not!"

Xu Shi couldn't help but laugh. "Alright, alright, I accept your apology. Before we leave, you can always ask your Aunt Xia to teach you swordsmanship. Is that alright?"

"real?"

"real."

"Well, thank you, Uncle Xu!"

Pan Feng finally felt relieved. "Then I'll go this afternoon. No, I can't back out!"

The little girl ran off in a hurry to catch up with her father and sister.

"Wow, I've become an uncle without even realizing it?"

Looking at the girl's energetic back, Xu Shi touched his face, thinking how time really flies.

"Chairman Xu is still very young."

Yu Xingchuan quickly denied it, "But this girl's motives aren't pure."

How can you say that?

Xu Shi waved his hand, "People just say what they think, that's called being straightforward, it's quite endearing."

This mentality is understandable. It's clear that Xiaofeng likes swordsmanship, but her brother Luoyu probably doesn't have much time to teach her. There's no one else here who is good at it, so she's finally found someone, and of course she doesn't want to give up.

Even if someone has ideas, they will tell you directly, which is already very commendable. To put it more grandly, this is called being ambitious, and it cannot be described as having impure motives.

"If we're being honest, isn't it someone else with impure motives?"

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