After much thought, he could only temporarily attribute all of this to the fact that the two sides were in a honeymoon period of jointly eliminating the Papacy. At this time, Cheng Gujian would certainly not engage in any internal strife or targeting; someone of his level would not do something so foolish.

As for deeper issues, I'll just have to go back and think about them carefully to see if I've missed anything.

Speaking of the Vatican, Xu Shi wasn't too worried either—he knew what they had been doing lately, such as increasing relief and welfare, but let alone him, the Vatican itself knew that this was just a belated attempt to salvage the situation, and naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to think that it could get back at them.

What truly puts him at ease is the technology and weaponry at his disposal.

These things will never reach the Papacy. As long as this barrier remains in place, the gap between the royal family and the Papacy will only widen. When everything is truly laid out, it will be clear who is swimming naked.

"However, we should be more careful recently, and increase the manpower of the combat teams secretly stationed around us."

Thinking of this, he immediately added, "Who knows if those guys will resort to desperate measures?"

This scoundrel is one who enjoys playing tricks, so naturally he wouldn't overlook the possibility that the Vatican might resort to underhanded tactics.

Thinking about it, we were actually a bit careless today. None of the three of us had high combat power, yet we just swaggered in like that... Jiang Chengcheng is completely out of the question, and with his and Xie Qingyan's level, if the other side really went all out, we'd probably have a hard time dealing with them.

"So, should we invite Wuyou to come visit the Little Empress next time?"

Jiang Chengcheng smiled.

"It's not that it's impossible."

Xu Shi shrugged. It wasn't a bad thing to let her cheap apprentice see her as a true senior, and at the same time, he could also learn about the diversity of the "master's wife" species.

"And you still say you weren't bullying them, huh?"

"Don't slander someone's innocence out of thin air..."

Amidst their laughter and conversation, the carriage arrived near the mansion.

However, I sensed from a great distance that there were several people standing at the door.

Specifically, there are three.

The two sisters, Feng and Ling, and Lu Baiyan.

Oh? The squinty-eyed guy is here again?

And what are they talking about now?

Instead of going over, Xu Shi left the carriage there and used his powerful mental energy to eavesdrop remotely.

"Miss Ling, if I may ask when your master will be back? I have some things I'd like to discuss with him."

It's so annoying... These past few days, previous chapters have been appearing in the black room every day, which is making me very upset.

I was planning to take a day off today, but I think I'll update this instead. Sigh, me, always so diligent.

By the way, 269 is probably not going to come out, that's all.

(End of this chapter)