Even the junior sister looks a bit older than her master—she has the charm of a mature woman, and it's quite obvious that she must be Xia's elder, as the two have similar features... No wonder Xia's wife is playing her mother.

"In short, that's the gist of it."

Xu Shi remained calm as always, smiling as he pulled the elderly woman to sit beside him. "Some things are better left unsaid. This can be considered her being honest with you all."

Yes, that's right.

Xie Qingyan sighed helplessly. When he looked at Xia Ke'an, the expressions of the three of them, including Little Curly Hair and Good Sister, became playful and strange.

Damn it, the vixen is here. (Smirks)

No, I have to think of a way to get rid of her... But wait, could she have already... done *that* with Xu Shi? Given the depravity of some people, that's very possible.

The foolish apprentice then uttered an even more astonishing question: "So, from now on, I should call my master's wife?"

Pfft... Xu Shi almost spat out his water. When did you become such a direct person? Where did the Pan Xiaoling who used to be so inarticulate go?

This surprise only earned him a glare from his own apprentice: "Isn't it because you taught me so well, Master?"

Of course, more than anything, she had been following Xu Shi for so long that she had witnessed too many strange things. Her shock was only temporary, and her complaints were the final result.

Bah, you lecherous master.

"Don't call me 'Master's Wife,' I'm just your junior sister!"

Xia Ke'an blushed and blurted out, "What are you shouting about? I haven't discussed it with Xia Wuyou yet... no, I haven't agreed to it yet!"

"Alright, alright, junior sister, junior sister."

Pan Ling was quite accommodating, but she still couldn't help but laugh.

Even with the biggest age gap between them, she didn't feel any distance, nor did she feel any sense of superiority from the elder. He even said yesterday he was going to spank her…

The same goes for everyone else. You're an elder? You're a ghost elder. In our eyes, you're no different from a little kid.

So, sometimes one wrong step leads to another. An advantage that could have been used was ruined by the old lady herself...

"Okay, that's enough of the jokes."

Xu Shi gestured for everyone to stop chattering, "Ke An's matter is only one aspect; the main thing is to take this opportunity to talk to you about something serious."

Tsk tsk tsk, even the way they address each other has changed... However, upon hearing this, everyone became more restrained and listened attentively.

Xia Ke'an's matter was indeed just a prelude; the real purpose, according to Xu Shi, was to announce the plan to open a Protestant church.

What he was going to say was naturally the result of his discussion with the old lady last night, but there were still some details to add after a night.

"When Protestantism is established, the most important thing is to first increase the number of believers."

He tapped the table and said, "Xiao Qin, contact Silver Pine Island later and see if you have enough combat teams available. The people who came before are all familiar faces now. If we use them, it will look a bit fake to the average person."

"Okay, brother."

Shen Qin nodded obediently.

"As for the venue, I've already arranged it with the royal family, so there's no need to worry about that... Xiaoling, you and your junior sister should start practicing together now. You can go out and find some passersby to practice with, and set up some secret signals or something. Don't let yourselves show your lack of skill when you actually start, understand?"

Xu Shi continued, "This part is our responsibility... As for safety, it's up to you two, Xiao Qin and Shan Shan, to take care of it."

Curly-haired Girl and her sister nodded in unison. They knew this was no joke; it was a real fight against the Vatican.

However, what they felt most excited about was that those who followed Xu Shi would inevitably become people who enjoyed causing trouble, and would easily come to like this feeling of making things happen.

Even the pure and innocent Pan Ling is the same. Don't be fooled by the fact that she is an Imperial native. The people of Silver Pine Island have never had any goodwill towards the Holy See. Not to mention that her father was recently forced to go to his death by the Holy See. If you really want to talk about it, her obsession is not small.

"Okay, that's all I wanted to say. Let's get started on the preparations as soon as possible."

"Wait a minute, what about me?"

Xie Qingyan looked at him, "After saying all that, I'm not going to do anything?!"

"You should focus on getting better first."

Xu Shi smiled and sighed, "I'm really worried about you in your current condition... At least we can talk about other things once your condition stabilizes a bit."

"……oh."

The woman couldn't refute these words and could only sit back down sullenly.

However, it was obvious to the naked eye that she was somewhat disappointed about it.

Because she's the kind of person who can't sit still; she has to be involved in everything, which is her style. It's too uncomfortable for everyone else to have something to do but she doesn't.

But what could she do? On a small scale, it was Xu Shi's concern for her; on a larger scale, it was also to maintain the stability of the plan.

But something still just doesn't feel right...

The others felt a pang of sympathy upon seeing her like this—no one present had a bad relationship with her, so they mostly felt sorry for her.

"Chairman Xie..."

Ye Shanshan, the thoughtful secretary, came over to comfort her, but she was stopped by being waved away.

"Alright, let's listen to him."

The woman sighed, "Don't let me ruin the plans."

Little Curly suddenly realized that his boss seemed to always be like this; feeling sorry for her would probably be more painful than killing her. That's how proud and arrogant people are.

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