He couldn't offer any rebuttal, so he could only let everyone make the decision and ask Xu Shi to come and discuss it.

Now that they're so blatantly humiliating him... he deserves to die!

Furthermore, his strong reaction stemmed from another concern: he was genuinely worried that he would be used as a bargaining chip.

Because his position in the sequence wasn't good, he was stuck here, unable to go up or down... If it were Qin Yiyan, most people would speak up for her and fight for her, but it might not be the same for Luo Yu.

Countless people probably wish he were dead. For the sake of the Vatican, what's wrong with a sacrifice?

"Yi Yan, Luo Yu, calm down."

Fortunately, the saintess spoke up at this moment, her tone becoming colder, "Mr. Xu, your request... seems rather complicated, and it's not something we can easily accept."

“If you really need a guard, we have other options besides Knight Commander Qin.”

She said calmly, "As for your dispute with Knight Luo Yu... it doesn't seem necessary to go to the point of bloodshed, does it? How about having him apologize to you?"

"Then there's nothing to discuss."

Xu Shi shrugged. "After all, I'm a petty person... To be honest, this is already the biggest concession I've made."

"Why not ask His Holiness the Pope? Perhaps he will have a different opinion?"

As he spoke, he looked at the slightly ajar door.

"...The words of the Holy Maiden are my words. The Holy See cannot exchange the life of a Templar Knight for the opportunity to cooperate with you."

A short while later, an aged voice came from behind the door, “However, you should also consider that completely severing ties with the Holy See is by no means a good thing for you.”

His voice was somewhat similar to Wen Shengkui's earlier shout from afar; although he was old, it still sounded strong and powerful to everyone.

"Your Holiness the Pope!"

Luo Yu was overjoyed. At least these two authorities were speaking up for him, which made him feel much better.

"Is this some kind of threat?"

Xu Shi remained unfazed, even letting out a few cold laughs. "Wouldn't it be better to just kill us right here and eliminate any future troubles?"

Do you dare?

At this moment, his posture was in no way inferior.

"..."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Holy See fell silent, even Luo Yu kept quiet.

After all, no one would actually harm him here. He said he lacked guards, but that couldn't really be the case—not to mention his own people, wouldn't the royal family have someone secretly protecting him?

Don't forget, when the two sides first started cooperating, Cheng Gujian had already sent his best men to accompany him.

"Exactly, anyone can talk big."

Xu Shi laughed, "If you can't even meet such a simple request, it's ridiculous to talk about cooperation."

As for whether cutting ties completely is a good thing... we weren't exactly close friends to begin with, were we?

"Who's afraid?"

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(End of this chapter)